Books like…

Books Like A Little Princess

by Frances Hodgson Burnett · about this book

Loved A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett? If its female lead, classics and boarding school hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Peter Pan. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside A Little Princess: Female Lead · Classics · Boarding School · Orphans · Children's

1. 

   Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

   Roald Dahl

   Children's · Underdog · Uplifting · Classics · Middle Grade

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2. 

   The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

   Lyman Frank Baum

   Children's · Middle Grade · Classics · Heartwarming · Charming

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3. 

   Peter Pan

   J. M. Barrie

   Children's · Victorian Era · Middle Grade · Classics · Charming

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4. 

   Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

   J. K. Rowling

   Boarding School · Classics · Middle Grade · Charming · Hopeful

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5. 

   Jane Eyre

   Charlotte Bronte

   Boarding School · Victorian Era · Classics · Classism · Hopeful

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6. 

   The Tea Dragon Festival:

   K. O'Neill

   Children's · Middle Grade · Hopeful · Charming · Heartwarming

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7. 

   Little Women

   Louisa May Alcott

   Classics · Hopeful · Female Friendship · Classism · Middle Grade

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8. 

   Legends & Lattes

   Travis Baldree

   Uplifting · Hopeful · Female Friendship · Charming · Heartwarming

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9. 

   Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

   LEWIS CARROLL

   Children's · Middle Grade · Classics · Victorian Era · Charming

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10. 

    A Wrinkle in Time

    Madeleine L'Engle

    Classics · Middle Grade · Uplifting · Underdog · Hopeful

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11. 

    Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

    Robert C O'Brien

    Classics · Children's · Uplifting · Charming · Middle Grade

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12. 

    The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

    C. S. Lewis

    Children's · Uplifting · Classics · Middle Grade · Hopeful

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13. 

    Bringing Down the Duke

    Evie Dunmore

    Victorian Era · Female Friendship · Classism · Charming · Hopeful

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14. 

    The Wild Robot

    Peter Brown

    Children's · Hopeful · Charming · Middle Grade · Heartwarming

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15. 

    Pride and Prejudice

    Jane Austen

    Classics · Classism · Heartwarming · Charming · Hopeful

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16. 

    The Teller of Small Fortunes

    Julie Leong

    Uplifting · Hopeful · Charming · Heartwarming · Character-Driven

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17. 

    The Little Prince

    Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

    Children's · Classics · Heartwarming · Middle Grade · Charming

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18. 

    The Other Bennet Sister

    Janice Hadlow

    Hopeful · Heartwarming · Charming · Classism · Female Lead

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19. 

    The Hobbit

    J.R.R. Tolkien

    Classics · Underdog · Middle Grade · Uplifting · Charming

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20. 

    Ordinary Monsters

    J.M. Miro

    Orphans · Victorian Era · Boarding School · Found Family · London

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