Discover books similar to "Johnny Dixon" series

John Bellairs

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

If you enjoyed Johnny Dixon's supernatural adventures, you'll love this standalone novel by the same author. Lewis Barnavelt, a young orphan, goes to live with his mysterious uncle in a creaky old house that contains a sinister ticking clock.

Carolyn Keene

The Secret of the Old Clock

Fans of Johnny Dixon's sleuthing will enjoy this classic Nancy Drew mystery. Nancy sets out to find a missing will that could solve a wealthy family's financial problems.

Ellen Raskin

The Westing Game

Like Johnny Dixon, the characters in this Newbery Medal-winning novel must use their wits to solve a mystery. When an eccentric millionaire dies, sixteen people who knew him are brought together for a reading of the will—and a high-stakes game.

Trenton Lee Stewart

The Mysterious Benedict Society

Fans of Johnny Dixon's adventures will enjoy this series about four gifted children who are brought together to solve a series of puzzles and save the world from destruction.

Neil Gaiman

The Graveyard Book

If you enjoyed the supernatural elements of Johnny Dixon's stories, you'll love this Newbery Medal-winning novel about a boy who is raised by ghosts in a graveyard.

E.L. Konigsburg

From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

Fans of Johnny Dixon's independent spirit will enjoy this Newbery Medal-winning novel about two siblings who run away from home and hide out in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Jeanne Birdsall

The Penderwicks

If you enjoyed the cozy, small-town setting of Johnny Dixon's stories, you'll love this series about four sisters who spend a summer at a charming estate in the Berkshires.

E.L. Konigsburg

The Mysterious Edge of the Heroic World

Fans of Johnny Dixon's historical and supernatural mysteries will enjoy this novel about a boy who discovers a rare book that leads him on a quest to uncover a long-lost treasure.

Siobhan Dowd

The London Eye Mystery

Fans of Johnny Dixon's sleuthing will enjoy this mystery about two siblings who must solve the disappearance of their cousin, who vanished from the London Eye Ferris wheel.

Maryrose Wood

The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place

If you enjoyed the quirky characters and humor in Johnny Dixon's stories, you'll love this series about a young governess who is tasked with taming a trio of wild children who were raised by wolves.