The Odds of Getting Even

10 best books like The Odds of Getting Even (Sheila Turnage): The Alcatraz Escape, Turn Left at the Cow, The Key to Extraordinary, Nooks & Crannies, A Snicker of Magic, The Case of the Deadly Desperados, The Book of Lost Things, Orangutan Tongs: Poems to Tangle Your Tongue, Absolutely Truly, Squirm

The Alcatraz Escape

Author

Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

Sleuthing duo Emily and James tackle their most challenging mystery yet set on the haunting Alcatraz Island in Book 3 of the New York Times bestselling Book Scavenger series!

Legendary literary game-maker Garrison Griswold is back in action―this time with “Unlock the Rock.” For his...

Turn Left at the Cow

Author	Lisa Bullard
ISBN	0544029003

Thirteen-year-old Trav has always wondered about his dead-before-he-was-born dad. But when he heads from California to his grandmother's house in rural Minnesota, hoping to learn about his past, he gets more than he bargained for.
   It turns out his dad was involved in a bank robbery...

The Key to Extraordinary

Author	Natalie Lloyd
ISBN	0545552745

Everyone in Emma's family is special. Her ancestors include Revolutionary War spies, brilliant scientists, and famous musicians--every single one of which learned of their extraordinary destiny through a dream.

For Emma, her own dream can't come soon enough. Right before her mother died,...

Nooks & Crannies

Author	Jessica Lawson
ISBN	1481419218

Tabitha Crum is a girl with a big imagination and a love for mystery novels, though her parents think her only talent is being a nuisance. She doesn't have a friend in the world, except her pet mouse, Pemberley, with whom she shares her dingy attic bedroom.

Then, on the heels of a rather devastating...

A Snicker of Magic

Author	Natalie Lloyd
ISBN	0545552702

Introducing an extraordinary new voice---a magical debut that will make your skin tingle, your eyes glisten . . .and your heart sing.

Midnight Gulch used to be a magical place, a town where people could sing up thunderstorms and dance up sunflowers. But that was long ago, before a curse drove...

The Case of the Deadly Desperados

Author	Caroline Lawrence
ISBN	1444001698

The Case of the Deadly Desperado is a TERRIBLE book that Caroline Lawrence should be ashamed of. I am not sure what was added to the story by having the protagonist be half Sioux other than the excuse to include all sorts of offensive stereotypes and racial slurs. I do not care if the use of the word “squaw”...

The Book of Lost Things

Author	Cynthia Voigt
ISBN	0307976815

Max Starling's theatrical father likes to say that at twelve a boy is independent. He also likes to boast (about his acting skills, his wife's acting skills, a fortune only his family knows is metaphorical), but more than anything he likes to have adventures. Max Starling's equally theatrical mother...

Orangutan Tongs: Poems to Tangle Your Tongue

Author	Jon Agee
ISBN	1423103157

Have you ever gotten tripped up trying to say a silly succession of similar syllables? Of course-everyone has!It can be sometimes frustrating, but it's always funny! For example, you know New York's unique, but did you know that unique New York's also pretty chic? And if you switched your wristwatch...

Absolutely Truly

Author	Heather Vogel Frederick
ISBN	1442429720

An unsent letter in a first edition copy of Charlotte's Web leads to a hunt for treasure in this heartwarming middle grade mystery from the author of The Mother-Daughter Book Club.

Now that Truly Lovejoy's father has been injured by an IED in Afghanistan and is having trouble finding work back...

Squirm

Author	Carl Hiaasen
ISBN	0385752970

Some facts about Billy Dickens:
* He once saw a biker swerve across the road in order to run over a snake.
* Later, that motorcycle somehow ended up at the bottom of a canal.
* Billy isn't the type to let things go.
Some facts about Billy's family:
* They've lived in six different Florida...

Mighty Jack and Zita the Spacegirl

Author	Ben Hatke
ISBN	1250191726

Jack and Lilly are no strangers to heroics. They’ve befriended dragons, battled giants, and even earned the loyalty of a goblin army. So when they meet Zita the Spacegirl, fresh from her interplanetary travels and seeking their help to face a new threat, they’re more than ready for another adventure.

But...