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Best Children's Books

Books for children

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  1. Dogsong

    Gary Paulsen

    ★ 3.7 (6k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A young Inuit boy, wanting to learn his people's old ways, takes a dog sled into the Alaskan wilderness to find his own identity.

  2. The World According to Humphrey

    Betty G. Birney

    ★ 4.1 (6k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    From his cage in Room 26, a clever classroom hamster named Humphrey goes on weekend adventures with different students, secretly learning to read, write, and shoot rubber bands while navigating human emotions and a teacher he thinks dislikes him.

  3. The Cat Who Went to Heaven

    Elizabeth Coatsworth

    ★ 3.8 (6k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In ancient Japan, a compassionate artist's life changes when a humble cat inspires his masterpiece and brings unexpected blessings.

  4. The Benefits of Being an Octopus

    Ann Braden

    ★ 4.4 (6k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A resourceful seventh-grader, burdened with family responsibilities, discovers her voice and challenges societal norms through the unexpected power of a debate club, all while secretly wishing for the multitasking and camouflage abilities of an octopus.

  5. This Book Loves You

    PewDiePie

    ★ 3.8 (6k) average on GoodreadsCreativity

    PewDiePie's hilariously cynical guide encourages readers to abandon their dreams and embrace astounding mediocrity for a 'chilled-out' life.

  6. A Solitary Blue

    Cynthia Voigt

    ★ 4.0 (6k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A young boy's summers with his absent, free-spirited mother in Charleston shatter into betrayal, forcing him to navigate love, loss, and self-discovery to understand his fractured family.

  7. The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips

    Michael Morpurgo

    ★ 4.0 (6k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In the shadow of D-Day preparations, a young English girl risks everything to find her beloved cat, Tips, after her village is evacuated for a top-secret WWII training exercise.

  8. On My Honor

    Marion Dane Bauer

    ★ 3.7 (5k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A reckless dare to swim a dangerous river shatters Joel's world when his best friend, Tony, vanishes beneath the currents, leaving Joel to grapple with a terrible truth and the weight of their parents' grief.

  9. The Clue in the Old Stagecoach

    Carolyn Keene

    ★ 3.9 (5k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    Nancy Drew must find a lost stagecoach and its hidden treasure to save a struggling town and fund a new school, all while on summer vacation at Camp Merriweather.

  10. Cryptid Hunters

    Roland Smith

    ★ 4.2 (5k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Thirteen-year-old twins Grace and Marty enter a world of adventure and danger when they discover their eccentric Uncle Wolfe, a man they never knew existed, is an anthropologist who hunts cryptids.

  11. Detectives in Togas

    Henry Winterfeld

    ★ 3.9 (5k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    When a schoolboy's prank escalates into a temple defilement and his own teacher's kidnapping, seven young Roman sleuths must race against time and confusing clues to unmask the true culprit before their friend is condemned.

  12. Behind the Attic Wall

    Sylvia Cassedy

    ★ 4.0 (5k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Sent to live with her reclusive great-aunts, a rebellious orphan discovers a hidden world of magical whispers and spectral guardians behind the attic walls, offering her a chance at belonging.

  13. The Final Spark

    Richard Paul Evans

    ★ 4.2 (5k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    With their leader missing and their ranks divided, the Electroclan must defy an unyielding evil and a mother's capture to prevent Hatch from extinguishing the world's last spark of freedom.

  14. Museum of Thieves

    Lian Tanner

    ★ 3.9 (5k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In the oppressive city of Jewel, a bold and impatient girl named Goldie flees her fate, only to discover a talent for thievery within the shifting walls of the mysterious Museum of Dunt, where she must outwit a tyrannical guardian to save those she loves.

  15. The Hunting of the Snark

    Lewis Carroll

    ★ 4.0 (5k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a world of pure nonsense, a peculiar crew goes on an absurd, rhyming quest to hunt the elusive, imaginary Snark, armed with thimbles, smiles, and a firm, if misguided, sense of hope.

  16. The Wolf Wilder

    Katherine Rundell

    ★ 4.1 (5k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In snow-covered revolutionary Russia, a girl trained to return tamed wolves to the wild must now unleash her own fierce spirit to survive the Russian Army's pursuit and protect everyone she cares about.

  17. Larklight

    Philip Reeve

    ★ 3.8 (5k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    When an unexpected visitor upends their isolated, orbital life, young Art and his sister Myrtle are launched on an adventure across the cosmos to battle ancient evils and save the universe, all from their sprawling, sentient spaceship home, Larklight.

  18. The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place

    Julie Berry

    ★ 3.8 (5k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Seven Victorian schoolgirls, fearing their academy's closure after their headmistress and her brother are poisoned, conspire to hide the murders amidst a farcical web of mistaken identities and outrageous antics.

  19. The Spider Sapphire Mystery

    Carolyn Keene

    ★ 3.9 (5k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    Nancy Drew travels from River Heights to Africa to untangle a web of deceit surrounding a stolen spider sapphire and a gem designer accused of its theft.

  20. When My Name Was Keoko

    Linda Sue Park

    ★ 4.1 (5k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Under the oppressive thumb of Japanese occupation during WWII, a Korean brother and sister fight to retain their heritage and protect their family, even as their names, language, and country are stripped away.

  21. Born to Run

    Michael Morpurgo

    ★ 4.2 (5k) average on GoodreadsHealth

    Best Mate, a greyhound with a remarkable nine lives, goes from a rescued puppy to a beloved companion and champion race dog, showing that extraordinary journeys often start with a single kind act.

  22. I Even Funnier

    James Patterson

    ★ 4.3 (5k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Wheelchair-bound middle school comedian Jamie Grimm must choose between his national stand-up dreams and supporting his friends and family through unexpected crises.

  23. The Curse of Camp Cold Lake

    R.L. Stine

    ★ 3.8 (5k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    When a prank gone wrong at a desolate summer camp reveals a watery ghost with pale blue eyes, a girl named Sarah must confront the chilling consequences of her own deception.

  24. Hunting for Hidden Gold

    Franklin W. Dixon

    ★ 3.9 (5k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    Amidst the dangerous beauty of the Rocky Mountains, the Hardy Boys brave blizzards, booby traps, and a piano-playing ghost to find the truth behind a payroll robbery, a missing miner, and the secrets of an abandoned gold camp.

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