I Thought You Were Dead

6 best books like I Thought You Were Dead (Pete Nelson): Inkling, All Over But the Shoutin', Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster, The Ravenmaster: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London, The Sisters of the Winter Wood, Rise and Shine

Inkling

Author	Kenneth Oppel
ISBN	1443450286

Ethan’s dad is a comic artist whose greatest creation, the mutant superhero Kren, brought him fame and glory. But after his dad’s string of successful books, a tragedy strikes the family and now his dad is completely stuck.

If only artistic talent were hereditary. Ethan is stuck on a graphic-novel...

All Over But the Shoutin'

Author	Rick Bragg
ISBN	0679774025

The story of a violent, war-haunted, alcoholic father and a strong-willed, loving mother who struggled to protect her three sons from the effects of poverty and ignorance that had tainted her own life.

The extraordinary gifts for evocation and insight and the stunning talent for storytelling...

Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster

Author

Jonathan Auxier

For nearly a century, Victorian London relied on "climbing boys"--orphans owned by chimney sweeps--to clean flues and protect homes from fire. The work was hard, thankless and brutally dangerous. Eleven-year-old Nan Sparrow is quite possibly the best climber who ever lived--and a girl. With her...

The Ravenmaster: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London

Author	Christopher Skaife
ISBN	1443455938

For centuries, the Tower of London has been home to a group of famous avian residents: the ravens. Each year they are seen by millions of visitors, and they have become as integral a part of the Tower as its ancient stones. But their role is even more important than that—legend has it that if the ravens...

The Sisters of the Winter Wood

Author

Rena Rossner

Raised in a small village surrounded by vast forests, Liba and Laya have lived a peaceful sheltered life - even if they've heard of troubling times for Jews elsewhere. When their parents travel to visit their dying grandfather, the sisters are left behind in their home in the woods.

But before...

Rise and Shine

Author	Anna Quindlen
ISBN	0375502246

A superb novel about two sisters, the true meaning of success, and the qualities in life that matter most.

From Anna Quindlen, acclaimed author of Blessings, Black and Blue, and One True Thing, a superb novel about two sisters, the true meaning of success, and the qualities in life that matter...