18 books like The Slippery Slope
The Mystery on Blizzard Mountain
When the Alden children go camping on Blizzard Mountain, a place said to be inhabited by a ghost looking for buried treasure, they begin to think someone or something is trying to scare them off.
Shares: Mountains, Brothers and sisters in fiction, Orphans in fiction, Orphans
The Mystery at Skeleton Point
While Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny help a friend fix up an old mansion filled with skeletons belonging to the doctor who once lived there, statues begin disappearing from the mansion grounds and a walking skeleton may be the culprit.
Shares: Brothers and sisters in fiction, Orphans in fiction, Orphans, Brothers and sisters
The Hostile Hospital
There is nothing to be found in the pages of these books but misery and despair. You still have time to choose something else to read. But if you must know what unpleasantries befall the charming and clever Baudelaire children read on...The Hostile Hospital - There are many pleasant things to read about, but this book contains none of them. Within its pages are such burdensome details as a…
Shares: Humour, Orphans, Brothers and sisters, Humorous stories
Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger (Wayside School #3)
All the kids from Wayside School had to spend 243 days in horrible schools while Wayside was closed to get rid of the infestation of cows! Now the kids are back and the fun begins again on every floor. Miss Mush has prepared a special lunch of baked liver in purple sauce and it is pet day on the 30th floor. Unusual things continue to happen in the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside…
Shares: Child and youth fiction, Humorous stories, Children's fiction
Witch & Wizard
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You are holding an urgent and vital narrative that reveals the forbidden truth about these perilous times...
This is the astonishing testimonial of Wisty and Whit Allgood, a sister and brother who were torn from their family in the middle of the night, slammed into prison, and accused of being a witch and wizard.
They are not alone in their terrifying…
Shares: Brothers and sisters in fiction, Brothers and sisters, Children's fiction
The Zombie Project
While staying at the Winding River Lodge, the Alden siblings investigate tales of a zombie haunting a lake in the woods.
Shares: Orphans, Brothers and sisters, Mystery, Children's fiction
Gregor and the Code of Claw
Everyone has been trying to keep Gregor from seeing The Prophecy of Time. That is because the final prophecy calls for the warrior's death. With an army of rats quickly approaching and time running out, Gregor must defend Regalia and get his family back home safely. There is a code that must be cracked or all will be lost. It is a war designed to end all wars.
The fates of the Underland and the…
Shares: Brothers and sisters in fiction, Brothers and sisters, Children's fiction
The Story of the Treasure Seekers
The six Bastable children try to restore their family's fortune using a variety of schemes taken from books, including finding buried treasure, rescuing someone from bandits, and starting a newspaper.
Shares: Brothers and sisters in fiction, Brothers and sisters, Children's fiction
Anne of Green Gables
Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.
Shares: Orphans in fiction, Orphans, Children's fiction
Ark Angel
The sniper's bullet nearly killed him. But Alex Rider managed to survive...just in time for more trouble to come his way. When kidnappers attempt to snatch a fellow patient from the exclusive hospital where Alex is recovering, he knows he has to stop him. But the boy he saves is no ordinary patient: He is the son of Nikolai Drevin, one of the richest men in the world. The eccentric billionaire…
Shares: Orphans in fiction, Orphans, Mystery, Children's fiction
The Vampire Mystery
When the Aldens agree to watch the house of a local author who has written a book about a vampire, they end up investigating activities that are suspiciously similar to those in his book.
Shares: Orphans, Brothers and sisters, Mystery, Children's fiction
How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel
In exile, and hunted by dragons and humans alike, can Hiccup the Viking find the dragon's jewel and save the world from destruction?
The Dragon Rebellion has begun, bringing the Vikings' darkest hour upon them. Hiccup has become an outcast, but that won't stop him from going on the most harrowing and important quest of his life. He must find the Dragon's Jewel. Book #10
Shares: Child and youth fiction, Humorous stories, Children's fiction
Dragon of the Red Dawn
Merlin the magician will not eat or sleep or speak to anyone in Camelot. What can be done? The enchantress Morgan knows who to ask for help: young Jack and Annie of Frog Creek, Pennsylvania! The brother-and-sister team quickly head off in the magic tree house on another magical and historical adventure.
Shares: Brothers and sisters in fiction, Brothers and sisters, Children's fiction
The Castle of Mirrors
Charlie and his magically gifted friends and relatives work together to rescue Billy Raven, a young orphan, from a mysterious and dangerous couple who have adopted him.
Shares: Orphans in fiction, Orphans, 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
The Secret Garden
A ten-year-old orphan comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors where she discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden.
Shares: Child and youth fiction, Orphans, Mystery, Children's fiction
Ninth Grade Slays (The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod)
While half-vampire Vlad, his best friend Henry, and Henry's cousin Joss make their way through their freshman year at Bathory High, a hired vampire slayer seeks to destroy Vlad.
Shares: Orphans in fiction, Orphans, 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