Books About Disappearing · 7 titles considered

The Best Disappearing Books for Kids

By the Bookroo Editors

Looking for excellent children's books about disappearing? This collection brings together Bookroo's highest-rated and most useful picks in one place.

Start with our editorial favorites, then browse recommendations organized by reading stage to find the right book for your reader.

A Wrinkle in Time
The Shortlist

Our 7 Favorite Books About Disappearing

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Chapter Book · Ages 12–18 · 2007

City of Bones

By Cassandra Clare · The Mortal Instruments series

A teen witnesses a murder by tattooed strangers and enters a hidden world of demon hunters.

544 pages· 131,222 words· Est. 12 hour read
4.1/5 Goodreads · 2,204,791 ratings
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Chapter Book · Ages 9–13 · 1962

A Wrinkle in Time

A stormy night, a mysterious stranger, and a quest through time to find a missing father.

Newbery Medal (1963)
247 pages· 49,244 words· Est. 5.5 hour read
4.6/7 Bookroo experts·4.0/5 Goodreads · 1,307,046 ratings
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 1986

Lulu and the Witch Baby

Lulu's spell makes her sister vanish. Can she bring her back before trouble brews?

48 pages· 894 words· Est. 7 min read-aloud
3.7/5 Goodreads · 158 ratings
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Chapter Book · Ages 6–9 · 2011

Penny and Pepper

By Jeanne Betancourt, Kellee Riley (Illustrator) · Book #1 in the Pony Mysteries series

A summer of surprises and mysteries awaits with a pony and new friends.

48 pages· 1,454 words· Est. 17 min read
4.1/5 Goodreads · 115 ratings
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Chapter Book · Ages 7–10 · 1984

The Littles Go Exploring

A secret room, lost maps, and a vanished explorer. Can the Littles uncover Grandpa's fate?

94 pages
3.9/5 Goodreads · 941 ratings
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Chapter Book · Ages 5–9 · 2020

Captain Awesome Says the Magic Word

A young magician's trick goes awry when the class pet vanishes. Can he find it before it's too late?

128 pages
4.1/5 Goodreads · 29 ratings
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Chapter Book · Ages 10–14 · 2020

The Maps of Memory

By Lee White (Illustrator) · Book #2 in the The Butterfly Hill Series series

A girl returns to a changed homeland, seeking to rebuild and uncover lost truths.

368 pages· 67,718 words· Est. 7.5 hour read
4.1/5 Goodreads · 161 ratings
$18.99Save 5%
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