Books Like The Exit Academy
Families who loved The Exit Academy by Ellen Potter often look for books with a similar feel. These 20 recommendations were selected for their similarity in style, theme, and reading level.
Families who loved The Exit Academy by Ellen Potter often look for books with a similar feel. These 20 recommendations were selected for their similarity in style, theme, and reading level.
Reach for this book when your child feels like an outsider or is struggling with the strange, surreal feeling of moving to a new place. It is particularly helpful for middle-grade readers who use humor and imagination to mask deeper feelings of loneliness or grief. The story follows Olivia, a girl who moves into a bizarre New York brownstone where the living room is a literal lake and ghosts are everywhere. While the premise is fantastical and laugh-out-loud funny, the book serves as a metaphorical exploration of a child's internal world. It addresses themes of belonging and the difficult process of letting go of the past. Parents will appreciate how it validates a child's sense of displacement through a quirky, absurdist lens that makes heavy emotions feel manageable and adventurous.
