18 books like The House with a Clock in Its Walls

What to read after The House with a Clock in Its Walls — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

The Dollhouse Murders Betty Ren Wright · 1983 · ★ 4.0 · 149p · ≈ 4h · Moderate A dollhouse filled with a ghostly light in the middle of the night and dolls that have moved from where she last lef them lead Amy and her retarded sister to unravel the mystery surrounding grisly murders that took place years ago. Shares: Juvenile works, Juvenile audience, Witches, Supernatural

Lives of the Necromancers William Godwin · 1834 · 271p · ≈ 9h · Challenging Lives of the necromancers or an account of the most eminent persons in successive ages who have claimed for themselves or to whom has been imputed by others the exercise of magical powers (1834) was English journalist, political philosopher and novelist William Godwin's final book. The book concerns paranormal legends from western and middle eastern history. In 1835 it was reviewed by Edgar Allan… Shares: Magicians, Witches, Magic

Harriet the Spy Louise Fitzhugh · 1960 · ★ 4.0 · 305p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Harriet the Spy is a children's novel written and illustrated by Louise Fitzhugh that was published in 1964. It has been called "a milestone in children's literature" and a "classic". In the U.S. it ranked number 12 in The 50 Best Books for Kids and number 17 in The Top 100 Children's Novels on two lists generated in 2012. Shares: Juvenile works, Juvenile audience, Mystery

Scary Godmother Jill Thompson · 1997 · ★ 4.5 · 48p · ≈ 1h · Moderate While trick-or-treating on Halloween night, Hannah Marie meets her Scary Godmother and a host of creepy creatures. Shares: Halloween, Witches

The Chronicles of Narnia C. S. Lewis · 1970 · ★ 4.3 · 768p · ≈ 25h · Moderate Journeys to the end of the world, fantastic creatures, and epic battle between good and evil - what more could any reader ask for in one book? The book that has it all is THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, written in 1919 by C.S. Lewis. But Lewis did not stop there. Six more books followed and together they became known as The Chronicles of Narnia. For the past fifty years, The Chronicles of… Shares: Juvenile works, Juvenile audience, Witches

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban J. K. Rowling · 1999 · ★ 4.6 · 447p · ≈ 14h · Moderate For Harry Potter, it’s the start of another far-from-ordinary year at Hogwarts when the Knight Bus crashes through the darkness and comes to an abrupt halt in front of him. It turns out that Sirius Black, mass-murderer and follower of Lord Voldemort, has escaped – and they say he is coming after Harry. In his first Divination class, Professor Trelawney sees an omen of death in Harry’s tea… Shares: Juvenile works, Juvenile audience

The Hound of the Baskervilles Arthur Conan Doyle · 1900 · ★ 4.1 · 220p · ≈ 7h · Challenging The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of the four crime novels by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in The Strand Magazine from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set in 1889 largely on Dartmoor in Devon in England's West Country and tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of… Shares: Tombs, Mystery

The Monster at the End of This Book Jon Stone · 1971 · ★ 4.5 · 24p · ≈ 48m · Moderate Is there a monster at the end of this book? Lovable, furry old Grover believes that there is, and he will try anything to stop you from turning the pages to find him! The Monster at the End of This Book, the bestselling Sesame Street book of all time, is an exciting and highly original tale that children will want to read again and again. Shares: Juvenile works, Juvenile audience

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix J. K. Rowling · 2003 · ★ 4.5 · 878p · ≈ 29h · Moderate After the Dementors’ attack on his cousin Dudley, Harry knows he is about to become Voldemort’s next target. Although many are denying the Dark Lord’s return, Harry is not alone, and a secret order is gathering at Grimmauld Place to fight against the Dark forces. Meanwhile, Voldemort’s savage assaults on Harry’s mind are growing stronger every day. He must allow Professor Snape to teach him to… Shares: Juvenile works, Juvenile audience, Magic

The Clocks Agatha Christie · 1963 · ★ 4.4 · 248p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Sheila Webb, typist-for-hire, has arrived at 19 Wilbraham Crescent in the seaside town of Crowdean to accept a new job. What she finds is a well-dressed corpse surrounded by five clocks. Mrs Pebmarsh, the blind owner of No. 19, denies all knowledge of ringing Sheila’s secretarial agency and asking for her by name — yet someone did. Nor does she own that many clocks. And neither woman seems to… Shares: Clocks and watches, Mystery

Of blood and bone Nora Roberts · 2018 · ★ 4.3 · 512p · ≈ 17h · Moderate "They look like an everyday family living an ordinary life. But beyond the edges of this peaceful farm, unimaginable forces of light and dark have been unleashed. Fallon Swift, approaching her thirteenth birthday, barely knows the world that existed before -- the city where her parents lived, now in ruins and reclaimed by nature since the Doom sickened and killed billions. Traveling anywhere is a… Shares: Witches, Magic

It's Halloween Jack Prelutsky · 1977 · ★ 5.0 · 56p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Thirteen poems to spice up the holiday that ghouls and ghosts love most. "Prelutsky's Nightmares tamed for beginning readers. They're catchy at the most rudimentary level."--Kirkus Reviews. Shares: Halloween, Supernatural

Crooked Kingdom Leigh Bardugo · 2016 · ★ 4.5 · 592p · ≈ 19h · Moderate Preceeded by Six of Crows BOOK TWO of the Six of Crows Duology Crooked Kingdom is a fantasy novel by American author Leigh Bardugo, published by Henry Holt and Co. in 2016. Set in a world loosely inspired by 19th-century Europe, it takes place days after the events of the duology's first book, Six of Crows. The plot is told from the third-person viewpoints of six characters. Shares: Juvenile works, Juvenile audience, Magic

Ramona the Pest Beverly Cleary · 1968 · ★ 4.1 · 145p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Ramona the Pest, by Beverly Cleary, is the second book of the Ramona series and the first to focus on Ramona Quimby as the protagonist. This children's book chronicles the adventures of Ramona's first few months at kindergarten. The book's title is derived from the characterization of Ramona as a "pest" by many, including her older sister Beatrice, known as "Beezus." Ramona the Pest was first… Shares: Juvenile works, Juvenile audience

Little House on the Prairie Laura Ingalls Wilder · 1935 · ★ 4.2 · 354p · ≈ 11h · Challenging When Laura Ingalls and her family leave their little house in the Big Woods of Wisconsin, they head west for the open prairie skies of Kansas Territory. They travel for many days in their covered wagon until they find the perfect spot for Pa to build them a new home. Soon they are planting and plowing, hunting wild ducks and turkeys, and gathering grass for their cows. But just when they begin to… Shares: Juvenile works, Juvenile audience

Feathertop Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1996 · 36p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Feathertop: A Moralized Legendwas written in the year 1852 by Nathaniel Hawthorne. This book is one of the most popular novels of Nathaniel Hawthorne, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally. Shares: Witches, Magic

The Boxcar Children Gertrude Chandler Warner · 1924 · ★ 4.0 · 173p · ≈ 5h · Challenging Orphaned siblings Henry, Jessie, Benny, and Violet are determined not to be separated after the deaths of their parents. Fearing being sent away to live with their cruel, frightening grandfather, they run away and discover an abandoned boxcar in the woods. They convert the boxcar into a safe, comfortable home and learn to take care of themselves. But when Violet becomes deathly ill, the children… Shares: Juvenile works, Juvenile audience, Mystery

Novels (Adventures of Huckleberry Finn / Adventures of Tom Sawyer) Mark Twain · 1922 · ★ 4.0 · 440p · ≈ 14h · Challenging THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER Take a lighthearted, nostalgic trip to a simpler time, seen through the eyes of a very special boy named Tom Sawyer. It is a dreamlike summertime world of hooky and adventure, pranks and punishment, villains and first love, filled with memorable characters. Adults and young readers alike continue to enjoy this delightful classic of the promise and dreams of youth… Shares: Juvenile works, Juvenile audience

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