Other Unfortunate Books
Mortimer Says Nothing
Joan Aiken (J Fic)
Join Mrs. Jones, Mr Jones, and Arabel as they follow Mortimer, the pet raven, as he collects wasps, captures a group of thieves, and wins a $500,000 prize.
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
Joan Aiken (J Fic)
When her parents leave Willoughby Chase for a sea voyage, Bonnie and her cousin Sylvia are left in the cruel care of Miss Slighcarp.
The House With a Clock in its Walls
John Bellairs (J Fic)
A boy goes to live with his magician uncle in a mansion that has a clock hidden in the walls which is ticking off the minutes until doomsday.
Curse of the Blue Figurine
John Bellairs (J Fic)
Johnny Dixon is plunged into a terrifying mystery-adventure when he removes a blue figurine called a shawabti from a church.
James and the Giant Peach
Roald Dahl (J Fic)
A young boy escapes from two wicked aunts and embarks on a series of adventures with six oversized insects he meets inside a giant peach.
The December Rose
Leon Garfield (J Fic)
A young sweep's fall down the wrong chimney in Victorian London lands him in the center of a terrifying chain of events that includes espionage, treachery, and murder.
Black Jack
Leon Garfield (J Fic)
a young apprentice in eighteenth-century London begins a strange adventure when he inadvertently becomes involved with a wanted criminal and a girl who is reputedly mad.
The Shrinking of Treehorn
Florence Parry Heide (J Fic)
A boy discovers he is shrinking but does not know the cause or cure.
Everything on a Waffle
Polly Horvath (J Fic)
Eleven-year-old Primrose, who is living in a small fishing village in British Columbia, recounts what she learns about human nature and the unpredictability of life in the months after her parents are lost at sea.
The Trolls
Polly Horvath (J Fic)
When Aunt Sally comes from Canada to babysit the Anderson children, every night the bedtime story adds another piece to a very suspect family history
Dial-a-Ghost
Eva Ibbotson (J Fic)
A family of nice ghosts protects a British orphan from the diabolical plans of his evil guardians.
Island of the Aunts
Eva Ibbotson (J Fic)
Three elderly sisters kidnap three children from London and bring them to their secluded island home, where the children are put to work caring for an assortment of unusual sea creatures.
Which Witch?
Deciding that he must sire a child to carry on his tradition, the Great Wizard Arriman announces a competition among the witches of Todcaster, one of whom will marry him.
Seven Spiders Spinning
Gregory Maguire (J Fic)
Seven prehistoric spiders that had been trapped in ice for thousands of years bring excitement to rual Vermont and briefly unite two rival clubs at a local elementary school.
Spring-Heeled Jack
Philip Pullman (J Fic)
Three children make their escape from a London orphanage and after a series
of misadventures are reunited with their father through the efforts of the legendary Spring-Heeled-Jack.
Clockwork
Philip Pullman (J Fic)
Long ago in Germany, Fritz, a writer, spins a spine-tingling tale to cheer up Karl, an apprentice clock maker. But rather than helping matters, the story frighteningly becomes true.
Cousing in the Castle
Barbara Brooks Wallace (J Fic)
A new friend comes to Amelia's rescue when she finds herself the victim of a dastardly villain's fiendish plans.
The Twin in the Tavern
Barbara Brooks Wallace (J Fic)
a young orphan, afraid of being sent to the workhouse, finds himself at the mercy of an unsavory owner of a tavern while he tries to solve the mystery surrounding his past.
Peppermints in the Parlor
Barbara Brooks Wallace (J Fic)
sent to San Francisco to live with a beloved aunt and uncle, newly orphaned Emily expectantly enters their once-happy mansion only to find unimaginable horrors.
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