Books like Mio, min Mio

Mio, min Mio by Astrid Lindgren reads as melancholic, magical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Black Cauldron

Lloyd Alexander · 1965

Both explore destiny & good vs evil

74% genome match

De brief voor de koning

Tonke Dragt · 1962

Both explore courage & friendship

72% genome match

Amulet of Doom

Bruce Coville · 1985

Both explore good vs evil & friendship

72% genome match

The Tale of Despereaux

Kate DiCamillo

Both explore courage

66% genome match

Lord Brocktree

Brian Jacques · 2000

Both explore good vs evil & courage

69% genome match

The BFG

Roald Dahl

Both explore friendship & courage

65% genome match

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

J.K. Rowling · 2005

Both explore friendship

63% genome match

A Wrinkle In Time Trilogy

Madeleine L'Engle · 2012

Both explore good vs evil & courage

67% genome match

Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark Is Rising #1)

Susan Cooper · 1965

Both explore good vs evil & destiny

64% genome match

North! or be eaten

Andrew Peterson · 2009

Both explore courage & good vs evil

65% genome match

The Alchemist

Paulo Coelho · 1988

Both explore destiny

62% genome match

Le petit prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry · 1943

Both explore loneliness & friendship

62% genome match