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A School Story
Frindle
The Landry News
Things Not Seen |
Realistic Fiction
Things Not Seen is Science Fiction |
Things Not Seen is for grades 6 and up, but the other titles can be enjoyed by younger kids as well. Clements is funny, insightful, and very relevant. Things Not Seen is one of the books on the Jr. High Weblog. Click here for more info. |
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Walk Two Moons |
Realistic Fiction |
Click here for a review of this compelling story about Sal and her search for acceptance. |
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The Thief Lord
Inkheart
Inkspell |
Fantasy |
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Hoot
Flush |
Realistic Fiction |
Both of these books have a strong environmental message and take place in Florida. Hoot is coming out as a major motion picture. Flush is one of the featured titles in the Babcock Library Weblog. |
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Sabriel
Lirael
Abhorsen
(These three make up the Abhorsen trilogy.)
Keys to the Kingdom series |
Fantasy |
The first three books are in the Abhorsen trilogy and all three have online reviews from different websites. Click on the title of each book to get separate reviews. The trilogy is featured in a multimedia site. Click here. |
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Eragon |
Fantasy |
Scholastic has reviews written by kids. Click here to read a review of Eragon. |
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Hatchet
The River |
Realistic Fiction, Survival |
Brian is the protagonist of these two stories of survival. He struggles to survive when placed in the rugged wilderness with only his wits and basic tools to help him. |
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Song of the Lioness quartet |
Fantasy |
Tamora Pierce has written so many books; there are too many to mention. Many of her books feature a strong female protagonist. |
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His Dark Matierials series: The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass |
Fantasy |
Lyra is the strong female protagonist of these three adventures to save the world from those who would like harness all the Dust (energy) in the universe for their own gain. |
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Harry Potter Series |
Fantasy |
To read all about the books and play some fun games click on this Scholastic site. |
