Recommendations based on The Whispering Skullby Jonathan Stroud

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  1. The Screaming Staircase

    by Jonathan Stroud
    A team of kids battle supernatural creatures in a race to save the world.

    When the dead come back to haunt the living, Lockwood & Co. step in . . . For more than fifty years, the country has been affected by a horrifying epidemic of ghosts. A number of Psychic ... (Goodreads)

  2. The Creeping Shadow

    by Jonathan Stroud
    A young boy must save the world from an evil sorcerer who is bent on world domination.

    After leaving Lockwood & Co. at the end of The Hollow Boy, Lucy is a freelance operative, hiring herself out to agencies that value her ever-improving skills. One day she is pleasantly surprised by a ... (Barnes & Noble)

  3. The Hollow Boy

    by Jonathan Stroud
    A daring adventure to save the world from an ancient evil.

    As a massive outbreak of supernatural Visitors baffles Scotland Yard and causes protests throughout London, Lockwood & Co. continue to demonstrate their effectiveness in exterminating spirits. ... (Goodreads)

  4. Cress

    by Marissa Meyer
    A girl's fight to reclaim her identity and save her kingdom from a tyrannical queen.

    The novel begins with an introduction to Crescent "Cress" Moon Darnel, a sixteen-year-old girl living in a satellite in space that has been her prison for most of her life. She is contacted by ... (Wikipedia)

  5. Scarlet

    by Marissa Meyer
    A re-imagining of the classic story of Little Red Riding Hood set in a futuristic world.

    Scarlet Benoit is a young girl living on her grandmother's farm in Rieux, France. Her grandmother has gone missing for many weeks and Scarlet is sure that she has been kidnapped rather than left on ... (Wikipedia)

  6. Howl’s Moving Castle

    by Diana Wynne Jones
    A young woman embarks on an adventure to break a curse and reclaim her identity in a magical world.

    18-year-old Sophie Hatter is the eldest of three sisters living in Market Chipping, a town in the magical kingdom of Ingary, where fairytale tropes are accepted ways of life, including that the ... (Wikipedia)

  7. Siege and Storm

    by Leigh Bardugo
    A fantasy adventure of a young woman's fight to reclaim her kingdom and freedom.

    ▶, Alternative Cover Edition #1, Darkness never dies. Hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land, all while ... (Goodreads)

  8. Winter

    by Marissa Meyer
    A young girl's battle to save her kingdom from the icy grip of a powerful queen.

    Due to Princess Winter's refusal to use the Lunar gift, the ability to manipulate what others see and do, she has Lunar sickness, a state of mental illness that causes occasional hallucinations. ... (Wikipedia)

  9. The Iron Trial

    by Holly Black
    A young boy's journey of self-discovery, as he battles the forces of evil to save the world.

    All his life, Call has been warned by his father to stay away from magic. To succeed at the Iron Trial and be admitted into the vaunted Magisterium school would bring bad things. But he fails at ... (Goodreads)

  10. The School for Good and Evil

    by Soman Chainani
    Two friends struggle to survive a magical school, where fairy tales come to life.

    The first kidnappings happened two hundred years before. Some years it was two boys taken, some years two girls, sometimes one of each. But if at first the choices seemed random, soon the pattern ... (Goodreads)

  11. The Wee Free Men

    by Terry Pratchett
    A young girl's fantastical journey to save her brother, with the help of a mischievous gang of tiny blue-clad warriors.

    Tiffany Aching is a 9-year-old girl who literally sees things differently from others. While playing by the river near her home, she sees two tiny blue, kilted men who warn her of a "green heid" in ... (Wikipedia)

  12. Under the Never Sky

    by Veronica Rossi
    A post-apocalyptic world where two teenagers must join forces to survive.

    Under the Never Sky follows the character of Aria, a 17-year-old girl who has been exiled from Reverie, the domed city in a dystopian future 300 years after a major catastrophe has decimated the ... (Wikipedia)

  13. A Darker Shade of Magic

    by V.E. Schwab
    A thrilling adventure through multiple parallel universes with a mysterious magical force.

    Kell is one of the last Antari—magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel Londons; Red, Grey, White, and, once upon a time, Black. Kell was raised in Arnes—Red London—and ... (Goodreads)

  14. The Case of the Missing Marquess

    by Nancy Springer
    Enola Holmes, younger sister of Sherlock, sets out to find her missing mother. Along the way, she solves a mystery and defies societal expectations.

    When Enola Holmes, the much younger sister of detective Sherlock Holmes, discovers her mother has disappeared—on her 14th birthday nonetheless—she knows she alone can find her. Disguising herself as ... (Goodreads)

  15. Crooked Kingdom

    by Leigh Bardugo
    A gang of criminals must band together to take down a powerful adversary.

    In the prologue, a Grisha man named Emil Retvenko is kidnapped by a winged Shu man. The book commences in a gambling parlor known as Club Cumulus where Jesper and Nina keep Jan Van Eck's lawyer, ... (Wikipedia)

  16. Gregor the Overlander

    by Suzanne Collins
    A young boy's heroic quest to save his family and the world of Underland.

    Eleven-year-old Gregor is left home alone in his family's New York City apartment to watch his sister and grandmother. When Gregor's baby sister Boots falls through an old air duct grate in the ... (Wikipedia)

  17. Artificial Condition

    by Martha Wells
    Murderbot, a rogue security unit, investigates its past and uncovers a conspiracy. Action-packed sci-fi adventure with a relatable protagonist.

    A, USA Today, bestseller,The "I love Murderbot!" —Ann Leckie, Artificial Condition, is the follow-up to Martha Wells's Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus Award-winning,, New York Times, bestselling, All ... (Barnes & Noble)

  18. Revealed

    by P.C. Cast
    A young woman discovers she is a powerful witch and must navigate the dangerous world of magic and politics.

    Revealed, is the spellbinding eleventh and penultimate installment in the #1, New York Times, bestselling vampyre series by PC and Kristin Cast. Drastically altered after her fall at the end of ... (Barnes & Noble)

  19. Tower of Dawn

    by Sarah J. Maas
    A daring quest to save an empire from the forces of darkness.

    Discover Sarah J. Maas's #1, New York Times, bestselling Throne of Glass series-now available for a limited time in a brand-new miniature format! This exclusive edition highlights Chaol Westfall. ... (Barnes & Noble)

  20. A Monster Calls

    by Patrick Ness
    A young boy's journey of self-discovery, coming to terms with his mother's terminal illness.

    Thirteen-year-old Conor O'Malley awakens from the same nightmare he has been experiencing for the past few months, "the one with the darkness and the wind and the screaming". At seven minutes after ... (Wikipedia)

  21. The Witch of Duva

    by Leigh Bardugo
    A young woman embarks on a dangerous journey to unravel a magical mystery and save her village.

    There was a time when the woods near Duva ate girls…or so the story goes. But it's just possible that the danger may be a little bit closer to home. This story is a companion folk tale to Leigh ... (Barnes & Noble)

  22. A Gathering of Shadows

    by V.E. Schwab
    A combination of magic and science, as characters navigate a dangerous new world.

    From #1, New York Times, bestselling author V.E. Schwab "Addictive and immersive,, A Gathering of Shadows, cements this series as a must-read." —,Entertainment Weekly, grade A Four months have passed ... (Barnes & Noble)

  23. The Eye of the World

    by Robert Jordan
    Epic fantasy, filled with adventure and danger, as a group of heroes attempt to save the world.

    The Eye of the World revolves around protagonists Rand al'Thor , Matrim (Mat) Cauthon , Perrin Aybara , Egwene al'Vere , and Nynaeve al'Meara , after their residence of "Emond's Field" is ... (Wikipedia)

  24. The Archived

    by Victoria Schwab
    A girl discovers a hidden world of secrets and supernatural beings when she starts working in a library for the dead.

    Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books. Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures that only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in ... (Barnes & Noble)

  25. Jackaby

    by William Ritter
    Abigail Rook, a young woman with a love for adventure, teams up with the eccentric detective R.F. Jackaby to solve supernatural crimes in 19th century New England.

    “Sherlock Holmes crossed with Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” —,Chicago Tribune, Newly arrived in New Fiddleham, New England, 1892, and in need of a job, Abigail Rook meets R. F. Jackaby, an investigator ... (Barnes & Noble)

  26. The Golden Tresses of the Dead

    by Alan Bradley
    Flavia de Luce solves a murder mystery involving a severed finger and a wedding cake.

    Although it is autumn in the small English town of Bishop’s Lacey, the chapel is decked with exotic flowers. Yes, Flavia de Luce’s sister Ophelia is at last getting hitched, like a mule to a wagon. ... (Goodreads)

  27. Americanah

    by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
    An exploration of race, identity, and belonging as two Nigerian immigrants experience life in America and beyond.

    Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the West. Beautiful, self-assured Ifemelu heads for America, where despite her academic success, she is forced to ... (Goodreads)

  28. His Majesty's Dragon

    by Naomi Novik
    A Napoleonic-era naval captain and a dragon join forces to battle their enemies.

    Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors ride mighty fighting dragons, bred for size or speed. When HMS Reliant captures a French frigate and seizes ... (Goodreads)

  29. Keeper of the Lost Cities

    by Shannon Messenger
    A telepathic girl discovers the secrets of her past and embarks on an epic quest.

    Twelve-year-old Sophie Foster has a secret. She’s a Telepath—someone who hears the thoughts of everyone around her. It’s a talent she’s never known how to explain. Everything changes the day she ... (Goodreads)

  30. The Hired Girl

    by Laura Amy Schlitz
    A young girl's journey of self-empowerment and determination to seek a better life.

    Today Miss Chandler gave me this beautiful book. I vow that I will never forget her kindness to me, and I will use this book as she told me to—that I will write in it with truth and refinement…But ... (Goodreads)