The map, the kidnapping, the disappearance, the danger,
the chase, the treasure, the mystery, and I haven't even
mentioned the mysterious guy in the dark glasses yet...










   
The wolves of Willoughby Chase
by Joan Aiken (1962)
First book in the Wolves of Willoughby Chase series







The weirdstone of Brisingamen
by Alan Garner (1960)
First book in the Alderley series







Kensuke's kingdom
by Michael Morpurgo (1999)








The invention of Hugo Cabret
by Brian Selznick (2007)








The silver sword
by Ian Serraillier (1956)







The murderer's ape
by Jakob Wegelius (2014)












Dragonkeeper
by Carole Wilkinson (2003)
First book in the Dragonkeeper series
















How to train your dragon
by Cressida Cowell (2003)
First book in the How to train your dragon series







Charlie and the chocolate factory
by Roald Dahl (1964)
First book in the Charlie series








The house of sixty fathers
by Meindert DeJong (1956)








The miraculous journey of Edward Tulane
by Kate DiCamillo (2006)








The many worlds of Albie Bright
by Christopher Edge (2016)







Small change for Stuart
by Lissa Evans (2011)
First book in the Stuart series








Inkheart
by Cornelia Funke (2003)
First book in the Inkheart series








The hero's guide to saving your kingdom
by Christopher Healy (2012)
First book in the Hero's guide series








Small as an elephant
by Jennifer Richard Jacobson (2011)







Rowan of Rin
by Emily Rodda (1993)
First book in the Rowan of Rin series








Magyk
by Angie Sage (2005)
First book in the Septimus Heap series








The cay
by Theodore Taylor (1969)
First book in The cay series








Harry and the Wrinklies
by Alan Temperley (1997)
First book in the Harry series







The hobbit
by J.R.R. Tolkien (1937)







The last wild
by Piers Torday (2013)
First book in the Last wild series







The 1,000-year-old boy
by Ross Welford (2018)

















The lost years
by T.A. Barron (1996)
First book in the Merlin series
   
The wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum (1900)
First book in the Oz series
   
Five on a treasure island
by Enid Blyton (1942)
First book in the Famous five series
   
The thief lord
by Cornelia Funke (2002)
   
My side of the mountain
by Jean Craighead George (1959)
First book in the My side of the mountain series


The phantom tollbooth
by Norton Juster (1961)
   
Emil and the detectives
by Erich Kastner (1929)
First book in the Emil and the detectives series



Stig of the dump
by Clive King (1963)







Kaspar prince of cats
by Michael Morpurgo (2008)








The twenty-one balloons
by William Pene du Bois (1947)








Rooftoppers
by Katherine Rundell (2013)
   
Museum of thieves
by Lian Tanner (2010)
First book in the Keepers series
   

The silver spoon of Solomon Snow
by Kaye Umansky (2004)
First book in the Solomon Snow series