18 must-read fiction books like The Happy Hollisters and the Mystery at Missile Town (Happy Hollisters, #19) by Jerry West

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The Happy Hollisters and the Mystery at Missile Town (Happy Hollisters, #19)

By: Jerry West

4.03

Format: 186 pages, Hardcover

A slender missile, fire streaming from its tail, rose majestically into the blue sky over the water…

If you liked the fiction plot in The Happy Hollisters and the Mystery at Missile Town (Happy Hollisters, #19) by Jerry West , here is a list of 18 books like this:

Cover of Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2) by Raymond Chandler

1. Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)

By: Raymond Chandler

4.10

Format: 292 pages, Paperback

Marlowe's about to give up on a completely routine case when he finds himself in the wrong place at… read more

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  • mystery
  • classics
  • fiction
"She was a cute as a washtub."

-Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)

"It was a nice walk, if you liked grunting."

-Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)

"She gave me a smile I could feel in my hip pocket."

-Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)

"The coffee shop smell was strong enough to build a garage on."

-Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)

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2. The Secret of the Swamp King (The Wilderking Trilogy, #2)

By: Jonathan Rogers

4.40

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

As book two opens, Aidan is living in the court of King Darrow. He has become best friends with Dar… read more

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  • family
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Rush Revere and the American Revolution (Adventures of Rush Revere, #3) by Rush Limbaugh

3. Rush Revere and the American Revolution (Adventures of Rush Revere, #3)

By: Rush Limbaugh

4.34

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

The American revolution has begun—and Rush Revere, Liberty the horse, and the time-traveling crew a… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Ark Plan (Edge of Extinction, #1) by Laura  Martin

4. The Ark Plan (Edge of Extinction, #1)

By: Laura Martin

4.19

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Jurassic World meets Dawn of the Planet of the Apes in this epic new middle grade series full of he… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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5. The Incredible Journey

By: Sheila Burnford

4.16

Format: 145 pages, Paperback

Instinct told them that the way home lay to the west. And so the doughty young Labrador retriever, … read more

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  • classics
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"He broke into a run, faster and faster, until the years fell away, and he hurled himself towards Peter. And as he had never run before, as though he would outdistance time, Peter was running towards …"

-Sheila Burnford, The Incredible Journey

"Lying awake in the dark that night,unable to sleep, he thought he would have given anything to feel the heavy thud on the bed that used to announce the old dog's arrival. How extremely unloving and i…"

-Sheila Burnford, The Incredible Journey

"Anyone unaccustomed to the rather peculiar points of bull terrier beauty would have thought him a strange if not downright ugly dog, with the maked, down-faced arc of his profile, his deep-chested, s…"

-Sheila Burnford, The Incredible Journey

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6. The Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel

By: Thornton W. Burgess

3.37

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Author and editor of numerous children's books, Thornton W. Burgess was also a noted conservationis… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Way of the Wilderking (The Wilderking Trilogy, #3) by Jonathan Rogers

7. The Way of the Wilderking (The Wilderking Trilogy, #3)

By: Jonathan Rogers

4.45

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

n book three of the acclaimed Wilderking Trilogy, civilizer Aidan returns home from three years in … read more

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  • family
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Ballet Shoes (Shoes, #1) by Noel Streatfeild, Diane Goode

8. Ballet Shoes (Shoes, #1)

By: Noel Streatfeild , Diane Goode

3.97

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Pauline, Petrova and Posy are orphans determined to help out their new family by joining the Childr… read more

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  • classics
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6) by C.S. Lewis

9. The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)

By: C.S. Lewis

4.05

Format: 221 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The secret passage to the house next door leads to a fascinating adventure NARNIA...where the wo… read more

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  • classics
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"this is a book about something"

-C.S. Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)

"It was a rich place: as rich as plumcake."

-C.S. Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)

"No great wisdom can be reached without sacrifice."

-C.S. Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)

"Pooh! Grown-ups are always thinking of uninteresting explanations."

-C.S. Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)

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10. The Blue Castle

By: L.M. Montgomery

3.94

Format: 255 pages,

Valancy lives a drab life with her overbearing mother and prying aunt. Then a shocking diagnosis fr… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
Cover of The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome by Susan Wise Bauer

11. The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome

By: Susan Wise Bauer

3.42

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

This is the first volume in a bold new series that tells the stories of all peoples, connecting his… read more

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12. Caleb's Story (Sarah, Plain and Tall #3)

By: Patricia MacLachlan

4.03

Format: 166 pages, Paperback

Anna has done something terrible. She has given me a journal to fill. "It's your job now," Anna say… read more

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  • classics
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Stuart Little by E.B. White, Garth Williams

13. Stuart Little

By: E.B. White , Garth Williams

3.90

Format: 131 pages, Paperback

E.B. White's classic novel about one small mouse on a very big adventure! Stuart Little is no o… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"Well,"

-E.B. White, Stuart Little

"Very fine law,"

-E.B. White, Stuart Little

"(Not every doctor can look into a mouse's ear without laughing)"

-E.B. White, Stuart Little

"A shaft of sunlight at the end of a dark afternoon, a note of music, and the way the back of a baby’s neck smells if it’s mother keeps it tidy,"

-E.B. White, Stuart Little

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14. Homer Price

By: Robert McCloskey

4.09

Format: 149 pages, Paperback

Welcome to Centerburg! Where you can win a hundred dollars by eating all the doughnuts you want; wh… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"By the time Uncle Ulysses and the sheriff arrived and pushed through the crowd, the lunchroom was a calamity of doughnuts! Doughnuts in the window, doughnuts piled high on the shelves, doughnuts stac…"

-Robert McCloskey, Homer Price

"Homer got down from the chair and pushed a button on the machine marked, "start". Rings of batter started dropping into the hot fat. After a ring of batter was cooked on one side, an automatic gadget…"

-Robert McCloskey, Homer Price

Cover of The Bark of the Bog Owl (The Wilderking Trilogy, #1) by Jonathan Rogers, None, None

15. The Bark of the Bog Owl (The Wilderking Trilogy, #1)

By: Jonathan Rogers , None , None

4.25

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Aidan Errolson comes from a long line of adventurers. His grandparents were among t… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"You don't want to be killed. I don't either. But wouldn't you rather die once than die every day of your life?"

-Jonathan Rogers, The Bark of the Bog Owl (The Wilderking Trilogy, #1)

"Who knows what the future holds? Only the One God," explained Aidan. "You just live the little bit of life that you can see in front of you. You live it well. And that gets you ready for whatever unf…"

-Jonathan Rogers, The Bark of the Bog Owl (The Wilderking Trilogy, #1)

16. Cherry Ames, Senior Nurse (Cherry Ames, #2)

By: Helen Wells

3.29

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In Senior Nurse, Cherry realizes that "a senior really must be a little more sober and responsible"… read more

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Cover of Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1) by Patricia MacLachlan

17. Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)

By: Patricia MacLachlan

3.83

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

This beloved Newbery Medal–winning book is the first of five books in Patricia MacLachlan's chapter… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"I will come by train. I will wear a yellow bonnet. I am plain and tall."

-Patricia MacLachlan, Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)

"There are always things to miss," said Maggie. "No matter where you are."

-Patricia MacLachlan, Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)

"My brother William is a fisherman, and he tells me that when he is in the middle of a fogbound sea the water is a color for which there is no name."

-Patricia MacLachlan, Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)

18. Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims (Adventures of Rush Revere, #1)

By: Rush Limbaugh

3.16

Format: 91 pages, ebook

Nationally syndicated radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh has long wanted to make American history c… read more

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19. Debbie: My Life

By: Debbie Reynolds , David Patrick Columbia

3.91

Format: 434 pages,

In the '50s, Debbie Reynolds was Hollywood's reigning ingenue.Pretty, sassy, and bright... America'… read more

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20. Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

By: Carol Ryrie Brink

4.02

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Caddie Woodlawn is a real adventurer. She'd rather hunt than sew and plow than bake, and tries to b… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"Life is just a lot of everyday adventures."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

"But every redhead's temper has its limitations."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

". . . the three adventurers were overcome by that delicious weariness which suddenly overtakes on at the end of an outdoor day."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

". . . the three adventurers were overcome by that delicious weariness which suddenly overtakes one at the end of an outdoor day."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

21. The Story of King Arthur and His Knights

By: Howard Pyle , None

3.57

Format: 271 pages, Paperback

In these wonderfully illustrated tales, renowned storyteller Howard Pyle carries us back to the enc… read more

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22. Five Children and It (Five Children, #1)

By: E. Nesbit

4.32

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

The five children find a cantankerous sand fairy, a psammead, in a gravel pit. Every day 'It' will … read more

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23. Skylark (Sarah, Plain and Tall #2)

By: Patricia MacLachlan

3.87

Format: None pages, Paperback

My mother, Sarah, doesn't love the prairie. She tries, but she can't help remembering what she knew… read more

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24. Rush Revere and the Star-Spangled Banner (Adventures of Rush Revere, #4)

By: Rush Limbaugh

4.25

Format: 512 pages,

Rush Revere and the Star-Spangled Banner is the fourth book in the Adventures of Rush Revere Series… read more

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25. Rainbow Valley (Anne of Green Gables, #7)

By: L.M. Montgomery

3.88

Format: None pages, Paperback

Anne Shirley is grown up, has married her beloved Gilbert and now is the mother of six mischievous … read more

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26. Rush Revere and the First Patriots (Adventures with Rush Revere, #2)

By: Rush Limbaugh

3.94

Format: 264 pages, ebook

Substitute middle-school history teacher Rush Revere takes his students back in time to eighteenth-… read more

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27. Through Gates of Splendor

By: Elisabeth Elliot

3.37

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

In 1956, five young men, including Elliot's husband, Jim, traveled into the jungles of Ecuador to e… read more

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28. The Heir of Mistmantle (The Mistmantle Chronicles, #3)

By: Omar Rayyan , None , Margaret McAllister

3.95

Format: 132 pages, Hardcover

King Crispin and Queen Cedar have just had a baby daughter--Princess Catkin--and everyone on Mistma… read more

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29. The Happy Hollisters and the Mystery at Missile Town (Happy Hollisters, #19)

By: Jerry West

4.03

Format: 186 pages, Hardcover

A slender missile, fire streaming from its tail, rose majestically into the blue sky over the water… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • kids
  • juvenile
Cover of The Adventures of Prickly Porky by Thornton W. Burgess

30. The Adventures of Prickly Porky

By: Thornton W. Burgess

4.10

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

There's a big mystery brewing among the animals of the Green Forest — and it's all because of a str… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile

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