8 must-read adventure books like Basil and the Lost Colony (Basil of Baker Street, #2) by Paul Galdone, Eve Titus

Basil and the Lost Colony (Basil of Baker Street, #2)

By: Paul Galdone , Eve Titus

4.10

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

Named one of "13 Detective Book Series You Obsessed Over as a Kid" by Buzzfeed.com and the inspirat…

If you liked the adventure plot in Basil and the Lost Colony (Basil of Baker Street, #2) by Paul Galdone, Eve Titus , here is a list of 8 books like this:

Cover of Henry and Beezus (Henry Huggins, #2) by Tracy Dockray, Beverly Cleary

1. Henry and Beezus (Henry Huggins, #2)

By: Tracy Dockray , Beverly Cleary

4.05

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

All Henry Huggins wants is his very own bicycle, a shiny red one to ride up and down Klickitat Stre… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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2. The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

By: Howard Pyle

4.07

Format: 398 pages, Paperback

Dünya tarihinin en ünlü halk kahramanlarından biri olan Robin Hood, zorlu bir dönemde ortaya çıkmış… read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
"Now there was no sign of any foul weather, but when one wishes to do a thing . . . one finds no lack of reasons for the doing."

-Howard Pyle, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

"So passed the seasons then, so they pass now, and so they will pass in time to come, while we come and go like leaves of the tree that fall and are soon forgotten."

-Howard Pyle, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

"I had to pay a ransom of six hundred pounds in gold. All might have gone well even yet, only that, by ins and outs and crookedness of laws, I was shorn like a sheep that is clipped to the quick."

-Howard Pyle, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

"Let us e'er be merry while we may, for man is but dust, and he hath but a span to live here till the worm getteth him, as our good gossip Swanthold sayeth; so let life be merry while it lasts, say I."

-Howard Pyle, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

Cover of The Dry Divide (Little Britches, #7) by Ralph Moody, Tran Mawicke

3. The Dry Divide (Little Britches, #7)

By: Ralph Moody , Tran Mawicke

4.33

Format: 230 pages, Paperback

4 July 1919 Nebraska. Ralph Moody "Bud" 20 is diabetic, down to last dime when put off a freight tr… read more

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  • childrens
  • audiobook
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4. The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain

By: Lloyd Alexander

4.25

Format: 351 pages, Paperback

When Lloyd Alexander finished the Chronicles of Prydain, readers asked for more! So, in 1973, Mr. A… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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5. The Cat in the Hat Comes Back

By: Dr. Seuss

3.69

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

The Cat in the Hat returns for more out-of-control fun in this wintry Beginner Book by Dr. Seuss. I… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Miss Bianca (The Rescuers, #2) by Garth Williams, Margery Sharp

6. Miss Bianca (The Rescuers, #2)

By: Garth Williams , Margery Sharp

3.80

Format: 152 pages, Hardcover

Miss Bianca, the elegant mouse Chairwoman of the famed Prisoners' Aid Society, drew in her breath. … read more

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  • animals
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Henry and the Paper Route (Henry, #4) by Tracy Dockray, Beverly Cleary

7. Henry and the Paper Route (Henry, #4)

By: Tracy Dockray , Beverly Cleary

3.96

Format: None pages, Paperback

Newbery Medal-winning author Beverly Cleary gives readers a hero they'll relate to--and root for--i… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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8. The Girl Who Saved Christmas

By: Matt Haig

5.00

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

JOURNEY TO THE EDGE OF MAGIC If magic has a beginning, can it also have an end? When Amelia wants a… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook

9. Henry and the Clubhouse (Henry, #5)

By: Tracy Dockray , Beverly Cleary

3.02

Format: None pages, Paperback

Fiery Ramona Quimby and the well-meaning Henry Huggins may clash, but in this delightful and hilari… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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10. Little Lord Fauntleroy

By: Frances Hodgson Burnett , Reginald Birch

4.23

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Little Lord Fauntleroy (1885, 1886) by Frances Hodgson Burnett is a beloved children's novel that m… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction

11. Basil and the Lost Colony (Basil of Baker Street, #2)

By: Paul Galdone , Eve Titus

4.10

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

Named one of "13 Detective Book Series You Obsessed Over as a Kid" by Buzzfeed.com and the inspirat… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook

12. Shaking the Nickel Bush (Little Britches, #6)

By: Ralph Moody

3.95

Format: None pages, Paperback

Skinny and suffering from diabetes, Ralph Moody is ordered by a Boston doctor to seek a more health… read more

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  • childrens

13. The Crow

By: James O'Barr

4.01

Format: 217 pages, Paperback

Eric has returned from the dead, driven only by hate and the need to wreak revenge on those who kil… read more

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Cover of The Rescuers (The Rescuers, #1) by Garth Williams, Margery Sharp

14. The Rescuers (The Rescuers, #1)

By: Garth Williams , Margery Sharp

4.08

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

The mice in this story created the widely respected Prisoners' Aid Society of Mice. The task of thi… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
"If he's a poet, why's he in jail?" demanded a suspicious voice. Madam Chairwoman shrugged velvet shoulders. "Perhaps he writes free verse," she suggested cunningly. A stir of approval answered her. M…"

-Garth Williams, The Rescuers (The Rescuers, #1)

15. Horton Hears a Who!

By: Dr. Seuss

3.99

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Surely among the most lovable of all Dr. Seuss creations, Horton the Elephant represents kindness, … read more

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16. Horton and the Kwuggerbug and more Lost Stories

By: Dr. Seuss

4.07

Format: 253 pages, Hardcover

A follow-up to The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Storiesby Dr. Seuss! A new Dr. Seuss book! This foll… read more

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17. Henry and Ribsy (Henry, #3)

By: Tracy Dockray , Beverly Cleary

3.48

Format: 241 pages, Paperback

Henry's father promises to take him salmon fishing if he can keep Ribsy out of trouble for the next… read more

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18. The Princess and the Goblin (Princess Irene and Curdie, #1)

By: George MacDonald , Arthur Hughes

4.02

Format: 241 pages, Paperback

A little princess is protected by her friend Curdie from the goblin miners who live beneath the cas… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"That's all nonsense," said Curdie. "I don't know what you mean." "Then if you don't know what I mean, what right have you to call it nonsense?"

-George MacDonald, The Princess and the Goblin (Princess Irene and Curdie, #1)

"But in the meantime, you must be content, I say, to be misunderstood for a while. We are all very anxious to be understood, and it is very hard not to be. But there is one thing much more necessary."…"

-George MacDonald, The Princess and the Goblin (Princess Irene and Curdie, #1)

19. The 101 Dalmatians (The Hundred and One Dalmatians, #1)

By: Dodie Smith , Michael Dooling

4.00

Format: None pages,

From the back of the case: "Puppies and more puppies! How will they all escape the evil Cruella de … read more

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20. I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!

By: Dr. Seuss

4.14

Format: None pages, Paperback

"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you'll … read more

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21. Horse of a Different Color: Reminiscences of a Kansas Drover (Little Britches, #8)

By: Ralph Moody

4.20

Format: None pages, Paperback

Horse of a Different Colorends the "roving days" of young Ralph Moody. His saga began on a Colorado… read more

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22. Henry Huggins (Henry Huggins, #1)

By: Tracy Dockray , Beverly Cleary

4.95

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In the first novel from Newbery Award-winning author Beverly Cleary, boys and girls alike will inst… read more

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23. Miss Brooks Loves Books!

By: Barbara Bottner , Michael Emberley

3.71

Format: None pages,

With the help of Miss Brooks, Missy's classmates all find books they love in the library--books abo… read more

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24. Ribsy (Henry, #6)

By: Beverly Cleary

3.46

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Separated from his owner, Henry Huggins, in a shopping center parking lot, an ordinary city dog beg… read more

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25. Mossflower (Redwall, #2)

By: Brian Jacques

4.12

Format: 373 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The thrilling prequel to "Redwall". The clever and greedy wildcat Tsarmina becomes ruler of all Mos… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
"There are enough cowards in the world without killing a brave creature for so little reason."

-Brian Jacques, Mossflower (Redwall, #2)

"There is no greater evil than killing. I don't care whether they call it war or justice. Life is precious."

-Brian Jacques, Mossflower (Redwall, #2)

"Songs just spring into my head. Silly, isn't it. Sometimes old Goody Stickle says that it's Mossflower singing through me. Now and then she'll say it's a sight of season the hasn't yet shone upon. -G…"

-Brian Jacques, Mossflower (Redwall, #2)

"Tell the Queen that there's been a robin red-breast hanging about Kotir grounds. It flies down low and vanishes near the floor. Cludd thinks it might be something to do with those woodlanders. Now, I…"

-Brian Jacques, Mossflower (Redwall, #2)

26. The Black Cauldron (The Chronicles of Prydain #2)

By: Lloyd Alexander

3.92

Format: 314 pages, Paperback

Taran, the Assistant Pig-Keeper, and his friends are led into a mortal struggle with Arawn and his … read more

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27. The Book of Three (The Chronicles of Prydain, #1)

By: Lloyd Alexander

3.92

Format: 314 pages, Paperback

Taran wanted to be a hero, and looking after a pig wasn't exactly heroic, even though Hen Wen was a… read more

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28. Watership Down: The Graphic Novel

By: James Sturm

4.43

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A beautiful and faithful graphic novel adaptation of Richard Adams’s beloved story of a group of ra… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
Cover of The Dawn of Yangchen (The Yangchen Novels, #1) by F.C. Yee

29. The Dawn of Yangchen (The Yangchen Novels, #1)

By: F.C. Yee

3.92

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Avatar, the Last Airbender: The Rise of Kyoshi and Av… read more

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  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • adventure
"Human desires were responsible for the situation they were in."

-F.C. Yee, The Dawn of Yangchen (The Yangchen Novels, #1)

"Better to parry the sword than heal the wound it made in the flesh."

-F.C. Yee, The Dawn of Yangchen (The Yangchen Novels, #1)

"Let a problem least for too long and people begin to believe it's not a problem."

-F.C. Yee, The Dawn of Yangchen (The Yangchen Novels, #1)

"Ah, the faint grain of sand, the merciless hound at our heels, the spoke of the season's wheel"

-F.C. Yee, The Dawn of Yangchen (The Yangchen Novels, #1)

Cover of The Legacy of Yangchen (The Yangchen Novels, #2) by F.C. Yee

30. The Legacy of Yangchen (The Yangchen Novels, #2)

By: F.C. Yee

4.18

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Avatar, the Last Airbender: The Rise of Kyoshi and Av… read more

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  • audiobook
  • fiction
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"Borrowed vigor coursed through her veins."

-F.C. Yee, The Legacy of Yangchen (The Yangchen Novels, #2)

"To the paranoid, facts seemed like threats."

-F.C. Yee, The Legacy of Yangchen (The Yangchen Novels, #2)

"Love could sometimes be a weakness. Mercy could sometimes be cruel."

-F.C. Yee, The Legacy of Yangchen (The Yangchen Novels, #2)

"The wise could be counted on to do what was wise; there was no predicting the actions of a buffoon."

-F.C. Yee, The Legacy of Yangchen (The Yangchen Novels, #2)

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31. What You Need to Be Warm

By: Neil Gaiman

4.20

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

During the coldest season, when the world feels scary—what do you remember about being warm? Baked … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens

16 must-read fiction books like Basil and the Lost Colony (Basil of Baker Street, #2) by Paul Galdone, Eve Titus

Transform Your Habits

Henry and Beezus (Henry Huggins, #2)

Tracy Dockray , Beverly Cleary

4.05

Transform Your Habits

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

Howard Pyle

4.07

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The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain

Lloyd Alexander

4.25

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The Cat in the Hat Comes Back

Dr. Seuss

3.69

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Tales from Watership Down (Watership Down, #2)

Richard Adams

3.83

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Watership Down: The Graphic Novel

James Sturm

4.43

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Ghost Roast

Shawnelle Gibbs

4.13

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.00

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