Find Similar Books | Similar Books Like Find Similar Books

Books like Caught in the turtle by Judith Gorog


In "Caught in the Turtle", Kate travels through California with her father and encounters a small girl whose presence is both whimsical and unsettling. The novel centers on Kate’s growing friendship with the girl as she navigates the fine line between imagination and potential real danger. Through the lens of a young protagonist, the book explores themes of curiosity, trust, and the uncertainties of growing up in a world where mysteries can be hidden in plain sight.
First publish date: 1983
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Judith Gorog
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 0.0 (0 community ratings)

All books by Judith Gorog
Caught in the turtle by Judith Gorog

How are these books recommended?

The books recommended for Caught in the turtle by Judith Gorog are shaped by reader interaction. Votes on how closely books relate, user ratings, and community comments all help refine these recommendations and highlight books readers genuinely find similar in theme, ideas, and overall reading experience.

Have you read any of these books?
Your votes, ratings, and comments help improve recommendations and make it easier for other readers to discover books they’ll enjoy.

Books similar to Caught in the turtle (13 similar books)

The war that Saved my Life by 6747693|Kimberly Brubaker Bradley book cover

📘 The war that Saved my Life
 by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

A nine‑year‑old girl named Ada escapes her abusive home amid World War II, joining her brother in London’s evacuation; she learns to ride a pony, reads, and finds a new family with Susan Smith while watching for German spies.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (24 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like The war that Saved my Life
A summer to die by 6539882|Lois Lowry book cover

📘 A summer to die
 by Lois Lowry

Thirteen-year-old Meg grapples with envy, sibling rivalry, and the looming threat of her older sister Molly’s leukemia as one summer turns tragic.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (9 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like A summer to die
R.I.P. Eliza Hart by 11642071|Alyssa Sheinmel book cover

📘 R.I.P. Eliza Hart
 by Alyssa Sheinmel


★★★★★★★★★★ 3.0 (2 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like R.I.P. Eliza Hart
Unraveling by 10670514|Elizabeth Norris book cover

📘 Unraveling
 by Elizabeth Norris

A young woman must uncover the secrets of her family and loved ones to prevent the end of the world in an exciting fantasy story.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (2 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Unraveling
High & dry by 11748616|Sarah Skilton book cover

📘 High & dry
 by Sarah Skilton

High & Dry follows high‑school soccer star Charlie Dixon as he navigates a dangerous blackmail plot, a mysterious flash drive, and the social pressures of California high schools in a tense mystery adventure.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (1 rating)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like High & dry
Stalk Don't Run by 6448243|Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson book cover

📘 Stalk Don't Run
 by Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson


★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 (1 rating)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Stalk Don't Run
The Juvie three by 7262576|Gordon Korman book cover

📘 The Juvie three
 by Gordon Korman

Three trouble‑makers—Gecko, Arjay, and Terence—tug the cords of their halfway house to keep it open, a desperate bid to stay out of juvenile detention.

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.0 (1 rating)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like The Juvie three
The strange case of Baby H by 8315693|Kathryn Reiss book cover

📘 The strange case of Baby H
 by Kathryn Reiss

A mystery story following the aftermath of the San Francisco earthquake, focusing on a case involving a kidnapped child.

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.0 (1 rating)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like The strange case of Baby H
If you're lucky by 7323350|Yvonne Prinz book cover

📘 If you're lucky
 by Yvonne Prinz

Seventeen‑year‑old Georgia hides her stop of medication, hoping to clear the voices and uncover the truth about her brother’s death.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like If you're lucky
California schemin' by 6448243|Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson book cover

📘 California schemin'
 by Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson

Nancy and her friends investigate a trash dumping mystery at a California beach house.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like California schemin'
Mystery At Malachite Mansion by 6448243|Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson book cover

📘 Mystery At Malachite Mansion
 by Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson

Nancy Drew and her friends uncover a mystery on their Malibu vacation: pollution on the shore leads them to a shady holistic spa and a motivational guru potentially linked to ocean garbage dumping.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Mystery At Malachite Mansion
Angel on the square by 6627345|Gloria Whelan book cover

📘 Angel on the square
 by Gloria Whelan

In war‑torn St. Petersburg, 12‑year‑old Katya Ivanova, sister to a lady‑in‑waiting, must confront the collapse of the imperial world as the Russian Revolution rages.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Angel on the square
Haunting at Black Water Cove by 7676200|Norma Lehr book cover

📘 Haunting at Black Water Cove
 by Norma Lehr

In the seaside town of Blue Lakes, Kathy must team up with a lingering ghost to solve a long‑stubborn mystery surrounding a vanished ancestor’s death.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Haunting at Black Water Cove

Some Other Similar Books

Hurricane Vera by Anne Mazer
The Color of Rain by Michael C. Keith
Behind the Bedroom Wall by Laura E. Reeve
Fresh Girl by Judy D. Erb
The Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord
Celeste and the Antlered Ship by Phoebe Wahl

Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!

Please login to submit books!