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Best Children's Books

Books for children

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  1. A Single Shard

    Linda Sue Park

    ★ 3.9 (36k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    An orphaned boy in 12th-century Korea dreams of making celadon pottery. He works hard and travels far to prove his skill, even when only a single pot fragment remains.

  2. The Runaway King

    Jennifer A. Nielsen

    ★ 4.2 (36k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    To save his kingdom from war and an assassin, the new King Jaron leaves his throne and starts a dangerous journey where he must choose between sacrifice and desertion.

  3. The First Four Years

    Laura Ingalls Wilder

    ★ 3.9 (35k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Laura and Almanzo Wilder face blizzards, crop failures, and personal tragedies on the South Dakota prairie, fighting to keep their love and new family alive.

  4. Half Magic

    Edward Eager

    ★ 4.0 (35k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Four adventurous siblings discover a magical coin that grants only half their wishes, leading to hilarious, topsy-turvy escapades from desert islands with chattering cats to medieval jousts and downtown riots, all while trying to bring their mother home.

  5. Mister Monday

    Garth Nix

    ★ 3.8 (35k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    An ordinary boy, Arthur Penhaligon, is pulled into an otherworldly House by a mysterious clock hand and a plague. He finds he is the chosen heir, destined to fight cosmic beings and save reality, one day at a time.

  6. The Wrath of Mulgarath

    Tony DiTerlizzi

    ★ 3.9 (34k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Three siblings must outwit a malevolent ogre and retrieve a stolen guide to protect humanity from an invasion of unseen fae.

  7. Esio Trot

    Roald Dahl

    ★ 3.7 (34k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A timid bachelor uses an elaborate, magical scheme involving 140 tortoises and an ancient spell to win his neighbor's affection, whose heart belongs to her beloved reptile, Alfie.

  8. Peter and the Shadow Thieves

    Dave Barry

    ★ 4.2 (34k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Peter and Tinker Bell journey from Mollusk Island to London, where they must stop the shadow master Lord Ombra from using starstuff to plunge the world into darkness, all while trying to reunite with Molly.

  9. Forever Princess

    Meg Cabot

    ★ 4.1 (34k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    During her senior year, Princess Mia faces royal elections, college choices, and the return of her first love, forcing her to decide her future amidst expectations and new desires.

  10. Princess in Pink

    Meg Cabot

    ★ 3.7 (34k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    As prom night nears, Princess Mia faces a city-wide busboy strike, her disapproving Grandmere, and the news that her boyfriend Michael doesn't want to go to prom, all while hoping for her fairytale dance.

  11. The Ironwood Tree

    Tony DiTerlizzi

    ★ 3.9 (34k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    With the Spiderwick Guide gone, the Grace children face a growing faerie conspiracy, fighting doppelgangers, ecological ruin, and an evil creature's plan to rule the world with a kidnapped queen.

  12. Silver on the Tree

    Susan Cooper

    ★ 4.1 (34k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    As the Dark prepares to engulf the world, young Will Stanton, the last Old One, must unite with ancient powers and mortal allies in a desperate quest through time and the Welsh hills to save reality.

  13. Vespers Rising

    Rick Riordan

    ★ 4.1 (33k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    As the Vespers emerge, Amy and Dan Cahill must uncover their family's secrets and Grace Cahill's final legacy to protect the world from a brewing war.

  14. River Secrets

    Shannon Hale

    ★ 4.0 (33k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A quiet boy with a gift for observation must navigate a treacherous political situation and a string of murders in an enemy land to save his companions.

  15. Just Ella

    Margaret Peterson Haddix

    ★ 3.8 (33k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Tired of tedious royal lessons and a dull fiancé, Cinderella schemes to ditch her crown and elope with the palace's stable boy, proving that 'happily ever after' is a matter of fierce will, not glass slippers.

  16. Tunnels of Blood

    Darren Shan

    ★ 4.1 (33k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a city of shadows, Darren, Evra, and Mr. Crepsley hunt a blood-draining killer, only for the gruesome trail to lead directly back to the enigmatic vampire, forcing Darren to question loyalty and confront the monstrous truth lurking beneath the streets.

  17. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

    Kate Douglas Wiggin

    ★ 3.9 (33k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A lively and imaginative young girl changes her stern spinster aunts' household with her optimism and kindness, growing into a beloved young woman in early 20th-century rural New England.

  18. The Hidden Staircase

    Carolyn Keene

    ★ 4.0 (33k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    Nancy Drew must unravel the secrets of a haunted mansion and its vanishing treasures while confronting a vengeful client of her father, all before a hidden staircase reveals its next victim.

  19. Big Nate Strikes Again

    Lincoln Peirce

    ★ 4.3 (32k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Middle school mischief maker Nate faces his ultimate nemesis, the insufferable Gina, as they're forced to collaborate on a dreaded class project and compete for the fleeceball championship, threatening his shot at glory and a detention-free record.

  20. The Dragonet Prophecy

    Tui T. Sutherland

    ★ 4.3 (32k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Five young dragons, raised in secret to fulfill a prophecy and end a generations-long war, escape their predetermined destiny only to discover that the world outside their cave is far more dangerous and complicated than any foretelling could have predicted.

  21. Ramona Forever

    Beverly Cleary

    ★ 4.1 (32k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Ramona Quimby handles the funny and touching chaos of childhood, from new babies and family moves to everyday adventures as a third-grader.

  22. Bread and Jam for Frances

    Russell Hoban

    ★ 4.2 (32k) average on Goodreads

    A young badger named Frances learns that eating only bread and jam, while fun at first, quickly gets old when her parents let her have her way.

  23. Blubber

    Judy Blume

    ★ 3.8 (32k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    In Judy Blume's 'Blubber,' a fifth-grade classroom's taunts against a new student named Linda escalate from whispered notes about her weight to a chilling campaign of bullying, forcing one girl to confront the dark side of peer pressure.

  24. A Long Way from Chicago

    Richard Peck

    ★ 3.9 (32k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Joey and Mary Alice spend nine eventful summers with their Grandma Dowdel, whose unusual actions in rural Illinois during the Great Depression lead them into memorable small-town mischief and heartwarming chaos.

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