The School Mouse

10 best books like The School Mouse (Dick King-Smith): The Whipping Boy, Greetings from Witness Protection!, Bluestar's Prophecy, Dicey's Song, Tarka the Otter, The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse, Morning Girl, Preacher's Boy, Animal Madness: How Anxious Dogs, Compulsive Parrots, and Elephants in Recovery Help Us Understand Ourselves, The Story of Jumping Mouse

The Whipping Boy
AuthorSid Fleischman
ISBN0060521228
A shout comes echoing up the stairway. "Fetch the whipping boy!" A young orphan named Jemmy rouses from his sleep. "Ain't I already been whipped twice today? Gaw! What's the prince done now?" It was forbidden to spank, thrash, or whack the heir to the throne. Jemmy had been plucked from the streets to serve...
Greetings from Witness Protection!
AuthorJake Burt
ISBN1250107113
A funny and poignant debut middle-grade novel about a foster-care girl who is placed with a family in the witness protection program, and finds that hiding in plain sight is complicated and dangerous.
Nicki Demere is an orphan and a pickpocket. She also happens to be the U.S. Marshals’ best bet...
Bluestar's Prophecy
AuthorErin Hunter
ISBN0061582476
Destined for greatness . . .

Four Clans of wild cats have shared the forest for generations, thriving in their territories. But tensions are running high, and ThunderClan must assert its strength or risk falling prey to its power-hungry neighbors.

Into this time of uncertainty,...
Dicey's Song
AuthorCynthia Voigt
ISBN0689863624
"I have the feeling that I know who I am, only I'm not anymore."

3.5 ⭐️

This was a wonderful second installment to the Tillerman Cycle.
When we last left Dicey, James, Maybeth and Sammy - they were beginning new lives, living on their grandmothers farm.

This novel has...
AuthorHenry Williamson
ISBN0807085073
This is the life story of an otter called Tarka that means "Water Wanderer." What I like about this book is that I was able to learn so many things about an animal that I have not seen in the real world. I do not even remember seeing one in a number of zoos, both local and overseas, that I have so far been to.

The...
The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse
AuthorBeatrix Potter
ISBN0723247803
My traditional start of the reading year with a Beatrix Potter tale.
The tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse, obsessed with keeping her house clean while visitors disturb her tidy house 'and without any invitation' according Mrs. Tittlemouse, such as the rather intruding toad Mr. Jackson, in search of honey......
AuthorMichael Dorris
Set in an island in the Bahamas on the eve of Christopher Columbus's fateful landing in 1492, this story following the daily lives of two siblings, Morning Girl and Star Boy, providing a window into Taino culture.

This story is very gentle, and the writing is simple yet powerful. Told in alternating...
AuthorKatherine Paterson
ISBN0192750852
It is the turn of the twentieth century, and Robbie, son of a preacher, is tired of trying to please God. Moreover, although Robbie's father is kind and gentle, it's not that easy to do what he wants, either. So when a fire-and-brimstone minister suggests that the world may be ending soon, Robbie decides...
AuthorLaurel Braitman
ISBN1451627009
Have you ever wondered if your dog might be a bit depressed? How about heartbroken or homesick? Animal Madness takes these questions seriously, exploring the topic of mental health and recovery in the animal kingdom and turning up lessons that Publishers Weekly calls “Illuminating…Braitman’s...
AuthorJohn Steptoe
"You will reach the far-off land if you keep hope alive within you." The words of Magic Frog give courage to the young mouse on his long and perilous journey to reach the wonderful land of legend. He faces many obstacles on his quest and sacrifices much to help others in need. But the mouse's compassion and...
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