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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorHarriet Spies Again
Helen Ericson · 230 pages
Harriet M. Welsch is up to her old spying tricks when her beloved nanny Ole Golly, who had married and moved to Montreal, returns without her husband, Harriet's friend Sport announces he has a crush on a schoolmate, and the people across the street appear to be holding a child hostage.
Dawn and the Impossible Three
Gale Galligan, Ann M. Martin
Dawn and Whitney, Friends Forever
Ann M. Martin, Nola Thacker · 144 pages
Dawn has been hired to keep Whitney who has Down's syndrome company while her parents are out, but Whitney doesn't know that Dawn is being paid.
Curse of the Arctic Star
Carolyn Keene
Nancy and her friends must navigate a cruise ship crisis in the first book of the Nancy Drew Diaries, a fresh approach to a classic series. Nancy, Bess, and George are cruising dangerous waters on a tour of Alaska. Becca Wright, an old friend of Nancy’s, is the Assistant Cruise Director of the Arctic Star , a posh new ship. But Becca needs Nancy’s help when strange things keep happening aboard
The Wig in the Window
Kristen Kittscher · 384 pages
Through this tale of two best friends who one is a FBI-in-training,(Grace) and the other who plays along,(Sophie) suddenly find themselves a new case. But this one happened before their very eyes. They've always been suspicious of Charlotte Agford, but they never thought of this. Can they find out the truth before it's too late? -Anonymous Writer
Kristy's Great Idea
Raina Telgemeier, Ann M. Martin · 186 pages
Follows the adventures of Kristy and the other members of the Baby-sitters Club as they deal with crank calls, uncontrollable two-year-olds, wild pets, and parents who do not always tell the truth. A graphic novel based on the 1988 book by the same name.
Harriet the Spy
Louise Fitzhugh · 298 pages
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.
Stolen Children
Peg Kehret · 165 pages
When Amy agreed to baby-sit Kendra Edgerton, she had no idea she was stepping into a kidnapping plot. Two men force the girls out of the house and into a cabin in the woods, where they create DVDs to send to the families, in hopes of a large ransom from Kendra's wealthy parents. Using her wits and imagination, Amy stealthily sends clues to the police through the DVDs, but time is working against h
Mary Poppins
P.L. Travers · 206 pages
An extraordinary English nanny blows in on the East Wind with her parrot-headed umbrella and magic carpetbag and introduces her charges, Jane and Michael, to some delightful people and experiences.
The Case of the Time-Capsule Bandit
Octavia Spencer · 219 pages
Twelve-year-old Randi, unhappy about moving from Brooklyn to Deer Creek, Tennessee, after her mother's death, soon finds new friends and a case to solve surrounding a stolen time capsule and rumors of a centuries-old treasure. Twelve-year-old Randi, unhappy about moving from Brooklyn to Deer Creek, Tennessee, after her mother's death, soon finds new friends and a case to solve surrounding a stole
Moxie and the Art of Rule Breaking
Erin Dionne · 249 pages
Instead of spending a carefree summer exploring downtown Boston with best friend Ollie, thirteen-year-old Moxie must solve a famous art heist in order to protect those she loves from her ailing grandfather's gangster past. Includes facts about the 1990 Gardner Museum art theft.
Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat
Lynne Jonell · 349 pages
When Emmy discovers that she and her formerly loving parents are being drugged by their evil nanny with rodent potions that can change people in frightening ways, she and some new friends must try everything possible to return things to normal.
The Mystery of the Third Lucretia
Susan Runholt · 192 pages
If it hadn't been for Lucas's photographic memory, they might not have remembered the man. It had been almost a year since she and Kari noticed him copying a famous Rembrandt painting in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. But now in the National Gallery in London, they spot the same guy, copying another Rembrandt. Then, when a never-before-seen Rembrandt painting is discovered in Amsterdam, the gi
Down the Rabbit Hole
Peter Abrahams · 375 pages
Welcome to Echo Falls, home of a thousand secrets.Ingrid is in the wrong place at the wrong time. Or at least her shoes are. And getting them back will mean getting tangled up in a murder investigation as complicated as the mysteries solved by her idol, Sherlock Holmes. With soccer practice, schoolwork, and the lead role in her town's production of Alice in Wonderland, Ingrid is swamped. But as th
Bad Babysitter
Jennifer L. Holm, Matthew Holm · 90 pages
"Babymouse discovers that babysitting is not as easy as it sounds"-- In order to earn some extra spending cash, Babymouse takes a job babysitting for a set of triplets and gets more than she bargained for. In order to earn some extra spending cash, Babymouse starts taking some babysitting jobs but soon discovers that babysitting is not as easy as it sounds. The coauthor is Matthew Holm. Book #19
The Secret of Nightingale Wood
Lucy Strange · 304 pages
1919. Mama is ill. Father has taken a job abroad. Nanny Jane is too busy to pay any attention to Henrietta and the things she sees - or thinks she sees - in the shadows of their new home, Hope House. All alone, with only stories for company, Henry discovers that Hope House is full of strange secrets: a forgotten attic, ghostly figures, mysterious firelight that flickers in the trees beyond the gar
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
John Feinstein · 272 pages
After winning a basketball reporting contest, eighth graders Stevie and Susan Carol are sent to cover the Final Four tournament, where they discover that a talented player is being blackmailed into throwing the final game.
Lulu's Mysterious Mission
Judith Viorst · 182 pages
When Lulu's parents go on vacation, the formidable Ms. Sonia Sofia Solinsky comes to babysit and Lulu behaves as badly as possible to get her to leave until Ms. Solinsky reveals her secret.
Sammy Keyes and the Night of Skulls
Wendelin Van Draanen
Junior high detective Sammy Keyes and her friends take a detour through a graveyard on Halloween night and find themselves in the middle of a mystery involving missing people, human skulls, and a ghoulish embalmer, while school presents its own set of tricks and treats.
The Disappearing Stranger
Lois Walfrid Johnson · 144 pages
When her mother marries Mr. Nordstrom, Kate moves to a farm in northwest Wisconsin, solves a mystery, and learns to adjust to her new stepfamily.