Big Bad Ironclad!

10 best books like Big Bad Ironclad! (Nathan Hale): The Secret Science Alliance and the Copycat Crook, Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess, Hera: The Goddess and Her Glory, How Mirka Met a Meteorite, Dragons Beware!, Gaijin: American Prisoner of War, Around the World, Earthling!, Monster on the Hill, Dogs of War

The Secret Science Alliance and the Copycat Crook

Author	Eleanor Davis
ISBN	1599903962

Super-smart Julian Calendar thinks starting junior high at a new school will mean he can shed his nerdy image-but then he meets Ben and Greta, two secret scientists like himself! The three form a secret club, complete with a high-tech lair. There, they can work to their hearts content on projects like...

Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess

Author	George O'Connor
ISBN	1596434325

Step into a world of fearsome battle, cruel treachery, and fierce loyalty. Your guides are the three Fates, eerie figures who weave the tale of life. Their subject today is Athena, warrior goddess. Five astonishing tales of brave Athena's adventures lies ahead.

Get ready for adventures you've...

Hera: The Goddess and Her Glory

Author	George O'Connor
ISBN	1596434333

There's only one thing Zeus, the king of the Gods, is afraid of. It isn't the many-headed Hydra or the towering Gigantes. It isn't his powerful, jealous brother Poseidon, the god of the seas. Monsters, gods, Titans—none of them make the mighty Zeus blink an eye.

The only thing Zeus fears is...

How Mirka Met a Meteorite

Author	Barry Deutsch
ISBN	1419703986

The last time I read a comic book, uh, I mean graphic novel (in sophisticated fonts) was ages ago when they were still simply called comic books. I almost forgot how enjoyable they were until this cute book. It’s a witty, charming and really funny middle school story about Mirka, an 11 year old...

Dragons Beware!

Author	Jorge Aguirre
ISBN	1596438789

Claudette is such a breath of fresh air. She is so much fun and her sidekicks happen to be the best sidekicks ever.

We start out with Claudette and Maria separated by Maria's parents as Claudette is such a bad influence on her. The city is attacked and Claudette's father goes out on his own to retrieve...

Gaijin: American Prisoner of War

Author	Matt Faulkner
ISBN	1423137353

San Francisco, 1941: America has just declared war on Japan.

With a white mother and a Japanese father, Koji Miyamoto quickly learns that his home is no longer a welcoming one. Streetcars won't stop for Koji, and his classmates accuse him of being an enemy spy. When a letter arrives from the government...

Around the World

Author	Matt Phelan
ISBN	0763636193

A Scott O'Dell Award-winning graphic novelist follows three dauntless adventurers on a Jules Verne-inspired challenge: circling the world, solo!

As the nineteenth century wound down, a public inspired by the novel Around the World in Eighty Days clamored for intrepid adventure. The challenge...

Earthling!

Author	Mark Fearing
ISBN	0811871061

Every kid worries about making friends at a new school, but when nine-year-old Bud accidentally catches the wrong bus and finds himself launched into deep space, new friends are the least of his problems! At Cosmos Academy, Bud learns that Earthlings are the most feared creatures in the galaxy, and...

Monster on the Hill

Author	Rob Harrell
ISBN	1603090754

In a fantastical 1860s England, every quiet little township is terrorized by a ferocious monster--much to the townsfolk's delight! Each town's unique monster is a source of local pride, not to mention tourism.

Each town, that is...except for one.

Unfortunately, for the people...

Dogs of War

Author	Sheila Keenan
ISBN	0545128870

Sheila Keenan's captivating stories, paired with Nathan Fox's stunning art, bring the heroic military actions of man's best friend to life!

Some war heroes heard the wind whistling over a hidden trip wire.
Some war heroes sniffed out a sniper 1,000 yards away.
Some war heroes stood...

The Boy Who Crashed to Earth

Author

Judd Winick

Dog Man meets Big Nate in HILO-the hilarious New York Times Bestselling GRAPHIC NOVEL SERIES kids love! “A Total BLAST,” says the Miami Herald!

BOOM! CLANG! CRASH! D.J. and Gina are totally ordinary kids. But Hilo isn’t! Hilo just fell out of the sky and doesn’t know where he came from,...

Spelling Trouble

Author

Frank Cammuso

Salem Hyde just isn’t like other kids. For one thing, she’s stubborn, independent, and impulsive. For another, she’s a witch. Salem acts first and thinks later—which means most of her thinking involves coming up with excuses!
Good thing she’s been assigned an animal companion, Lord...