18 books like Swallowdale (Swallows and Amazons #2)
Great Northern?
The last book in the Swallows and Amazons series. Set in the west coast of Scotland, lots of information about Great Northern Divers (loons); boatcraft; conservation.
Shares: Amazons, Sailing, Adventure, Children's fiction
The Ship of the Dead
Magnus Chase, a once-homeless teen, is a resident of the Hotel Valhalla and one of Odin's chosen warriors. As the son of Frey, the god of summer, fertility, and health, Magnus isn't naturally inclined to fighting. But he has strong and steadfast friends, including Hearthstone the elf, Blitzen the dwarf, and Samirah the Valkyrie, and together they have achieved brave deeds, such as defeating…
Shares: Ships, Adventure, Children's fiction
The Moon Riders
When a young Amazon woman, Myrina, becomes one of the warrior priestesses known as the Moon Riders, she is well prepared to perform their sacred dances, hunt and fight when necessary. But the Moon Riders who inhabit the plains of Troy are drawn into the troubles of the city and when the visionary princess, Cassandra, becomes Myrinas confidante, the help of the young band of horsewomen enables…
Shares: Amazons, Children's fiction
Black Beauty
Black Beauty: His Grooms and Companions, the Autobiography of a Horse is an 1877 novel by English author Anna Sewell. It was written from a horse as main characters perspective. She wrote it in the last years of her life, during which she was bedridden and seriously ill.Merriam-Webster (1995). "Black Beauty". Merriam Websters Encyclopedia of Literature. The novel became an immediate best-seller,…
Shares: Child and youth fiction, England, Children's fiction
Werewolves Don't Go To Summer Camp
Mr. Jenkins' beard and bare feet have campers at Camp Lone Wolf wondering if he might be a werewolf who comes out at midnight for a snack.
Shares: Camping, Children's fiction
Little Brother
Little Brother is a 1985 children's novel by award winning Australian author Allan Baillie about life in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge. It was illustrated by Elizabeth Honey.
Shares: Child and youth fiction, Brothers and sisters, Children's fiction
Prince Caspian
In his effort to bring peace to troubled Narnia, Prince Caspian blows his magic horn to summon Peter, Susan, Lucy, and Edmond to help him with this difficult task.
Shares: Ships, Adventure, Children's fiction
Freaky Stuff
Brian Hobble wants to be a cool kid instead of dragging his little brother Matt around, but when a television series about zombies takes over Matt's life, Brian performs the ultimate uncool act to protect him from his obsession.
Shares: Child and youth fiction, Brothers and sisters, Children's fiction
Chronicles of Avonlea
Twelve stories of adventure and love set in the home town of Anne of Green Gables.
Shares: Child and youth fiction, Children's fiction
The Story of the Amulet
The Story of the Amulet is a novel for children, written in 1906 by the English author Edith Nesbit. It is the final part of a trilogy of novels and is preceded byFive Children and It (1902) and The Phoenix and the Carpet (1904).
Shares: Child and youth fiction, Brothers and sisters, Adventure, Children's fiction
Zombiefied!
The fourth and final book in this hilariously spooky and spookily hilarious middle-grade series!Trick or treat?!It's Benjamin Roy's first Halloween as a zombie and he's keen to see if being a real ghoul gets him more candy. But it doesn't take long before the tricks become dangerous and the treats turn deadly. Then when the only bridge out of town is destroyed, and corpses start creeping from…
Shares: Child and youth fiction, Adventure, Children's fiction
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
As the only passenger, and the only female, on a transatlantic voyage in 1832, thirteen-year-old Charlotte finds herself caught between a murderous captain and a mutinous crew.
Shares: Ships, Adventure, Children's fiction
El Príncipe de la Niebla
In 1943, in a seaside town where their family has gone to be safe from war, thirteen-year-old Max Carver and sister, fifteen-year-old Alicia, with new friend Roland, face off against an evil magician who is striving to complete a bargain made before he died.
Shares: Shipwrecks, Brothers and sisters, Children's fiction
The foretelling
A coming-of-age story that pierces the soul and heals the spirit, this is the tale of the future leader of the Amazon women warriors. Rain must hold fast to her inner warrior, but she is startled and mystified by the first stirrings of mercy towards the enemy.
Shares: Amazons, Children's fiction
The Night is for Hunting
Hell’s a big place, but it gets crowded when Ellie and her friends take an uncooperative crew of orphans under their wing and into their hidden refuge. It’s not easy to keep four young children busy and happy in the bush, and things only get worse when Ellie and Homer find evidence that mysterious visitors have discovered their sanctuary. Could it be a patrol of enemy soldiers sent on a search…
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Burning for Revenge
From Hell to Stratton isn’t an easy trip, especially when the enemy’s headquarters lies somewhere in between. And that’s exactly where Ellie and her friends unwillingly find themselves—smack in the middle of the Wirrawee airfield. With only five of them against hundreds of armed soldiers, escape seems like a suicide mission. The odds aren’t good, and Kevin’s nervous breakdown isn’t helping…
Shares: Child and youth fiction, Children's fiction
The trouble with sisters and robots
After frantically trying to stop his out of control robot from turning everything it touches into metal, Kyle finally listens to his little sister's advice.
Shares: Brothers and sisters, Children's fiction
Five on a Treasure Island
Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series. In their first adventure, the Famous Five find a shipwreck off Kirrin Island. But where is the treasure? The Famous Five are on the trail, looking for clues, but they're not alone. Someone else has got the same idea! Time is running out for the Famous Five -- who will…
Shares: Shipwrecks, Adventure, Children's fiction