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Best Children's Books

Books for children

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  1. Takeoffs and Landings

    Margaret Peterson Haddix

    ★ 3.5 (1k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Two estranged siblings are forced on a cross-country road trip with their motivational speaker mother, where resentment over their father's death eight years prior finally erupts, revealing family secrets.

  2. I Am Regina

    Sally M. Keehn

    ★ 4.0 (1k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Abducted by Allegheny Indians in a brutal raid, a young girl named Regina is forced to forge a new identity as Tskinnak, navigating the wilderness and a new culture while clinging to the fading hope of reunion with the mother she left behind.

  3. Shield of Stars

    Hilari Bell

    ★ 3.9 (1k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A street pickpocket risks everything to save his mentor, joining a mysterious girl and a legendary shield that could make him powerful.

  4. I Rode a Horse of Milk White Jade

    Diane Lee Wilson

    ★ 4.0 (1k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Crippled and confined, a determined Mongolian girl disguises herself as a boy and embarks on a perilous journey with her loyal mare and heroic cat to defy a perceived curse and bring honor to her family.

  5. Ashes

    Ilsa J. Bick

    ★ 3.6 (1k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Stranded in a world silenced by an EMP, a grieving teen, a soldier, and a young girl must form a family to survive the technological apocalypse and the terrifying evolution of humanity itself.

  6. Rule of Three

    Megan McDonald

    ★ 4.1 (1k) average on Goodreads

    When the school play needs a singer, not just an actor, middle-sister Stevie steps into the spotlight, challenging her older sister Alex for the lead and starting a sibling rivalry that threatens their family.

  7. The Time of the Fireflies

    Kimberley Griffiths Little

    ★ 4.2 (1k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Guided by an antique phone and shimmering fireflies, Larissa races through time along the muddy riverbanks to unravel a generations-old family curse before it claims another victim.

  8. Click Here to Start

    Denis Markell

    ★ 3.9 (1k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    A video game-obsessed twelve-year-old finds his skills tested when his eccentric great-uncle's apartment turns into a real-life escape room, sending him and his friends on a quest for a hidden WWII treasure.

  9. The Healing Spell

    Kimberley Griffiths Little

    ★ 4.1 (1k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In the mystical Louisiana bayou, twelve-year-old Livie secretly harbors a forbidden pet alligator and a crushing guilt over her mother's coma, believing only she can find a magical cure to awaken her.

  10. The Neptune Challenge

    Polly Holyoke

    ★ 4.5 (1k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Genetically engineered human-dolphin hybrids must brave mutated creatures and enemy teens to infiltrate a dangerous underwater fortress, rescue their kidnapped friends, and steal a world-saving scientific secret before their ocean refuge is lost forever.

  11. The Answer

    Rebecca Sugar

    ★ 4.6 (1k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    On an alien world, two Gems, Ruby and Sapphire, fall in love and fuse into Garnet, changing their lives and starting the Crystal Gems' story.

  12. Midnight Is a Place

    Joan Aiken

    ★ 3.9 (1k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    After a fire destroys their home, orphaned Lucas and the spoiled French heiress Anna Marie must survive the dangerous streets of 19th-century industrial Blastburn, forming an unlikely alliance.

  13. Choke

    Chuck Palahniuk

    ★ 3.7 (1k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    A medical-school dropout scams strangers by faking choking in restaurants to pay for his mother's elder care, all while navigating sex addiction meetings and a colonial theme park job.

  14. Wild Animals I Have Known

    Ernest Thompson Seton

    ★ 4.1 (995) average on GoodreadsScience

    Ernest Thompson Seton explores the lives of a cunning wolf, a clever crow, and a loyal dog, revealing the adventure, humor, and sorrow of their existence in the wild.

  15. The Twelve Dancing Princesses

    Ruth Sanderson

    ★ 4.3 (980) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Twelve princesses wake each morning with worn-out slippers, their secret nightly dances in an enchanted underground palace threatening to be discovered by the royal court.

  16. Swan Lake

    Mark Helprin

    ★ 4.1 (980) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A girl named Odette is drawn into the world of Swan Lake, where she uses her creativity to break a curse and save her prince.

  17. Long Way Home

    Michael Morpurgo

    ★ 3.8 (975) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A cynical twelve-year-old, shaped by a lifetime in foster care, finds family and belonging on Dyer's farm.

  18. Violet Raines Almost Got Struck by Lightning

    Danette Haworth

    ★ 3.9 (974) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In a small Florida town, a girl who loves lightning storms and alligator spotting must navigate the confusing arrival of a new girl who introduces her to makeup, boys, and the terrifying prospect of growing up.

  19. When the Butterflies Came

    Kimberley Griffiths Little

    ★ 4.3 (968) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Orphaned from her grandmother but followed by a dazzling swarm of butterflies, Tara uncovers a trail of cryptic letters and keys that lead her to a perilous, world-altering secret hidden within her Grammy Claire's past.

  20. A Fine White Dust

    Cynthia Rylant

    ★ 3.6 (959) average on GoodreadsSpirituality

    A young boy faces a charismatic preacher's call, forcing him to choose between his familiar world and loved ones or an elusive spiritual salvation.

  21. Loch

    Paul Zindel

    ★ 3.6 (958) average on GoodreadsThriller

    When a scientific expedition to prove lake monsters exist turns deadly, a young boy named Loch discovers the prehistoric beasts are gentle and must risk everything to protect them from a ruthless mogul.

  22. King of the Cloud Forests

    Michael Morpurgo

    ★ 3.8 (957) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Stranded in the Himalayas during wartime, a young boy's perilous escape takes an astonishing turn when he's captured by an ancient, reclusive civilization who believe him to be their prophesied king.

  23. Blue

    Joyce Moyer Hostetter

    ★ 4.3 (951) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    During WWII, a young girl in rural North Carolina faces a polio epidemic, finding strength and community support when the disease affects her family.

  24. Efrén Divided

    Ernesto Cisneros

    ★ 4.5 (929) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    When his 'Soperwoman' mother is deported, a young boy named Efrén must become 'Soperboy' to care for his siblings and find a way to reunite his family across the U.S.-Mexico border.

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