Read-alikes and related books

Books like Flying

Across Action & Adventure — 24 books that belong on the same shelf as Flying by Donald Crews.

Action & Adventure Juvenile Fiction

Top related books to Flying

Read-alikes chosen for how well they continue the mood, themes, and voice of Flying.

Finding Someplace

Denise Lewis Patrick

Themes: Action & Adventure

The Tale of Custard the Dragon

Ogden Nash

Themes: Action & Adventure

Thunderous

Mandy L. Smoker

Themes: Action & Adventure

The Rip-ROARING Mystery on the African Safari (South Africa)

Carole Marsh

Themes: Action & Adventure

Daizy Star, Ooh la La!

Cathy Cassidy

Themes: Action & Adventure

The Final Gambit

Christopher Healy

Themes: Action & Adventure

The Pirates Next Door, Starring the Jolley-Rogers

Jonny Duddle

Themes: Action & Adventure

Now is the Time for Running

Michael Williams

Themes: Action & Adventure

First to the Top Sir Edmund Hillary’s Amazing Everest Adventure

David Hill

Themes: Action & Adventure

#10

The China Coin

Allan Baillie

Themes: Action & Adventure

#11

The Inquisitor’s Apprentice

Chris Moriarty

Themes: Action & Adventure

#12

Astrochimp

David Walliams

Themes: Action & Adventure

#13

The Rose Bargain

Sasha Peyton Smith

Themes: Action & Adventure

#14

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Mark Twain

Themes: Action & Adventure

#15

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two Playscript

J. K. Rowling

Themes: Action & Adventure

#16

Vicarious A Novel

Paula Stokes

Themes: Action & Adventure

#17

All Mates Together

Cathy Hopkins

Themes: Action & Adventure

#18

Dinosaur Boy

Cory Putman Oakes

Themes: Action & Adventure

#19

In Deeper Waters

F.T. Lukens

Themes: Action & Adventure

#20

Capital Mysteries Collection

Ron Roy

Themes: Action & Adventure

#21

You’re My Little Lucky Charm

Nicola Edwards

Themes: Juvenile Fiction

#22

Pokémon Young Readers Level 3: Rivals in the Dark of Night

Pokã(c)Mon

Themes: Action & Adventure

#23

Jake’s Treasure Chest

Jennifer H. Keast

Themes: Action & Adventure

#24

Jurassic World: Dinosaur Rivals!

Marilyn Easton

Themes: Action & Adventure

This list brings together 24 books that share meaningful common ground with Flying by Donald Crews. Connected by Action & Adventure. Authors featured include Denise Lewis Patrick, Ogden Nash, Mandy L. Smoker, Carole Marsh, and others. Each pick was selected for thematic and literary overlap — not just genre similarity.