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Books like Little Lord Fauntleroy
Loved Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett? Here are 10 books with a similar appeal — drawn mostly from children's, ranked by how confidently we'd recommend them next.
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1
The Little Prince
A pilot meets a small prince from another planet; a deceptively simple fable for all ages.
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2
Charlotte's Web
A pig, a clever spider and a barnyard friendship that beats death; the gentle classic about loyalty.
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3
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
An orphan learns he is a wizard and finds a home at a school of magic; the book that made a generation read.
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4
Otto of the Silver Hand
A courageous boy in the Middle Ages brings an end to the feud between two powerful robber barons.
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5
David Balfour
From the book:It is the fate of sequels to disappoint those who have waited for them; and my David, having been left to kick his heels for more than a lustre in the British Linen Company’s office, mus
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Robin Hood
Recounts the legend of Robin Hood, who plundered the king's purse and poached his deer and whose generosity endeared him to the poor.
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Montezuma's daughter
Fictionalized story of the first interactions between Native Americans and European explorers.
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8
Under the Lilacs
Ben and his trained dog, Sancho, run away from the circus and soon find a warm welcome in a kind community where spirited games are played. Theatricals and imaginative pageantry are all part of the fu
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9
Wulf the Saxon
In 11th-century Britain, a young thane named Wulf and his best friend, Beorn, fight bravely for their Saxon king, capturing castles, rescuing shipwrecked survivors, repelling Viking invaders, and figh
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10
The Hunting of the Snark
A nonsense poem recounting the adventures of the Bellman and his crew and their challenges hunting a Snark.