18 books like Blackwater

What to read after Blackwater — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Vicky angel Jacqueline Wilson · 2001 · ★ 3.6 · 171p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Jade is so used to being with and agreeing with Vicky, her larger-than-life best friend, that when a tragic accident occurs, she can hardly believe that Vicky’s gone. But Vicky is a spunky girl who’s not going to let a small thing like death stop her from living life to the fullest. Whether Jade is in school, running, or tentatively trying to make new friends, Vicky makes her presence felt, and… Shares: Guilt, Death, Children's fiction

The curse of the night wolf Paul Stewart · 2007 · ★ 4.0 · 224p · ≈ 7h · Moderate BARNABY GRIMES IS a tick-tock lad, running errands in his city, day and night, and "highstacking" around the rooftops in search of new mysteries to solve. In this first adventure, Barnaby is attacked one night by an enormous dog and soon finds himself swept up in a world of crooked doctors, poor and ill-advised patients, strange tonics, and very expensive furs. . . .From the Hardcover edition. Shares: Accelerated Reader, Children's fiction

Prairie school Lois Lenski · 1951 · ★ 4.0 · 196p · ≈ 6h · Moderate It's the worst blizzard in fifty years! Delores is very ill, but there's no way to get through the snow. How long will she be stranded at school? Out on the South Dakota prairie, the winters are fierce. This storm is the worst one yet: It's below freezing outside, and the winds are howling. All of the other kids have gone home, but Delores's family can't get to her, so she has to stay at the… Shares: Accelerated Reader, Children's fiction

Across Five Aprils Irene Hunt · 1964 · ★ 3.0 · 212p · ≈ 7h · Moderate The Newbery Award winning author of Up a Road Slowly presents the unforgettable story of Jethro Creighton—a brave boy who comes of age during the turbulent years of the Civil War. Shares: Accelerated Reader, Bildungsromans, Children's fiction

Queenie Peavy Robert Burch · 1966 · ★ 5.0 · 159p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Tormented by taunts that her father is in prison, thirteen-year-old Queenie retaliates by causing a lot of trouble until she discovers something important about her father and herself. Shares: Accelerated Reader, Children's fiction

Class Clown Johanna Hurwitz · 1987 · ★ 3.7 · 98p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Lucas Cott, the most obstreperous boy in the third grade, finds it very hard to turn over a new leaf when he decides to become the perfect student. Shares: Accelerated Reader, Children's fiction

Me, the Missing, and the Dead Jenny Valentine · 2009 · 224p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Me: Lucas Swain—I'm nearly sixteen years old and live in London. I was fairly normal until the night I found Violet. Then everything changed. The Missing: Dad. He disappeared five years ago. Nobody knows what happened to him, and nobody cares except me. It's enough to drive you crazy. The Dead: That's Violet . . . in the urn. Speaking of crazy—I know she's trying to tell me something, and I think… Shares: Death, Bildungsromans, Children's fiction

My father's dragon Ruth Stiles Gannett · 1948 · ★ 4.1 · 61p · ≈ 2h · Challenging A young boy runs away from home to rescue an abused baby dragon held captive to serve as a free twenty-four hour, seven-days-a-week ferry for the lazy wild animals living on Wild Island. Shares: Accelerated Reader, Children's fiction

The Long Patrol Brian Jacques · 1997 · ★ 4.2 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate The Long Patrol--that fighting unit of perilous hares--is called out to draw off the murderous Rapscallion army, and fight them to the death if need be. And the lead sword of the Long Patrol will be taken up by the young, inexperienced hare Tammo--in one of the most ferocious battles Redwall has ever faced. Shares: Accelerated Reader, Children's fiction

Inbetween Tara Fuller · 2012 · ★ 3.7 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Since the car crash that took her father’s life three years ago, Emma’s life has been a freaky—and unending—lesson in caution. Surviving “accidents” has taken priority over being a normal seventeen-year-old, so Emma spends her days taking pictures of life instead of living it. Falling in love with a boy was never part of the plan. Falling for a reaper who makes her chest ache and her head spin?… Shares: Death, Children's fiction

Frog and Toad All Year Arnold Lobel · 1976 · ★ 4.4 · 64p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Frog and Toad All Year is an American picture book written and illustrated by Arnold Lobel, published by Harper & Row in 1976. It is the third book in the Frog and Toad series, whose four books completed by Lobel comprise five easy-to-read short stories each. ---------- Also contained in: The Frog and Toad Treasury Shares: Accelerated Reader, Children's fiction

Charlie Bone and the Red Knight Jenny Nimmo · 1900 · ★ 4.2 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Challenging Charlie and the Children of the Red King must call upon all of their strength to defeat the darkness and finally learn the fate of Charlie's family, the evil intentions of the Bloors, what has become of Septimus Bloor's will, and the destiny of the Red King's heirs. ---------- German-language description: Der finstere Schattenlord will Charlie Bones Stadt in seine Gewalt bringen und er hat… Shares: Accelerated Reader, Children's fiction

Witch Week Diana Wynne Jones · 1982 · ★ 3.9 · 289p · ≈ 9h · Moderate When a teacher at an English boarding school finds a note on his desk accusing someone in the class of being a witch, magical things begin to happen and an Inquisitor is summoned. Shares: Accelerated Reader, Children's fiction

Kirsten learns a lesson Janet Beeler Shaw · 1986 · ★ 4.1 · 69p · ≈ 2h · Moderate After immigrating from Sweden to join relatives in an American prairie community, Kirsten endures the ordeal of a strange school through a secret friendship with an Indian girl. Kirsten has a hard time in her new American school because she doesn't speak English very well. Miss Winston, her new teacher, is strict and not very understanding. Things get worse when Miss Winston comes to live with… Shares: Accelerated Reader, Children's fiction

One fine day Nonny Hogrogian · 1971 · ★ 3.8 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate After the old woman cuts off his tail when he steals her milk, the fox must go through a long series of transactions before she will sew it back on again Shares: Accelerated Reader, Children's fiction

The Indian in the Cupboard Lynne Reid Banks · 1980 · ★ 3.9 · 198p · ≈ 6h · Moderate What could be better than a magic cupboard that turns small toys into living creatures? Omri's big brother has no birthday present for him, so he gives Omri an old medicine cabinet he's found. Although their mother supplies a key, the cabinet still doesn't seem like much of a present. But when an exhausted Omri dumps a plastic toy Indian into the cabinet just before falling asleep, the magic… Shares: Accelerated Reader, Children's fiction

Catwoman Sarah J. Maas · 2018 · ★ 4.1 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate When the Bat's away, the Cat will play. It's time to see how many lives this cat really has. Two years after escaping Gotham City's slums, Selina Kyle returns as the mysterious and wealthy Holly Vanderhees. She quickly discovers that with Batman off on a vital mission, the city looks ripe for the taking. Meanwhile, Luke Fox wants to prove that as Batwing he has what it takes to help people. He… Shares: Bildungsromans, Children's fiction

Bröderna Lejonhjärta Astrid Lindgren · 1973 · ★ 4.5 · 227p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Two brothers share many adventures after their death when they are reunited in Nangiyala, the land from which sagas come. Shares: Death, Children's fiction

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