11 best-selling fantasy books like Race to Krakatoa (The Inkwell Chronicles #2) by J.D. Peabody

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Race to Krakatoa (The Inkwell Chronicles #2)

By: J.D. Peabody

4.47

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Mystery and danger abound in book two of The Inkwell Chronicles, a fast-paced middle-grade fantasy …

If you liked the fantasy plot in Race to Krakatoa (The Inkwell Chronicles #2) by J.D. Peabody , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. Tuesdays at the Castle (Castle Glower, #1)

By: Jessica Day George

4.11

Format: 225 pages, Hardcover

Tuesdays at Castle Glower are Princess Celie's favorite days. That's because on Tuesdays the castle… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • adventure
"How wonderful," he purred. "I've been longing to speak to you for days, Princess Cecelia." "And I've been wanting to kick you in the shin for days."

-Jessica Day George, Tuesdays at the Castle (Castle Glower, #1)

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2. North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)

By: Andrew Peterson

4.55

Format: 331 pages, Paperback

First they found themselves  On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness.  Now they must make their way… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • adventure
"You call that poetry?"

-Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)

"She poured her heart into the song and filled it with everything she felt"

-Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)

"Podo and Leeli finally came back to where the others rested, and though her face still bore the weight of her sorrow, Janner could see that is sister was present. Her eyes didn't see stare into nothi…"

-Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)

"He was only twelve, but he knew enough to realize that the way before him would be hard. Is it worth it? he asked himself. Was it worth losing his old life in order to learn the truth of who he was a…"

-Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)

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3. The Secret of Chimneys (Superintendent Battle, #1)

By: Agatha Christie

3.98

Format: 574 pages, Paperback

A bit of adventure and quick cash is all that good-natured drifter Anthony Cade is looking for when… read more

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4. The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)

By: Andrew Peterson , Justin Gerard

4.69

Format: 348 pages, Paperback

Book Three of The Wingfeather Saga Janner Wingfeather's father was the High King of Anniera. But h… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • adventure
"Sorry, lass. Ye have to seize the teachable moments, you know. Carry on."

-Andrew Peterson, The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)

"Gnag bends things for breaking, and the Maker makes a flourish! Evil digs a pit, and the Maker makes a well! That is his way."

-Andrew Peterson, The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)

"He means to make his subjects merciful and wise; sorrow and struggle bringeth both. We will, he tells me, grow by grieving, live by dying, love by losing. The heart itself is the field of battle and …"

-Andrew Peterson, The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)

"I'll put her in charge of the puppies. I've twelve this week that need tending. How does that suit you?" Leeli's mouth hung open. She tried to say something but instead crumpled to the floor. She had…"

-Andrew Peterson, The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)

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5. On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

By: Andrew Peterson

4.33

Format: 290 pages, Paperback

Once, in a cottage above the cliffs on the Dark Sea of Darkness, there lived three children and the… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • adventure
"Even if hope is just a low ember at night, in the morning you can still start a fire."

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

"Esben Igiby was seeping into Janner’s thoughts, and there was no way to seal the leak."

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

"But other than the cruel fangs and the constant threat of death and torture, there wasn't much to fear in Skree."

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

"There's just something about the way he sings. It makes me think of when it snows outside, and the fire is warm, and Podo is telling us a story while you're cooking, and there's no place I'd rather b…"

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

6. The Warden and the Wolf King (The Wingfeather Saga #4)

By: None , Andrew Peterson

3.90

Format: 205 pages,

All winter long, people in the Green Hollows have prepared for a final battle with Gnag the Nameles… read more

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  • middle grade
  • fantasy

7. The First Christmas Night

By: None

3.87

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

Modeled after "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," this beautiful retelling of the birth of Jesus ce… read more

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8. Mr. Dickens and His Carol: A Novel of Christmas Past

By: Samantha Silva

3.81

Format: 234 pages, Hardcover

Shakespeare in Lovemeets A Christmas Carolin this transporting debut novel set during the whirlwind… read more

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9. 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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  • middle grade
  • childrens
"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)

10. Princess Academy (Princess Academy, #1)

By: Shannon Hale

3.87

Format: 272 pages,

Miri lives on a mountain where, for generations, her ancestors have quarried stone and lived a simp… read more

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11. Once a Queen (Carrick Hall, #1)

By: Sarah Arthur

3.73

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

An American teenager discovers that her estranged English grandmother was once a queen in another w… read more

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  • middle grade
  • fantasy
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12. The Italian Ballerina

By: Kristy Cambron

4.13

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

At the height of the Nazi occupation of Rome, an unlikely band of heroes comes together to save inn… read more

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13. The Puppets of Spelhorst

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.19

Format: 149 pages, Hardcover

From master storyteller Kate DiCamillo comes an original fairy tale—with enchanting illustrations b… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • adventure
"The moon has no master," said the owl. "The moon is its own king." "Or queen," said the girl. The moon rose higher."

-Kate DiCamillo, The Puppets of Spelhorst

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14. Ferris

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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15. The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.46

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

For more than a decade, readers have been enchanted by the modern classic The One and Only Ivan , a… read more

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  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
Cover of The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity by Nicholas  Day

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

By: Nicholas Day

4.15

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A propulsive work of narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how t… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
"Leonard da Vinci had painted the Mona Lisa. But Vincenzo Perugia had turned it into The Mona Lisa."

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

"The Lourve, he concluded, with an insult designed to puncture French pride, "is less well protected than a Spanish museum."

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

"If the Mona Lisa is the most famous face in art history, Les Demoiselles is a hatchet thrown at it. It's not a pretty painting. Its brutal and uncomfortable."

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

"Word of his midnight activities gets out. 'The pope has found out that I have skinned three corpses,' Leonardo writes in his notebook. He gets off easy. He's simply told: please stop skinning corpses."

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

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17. A Rover's Story

By: Jasmine Warga

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover. Meet Resilience, a Mars rover… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
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18. Olivetti

By: Allie Millington

4.10

Format: 253 pages, Hardcover

Being a typewriter is not as easy as it looks. Surrounded by books (notorious attention hogs) and r… read more

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  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
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19. A Royal Christmas

By: Melody Carlson

3.82

Format: 167 pages, Kindle Edition

Adelaide Smith is too busy for fairy tales. She's been working hard to put herself through law scho… read more

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20. Julia Monroe Begins Again (Beignets for Two)

By: Rebekah Millet

4.08

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Julia Monroe has just turned forty and hopes this next decade goes much better than the last, in wh… read more

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21. Beneath the Swirling Sky (The Restorationists, #1)

By: Carolyn Leiloglou

4.18

Format: 305 pages, Hardcover

A house full of paintings, a missing sister, and a family secret send a boy and his cousin into a w… read more

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  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
Cover of Charlie Brown's Christmas Miracle: The Inspiring, Untold Story of the Making of a Holiday Classic by Michael Keane

22. Charlie Brown's Christmas Miracle: The Inspiring, Untold Story of the Making of a Holiday Classic

By: Michael Keane

4.23

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

Discover the inspiring, unknown, against-all-odds story of how the classic animated holiday special… read more

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23. Blessed in the Mess: How to Experience God's Goodness in the Midst of Life's Pain

By: Joyce Meyer

4.38

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

Renowned Bible teacher and #1 New York Times bestselling author Joyce Meyer shows readers how to no… read more

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Cover of The Roots of the Federal Reserve: Tracing the Nephilim from Noah to the US Dollar by Laura Sanger

24. The Roots of the Federal Reserve: Tracing the Nephilim from Noah to the US Dollar

By: Laura Sanger

4.64

Format: 455 pages, Kindle Edition

By shedding light on what lies in the dark corners of history, this book reveals the spiritual land… read more

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Cover of Who Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up? by Paula Faris

25. Who Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?

By: Paula Faris

4.59

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Inspire children to dream not just about a future career, but also about the kind of person they wa… read more

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  • childrens
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26. Waiting for Christmas

By: Lynn Austin

4.50

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In this hope-filled Gilded Age Christmas novella from bestselling author Lynn Austin, the year is 1… read more

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27. Lucky Girl: Lessons on Overcoming Odds and Building a Limitless Future

By: Scout Bassett

3.56

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Sprinter, long jumper, and Paralympian Scout Bassett shares the lessons she’s learned battling the … read more

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Cover of Race to Krakatoa (The Inkwell Chronicles #2) by J.D. Peabody

28. Race to Krakatoa (The Inkwell Chronicles #2)

By: J.D. Peabody

4.47

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Mystery and danger abound in book two of The Inkwell Chronicles, a fast-paced middle-grade fantasy … read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • adventure
Cover of This Dream Is Not for You: Learn to Live by Letting Go by Wade Joye

29. This Dream Is Not for You: Learn to Live by Letting Go

By: Wade Joye

4.54

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Believe it or not, the dreams we have for our lives are dangerous. Here, speaker and Bible teacher … read more

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14 Best childrens books like Race to Krakatoa (The Inkwell Chronicles #2) by J.D. Peabody

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Jessica Day George

4.11

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4.55

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4.69

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