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Best Children's Books

Books for children

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  1. Emily Windsnap and the Land of the Midnight Sun

    Liz Kessler

    ★ 4.3 (2k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A half-mermaid embarks on a dangerous Arctic quest to stop King Neptune's storm-causing nightmares, uncovering stolen memories and a royal secret in an alpine lake where reflections show what might be.

  2. Hurt Go Happy

    Ginny Ror

    ★ 4.3 (2k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A deaf thirteen-year-old, forbidden from learning sign language, finds her voice and friendship through a scientist and his signing chimpanzee, only to discover their bond might put them all in danger.

  3. Where The Lilies Bloom

    Vera Cleaver

    ★ 3.8 (2k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In the rugged Appalachians, fourteen-year-old Mary Call Luther fiercely battles poverty, a persistent suitor, and the looming threat of the state to honor her deathbed promise and keep her orphaned siblings from being torn apart.

  4. Sparrow Road

    Sheila O'Connor

    ★ 3.9 (2k) average on GoodreadsCreativity

    Twelve-year-old Raine moves to a rundown mansion full of artists and uncovers its mysterious past, only to find a life-changing truth about her own family.

  5. The River of Adventure

    Enid Blyton

    ★ 4.1 (2k) average on GoodreadsReference

    Four children and a clever parrot find their desert river cruise transformed into a perilous quest when their guardian vanishes, trapping them in a 7,000-year-old forgotten temple.

  6. Forbidden Sea

    Sheila A. Nielson

    ★ 4.0 (2k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Haunted by a mermaid's song and appearances, Adrianne must decide if the creature wants to save her family from starvation or pull her sister into the ocean.

  7. Claim to Fame

    Margaret Peterson Haddix

    ★ 3.5 (2k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A child star with telepathic abilities escapes her controlling father, only to uncover a conspiracy involving her presumed-dead mother and the true source of her powers.

  8. When Santa Fell to Earth

    Cornelia Funke

    ★ 3.8 (2k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    When a clumsy reindeer crash-lands Santa's sleigh, he finds himself on a modern Earth, needing the help of two resourceful children to outwit a greedy villain determined to commercialize Christmas forever.

  9. The Year of the Rat

    Grace Lin

    ★ 4.1 (2k) average on Goodreads

    In the Year of the Rat, Pacy deals with a new baby sister, her best friend moving, and finding her place, all while learning to accept changes that come with growing up Asian American.

  10. Swallowing Stones

    Joyce McDonald

    ★ 3.6 (2k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    A single celebratory bullet shatters a summer sky, creating guilt, grief, and an unexpected, haunting connection between the boy who fired it and the daughter of the man it killed.

  11. The Crooked Sixpence

    Jennifer Bell

    ★ 3.9 (2k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    When their grandmother's mysterious past pulls them into Lundinor, a secret city where everyday objects wield extraordinary magic, Ivy and Seb must uncover a hidden family treasure before a whimsical yet dangerous evil overtakes their uncommon world.

  12. Timothy of the Cay

    Theodore Taylor

    ★ 3.8 (2k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Before and after a life-changing storm, this is the story of Timothy's past and Phillip's future, connected by the wisdom shared on a small island.

  13. Empire of Night

    Justin Somper

    ★ 4.2 (2k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    With their Vampirate lineage revealed, twins Connor and Grace find themselves on opposing sides of a looming war for the high seas, where family ties may be severed by the very fangs they now possess.

  14. The Lantern Bearers

    Rosemary Sutcliff

    ★ 4.1 (2k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    After his home is destroyed and his family lost during Roman Britain's collapse, a young man finds a new purpose as a guardian against the Saxon invasion.

  15. At the Crossing Places

    Kevin Crossley-Holland

    ★ 3.7 (2k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Arthur de Caldicot, squire to Lord Stephen, navigates knighthood, forbidden love, and a quest for his true family, all as medieval England prepares for the Crusades.

  16. The Wreck of the Zanzibar

    Michael Morpurgo

    ★ 3.7 (2k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In 1907, on the stormy Scilly Isles, fourteen-year-old Laura records her wish to join a shipwreck rescue in her diary. Her wish comes true when the sea brings a wreck to her shores.

  17. Dolphin Song

    Lauren St. John

    ★ 4.2 (2k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    When a school trip to witness the Sardine Run turns into a shipwreck, Martine finds herself marooned on a deserted island with her classmates, battling the elements and a mysterious threat to the dolphins who saved them.

  18. Lionboy

    Zizou Corder

    ★ 3.8 (2k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A ten-year-old boy, who can talk to cats, travels the world to rescue his kidnapped scientist parents and find out why they disappeared.

  19. Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy

    Wendelin Van Draanen

    ★ 4.1 (2k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    When twelve-year-old Sammy Keyes treks to Hollywood to confront her elusive mother, she uncovers a shocking new identity, a glamorous masquerade gone terribly wrong, and the biggest mystery of her young life.

  20. Deadlock

    Mark Walden

    ★ 4.4 (2k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Otto and Raven must infiltrate the Glasshouse, a high-tech assassin prison, to rescue their friends from Anastasia Furan, all while Otto evades American intelligence and confronts the consequences of his villainous life.

  21. The Garden of Eve

    K.L. Going

    ★ 3.9 (2k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A grieving girl who scoffs at fairy tales finds herself drawn into a spectral apple orchard where a mysterious, unseen tree offers a magical, perilous path to understanding loss and the enduring power of life.

  22. The Dark Frigate

    Charles Boardman Hawes

    ★ 3.4 (2k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Fleeing for his life, young Philip Marsham escapes 17th-century London only to be swept into a perilous new existence as an unwilling pirate aboard the 'Rose of Devon,' battling treacherous seas and even more treacherous men.

  23. Anna of Byzantium

    Tracy Barrett

    ★ 3.7 (2k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A brilliant and ambitious Byzantine princess, raised for the throne, fights to reclaim her destiny when her brother's birth and her grandmother's scheming take away her inheritance.

  24. Cirque Du Freak

    Darren Shan

    ★ 4.4 (2k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    After his best friend's shocking encounter with a vampire at a gothic freak show, Darren Shan is drawn into a terrifying, blood-soaked world of the undead, forcing him to confront his monstrous destiny.

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