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Best Children's Books

Books for children

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  1. The Potion Diaries

    Amy Alward

    ★ 3.8 (4k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a world obsessed with social media, a disgraced alchemist's daughter races against a dashing rival and a powerful corporation on a global, magically perilous scavenger hunt to cure a princess who accidentally fell in love with her own reflection.

  2. Rip Tide

    Kat Falls

    ★ 4.0 (4k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Desperate to save his parents, Ty plunges back into the treacherous subsea world with Gemma, forming an uneasy alliance with the outlaw Seablite Gang to unravel the mystery of a vanishing township and aggressive marine life, only to discover they might be swimming into a deeper conspiracy.

  3. Alabama Moon

    Watt Key

    ★ 4.1 (4k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    After his father's death, a resourceful boy raised in the Alabama wilderness must navigate the complexities of civilization and evade government capture on his journey to Alaska.

  4. Endymion Spring

    Matthew Skelton

    ★ 3.6 (4k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    An ancient, blood-bound book found in an Oxford library pulls a young boy into a centuries-old mystery, where hidden words on living pages reveal a secret far more dangerous and magical than he could ever imagine.

  5. My Name Is Mina

    David Almond

    ★ 3.9 (4k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Mina, an imaginative young girl, fills her journal with thoughts, poems, and stories, creating a portrait of her unique world before the events of Skellig.

  6. The Warden and the Wolf King

    Andrew Peterson

    ★ 4.8 (4k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    As the Fangs of Dang bring chaos to Anniera, the Wingfeather children are scattered into a desperate fight for survival, each facing trials to unite against the darkness and decide their world's fate.

  7. Seven Little Australians

    Ethel Turner

    ★ 3.9 (4k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Follow the seven Gaskins children as they navigate life's joys and sorrows in late 19th-century Australia, bound by sibling loyalty and the shadow of an often-absent military father.

  8. The Menagerie

    Tui T. Sutherland

    ★ 4.3 (4k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    When a griffin cub appears under his bed, Logan Wilde is thrust into a secret world of mythical creatures, joining forces with the eccentric Zoe Kahn to find out who released the animals from her family's hidden menagerie before it's shut down forever.

  9. House of Stairs

    William Sleator

    ★ 3.9 (4k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Five orphans are trapped in an Escher-esque labyrinth of endless stairs, forced to psychologically surrender to a mysterious red machine that demands their obedience and threatens to consume their very souls.

  10. Pandora Gets Jealous

    Carolyn Hennesy

    ★ 3.7 (4k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A curious 13-year-old unleashes ancient evils from a forbidden box for a school project, then must wrangle them all back before the gods' deadline.

  11. My Little Phony

    Lisi Harrison

    ★ 3.9 (4k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    As the holidays approach, Massie navigates a dreaded first kiss, a lice-infested revenge plot against her ex-BFF Claire, and the usual Pretty Committee drama where designer shopping sprees and social standing are always on the line.

  12. The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket

    John Boyne

    ★ 4.0 (4k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Born with an uncontrollable gift for floating, Barnaby Brocket embarks on a global adventure after his ordinary family abandons him, discovering that being different can lead to wonderful connections.

  13. The Story of the Amulet

    E. Nesbit

    ★ 4.0 (4k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    When five children rediscover their sand-fairy in a London pet shop, they embark on an anachronistic quest for a magical amulet's missing half, catapulting them from ancient Egypt to the heart of Babylon, where historical figures and forgotten civilizations collide with Edwardian propriety in a whirlwind of magical mishaps.

  14. Forget Me Not

    Ellie Terry

    ★ 4.3 (4k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    In a new town with new challenges, an astronomy-loving girl with Tourette's navigates friendship and self-acceptance, hoping her true self will shine without fear.

  15. The Pushcart War

    Jean Merrill

    ★ 4.2 (4k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    New York City's pushcart peddlers win a 'war' against powerful delivery trucks using pea shooters, tacks, and wit.

  16. The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan

    Nancy Springer

    ★ 4.1 (4k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Enola Holmes, Sherlock's independent sister, reluctantly teams up with him to rescue her friend Lady Cecily from a forced marriage and a sinister orphanage, using clues from a pink fan.

  17. The Grimm Conclusion

    Adam Gidwitz

    ★ 4.2 (4k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In the conclusion to the Grimm series, two children navigate a world of dark fairy tales, from 'The Juniper Tree' to the true Cinderella story, while outsmarting a witty narrator.

  18. The Last Dragon

    Silvana De Mari

    ★ 4.0 (4k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a world of endless rain and intolerance, the last elf and dragon must unite to fulfill an ancient prophecy and bring back summer's sun.

  19. Petey

    Ben Mikaelsen

    ★ 4.3 (4k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Abandoned to an institution for decades, a man with severe cerebral palsy defies expectations of his mental capacity, finding an unexpected voice and connection through the eyes of two compassionate teenagers.

  20. The White House

    Roland Smith

    ★ 4.2 (4k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Q and Angela must navigate Secret Service agents and international spies inside the White House to find the truth about Angela's mother, while figuring out who to trust.

  21. Leaf by Niggle

    J.R.R. Tolkien

    ★ 4.2 (4k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A painter focused on every detail of a single leaf must choose between his artistic vision and his community's urgent needs.

  22. Rise of the Isle of the Lost

    Melissa de la Cruz

    ★ 4.1 (4k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    When King Triton's trident washes ashore on the Isle of the Lost, Uma assembles a pirate crew to seize its power, forcing Mal and her friends to race against time and their villainous past to retrieve it before the Isle falls into chaos.

  23. A Little Princess

    Frances Hodgson Burnett

    ★ 4.2 (4k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    An orphan girl, stripped of her wealth and sent to an attic, uses her imagination to turn her bleak life into a kingdom, showing that true strength comes from within.

  24. Banner in the Sky

    James Ramsey Ullman

    ★ 3.8 (4k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A determined Swiss boy climbs the unconquered Citadel, the same dangerous mountain that killed his father, to honor his memory and plant his own banner in the sky.

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