18 books like The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (Wolves #1)
Many Waters (Time Quintet #4)
Sandy and Dennys have always been the normal, run-of-the-mill ones in the extraodinary Murry family. They garden, make an occasional A in school, and play baseball. Nothing especially interesting has happened to the twins until they accidentally interrupt their father's experiment.
Then the two boys are thrown across time and space. They find themselves alone in the desert, where, if they…
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Lost in the Barrens - Collector's Edition
Awasin, a Cree Indian boy, and Jamie, a Canadian orphan living with his uncle, the trapper Angus Macnair, are enchanted by the magic of the great Arctic wastes. They set out on an adventure that proves longer and more dangerous than they could have imagined. Drawing on his knowledge of the ways of the wilderness and the implacable northern elements, **Farley Mowat has created a memorable tale of…
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George's Marvelous Medicine
What's the only cure for the meanest grandmother in the world? George creates a fierce and fantastic bubbling brew, the perfect cure.
In this popular Dahl story, George creates a very special medicine to cure his grandma of her nasty habits. Great new Quentin Blake cover as well as a whole new exciting end section about Roald Dahl and his world.
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The Great Gilly Hopkins (M Books)
***Eleven-year-old Gilly has been stuck in more foster families than she can remember, and she's disliked them all intensely.*** She has a county-wide reputation for being brash, brilliant, and completely unmanagable. So when **she's sent to live with the Trotters -- by far the strangest family yet** -- Gilly decides to put her brilliant mind to work. Before long she's devised an elaborate scheme…
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Black Beauty
(Ages 9-12, Gr. 4-7) An **animal rights classic** that's also an engaging read, **BLACK BEAUTY follows the life of an ebony horse from birth to old age**, and from pasture to the cobblestone streets of **19th century England** This morality tale and **animal "autobiography"** gives a sweet and kind horse **a voice that's relatable yet unsentimental.**. Black Beauty's life begins on the grounds of…
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Family Reunion
(Gr. 6-7+ 11-12 yrs+) **When the invitation to the Preffyn family reunion arrives, interrupting a perfectly decent summer vacation, 15-year-old Shelley Wollcott is anything but enthusiastic.**
With her father away on business and her older sister visiting their mother in Paris, Shelley must face the "perfect" Preffyns' reunion with only her prankster younger brother and her insecure new…
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Pooh Goes Visiting and Pooh & Piglet Nearly Catch a Woozle
**A. A. Milne's texts have been skillfully adapted by veteran Easy Reader author Stephen Krensky**, so they retain all of their original charm. And every spread of these inviting books features full-color Ernest Shepard illustrations. In Pooh Goes Visiting, Pooh eats a bit too much and faces the prospect of being stuck in Rabbit's hole-until he loses weight!
When **Winnie-the-Pooh visits his…
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Scrambled Eggs Super!
Tired of scrambled eggs always tasting the same, Peter T. Hooper goes on an egg hunt, for his new recipe. He also finds loads of words that rhyme, to put in the keywords for his cook, book .... look!
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Le chat botté
***A cunning cat wins for his master a castle, a fortune, and the hand of a princess.***
**Charles Perrault first published his collection of classic French folk tales 300 years ago, including "Cinderella," "Sleeping Beauty," and this entertaining story about a most clever feline.**
***In Puss and Boots, a poor miller dies and leaves his youngest son nothing but a cat.*** The son is none…
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The Black Stallion
***Story of a horse the New York Times has called ''the most famous fictional horse of the Century!''***
Young Alec is on his way home when a black stallion is loaded on to his ship. In a tragic shipwreck Alec saves the life of the black stallion. Stranded on an island the only way to survive is to trust the other. **Will Alec ever make it safely home? Will the Black beat the two best racing…
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Princess and the Pea
A young girl feels a pea through twenty mattresses and twenty featherbeds and proves she is a real princess.
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Little men
The characters from Little Women grow up and begin new adventures at Plumfield, a progressive school founded by Jo and her husband, Professor Bhaer.
Follows the adventures of Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer as they try to make their school for boys a happy, comfortable, and stimulating place.***--LibraryThing***
With two sons of her own, and twelve rescued orphan boys filling the…
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Heidi
***The famous Swiss classic about Heidi, a five-year-old orphan girl*** who goes to live with her grandfather, and his goats, in an alm (Alpine pasture)...up the Alps. **One of the most loved classics ...both by children and adults, alike.**
***Little orphan Heidi goes to live high in the Alps with her gruff grandfather and brings happiness to all who know her on the mountain. When Heidi goes…
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Flawless
**Spencer stole her sister's boyfriend. *Aria is brokenhearted over her English teacher*.** ***Emily likes her new friend Maya...as much more than a friend.*** Hanna's obsession with looking flawless is making her sick. And their most horrible secret yet is so scandalous that the truth would ruin them forever. And why shouldn't I tell? They deserve to lose it all. With every crumpled note, wicked…
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James and the Giant Peach
***Roald Dahl's first and most widely celebrated book for young people continues to thrill readers around the world.***
**When James accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree, strange things start to happen.** The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. When James discovers a secret entrance-way into the fruit and crawls inside,…
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Caribbean Cruising
(Ages 13+) Lindsay has never been on a cruise, but she knows exactly what she wants to do now that she is: climb a waterfall, snorkel, meet lots of cute guys, and look for one perfect guy for a summer fling. But her to-do list isn't going according to plan, especially when she discovers that it's impossible to have a fling-when you're actually falling in love.
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Green Eggs and Ham
Sam-I-am tries to persuade the character in the top hat to try green eggs and ham.
“Do you like green eggs and ham?” asks Sam-I-am in this Beginner Book by Dr. Seuss. In a house or with a mouse? In a boat or with a goat? On a train or in a tree? Sam keeps asking persistently. With unmistakable characters and signature rhymes, Dr. Seuss’s beloved favorite has cemented its place as a children’s…
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The Loving Spirit
***This book is a lush generational novel from the bestselling author of Rebecca. In her acclaimed debut, celebrated author Daphne du Maurier weaves a stunning tale of heartbreaking loss and undying love that knows no bounds.***
Janet, a fearless young woman of soaring strength, longs for the wildness and freedom of the sea. She feels herself pulled fast under its spell, yet she sacrifices her…
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