18 books like A Pack of Lies

What to read after A Pack of Lies — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

The Marble Crusher Michael Morpurgo · 1992 · 96p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Albert is the new boy at school and believes all the tall stories that Sid tells him; but one day Sid goes too far, with the tale of the dreaded Japanese super efficient marble crushing machine. Suggested level: junior, primary. Shares: Honesty, Short Stories, Adventure, Children's fiction

The Parent's Assistent Maria Edgeworth · 1796 · ★ 4.0 · 472p · ≈ 15h · Demanding The second of twenty-two children, Maria Edgeworth composed the stories in The Parent’s Assistant to educate and entertain her siblings. Among these great stories, you’ll find:The OrphansLazy LawrenceThe Birthday PresentForgive and ForgetThe MimicThe Little MerchantsThe Basket WomanEach story is carefully written by Edgeworth and edited by her father. Shares: Honesty, Short Stories, Children's fiction

Nacht van inkt Cornelia Funke · 2007 · ★ 4.0 · 723p · ≈ 24h · Moderate Mo or as they call him The Bluejay try's to help Dustfinger who is now in the realm of the dead, when he is confronted by Death itself. Death wants Mo to give her what he took when he bound the White Book, the Adderhead's life. If he does not wright the three words in the White Book killing the Adderhead she will take his and Meggies life for she helped bind the White Book. She lets him and… Shares: Storytelling, Books and Reading, Adventure, Children's fiction

Stink and the Midnight Zombie Walk Megan McDonald · 2012 · ★ 4.0 · 154p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Stink and his friends try to earn money to buy the latest book in the Nightmare on Zombie Street series and go to the book release party. Shares: Books and Reading, Children's fiction

Tintenblut Cornelia Funke · 2005 · ★ 3.9 · 640p · ≈ 21h · Moderate Dustfinger has found a Silvertoung named Orpheus to read him back to Inkworld but after he is read in Farid finds out Basta and Mortola are against it. Farid has Meggie read him and herself into Inkheart to warn Dustfinger. But Mortola and Basa have Mortimer and Resa captive. They have the Orpheus read them all into Inkheart but when Mortola realizes Capricorn is really dead she shoots Mo and… Shares: Storytelling, Books and Reading, Children's fiction

The Mystery of the Strange Messages Enid Blyton · 1969 · ★ 4.2 · 160p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Mr. Goon, the policeman, can't understand it. Messages keep coming to him, popping up all over the place. But who is sending them? He thinks it is Fatty, playing tricks on him but this is the first the Five Find-Outers have heard about the messages. It all becomes a remarkable mystery, and one which the Five just have to solve. Shares: Adventure, Mystery, Children's fiction

Silly Sally Audrey Wood · 1992 · ★ 3.6 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate A rhyming story of Silly Sally, who makes many friends as she travels to town--backwards and upside down. Shares: Behavior, Children's fiction

The storyteller Traci Chee · 2018 · ★ 4.1 · 534p · ≈ 17h · Moderate Sefia is determined to keep Archer out of the Guard s clutches and their plans for war between the Five Kingdoms. The Book, the ancient, infinite codex of the past, present and future, tells of a prophecy that will plunge Kelanna in that bloody war, but it requires a boy Archer and Sefia will stop at nothing to ensure his safety. Shares: Books and Reading, Adventure, Children's fiction

Aru Shah And The End Of Time Roshani Chokshi · 2018 · ★ 4.3 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Twelve-year-old Aru Shah has a tendency to stretch the truth in order to fit in at school. While her classmates are jetting off to family vacations in exotic locales, she'll be spending her autumn break at home, in the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture, waiting for her mom to return from her latest archeological trip. Is it any wonder that Aru makes up stories about being royalty,… Shares: Honesty, Supernatural, Adventure, Children's fiction

House of secrets Chris Columbus · 2013 · ★ 4.0 · 528p · ≈ 17h · Moderate When Brendan, Cordelia and Nell move to Kristoff House they have no idea that they are about to unleash the dark magic locked within. For the house once belonged to a crazed writer, whos stories have come to life. Literally. Now the Walker kids must battle against deadly pirates, bloodthirsty warriors and a bone-crushing giant. If they fail they will never see their parents again and a power-mad… Shares: Books and Reading, Supernatural, Adventure, Children's fiction

Tintenherz Cornelia Funke · 2003 · ★ 4.0 · 544p · ≈ 18h · Moderate Wenn Bücher lebendig werden ... In einer stürmischen Nacht taucht ein unheimlicher Gast bei Meggie und ihrem Vater Mo auf. Er warnt Mo vor einem Mann namens Capricorn. Am nächsten Morgen reist Mo überstürzt mit Meggie zu ihrer Tante Elinor. Elinor verfügt über die kostbarste Bibliothek, die Meggie je gesehen hat. Hier versteckt Mo das Buch, um das sich alles dreht. Ein Buch, das Mo vor vielen… Shares: Storytelling, Books and Reading, Children's fiction

How To Eat Fried Worms Thomas Rockwell · 1953 · 127p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Shares: Honesty, Children's fiction

Down a Dark Hall Lois Duncan · 1974 · ★ 4.0 · 181p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Suspicious and uneasy about the atmosphere at her new boarding school, fourteen-year-old Kit slowly realizes why she and the other three students at the school were selected. Shares: Supernatural, Mystery, Children's fiction

Haroun and the Sea of Stories Salman Rushdie · 1990 · ★ 4.0 · 216p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Set in an exotic Eastern landscape peopled by magicians and fantastic talking animals, this classic children's novel inhabits the same imaginative space as The Lord of the Rings, The Alchemist, and The Wizard of Oz. In this captivating work of fantasy, Haroun sets out on an adventure to restore the poisoned source of the sea of stories. On the way, he encounters many foes, all intent on draining… Shares: Storytelling, Short Stories, Adventure, Children's fiction

The little bookroom Eleanor Farjeon · 1955 · 308p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Collects twenty-seven of Eleanor Farjeon's stories, which include kings, princesses, servants, a mysterious flower, orphans, enchanted woods, an organ-grinder, giants, a little dressmaker, fairies, and a kindly farmer. Shares: Short Stories, Children's fiction

I Want to Eat Your Books Karin Lefranc · 2015 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate He’s limping strangely down the hall with outstretched arms and a groaning drawl. A zombie! Could it really be? You race to class, but turn to see he’s sitting in the desk right next to you!But odds are you’ll probably be okay, because this is no ordinary zombie. This zombie doesn’t want to eat your brains—he wants to eat your books! Hide your textbooks and your fairy tales, because the little… Shares: Books and Reading, Children's fiction

Maxie, Rosie, and Earl- Partners In Grime Barbara Park · 1990 · ★ 3.4 · 117p · ≈ 3h · Moderate When their disciplinary meetings with the principal are postponed, three students skip school with humorous results. Shares: Behavior, Mystery, Children's fiction

Breaktime Aidan Chambers · 1978 · ★ 3.5 · 139p · ≈ 4h · Moderate A classmate's challenge to prove that literature is ever related to real life spurs Ditto to chronicle his amazing life-changing adventures during spring break, but he leaves it up to his friend to decide if it is true, or just a story. Shares: Books and Reading, Adventure, Children's fiction

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