Books like Treasure Island

1. 

   Peter Pan

   J.M. Barrie · 1911

   Because shares tags: classics, adventure, pirates.

   Wendy, John and Michael fly to Neverland with Peter, face Hook, and learn what growing up costs.

2. 

   Moby-Dick

   Herman Melville · 1851

   Because shares tags: classics, sea, adventure.

   Ishmael ships with Queequeg on the Pequod as Ahab hunts the white whale.

3. 

   The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

   Mark Twain · 1884

   Because shares tags: classics, adventure, coming of age.

   Huck Finn fakes his death, floats the Mississippi with the runaway Jim, and tears up the letter that would betray him. Twain's river…

4. 

   Their Eyes Were Watching God

   Zora Neale Hurston · 1937

   Because shares tags: classics, coming of age.

   Janie Crawford tells Pheoby about Eatonville life with Logan Killicks, Joe Starks called Jody, and Tea Cake.

5. 

   The Three Musketeers

   Alexandre Dumas · 1844 · The d'Artagnan Romances #1

   Because shares tags: classics, adventure.

   Young dArtagnan joins Athos, Porthos and Aramis to recover the queens diamonds and face Milady.

6. 

   The Horse and His Boy

   C. S. Lewis · 1954 · Chronicles of Narnia #5

   Because shares tags: classics, adventure.

   Shasta and Bree flee Calormen to Narnia with Aravis and Hwin.

7. 

   The Amber Spyglass

   Philip Pullman · 2000 · His Dark Materials #3

   Because shares tags: adventure, classics.

   Lyra and Will cross worlds with amber spyglass to free ghosts and kill Authority.

8. 

   Howl's Moving Castle

   Diana Wynne Jones · 1986 · Howl's Castle #1

   Because shares tags: classics, adventure.

   Cursed old by the Witch of the Waste, hatmaker Sophie Hatter talks her way into wizard Howl's moving castle and bargains with fire demon…

9. 

   The Witches

   Roald Dahl · 1983

   Because shares tags: classics, adventure.

   A boy and his grandmother face the Grand High Witch's plan to turn England's children into mice.

10. 

    Hatchet

    Gary Paulsen · 1987 · Brian's Saga #1

    Because shares tags: adventure, coming of age.

    A plane crash leaves thirteen-year-old Brian alone in the Canadian wild with only a hatchet.

11. 

    Where the Red Fern Grows

    Wilson Rawls · 1961

    Because shares tags: coming of age, adventure.

    Billy earns two hounds and hunts raccoons in the Ozarks with love and loss.

12. 

    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

    L. Frank Baum · 1900 · Oz #1

    Because shares tags: classics, adventure.

    Dorothy is carried to Oz by a cyclone and walks the yellow brick road with Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Lion.

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