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Best Children's Books

Books for children

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  1. Winter Turning

    Tui T. Sutherland

    ★ 4.6 (12k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    An IceWing prince, disgraced and accompanied by his friends, searches for his runaway sister, a criminal, and uncovers truths about his royal family and traditions.

  2. Across Five Aprils

    Irene Hunt

    ★ 3.5 (12k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    During the Civil War, young Jethro Creighton deals with family divisions and the harsh realities of growing up on his Illinois farm.

  3. The Return of the Indian

    Lynne Reid Banks

    ★ 3.9 (12k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A year after sending his miniature Indian friend back to his own time, Omri reclaims the magic key and returns to a dangerous world where Little Bear is gravely wounded during the French and Indian Wars, forcing Omri to see that his childhood game now holds life-or-death consequences.

  4. Understood Betsy

    Dorothy Canfield Fisher

    ★ 4.2 (12k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A sheltered city girl transforms into the resilient, self-sufficient Betsy amidst the rugged charm and unexpected freedoms of her Vermont farm relatives.

  5. A House for Hermit Crab

    Eric Carle

    ★ 4.2 (12k) average on Goodreads

    A charming hermit crab navigates the cycle of growth and change, making and leaving behind friends with each new shell he inhabits, reflecting life's transitions.

  6. Finn Family Moomintroll

    Tove Jansson

    ★ 4.3 (12k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    When Moomintroll and his friends discover a magical top hat, their whimsical valley is transformed by fantastical, unpredictable shapeshifting adventures.

  7. Small Spaces

    Katherine Arden

    ★ 4.0 (12k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    After stealing a cursed book, a grieving girl and her classmates must outrun a sinister smiling specter and its scarecrow minions, heeding the chilling advice to 'avoid large places, keep to small' as night falls.

  8. I Know What You Did Last Summer

    Lois Duncan

    ★ 3.5 (12k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A year after four friends bury a deadly secret with a hit-and-run victim, an anonymous avenger stalks them, knowing exactly what they did last summer.

  9. The Secret of Red Gate Farm

    Carolyn Keene

    ★ 3.9 (12k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    When a seemingly innocent perfume purchase leads Bess Marvin, Nancy Drew, George Fayne, and their new friend Jo into a web of deceit, they must unmask a secretive cult and a counterfeiting ring hidden within the tranquil Red Gate Farm.

  10. The General

    Robert Muchamore

    ★ 4.3 (11k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Forty British commandos, outmatched by an American battalion in the Nevada desert, secretly deploy a squad of ten elite CHERUB agents to win the world's largest urban warfare simulation.

  11. The Journal of Curious Letters

    James Dashner

    ★ 3.9 (11k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A mysterious letter pulls an ordinary 13-year-old into a dangerous quest across alternate realities, where solving twelve riddles is the only way to save existence from an unknown threat.

  12. The Little White Horse

    Elizabeth Goudge

    ★ 4.1 (11k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Maria, an orphan, finds her purpose in ending an old family feud and bringing peace to Moonacre Valley, helped by a white horse and a forgotten princess's story.

  13. We Are All Made of Molecules

    Susin Nielsen

    ★ 3.9 (11k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    When a socially awkward genius and a popularity-focused girl are forced to live together, they find that beneath their differences, they are both just trying to figure out adolescence.

  14. Five Go Off in a Caravan

    Enid Blyton

    ★ 4.0 (11k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    The Famous Five's caravan holiday takes a thrilling turn into the clandestine world of a traveling circus, where hidden tunnels and sinister plots lurk beneath the big top.

  15. Forest of the Pygmies

    Isabel Allende

    ★ 3.8 (11k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In the plains of Kenya, Alexander and Nadia use their animal spirits to fight corruption and slavery, aiming to free the Pygmies and restore rightful leadership in their most dangerous adventure.

  16. Summerland

    Michael Chabon

    ★ 3.6 (11k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A scrawny, baseball-averse boy is thrust into a hidden, magical America where he must lead a team of mythical misfits in the biggest baseball game of all time to rescue his kidnapped father and prevent the universe's destruction at the hands of a trickster god.

  17. Other Words for Home

    Jasmine Warga

    ★ 4.4 (11k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A young Syrian girl moves to America, finding her voice and a new sense of belonging through a school musical as she navigates displacement and cultural assimilation.

  18. A Christmas Memory

    Truman Capote

    ★ 4.2 (11k) average on Goodreads

    In rural Alabama, a seven-year-old boy named Buddy and his eccentric, elderly cousin, Miss Sook, celebrate Christmas with their cherished and peculiar holiday traditions, from making fruitcakes to flying kites.

  19. The Borrowers Afield

    Mary Norton

    ★ 4.1 (11k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Forced from their home, the tiny Borrowers journey through a giant world of cows, moths, and field mice, finding unexpected joys and challenges in the outdoors.

  20. The Accused

    John Grisham

    ★ 4.0 (11k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Thirteen-year-old Theodore Boone faces his toughest challenge yet, navigating Strattenburg's justice system to find the truth in a case that tests his intelligence and bravery.

  21. Sabotaged

    Margaret Peterson Haddix

    ★ 3.9 (11k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Time-traveling teens Jonah and Katherine face their most dangerous mission yet when they land in the wrong historical era, discover their target, Virginia Dare, is unwilling to leave, and realize their journey to the Lost Colony of Roanoke has been deliberately sabotaged.

  22. Waiting for Normal

    Leslie Connor

    ★ 4.0 (11k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Eleven-year-old Addie navigates the chaotic, all-or-nothing world of her bipolar mother, clinging to the hope of finding 'normal' and a stable home with her beloved half-sisters.

  23. Sealed with a Diss

    Lisi Harrison

    ★ 3.8 (11k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    To keep their secret clubroom and maintain their top spot, the Pretty Committee navigates dating, costumes, and boy-brains, using newfound 'ESP' to understand crushes and protect their popularity.

  24. Amal Unbound

    Aisha Saeed

    ★ 4.2 (11k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A Pakistani girl's dream of becoming a teacher ends when she is forced into servitude. She must navigate her corrupt landlord's dangerous world to reclaim her future and fight for justice.

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