18 books like The Story of the Treasure Seekers

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The Phoenix and the Carpet Edith Nesbit · 1903 · ★ 4.0 · 155p · ≈ 5h · Challenging Five British children discover in their new carpet an egg, which hatches into a phoenix that takes them on a series of fantastic adventures around the world. Shares: Great Britain in fiction, Brothers and sisters in fiction, Brothers and sisters, History

The Witch Family Eleanor Estes · 1960 · ★ 4.0 · 223p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Two little girls who love to draw witches build an elaborate world around the imaginary Old Witch and her family. Shares: Imagination, Children's fiction

Witch & Wizard James Patterson · 1999 · ★ 4.0 · 387p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Your books, music, and art - BANNED 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, Adventure, Children's fiction

The Spiderwick Chronicles Tony DiTerlizzi · 2004 · ★ 4.0 · 160p · ≈ 5h · Moderate German-language description Jared und seine Geschwister Simon und Mallory haben in dem alten Haus, in dem sie seit kurzem wohnen, eine geheimnisvolle Entdeckung gemacht: Arthur Spiderwicks Handbuch der magischen Geschöpfe! Plötzlich eröffnet sich den Kindern eine Welt voller Magie und Zauberwesen – doch nicht alle sind ihnen freundlich gesonnnen. Urplötzlich heiklen Situationen und ungeahnten… Shares: Fairy Tales, Adventure, Children's fiction

An Author's Odyssey Chris Colfer · 2014 · ★ 4.4 · 464p · ≈ 15h · Moderate The fifth book in Chris Colfer's #1 New York Times bestselling series The Land of Stories! The Masked Man has captured all the royal families from the Land of Stories with the help of his army of literature's greatest villains, including the Wicked Witch of the West, the Queen of Hearts, and Captain Hook. With his sinister plan finally in motion, he is eager to destroy the families and take his… Shares: Imagination, Brothers and sisters, Fairy Tales, Adventure

The Werewolf Club Meets Oliver Twit Daniel Manus Pinkwater · 2002 · 80p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Mr. Talbot has taken the Werewolf Club to London! Unfortunately, they made the trip in Uncle H.G. Talbot's unreliable time-and-space machine, and they've arrived in 1890 London- where it might be a tad difficult to buy the 212 double-A batteries they need for the machine to get them home. Shares: Great Britain in fiction, History, Children's fiction

The Violet Fairy Book (Large Print) Andrew Lang · 1901 · ★ 4.0 · 266p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Thirty-five fairy tales from the folklore of Japan, Serbia, Lithuania, Africa, Portugal, Romania, and Russia. Shares: Fairy Tales, Children's fiction

Snow Queen Hans Christian Andersen · 2012 · 85p · ≈ 2h · Moderate The Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen is a collection of classic stories that have inspired movies, animation, plays, ballets, and much more. Some of the most popular tales in this collection are The Little Mermaid, The Snow Queen, The Ugly Duckling, The Emperor’s Clothes, The Philosopher’s Stone, and The Nightingale. Shares: Fairy Tales, Children's fiction

Fairy Tales Hans Christian Andersen · 1990 The collection consists of more than 20 stories by Hans Christian Andersen, including such favorites as The Snow Queen, The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, The Emperor’s New Clothes, Thumbelina, The Princess and the Pea. This edition features illustrations by Arthur Rackham, a famous artist from the Golden Age of book illustration, who created fascinating images of… Shares: Fairy Tales, Children's fiction

Dragon of the Red Dawn Mary Pope Osborne · 2007 · ★ 4.0 · 108p · ≈ 3h · Moderate 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, History, Children's fiction

The Boggart and the monster Susan Cooper · 1997 · ★ 4.1 · 185p · ≈ 6h · Moderate In this companion volume to The Boggart, the invisible and mischievous spirit living in the Scottish Castle Keep sets out to help save Nessie the Loch Ness Monster, one of its few remaining cousins. Shares: Imagination, Adventure, Children's fiction

Gregor and the Code of Claw Suzanne Collins · 2007 · ★ 4.9 · 351p · ≈ 11h · Moderate 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 Patchwork Girl of Oz L. Frank Baum · 1913 · ★ 3.9 · 134p · ≈ 4h · Challenging "Where's the butter, Unc Nunkie?" asked Ojo. Shares: Fairy Tales, Adventure, Children's fiction

ArchEnemy Frank Beddor · 2009 · ★ 4.3 · 370p · ≈ 12h · Moderate The Heart Crystal's power has been depleted, and Imagination along with it. The people of Wonderland have all lost their creative drive, and most alarmingly, even Queen Alyss is without her powers. There is some comfort in the fact that the vicious Redd Heart seems to be similarly disabled. Amazingly, she is attempting to team up with her enemy, Alyss, in order to reclaim Wonderland from King… Shares: Imagination, Fairy Tales, Adventure, Children's fiction

The Slippery Slope Lemony Snicket · 2003 · ★ 4.2 · 337p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Dear Reader, Like handshakes, house pets, or raw carrots, many things are preferable when not slippery. Unfortunately, in this miserable volume, I am afraid that Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire run into more than their fair share of slipperiness during their harrowing journey up--and down--a range of strange and distressing mountains. In order to spare you any further repulsion, it would be… Shares: Brothers and sisters in fiction, Brothers and sisters, Children's fiction

Seeing Redd Frank Beddor · 2007 · ★ 4.4 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Alyss of Wonderland's rules has only just begun and already those who prefer chaos to peace are threatening to destroy everything worth imagining. Trailed by newly appointed Royal Bodyguard Homburg Molly, Alyss is doing her best to keep pace with the non-stop demands of being Queen while attempting to evade Molly for a few private moments with Dodge. Alyss's life is already a challenging mix of… Shares: Imagination, Fairy Tales, Adventure, Children's fiction

M.C. Higgins, the Great Virginia Hamilton · 1974 · ★ 3.1 · 238p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Hamilton’s classic coming-of-age tale: The National Book Award– and Newbery Award–winning novel about a young man who must choose between supporting his tight-knit family and pursuing his own dreams Mayo Cornelius Higgins perches on top of a homemade forty-foot tower, considering two destinies. Behind him is his family’s beloved house at the foot of a mountain that strip mining has reduced to… Shares: Family life in fiction, Family life, Children's fiction

An Eye for an Eye Peter Roop · 2000 · 168p · ≈ 5h · Moderate In 1775 fourteen-year-old Samantha, who should be wearing dresses, knows that in britches she can out-hunt her twin and out-sail her older brother near their James River home, but can she use those skills against the British when the American Revolution begins? Shares: Family life, Brothers and sisters, History, Children's fiction

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