16 must-read middle grade books like The Case of the Drowned Pearl (Murder Most Unladylike #8.5) by Robin Stevens

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The Case of the Drowned Pearl (Murder Most Unladylike #8.5)

By: Robin Stevens

4.11

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

A thrilling mini Murder Most Unladylike mystery, specially written and published for World Book Day…

If you liked the middle grade plot in The Case of the Drowned Pearl (Murder Most Unladylike #8.5) by Robin Stevens , here is a list of 16 books like this:

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1. The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow (The Sinclair’s Mysteries #1)

By: Katherine Woodfine

3.99

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

You are cordially invited to attend the Grand Opening of Sinclair’s department store! Enter a wo… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Woodfine's The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow (The Sinclair’s Mysteries #1) book and Robin Stevens's The Case of the Drowned Pearl (Murder Most Unladylike #8.5)

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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2. The Wolf Wilder

By: Katherine Rundell , Gelrev Ongbico

4.07

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Feodora and her mother live in the snowbound woods of Russia, in a house full of food and fireplace… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Rundell's The Wolf Wilder book and Robin Stevens's The Case of the Drowned Pearl (Murder Most Unladylike #8.5)

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Stories can start revolutions."

-Katherine Rundell, The Wolf Wilder

"Hard work always hurts somewhere."

-Katherine Rundell, The Wolf Wilder

"Wolves are the witches of the animal world."

-Katherine Rundell, The Wolf Wilder

"Wolves, and stars, and snow: Those things made sense."

-Katherine Rundell, The Wolf Wilder

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3. The Curse in the Candlelight (Scarlet and Ivy, #5)

By: Sophie Cleverly

4.46

Format: 379 pages, Paperback

There’s a new girl at Rookwood School, and new mystery for Scarlet and Ivy to solve. It’s a bran… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Cleverly's The Curse in the Candlelight (Scarlet and Ivy, #5) book and Robin Stevens's The Case of the Drowned Pearl (Murder Most Unladylike #8.5)

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
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4. Take Your Last Breath (Ruby Redfort #2)

By: Lauren Child

3.33

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Crack open Ruby Redfort's second adventure -- and you will literally be on the edge of your wits. E… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Child's Take Your Last Breath (Ruby Redfort #2) book and Robin Stevens's The Case of the Drowned Pearl (Murder Most Unladylike #8.5)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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5. The Story of Tracy Beaker

By: Jacqueline Wilson , Nick Sharratt

3.64

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

'I'm Tracy Beaker. This is a book all about me. I'd read it if I were you. It's the most incredible… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Wilson's The Story of Tracy Beaker book and Robin Stevens's The Case of the Drowned Pearl (Murder Most Unladylike #8.5)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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6. The Explorer

By: Katherine Rundell

4.83

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Parents' Choice Recommended From Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner Katherine Rundell comes an exc… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Rundell's The Explorer book and Robin Stevens's The Case of the Drowned Pearl (Murder Most Unladylike #8.5)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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7. The Whispers in the Walls (Scarlet and Ivy, #2)

By: Sophie Cleverly

4.24

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Scarlet and Ivy return to Rookwood School - in their second spine-tingling mystery adventure! The t… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Cleverly's The Whispers in the Walls (Scarlet and Ivy, #2) book and Robin Stevens's The Case of the Drowned Pearl (Murder Most Unladylike #8.5)

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mystery

8. The Mystery of the Jewelled Moth (The Sinclair’s Mysteries #2)

By: Katherine Woodfine

4.01

Format: 560 pages, Paperback

The honour of your company is requested at lord beaucastle's fancy dress ball. Wonder at the puzzli… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Woodfine's The Mystery of the Jewelled Moth (The Sinclair’s Mysteries #2) book and Robin Stevens's The Case of the Drowned Pearl (Murder Most Unladylike #8.5)

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
Cover of The Dance in the Dark (Scarlet and Ivy #3) by Sophie Cleverly

9. The Dance in the Dark (Scarlet and Ivy #3)

By: Sophie Cleverly

3.67

Format: 346 pages, Paperback

Scarlet and Ivy return to creepy Rookwood School for a third mystery adventure! Perfect for fans of… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Cleverly's The Dance in the Dark (Scarlet and Ivy #3) book and Robin Stevens's The Case of the Drowned Pearl (Murder Most Unladylike #8.5)

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
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10. The London Eye Mystery

By: Siobhan Dowd

3.31

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Monday, 24 May, 11.32 a.m. Ted and Kat watch their cousin Salim get on board the London Eye. He tur… read more

Similar categories in Siobhan Dowd's The London Eye Mystery book and Robin Stevens's The Case of the Drowned Pearl (Murder Most Unladylike #8.5)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery

11. The Lights Under the Lake (Scarlet and Ivy #4)

By: Sophie Cleverly

3.80

Format: 212 pages,

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12. Rooftoppers

By: Katherine Rundell

4.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

Everyone thinks that Sophie is an orphan. True, there were no other recorded female survivors from … read more

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13. The Lost Twin (Scarlet and Ivy #1)

By: Sophie Cleverly , None

3.50

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

Ivy, I pray that it's you reading this. And if you are, well, I suppose you're the new me... When s… read more

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14. The Doomsday Date

By: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

3.35

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

An exclusive new World Book Day story from the bestselling author of ACE OF SPADES, Faridah Àbíké-Í… read more

Similar categories in Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's The Doomsday Date book and Robin Stevens's The Case of the Drowned Pearl (Murder Most Unladylike #8.5)

  • short stories
  • young adult
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15. The Good Thieves

By: Katherine Rundell

4.11

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

“A dazzling tale of wild hope, lingering grief, admirable self-sufficiency, and intergenerational a… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Rundell's The Good Thieves book and Robin Stevens's The Case of the Drowned Pearl (Murder Most Unladylike #8.5)

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
"It is difficult to sleep when you are besieged by hope."

-Katherine Rundell, The Good Thieves

"He was not tall or broad, but when he grinned it was so vivid that he appeared to take up most of the street and at least half the sky."

-Katherine Rundell, The Good Thieves

"To throw the knife would be death...She wanted nothing to do with death--nothing to do with finality, with endings, with the dark of it. She hated the man more than she hated any living thing, but he…"

-Katherine Rundell, The Good Thieves

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16. The Very Merry Murder Club

By: Serena Patel

3.41

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A wintery middle grade mystery collection of short stories by thirteen of the most exciting and div… read more

Similar categories in Serena Patel's The Very Merry Murder Club book and Robin Stevens's The Case of the Drowned Pearl (Murder Most Unladylike #8.5)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • short stories
  • mystery
  • crime
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17. Keedie

By: Elle McNicoll

4.69

Format: 270 pages, Paperback

Set in Juniper five years before A Kind of Spark, Keedie is a powerful coming-of-age story that tho… read more

Similar categories in Elle McNicoll's Keedie book and Robin Stevens's The Case of the Drowned Pearl (Murder Most Unladylike #8.5)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
"I can't stand people who say they're good when they're not."

-Elle McNicoll, Keedie

"I may be forced to mask, but they choose to wear numerous faces."

-Elle McNicoll, Keedie

"You have to be the cartographer of your own heart. Make it into a map."

-Elle McNicoll, Keedie

"She's like the sunflower. She'll find the sun no matter how much darkness other people try to put her in."

-Elle McNicoll, Keedie

Cover of A Pinch of Magic (A Pinch of Magic, #1) by Michelle Harrison

18. A Pinch of Magic (A Pinch of Magic, #1)

By: Michelle Harrison

4.07

Format: 368 pages, ebook

A spellbinding middle grade fantasy about three sisters--adventurous Betty, curious Charlie, and pr… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Harrison's A Pinch of Magic (A Pinch of Magic, #1) book and Robin Stevens's The Case of the Drowned Pearl (Murder Most Unladylike #8.5)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
Cover of The Last Secret (Scarlet and Ivy, #6) by Sophie Cleverly

19. The Last Secret (Scarlet and Ivy, #6)

By: Sophie Cleverly

4.55

Format: 321 pages, Kindle Edition

The sixth and final unputdownable mystery in the thrilling and bestselling SCARLET AND IVY series, … read more

Similar categories in Sophie Cleverly's The Last Secret (Scarlet and Ivy, #6) book and Robin Stevens's The Case of the Drowned Pearl (Murder Most Unladylike #8.5)

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
Cover of The Case of the Drowned Pearl (Murder Most Unladylike #8.5) by Robin Stevens

20. The Case of the Drowned Pearl (Murder Most Unladylike #8.5)

By: Robin Stevens

4.11

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

A thrilling mini Murder Most Unladylike mystery, specially written and published for World Book Day… read more

Similar categories in Robin Stevens's The Case of the Drowned Pearl (Murder Most Unladylike #8.5) book and Robin Stevens's The Case of the Drowned Pearl (Murder Most Unladylike #8.5)

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • historical fiction
  • crime
Cover of Boy, Missing: World Book Day 2022 by Sophie McKenzie

21. Boy, Missing: World Book Day 2022

By: Sophie McKenzie

3.15

Format: 96 pages, ebook

An adrenaline-fuelled race against time for World Book Day, from the Queen of teen thrillers and au… read more

Similar categories in Sophie McKenzie's Boy, Missing: World Book Day 2022 book and Robin Stevens's The Case of the Drowned Pearl (Murder Most Unladylike #8.5)

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • short stories
  • young adult

15 best-selling fiction books like The Case of the Drowned Pearl (Murder Most Unladylike #8.5) by Robin Stevens

Transform Your Habits

The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow (The Sinclair’s Mysteries #1)

Katherine Woodfine

3.99

Transform Your Habits

The Wolf Wilder

Katherine Rundell , Gelrev Ongbico

4.07

Transform Your Habits

The Curse in the Candlelight (Scarlet and Ivy, #5)

Sophie Cleverly

4.46

Transform Your Habits

Take Your Last Breath (Ruby Redfort #2)

Lauren Child

3.33

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15 best-selling fiction books like The Dance in the Dark (Scarlet and Ivy #3) by Sophie Cleverly

Transform Your Habits

Jolly Foul Play (Murder Most Unladylike Mysteries, #4)

Robin Stevens

4.12

Transform Your Habits

Murder Most Unladylike (Murder Most Unladylike Mysteries, #1)

Robin Stevens

4.21

Transform Your Habits

The Dance in the Dark (Scarlet and Ivy #3)

Sophie Cleverly

3.67

Transform Your Habits

Second Form at Malory Towers (Malory Towers, #2)

Enid Blyton

3.59

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