18 books like Monday with a Mad Genius

What to read after Monday with a Mad Genius — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne · 2013 · ★ 4.1 · 138p · ≈ 4h · Moderate German-language description: Die beliebte Kinderbuch-Reihe von Bestsellerautorin Mary Pope Osborne! Die Geschwister Anne und Philipp reisen mit dem magischen Baumhaus durch die Zeit. Sie erleben spannende Abenteuer, entdecken ferne Länder und lernen viele berühmte Persönlichkeiten kennen. Bücher, die Kinder gerne lesen wollen + Beliebte Themen: Abenteuer, Tiere und fremde Länder + Hochwertiges… Shares: Kinderbuch ab 8 Jahren, Mädchen, Junge, Siblings

The Magic Half Annie Barrows · 2008 · ★ 4.1 · 211p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Miri is the only single child in the middle of a family with two sets of twins--older brothers and younger sisters. When the family moves to an old farmhouse Miri accidentally travels back in time to 1935 only to discover Molly, a girl in need of a real family to call her own. A very satisfying classic-in-the-making, with spine-tingling moments, this is a delightful family-friendly middle grade… Shares: Siblings, Brothers and sisters, Time Travel, Children's fiction

Beast Quest Adam Blade · 2007 · ★ 4.3 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Moderate After successfully protecting his village from Soltra, Tom leaves his family to embark on a dangerous quest through the desert to battle Vipero the Snake Man. Tom successfully defended his village, but an even more sinister Beast waits on the horizon: Vipero. Tom has no choice but to leave his family once again, bound for the desert and its untold dangers. Book #10 German-language… Shares: Kinderbuch ab 8 Jahren, Junge, Children's fiction

ゾゾゾ ゾンビーくん [Zozozo Zombī-kun] (1) ながとしやすなり [Yasunari Nagatoshi] · 2018 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate While not living an ideal lifestyle, Zombie Boy makes the most of his afterlife in a series of adventures. German-language description Lustiger Manga für Kinder ab 8 Jahren über einen Fünftklässler und seinen verrückten kleinen Zombie-Freund lustige Manga-Serie über eine besondere Freundschaft und eine Welt, in der das Ungewöhnliche zum Alltag wird ein Gag jagt den anderen – garantiert nicht… Shares: Junge, Children's fiction

Vacation Under the Volcano Mary Pope Osborne · 1989 · ★ 4.0 · 74p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Their magic tree house takes Annie and Jack to Pompeii just as Vesuvius is about to erupt, and they must find a Roman scroll before everything is covered with burning ash. Shares: Italy, Brothers and sisters, Time Travel, Magic

Wringer Jerry Spinelli · 1997 · ★ 3.9 · 228p · ≈ 7h · Moderate As Palmer comes of age, he must either accept the violence of being a wringer at his town's annual Pigeon Day or find the courage to oppose it. Shares: Mädchen, Junge, Children's fiction

Red Hart Magic Andre Norton · 1976 · ★ 4.0 · 179p · ≈ 5h · Moderate When his father marries her mother, Chris Fitton and Nan Mallory--both twelve--are thrust into a new life. While their parents are enjoying an extended honeymoon, Chris and Nan must live with Aunt Elizabeth, attend new schools, and worst of all, be civil to one another. They're certain that their future is bleak--until Chris's visit to the Salvation Army store. It is there that he finds the model… Shares: Siblings, Brothers and sisters, Time Travel, History

Midnight for Charlie Bone Jenny Nimmo · 2002 · ★ 4.1 · 347p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Charlie Bone is an ordinary boy until he became endowed. People who are endowed are descended from the Red King, a king full of magic, and had ten children. So when Charlie was discovered endowed, he was sent to Bloors Academy, which, in my opinion is miserable. As Charlie heads off to Bloors, he senses a mystery waiting for him. A mystery that involved a young girl who was hypnotized for 10… Shares: Junge, Time Travel, Magic, Children's fiction

World at war, 1944 Mary Pope Osborne · 2015 · ★ 4.4 · 182p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Jack and Annie are transported to 1944 Europe, where they parachute behind enemy lines in Normandy, France, to help Allied forces during one of history's darkest moments. Shares: Siblings, Brothers and sisters, Time Travel, Magic

The Gift James Patterson · 1998 · ★ 3.8 · 341p · ≈ 11h · Moderate After escaping imprisonment by the totalitarian regime known as the New Order, siblings Wisty and Whit Allgood, who possess magical powers, establish themselves as leaders of the Resistance, a hidden community of teenagers like themselves, hunted by the state and determined to defy its ban on the arts, magic, and all other forms of creativity. Shares: Siblings, Brothers and sisters, Magic, Children's fiction

Rolie Polie Olie William Joyce · 1999 · 47p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Rolie Polie Olie, a round robot living on a planet where everything is round, enjoys a busy day with his family and then is too wired to go to bed at night. Shares: Siblings, Brothers and sisters, Children's fiction

The dark is rising Susan Cooper · 1972 · ★ 4.0 · 244p · ≈ 8h · Moderate On his eleventh birthday Will Stanton discovers that he is the last of the Old Ones, destined to seek the six magical Signs that will enable the Old Ones to triumph over the evil forces of the Dark. Shares: Siblings, Brothers and sisters, Magic, Children's fiction

Season of the Sandstorms Mary Pope Osborne · 2005 · ★ 4.1 · 107p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Jack and Annie travel back in time to a desert in the Middle East at the behest of Merlin who has given them a rhyme to help on their mission. There they meet a Bedouin tribe and learn about the way that they live. From camel rides and oases to ancient writings and dangerous sandstorms, here's another Magic Tree House filled with all the mystery, history, magic, and old-fashioned adventure that… Shares: Siblings, Brothers and sisters, Time Travel, Magic

The Thirteenth Floor Sid Fleischman · 1995 · ★ 3.8 · 217p · ≈ 7h · Moderate When his older sister disappears, twelve-year-old Buddy Stebbins follows her back in time and finds himself aboard a seventeenth-century pirate ship captained by a distant relative. Shares: Siblings, Brothers and sisters, Time Travel, Children's fiction

An Eye for an Eye Peter Roop · 2000 · 168p · ≈ 5h · Moderate In 1775 fourteen-year-old Samantha, who should be wearing dresses, knows that in britches she can out-hunt her twin and out-sail her older brother near their James River home, but can she use those skills against the British when the American Revolution begins? Shares: Siblings, Brothers and sisters, History, Children's fiction

Fighting for the Right Oliver Optic · 1892 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Challenging "Fighting for the Right" is the fifth and last but one of "The Blue and the Gray Series". The character of the operations in connection with the war of the Rebellion, and the incidents in which the interest of the young reader will be concentrated, are somewhat different from most of those detailed in the preceding volumes of the series, though they all have the same patriotic tendency, and are… Shares: Siblings, History, Children's fiction

Among the Barons Margaret Peterson Haddix · 1998 · ★ 4.1 · 182p · ≈ 6h · Moderate In a future world of false identities, government lies, and death threats, Luke feels drawn to the younger brother of the boy whose name Luke has taken. Its a hell of a mystery. Shares: Siblings, Brothers and sisters, Children's fiction

Reckless Cornelia Funke · 2012 · ★ 3.9 · 413p · ≈ 13h · Moderate "Jacob Reckless journeys to the Mirrorworld to tell his shapeshifting friend Fox that a fairy curse--a deadly moth in his chest--means he has only one year to live. The journey in Mirrorworld turns into a search against time and against a Goyl treasure hunter for an enchanted crossbow, which is known to strike down any army it faces, and less well known for its healing power when shot by a loved… Shares: Siblings, Brothers and sisters, Magic, Children's fiction

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