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10 best books like The Thief Lord (Cornelia Funke): Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, A Wrinkle in Time, The Water Mirror, Half-Moon Investigations, Sammy Keyes and the Sisters of Mercy, Beyond the Valley of Thorns, The Great Good Thing, The Well-Wishers, Dial-a-Ghost, Castaways of the Flying Dutchman

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
AuthorJ.K. Rowling
ISBN0545010225
Harry Potter is leaving Privet Drive for the last time. But as he climbs into the sidecar of Hagrid’s motorbike and they take to the skies, he knows Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters will not be far behind.

The protective charm that has kept him safe until now is broken. But the Dark Lord is breathing...
A Wrinkle in Time
AuthorMadeleine L'Engle
ISBN1250153271
It was a dark and stormy night.

Out of this wild night, a strange visitor comes to the Murry house and beckons Meg, her brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin O'Keefe on a most dangerous and extraordinary adventure - one that will threaten their lives and our universe.

Winner...
The Water Mirror
AuthorKai Meyer
ISBN0689877870
In Venice, magic is not unusual. Merle is apprenticed to a magic mirror maker, and Serafin -- a boy who was once a master thief -- works for a weaver of magic cloth. Merle and Serafin are used to the mermaids who live in the canals of the city -- beautiful creatures with hideous mouths that split their faces...
Half-Moon Investigations
AuthorEoin Colfer
ISBN0786849576
Librarian's Note: For an alternate cover edition of the same ISBN, click here.

Fletcher Moon has never been like other kids. For one thing, he has had to suffer the humiliating nickname "Half Moon" because of his short stature. But the real reason Fletcher is different is that ever since he was...
Sammy Keyes and the Sisters of Mercy
AuthorWendelin Van Draanen
ISBN0679888527
She is supposed to be in church to get "out" of trouble...
Sammy is working off some junior high detention time by helping out at St. Mary's, but when Father Mayhew discovers that his ivory cross has been stolen, Sammy becomes the prime suspect. While she's looking for the real culprit, Sammy is amazed...
Beyond the Valley of Thorns
AuthorPatrick Carman
ISBN0439700949
Book 2 in The Land of Elyon Alexa Daley thought her troubles were over when she defeated the man who had threatened to bring down Bridewell from within. But now that the walls around her land have fallen, a new, unexpected threat has risen from outside. Suddenly, Alexa is involved in a battle much, much...
The Great Good Thing
AuthorRoderick Townley
ISBN0689837143
Sylvie had an amazing life, but she didn't get to live it very often.

Sylvie has been a twelve-year-old princess for more than eighty years, ever since the book she lives in was first printed. She's the heroine, and her story is exciting -- but that's the trouble. Her story is always exciting in...
The Well-Wishers
AuthorEdward Eager
ISBN0152949941
Just when the children thought the magic in the old well was all played out (that is, if it was magic!) and had sworn an oath in blood not to make any more wishes until the well gave them a sign, Gordy—in a reckless moment—told it to get going with its magic, or else! Something certainly did begin to happen...
Dial-a-Ghost
AuthorEva Ibbotson
ISBN0142500186
The Dial-a-Ghost Agency finds good homes for ghosts. And Fulton and Frieda Snodde-Brittle are looking for a few frightening ghosts to "accidentally" scare their young cousin and heir, Oliver, to death. The ladies at the Dial-a-Ghost Agency have the perfect match: the Shriekers, two bloodstained...
Castaways of the Flying Dutchman
AuthorBrian Jacques
ISBN0142501182
A boy and dog trapped aboard the Flying Dutchman, are sent off on an eternal journey by an avenging angel, roaming the earth throughout the centuries in search of those in need. Their travels lead them to Chapelvale, a sleepy nineteenth century village whose existence is at stake. Only by discovering...
Forging the Sword
AuthorHilari Bell
ISBN0689854161
THE SPIRIT OF THE ANCIENT CHAMPION, SORAHB, WAS REBORN INTO THE BODY OF A DEGHAN YOUTH.

There is not much time left on the Hrum's self-imposed limit— only a few months. If in that time they don't take all of Farsala, then the Farsalans will regain their independence.

Ceaselessly,...
Lionboy
AuthorZizou Corder
ISBN0142402265
When his parents are kidnapped, what's ten-year-old Charlie Ashanti to do? Rescue them, that's what! He doesn't know who has taken his parents, or why. But he does know that one special talent will aid him on his journey - his amazing ability to speak Cat. Charlie calls on his clever feline friends-from...
Mimus
AuthorLilli Thal
ISBN1550379240
Mimus is as luminous and entertaining as Cornelia Funke's "Thief Lord" or "Inkheart," yet Lilli Thal has created a dramatic and spellbinding universe all her own. The dark Middle Ages jump to life in blazing color in this world of adventure and imagination.

Two mighty kingdoms are engaged...
The Landry News
AuthorAndrew Clements
ISBN0689828683
NEW STUDENT GETS OLD TEACHER
The bad news is that Cara Landry is the new kid at Denton Elementary School. The worse news is that her teacher, Mr. Larson, would rather read the paper and drink coffee than teach his students anything. So Cara decides to give Mr. Larson something else to read -- her own...
The Word Eater
AuthorMary Amato
ISBN0823419401
I LOVED this book!

I actually made a goodreads account just so I could come in here and review this book!

I read this book when I was maybe 8 to 10? That's when it came out and I got it at a scholastic book fair! And it has stuck with me all these years. It's such an amazing concept: A worm who eats...
How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found
AuthorSara Nickerson
ISBN0064410277
You know how it is when you stumble across a book you've never heard of by an author you've never heard of and you start to read and can't put the book down....?
Well this is one of those books. Sophie and Margaret are two lonely sisters living a strange half life with a severely depressed mother who most...
Jinx on the Divide
AuthorElizabeth Kay
ISBN0439724554
Felix is back at school, but things aren't back to normal! Rhino, the class bully, snatches the mysterious Brandee lamp he had kept from his last adventure in BACK TO THE DIVIDE, and next thing you know, a djinn has taken Rhino hostage and is demanding that Felix return him home to the mystical, back-to-front...
The Ravenmaster's Secret: Escape From The Tower Of London
AuthorElvira Woodruff
ISBN0439281342
Best-selling author Elvira Woodruff's thrilling novel set in 1700s London. Now in paperback!

It's 1735. Forrest Harper's life inside the Tower of London consists of three ways to pass the time: chores, chores, and more chores. His only friends are the spirited ravens he tends with his father....
Ruby Holler
AuthorSharon Creech
ISBN0060560150
From Sharon Creech, the Newbery Medal winning author of Walk Two Moons, comes a heartwarming adventure about finding family, and a home, when you least expect it.

Ruby Holler is a Carnegie Medal-winning novel, and with its quirky protagonists and exciting journey, captures the imaginations...
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