Favorite Books

Thoroughbred Series.

By Joanna Campbell, Karen, and Allison Estes.

4th Grade and up

This Series has over 25 books in it. The first books are about Ashleigh and the horse that she saved named Wonder. Then there is Samantha and her horses. Then Samantha's adopted sister and Her horses now the current Generation is Ashleigh's daughter Cristina. If you like horses these books are the books for you. They are wonderfully written and very descriptive.

Saddle Club Series.

By ?

4th Grade and up

This is a series about a group of horse loving friends who go through many adventures and problems with there riding, horses and family. Again if you like horses you will like these books!

Island of the Blue Dolphins

By Scott O'Dell

4th Grade and up

This book is about a young girl named Kerana who is stranded on the Island of Blue Dolphins, and how she survives. Based on a true story, this book is excellent!

Julie of the Wolves (book of three)

By Jean Craighead George

4th Grade and up

These books tell about the adventures of Julie, a girl on her journey from child, to womanhood. Julie was raised by her father, on the Alaskan tundra. She was raised to cherish her ancestry, to honor the old traditions, and to never forget them. Then, a series of heart breaking events take place, and Julie sets out on the tundra to find her father. On this adventure Julie narrowly escapes death, only to be saved and adopted by a pack of wolves. Julie learns their language, and slowly comes to, love these creatures, yet, as her adventure comes to a close more present themselves, and she faces problems more difficult to solve than before.

The Golden Compass

Philip Pullman

6th Grade and up

A magical place, a different time, a dangerous substance, evil in the air and girl with curiosity. Perfect recipe for a page-turning adventure, about Lyra, a girl on a quest to discover the magic of what is called "dust". As Lyra travels North on her quest she picks up followers of all shapes and sizes, humans and not, she encounters virtually unstoppable evil and the kindest of friends. Follow the adventures of Lyra, and read, The Golden Compass, and its sequel, The Subtle Knife.

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Elizabeth George Speare

4th Grade and up

Kit Tyler, a young woman born and raised amid luxury on the Caribbean island of Barbados. Until her father's sudden death shatters her perfect world, and forces her to move to the forbidding New England coast, living with relatives she has never seen or heard of. Kit is forced to live a life of misery until she finds someone who can help her, but that someone is in danger. What will become of Kit and her newfound friend?

Song of the Lioness Quartet (Alanna: the First Adventure, In the Hand of

the Goddess, The Woman who Rides Like a Man, Lioness Rampant.)

Tamora Pierce

4th Grade and up

The Song of the Lioness Quartet chronicle the adventures of daring you woman, namely, Alanna. Alanna longs to be a knight fighting to defend the good, and crush the evil. Only one thing stands in her way, her feminism. How will Alanna fulfill her true dream? What adventures will she encounter? Read this incredible quartet to discover the magic of Alanna's adventures.

The Immortals Quartet (Wild Magic, Wolf Speaker, Emperor Mage, Realms of the Gods.

By Tamora Pierce

5th Grade and up

These books are the continuing story of Daine, a girl who communicates with animals, how she befriends a great Magician, saves the Tortallan kingdom again and again with the help of Numair, Alanna, the female knight from the Song of the Lioness Quartet, also by Tamora Pierce, and Johnathon, the young king of Tortall. She encounters many great evils, many great enemies, and many great friends throughout this quartet. She also finds excitement and happiness in her continuing adventures, and learns many life lessons. To find out more about this young girl with amazing powers she is yet to discover, go to your local library or bookstore!

@cafe Series ( Love Bytes, I'll Have What He's Having, Make Mine To Go, Flavor of the Day )

By Elizabeth Craft

4th Grade and up

This new exciting romance series by Elizabeth Craft is addicting, and not like some soap opera either. It's about six teenage friends who all work at the hottest coffee shop in the Bay Area, and the adventures they have in dating, partying, love, and most importantly, friendship. These books describe their friendship with each other, and a lot more. Will Dylan spill that he likes Natalie? Will Sam spill that he likes Natalie? What about Tanya? What about Blue and Jason? Find out the end result in @cafe 1, 2, 3, and 4!

Switching Well

By ?

4th Grade and up

Imagine, two girls, the same age, living at the same time, except one hundred years apart. This book is about the wish that these two girls make, a wish that could change their lives forever. One of them wishes she could live one hundred years into the future, the other, one hundred years into the past, and guess what happens? They change places! They meet each others families and read each others books, but after a while they realize they want to go back to their own times. But how will they get back ( or forwards ) ? In this exciting novel you can find out the rest!

The Ruby in the Smoke

By Philip Pullman

5th Grade and up

In the first three pages a man drops dead, a porter meets someone from ten years in his past, and a girl finds herself in a whole lot of trouble. This fast paced mystery is one of the most exciting books on the young adult market, and will get you hooked in no time at all. Find out what happens with 16 year - old Sally Lockhart and the Seven Blessings in this extravagant mystery novel by highly recommended author Philip Pullman!








The Animorphs

By K. A. Applegate

3rd Grade and up

Five kids, an alien, and a world being taken over by parasitic slugs. What do they have in common? Their fighting a very important war against each other. A war that could determine the fate of a measly little planet. Our planet, Earth. Rachel, Tobias, Cassie, Marco, and Jake, were all given the power to change into any animal they touch, and that may be their only weapon against the most evil Visser of the galaxy. Well, what happens? Find out in the Animorphs series!

Tuck Everlasting

Natalie Babbit

4th Grade and up

Tuck everlasting is truly a creepy book. The main story line is about a girl who meats up with a family that has become immortal. She helps them get out of trouble and gets in to trouble herself. To some children the content about life its self might be confusing but in my opinion it is a fables book with a great plot.

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

by Avi

5th Grade and up

This book is most defiantly my most favorite book. For young girls I think it is very inspiring. The story starts off when (Charlotte a proper young lady) begins her journey to America. She turns out to be the only girl and passenger on the boat that she's traveling on. The captain is a cruel awful man a the crew becomes rebellious. But the voyage turns out to be the most important thing that happens in her live. This is a great and suspenseful book.

Eyes of the Amarillys

by Natallie Babbitt

4th Grade and up

If you like books that give the chills but aren't that scary you will love this book. It is mainly about a who girl who goes to live with her grandmother by the sea. Her grandmother looks for a sign from her long ago departed husband twice a day at each tide. It describes the sea in the most wonderful way and as the mystery unravels you become more and more enwrapped in the story.

Alexandra

by Scott O'Dell

5th Grade and up

Alexandra is a wonderful book. The main story line is about a teenage girl named Alexandra. For years her family has dived for sponges to make a living. When her father dies while diving. She decides to follow in his foot steps. Her grandfather who is crippled from diving teaches her. I recommend this book for ages fifth grade and up since it has some grown up content.

If it Hadn't Been for Yoon Jun.

Marie G. Lee

4th Grade and up

Alice was adopted from Korea as a baby, but she considers herself 100% American, until Yoon Jun comes along, and messes everything up! Will Alice find come to terms with who she really is?

Ralph S. Mouse

Beverly Cleary

3rd Grade and up

This book is about a mouse who lives with his family in a hotel. He

owns a tine motorcycle Which he rides at night.

One day he decides that he wants to start a new life and he makes his

way to a school for children. He makes friends with a boy and has many

adventures.

The Woods

By?

2nd Grade and up

The Rough Faced Girl

By?

2nd Grade and up

The Boxcar Children (series)

Gertrude Chandler Warrer

2nd Grade and up

The Boxcar Children are one of my favorite series. It is about a family of children who are suppose to to go and live with their uncle but they think he is going to be mean so they run away. They find a abandon boxcar and begin to live in it. The first book is mainly about how they earn money to life and how they fix up the box car. I would recommend the first boxcar book over the others.

Redwall (series)

Brian Jacques

Narnia Series

C.S. Lewis

4th Grade and up

James and the Giant Peach

Roal Dahl

4th Grade and up

Mr. Mysterious and Company

Sid Fleishman

3rd Grade and up

Half Magic

Edward Eger

3rd Grade up

Others See Us

4th Grade and up

Owls in Our Family

2nd Grade and up

Little House on the Prairie

Laura Ingalls

3rd Grade and up

Home Coming

Cynthia Voit

5th Grade and up

Mandy

Julie Edwards

3rd Grade and up

Hershal and the Chanukah Goblins

By?

2nd Grade and up

Golden Compass

Phillip Pullman

6th Grade

Maniac Magee

By?

5th Grade and up

Walk Two Moons

Sharon Creech

5th Grade and up

Sounder

By?

4th Grade and up

The Face on the Milk Carton (series)

Caroline B. Cooney

5th Grade and up

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