16 best-selling middle grade books like The Bottle Imp of Bright House by Tom Llewellyn

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The Bottle Imp of Bright House

By: Tom Llewellyn

3.72

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A delightfully dark middle-grade novel reminiscent of the Newbery-winning classic, The Westing Game…

If you liked the middle grade plot in The Bottle Imp of Bright House by Tom Llewellyn , here is a list of 16 books like this:

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1. How the Marquis Got His Coat Back

By: Neil Gaiman

4.05

Format: 37 pages, Kindle Edition

A Neverwhere short story from one of the brightest, most brilliant writers of our generation - the … read more

Similar categories in Neil Gaiman's How the Marquis Got His Coat Back book and Tom Llewellyn's The Bottle Imp of Bright House

  • fantasy
  • fiction
"The Marquis de Carabas did not trust people. It was bad for business and it could set an unfortunate precedent. He did not trust his friends or his occasional lovers, and he certainly never trusted h…"

-Neil Gaiman, How the Marquis Got His Coat Back

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2. The Halloween Tree

By: Ray Bradbury

3.78

Format: 145 pages, Paperback

A fast-moving, eerie tale set on Halloween night... Eight costumed boys running to meet their fr… read more

Similar categories in Ray Bradbury's The Halloween Tree book and Tom Llewellyn's The Bottle Imp of Bright House

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
"Because of this one brave, new-thinking man, summer lives in the winter cave."

-Ray Bradbury, The Halloween Tree

"When you reach the stars, boy, yes, and live there forever, all the fears will go, and Death himself will die."

-Ray Bradbury, The Halloween Tree

"Night and day. Summer and winter, boys. Seedtime and harvest. Life and death. That's what Halloween is, all rolled up in one."

-Ray Bradbury, The Halloween Tree

"The day Joe Pipkin was born all the Orange Crush and Nehi soda bottles in the world fizzed over; and joyful bees swarmed countrysides to sting maiden ladies."

-Ray Bradbury, The Halloween Tree

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3. Hercule Poirot and the Greenshore Folly

By: Agatha Christie

2.60

Format: None pages,

Never before published--the lost classic, unseen for sixty years! A party game goes dead wrong in t… read more

Similar categories in Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot and the Greenshore Folly book and Tom Llewellyn's The Bottle Imp of Bright House

  • fiction
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4. The Death of Yorik Mortwell

By: Stephen Messer

2.70

Format: None pages,

Inspired by the artwork of Edward Gorey, Windblowne author Stephen Messer delivers a mock-Gothic ta… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Messer's The Death of Yorik Mortwell book and Tom Llewellyn's The Bottle Imp of Bright House

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • horror
Cover of The Girl Who Saved Christmas by Matt Haig

5. The Girl Who Saved Christmas

By: Matt Haig

5.00

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

JOURNEY TO THE EDGE OF MAGIC If magic has a beginning, can it also have an end? When Amelia wants a… read more

Similar categories in Matt Haig's The Girl Who Saved Christmas book and Tom Llewellyn's The Bottle Imp of Bright House

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction

6. Kill Creek

By: Scott Thomas

3.54

Format: 317 pages, Paperback

At the end of a dark prairie road, nearly forgotten in the Kansas countryside, lies the Finch House… read more

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7. Challenger Deep

By: Neal Shusterman

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

Alternate Cover Edition for ASIN B00M70ESPO Caden Bosch is on a ship that's headed for the deepe… read more

Similar categories in Neal Shusterman's Challenger Deep book and Tom Llewellyn's The Bottle Imp of Bright House

  • fiction
"I should already know that my thoughts are never alone."

-Neal Shusterman, Challenger Deep

"Epiphanies are never convenient, and often arrive too late."

-Neal Shusterman, Challenger Deep

"I always take credit for my acts of cruelty. To do otherwise is cowardice."

-Neal Shusterman, Challenger Deep

"If pennies become worthless, does that devalue our thoughts to less than nothing?"

-Neal Shusterman, Challenger Deep

8. A Boy Called Christmas

By: Matt Haig

3.88

Format: None pages, Hardcover

You are about to read the true story of Father Christmas. It is a story that proves that nothing is… read more

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9. Murder on Black Swan Lane (A Wrexford & Sloane Mystery, #1)

By: Andrea Penrose

4.65

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In Regency London, an unconventional scientist and a fearless female artist form an unlikely allian… read more

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10. 10 Spooky Pumpkins

By: Gris Grimly

3.99

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

Join celebrated creator Gris Grimly in this spooky countdown, as one little girl ventures out into … read more

Similar categories in Gris Grimly's 10 Spooky Pumpkins book and Tom Llewellyn's The Bottle Imp of Bright House

  • childrens
  • fiction
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11. An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good (Elderly Lady #1)

By: Helene Tursten

3.76

Format: 178 pages, Hardcover

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9781641290111 Content: - An elderly lady has accommodation prob… read more

Similar categories in Helene Tursten's An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good (Elderly Lady #1) book and Tom Llewellyn's The Bottle Imp of Bright House

  • humor
  • fiction
"Maud placed two small cartons of rollmops in the basket of her wheeled walker, followed by a larger pack of herring salad. They were soon joined by a Stilton cheese in a blue porcelain pot, a mature …"

-Helene Tursten, An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good (Elderly Lady #1)

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12. Mr. & Mrs. American Pie

By: Juliet McDaniel

3.89

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

The year is 1969. Dick Nixon was just sworn in as the thirty-seventh President of the United States… read more

Similar categories in Juliet McDaniel's Mr. & Mrs. American Pie book and Tom Llewellyn's The Bottle Imp of Bright House

  • humor
  • fiction
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13. Places We've Never Been

By: Kasie West

3.88

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

A contemporary Young Adult novel about a cross-country family road trip that puts one girl and her … read more

Similar categories in Kasie West's Places We've Never Been book and Tom Llewellyn's The Bottle Imp of Bright House

  • fiction
"Have you heard the saying that when God closes a door, he opens a window?"

-Kasie West, Places We've Never Been

"But failure in life is inevitable. It’s only a problem if we let it keep us from progressing."

-Kasie West, Places We've Never Been

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14. Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)

By: Kelly Yang

4.38

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

Mia Tang has a lot of secrets. Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Front Desk (Front Desk, #1) book and Tom Llewellyn's The Bottle Imp of Bright House

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"It's going to be okay. I'll make friends, and if I don't, I'll borrow books from the library."

-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)

"It was hard not to stare at Jason's mom, specifically the humongous diamond on her hand. I thought I might go blind."

-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)

"It was hard not to stare at Jjason's mom, specifically the humongous diamond on her hand. I thought I might go blind."

-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)

"At this point, my mom started crying. She let out a sob so thunderous, I wondered if my cousins in China could hear her."

-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)

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15. America Fantastica

By: Tim O'Brien

3.45

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

At 11:34 a.m. one Saturday in August 2019, Boyd Halverson strode into Community National Bank in No… read more

Similar categories in Tim O'Brien's America Fantastica book and Tom Llewellyn's The Bottle Imp of Bright House

  • humor
  • fiction
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16. The Last Cuentista

By: Donna Barba Higuera

4.07

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

There lived a girl named Petra Peña, who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abu… read more

Similar categories in Donna Barba Higuera's The Last Cuentista book and Tom Llewellyn's The Bottle Imp of Bright House

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Suma's eyes are still closed, and I can't tell if she's trying to forget, or to remember. Maybe stories are there to help us do both. I know stories can't always have happy endings. But if there are …"

-Donna Barba Higuera, The Last Cuentista

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17. Midwinter Murder: Fireside Tales from the Queen of Mystery

By: Agatha Christie

3.83

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

An all-new collection of winter-themed stories from the Queen of Mystery, just in time for the holi… read more

Similar categories in Agatha Christie's Midwinter Murder: Fireside Tales from the Queen of Mystery book and Tom Llewellyn's The Bottle Imp of Bright House

  • fiction
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18. Answers in the Pages

By: David Levithan

4.32

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A bold, timely novel about speaking up and coming out as parents lobby to ban a beloved book from t… read more

Similar categories in David Levithan's Answers in the Pages book and Tom Llewellyn's The Bottle Imp of Bright House

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"We are who we are, and we'll be who we'll be. A book can make us feel that, but it can't invent that. It's already inside us."

-David Levithan, Answers in the Pages

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19. Garlic and the Witch

By: Bree Paulsen

4.36

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Bree Paulsen's brave little protagonist, Garlic, is back in this charmingly illustrated standalone … read more

Similar categories in Bree Paulsen's Garlic and the Witch book and Tom Llewellyn's The Bottle Imp of Bright House

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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20. Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame

By: Olivia Ford

4.10

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A huge-hearted, redemptive coming-of-old-age tale, a love story, and an ode to good food Nothing… read more

Similar categories in Olivia Ford's Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame book and Tom Llewellyn's The Bottle Imp of Bright House

  • fiction
"To want something, she realized, was to make yourself vulnerable to losing it."

-Olivia Ford, Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame

"It's sometimes easy to feel left behind at my age, as if the world has a future and you have no place in it...but I hope to discover that there is meaning and adventure still to be found."

-Olivia Ford, Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame

"...the strongest couples I know have grown together, supporting their partner's changes rather than harnessing or fearing them. It's a bit like growing roses - you don't get to choose exactly which w…"

-Olivia Ford, Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame

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21. Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom (Cookie Chronicles)

By: Matthew Swanson

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Meet Ben, a literal-minded kid with a big heart and an even bigger sweet-tooth, who cracks open a f… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Swanson's Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom (Cookie Chronicles) book and Tom Llewellyn's The Bottle Imp of Bright House

  • humor
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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22. A Kind of Spark

By: Elle McNicoll

4.52

Format: 193 pages, Paperback

A neurodivergent girl campaigns for a memorial when she learns that her small Scottish town used to… read more

Similar categories in Elle McNicoll's A Kind of Spark book and Tom Llewellyn's The Bottle Imp of Bright House

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"No horrible, awful, rubbish day is worth damaging a library book."

-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark

"Autistic people have probably done so much for hundreds of years without any credit."

-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark

"While you are neurotypical and I am autistic, I promise we are more alike than we are different."

-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark

"Books are not medicine, they are food. You won't remember every bite but you will remember the taste."

-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark

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23. A Duet for Home

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.24

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Told from the perspective of biracial sixth-graders June and Tyrell, two children living in a homel… read more

Similar categories in Karina Yan Glaser's A Duet for Home book and Tom Llewellyn's The Bottle Imp of Bright House

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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24. On Earth as It Is on Television

By: Emily Jane

3.64

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

First Contact stories have never been as intoxicating and fun as in Emily Jane’s novel of the sudde… read more

Similar categories in Emily Jane's On Earth as It Is on Television book and Tom Llewellyn's The Bottle Imp of Bright House

  • humor
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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25. Concealed

By: Christina Diaz Gonzalez

3.92

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Ivette Joanna And now: Katrina Whatever her name is, it won't last long. Katrina doesn't k… read more

Similar categories in Christina Diaz Gonzalez's Concealed book and Tom Llewellyn's The Bottle Imp of Bright House

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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26. Barakah Beats

By: Maleeha Siddiqui

4.17

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

For fans of The First Rule of Punk and Save Me a Seat, Barakah Beats is a sweet, powerful, and joyo… read more

Similar categories in Maleeha Siddiqui's Barakah Beats book and Tom Llewellyn's The Bottle Imp of Bright House

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of You'd Look Better as a Ghost by Joanna  Wallace

27. You'd Look Better as a Ghost

By: Joanna Wallace

3.67

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A comic thriller following the trials and tribulations of Claire, a part-time serial killer, who is… read more

Similar categories in Joanna Wallace's You'd Look Better as a Ghost book and Tom Llewellyn's The Bottle Imp of Bright House

  • humor
  • fiction
  • horror
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28. Hocus Pocus: The Illustrated Novelization

By: A.W. Jantha

4.36

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

"It's just a bunch of hocus pocus." Having just moved from sunny California to Salem, Massachuse… read more

Similar categories in A.W. Jantha's Hocus Pocus: The Illustrated Novelization book and Tom Llewellyn's The Bottle Imp of Bright House

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Come, little children, I'll take thee away into a land of enchantment. Come, little children; the time's come to play here in my garden of magic."

-A.W. Jantha, Hocus Pocus: The Illustrated Novelization

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29. History Smashers: The Titanic

By: Kate Messner

4.28

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Myths! Lies! Secrets! Uncover the hidden truth behind the sinking of the Titanic with beloved educa… read more

Similar categories in Kate Messner's History Smashers: The Titanic book and Tom Llewellyn's The Bottle Imp of Bright House

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of City of Thieves (Battle Dragons #1) by Alex London

30. City of Thieves (Battle Dragons #1)

By: Alex London

3.97

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In a modern mega-city built around dragons, one boy gets caught up in the world of underground drag… read more

Similar categories in Alex London's City of Thieves (Battle Dragons #1) book and Tom Llewellyn's The Bottle Imp of Bright House

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
"Secrets between friends are like dragon bile."

-Alex London, City of Thieves (Battle Dragons #1)

"Um..." Abel feared "um" was officially his catchphrase."

-Alex London, City of Thieves (Battle Dragons #1)

"WW3D" they added, which was a code they used whenever one of them was feeling nervous about something."

-Alex London, City of Thieves (Battle Dragons #1)

"How do you know it's a him?" Abel asked. "He's not wearing his pronouns on a name tag." "Male Sunrise Reapers have orange eyes," Roa said. "Females have red or yellow." "But what if he's nonbinary?" …"

-Alex London, City of Thieves (Battle Dragons #1)

Cover of The Bottle Imp of Bright House by Tom Llewellyn

31. The Bottle Imp of Bright House

By: Tom Llewellyn

3.72

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A delightfully dark middle-grade novel reminiscent of the Newbery-winning classic, The Westing Game… read more

Similar categories in Tom Llewellyn's The Bottle Imp of Bright House book and Tom Llewellyn's The Bottle Imp of Bright House

  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy

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Transform Your Habits

How the Marquis Got His Coat Back

Neil Gaiman

4.05

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The Halloween Tree

Ray Bradbury

3.78

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Hercule Poirot and the Greenshore Folly

Agatha Christie

2.60

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The Girl Who Saved Christmas

Matt Haig

5.00

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15 Best fiction books like 10 Spooky Pumpkins by Gris Grimly

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Charlotte and the Rock

Stephen W. Martin , Samantha Cotterill

3.94

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Pete the Cat: Five Little Pumpkins

James Dean

3.57

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Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

Christopher Denise

4.51

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Michaela Goade

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