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Best Children's Books

Books for children

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  1. The Liberation of Gabriel King

    K.L. Going

    ★ 4.0 (2k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In the racially charged summer of 1976, a timid white boy and his brave Black best friend confront a quirky list of fears, only to discover true bravery means facing down the prejudice lurking in their small Southern town.

  2. Valkyrie

    Kate O'Hearn

    ★ 4.1 (2k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A teenage Valkyrie, tasked with reaping souls, defies her destiny to embrace humanity and forge a new legend on a perilous quest in the mortal world.

  3. Diamond

    Jacqueline Wilson

    ★ 4.2 (2k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Sold by her desperate parents, a young acrobat named Diamond navigates the dazzling but dangerous world of Tanglefield's Travelling Circus, finding both peril and friendship under the watchful eye of Emerald Star.

  4. City of Lies

    Lian Tanner

    ★ 4.0 (2k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a city where truth is a lie and every word has a hidden meaning, a skilled young thief must navigate a treacherous festival to rescue her friends and expose the deadly secrets of child-stealers.

  5. A Family Apart

    Joan Lowery Nixon

    ★ 4.0 (2k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Thirteen-year-old Frances disguises herself as a boy and journeys across the 1850s American West to reunite her siblings after their widowed mother places them on an orphan train.

  6. Race to the Sun

    Rebecca Roanhorse

    ★ 4.1 (2k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    When her father vanishes, a young Navajo girl with a new ability to see monsters must embrace her heritage and battle ancient evils across the American Southwest, helped by disguised Holy People and facing trials that test nature itself.

  7. The Toothpaste Millionaire

    Jean Merrill

    ★ 4.1 (2k) average on GoodreadsEconomics

    In 1960s Cleveland, a sixth-grader's quest to save on toothpaste unexpectedly becomes a million-dollar empire, showing that ingenuity and basic math can conquer the market.

  8. Stand Tall

    Joan Bauer

    ★ 3.7 (2k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Twelve-year-old Tree, a towering six-foot-three but internally adrift after his parents' divorce and athletic failures, finds his true strength by helping his amputee Vietnam vet grandfather and a new girl navigate their own challenges.

  9. The Bully Book

    Eric Kahn Gale

    ★ 4.0 (2k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    When a cryptic, hand-bound book detailing every bully and victim in his middle school falls into Eric's hands, he must decode its secrets to stop a sinister plot from unfolding before he becomes the next target.

  10. A Figure in Hiding

    Franklin W. Dixon

    ★ 3.8 (2k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    The Hardy Boys must expose a sinister 'eye surgeon' who preys on unsuspecting victims with false promises, all while unraveling a web of deception that leads them to a mysterious figure lurking in the shadows.

  11. The Wish Stealers

    Tracy Trivas

    ★ 3.9 (2k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    When a box of antique pennies curses Griffin so her wishes backfire, she must brave ancient alchemists and dark magic to return stolen dreams before her own life unravels.

  12. My Dog Skip

    Willie Morris

    ★ 4.0 (2k) average on GoodreadsBiography

    In a sleepy 1940s Mississippi town, a shy boy's world is transformed by the arrival of Skip, a spirited fox terrier with an intelligent gaze and an insatiable appetite for adventure.

  13. River of Fire

    Erin Hunter

    ★ 4.4 (2k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    SkyClan's return disrupts the Clans' peace. Alderheart, Violetshine, and Twigpaw must navigate ShadowClan's collapse and StarClan's warnings to protect their kin and all five warrior Clans from danger.

  14. Things That Are

    Andrew Clements

    ★ 3.8 (2k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A blind girl with extraordinary intuition must discern truth from deception when an invisible man threatens her family and a past love reappears, forcing her to trust what she knows but cannot see.

  15. Friendship According to Humphrey

    Betty G. Birney

    ★ 4.3 (2k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    When a silent, green new classmate named Og the frog invades Room 26, Humphrey the hamster must navigate the choppy waters of jealousy and misunderstanding to prove that even the unlikeliest of species can find common ground in friendship.

  16. Winter Term at Malory Towers

    Pamela Cox

    ★ 4.2 (2k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    As Susan plans the winter concert, a new teacher's meddling and the discovery of a spy at a midnight feast plunge Malory Towers into a season of suspicion and unexpected challenges.

  17. Invisible City

    M.G. Harris

    ★ 3.7 (2k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Orphaned by a mysterious plane crash, teenager Joshua enters the Mexican jungle, pursued by a hitman, to uncover a world-altering secret tied to ancient prophecies and extraterrestrial forces.

  18. The Seven Chinese Brothers

    Margaret Mahy

    ★ 4.2 (2k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Seven brothers, each with a unique supernatural gift, must unite their powers to outwit a tyrannical emperor and save their village in this illustrated retelling of a Chinese legend.

  19. Swordbird

    Nancy Yi Fan

    ★ 3.6 (2k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    As war rages between the blue jays and cardinals, Stone-Run Forest's fate rests on the mythic wings of Swordbird, a legendary hero whose existence might be the only hope against destruction.

  20. The Silver Donkey

    Sonya Hartnett

    ★ 3.8 (2k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In the shadow of World War I, two French sisters discover a blinded soldier and, through the shared secret of a silver donkey, are drawn into a world of ancient fables and quiet heroism as they conspire to guide him home.

  21. The Clay Marble

    Minfong Ho

    ★ 3.8 (2k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In 1980 Cambodia, a young girl's journey through war and refugee camps shows the strength of the human spirit and family.

  22. Pobby and Dingan

    Ben Rice

    ★ 3.8 (2k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    When his sister's imaginary friends vanish, a cynical boy must learn to believe in the unbelievable to save her from a heartbreak only he can mend.

  23. They Never Came Home

    Lois Duncan

    ★ 3.5 (2k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    When a cryptic phone call shatters the fragile peace surrounding her brother and boyfriend's disappearance, Joan is pulled into a terrifying game of cat and mouse where the truth is far more sinister than their presumed deaths.

  24. Keeping Corner

    Kashmira Sheth

    ★ 3.8 (2k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Confined to widowhood at twelve, a spoiled Indian girl discovers the quiet power of education and Gandhi's satyagraha, realizing it might just liberate both her country and herself from the shackles of tradition.

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