The Famous Stanley Kidnapping Case (Stanley Family, #2)
By: Zilpha Keatley Snyder
3.75
Format: 148 pages, Paperback
Kidnappers in Italy have their hands full when the captive American children advise them on running…
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1. The Furthest Station (Rivers of London, #5.5)
By: Ben Aaronovitch
4.10
Format: 144 pages, ebook
There have been ghosts on the London Underground, sad, harmless spectres whose presence does little… read more
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- mystery
- fiction
"I didn't ask why anybody would want to risk the electric two-step on the tracks because, as police, all three of us knew that there wasn't anything so stupid that somebody wouldn't try it sooner or l…"-Ben Aaronovitch, The Furthest Station (Rivers of London, #5.5)
2. The Hidden Staircase (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #2)
By: Carolyn Keene , Mildred Benson
3.96
Format: 182 pages, Hardcover
After receiving a call from her friend Helen Corning, Nancy agrees to help solve a baffling mystery… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- mystery
- juvenile
"One thing is for sure, she thought. Work is the best antidote for worry. I'll get back to Twin Elms and do some more sleuthing there."-Carolyn Keene, The Hidden Staircase (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #2)
3. The Whistling Season (Morrie Morgan #1, Two Medicine Country #7)
By: Ivan Doig
4.07
Format: 345 pages, Hardcover
"Can't cook but doesn't bite." So begins the newspaper ad offering the services of an "A-1 housekee… read more
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- fiction
"Childhood is the one story that stands by itself in every soul."-Ivan Doig, The Whistling Season (Morrie Morgan #1, Two Medicine Country #7)
4. The Railway Children
By: E. Nesbit
4.02
Format: 188 pages, Paperback
In this much-loved children's classic first published in 1906, the comfortable lives of three well-… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
"Girls are just as clever as boys, and don’t you forget it!"-E. Nesbit, The Railway Children
"I'd like to marry a lady who had trances, and only woke up once or twice a year"-E. Nesbit, The Railway Children
"It's an odd thing- the softer and more easily hurt a woman is the better she can screw herself up to do what has to be done."-E. Nesbit, The Railway Children
"Don't you think it's rather nice to think that we're in a book that God's writing? If I were writing a book, I might make mistakes. But God knows how to make the story end just right--in the way that…"-E. Nesbit, The Railway Children
5. The Indian in the Cupboard (The Indian in the Cupboard, #1)
By: Lynne Reid Banks
3.93
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
At first, Omri is unimpressed with the plastic Indian toy he is given for his birthday. But when he… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- juvenile
6. The Witch of Blackbird Pond
By: Elizabeth George Speare
4.02
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Newbery Medal Winner (1959) Orphaned Kit Tyler knows, as she gazes for the first time at the col… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
"People are afraid of things they don’t understand."-Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond
"Hannah's magic cure for every ill," he teased. "Blueberry cake and a kitten."-Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond
"She snatched at the dream that had comforted her for so long. It was faded and thin, like a letter too often read."-Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond
"She and Prudence sat on a cool grassy carpet. A pale green curtain of branches just brushed the grasses and threw a filigree of shadows, as delicate as the wrought silver, on the child’s face."-Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond
7. The Secret in the Old Attic (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #21)
By: Carolyn Keene , Mildred Benson
3.98
Format: 210 pages, Hardcover
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- mystery
- juvenile
8. Mrs. Pollifax Pursued (Mrs. Pollifax, #11)
By: Dorothy Gilman
4.06
Format: 240 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The last thing Mrs. Pollifax expects to find in her closet is a young woman hiding. Kadi Hopkirk in… read more
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- mystery
- fiction
9. Deep and Dark and Dangerous (A Ghost Story)
By: Mary Downing Hahn
4.20
Format: 187 pages, Hardcover
Just before summer begins, 13-year-old Ali finds an odd photograph in the attic. She knows the two … read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- mystery
"The water is DEEP AND DARK AND DANGEROUS"-Mary Downing Hahn, Deep and Dark and Dangerous (A Ghost Story)
"The lake's deep...and dark...and dangerous."-Mary Downing Hahn, Deep and Dark and Dangerous (A Ghost Story)
10. Dolphins
By: National Geographic Kids , Melissa Stewart
4.16
Format: 32 pages, Library Binding
Learn all about dolphins in this exciting reader in Spanish. Packed with beautiful and engaging pho… read more
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- childrens
11. The Grey King (The Dark Is Rising, #4)
By: Susan Cooper
4.14
Format: 512 pages, Paperback
"Fire on the Mountain Shall Find the Harp of Gold Played to Wake the Sleepers, Oldest of the Old...… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
12. The Last Star (The 5th Wave, #3)
By: Rick Yancey
4.14
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
The enemy is Other. The enemy is us. They're down here, they're up there, they're nowhere. They wan… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
13. Greenwitch (The Dark Is Rising, #3)
By: Susan Cooper
4.75
Format: 335 pages, Paperback
Simon, Jane, and Barney, enlisted by their mysterious great-uncle, arrive in a small coastal town t… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
14. The Girl Who Drank the Moon
By: Kelly Barnhill
4.12
Format: 388 pages, Hardcover
Every year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in th… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- juvenile
"Sorrow is dangerous."-Kelly Barnhill, The Girl Who Drank the Moon
"Magic and madness are link after all."-Kelly Barnhill, The Girl Who Drank the Moon
"Death is always sudden, even when it isn't"-Kelly Barnhill, The Girl Who Drank the Moon
"It was wrong not to be curious, it was wrong not to wonder."-Kelly Barnhill, The Girl Who Drank the Moon
15. The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)
By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
4.49
Format: 316 pages, Hardcover
An exceptionally moving story of triumph against all odds set during World War 2, from the acclaime… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
"I don't want to just survive"-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)
"This book made me love reading."-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)
"Saying something stupid doesn't make you stupid," Susan said. " Luckily for all of us."-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)
"We'd escaped. Mam, Hitlers bombs, my one-room prison. Everything. Crazy or not, I was free."-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)
16. Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
By: Margot Lee Shetterly
4.12
Format: None pages, Paperback
The phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel… read more
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17. The Famous Stanley Kidnapping Case (Stanley Family, #2)
By: Zilpha Keatley Snyder
3.75
Format: 148 pages, Paperback
Kidnappers in Italy have their hands full when the captive American children advise them on running… read more
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- italy
- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- mystery
- juvenile
18. What She Knew (Jim Clemo #1)
By: Gilly Macmillan
3.32
Format: None pages, Paperback
In her enthralling debut, Gilly Macmillan explores a mother's search for her missing son, weaving a… read more
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- mystery
- fiction
19. The Infinite Sea (The 5th Wave, #2)
By: Rick Yancey
3.91
Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition
How do you rid the Earth of seven billion humans? Rid the humans of their humanity. Surviving the f… read more
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20. Silver on the Tree (The Dark is Rising, #5)
By: Susan Cooper
4.26
Format: 91 pages, Paperback
The Dark is rising in its last and greatest bid to control the world. And Will Stanton -- last-born… read more
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21. Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark Is Rising, #1)
By: Susan Cooper
4.26
Format: 91 pages, Paperback
On holiday in Cornwall, the three Drew children discover an ancient map in the attic of the house t… read more
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22. The Clue of the Broken Locket (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #11)
By: Carolyn Keene
3.00
Format: 285 pages, Hardcover
Another vacation turns into a riddle for Nancy to solve while she visits a lakeside holiday area. C… read more
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23. The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew, #1)
By: Carolyn Keene , Sara Paretsky , Russell H. Tandy
4.04
Format: 431 pages, Hardcover
This is a facsimile reprint of the first ever Nancy Drew book, published 1930. Nancy Drew's keen mi… read more
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24. Socks
By: Tracy Dockray , Beverly Cleary
3.66
Format: None pages, Paperback
Newbery Medal-winning author Beverly Cleary charms readers with yet another lovable character--Sock… read more
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25. The Bungalow Mystery (Nancy Drew, #3)
By: Carolyn Keene , Russell H. Tandy , P.M. Carlson
3.84
Format: None pages, Hardcover
While trying to help a friend out of a difficulty, Nancy has a perilous experience in and around a … read more
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26. Mitch and Amy
By: Bob Marstall , Tracy Dockray , Beverly Cleary , Alan Tiegreen
4.16
Format: 114 pages, Hardcover
Double TroubleMitch and Amy both think being twins is fun, but that doesn't stop them from squabbli… read more
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27. Sister of the Bride (First Love, #4)
By: Joe Krush , Beth Krush , Beverly Cleary
3.86
Format: None pages, Paperback
At first, Barbara isn't sure how she feels about her older sister getting married. Then, once the w… read more
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28. Salvage the Bones
By: Jesmyn Ward
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Winner of the 2011 National Book Award for FictionA hurricane is building over the Gulf of Mexico, … read more
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29. 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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30. Amongst Our Weapons (Rivers of London, #9)
By: Ben Aaronovitch
4.33
Format: 294 pages, Hardcover
Now in hardcover, the ninth book of the bestselling Rivers of London urban fantasy series returns t… read more
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- mystery
- fiction
"What makes you think I know?' asked Zach, who, if questioned, would deny his own existence out of sheer habit."-Ben Aaronovitch, Amongst Our Weapons (Rivers of London, #9)
"I saw nothing suspicious—which is unusual. A copper can usually find something suspicious if they look hard enough."-Ben Aaronovitch, Amongst Our Weapons (Rivers of London, #9)
"Always look after your people,' he said as I noted down the order. 'The way you treat them sets an example for the way they treat others."-Ben Aaronovitch, Amongst Our Weapons (Rivers of London, #9)
"Lips too thick and nose too wide–he looked like he’d stepped out of an early Asterix comic. Subconscious racism, I thought–it will fuck you up every time."-Ben Aaronovitch, Amongst Our Weapons (Rivers of London, #9)
31. The Joy and Light Bus Company (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #22)
By: Alexander McCall Smith
4.20
Format: 228 pages, Kindle Edition
In this latest installment in the beloved No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, Mma Ramotswe is te… read more
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- mystery
- fiction
"Never try to reach a conclusion before you reach the conclusion."-Alexander McCall Smith, The Joy and Light Bus Company (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #22)
"There were times, she thought, when 'ah' said everything that needed to be said"-Alexander McCall Smith, The Joy and Light Bus Company (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #22)
"We have always asked too much of women in this country. They hold up the sky on their shoulders."-Alexander McCall Smith, The Joy and Light Bus Company (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #22)
"People had to be left to make their own mistakes, even if the rest of us could see quite clearly the dangers that lay ahead."-Alexander McCall Smith, The Joy and Light Bus Company (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #22)
