Best Books for Kids 2018

12 Books Found

Filtered by 'Suspense'
  • The Boy, the Bird & the Coffin Maker

    In the magical seaside town of Allora, where fish fly, a lonely coffin-maker and a boy on the run strike up an unlikely friendship.
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  • Capsized! The Forgotten Story of the SS Eastland Disaster

    An engrossing account that perfectly captures the palpable fear and loss on one tragic day in 1915.
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  • Dactyl Hill Squad

    A group of dinosaur-riding orphans fight for freedom in New York City during the American Civil War.
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  • The Eye that Never Sleeps: How Detective Pinkerton Saved President Lincoln

    Sharp-eyed sleuth Allan Pinkerton uncovers an early plot to assassinate President Lincoln. Art inspired by antique maps and newspapers portrays the historic details of this intriguing investigation.
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  • The House in Poplar Wood

    A deal with Death and Memory separates a family. Can twin brothers break the contract and bring the family together?
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  • Illegal

    Ebo must embark on a harrowing journey through desert, ocean, and rat-infested sewers for the chance at a better life. A gripping narrative for older readers.
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  • Inkling

    An inkblot escapes his sketchbook prison and alters Ethan’s life for the better.
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  • The Journey of Little Charlie

    Little Charlie realizes that he wasn't helping Cap'n Buck, "a stanking piece of human filth", recover stolen money—he's unwittingly become a fugitive slave catcher. For older readers.
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  • Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein

    Moody and gothic illustrations bring to life the birth of Mary Shelley’s masterpiece.
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  • Otis and Will Discover the Deep: The Record-Setting Dive of the Bathysphere

    A suspenseful story of two explorers whose determination and teamwork plunged them into previously uncharted ocean depths.
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  • The Parker Inheritance

    An old letter sends two kids searching the past and the present to find a $40 million treasure.
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  • Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster

    Nan Sparrow, a chimneysweep in Victorian London, befriends a mysterious magical creature in this fairy tale of monsters and great escapes.
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