Books like Hilda and the Time Worm by Luke Pearson

A charming picture book that follows a curious young worm as he explores the ups and downs of life in the earth, learning everyday lessons about curiosity, friendship, and the surprising wonders of the world below.

Ada Twist, Scientist follows a curious young girl as she turns everyday discoveries into science experiments, inspiring readers—especially girls—to explore STEM with enthusiasm and perseverance.

When Kara Marshall’s daughter vanishes during a home showing, she suspects a sinister intruder. Joined by a grieving neighbor, they uncover a stalking menace that preys on houses for sale, turning their community into a deadly hunt.

When a London girl is kidnapped for a science‑fiction adventure, she is thrown into Time City, a strange realm that exists outside time itself and threatens to alter humanity’s history.

Teenager Taylor discovers she has a unique superpower and joins a world of heroes and villains—only to find the lines between right and wrong blurred and its darker aspects more intense than she expected.

When their sister goes missing, 15‑year‑old Maggie and her brother uncover unsettling family secrets that cast doubt on their natural mother.

Roni Delicata and Brian Bain uncover a hidden cave on a school trip, encountering an unconscious archaeologist and a looming development battle over a suspected Indian burial site.

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In a class with sleuths V.I. Warshawski and Stephanie Plum, (Publishers Weekly) China Bayles stumbles over old secrets in a Shaker village.Chinas friends and family are urging her to get some restand a Kentucky Shaker village seems the ideal place for it. At Mount Zion, China can assist with some herbal workshopswhile absorbing all things Shaker, from their furniture to their peaceful ways. But the restored modern version of the village, striving to become a popular tourist attraction, is plagued with misfortune and strife some of it the likely result of sabotage. China and her friend Martha are hoping to get to the bottom of it.However, much like Shaker history itself, the case appears simpler at first than it is. There is tension behind the serene exterior. And after a shocking death occurs during her stay, China will plunge into the archives of another time to connect the sins of the past with a modern-day murder.