Read-alikes and related books

Books like The Peculiar

Across Steampunk, Social Issues, Fairy Tales & Folklore, and Fantasy & Magic — 24 books that belong on the same shelf as The Peculiar by Stefan Bachmann.

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Top related books to The Peculiar

Curated picks selected for thematic resonance, narrative overlap, and author diversity.

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Themes: Steampunk • Fairy Tales & Folklore • Fantasy & Magic

The School for Good and Evil

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Themes: Social Issues • Fairy Tales & Folklore • Fantasy & Magic

The Year of the Horse Tales from the Chinese Zodiac

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Themes: Social Issues • Fairy Tales & Folklore • Friendship

Cinders and Sparrows

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Themes: Fairy Tales & Folklore • Fantasy & Magic • Friendship

Venturess

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Themes: Steampunk • Fairy Tales & Folklore • Friendship

Ink Exchange

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Themes: Social Issues • Fairy Tales & Folklore • Fantasy & Magic

The House with Chicken Legs

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Themes: Fairy Tales & Folklore • Fantasy & Magic • Friendship

The School Between Winter and Fairyland

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Themes: Fairy Tales & Folklore • Fantasy & Magic • Friendship

Wished

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Themes: Fairy Tales & Folklore • Fantasy & Magic • Friendship

#10

The Rosewood Chronicles #3: The Lost Princess

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Themes: Fairy Tales & Folklore • Fantasy & Magic • Friendship

#11

The Witch’s Guide to Magical Combat

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Themes: Fairy Tales & Folklore • Fantasy & Magic • Friendship

#12

Anya and the Dragon

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Themes: Fairy Tales & Folklore • Fantasy & Magic • Friendship

#13

Of Sorcery and Snow

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Themes: Fairy Tales & Folklore • Fantasy & Magic • Friendship

#14

Troll Mill

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Themes: Social Issues • Fantasy & Magic • Friendship

#15

Zahrah the Windseeker

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Themes: Fairy Tales & Folklore • Fantasy & Magic • Friendship

#16

The Complete Adventures of the Borrowers: 5-Book Paperback Box Set

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Themes: Fairy Tales & Folklore • Fantasy & Magic • Friendship

#17

Gussy

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Themes: Fairy Tales & Folklore • Fantasy & Magic • Friendship

#18

Shad Hadid and the Alchemists of Alexandria

George Jreije

Themes: Fairy Tales & Folklore • Fantasy & Magic • Friendship

#19

Oracles of Delphi Keep

Victoria Laurie

Themes: Social Issues • Fantasy & Magic • Friendship

#20

Lalani of the Distant Sea

Erin Entrada Kelly

Themes: Fairy Tales & Folklore • Fantasy & Magic • Friendship

#21

Starfell #3: Willow Moss and the Vanished Kingdom

Dominique Valente

Themes: Fairy Tales & Folklore • Fantasy & Magic • Friendship

#22

One True King

Soman Chainani

Themes: Fairy Tales & Folklore • Fantasy & Magic • Friendship

#23

The Lion & the Mouse

Jerry Pinkney

Themes: Social Issues • Fairy Tales & Folklore • Friendship

#24

The Cloak Society: Villains Rising

Jeramey Kraatz

Themes: Social Issues • Fantasy & Magic • Friendship

If The Peculiar by Stefan Bachmann is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by Steampunk, Social Issues, Fairy Tales & Folklore and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by LRW Lee, Soman Chainani, Oliver Chin, Stefan Bachmann, and others.