6 must-read juvenile books like The Crims (Crims, 1) by Kate Davies

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The Crims (Crims, 1)

By: Kate Davies

3.62

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The Addams Family meets Despicable Me in the first book of this new trilogy, perfect for fans of Le…

If you liked the juvenile plot in The Crims (Crims, 1) by Kate Davies , here is a list of 6 books like this:

Cover of The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone (Kingdoms & Empires, #1) by Jaclyn Moriarty

1. The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone (Kingdoms & Empires, #1)

By: Jaclyn Moriarty

4.29

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

Bronte Mettlestone is ten years old when her parents are killed by pirates.This does not bother her… read more

Similar categories in Jaclyn Moriarty's The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone (Kingdoms & Empires, #1) book and Kate Davies's The Crims (Crims, 1)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
"All books have magical properties."

-Jaclyn Moriarty, The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone (Kingdoms & Empires, #1)

"I was still seeing pirates in my old way, as almost-imaginary, adventure-story people with parrots on their shoulders, rather than the kind who shoot cannons at parents."

-Jaclyn Moriarty, The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone (Kingdoms & Empires, #1)

Cover of A Tale Dark & Grimm (A Tale Dark & Grimm, #1) by Adam Gidwitz

2. A Tale Dark & Grimm (A Tale Dark & Grimm, #1)

By: Adam Gidwitz

3.80

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In this mischievous and utterly original debut, Hansel and Gretel walk out of their own story and i… read more

Similar categories in Adam Gidwitz's A Tale Dark & Grimm (A Tale Dark & Grimm, #1) book and Kate Davies's The Crims (Crims, 1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of Winterhouse (Winterhouse, #1) by Ben Guterson

3. Winterhouse (Winterhouse, #1)

By: Ben Guterson

3.94

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

An enchanting urban fantasy middle-grade debut―the first book in a trilogy―set in a magical hotel f… read more

Similar categories in Ben Guterson's Winterhouse (Winterhouse, #1) book and Kate Davies's The Crims (Crims, 1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"Christmas Eve is a magical time," he said. "It is one of the few nights of the year-perhaps the only night of the year-when the spirit of love and peace seems to settle on everyone, regardless of who…"

-Ben Guterson, Winterhouse (Winterhouse, #1)

4. Posted

By: John David Anderson

4.08

Format: 432 pages, ebook

In middle school, words aren't just words. They can be weapons. They can be gifts. The right words … read more

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5. I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons

By: Peter S. Beagle

3.78

Format: 278 pages, Hardcover

A cast of characters trapped within their roles of dragon hunter, princess, and more must come toge… read more

Similar categories in Peter S. Beagle's I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons book and Kate Davies's The Crims (Crims, 1)

  • audiobook
  • humor
  • fiction
  • adventure
"Fear cannot breed where there is action."

-Peter S. Beagle, I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons

Cover of Premeditated Myrtle (Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries, #1) by Elizabeth C. Bunce

6. Premeditated Myrtle (Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries, #1)

By: Elizabeth C. Bunce

4.12

Format: 361 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the Edgar Award! Finalist for the Agatha Award and Anthony Award! Twelve-year-old Myr… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth C. Bunce's Premeditated Myrtle (Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries, #1) book and Kate Davies's The Crims (Crims, 1)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • juvenile
Cover of The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels by Beth Lincoln

7. The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

By: Beth Lincoln

4.06

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

In her family, Shenanigan Swift has always been synonymous with mischief. As Arch-Aunt Schadenfreud… read more

Similar categories in Beth Lincoln's The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels book and Kate Davies's The Crims (Crims, 1)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • mystery
  • juvenile
"According to Arch-Aunt Schadenfreude, a funeral ought to look like a wedding upside down."

-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

"A funeral is supposed to be a way to say goodbye. You look inside yourself and find a place to put your grief, not somewhere hidden, not the top shelf or the back of a cupboard, but maybe by a window…"

-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

"A collective term is a special name given to a group of animals, like a herd of cows. Many animals have their own strange terms. She knew the collective term for starlings was a murmuration, and the …"

-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

"Family was exhausting, and complicated, and everyone was their own person, which meant you had just as much chance of getting along with them as you did any stranger off the street. Just sharing bloo…"

-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

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8. The Curious Vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby

By: G.Z. Schmidt

3.95

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The Amadeuses were always considered somewhat strange. Even before the incident. When six-year-old… read more

Similar categories in G.Z. Schmidt's The Curious Vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby book and Kate Davies's The Crims (Crims, 1)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"Knowledge, someone once said, was power—and the fewer children with power, the better."

-G.Z. Schmidt, The Curious Vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby

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9. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

By: Pedro Martín

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy’s family and t… read more

Similar categories in Pedro Martín's Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir book and Kate Davies's The Crims (Crims, 1)

  • humor
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
"It was like the driveway at Disneyland but with way more automatic weapons."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

"I like to say that my stories are 100% true 90% of the time. My memory and my heart like to play tricks on each other. The results are what makes my stories."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

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10. Murder by Degrees

By: Ritu Mukerji

3.68

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Murder by Degrees is a historical mystery set in 19th century Philadelphia, following a pioneering… read more

Similar categories in Ritu Mukerji's Murder by Degrees book and Kate Davies's The Crims (Crims, 1)

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Body Under the Piano (Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen, #1) by Marthe Jocelyn

11. The Body Under the Piano (Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen, #1)

By: Marthe Jocelyn

3.92

Format: 325 pages, Hardcover

Aggie Morton lives in a small town on the coast of England in 1902. Adventurous and imaginative but… read more

Similar categories in Marthe Jocelyn's The Body Under the Piano (Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen, #1) book and Kate Davies's The Crims (Crims, 1)

  • mystery
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor (Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor, #1) by Ally Carter

12. Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor (Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor, #1)

By: Ally Carter

4.18

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

When 11-year-old April joins a group of kids living at Winterborne Home she doesn't expect to be th… read more

Similar categories in Ally Carter's Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor (Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor, #1) book and Kate Davies's The Crims (Crims, 1)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • juvenile
Cover of Artie and the Wolf Moon by Olivia   Stephens

13. Artie and the Wolf Moon

By: Olivia Stephens

3.81

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

After sneaking out against her mother's wishes, Artie Irvin spots a massive wolf--then watches it d… read more

Similar categories in Olivia Stephens's Artie and the Wolf Moon book and Kate Davies's The Crims (Crims, 1)

  • middle grade
  • fiction
"Now I'm here to be better than you at everything on a full-time bases."

-Olivia Stephens, Artie and the Wolf Moon

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14. Scritch Scratch

By: Lindsay Currie

3.92

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

A ghost story about a malevolent spirit, an unlucky girl, and a haunting mystery that will tie the … read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Currie's Scritch Scratch book and Kate Davies's The Crims (Crims, 1)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of Ravenfall (Ravenfall #1) by Kalyn Josephson

15. Ravenfall (Ravenfall #1)

By: Kalyn Josephson

3.92

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

One magical inn, two kids with supernatural powers, and an ancient Celtic creature trying to destro… read more

Similar categories in Kalyn Josephson's Ravenfall (Ravenfall #1) book and Kate Davies's The Crims (Crims, 1)

  • mystery
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of The Memory Thieves (Conjureverse, #2) by Dhonielle Clayton

16. The Memory Thieves (Conjureverse, #2)

By: Dhonielle Clayton

4.16

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Eager to wield their stapiers for Marvel Combat, Ella, Brigit, and Jason are back for their second … read more

Similar categories in Dhonielle Clayton's The Memory Thieves (Conjureverse, #2) book and Kate Davies's The Crims (Crims, 1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of Mirror Lake (Shady Hollow, #3) by Juneau Black

17. Mirror Lake (Shady Hollow, #3)

By: Juneau Black

4.03

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

The third novel in the Shady Hollow mystery series, in which Vera Vixen takes on her most challengi… read more

Similar categories in Juneau Black's Mirror Lake (Shady Hollow, #3) book and Kate Davies's The Crims (Crims, 1)

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of A Game of Noctis by Deva Fagan

18. A Game of Noctis

By: Deva Fagan

4.13

Format: 256 pages, ebook

A thrilling middle grade fantasy about a girl who must participate in a deadly game with a ragtag t… read more

Similar categories in Deva Fagan's A Game of Noctis book and Kate Davies's The Crims (Crims, 1)

  • audiobook
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • juvenile
Cover of Amari and the Despicable Wonders (Supernatural Investigations, #3) by B.B. Alston

19. Amari and the Despicable Wonders (Supernatural Investigations, #3)

By: B.B. Alston

4.37

Format: 400 pages, ebook

The highly anticipated third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Supernatural Investigations … read more

Similar categories in B.B. Alston's Amari and the Despicable Wonders (Supernatural Investigations, #3) book and Kate Davies's The Crims (Crims, 1)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of The Crims (Crims, 1) by Kate  Davies

20. The Crims (Crims, 1)

By: Kate Davies

3.62

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The Addams Family meets Despicable Me in the first book of this new trilogy, perfect for fans of Le… read more

Similar categories in Kate Davies's The Crims (Crims, 1) book and Kate Davies's The Crims (Crims, 1)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • mystery
  • crime
  • juvenile
Cover of House of Elephants (Witchlings, #3) by Claribel A. Ortega

21. House of Elephants (Witchlings, #3)

By: Claribel A. Ortega

4.49

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Claribel A. Ortega comes the third book in the spellbinding … read more

Similar categories in Claribel A. Ortega's House of Elephants (Witchlings, #3) book and Kate Davies's The Crims (Crims, 1)

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • adventure

18 must-read fiction books like The Crims (Crims, 1) by Kate Davies

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The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone (Kingdoms & Empires, #1)

Jaclyn Moriarty

4.29

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A Tale Dark & Grimm (A Tale Dark & Grimm, #1)

Adam Gidwitz

3.80

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Winterhouse (Winterhouse, #1)

Ben Guterson

3.94

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I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons

Peter S. Beagle

3.78

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15 best-selling childrens books like Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martín

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The Eyes and the Impossible

Dave Eggers

4.25

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Ferris

Kate DiCamillo

4.30

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The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

Nicholas Day

4.15

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The Lost Year

Katherine Marsh

4.50

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