10 Best adventure books like The Good Turn by Sharna Jackson

Cover of The Good Turn by Sharna Jackson

The Good Turn

By: Sharna Jackson

4.06

Format: 381 pages, Paperback

Josephine Williams is definitely a leader - and her teachers know it! What other eleven-year-old is…

If you liked the adventure plot in The Good Turn by Sharna Jackson , here is a list of 10 books like this:

Cover of The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow

1. The Final Year

By: Matt Goodfellow

4.71

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Life can be tough in your last year of primary school. Tests to take, preparing for the change to h… read more

Similar categories in Matt Goodfellow's The Final Year book and Sharna Jackson's The Good Turn

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan

2. Safiyyah's War

By: Hiba Noor Khan

4.32

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the true story of how the Grand Mosque of Paris saved the lives of hundreds of Jews dur… read more

Similar categories in Hiba Noor Khan's Safiyyah's War book and Sharna Jackson's The Good Turn

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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3. Tyger

By: S.F. Said

4.17

Format: 304 pages, None

In a strange alternate world, where the British Empire has never ended, a young boy called Adam has… read more

Similar categories in S.F. Said's Tyger book and Sharna Jackson's The Good Turn

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Catch Your Death by Ravena Guron

4. Catch Your Death

By: Ravena Guron

4.10

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

Trapped in a mansion with a murderer and a family of liars - how would you survive? A mind-blowi… read more

Similar categories in Ravena Guron's Catch Your Death book and Sharna Jackson's The Good Turn

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The Ministry of Unladylike Activity by Robin Stevens

5. The Ministry of Unladylike Activity

By: Robin Stevens

4.21

Format: None pages, ebook

Britain is at war and a secret arm of the British government called the Ministry of Unladylike Acti… read more

Similar categories in Robin Stevens's The Ministry of Unladylike Activity book and Sharna Jackson's The Good Turn

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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6. Escape Room

By: Christopher Edge

3.65

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

When twelve-year-old Ami arrives at The Escape, she thinks it’s just a game – the ultimate escape r… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Edge's Escape Room book and Sharna Jackson's The Good Turn

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
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7. The Lost Whale

By: Hannah Gold

4.40

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A gorgeously written standalone from the acclaimed author of The Last Bear, Hannah Gold's second no… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Gold's The Lost Whale book and Sharna Jackson's The Good Turn

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"A patchwork of blue, emerald and turquoise, with white horses dancing like diamonds on the surface. The water stretched out forever until it melted into the sky."

-Hannah Gold, The Lost Whale

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8. The Tale of Truthwater Lake

By: Emma Carroll

4.21

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

On one side of the underwater street is the remains of a house . . . It's beautiful here, and eerie… read more

Similar categories in Emma Carroll's The Tale of Truthwater Lake book and Sharna Jackson's The Good Turn

  • mystery
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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9. While the Storm Rages

By: Phil Earle

4.09

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

'A truly brilliant story of courage and resilience and exceptional animals. This wartime ‘Incredibl… read more

Similar categories in Phil Earle's While the Storm Rages book and Sharna Jackson's The Good Turn

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"How could he get so very, very close, only to see it snatched away?"

-Phil Earle, While the Storm Rages

"When something is this good, Noah told himself, it shouldn’t be hidden away. It should be shared with others."

-Phil Earle, While the Storm Rages

"But, Noah, it’s coming. Everyone knows it. It’s like a storm. And while the storm rages, it won’t be safe for any of us.’ ‘So we make that decision when it happens, Mum. When it’s overhead and we can…"

-Phil Earle, While the Storm Rages

"Because I made a promise to Dad, didn’t I? Swore blind I’d keep Winn with me, and that she’d be safe. We made a deal. And if I don’t keep my part, then how do I know that Dad will keep his? How do I …"

-Phil Earle, While the Storm Rages

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10. The Ministry of Unladylike Activity 2: The Body in the Blitz

By: Robin Stevens

4.38

Format: 441 pages, Paperback

The second thrilling and unputdownable mystery starring a new generation of the Detective Society, … read more

Similar categories in Robin Stevens's The Ministry of Unladylike Activity 2: The Body in the Blitz book and Sharna Jackson's The Good Turn

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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11. 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 Sharna Jackson's The Good Turn

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"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 Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun (Onyeka, #1) by Tọlá Okogwu

12. Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun (Onyeka, #1)

By: Tọlá Okogwu

4.11

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

Black Panther meets X-Men in this “fast-paced, action-packed, and empowering” (A. F. Steadman, New … read more

Similar categories in Tọlá Okogwu's Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun (Onyeka, #1) book and Sharna Jackson's The Good Turn

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of Dread Wood (Dread Wood, #1) by Jennifer Killick

13. Dread Wood (Dread Wood, #1)

By: Jennifer Killick

4.06

Format: 195 pages, Kindle Edition

The brand new must-read middle-grade novel from the author of super-spooky Crater Lake. Perfect for… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Killick's Dread Wood (Dread Wood, #1) book and Sharna Jackson's The Good Turn

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
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14. The Light in Everything

By: Katya Balen

4.32

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the author of October, October, shortlisted for the 2022 CILIP Carnegie Medal, comes a life-af… read more

Similar categories in Katya Balen's The Light in Everything book and Sharna Jackson's The Good Turn

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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15. The Treehouse Library (Pages & Co.,#5)

By: Anna James

4.17

Format: None pages, None

A magical botanist A peculiar potion A secret garden A famous monster A return to the underlibr… read more

Similar categories in Anna James's The Treehouse Library (Pages & Co.,#5) book and Sharna Jackson's The Good Turn

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
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16. Over My Dead Body

By: Maz Evans

4.36

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

When the misanthropic Dr Miriam Price wakes up dead, her day has only just started to go wrong. … read more

Similar categories in Maz Evans's Over My Dead Body book and Sharna Jackson's The Good Turn

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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17. The Midnight Guardians

By: Ross Montgomery

4.29

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE MONTH FOR NOVEMBER! HIVE CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE MONTH FOR NOVEM… read more

Similar categories in Ross Montgomery's The Midnight Guardians book and Sharna Jackson's The Good Turn

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of The Secret Key (Agatha Oddly, #1) by Lena  Jones

18. The Secret Key (Agatha Oddly, #1)

By: Lena Jones

4.04

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Meet thirteen-year-old Agatha Oddly – a bold, determined heroine, and the star of a stylish new det… read more

Similar categories in Lena Jones's The Secret Key (Agatha Oddly, #1) book and Sharna Jackson's The Good Turn

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
"Ah, Mademoiselle Oddlow - trouble is all around. But heroes are rare."

-Lena Jones, The Secret Key (Agatha Oddly, #1)

Cover of Murder at the Museum (Agatha Oddly, #2) by Lena  Jones

19. Murder at the Museum (Agatha Oddly, #2)

By: Lena Jones

4.15

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A second mystery for thirteen-year-old Agatha Oddly - a bold, determined heroine, and the star of t… read more

Similar categories in Lena Jones's Murder at the Museum (Agatha Oddly, #2) book and Sharna Jackson's The Good Turn

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Island at the Edge of Night by Lucy Strange

20. The Island at the Edge of Night

By: Lucy Strange

4.40

Format: 269 pages, Kindle Edition

  A twisty-turny shadowy mystery from highly-acclaimed and Waterstones Prize-shortlisted author Luc… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Strange's The Island at the Edge of Night book and Sharna Jackson's The Good Turn

  • mystery
  • middle grade
Cover of The Good Turn by Sharna Jackson

21. The Good Turn

By: Sharna Jackson

4.06

Format: 381 pages, Paperback

Josephine Williams is definitely a leader - and her teachers know it! What other eleven-year-old is… read more

Similar categories in Sharna Jackson's The Good Turn book and Sharna Jackson's The Good Turn

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime

20 Best fiction books like The Good Turn by Sharna Jackson

Transform Your Habits

The Final Year

Matt Goodfellow

4.71

Transform Your Habits

Safiyyah's War

Hiba Noor Khan

4.32

Transform Your Habits

Tyger

S.F. Said

4.17

Transform Your Habits

Catch Your Death

Ravena Guron

4.10

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20 Best fiction books like The Ministry of Unladylike Activity by Robin Stevens

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

Katherine Woodfine

4.01

Transform Your Habits

Peril in Paris (Taylor & Rose Secret Agents, #1)

Katherine Woodfine

4.16

Transform Your Habits

The Last Bookwanderer (Pages & Co., #6)

Anna James

4.25

Transform Your Habits

The Highland Falcon Thief (Adventures on Trains, #1)

M.G. Leonard

4.28

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