Books like A castle on Viola Street by DyAnne DiSalvo
When a devoted family begins a community program that restores dilapidated houses, they learn the power of teamwork, perseverance, and collective investment. The story follows their journey in housing restoration, showcasing how community organizations—like Habitat for Humanity—can transform homes and lives.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books
Authors: DyAnne DiSalvo
★
★
★
★
★
4.0 (1 community ratings)
How are these books recommended?
The books recommended for A castle on Viola Street by DyAnne DiSalvo are shaped by reader interaction. Votes on how closely books relate, user ratings, and community comments all help refine these recommendations and highlight books readers genuinely find similar in theme, ideas, and overall reading experience.
Have you read any of these books?
Your votes, ratings, and comments help improve recommendations and make it easier
for other readers to discover books they’ll enjoy.
Books similar to A castle on Viola Street (29 similar books)
Alicia Berenson, a celebrated painter, shoots her husband Gabriel and then falls silent, becoming a media sensation. In North London’s Grove secure unit, psychotherapist Theo Faber devotes himself to uncovering why she became the Silent Patient and his own true motives.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Twenty‑five year‑old Belly Conklin returns to the family summer home on the coast, where a cancer diagnosis forces her to confront love, loss, and growing up amid the familiar rhythm of beach life.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In 1943 Copenhagen, ten‑year‑old Annemarie Johansen helps her Jewish friend Ellen Rosen escape Nazi persecution, learning courage and resilience while navigating war‑time hardships.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
When ten‑year‑old Opal arrives in Naomi, Florida, she discovers friendship, community, and the healing power of a big ugly dog named Winn‑Dixie during her first summer in town.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A young orphan girl from Canada makes her way to a Prince Edward Island farm and becomes a cherished member of a family there, all while proving she has a talent for making friends and learning languages.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Ivan, a gorilla who has lived behind glass in a shopping‑mall circus for 27 years, learns new meaning for art and friendship when a baby elephant named Ruby arrives.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Mexican farm workers must adjust to life in California during the Great Depression.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A china rabbit named Edward Tulane is lost and follows an extraordinary path—from the sea to a fisherman’s net, from a sick child’s bedside to the streets of Memphis—learning that even the most fragile heart can love, lose, and love again.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A nine‑year‑old girl named Ada escapes her abusive home amid World War II, joining her brother in London’s evacuation; she learns to ride a pony, reads, and finds a new family with Susan Smith while watching for German spies.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Anne Shirley: A Teacher's Inspiration in Prince Edward Island, Canada
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A young woman rebels against her mother and aunt, discovering a magical place where she can be who she truly wants to be.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Craig of the Mohicans, a frontier scout turns away from civilization, forming a bond with a Mohican warrior as they escort two sisters across the perilous wilderness of America's frontier.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Anne Shirley embarks on a new adventure as she leaves her old life in Prince Edward Island for college in Kingsport, Nova Scotia.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
OCD‑stricken Griffin mourns the loss of his first love, Theo, whose drowning death shatters his world and threatens to unravel the secrets he keeps.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Caseworker Linus travels to a remote orphanage to investigate ragged kids and their enigmatic caretaker Arthur, only to discover that the island’s magical children—and his own heart—are part of something larger than he imagined.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A collection of beloved stories about Anne Shirley, a young orphan girl who finds her place in the small town of Avonlea, Canada, and the love she experiences there. Adventure, family life, and the passage of time are woven into her life, creating a uniquely charming and relatable story for children and young adults alike.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Illustrations and easy-to-read text explore the light that makes a house in the night a home filled with light.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
The Deerslayer: A prequel to James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales, focusing on the rapid civilizing of New York and the introduction of the hero, Natty Bumppo, to the frontiersmen of the time.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A group of settlers encounters an old trapper on the prairie in 1805, as they push westward over the Great Plains for new land and opportunities in the United States of America, while the country is still being explored.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Seventh‑grade freshman Bridge seeks her purpose while navigating friendship, family, and a mysterious new student on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A story of bravery and friendship, told through the eyes of a dog rescuing his human family from danger.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A colorful, rhyming story about a mouse that shows children what's inside a People House.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A touching story of a young woman and her close-knit family life in a small Canadian village named Rainbow Valley, filled with adventures and warmth from close-knit siblings and neighbors.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A story about a child inviting a friend to their house to play, emphasizing the universality of friendship and homes around the world.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Two brothers in the inner city struggle to survive and make it out of the ghetto with the help of a tough street gang of females.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Mike and Susan race against time to shield their younger brother from a menacing, invisible force that haunts their ancestral home—an unsettling ghostly curse threatening the family’s safety.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A witty YA rom‑com about two seventh‑grade kids navigating friendship, first love, and self‑discovery as they untangle missteps and hidden feelings in a middle‑school setting.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Some Other Similar Books
Behind the Secret Window by Barry JonsbergAlmost True by Katherine Locke
The Key to You and Me by Ronni Davis
The Truth of Things by Kat Zhang
The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!
Please login to submit books!