The Grimjinx Rebellion

10 best books like The Grimjinx Rebellion (Brian Farrey): A Tale of Two Castles, The Fog Diver, The World's Greatest Detective, The Water and the Wild, Mortal Coil, Beasts Made of Night, Zombie Baseball Beatdown, Max and the Midknights, Chase Tinker and the House of Mist, Chase Tinker and the House of Destiny

A Tale of Two Castles

Author	Gail Carson Levine
ISBN	0061229652

Mysteries abound, especially in Two Castles.

A handsome cat trainer, black-and-white cats, thieves on four legs and two, suspicious townsfolk, a greedy king, a giddy princess, a shape-shifting ogre, a brilliant dragon. Which is the villainous whited sepulcher?

Elodie journeys...

The Fog Diver

Author	Joel N. Ross
ISBN	0062352938

A deadly white mist has cloaked the earth for hundreds of years. Humanity clings to the highest mountain peaks, where the wealthy Five Families rule over the teeming lower slopes and rambling junkyards. As the ruthless Lord Kodoc patrols the skies to enforce order, thirteen-year-old Chess and his...

The World's Greatest Detective

Author

Caroline Carlson

By the end of our time together, someone in this house will be rich. Someone will be the World’s Greatest Detective. And someone, well, someone might be dead.

Detectives’ Row is full of talented investigators, but Toby Montrose isn’t one of them. He’s only an assistant at his uncle’s...

The Water and the Wild

Author	K.E. Ormsbee
ISBN	1452113866

A green apple tree grows in the heart of Thirsby Square, and tangled up in its magical roots is the story of Lottie Fiske. For as long as Lottie can remember, the only people who seem to care about her are her best friend, Eliot, and the mysterious letter writer who sends her birthday gifts. But now strange...

Mortal Coil

Author	Derek Landy
ISBN	0007325983

Following the shocking revelations of DARK DAYS, get ready for the fifth instalment of the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series -- guaranteed to contain at least 40% humour, 50% action, and 100% thrills!

The blonde girl with the black lips turned to Valkyrie. 'We know,' she said. 'We've...

Beasts Made of Night

Author

Tochi Onyebuchi

In the walled city of Kos, corrupt mages can magically call forth sin from a sinner in the form of sin-beasts – lethal creatures spawned from feelings of guilt.

Taj is the most talented of the aki, young sin-eaters indentured by the mages to slay the sin-beasts. But Taj’s livelihood comes...

Zombie Baseball Beatdown

Author

Paolo Bacigalupi

The apocalypse begins on the day Rabi, Miguel and Joe are practicing baseball near their town's local meatpacking plant and nearly get knocked out by a really big stink. Little do they know the plant's toxic cattle feed is turning cows into flesh-craving monsters...ZOMBIES!!!

The boys decide...

Max and the Midknights

Author

Lincoln Peirce

Set in the Middle Ages, Max and his Uncle Budrick are wandering minstrels, barely surviving. It's a time when children follow their elders in their trade, but Max wants to be a knight. After being robbed, they make it to the town of Byjovia, where Budrick grew up, but things have changed. The kind King Conrad...

Chase Tinker and the House of Mist

Author

Malia Ann Haberman

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* A copy was provided by the author for review.

The Chase Tinker books have all been very enjoyable reads, and Chase Tinker and the House of Mist sees the series close with a strong finish. Our young hero faces his biggest challenges yet, including the...

Chase Tinker and the House of Destiny

Author

Malia Ann Haberman

For eight agonizing months Chase Tinker's guilt over the despicable act he committed on Halloween night has been eating away at his heart and mind. Chase's life gets even more complicated when secrets about the mysterious Relic in the attic are revealed right before an unwelcome caller arrives on his...

The Lost Legacy

Author	Gwenda Bond
ISBN	0062459945

Three kids. A hotel full of monsters. And a stolen magical artifact that could disrupt the balance between the humans and the supernatural. Welcome to life at Hotel Monster!

Stephen’s dad decided to move them across the country to New York City, where his dad is taking over as head chef in an...

Chase Tinker and the House of Secrets

Author

Malia Ann Haberman

In Chase Tinker's world, magic, lies and secrets can be a lethal combination...

After spending the summer at his grandfather's gigantic, incredibly magical house, Chase Tinker thought things couldn't get any more bizarre, or that the secrets and lies couldn't get any worse, but he was wrong.

As...

The Fourth Ruby

Author	James R. Hannibal
ISBN	1481467123

Jack and Gwen are back in this dynamic follow-up to The Lost Property Office.

The chase to recover some of the Crown Jewels, specifically the infamous cursed ruby named for Edward the Black Prince, son of King Edward III, leads Jack and Gwen deep into the strange world of tunnels, cathedrals,...