14 must-read adventure books like The Chocolate Factory Ghost by David O'Connell

Cover of The Chocolate Factory Ghost by David  O'Connell

The Chocolate Factory Ghost

By: David O'Connell

3.91

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Archie McBudge knows his lucky underpants must really work because when he and his mum are summoned…

If you liked the adventure plot in The Chocolate Factory Ghost by David O'Connell , here is a list of 14 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

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • adventure
"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 How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury (How To Train Your Dragon, #12) by Cressida Cowell

2. How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury (How To Train Your Dragon, #12)

By: Cressida Cowell

4.59

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

Winner, 2017 APA Audie Awards - Middle Grade Book 12 is the epic finale to the New York Times be… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • adventure
"If it doesn’t end well, then it isn’t the end."

-Cressida Cowell, How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury (How To Train Your Dragon, #12)

"Because: Love Never Dies, What is Within is More Important than What is Without, The Best is Not Always the Most Obvious and Once You've Loved Truly, Thor, then You Know the Way"

-Cressida Cowell, How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury (How To Train Your Dragon, #12)

"Once, when I was a child, I dreamed that Grimbeard the Ghastly, on the deck of his ship The Endless Journey , threw the sword Endeavor up into the air. Up and up it spun, through the inky blackness, …"

-Cressida Cowell, How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury (How To Train Your Dragon, #12)

Cover of Paper Girls, Volume 2 by Jared K. Fletcher, Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, None

3. Paper Girls, Volume 2

By: Jared K. Fletcher , Brian K. Vaughan , Cliff Chiang , None

4.10

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

The smash-hit series from BRIAN K. VAUGHAN and CLIFF CHIANG continues with a bold new direction, as… read more

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  • fantasy
  • adventure
"The world is a terrifying place, more than I ever realized. But if I had my whole life to do over again, that's literally the only thing I'd change. I'd stop being so afraid of other people."

-Jared K. Fletcher, Paper Girls, Volume 2

Cover of How to Steal a Dragon's Sword (How to Train Your Dragon, #9) by Cressida Cowell

4. How to Steal a Dragon's Sword (How to Train Your Dragon, #9)

By: Cressida Cowell

2.78

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

Viking Berk heir Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III and his dragon, Toothless are target of dragon rebel… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • adventure

5. How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel (How to Train Your Dragon, #10)

By: Cressida Cowell

4.05

Format: None pages, Paperback

The Dragon Rebellion has begun, bringing the Vikings' darkest hour upon them. Hiccup has become an … read more

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6. The Trials of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor, #1)

By: None

3.78

Format: 472 pages, Hardcover

A breathtaking, enchanting new series by debut author Jessica Townsend, about a cursed girl who esc… read more

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Cover of The Storm Keeper's Island (Storm Keeper, #1) by Catherine Doyle

7. The Storm Keeper's Island (Storm Keeper, #1)

By: Catherine Doyle

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

When Fionn Boyle sets foot on Arranmore Island, it begins to stir beneath his feet ... Once in a… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • adventure
"That is your greatest responsibility. To live a life of breathless wonder, so that when it begins to fade from you, you will feel the shadow of its happiness still inside you and the blissful sense t…"

-Catherine Doyle, The Storm Keeper's Island (Storm Keeper, #1)

"Fiona couldn't summon a smile. His grandfather sighed. 'If you insist on pity, then really you must pity yourself. Your head is still very empty.' Fionn frowned, indignation jostling the urge to cry …"

-Catherine Doyle, The Storm Keeper's Island (Storm Keeper, #1)

Cover of Elolliset by Iida Turpeinen

8. Elolliset

By: Iida Turpeinen

4.38

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

Vuonna 1741 luonnontieteilijä ja teologi Georg Wilhelm Steller seilaa kapteeni Vitus Beringin retki… read more

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Cover of Korvapuustikesä (Kahvila Koivu, #1) by Maija Kajanto

9. Korvapuustikesä (Kahvila Koivu, #1)

By: Maija Kajanto

3.58

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Pellillinen rakkautta, kiitos! Kristiina Kivimaa saa tarpeekseen ravintola-alan pyörityksestä, n… read more

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Cover of The Book That Did Not Want To Be Read by David Sundin

10. The Book That Did Not Want To Be Read

By: David Sundin

3.94

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The bestselling Swedish children's book of 2020, translated by B. J. Woodstein, with graphic design… read more

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  • fantasy
  • childrens
Cover of Sitruunakevät (Kahvila Koivu, #4) by Maija Kajanto

11. Sitruunakevät (Kahvila Koivu, #4)

By: Maija Kajanto

3.51

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Keväisessä kahvila Koivussa elämä tarjoaa välillä pelkkiä sitruunoita. Kristiina Kivimaa ja Tomm… read more

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Cover of Sahramisyksy (Kahvila Koivu, #3) by Maija Kajanto

12. Sahramisyksy (Kahvila Koivu, #3)

By: Maija Kajanto

3.35

Format: 223 pages, Paperback

Syksy on uusien alkujen aikaa – myös kahvila Koivussa. Pienelle paikkakunnalle muuttanut Kristii… read more

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13. Sisters of the Lost Marsh

By: Lucy Strange

4.04

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From award winning author Lucy Strange comes a thrilling story of six sisters who must fight agains… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • adventure
Cover of Dog Man: Mothering Heights (Dog Man, #10) by Dav Pilkey

14. Dog Man: Mothering Heights (Dog Man, #10)

By: Dav Pilkey

4.52

Format: 224 pages, Library Binding

Dog Man and Petey face their biggest challenges yet in the tenth Dog Man book from worldwide bestse… read more

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  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
Cover of Menacing Manor (Sinister Summer #4) by Kiersten White

15. Menacing Manor (Sinister Summer #4)

By: Kiersten White

4.15

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The penultimate adventure finds the Sinister-Winterbottoms at the manor of Mr. Frank and Dr. Stein!… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • adventure
Cover of The Polar Bear Explorers' Club by Alex Bell

16. The Polar Bear Explorers' Club

By: Alex Bell

4.15

Format: 336 pages, ebook

It sounded like a respectable and worthy enough death for an explorer - tumbling from an ice bridge… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • adventure
Cover of The Tower at the End of Time by Amy Sparkes

17. The Tower at the End of Time

By: Amy Sparkes

4.00

Format: 273 pages, Paperback

Adventurous, magical and brilliantly funny sequel to The House at the Edge of Magic. Nine and he… read more

Similar categories in Amy Sparkes's The Tower at the End of Time book and David O'Connell's The Chocolate Factory Ghost

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
Cover of The Bookshop at the Back of Beyond (The House at the Edge of Magic, #3) by Amy Sparkes

18. The Bookshop at the Back of Beyond (The House at the Edge of Magic, #3)

By: Amy Sparkes

4.18

Format: 186 pages, Kindle Edition

Adventurous, magical and brilliantly funny next book in the House at the Edge of Magic series. N… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • adventure
Cover of Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor, #2) by Jessica Townsend

19. Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor, #2)

By: Jessica Townsend

4.48

Format: 467 pages, Paperback

Wunder is gathering in Nevermoor ... Morrigan Crow may have defeated her deadly curse, passed th… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • adventure
"Morrigan frowned. She sometimes felt that her true knack had nothing to do with being a Wundersmith. That it was, in fact, her remarkable ability to assume the worst. It came, of course, from a lifet…"

-Jessica Townsend, Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor, #2)

Cover of Dread Wood (Dread Wood, #1) by Jennifer Killick

20. 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

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • adventure
Cover of The House at the Edge of Magic by Amy Sparkes

21. The House at the Edge of Magic

By: Amy Sparkes

3.72

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Nine is an orphan pickpocket determined to escape her life in the Nest of a Thousand Treasures. Whe… read more

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  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
Cover of The Beast and the Bethany (The Beast and the Bethany, #1) by Jack Meggitt-Phillips

22. The Beast and the Bethany (The Beast and the Bethany, #1)

By: Jack Meggitt-Phillips

4.02

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Beauty comes at a price. And no one knows that better than Ebenezer Tweezer, who has stayed beautif… read more

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  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
"ren’t you going to say ‘Whoa!’ or ‘Gosh!’?"

-Jack Meggitt-Phillips, The Beast and the Bethany (The Beast and the Bethany, #1)

"It can be rather a nasty shock when you realize that you’ve been behaving badly."

-Jack Meggitt-Phillips, The Beast and the Bethany (The Beast and the Bethany, #1)

"Yes, I am a handsome devil, and yes, I can do it! After all, what’s three days in the life of a 511-year-old anyway?"

-Jack Meggitt-Phillips, The Beast and the Bethany (The Beast and the Bethany, #1)

"A good night’s sleep can do wonders for the brain. It can help sharpen your thinking, and if you are lucky, it can bring you answers to the most troublesome questions."

-Jack Meggitt-Phillips, The Beast and the Bethany (The Beast and the Bethany, #1)

Cover of House on Hoarder Hill (The House on Hoarder Hill, #1) by Kelly Ngai

23. House on Hoarder Hill (The House on Hoarder Hill, #1)

By: Kelly Ngai

3.76

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Magical, spooky and mysterious: welcome to the House on Hoarder Hill... When Hedy and Spencer st… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • adventure
Cover of Merkitty lapsi (Melkein mahdoton tehtävä, #1) by Timo Parvela

24. Merkitty lapsi (Melkein mahdoton tehtävä, #1)

By: Timo Parvela

3.46

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

Suosikkikirjailijan uuden sarjan avaus. Parvelan koukuttava ja synkeän roalddahlmaisen huumorin … read more

Similar categories in Timo Parvela's Merkitty lapsi (Melkein mahdoton tehtävä, #1) book and David O'Connell's The Chocolate Factory Ghost

  • childrens
Cover of Palavan kaupungin lapset (Turun palo, #1) by Roope Lipasti

25. Palavan kaupungin lapset (Turun palo, #1)

By: Roope Lipasti

3.70

Format: 135 pages, Hardcover

Pelastustehtävä palavassa kaupungissa Palkitun Viikinkisolmu-sarjan tekijältä historiallinen las… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Mustan kuun majatalo by Reetta Niemelä

26. Mustan kuun majatalo

By: Reetta Niemelä

3.39

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

Uuden fantasiasarjan jännittävä aloitus! Perhoshullu Saimi Salaper ja hänen eläinlääkäri-isänsä … read more

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  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
Cover of The Chocolate Factory Ghost by David  O'Connell

27. The Chocolate Factory Ghost

By: David O'Connell

3.91

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Archie McBudge knows his lucky underpants must really work because when he and his mum are summoned… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • adventure
Cover of Yökoulu ja turmion teatteri (Yökoulu, #14) by Paula Noronen

28. Yökoulu ja turmion teatteri (Yökoulu, #14)

By: Paula Noronen

2.90

Format: 56 pages, None

Vampyyrityttö Martta valokeilassa - kulisseissa kiehuu! Yökoulu on sopivan jännittävä ja hirmuisen … read more

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Cover of Nordlys: Book One (Nordlys, #1) by Malin Falch

29. Nordlys: Book One (Nordlys, #1)

By: Malin Falch

4.04

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Journey to the magical north in this award-winning and bestselling portal fantasy graphic novel roo… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • adventure

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

Jaclyn Moriarty

4.29

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How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury (How To Train Your Dragon, #12)

Cressida Cowell

4.59

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Jared K. Fletcher , Brian K. Vaughan , Cliff Chiang , None

4.10

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Cressida Cowell

2.78

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Willow Moss & the Lost Day (Starfell, #1)

Dominique Valente

4.05

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Dominique Valente

4.17

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Jamie Littler

4.07

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Thomas Taylor

4.47

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