Dragon War

10 best books like Dragon War (Laurence Yep): Gods of Jade and Shadow, The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise, Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, The Murder of Bindy Mackenzie, Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess, The Ghosts of Ashbury High, Nocturna, Bringing Down the Duke, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic, A Study in Emerald

Gods of Jade and Shadow

Author

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Mayan god of death sends a young woman on a harrowing, life-changing journey in this dark, one-of-a-kind fairy tale inspired by Mexican folklore.

The Jazz Age is in full swing, but Casiopea Tun is too busy cleaning the floors of her wealthy grandfather’s house to listen to any fast tunes....

The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise

Author

Dan Gemeinhart

Five years.

That's how long Coyote and her dad, Rodeo, have lived on the road in an old school bus, criss-crossing the nation.

It's also how long ago Coyote lost her mom and two sisters in a car crash.

Coyote hasn’t been home in all that time, but when she learns that the park...

Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle

Author	Betty MacDonald
ISBN	0064401499

At last my 8 year old knows why sometimes I refer to him as Harbin Quadrangle! (The infamous slowpoke of the final chapter!)
This book is light on actual Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle appearances, but heavy on the "cures" for some very bad habits, including bullying, gossiping, and being a slowpoke. (If you...

The Murder of Bindy Mackenzie

Author	Jaclyn Moriarty
ISBN	0439740517

Bindy Mackenzie believes herself to be the smartest, kindest girl at Ashbury High. Unfortunately, she is alone in that belief.

To prove her likeability, Bindy decides to document her life in transcripts, essays, and e-mails. What this reveals is a girl who's funny, passionate, hilariously...

Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess

Author	Shari Green
ISBN	1772780170

Sixth grade is coming to an end, and so is life as Macy McMillan knows it. Already a For Sale sign mars the front lawn of her beloved house. Soon her mother will upend their little family, adding an unwelcome stepfather and pesky six-year-old twin stepsisters. To add insult to injury, what is Macy s final...

The Ghosts of Ashbury High

Author	Jaclyn Moriarty
ISBN	0545069726

This is the story of Amelia and Riley, bad kids from bad Brookfield High who have transferred to Ashbury High for their final year. They've been in love since they were fourteen, they go out dancing every night, and sleep through school all day. And Ashbury can't get enough of them.

Everyone's...

Nocturna

Author

Maya Motayne

Set in a Latinx-inspired world, a face-changing thief and a risk-taking prince must team up to defeat a powerful evil they accidentally unleashed.

To Finn Voy, magic is two things: a knife to hold under the chin of anyone who crosses her…and a disguise she shrugs on as easily as others pull...

Bringing Down the Duke

Author	Evie Dunmore
ISBN	1984805681

A stunning debut for author Evie Dunmore and her Oxford Rebels, in which a fiercely independent vicar's daughter takes on a duke in a fiery love story that threatens to upend the British social order.

England, 1879. Annabelle Archer, the brilliant but destitute daughter of a country vicar,...

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic

Author	Betty MacDonald
ISBN	0064401510

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle has a trick up her sleeve.

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle loves everyone, and everyone loves her right back. The children love her because she is lots of fun. Their parents love her because she can cure children of absolutely any bad habit. The treatment are unusual, but they work! Who...

A Study in Emerald

Author	Neil Gaiman
ISBN	1506703933

This supernatural mystery set in the world of Sherlock Holmes and Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos features a brilliant detective and his partner as they try to solve a horrific murder.

The complex investigation takes the Baker Street investigators from the slums of Whitechapel all the way to...

The Headless Cupid

Author	Zilpha Keatley Snyder
ISBN	0440228956

I was 12 when I first picked up this book, I had just move hundreds of miles away from my home to a new school new step family and knew nobody. Honestly I only desided to read it because the two main characters were David and Amanda. David and Amanda were the names of 2 cousins I missed very much.
But after...

Fake Blood

Author	Whitney Gardner
ISBN	1481495569

It’s the beginning of the new school year and AJ feels like everyone is changing but him. He hasn’t grown or had any exciting summer adventures like his best friends have. He even has the same crush he’s harbored for years. So AJ decides to take matters into his own hands. But how could a girl like Nia...