Books like…

Books Like Holes

by Louis Sachar · about this book

Loved Holes by Louis Sachar? If its short chapters, middle grade and desert hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Refugee, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and The Battle of the Labyrinth. 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 Holes: Short Chapters · Middle Grade · Desert · Adventure · Male Lead

1. 

   Refugee

   Alan Gratz

   Multiple Timelines · Middle Grade · Survival Story · Kids in Danger · Short Chapters

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   Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

   J.K. Rowling

   Wrongful Conviction · Framed for a Crime · Middle Grade · Friendship and Betrayal · Teen Protagonist

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   The Battle of the Labyrinth

   Rick Riordan

   Middle Grade · Kids in Danger · Friendship and Betrayal · Plot-Driven · Fast-Paced

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4. 

   The Count of Monte Cristo

   Alexandre Dumas

   Wrongful Conviction · Framed for a Crime · Prison · Treasure Hunt · Friendship and Betrayal

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5. 

   The Da Vinci Code

   Dan Brown

   Treasure Hunt · Short Chapters · Framed for a Crime · Plot-Driven · Fast-Paced

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6. 

   Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

   Roald Dahl

   Children's · Underdog · Middle Grade · Heartwarming · Kids in Danger

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7. 

   The Way of the Warrior

   Chris Bradford

   Bullying · Middle Grade · Underdog · Coming of Age · Teen Protagonist

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8. 

   The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell

   Robert Dugoni

   Bullying · Underdog · Dual Timeline · Friendship and Betrayal · Hopeful

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9. 

   The Wild Robot

   Peter Brown

   Middle Grade · Short Chapters · Children's · Survival Story · Hopeful

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10. 

    Nowhere Boy

    Katherine Marsh

    Middle Grade · Bullying · Kids in Danger · Hopeful · Heartwarming

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11. 

    Forge

    Laurie Halse Anderson

    Middle Grade · Survival Story · Underdog · Coming of Age · Teen Protagonist

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12. 

    That Night

    Chevy Stevens

    Wrongful Conviction · Framed for a Crime · Prison · Bullying · Dual Timeline

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13. 

    Project Hail Mary

    Andy Weir

    Survival Story · Dual Timeline · Hopeful · Plot-Driven · Heartwarming

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14. 

    Soulbinder

    Sebastien de Castell

    Curses · Underdog · Teen Protagonist · Coming of Age · Fast-Paced

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15. 

    Th1rt3en

    Steve Cavanagh

    Framed for a Crime · Wrongful Conviction · Short Chapters · Plot-Driven · Fast-Paced

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16. 

    The Black Cauldron

    Lloyd Alexander

    Middle Grade · Coming of Age · Teen Protagonist · Self-Discovery · Friendship and Betrayal

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17. 

    The Summer House

    James Patterson, Brendan DuBois

    Framed for a Crime · Short Chapters · Racism · Plot-Driven · Fast-Paced

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18. 

    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

    Lyman Frank Baum

    Children's · Middle Grade · Self-Discovery · Heartwarming · Adventure

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19. 

    The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

    J.R.R. Tolkien

    Treasure Hunt · Underdog · Middle Grade · Self-Discovery · Adventure

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20. 

    Diary of a Wimpy Kid

    Jeff Kinney

    Middle Grade · Children's · Short Chapters · Bullying · Friendship and Betrayal

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