Stopping for a Spell
10 best books like Stopping for a Spell (Diana Wynne Jones): The Children of Green Knowe, The Absolute Sandman, Volume One, Marrow Island, The Moving Finger, The Book of Secrets, The Witch's Daughter, The Night Raven, The Silver Mark, That Ain’t Witchcraft, Erased, Volume 1
The Children of Green Knowe
| Author | Lucy M. Boston |
| ISBN | 0152024689 |
L. M. Boston's thrilling and chilling tales of Green Knowe, a haunted manor deep in an overgrown garden in the English countryside, have been entertaining readers for half a century.
There are three children: Toby, who rides the majestic horse Feste; his mischievous little sister, Linnet;...
The Absolute Sandman, Volume One
| Author | Neil Gaiman |
| ISBN | 1401210821 |
One of the most popular and critically acclaimed comic book titles of all time,
New York Times
best-selling author Neil Gaiman's masterpiece
The Sandman
set new standards for mature, lyrical fantasy and graphic narrative. Now, Vertigo and DC Comics are proud to present the first of four definitive...
| Author | Alexis M. Smith |
| ISBN | 0544373413 |
Twenty years ago Lucie Bowen left Marrow Island; along with her mother, she fled the aftermath of an earthquake that compromised the local refinery, killing her father and ravaging the island’s environment. Now, Lucie’s childhood friend Kate is living within a mysterious group called Marrow...
| Author | Agatha Christie |
| ISBN | 0007120842 |
The placid village of Lymstock seems the perfect place for Jerry Burton to recuperate from his accident under the care of his sister, Joanna. But soon a series of vicious poison-pen letters destroys the village's quiet charm, eventually causing one recipient to commit suicide. The vicar, the doctor,...
| Author | Melissa McShane |
| ISBN | 1948099632 |
Helena Davies just wants a job that will get her out of her parents’ basement. Abernathy’s Bookstore is disorganized, out of the way, and smells funny, but it pays well and promises to at least be interesting. She has no idea how interesting her life will become. By the end of the first day, Helena has...
| Author | Nina Bawden |
| ISBN | 0395586356 |
For an old middle grade novel, the amount of depth and character development in The Witch's Daughter is amazing. Contrary to what the title implies, this is not a book about witches, but instead an adventure/mystery book about three young friends with individual differences whose friendship is built...
Meet Lydia Crow...
Lydia has always known she has no power, especially next to her infamous and more-than-slightly dodgy family. Which is why she carved her own life as a private investigator far away from London.
When a professional snafu forces her home, the head of the family calls...
London is Lydia Crow’s city so when a man is found hanged under Blackfriars Bridge, she takes it personally.
Driven by her desire to improve her fledgling P.I. skills and an innate sense of justice, Lydia investigates. Even when it seems as if the Silver Family might be involved, Lydia refuses...
Crossroads, noun:
1. A place where two roads cross.
2. A place where bargains can be made.
3. See also “places to avoid.”
Antimony Price has never done well without a support system. As the youngest of her generation, she has always been able to depend on her parents, siblings,...
Twenty-nine-year-old Satoru Fujinuma is floundering through life. Amid his daily drudgery, he finds himself in the grip of an incredible, inexplicable, and uncontrollable phenomenon that rewinds time, a condition that seems to only make his drab life worse. But then, one day, everything changes....
