Books Like The Long Way Around
Families who loved The Long Way Around by Anne Nesbet 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 Long Way Around by Anne Nesbet 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 is facing a major life transition, such as starting middle school, or is struggling to process a past frightening event. This gripping wilderness adventure follows three cousins who are separated from their parents during a massive earthquake in the California mountains. To get home, they must navigate treacherous terrain and rely entirely on one another. Beyond the external survival stakes, the story focuses on the internal obstacles the children carry: anxiety about change, lingering trauma from a car accident, and the tendency to retreat into fiction when reality becomes too hard. It is a secular, hopeful, and deeply grounded story about resilience and the power of family bonds. Best suited for ages 8 to 12, it provides a safe space to discuss how we can find our way through both literal and emotional storms.
