Books like…

Books Like Dealing with Dragons

by Patricia C. Wrede · about this book

Loved Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede? If its fantasy, female lead and dragons hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Magyk, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and The Hobbit. 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 Dealing with Dragons: Fantasy · Female Lead · Dragons · Series · Middle Grade

1. 

   Magyk

   Angie Sage

   Middle Grade · Whimsical · Princes and Princesses · Lighthearted · Series Starter

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2. 

   The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

   Lyman Frank Baum

   Middle Grade · Charming · Lighthearted · Whimsical · Fantasy

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3. 

   The Hobbit

   John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

   Dragons · Charming · Whimsical · Middle Grade · Fantasy

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4. 

   Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

   J. K. Rowling

   Middle Grade · Whimsical · Charming · Lighthearted · Fantasy

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5. 

   Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

   LEWIS CARROLL

   Middle Grade · Lighthearted · Charming · Whimsical · Fantasy

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6. 

   The Tea Dragon Festival:

   K. O'Neill

   Dragons · Charming · Whimsical · Middle Grade · Lighthearted

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7. 

   The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

   C. S. Lewis

   Middle Grade · Charming · Whimsical · Series Starter · Fantasy

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8. 

   Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales

   Heather Fawcett

   Charming · Whimsical · Dry Humor · Princes and Princesses · Fantasy

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9. 

   Howl's Moving Castle

   Diana Wynne Jones

   Charming · Whimsical · Middle Grade · Fantasy · Funny

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10. 

    Nettle & Bone

    T. Kingfisher

    Princes and Princesses · Dry Humor · Charming · Fantasy · Whimsical

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11. 

    The School for Good and Evil

    Soman Chainani

    Middle Grade · Princes and Princesses · Whimsical · Series Starter · Fantasy

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12. 

    Assistant to the Villain

    Hannah Nicole Maehrer

    Lighthearted · Charming · Whimsical · Series Starter · Funny

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13. 

    The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

    J.R.R. Tolkien

    Dragons · Charming · Whimsical · Middle Grade · Fantasy

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14. 

    The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love

    India Holton

    Whimsical · Lighthearted · Charming · Funny · Feminism

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15. 

    Six Crimson Cranes

    Elizabeth Lim

    Princes and Princesses · Dragons · Series Starter · Fantasy · Female Lead

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16. 

    The Girl Who Drank the Moon

    Kelly Barnhill

    Middle Grade · Dragons · Whimsical · Fantasy · Female Lead

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17. 

    The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion

    Beth Brower

    Charming · Whimsical · Lighthearted · Dry Humor · Funny

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18. 

    Impossible Creatures

    Katherine Rundell

    Middle Grade · Whimsical · Dragons · Series Starter · Fantasy

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19. 

    We Solve Murders

    Richard Osman

    Charming · Lighthearted · Dry Humor · Series Starter · Funny

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20. 

    The Hexologists

    Josiah Bancroft

    Whimsical · Charming · Series Starter · Fantasy · Funny

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