The Case of the Gypsy Good-Bye

10 best books like The Case of the Gypsy Good-Bye (Nancy Springer): The Deeds of the Disturber, The Moor, The Accidental Afterlife of Thomas Marsden, Earthfall, Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris, Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon, The Cookcamp, The Field of Wacky Inventions, Treasury of Egyptian Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Monsters & Mortals, A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax

The Deeds of the Disturber

Author	Elizabeth Peters
ISBN	0380731959

Can fear kill? There are those who believe so but Amelia Peabody is skeptical. A respected Egyptologist and amateur sleuth, Amelia has foiled felonious schemes from Victoria's England to the Middle East. And she doubts that it was a Nineteenth-Dynasty mummy's curse that caused the death of a night...

The Moor

Author	Laurie R. King
ISBN	0006510868

In the eerie wasteland of Dartmoor, Sherlock Holmes summons his devoted wife and partner, Mary Russell, from her studies at Oxford to aid the investigation of a death and some disturbing phenomena of a decidedly supernatural origin. Through the mists of the moor there have been sightings of a spectral...

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...

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...

Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris

Author	R.L. LaFevers
ISBN	0618927646

I am officially in love with this series.
It was humorous, witty and full of adventure.

Some might think it a bit childlike books but wasn't Harry Potter suppose to be for children? I think my age has given me a chance to appreciate books more than as a child.

Theodosia's comments...

Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon

Author	Larry Millett
ISBN	0140296441

*5 Stars* (I didn’t think it would make it based on the likely score I thought it would get)

Scorecard: (Out of 10)
* Quality of Writing - 8
* Pace - 9
* Plot development - 9
* Characters - 10
* Enjoyability - 8
* Insightfulness - 9
* Ease of Reading - 9
* Photos/Illustrations...

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...

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...

A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax

Author	Dorothy Gilman
ISBN	0449208648

A secret agent like no other, Mrs. Pollifax was leading a very full life: Garden Club, karate, yoga--and a little spying now and then. This time the mysterious Mr. Carstairs sent her to Switzerland--to a famous health resort where the world's intelligence agents had gathered. Her mission: to track...