21 Top childrens books like A Clue for Clara (A Clue for Clara, #1) by Lian Tanner

Cover of A Clue for Clara (A Clue for Clara, #1) by Lian Tanner

A Clue for Clara (A Clue for Clara, #1)

By: Lian Tanner

4.63

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Winner of the 2021 Sisters in Crime Davitt Award for Best Children's Novel. 'GREETINGS. I AM LOO…

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Cover of No Rules (Friday Barnes, #4) by R.A. Spratt

1. No Rules (Friday Barnes, #4)

By: R.A. Spratt

4.50

Format: 273 pages, Kindle Edition

What if every clue points in the wrong direction?Friday Barnes has been deported to Switzerland! Wi… read more

Similar categories in R.A. Spratt's No Rules (Friday Barnes, #4) book and Lian Tanner's A Clue for Clara (A Clue for Clara, #1)

  • detective
  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • mystery
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2. The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart

By: Holly Ringland

4.75

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

The most enchanting debut novel of 2018, this is an irresistible, deeply moving and romantic story … read more

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3. Sunny Side Up

By: Jennifer L. Holm , Matthew Holm , Lark Pien

3.70

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Sunny Lewin has been packed off to Florida to live with her grandfather for the summer. At first sh… read more

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4. Look Into My Eyes (Ruby Redfort, #1)

By: Lauren Child

4.45

Format: None pages,

Everyone knows that Clarice Bean is exceptionordinarily keen about the Ruby Redfort books. Now in h… read more

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5. The Wild Robot (The Wild Robot, #1)

By: Peter Brown

4.05

Format: 12 pages, Hardcover

When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild… read more

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6. The Bookbinder

By: Pip Williams

4.07

Format: 437 pages, Hardcover

A young British woman working in a book bindery gets a chance to pursue knowledge and love when Wor… read more

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"Your stitching is what will hold the story together."

-Pip Williams, The Bookbinder

"Love Eternal, in Baskerville typeface. He'd chosen it for its clarity and beauty."

-Pip Williams, The Bookbinder

"The myriad ways our words had failed to be bound, and here they were, finally, and there was only one bloody copy."

-Pip Williams, The Bookbinder

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7. A Girl Called Corpse

By: Reece Carter

3.96

Format: 339 pages, Paperback

'Find the thing the Witches call a treasure,' says Old Man, 'and you'll get back all those memories… read more

Similar categories in Reece Carter's A Girl Called Corpse book and Lian Tanner's A Clue for Clara (A Clue for Clara, #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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8. Bodies of Light

By: Jennifer Down

4.29

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

So by the grace of a photograph that had inexplicably gone viral, Tony had found me. Or: he’d found… read more

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"The Sydney of this time was a different place to the honeymoon city I'd visited with Damien. That one was the crescent of the bridge, the rolling waves beneath the ferry, the shaded streets in The Ro…"

-Jennifer Down, Bodies of Light

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9. Love Stories

By: Trent Dalton

4.14

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Trent Dalton, Australia's best-loved writer, goes out into the world and asks a simple, direct ques… read more

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"True love is exposing all the pieces."

-Trent Dalton, Love Stories

"Love is knowing when you've come home."

-Trent Dalton, Love Stories

"You ever felt that kinda low? The kind you want to stay in?"

-Trent Dalton, Love Stories

"She realises now that grief is the price she will willingly pay to have loved someone so deeply."

-Trent Dalton, Love Stories

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10. Runt

By: Craig Silvey

4.46

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

A heart-warming, funny, beautifully told story for readers of all ages from the bestselling author … read more

Similar categories in Craig Silvey's Runt book and Lian Tanner's A Clue for Clara (A Clue for Clara, #1)

  • animals
  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories (Awesome Friendly Kid Book 3) by Jeff Kinney

11. Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories (Awesome Friendly Kid Book 3)

By: Jeff Kinney

4.22

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

Scare yourself silly with Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories by Jeff Kinney, the #1… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Kinney's Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories (Awesome Friendly Kid Book 3) book and Lian Tanner's A Clue for Clara (A Clue for Clara, #1)

  • humor
  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of The Ministry of Unladylike Activity by Robin Stevens

12. 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 Lian Tanner's A Clue for Clara (A Clue for Clara, #1)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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13. Scar Town

By: Tristan Bancks

4.04

Format: 188 pages, Kindle Edition

Twelve-year-old Will Haddon and his twin friends, Dar and Juno, find a safe full of money and human… read more

Similar categories in Tristan Bancks's Scar Town book and Lian Tanner's A Clue for Clara (A Clue for Clara, #1)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Twins by Varian Johnson

14. Twins

By: Varian Johnson

4.09

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Coretta Scott King Honor author Varian Johnson teams up with rising cartoonist Shannon Wright for a… read more

Similar categories in Varian Johnson's Twins book and Lian Tanner's A Clue for Clara (A Clue for Clara, #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of The Tryout (The Tryout #1) by Christina Soontornvat

15. The Tryout (The Tryout #1)

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.31

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

STAND TALL. BE LOUD. GAME FACE ON. When cheerleading tryouts are announced, Christina and … read more

Similar categories in Christina Soontornvat's The Tryout (The Tryout #1) book and Lian Tanner's A Clue for Clara (A Clue for Clara, #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart by Samera Kamaleddine

16. The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart

By: Samera Kamaleddine

3.65

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Friendship, family and feelings collide in this sparkling middle-grade debut from Matilda Prize win… read more

Similar categories in Samera Kamaleddine's The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart book and Lian Tanner's A Clue for Clara (A Clue for Clara, #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Never Fear (Friday Barnes, #8) by R.A. Spratt

17. Never Fear (Friday Barnes, #8)

By: R.A. Spratt

4.62

Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition

Friday's time at Highcrest is running out!The new headmaster is turning everything upside down. Fri… read more

Similar categories in R.A. Spratt's Never Fear (Friday Barnes, #8) book and Lian Tanner's A Clue for Clara (A Clue for Clara, #1)

  • mystery
  • middle grade
  • childrens
"Friday looked up. She bit her lip. She didn’t want to say anything. She didn’t think she could without crying. But she had to say something. “Let’s make a pledge,"

-R.A. Spratt, Never Fear (Friday Barnes, #8)

Cover of A Glasshouse of Stars by Shirley Marr

18. A Glasshouse of Stars

By: Shirley Marr

3.98

Format: 288 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Meixing Lim and her family have arrived at the New House in the New Land, inherited from First Uncl… read more

Similar categories in Shirley Marr's A Glasshouse of Stars book and Lian Tanner's A Clue for Clara (A Clue for Clara, #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"It is then you understand that Kevin isn't angry at the world; he's angry at himself."

-Shirley Marr, A Glasshouse of Stars

"The promise touches your face softly and wraps itself gently around you, planting a seed of hope in your heart."

-Shirley Marr, A Glasshouse of Stars

"Are you scared of the darkness?" Kevin asks you. "No," you say. With your answer, the black sky is at once filled with a million galaxies. It is the most beautiful thing you have ever seen. "No," you…"

-Shirley Marr, A Glasshouse of Stars

Cover of Mim and the Baffling Bully (The Travelling Bookshop, #1) by Katrina Nannestad

19. Mim and the Baffling Bully (The Travelling Bookshop, #1)

By: Katrina Nannestad

4.18

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Cbca's Notable Younger Reader's Book 2022 The right book might just change your life ... Mim… read more

Similar categories in Katrina Nannestad's Mim and the Baffling Bully (The Travelling Bookshop, #1) book and Lian Tanner's A Clue for Clara (A Clue for Clara, #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of The Boy Who Stepped Through Time by Anna Ciddor

20. The Boy Who Stepped Through Time

By: Anna Ciddor

4.04

Format: 325 pages, Paperback

When Perry steps into a crumbling ruin while on holiday in France, he is not expecting to be transp… read more

Similar categories in Anna Ciddor's The Boy Who Stepped Through Time book and Lian Tanner's A Clue for Clara (A Clue for Clara, #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Huda and Me by H. Hayek

21. Huda and Me

By: H. Hayek

4.03

Format: 142 pages, Kindle Edition

Huda's sitting in the airport lounge, fiddling with our tickets. I can tell she's excited because s… read more

Similar categories in H. Hayek's Huda and Me book and Lian Tanner's A Clue for Clara (A Clue for Clara, #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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22. Dragon Skin

By: Karen Foxlee

4.24

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

How to save a dragon: 1) Assemble equipment. Water, Weet-Bix, sugar, syringe, sticky tape, scissor… read more

Similar categories in Karen Foxlee's Dragon Skin book and Lian Tanner's A Clue for Clara (A Clue for Clara, #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"He was dangerous. Dangerous like water. He could seem calm and glassy on top but underneath he was all dark silt and weed."

-Karen Foxlee, Dragon Skin

"[Pip] was wondering if the dragon was still alive in the little hoodie nest. It had been after the world’s fastest shower. She’d peeked into the wardrobe and seen its little belly rising and falling,…"

-Karen Foxlee, Dragon Skin

"Mika belIeved in Magic. One hundred per cent without a doubt. She learned that fast when he arrived. He knew the Dewey decimal 130s like the back of his hand and they went to the town library often t…"

-Karen Foxlee, Dragon Skin

Cover of Social Queue by Kay Kerr

23. Social Queue

By: Kay Kerr

3.99

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

'I thought I was nobody’s teen crush, but turns out I was just missing the signs.' Zoe Kelly is … read more

Similar categories in Kay Kerr's Social Queue book and Lian Tanner's A Clue for Clara (A Clue for Clara, #1)

"It bothers me how people need the truth to be sugar-coated to be palatable. And that it's my job to remember the sugar."

-Kay Kerr, Social Queue

"I’ve been trying to motivate myself to have a shower for the last forty-five minutes, but so far all I’ve managed to do is get my underwear out of the drawer and lie back down on the bed. Having a sh…"

-Kay Kerr, Social Queue

Cover of Breaking News (Kensy and Max, #1) by Jacqueline Harvey

24. Breaking News (Kensy and Max, #1)

By: Jacqueline Harvey

4.26

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Introducing Kensy and Max - an action-packed spy-adventure series for girls and boys from bestselli… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Harvey's Breaking News (Kensy and Max, #1) book and Lian Tanner's A Clue for Clara (A Clue for Clara, #1)

  • mystery
  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of The Goodbye Year by Emily Gale

25. The Goodbye Year

By: Emily Gale

4.36

Format: 256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

It’s the start of 2020 and Harper is filled with anticipation about being in the final year of Rive… read more

Similar categories in Emily Gale's The Goodbye Year book and Lian Tanner's A Clue for Clara (A Clue for Clara, #1)

  • mystery
  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Scout and the Rescue Dogs by Dianne Wolfer

26. Scout and the Rescue Dogs

By: Dianne Wolfer

4.00

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A celebration of community, adventure, kindness and, above all, dogs! The summer holidays have fin… read more

Similar categories in Dianne Wolfer's Scout and the Rescue Dogs book and Lian Tanner's A Clue for Clara (A Clue for Clara, #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Being Jimmy Baxter by Fiona Lloyd

27. Being Jimmy Baxter

By: Fiona Lloyd

4.02

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

A gently funny yet powerful coming-of-age middle grade novel about surviving the odds, unlikely fri… read more

Similar categories in Fiona Lloyd's Being Jimmy Baxter book and Lian Tanner's A Clue for Clara (A Clue for Clara, #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Gus and the Starlight by Victoria Carless

28. Gus and the Starlight

By: Victoria Carless

4.24

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A spine-tingling and heart-warming story about friendship and finding your special place in the wor… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Carless's Gus and the Starlight book and Lian Tanner's A Clue for Clara (A Clue for Clara, #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of A Clue for Clara (A Clue for Clara, #1) by Lian Tanner

29. A Clue for Clara (A Clue for Clara, #1)

By: Lian Tanner

4.63

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Winner of the 2021 Sisters in Crime Davitt Award for Best Children's Novel. 'GREETINGS. I AM LOO… read more

Similar categories in Lian Tanner's A Clue for Clara (A Clue for Clara, #1) book and Lian Tanner's A Clue for Clara (A Clue for Clara, #1)

  • detective
  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Shower Land 1: Break the Curse by Nat Amoore

30. Shower Land 1: Break the Curse

By: Nat Amoore

3.70

Format: 117 pages, Kindle Edition

Felix hates Mondays. Dad’s yelling at him to get up. His little brother, Olly, is being super annoy… read more

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R.A. Spratt

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Reece Carter

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Craig Silvey

4.46

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Dante Medema

4.00

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Amy Doak

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Nova Weetman

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