The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline

10 best books like The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline (Nancy Springer): The Body at the Tower, Peppermints in the Parlor, The Accidental Afterlife of Thomas Marsden, Lily's Ghosts, Earthfall, The Hollow Land, The Cookcamp, God on the Rocks, The Field of Wacky Inventions, Treasury of Egyptian Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Monsters & Mortals

The Body at the Tower

Author	Y.S. Lee
ISBN	0763649686

Now nearly a full-fledged member of the Agency, the all-female detective unit operating out of Miss Scrimshaw's Academy for Girls, Mary Quinn is back for another action-packed adventure. Disguised as a poor apprentice builder and a boy, she must brave the grimy underbelly of Victorian London - as...

Peppermints in the Parlor

Author	Barbara Brooks Wallace
ISBN	0689874170

Emily Luccock is looking forward to living at Sugar Hill Hall...She remembers her aunt and uncle's grand old mansion well. But this time things are different. Her aunt's once bright and lively home is now dead with silence. Evil lurks in every corner and the dark, shadowed walls watch and whisper late...

The Accidental Afterlife of Thomas Marsden

Author

Emma Trevayne

Grave robbing is a messy business. A bad business.

And for Thomas Marsden, on what was an unremarkable spring night in London, it becomes a very spooky business. For lying in an unmarked grave and half covered with dirt is a boy the spitting image of Thomas himself.

This is only the first...

Lily's Ghosts

Author	Laura Ruby
ISBN	0060518316

Lily is Furious.
She can't believe she has to move again after her mom's break-up with the latest boyfriend. Now they're broke and they'll have to spend the winter in Uncle Wes's creepy summerhouse in Cape May, New Jersey.And the place is crawling with ghosts. From the spiteful teenager who...

Earthfall

Author	Mark Walden
ISBN	1408815664

The battle for mankind is about to begin in this riveting story of Earth’s invasion from the author of the H.I.V.E. series.

Sam awakens to see strange vessels gathered in the skies around London. As he stares up, people stream past, walking silently toward the enormous ships, which emit a...

The Hollow Land

Author	Jane Gardam
ISBN	1609452461

The barren, beautiful Cumbrian fells provide the bewitching setting for the adventures of Bell and Harry, two children who find enchanting wonder at every turn, as they explore THE HOLLOW LAND. Everyday challenges give a daring edge to this rural work and play. There are ancient mysteries to explore...

The Cookcamp

Author	Gary Paulsen
ISBN	0439523575

Told through the eyes of a 5-year-old boy, this is a story of adventure and discovery in a cookcamp located in the Canadian woods during World War II.

When?: World War II
Where?: A cookcamp in the Canadian woods
Why?: He's not really sure.
One summer, a 5-year-old boy goes to live...

God on the Rocks

Author	Jane Gardam
ISBN	0349114064

With the birth of her baby brother, eight-year-old Margaret Marsh is banished from the house every Wednesday afternoon to enjoy the idyllic English seaside—at peace between the world wars—with the family’s new, young, and bawdy maid. Largely ignored, the child has all the freedom she needs...

The Field of Wacky Inventions

Author

Patrick Carman

The final adventure in bestselling author Patrick Carman's delightfully wacky Floors trilogy!

Taking mystery and adventure to the next level.

It's not every day that a hotel loses its top floor. Then again, the Whippet Hotel is no stranger to wackiness. So when the entire floor is...

Treasury of Egyptian Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Monsters & Mortals

Author	Donna Jo Napoli
ISBN	1426313802

The new National Geographic Treasury of Egyptian Mythology is a stunning tableau of Egyptian myths, including those of pharaohs, queens, the boisterous Sun God Ra, and legendary creatures like the Sphinx. The lyrical storytelling of award-winning author Donna Jo Napoli dramatizes the timeless...