Sisters Eight Series Read-Alikes
J ALE Alexander, William. Goblin Secrets.Peter Pan, the Darling children, and the fairy Fireflyer must save Neverland from the threat of nightmares and Time.
J BAR Barry, Dave and Ridley Pearson. Peterand the Starcatchers.Soon after Peter, an orphan, sets sail from England on the ship Never Land, he befriends and assists Molly, a young Starcatcher, whose mission is to guard a trunk of magical stardust from a greedy pirate and the native inhabitants of a remote island. Series
J BUC Buckley, Michael. The Sisters Grimm.Although filled with anger over her parents' disappearance, eleven-year-old Sabrina Grimm--along with her grandmother, sister, and several fairy-tale characters--tries to discover who has killed her teacher.
J COL Colfer, Chris. The Land of Stories: theWishing Spell"Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, twins Alex and Conner leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with the fairy tale characters they grew up reading about" Series
J GAI Gaiman, Neil. Odd and the FrostGiants.An unlucky twelve-year-old Norwegian boy named Odd leads the Norse gods Loki, Thor, nad Odin in an attempt to outwit evil Frost Giants who have taken over Asgard.
J GID Gidwitz, Adam. A Tale Dark andGrimm.An unlucky twelve-year-old Norwegian boy named Odd leads the Norse gods Loki, Thor, nad Odin in an attempt to outwit evil Frost Giants who have taken over Asgard.
JGN HAL Hale, Shannon. Rapunzel’s Revenge. This graphic novel retelling of the fairy-tale classic, set in a swashbuckling Wild West, puts action first and features some serious girl power in its spunky and strong heroine. Young Rapunzel lives a lonely life, never knowing what lies beyond the high garden walls of her mother’s royal villa until one day she climbs the wall to see what’s on the other side. Grades 5-8.
JHOL Holub, Joan. Athena the brain. Athena learns that she is a goddess when she is summoned to Mount Olympus by her father, Zeus, and she must quickly adjust to her new status, make friends with the other godboys and goddessgirls, and catch up with all the studies she missed while attending mortal school. Goddess Girls Series
J HOL Holub, Joan. Zeus and the thunderboltof doom. When ten-year-old Zeus is kidnapped, he discovers he can defend himself with a magical thunderbolt. Heroes in Training Series
JJOY Joyce, William. Nicholas St. North andthe Battle of the Nightmare King, Nicholas St. North, a daredevil swordsman seeking treasure in the fiercely guarded village of SantoffClaussen finds, instead, the great wizard OmbricShalazar and a battle against the Nightmare King and his evil Fearlings--a battle Nicholas can win only if he finds five other Guardians in time. the first in the series Guardians of Childhood.
JLEV Newbery Levine, Gail Carson. Ella Enchanted.In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her.
JLIN NewberyLin, Grace. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon.Minli, an adventurous girl from a poor village, buys a magical goldfish, and then joins a dragon whocannot fly on a quest to find the Old Man of the Moon in hopes of bringing life to Fruitless Mountain and freshness to Jade River.
JMCC McCaughrean, Geraldine. Peter Pan in Scarlet.Peter Pan, the Darling children, and the fairy Fireflyer must save Neverland from the threat of nightmares and Time. JCDBK too
JMLY Mlynowski, Sarah. Fairest of All.After moving to a new house, ten-year-old Abby and her younger brotherJonah discover an antique mirror that transports them into the Snow White fairy tale. Whatever After series
JPIE Pierce, Tamora First test Ten-year-old Keladry of Mindalen, daughter of nobles, serves as a page but must prove herself to the males around her if she is ever to fulfill her dream of becoming a knight. Protector of the Small Series
Mountainside Public Library Summer 2016 ep