The Case of the Lost Boy

10 best books like The Case of the Lost Boy (Dori Hillestad Butler): Dear Mr. Henshaw, Clementine, Louisa: The Life of Louisa May Alcott, The Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds, Mandie and the Cherokee Legend, Mandie and the Secret Tunnel, My People, Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus, Flat Stanley, Mandie and the Ghost Bandits

Dear Mr. Henshaw

Author	Beverly Cleary
ISBN	0380709589

Leigh has been Boyd Henshaw's number one fan ever since he was in second grade. Now in sixth grade, Leigh lives with his mother and is the new kid in school. He's lonely, troubled by the absence of his father, a cross-country trucker, and angry because a mysterious thief steals from his lunchbag. Then Leigh's...

Clementine

Author	Sara Pennypacker
ISBN	0786838825

Clementine is having not so good of a week.

-On Monday she's sent to the principal’s office for cutting off Margaret’s hair.
- Tuesday, Margaret's mother is mad at her.
- Wednesday, she's sent to the principal... again.
- Thursday, Margaret stops speaking to her.
- Friday...

Louisa: The Life of Louisa May Alcott

Author	Yona Zeldis McDonough
ISBN	0805081925

When Louisa May Alcott's Little Women was published in 1868 it was an instant success. Louisa drew on her experiences in writing the novel, but there's a lot more to her rags-to-riches story. Louisa came from a family that was poor but freethinking, and she started teaching when she was only seventeen...

The Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds

Author	David A. Adler
ISBN	0142400106

Cam Jansen's career as a fifth-grade sleuth gets off to a fine start in her inaugural adventure, Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds. Cam isn't a proven veteran of dozens of investigations at this point, merely a bright girl hailed for her unfailing photographic memory, but that gift is...

Mandie and the Cherokee Legend

Author	Lois Gladys Leppard
ISBN	0871233215

About this book:

“A mysterious legend among the Cherokee people tells of some long-lost gold, hidden for centuries. Would it truly bring a curse upon the one who found it?”


Series: Book #2 in “Mandie” series. (Read Book #1’s review Here!) {There also is the “Young...

Mandie and the Secret Tunnel

Author	Lois Gladys Leppard
ISBN	0871233207

Mandie Shaw, almost a teenager, is certain God no longer loves her as she watches her father being lowered into his grave. Mandie's move into a neighbor family's home, when her mother remarries, does not soften her grief. Her only comfort is the promise from her father's faithful Cherokee friend, Uncle...

My People

Author	Langston Hughes
ISBN	1416935401

Langston Hughes' powerful and simple poem is brilliantly accompanied by Charles R. Smith's transcendent photographs. Each photograph illustrates the beauty, depth and soul of being an African-American today. From close ups of lined hands to the joy of a baby's giggle, the photographs span ages....

Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus

Author	Barbara Park
ISBN	0679826424

I have heard so much about how great these books are so we decided to check them out. I can't think of a single thing from this book that was a "good example" for the kids. None of the people say anything kind or helpful. Many things are described as "stupid, "hate," and "dumb." My kids don't talk that way .....

Flat Stanley

Author	Jeff Brown
ISBN	0060097914

When Stanley Lambchop wakes up one morning, his brother, Arthur, is yelling. A bulletin board fell on Stanley during the night, and now he is only half an inch thick! Amazing things begin happening to him. Stanley gets rolled up, mailed, and flown like a kite. He even gets to help catch two dangerous art...

Mandie and the Ghost Bandits

Author	Lois Gladys Leppard
ISBN	0871234424

I admit it: I am reviewing these books years after reading them. However, do not even suggest that I'm no longer qualified, that too many years have passed to remember. My battered and faded copies of these books testify to how many times I read them growing up and plots and entire passages are seared in...

The Hallelujah Flight

Author	Phil Bildner
ISBN	0399247890

The extraordinary story of James Banning, the first African-American pilot to fly across country 

During the Great Depression, the ace black pilot James Banning decided to fly from coast to coast to serve as an inspiration to people everywhere. So with a little ingenuity and a whole lot of...

The Trouble With Chickens

Author	Doreen Cronin
ISBN	0061215325

J.J. Tully is a former search-and-rescue dog who is trying to enjoy his retirement after years of performing daring missions saving lives. So he's not terribly impressed when two chicks named Dirt and Sugar (who look like popcorn on legs) and their chicken mom show up demanding his help to track down...