Enter If You Dare . . . . Stories of Odd and Unusual Houses

This week, I'm sharing chapter books that feature unusual houses.  Here are a few of my favorites . . .

The House With a Clock in Its Walls by John Bellairs
A boy goes to live with his magician uncle in a mansion that has a clock hidden in the walls which is ticking off the minutes until doomsday.

Castle Hangnail by Ursula Vernon
When little, twelve-year-old Molly arrives at Castle Hangnail to fill the vacancy for a wicked witch, the minions who dwell there have no choice but to give her the job and at first it seems she will be able to keep the castle open, but Molly has quite a few secrets that could cause trouble.

Larklight by Philip Reeve
In an alternate Victorian England, young Arthur and his sister Myrtle, residents of Larklight, a floating house in one of Her Majesty's outer space territories, uncover a spidery plot to destroy the solar system.

Enchanted Glass by Diana Wynne Jones
After his grandfather dies, Andrew Hope inherits a house and surrounding land in an English village, but things become very complicated when young orphan Aidan shows up and suddenly a host of variously magical townsfolk and interlopers start intruding on their lives.


More Books --
The 13-Story Treehouse by Andy Griffiths
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
The Beastly Arms by Patrick Jennings
Club Earth by Gail Gauthier
Front Desk by Kelly Yang
The Ghost in the Glass House by Carey Wallace
Gone Away Lake by Elizabeth Enright
The House With Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson
Nine Open Arms by Benny Lindelauf
Olivia Kidney by Ellen Potter
The Phantom Tower by Keir Graff
The Secret of Nightingale Wood by Lucy Strange
Watch Hollow by Gregory Funaro

Check these books out on display at the Arnold Branch through March 27, 2020.