Beth's Story, 1914
10 best books like Beth's Story, 1914 (Adele Whitby): The Shadow Cipher, Mr. Fox, We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast, The Case of the Missing Moonstone, Monsters, Freaks, The Midnight War of Mateo Martinez, The Secret Horses of Briar Hill, Not As We Know It, Oddfellow's Orphanage
It was 1798 when the Morningstarr twins arrived in New York with a vision for a magnificent city: towering skyscrapers, dazzling machines, and winding train lines, all running on technology no one had ever seen before. Fifty-seven years later, the enigmatic architects disappeared, leaving behind...
| Author | Helen Oyeyemi |
| ISBN | 0330536265 |
It’s a bright afternoon in 1938 and Mary Foxe is in a confrontational mood. St John Fox, celebrated novelist, hasn’t seen her in six years. He’s unprepared for her afternoon visit, not least because she doesn’t exist. He’s infatuated with her. But he also made her up.
“You’re a villain,”...
We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast
| Author | Jonathan Safran Foer |
| ISBN | 0374280002 |
Some people reject the fact, overwhelmingly supported by scientists, that our planet is warming because of human activity. But do those of us who accept the reality of human-caused climate change truly believe it? If we did, surely we would be roused to act on what we know. Will future generations distinguish...
The Case of the Missing Moonstone
| Author | Jordan Stratford |
| ISBN | 0385754418 |
History, mystery, and science collide in a new series for middle-grade readers, perfect for fans of The Mysterious Benedict Society and Lemony Snicket!
Jordan Stratford imagines an alternate 1826, where Ada Lovelace (the world’s first computer programmer) and Mary Shelley (author...
| Author | Emerald Fennell |
| ISBN | 1471404625 |
A blackly comic tale about two children you would never want to meet.
Set in the Cornish town of Fowey, all is not as idyllic as the beautiful seaside town might seem. The body of a young woman is discovered in the nets of a fishing boat. It is established that the woman was murdered. Most are shocked...
| Author | Kieran Larwood |
| ISBN | 1906427933 |
The Freaks are a band of misfits, trapped in a nightly Victorian sideshow. There’s Wolf-girl, Sheba, with her amazing sense of smell; Sister Moon, who can move at the speed of light; and Monkey Boy, ace climber and human stink bomb. But during the day, the Freaks decide to put their extraordinary talents...
The Midnight War of Mateo Martinez
| Author | Robin Yardi |
| ISBN | 1467783064 |
Life is confusing for Mateo Martinez. He and Johnny Ramirez don’t hang out anymore, even though they used to be best friends. He and his new friend Ashwin try to act like brave, old-time knights, but it only gets them in trouble. His parents keep telling him to hold his sister’s hand when crossing busy...
The Secret Horses of Briar Hill
There are winged horses that live in the mirrors of Briar Hill hospital. In the mirrors that line its grand hallways, which once belonged to a princess. In those that reflect the elegant rooms, now filled with sick children. It is her secret.
One morning, when Emmaline climbs over the wall of...
| Author | Tom Avery |
| ISBN | 1783442263 |
Jamie and Ned are twins. They do everything together: riding their bikes, beachcombing outside their house, watching their favourite episodes of Star Trek.
But Ned is sick, and one day, he may leave Jamie behind.
When they discover a strange...
| Author | Emily Winfield Martin |
| ISBN | 0375869956 |
New York Times bestselling author Emily Winfield Martin brings a strange and wonderful place to life with her unique style of both art and writing.
What do an onion-headed boy, a child-sized hedgehog, and a tattooed girl have in common? They are all orphans at Oddfellow's Orphanage! This...
Shiverton Hall: The Creeper
| Author | Emerald Fennell |
| ISBN | 1408827794 |
Don’t look behind you. Resist with all your power. He’ll go away, perhaps, as long as you don’t look.
Arthur Bannister is back for another term at Shiverton Hall, where eerie events are unfolding. First, a burned stranger shows up in the middle of the night uttering dire warnings. Then...
| Author | Emerald Fennell |
| ISBN | 1408827786 |
They slowed as they reached the gate; two stone columns, each with its own crumbling angel perched on top. The angels held up a rusty, wrought-iron arch that read, in curling, serpentine letters: SHIVERTON HALL.
Arthur Bannister has been unexpectedly accepted into Shiverton Hall, which,...
The Death of Yorik Mortwell
Inspired by the artwork of Edward Gorey, Windblowne author Stephen Messer delivers a mock-Gothic tale about poor Yorick (alas!), son of the Gamekeeper at venerable Ravenby Manor, who meets an untimely demise—in chapter one! Worry not, dear reader, for Yorick returns in ghostly form, intent on...
| Author | Ginger Garrett |
| ISBN | 0553535250 |
A fantastical story about love, fear, and the thrill of discovering who we were born to be, The Last Monster is a story about making peace with our insecurities and defending those who must hide what they really are.
Sofia has never felt special. Not at school, or with her track team, and especially...
The Nine Lives of Alexander Baddenfield
| Author | John Bemelmans Marciano |
| ISBN | 0670014060 |
Alexander Baddenfield is a horrible boy—a really horrible boy—who is the last in a long line of lying, thieving scoundrels. One day, Alexander has an astonishing idea. Why not transplant the nine lives from his cat into himself? Suddenly, Alexander has lives to spare, and goes about using...
| Author | Andrew Neiderman |
| ISBN | 0671415018 |
What a horror novel is is somewhat subjective. Must a horror novel be a tale of the supernatural? Must it feature the inexplicable? How much gore is necessary, and how high must the body count be?
Pin is not what some readers would think of as a horror novel — in fact, it veers more toward being...
