Books like Alone in the Night by Holly Webb
During the Christmas holiday, Jasmine is asked to look after the neighbor’s cat, Star. While the owners are away, she spends the days caring for Star, learning what it takes to keep a feline friend happy and safe.
As she watches over Star, Jasmine discovers the joys and responsibilities of animal companionship, gaining insight into the bond between humans and their pets.
Through this quiet, pet‑watching adventure, she learns how love, patience, and responsibility go hand in hand when caring for a furry friend.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Children's Fiction/Early Readers
Authors: Holly Webb
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 (0 community ratings)
How are these books recommended?
The books recommended for Alone in the Night by Holly Webb 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 Alone in the Night (23 similar books)
In Matt Haig’s Midnight Library, Nora Seed explores an infinite library in which every book records a life she could have lived, challenging her to confront regret, choice, and the meaning of a fulfilled existence.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In the Night Kitchen, a boy dreams of helping three stout bakers retrieve milk for their cake batter.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
During the 1947 Partition of India, twelve‑year‑old Nisha flees with her Hindu family and logs her experiences in a diary, writing to her late Muslim mother as the world crumbles around her.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A 12‑year‑old girl who lives in a wandering house with chicken legs and is training to be a Yaga must break rules to find a real friend, setting her on a perilous journey to the afterlife.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Raj, a tiger who runs a bookstore, learns about identity and friendship when a new manager brings Snowball, a disgruntled cat, who reveals Raj is not the fearsome tiger everyone thinks he is.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Sixteen‑year‑old Seda battles a growing sense of invisibility while a group of stranded teens seek refuge in a blizzard‑hit mansion inherited by her mother.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Sometimes Bear likes quiet time by himself. But his friend Fox has a very different idea of what "quiet" means. Can Bear's quiet aloneness and Fox's noisy togetherness ever result in a satisfying compromise?
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In 1919, Henrietta lives alone in Hope House while her mother is ill and her father has left abroad. Surrounded by family secrets and ghostly whispers, she discovers Nightingale Wood—a mysterious world that changes everything she knows.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Jane tries to find self-reliance by breeding rabbits on their Arkansas homestead.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Maddie loves her new tortoiseshell kitten, Cookie, but when neighborhood cats frighten her, Cookie hides under the bed. Can Maddie help her kitty feel brave enough to play outside again?
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Charlie Ashanti, who can speak the language of cats, sets off on a daring voyage aboard a circus ship to Paris in search of his kidnapped parents and the cure they discovered for asthma.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
After losing her beloved cat, Mia wonders if she can open her heart again when a friend’s kitten arrives, offering hope and a chance for a new furry friend.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Brenda finds privacy in a treehouse, where she discovers more about herself.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Katie’s wish for a puppy is granted when her parents approve a new family member. She meets Timmy, a lively spaniel, and hopes they’ll fall in love with him as she has.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Grumpy Old Man Fookwire builds feeders to attract birds, but he quickly learns the squirrels aren’t as fond of the food left behind.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Stubborn, self-reliant eleven‑year‑old Zoe, newly orphaned, moves to the country to live with her prickly half‑uncle—a renowned doctor and sculptor—where they discover the power of trust and the strength of family.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Eight‑year‑old Christine is chronically late to school because a mischievous alley cat steals her focus. The feline, with a voice of authority, tries to turn her into a spiteful, pitiless child.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Twig lives in a remote area of town with her mysterious brother and her mother, baker of irresistible apple pies. A new girl in town might just be Twig's first true friend, and ally in vanquishing an ancient family curse. A spellbinding tale of modern folklore set in the Berkshires, where rumours of a winged beast draw in as much tourism as the town's famed apple orchards.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Helena, a volunteer at an animal hospital, discovers a car‑injured kitten named Caramel. When his owner is missing, she must decide whether to keep the cat or risk him wandering untended.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
When Suzanne moves to the countryside, she finally gets the pet she dreamed of: an orange kitten named Boots. Their bond grows strong, but Boots disappears when he follows her to school—will she find her beloved kitten?
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Gaby balances love for animals and longing for family when her mother is deported and she lives with her distant father.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Some Other Similar Books
The Night Gardener by Judith KerrNight Divides by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!
Please login to submit books!