Books like Have Courage, Hazel Green (Hazel Green, #3) by Odo Hirsch

When two girls are abducted every four years, they are sent to the fabled School for Good and Evil, where the first is destined for heroics and the second for villainy—until they discover their true wishes may lie elsewhere.

A powerful story of a Black family's battle for dignity, family, and land in Depression‑era Mississippi, seen through the eyes of eight‑year‑old Cassie Logan.

A tense and emotionally charged continuation of the Noughts & Crosses trilogy, exploring the fallout of a mixed‑heritage family in a racially divided society.

When the city bans children from the Frogg Day parade, enterprising Hazel Green rallies her friends to fight for their right to march, turning a small town into a spirited stage for friendship and humor.

A New Zealand reformatory story about a genius teenager dealing with violence through self-study, but finding it ineffective in practice.

Seventeen‑year‑old Kay Wyatt’s rock‑climbing adventure leads to a lifesaving encounter with the dragon Artegal, sparking a fragile friendship amid a tense, breaking truce between dragons and humans.

Hazel Green investigates the disappearance of two lobsters from Mr. Petrusca's fish shop, uncovering a hidden secret and deciding to help the illiterate fishmonger in a tale of determination and friendship.

A pig moves into a building, and the residents, including Dr. Fox, Henrietta Hen, and Nick Hare, are pleasantly surprised to find a good neighbor who turns out to be a pig.

A funny, heart-warming, beautifully shaped story in which Hazel Green and her logical friend, the Yak, set out on another mission for justice, this time trying to find a way for Mr Volio the baker to stay when the new owner of his shop won t renew his lease. *Ohh, a Chocolate Dipper! Toffee, caramel, strawberry, cinnamon, chocolate . Hazel took a bit of the pastry, closed her eyes, and let the flavours fill her senses. Suddenly she opened her eyes again. If Mr Volio was forced to leave, there would be no more Chocolate Dippers. No more Strawberry Combers, no more Caramel Crunches. No more anything. And if Mr Volio left, well, there would be no more Mr Volio, and that would be the worst thing of all!* When Hazel Green s favourite baker, Mr Volio, is told that he has to leave his shop, it looks as if nothing can save him . until Hazel gets on the case! Even if it means matching wits with Mr Flite, the sinister lawyer, Hazel won t back down. But the law is the law. With the Yak, Marcus Bunn and the other Moodey kids, Hazel will have to be extra smart to save Mr Volio and the delicious pastries that he bakes.

In a city where magic is a scarce resource, a boy named Conn becomes an unlikely wizard apprentice and sets out to find his own locus stone while uncovering the mystery of the city’s disappearing magic.

Fifteen‑year‑old Noble Chase defies the sheriff of Wekiwa, Oklahoma, to aid his black friend when the 1921 Tulsa race riots tear through town.

In 1926 South Carolina, nine‑year‑old Darby Carmichael writes a story for the local paper that champions racial equality, sparking debate in Marlboro County.

Vernon, grieving his mother's death, finds unexpected comfort in the company of local outcasts—a struggling alcoholic and her intellectually disabled son, learning to navigate prejudice and empathy.

Eighth‑grade student Alice wrestles with questions about sex, relationships, prejudice, and change while navigating school life and a single‑parent family.

A young boy is exiled to a farm where he discovers kindness and a secret hidden by psychic abilities.

Twelve‑year‑old Taemon must carry the weight of ending Deliverance’s telekinetic power. Joined by Amma, he ventures into the Republik to locate his missing father, facing danger and unlikely allies along the way.

A story about a grieving mother and her daughter in the Australian outback, as they struggle to adapt to life without her and cope with the trauma of her passing.

Fourteen-year-old Henry hikes Mount Katahdin with his best friend and dog, but a Cambodian refugee accused of Franklin's death changes the course of their journey.