The Book Worm - Children's list

This is a list of children's (for lack of a better word) books I recommend. These books are listed on NoveList as being children's books.

By Author: A C F G H I J L M O P R S W Y

Avi - These books are for younger readers. They're just fantasy novels. I also read Crispin: the Cross of Lead, but that sucked beyond words.
- Midnight Magic ***
- The Book Without Words **

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Carman, Patrick - Pretty good books with a kinda predictable (at least for me) plot. They are about Alexa and the quest to save her city (and eventually the Land of Elyon) with the help of Jocastas, the stones that allow the bearer to speak with animals. Hmm... Jocasta... relation to Greek mythology? Maybe.
The Land of Elyon:
- The Dark Hills Divide ****
- Beyond the Valley of Thorns ***
- The Tenth City ***

Cohn, Rachel - Two Steps Forward is the sequel to The Steps. Follow this: Annabel's mother (Angelina) and father (Jack) split and now Angelina, who still lives with her own mother, which means Annabel also lives with her grandmother in NYC, is dating Annabel's classmate (Wheaties)'s father Harvey. Her father moved to Austrailia and married Penny who was divorced from Patrick who has a son named Ben who likes Annabel when she visits Jack to meet Lucy, Angus and Penny in Austrailia. Isn't it confusing to have so many step-somethings?

- The Steps **

- Two Steps Forward ***

Colfer, Eoin - These books are good sci-fi/fantasy. The Artemis Fowl series deals with a teenage criminal mastermind and fairies with some pretty awesome technology... it's cooler than I make it sound :) I'm surprised that the books didn't stop at the third one, but I'm glad they continued. Recommended.
The Artemis Fowl series:
- Artemis Fowl ***
- Artemis Fowl: the Arctic Incident ***
- Artemis Fowl: the Eternity Code ****
- Artemis Fowl: the Opal Deception ***
- Artemis Fowl: the Lost Colony ****

- The Supernaturalists ****
- The Wish List **

Coville, Bruce - Great book & sequel. They are about Cara, who is dropped in the world of Luster with a mission to fight Beloved, the enemy of unicorns. I can't say more without giving anything away. The author still hasn't written the next book. Highly recommended.
The Unicorn Chronicles:
- Into the Land of the Unicorns ****
- Song of the Wanderer *****

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Fletcher, Susan - I don't remember much about this book (I read it a long time ago) but I do remember its exotic setting. Marjan is hired by the Queen to gather stories for her to tell the Sultan each night (1,001 stories from Arabian Nights). But when someone suspects, her life may be on the line.
- Shadow Spinner ***

Funke, Cornelia - Read these, they are mostly adventure and fantasy. The "Ink" books are about Meggie and her father who can "read" characters from books to life. Things get complicated from there. I'll bet you anything the next book will be called Inkdeath.
- The Thief Lord ****
- Dragon rider ****

Ink trilogy:
- Inkheart ****
- Inkspell ****

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Gardner, Sally - Very interesting, a tad bit creepy, and kinda hard to understand at times. Coriander was a young girl when her mother died. When she "disappears" and turns up years later questions are sparked...
- I, Coriander ***

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Hendry, Frances Mary - This is a good story. Meg is given a quest to retrieve a young girl, now Queen of Scotland, after the king has been murdered. Meg's sister eventually turns against her so now she is on her own. There is a plot to murder the new queen and Meg and her friends must get her to safety.
- Quest for a Maid ***

Hoeye, Michael - This is very creative. I can't really describe it but read them. It takes place in a world of civilized rodents. Hermux is a mouse who solves mysteries on the side... great fun, if you ask me.
Hermux Tantamoq adventures:
- Time Stops For No Mouse ***
- The Sands of Time ****
- No Time Like Show Time ***

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Ibbotson, Eva - How touching. When an old woman wills "costume-jewelry" to Annika, her long-lost noble mother appears and takes her away to a castle in Germany where things aren't as they seem. Annika thinks her mother may be lying to her.
- The Star of Kazan **

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Jacques, Brian - I've only read a few of the Redwall books but I liked this one. Mossflower takes place before Redwall. It is about how Martin and the woodland inhabitants rebelled against Tsarmina, the evil Queen of Mossflower, and founded Redwall.
- Mossflower ****

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Lowry, Lois - Number the Stars takes place during WWII. I think it was a great book. It's not your typical war novel. I liked it. The Giver, Gathering Blue, and Messenger take place in the same universe though the characters are different. They eventually meet up. Even if it's sad.

- Number the Stars ****

- The Giver ****

- Gathering Blue ***

- Messenger ***

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McCaughrean, Geraldine - Takes place in thirteenth-century China. After his father's death, Haoyou joins the circus as a kite rider and makes decent money but ends up giving it to his greedy uncle. His cousin warns him about this but Haoyou doesn't listen and his uncle eventually gets him into trouble with the Mongol ruler Kublai Khan. Recommended.
- The Kite Rider ****

McGraw, Eloise - It had a few cheesy lines but overall, it was great though I still have questions about what happens to the characters. Mara, a slave in Egypt, is bought by a man to serve Queen Hatshepsut as a spy. However, Mara decides that working as a double agent is better for her. She assists the rebels who want to restore the rightful ruler to throne. Things get messy when she makes one mistake too many. Highly recommended.
- Mara, Daughter of the Nile *****

- Up the Frozen River **

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Oppel, Kenneth - I read these a while ago but I liked them. Shade is a young bat who gets separated from his colony during migration. He and Marina must find the colony before Goth, a blood-thirsty vampire bat, finds them first. The saga continues in Sunwing when humans capture the bats and hold them captive. Once they escape, their problems seem worse than ever... In Firewing, the next generation of bats faces the Underworld, the place where dead bats go. When Griffin goes in search of Luna, Shade must find them both before they also lose their lives. Recommended.
Silverwing saga:
- Silverwing ****
- Sunwing ****
- Firewing ***

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Paolini, Christopher - Made into a movie. Adventures galore! In the land of Alagaesia, Eragon finds a mysterious dragon egg and to his surprise, he now has his own dragon: Saphira. Unknown to him, there are others searching for this dragon... others that are willing to kill. Eragon, Saphira, and Brom look for safety while Eragon struggles with his identity. The adventure continues in Eldest when the group goes to the Elves for help. Very highly recommended.
Inheritance series:
- Eragon *****
- Eldest *****

Porter, Tracey - Ballet is Delia's life. Under the strict training of her teacher, she is on her way to becoming great. But when striving for perfection and losing weight harms her, she is forced to step back and take a look at the really important things in her life.
- A Dance of Sisters ***

Pullman, Philip - Wonderful. The first book takes place in parallel universe and the others travel between worlds. Following the disappearance Lyra's friends, she joins an expedition to the north. With the help of her daemon and her friends, she travels in hope of discovering and stopping the evil that has already been set into motion. The next two books follow Lyra and Will, a boy whose father has been missing for years. With the discovery of a special knife, the two, with their daemons, find themselves drawn into something much larger than they are. Very highly recommended.
His Dark Materials trilogy:
- The Golden Compass *****
- The Subtle knife *****
- The Amber Spyglass *****

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Rowling, J.K. - Do I really need to explain the Harry Potter books? Recommended.
Harry Potter series:
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone ***
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ***
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ****
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ****
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ***
- Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince ***

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Snicket, Lemony - This is truly a series of unfortunate events.

- The Wide Window ***
- The Miserable Mill **
- The Austere Academy ***
- The Ersatz Elevator **
- The Vile Village **
- The Hostile Hospital **
- The Carnivorous Carnival ***
- The Slippery Slope **
- The Grim Grotto **
- The Penultimate Peril ***
- The End **

Speare, Elizabeth George - Historical fiction. The townspeople are suspicious of the girl who has moved from Barbados, especially after she befriends an old woman they consider to be a witch.
- The Witch of Blackbird Pond ***

Staples, Suzanne Fisher - After the weird circumstances of her birth, a talented dancer moves away from her family to study. Her amazing skill makes her classmates jealous so she keeps to herself and works on her dancing.
- Shiva's Fire **

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Whelan, Gloria - Kali's parents arrange a marriage for her to a boy they've never met. When the wedding day comes, Kali has no choice but to marry the boy. That is only the beginning of her problems. It does have a happy ending.
- Homeless bird ***

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Yep, Laurence - These four books are centered around Robin and Amy, their families and friends, and their love of ballet.
- Ribbons ***
- The Cook's Family ***
- The Amah ***
- Angelfish ***

Yolen, Jane - Typical King Arthur story. What happens if someone else pulls the sword out first?
- Sword of the Rightful King ***