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by Jack London · 1903

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Genre

Adventure

What it is about

Mushing
Yukon
Sled dog
Klondike Gold Rush

Where it happens

Canada
Yukon
Klondike River
United States
Alaska

Kind of book

Novel

Ages

Children's

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Last checked: October 28, 2026

The Lost Hero
Rick Riordan · 2010 · Children's

about 560 pages

Why: Both are adventure books, set in Canada.
- Adventure
- Canada
What both books share
- adventure
  The Call of the Wild: "Adventure stories" (OL subject); "Fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "Action & Adventure" (OL subject); "Adventure stories, american" (OL subject)
  The Lost Hero: "adventure" (OL subject); "Action & Adventure" (OL subject); "adventure fiction" (WD genre)
- Canada
  The Call of the Wild: "Canada, fiction" (OL subject); "Canada, history, fiction" (OL subject); "Canada" (OL place); "Canada" (WD narrative location)
  The Lost Hero: "Canada" (OL place); "Canada" (WD narrative location)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Call of the Wild; Open Library and Wikidata for The Lost Hero.
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The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster · 1961 · Children's

about 260 pages

Why: Both are adventure books.
- Adventure
What both books share
- adventure
  The Call of the Wild: "Adventure stories" (OL subject); "Fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "Action & Adventure" (OL subject); "Adventure stories, american" (OL subject)
  The Phantom Tollbooth: "adventure" (OL subject); "Action & Adventure" (OL subject); "Action & Adventure - General" (OL subject); "Adventure stories" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Call of the Wild; Open Library and Wikidata for The Phantom Tollbooth.
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
J. K. Rowling · 1997 · Children's

about 300 pages

Why: Both are adventure books.
- Adventure
What both books share
- adventure
  The Call of the Wild: "Adventure stories" (OL subject); "Fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "Action & Adventure" (OL subject); "Adventure stories, american" (OL subject)
  Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: "Action & Adventure" (OL subject); "Adventure" (OL subject); "adventure fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Call of the Wild; Open Library and Wikidata for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
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Book	Adventure	Canada
The Lost Hero	shared	shared
The Phantom Tollbooth	shared	not shared
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone	shared	not shared
The Swiss Family Robinson	shared	not shared
Holes	shared	not shared

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