5 must-read young adult books like The Trespassers by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

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The Trespassers

By: Zilpha Keatley Snyder

3.75

Format: 148 pages, Paperback

It all starts the summer after Neely finishes fifth grade. She is trying to entertain her little br…

If you liked the young adult plot in The Trespassers by Zilpha Keatley Snyder , here is a list of 5 books like this:

Cover of The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde, Inga Moore

1. The Canterville Ghost

By: Oscar Wilde , Inga Moore

3.88

Format: 126 pages, Hardcover

This is Oscar Wilde's tale of the American family moved into a British mansion, Canterville Chase, … read more

Similar categories in Oscar Wilde's The Canterville Ghost book and Zilpha Keatley Snyder's The Trespassers

  • fiction
"Love is stronger than death is"

-Oscar Wilde, The Canterville Ghost

"Oh, I hate the cheap severity of abstract ethics!"

-Oscar Wilde, The Canterville Ghost

"You can have your secret as long as I have your heart[.]"

-Oscar Wilde, The Canterville Ghost

"To his alert mind and ears, every experience was education."

-Oscar Wilde, The Canterville Ghost

Cover of The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1) by Jeanne DuPrau

2. The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)

By: Jeanne DuPrau

3.89

Format: 270 pages, Paperback

An alternate cover edition can be found here. Many hundreds of years ago, the city of Ember was… read more

Similar categories in Jeanne DuPrau's The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1) book and Zilpha Keatley Snyder's The Trespassers

  • fiction
  • childrens
  • young adult
"He says I'm beautiful as a red tomato"

-Jeanne DuPrau, The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)

"Why, if its going to be allright, do we see it getting worse every day?"

-Jeanne DuPrau, The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)

"The trouble with anger is, it gets hold of you. And then you aren't the master of yourself. Anger is."

-Jeanne DuPrau, The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)

"Wouldn't it be strange, she thought, to have a blue sky? But she liked the way it looked. It would be beautiful - a blue sky."

-Jeanne DuPrau, The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)

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3. Mother Night

By: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

4.23

Format: 282 pages, Paperback

Librarian note: Alternate cover edition for this ISBN can be found here. Mother Night is a darin… read more

Similar categories in Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s Mother Night book and Zilpha Keatley Snyder's The Trespassers

  • fiction
"When you're dead you're dead."

-Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Mother Night

"It’s all I’ve seen, all I’ve been through,"

-Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Mother Night

"Most things in this world don´t work, aspirin do."

-Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Mother Night

"The hare of history once more overtakes the tortoise of art."

-Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Mother Night

Cover of From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg

4. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

By: E.L. Konigsburg

3.76

Format: None pages,

When suburban Claudia Kincaid decides to run away, she knows she doesn't just want to run from some… read more

Similar categories in E.L. Konigsburg's From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler book and Zilpha Keatley Snyder's The Trespassers

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
Cover of Death of a Valentine (Hamish Macbeth, #25) by M.C. Beaton

5. Death of a Valentine (Hamish Macbeth, #25)

By: M.C. Beaton

3.87

Format: 400 pages,

Amazing news has spread across the Scottish countryside. The most famous of highland bachelors, pol… read more

Similar categories in M.C. Beaton's Death of a Valentine (Hamish Macbeth, #25) book and Zilpha Keatley Snyder's The Trespassers

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of The People of Sparks (Book of Ember, #2) by Jeanne DuPrau

6. The People of Sparks (Book of Ember, #2)

By: Jeanne DuPrau

3.23

Format: 403 pages, Paperback

"It is green here and very big. Light comes from the sky..." When Lina and Doon lead their people u… read more

Similar categories in Jeanne DuPrau's The People of Sparks (Book of Ember, #2) book and Zilpha Keatley Snyder's The Trespassers

  • fiction
  • young adult
Cover of An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (Cordelia Gray, #1) by None

7. An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (Cordelia Gray, #1)

By: None

3.50

Format: 31 pages, Paperback

Handsome Cambridge dropout Mark Callender died hanging by the neck with a faint trace of lipstick o… read more

Similar categories in None's An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (Cordelia Gray, #1) book and Zilpha Keatley Snyder's The Trespassers

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney

8. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

By: Sherman Alexie , Ellen Forney

3.70

Format: 186 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the… read more

Similar categories in Sherman Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian book and Zilpha Keatley Snyder's The Trespassers

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult

9. Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, #1)

By: James Patterson

3.82

Format: 254 pages, Paperback

The classic thriller that launched the Alex Cross series, the #1 detective series of the past twent… read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, #1) book and Zilpha Keatley Snyder's The Trespassers

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of The Trespassers by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

10. The Trespassers

By: Zilpha Keatley Snyder

3.75

Format: 148 pages, Paperback

It all starts the summer after Neely finishes fifth grade. She is trying to entertain her little br… read more

Similar categories in Zilpha Keatley Snyder's The Trespassers book and Zilpha Keatley Snyder's The Trespassers

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • ghost stories

11. Death of a Travelling Man (Hamish Macbeth, #9)

By: M.C. Beaton

4.67

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

Sergeant Hamish Macbeth finds Sean Gourlay too handsome. The agent of evil pretends to be gypsy tra… read more

Similar categories in M.C. Beaton's Death of a Travelling Man (Hamish Macbeth, #9) book and Zilpha Keatley Snyder's The Trespassers

Cover of Caramel Pecan Roll Murder (Hannah Swensen, #28) by Joanne Fluke

12. Caramel Pecan Roll Murder (Hannah Swensen, #28)

By: Joanne Fluke

3.62

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In this scrumptious new read in the blockbuster series packed with delightful recipes from a belove… read more

Similar categories in Joanne Fluke's Caramel Pecan Roll Murder (Hannah Swensen, #28) book and Zilpha Keatley Snyder's The Trespassers

  • mystery
  • fiction

11 must-read fiction books like The Trespassers by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

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The Canterville Ghost

Oscar Wilde , Inga Moore

3.88

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The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)

Jeanne DuPrau

3.89

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Mother Night

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

4.23

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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

E.L. Konigsburg

3.76

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Tippy Toe Murder (A Lucy Stone Mystery, #2)

Leslie Meier

4.04

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Birthday Party Murder (A Lucy Stone Mystery, #9)

Leslie Meier

4.04

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Trick or Treat Murder (A Lucy Stone Mystery, #3)

Leslie Meier

3.57

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Back to School Murder (A Lucy Stone Mystery, #4)

Leslie Meier

4.12

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