The Book Without Words: A Fable of Medieval Magic

9 best books like The Book Without Words: A Fable of Medieval Magic (Avi): Loki's Wolves, Nick of Time, Emil and the Detectives, The Free Lunch, Odin's Ravens, Lalani of the Distant Sea, The Boy Who Lost His Face, Just My Luck, The Island at the End of Everything

Loki's Wolves
AuthorK.L. Armstrong
ISBN1907411305
In Viking times, Norse myths predicted the end of the world, an event called Ragnarok, that only the gods can stop. When this apocalypse happens, the gods must battle the monsters--wolves the size of the sun, serpents that span the seabeds, all bent on destroying the world.

The gods died a long...
Nick of Time
AuthorTed Bell
ISBN0312380682
The setting is England, 1939, on the eve of war. Nick and his sister, Kate, begin gathering vital information for Winston Churchill as he tries to warn England of the imminent Nazi invasion. But the Nazis become the least of Nick’s problems after he discovers a time machine hidden in a cove. Unfortunately,...
Emil and the Detectives
AuthorErich Kästner
ISBN0099413124
If Mrs Tischbein had known the amazing adventures her son Emil would have in Berlin, she'd never have let him go.

Unfortunately, when his seven pounds goes missing on the train, Emil is determined to get it back - and when he teams up with the detectives he meets in Berlin, it's just the start of...
AuthorSpider Robinson
ISBN0812540220
Under the facade of the world's finest theme park lies a secret which could alter the course of human history.
Mike and Annie, refugees from the world outside, find a home underground, behind the scenes of Dreamworld, a theme park where hope exists as it does nowhere else. But Dreamworld is threatened...
Odin's Ravens
AuthorK.L. Armstrong
ISBN1907411313
Seven kids, Thor's hammer, and a whole lot of Valkyries are the only things standing against the end of the world.

When thirteen-year-old Matt Thorsen, a modern day descendant of the Norse god Thor, was chosen to represent Thor in an epic battle to prevent the apocalypse he thought he knew how...
Lalani of the Distant Sea
AuthorErin Entrada Kelly
ISBN0062747290
There are stories of extraordinary children who are chosen from birth to complete great quests and conquer evil villains.

This is no such story.

Sometimes, you are an ordinary child.

Sometimes, you have to choose yourself.

This is the story of Lalani Sarita, a twelve-year-old...
AuthorLouis Sachar
ISBN0679886222
The classic novel from Newbery Medalist and National Book Award winner Louis Sachar (Holes), with a brand-new cover!
 
David is only trying to be cool when he helps some of the popular kids steal Old Lady Bayfield’s cane. But when the plan backfires, he’s the one the “old witch” curses....
Just My Luck
AuthorCammie McGovern
ISBN0062330659
Fourth grade is not going at all how Benny Barrows hoped. He hasn’t found a new best friend. He’s still not a great bike rider—even though his brother George, who’s autistic, can do tricks. And worst of all, he worries his dad’s recent accident might be all his fault. Benny tries to take his mom’s...
The Island at the End of Everything
AuthorKiran Millwood Hargrave
ISBN1910002763
Shortlisted for the Costa Book Awards and the Blue Peter Book Awards 2017

From the author of the bestselling tale The Girl of Ink & Stars comes a beautiful new adventure about finding your way home.

There are some places you would not want to go. Even if I told you that we have oceans...
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