Read-Alikes for William Joyce’s Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King, the first in the series Guardians of Childhood. Fantasy novels featuring famous literary characters or figures from mythology and folklore can [continue reading]
Read-Alikes
Chasing Vermeer Read-Alikes
Abbott, Tony. The Postcard. Abrahams, Peter. Echo Falls Mystery series. Anderson, M.T. The Game of Sunken Places. Barrett, Tracy. The 100-Year-Old Secret. Beil, Michael. The Vanishing Violin. Berlin, Eric. The Puzzling World of Winston Breen [continue reading]
Harry Potter Read-Alikes (2012)
Abbott, Tony. THE SECRETS OF DROON SERIES. In this easy transitional chapter book series, three friends discover the entryway to a magical world (appropriate for 2nd-3rd grades). Alexander, Lloyd. CHRONICLES OF PRYDAIN SERIES. A [continue reading]
Junie B. Jones Read-Alikes
Read-Alikes for Junie B. Jones series by Barbara Park, featuring feisty primary grade female characters. Barrows, Annie. Ivy and Bean series. Cleary, Beverly. Beezus and Ramona series. Conford, Ellen. Annabel the Actress series. Conford, Ellen. [continue reading]
39 Clues Series Read-Alikes
39 Clues (published by Scholastic) by various authors, (mysteries with a puzzle element) Alexander, Lloyd. The Illyrian Adventure series. Baccalario, Pierdomenico. The Door to Time. Balliett, Blue. Chasing Vermeer series. Barrett, Tracy. The 100-Year-Old Secret [continue reading]
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Read-Alikes
Read-Alikes for Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz. Scary Short Stories Aiken, Joan. A Whisper in the Night: Tales of Terror and Suspense and others. Charles, Veronika M. Easy to Read [continue reading]
The Borrowers Read-Alikes
Read-alikes for The Borrowers by Mary Norton, adapted into the film The Secret World of Arrietty The newest film adaptation of Mary Norton’s The Borrowers was originally made in Japan in 2010. The version with [continue reading]
Hunger Games and Dystopian Tween Fiction Read-Alikes (2012)
There has been a big increase in the demand for read-alikes for The Hunger Games due to the hit feature films. We have added some titles, and broken down the list into books to recommend [continue reading]