The Secret Valley
10 best books like The Secret Valley (Clyde Robert Bulla): Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie, Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective, The Mysterious Howling, Clara and the Bookwagon, Cranberry Christmas, Sticks Across the Chimney: A Story of Denmark, Tales of Robin Hood, Red Sails to Capri, The King's Equal, Prairie School
| Author | Peter Roop |
| ISBN | 0613535189 |
Wow, this one takes me back. I remember "watching" this book on Reading Rainbow as a child. Even reading it now, I can still "hear" the seafaring music that played in the background. I had no idea it took place in Maine (my home state), though I guess it shouldn't surprise me. It's a story of a girl who has to...
Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective
| Author | Donald J. Sobol |
| ISBN | 0553157248 |
I could say that I loved the Encyclopedia Brown series as a kid, but that wouldn't be entirely accurate. I wanted to *be* Encyclopedia Brown. When you're the nerdy kid on your block, and you discover a character who is the smartest kid in school, kind of popular despite that fact, can not only stand up to...
| Author | Maryrose Wood |
| ISBN | 0061791059 |
The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place are no ordinary children, Miss Penelope Lumley is no ordinary governess, and mysteries abound in this first volume in a new series for ages 9+.
Found running wild in the forest of Ashton Place, the Incorrigibles are no ordinary children: Alexander,...
| Author | Nancy Smiler Levinson |
| ISBN | 0064441342 |
I saw this in my library's bookstore and it sounded like such a cute story. The cover is adorable and I expected a cute tale about a girl who loved to read getting to read to her heart's content with the traveling library. I've never encountered a traveling library and I couldn't wait to hear about it.
Instead,...
| Author | Wende Devlin |
| ISBN | 0689715102 |
Wende Devlin knows how to write a holiday story that’s different. This has a Christmas theme to it, but it’s more about ice skating and Mr. Whiskers having to figure out if he owns the skating pond or not. Can he save the skating?
Mr. Whiskers sister is also trying to force him to move to the city...
| Author | Nora Burglon |
| ISBN | 1892857138 |
I read this aloud to my daughter, and we all fell in love with it. This book is another example of a book I would have never picked up if it wasn't for being a part of the homeschool curriculum we use. It was delightful to step back in time to a different country and see what it was like to live as a child at the end...
| Author | Tony Allan |
| ISBN | 0746020635 |
I absoluetly loved Tales of Robin Hood! I was laughing, crying and in the midst of this intense story! I now want to read the original book. I have been familiar with the story of Robin Hood, but reading it was completely different. I loved the intrigue, intense battles and the clear fight of good vs evil....
| Author | Ann Weil |
| ISBN | 0140328580 |
The minute he saw the boat with the red sails moving into the harbor, Michele knew that something exciting was going to happen. It was the biggest and most beautiful ship fourteen-year-old Michele had ever seen. Sailing on the ship were three men who would come to stay at Michele's parents' inn. The men...
| Author | Katherine Paterson |
| ISBN | 0060224975 |
A dying king makes his son his heir — on one condition: the vain Prince Raphael must marry a woman who is his equal in beauty, intelligence, and wealth. A search throughout the kingdom appears to be fruitless until the lovely Rosamund appears at the palace. She is intelligent and wealthy, as well as beautiful...
This is set in 1880 when Colorado was a new state. The Bidson family moved from Maine to Colorado.
They lived in a sod house but the author didn't say what a sod house was. Kids aren't going to know what that means.
Aunt Dora came to teach Noah as the plot said already, and we knew Noah didn't...
| Author | George E. Stanley |
| ISBN | 0689871066 |
Mr. Merlin's Third Graders are known as the Third Grade Detectives -- with some hints from secret code clues and help from Mr. Merlin's friend, the police scientist Dr. Smiley, they help solve cases. This two-in-one flip book contains the full text and illustrations for the first two Third Grade Detectives...
