Books like Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard (Peter Nimble #2) by Jonathan Auxier

It’s been two years since Peter Nimble and Sir Tode rescued the kingdom of HazelPort. In that time, they have traveled far and wide in search of adventure. Now Peter and Sir Tode have been summoned by Professor Cake for a new mission: find a 12-year-old girl named Sophie Quire. Sophie knows little beyond the four walls of her father’s bookshop, where she works as a bookmender and dreams of leaving the confines of her city walls. But when a strange boy and his talking cat/horse companion show up searching for a rare and mysterious book, she finds herself pulled into an adventure beyond anything she has ever read. Sophie’s father has a magical book that can make her understand the words in it, but it’s been 12 years since he used it. Sophie must help Peter and Sir Tode find a way to use the magic book again so she can read and understand the book that’s in the strange boy’s possession. The boy is searching for a book with a magical creature as the main character, but he’s having trouble finding it. Sophie is the only one who can help, and she is determined to find the book so she can be free of her father’s bookshop and explore the world.

First publish date: 2017