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Read-Alikes for
The 13th Floor
by Sid Fleischman
Viewpoint, our book discussion group for students in
grades 6-8, read and discussed The 13th Floor. If you liked this book,
you may enjoy reading other books by this author:
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| The Abracadabra Kid
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by Sid Fleischman
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JB FLEISCHMAN
| | The true story of Sid Fleischman's life and how a boy who wanted to become a magician became a Hollywood screenwriter and, eventually, an author.
| | Bandit's Moon
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by Sid Fleischman
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J FLE
| | Annyrose tells of her adventures with Joaquin Murieta and his band of outlaws during the California Goldrush.
| | The Ghost in the Noonday Sun
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by Sid Fleischman
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J FLE
| | A pirate story with a shanghaied boy, a villainous captain, and a buried treasure.
| | Jim Ugly
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by Sid Fleischman
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J FLE
| | A tale of the adventures of Jake and Jim Ugly, his father's part-mongrel, part-wolf dog, as they travel through the Old West trying to find out what really happened to Jake's actor father.
| | Jingo Django
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by Sid Fleischman
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J FLE
| | Jingo Hawks, an orphaned boy resolves to run away from his master and follow the treasure map he finds inscribed on a whale's tooth.
| | The Whipping Boy
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by Sid Fleischman
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J FLE
| | Unable to stand life at the castle anymore, Jemmy, the bratty prince's whipping boy,dreams of freedom only to be ordered by the prince to help him run away. With both of them gone, Jemmy is accused of being one of the kidnappers.
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MORE BOOKS TO ENJOY: Treks Through Time.
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| An Angel for May
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by Melvin Burgess
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JH BUR
| | Tam travels back in time and visits his small English town at the time of World War II, where his friendship helps a traumatized girl living on a farm just outside the town.
| | Both Sides of Time
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by Caroline B. Cooney
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YA FIC COONEY
| | On the day she graduates from high school, Anne Lockwood falls through time and lands in 1895. There, she finds a sinister murder plot, for which she holds the key, and this draws her further into the "other side of time" while her own time pulls her back.
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| | Sharp Horns on the Moon
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by Carole Crowe
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JH CRO
| | Ivy, who lives on an isolated part of an island, befriends the ghost of a girl who died mysteriously years before.
| | The Transall Saga
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by Gary Paulsen
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JH PAU
| | While backpacking in the desert, Mark falls into a tube of blue light and is transported into a more primitive world, where he must use his knowledge and skills to survive.
| | Voices After Midnight
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by Richard Peck
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JH PEC
| | Living in a rented house in New York City for the summer, Chad and Luke uncover a mystery involving the former tenants of the house when they slip back in time to 1888.
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This list was prepared by Youth Services at St. Charles Public Library,
June 1999.
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