18 books like Picture Me Gone
In search of Mockingbird
On the eve of her sixteenth birthday, Erin receives her long-dead mother's diary, which reveals that she too revered Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" and wanted to be a writer, and Erin impulsively decides to take the Greyhound bus from St. Paul, Minnesota to Monroeville, Alabama, to visit the reclusive author.
Shares: Fathers and daughters, Bildungsromans, Coming-of-age, Children's fiction
Spiritglass Charade
Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes never meant to get into the family business. But when you're the sister of Bram and the niece of Sherlock, vampire hunting and mystery solving are in your blood, so to speak.After the Affair of the Clockwork Scarab, Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes are eager to help Princess Alix with a new case. Seventeen-year-old Willa Aston is obsessed with spiritual mediums,…
Shares: Personnes disparues, Missing persons, Mystery, Children's fiction
Lost Sword
As the dark clouds of another war loom, Jack, Scarlet and Mr Doyle travel from grimy streets of London to neon-bright metropolis of Tokyo.
They’re on a mission for the British government: to locate the Kusanagi sword, an ancient relic believed to have magical powers. If they can find the sword, the Emperor of Japan promises to keep the peace between his nation and the allies.
But in Tokyo, they…
Shares: Mysteries & Detective Stories, Adventure, Mystery, Children's fiction
Me, the Missing, and the Dead
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: Missing persons, Bildungsromans, Coming-of-age, Children's fiction
Dogsong
Something is bothering Russel Susskit. He hates waking up to the sound of his father's coughing, the smell of diesel oil, the noise of snow machines starting up.
Only Oogruk, the shaman who owns the last team of dogs in the village, understands Russel's longing for the old ways and the songs that celebrated them. But Oogruk cannot give Russel the answers he seeks; the old man can only prepare…
Shares: Bildungsromans, Coming-of-age, Adventure, Children's fiction
Sisters in Sanity
"Where are they taking me?""It's for your own good, Brit," Dad said.I was shoved into a small, stuffy room, and the door was locked behind me. I waited for my dad to realize he'd made a terrible mistake and come get me.But he didn't.For sixteen-year-old Brit Hemphill, it's hard to know who she can trust. Convinced she's out of control, her father has sentenced her to Red Rock: a center for…
Shares: Fathers and daughters, Coming-of-age, Children's fiction
The Mystery of the Strange Messages
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
Theodore Boone, The Fugitive
1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES • In this gripping legal thriller for young readers, danger has a way of finding Theodore Boone—“a terrific character, an everyman kind of kid” (USA Today)!“Edge-of-your-seat drama, sophisticated plotting, and plenty of spunk.”—Chicago Sun-TimesTheo Boone thought the danger had passed, but he’s about to face off against an old adversary: accused murderer and…
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Theodore Boone, The Activist
"Aspiring lawyer Theodore Boone takes the stand to protect his political and environmental freedoms in the fourth installment of the series"--
As Strattenburg sits divided over a hot political and environmental issue, Theo finds himself in the middle of the battle. When he uncovers corruption beneath the surface, Theo will confront bigger risks than ever to himself and those he loves. Book #4
Shares: Mysteries & Detective Stories, Mystery, Children's fiction
Absolute brightness
In the beach town of Neptune, New Jersey, Phoebe's life is changed irrevocably when her gay cousin moves into her house and soon goes missing.
Shares: Missing persons, Bildungsromans, Coming-of-age, Children's fiction
The meaning of Maggie
Eleven-year-old Maggie Mayfield is an A-plus student with big plans for herself, but at this moment she is also facing a lot of problems--like starting middle school and figuring out how to help her father who is out of work and in a wheelchair.
Eleven-year-old Maggie Mayfield is an A-plus student with big plans for herself, but at this moment, she is also facing a lot of problems, such as…
Shares: Fathers and daughters, Bildungsromans, Coming-of-age, Children's fiction
Sabriel
Ever since she was a tiny child, Sabriel has lived outside the walls of the Old Kingdom, away from the random power of Free Magic, and away from the Dead who won't stay dead. But now her father, the Mage Abhorsen, is missing, and to find him Sabriel must cross back into that world.
Though her journey begins alone, she soon finds companions: Mogget, whose seemingly harmless feline form hides a…
Shares: Fathers and daughters, Missing persons, Children's fiction
The Hollow Boy
As a massive outbreak of supernatural Visitors baffles Scotland Yard and causes protests throughout London, Lockwood & Co. continue to demonstrate their effectiveness in exterminating spirits. Anthony Lockwood is dashing, George insightful, and Lucy dynamic, while the skull in the jar utters sardonic advice from the sidelines. There is a new spirit of openness in the team now that Lockwood has…
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Voices
Young Memer takes on a pivotal role in freeing her war-torn homeland from its oppressive captors.
Shares: Bildungsromans, Coming-of-age, Children's fiction
Masterminds
Eli Frieden lives in the most perfect town in the world: Serenity, New Mexico. Honesty and integrity are valued above all else. The thirty kids who live there never lie—they know it’s a short leap from that to the awful problems of other, less fortunate places.
Eli has never left Serenity . . . why would he ever want to? Then one day, he bikes to the edge of the city limits and something so…
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The Creeping Shadow
"A terrible crime forces Lockwood to turn to Lucy for help, setting them on the trail of dark secrets at the heart of London society. Both professionally and personally, their investigation stirs up forces they may not be able to control. . ."--
Shares: Mysteries & Detective Stories, Adventure, Mystery, Children's fiction
The Secret at Shadow Ranch
While staying at a ranch in Arizona, Nancy Drew becomes involved in a mystery surrounding a mistreated child.
Shares: Fathers and daughters, Missing persons, Adventure, Mystery
Going Rogue
Being permanently based in a local New York City high school as an undercover operative has its moments, good and bad, for 16-year-old safecracker Maggie Silver.
Pros: More quality time with her former mark-turned-boyfriend Jesse Oliver and insanely cool best friend, Roux.
Getting to spend quality time with her semi-retired and international spy honorary uncle, Angelo.
Cons: High school and…
Shares: Mysteries & Detective Stories, Adventure, Children's fiction