18 books like The Bobbsey Twins in the Great West

Cover of Colonel Starbottle's Client
Colonel Starbottle's Client Bret Harte · 1892 · 152p · ≈ 5h · Challenging It may be remembered that it was the habit of that gallant war- horse of the Calaveras democracy, Colonel Starbottle, at the close of a political campaign, to return to his original profession of the Law. Perhaps it could not be called a peaceful retirement. The same fiery-tongued eloquence and full-breasted chivalry which had in turns thrilled and overawed freemen at the polls were no less… Shares Westerns, Classic Literature
Cover of A Daughter of the Snows
A Daughter of the Snows Jack London · 1902 · 244p · ≈ 8h · Moderate From the book:"All ready, Miss Welse, though I'm sorry we can't spare one of the steamer's boats." Frona Welse arose with alacrity and came to the first officer's side. "We're so busy," he explained, "and gold-rushers are such perishable freight, at least -" "I understand," she interrupted, "and I, too, am behaving as though I were perishable. And I am sorry for the trouble I am giving you,… Shares Westerns, Classic Literature
Cover of An African Millionaire
An African Millionaire Grant Allen · 1897 · 181p · ≈ 6h · Challenging "A genre classic, Grant Allen's AN AFRICAN MILLIONAIRE is the perfect addition to our mini library of classic crime fiction. Wealthy, confident, and handsome, Charles Van Drift is not accustomed to being swindled and his brush with Colonel Clay both rattles and infuriates him. As his South African diamond fortune takes hit after hit from the quick-witted master of disguise, Allen leaves even the… Shares Classic Literature, Mystery
Cover of The hanging tree
The hanging tree Dorothy M. Johnson · 1957 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares West, Westerns with this book.
Cover of The Magic Half
The Magic Half Annie Barrows · 2008 · ★ 4.6 · 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 Twins, Brothers and sisters, Children's fiction
Cover of The Golly Sisters Go West
The Golly Sisters Go West Betsy Cromer Byars · 1985 · ★ 4.0 · 64p · ≈ 2h · Moderate May-May and Rose, the singing, dancing Golly sisters, travel west by covered wagon, entertaining people along the way. Shares West, Westerns, Children's fiction
Cover of Murder in the Middle Pasture
Murder in the Middle Pasture John R. Erickson · 1984 · ★ 4.5 · 131p · ≈ 4h · Moderate When a calf is murdered, Hank, a wiley cowdog and head of ranch security, pursues a gang of wild dogs and a clan of coyotes to find the killer. Shares West, Westerns, Mystery, Children's fiction
Cover of The Bobbsey Twins on Blueberry Island
The Bobbsey Twins on Blueberry Island Laura Lee Hope · 1917 · 125p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Shares Bobbsey Twins, Twins, Mystery, Children's fiction with this book.
Cover of The original adventures of Hank the Cowdog
The original adventures of Hank the Cowdog John R. Erickson · 1983 · ★ 4.0 · 136p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, is framed for the murder of a chicken and becomes an outlaw with the coyotes. Shares West, Westerns, Mystery, Children's fiction
Cover of The Mystery of the Strange Messages
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 Mystery, Children's fiction
Cover of The outlaws of Mesquite
The outlaws of Mesquite Louis L'Amour · 1990 · 210p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Meet the frontier bad men—like Leo Carver—a man so hated that everyone in the town of Canyon Gap planned to turn up for his hanging. Then meet those who dared to challenge them—like Marshal Lou Morgan, who tried to save his citizens from a goldmine swindler, only to learn that his own code of honesty made him the biggest sucker in town. There's champion rodeo rider Marty Mahan, called a coward… Shares West, Westerns
Cover of The Paradise Mystery
The Paradise Mystery Joseph Smith Fletcher · 1920 · ★ 3.7 · 210p · ≈ 7h · Moderate American tourists, sure appreciators of all that is ancient and picturesque in England, invariably come to a halt, holding their breath in a sudden catch of wonder, as they pass through the half-ruinous gateway which admits to the Close of Wrychester. Nowhere else in England is there a fairer prospect of old-world peace. There before their eyes, set in the centre of a great green sward, fringed… Shares Classic Literature, Mystery
Cover of Every dog has his day
Every dog has his day John R. Erickson · 1988 · ★ 4.6 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Hank the Cowdog gets into more and more trouble before he is able to find a happy solution to this problems. Shares West, Westerns, Children's fiction
Cover of The Big Rock Candy Mountain
The Big Rock Candy Mountain Wallace Stegner · 1943 · 563p · ≈ 18h · Moderate Bo Mason, his wife, Elsa, and their two boys live a transient life of poverty and despair. Drifting from town to town and from state to state, the violent, ruthless Bo seeks out his fortune—in the hotel business, in new farmland, and, eventually, in illegal rum-running through the treacherous back roads of the American Northwest.Stegner portrays more than thirty years in the life of the Mason… Shares West, Westerns
Cover of The women on the wall
The women on the wall Wallace Stegner · 1950 · 277p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares West, Westerns with this book.
Tides of Fire
Tides of Fire James Rollins · 2023 · ★ 4.5 In the latest riveting thriller from James Rollins, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sigma Force series, an international research station in the Coral Sea comes under siege during a geological disaster that triggers massive quakes, deadly tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. To stop the world from burning, it’s up to Sigma Force to uncover a secret buried at the heart of our… Shares Mystery
Thriller: Stories To Keep You Up All Night
Thriller: Stories To Keep You Up All Night Inc. International Thriller Writers Lock the doors. Draw the shades. Pull up the covers and be prepared for Thriller to keep you up all night!Featuring North America’s foremost thriller authors, Thriller was the first collection of pure thriller stories ever published. Revisit these heart-pumping tales of suspense, including thirty-two of the most critically acclaimed and award-winning names in the business. From the signature… Shares Mystery
A Case of Mice and Murder
A Case of Mice and Murder Sally Smith · 2024 · ★ 4.1 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate WINNER OF THE 2026 BRITISH BOOK AWARD, CRIME & THRILLER Named a Best Book of the Year by The Wall Street Journal, Library Journal, and Christian Science Monitor "I was immediately besotted . . . Brilliant." -Janice Hallett, internationally bestselling author of The Appeal When barrister Gabriel Ward steps out of his rooms at exactly two minutes to seven on a sunny May morning in… Shares Mystery

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