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IMYHO it would be better if we had one mass thread to refer to for book recommendations. Anyone agree? Hrumph.
So if we could please please include the following things in our recommendations: Title. Duh. Author. Double duh. Genre. Age recommended. Summary (optional).
submitted by Young Writer
(July 2, 2015 - 7:20 pm)
(July 2, 2015 - 7:20 pm)
So here are a couple (or several) recommendations from other threads. *drops large pile of cyber papers on cyber desk*
Candymakers
By: Wendy Mass (I personally am a big fan of Wendy Mass and suggest anything written by her)
Details: 4 kids enter in a candy making competition, but they soon realize that things are not what they seem.
13 Treasures
By: Michelle Harrison
Details: A girl named Tanya has the ability to see fairies, but the fairies are evil and when Tanya's mother notices her unusual behavior, she sends her to her grandma's secluded house. She finds out that a girl disappeared 50 years ago into the woods surrounding the house and as she learns more about the mystery, she finds herself dangerously close to disappearing into the fairy realm forever.
Deep Blue
By: Jennifer Donnelly
Details: Serafina is the princess of Miromara, a mermaid realm, and when her mother is shot by an assassins arrow, she must find the assassin's master and prevent war between the mer nations. (This book has a sequel called Rogue Wave if you like the first book)
Atlantia
By: Ally Condie
Details: Rio and her sister live in the under water world of Atlantia. Rio wants to live in the world Above, but her sister takes the chance away from her, leaving Rio by herself in Atlantia. Hiding the horrible truth that she is a siren, Rio tries to find out how her mother really died and learns about the corrupted system that governs the Divide between land and sea.
Recommended by Primrose
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
Author: Jacqueline Kelly
This book takes place in 1889, and describes Calpurnia growing up with six brothers and learning about the world around her through her grandfather. Rating: (like movie rating) G
Tuesdays at the Castle/Wednesdays at the Tower
Author:Jessica Day George
These books are about Castle Glower, the castle that moves and changes, and about Celie, one of the young princesses of the Glower family. Rating: (like movie rating) G
The View From Saturday
Author:E. L. Konigsburg
4 kids with very different stories come together to compete in the Academic Bowl. Rating: (like movie rating) PG
The Enchanted Castle
Author:E. Nesbit
Three kids discover an enchanted castle in the woods, but there is more to it than meets the eye. Rating: (like movie rating) G
Recommended by Rose bud, with addittions(authors added) by moi.
Anything by Raina Telemonger (I think that;s how you spell it)- All of her books are amazing, and she's a great illustrator!
Bone by Jeff Kinney- Three creatures called Bones are driven out of Boneville and became lost in the desert. Soon, they came across the Valley. Unfortunately, one of them, Fone Bone, awakened the Great Red Dragon. Now, with the help of the mysterious Hooded One and his/her master the Lord of the Locusts, the Rat Creatures are ready to take over the Valley once again.
Castle Waiting by Linda Medely - Ever wondered what happened to the castle after Sleeping Beauty left? Well, it's still inhabited! Now Lady Jain Solander seeks shelter there, hiding from unknown forces and looing for santuary for her and her baby.
Other books-
Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler- Emily always thought she was a normal girl, until one day she slipped into the sea and grew a tail! Now she has to rescue her father from prison, because marrying humans is illegal.
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke - What happens if you can literally read things out of books? Meggie and her father, Mo, are caught smack-dab in the middle of danger when Mo accidentally reads the dangerous villan Capricorn out of a book.
Recommended by St. Owl, authors added by me.
- Percy Jackson
Author: R. Riordan
Recommended by Dragonrider.
Princess of the Silver Woods by Jessica Day George
The Fire Chronicle By John Stephens
Recommended by Ivy
(July 4, 2015 - 4:36 pm)
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And more! If you're reading this, please post when you get a good book!
Title: The Scorpio Races
Author: Maggie Steifvater
Rating (stars): Four and 1/2 stars! The reason it's not five is... see rating (age).
Rating (age): Um... PG or PG-13. Nothing graphic, just some references and language. Personally, I think the book is good enough to ignore the language.
Description: The book's focus is on the scorpio races, annual horse races every November... where the horses aren't normal horses, they're flesh-eating water horses native to the oceans around the island of Thisby. Two characters narrate: Kate (Puck) Connolly, a girl without parents, forced to enter this dangerous race to earn enough to support her brothers and save her home; and Sean Kendrick, a boy who's won these extremely challenging races four of the six times he's run, racing on his beloved horse, Corr... a horse he cannot own. Both need to win... but only one can.
It's extremely exciting, with two characters that both can be sympathized with and a hint of romance... plus a twist ending you'd never expect!
Recommended by Air
(July 8, 2015 - 11:27 am)
Here's some recommendations for ya!:
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Title: The School for Good and Evil
Author: Soman Chainani
Genre: Fiction
Theme: Fairytales, good VS evil, princes and princesses, magic, castles + towers, power.
Summary: Two girls, best friends: Sophie, a golden-haired princess, and Agatha, a cranky, black, witch. Both are swept off to The School for good and Evil, and the fairytale begins...
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Title: Loot
Author: Jude Watson
Genre: Fiction
Theme: Robbers, kids VS adults, magic, money, get-rich-quick schemes, twin power!!!, living on the street, diamonds, moonstones, precious gems, pick-pocketing, horrible orphanages, stealing, mysterious riddles.
Summary: Four kids must find a collection of magic moonstones to reverse a profecy (and get rich at the same time $$$). But, the only way to get them is by stealing them...
(July 8, 2015 - 9:15 pm)
The Willow Falls series by Wendy Mass- I would give these books five out of five stars. There are five books (11 birthdays, 12 finally, 13 gifts, The Last Present, and Graceful) about 7 (at least) children who live in or move to a town called Willow Falls. A lot of very strange things happen to them and many of these things have to do with an old woman named Angelina D'Angelo. I'm not going to spoil anything, so I'll just say once again, they are REALLY great books. They're on my list of favorite books, right under Percy Jackson.
(July 9, 2015 - 8:09 pm)
Oh my gosh, Dragonrider, are you my secret twin? I LOVE that Wendy Mass series, and it's right up there with PJO for me as well!!!!!!!! My two favorites are 11 Birthdays and Finally.
"Finally" is soooooooooooooooooooooo hilarious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(July 27, 2015 - 8:36 am)
The Fire Wish
by Amber Lough
Fantasy, placed in the time period of....idk, Arabian Nights, I guess?
11 and up
Najwa is a jinni, training to be a spy in the war against the humans. Zayele is a human on her way to marry a prince of Baghdad—which she’ll do anything to avoid. So she captures Najwa and makes a wish. With a rush of smoke and fire, they fall apart and re-form—as each other. A jinni and a human, trading lives. Both girls must play their parts among enemies who would kill them if the deception were ever discovered—enemies including the young men Najwa and Zayele are just discovering they might love. (I copied that from the back of the book.)
things you should know: I give this book....four or five stars. This book is packed with romance, adventure, mystery, and uncoverings of secrets from the past.
Okay, not PACKED with romance, but it does have one or two extremely dramatic romance scenes. I personally do not mind that, but others may.
But it's a really good book. At the end, I wished I could forget I ever read it, so that way every time I read it, it would be just as surprising and magical as the first time I read it.
Oh, and I think there might be a sequel coming.....but idk for sure.
(July 27, 2015 - 8:42 am)
The Talking Earth
By Jean Craighead George
Genre: Native-American fiction
Age recommended: Later elementary through early Middle school. AKA 9-13
Summary: Billie Wind doesn't believe in legends about "talking animals" and "tiny people." She is too practical. When she goes on an expedition into the pa-hay-okee, she is determined to stay there until she can "hear the animals talk."
(July 30, 2015 - 1:33 pm)
Julie of the Wolves
By Jean Craighead George
Genre: Eskimo fiction
Age reccomended: 12-15
Summary: Miyax gets hopelessly lost in the cold land of Alaska when she runs away from "home." She must befriend a wolf-pack that hunts nearby in order to survive.
(August 21, 2015 - 9:35 am)