Books like The pricker boy by Reade Scott Whinnem

A spirited boy named Max embarks on an imaginative journey to a land of wild creatures and becomes their king.

Mowgli, a human child raised by wolves, roams the Indian jungle, forming bonds with animal friends and facing challenges that test his courage and identity.

Ruby, abandoned by her mother, must adjust to a life of privilege in her sister Cora’s house while learning to trust again amid family secrets and a new friendship with Nate.

Sixteen‑year‑old photographer Tessa awakens from a two‑year suspension after her best friend is kidnapped, and the two teens and their high school community must confront the emotional fallout of the ordeal.

From four perspectives, the book follows Ellie and Josh, teens whose brief romance leads to an unplanned pregnancy, exploring how love, home life, and emotions shape their choices.

On the run . . .Elena Gilbert's love, the vampire Stefan Salvatore, has been captured and imprisoned by demonic spirits who are wreaking havoc in Fell's Church. While her friends Bonnie and Meredith explore the evil that has taken over their town, Elena goes in search of Stefan.In order to find him, she entrusts her life to Stefan's brother, Damon Salvatore, the handsome but deadly vampire who wants Elena, body and soul. Along with her childhood friend Matt, they set out for the slums of the Dark Dimension, where Stefan is being held captive. It is rumored to be a world where vampires and demons roam free, but humans must live enslaved to their supernatural masters. . . .Elena will stop at nothing to free Stefan. Yet with each passing day the tension between Elena and Damon grows, and she is faced with a terrible decision: Which brother does she really want?Back in Fell's Church, Bonnie and Meredith have made some dire discoveries. They hastily try to follow Elena and warn her—only to be caught up in Elena's most dangerous adventure yet.

When Edward refuses to share his toys with his sister, he learns a lesson about generosity when she offers him something he truly wants.

Twelve‑year‑old Jonathan Grisby is sent to Slabhenge Reformatory, a former asylum turned brutal boarding school. A lightning strike kills the sadistic staff, leaving the boys alone on a sinking Scar Island.

The emotional turmoil of a teenage girl forced to keep a horrific secret keeps her isolated from friends and herself, while she obsesses about weight loss and longs for friendship with her boyfriend, Corey 'The Living Stoner', who leads a double life as a stoner and a vegetarian vegan.

Imagine a young boy who has never had a home. His only possessions are the old torn clothes he carries in a paper bag. His only world is isolation and fear. Although this young boy has been rescued from his alcoholic mother, the real hurt is just beginning-he has no place to call *home*. This is the first paragraph on the back of the book. While I feel it sums up the book pretty well, I think something should be added. I think this is, as the title says, the story of a child's search for the love of a family. Also, I think it is a story of that child's search for acceptance among other children. And he is willing to do whatever it takes, including breaking the law, to get it.

New Zealand teen Ellis returns home for a summer, encounters an old friend, transforms himself, falls in love, and saves a kidnapped baby—all within one dramatic twenty‑four hours.

Seventeen‑year‑old Julia, a single mother, and a neighbourhood of diverse residents in a small Manitoba town grapple with personal tragedies while building a supportive community and confronting teenage pregnancy, grief, and hope.

High‑school senior Parker Fadley abruptly leaves cheerleading, breaks up with her boyfriend and threatens to fail graduation, yet she keeps her true struggle secret, demanding solitude.

Jacob Fielding discovers he can be indestructible, but his newfound power forces him to choose who lives and who dies. With thirteen days to decide, he must decide whether to save his friends or sacrifice the ones he loves.

A socially awkward teenager who has endured trauma and a parental divorce moves to a new high school, where he uses diary entries to confront and reinvent himself amid complex family dynamics and adolescent relationships.

After her friend Leah dies in a car crash, Laine recalls a toxic friendship that began in elementary school and spiraled into control and abuse.

Alan’s misstep in a soccer match with teammate Eddie leads to pain and teasing from a rival fullback, turning a simple game into a personal challenge.

Beatrix Potter’s classic picture book follows young Peter Rabbit as he disobeys his mother's warnings and ventures into Mr. McGregor’s garden, nearly getting caught in the garden’s perilous adventures.