I don't review books I don't like!
*****= An all-time favorite
**** = Outstanding
*** = Above average
** = Enjoyable
* = Good, with reservations
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Children's Fiction
Within each category, the books are arranged by rating, with the most
recent reviews first.
Beginning Chapter
Books
 **** Gooney Bird Greene,
by Lois Lowry
 **** Lulu's Hat, by Susan
Meddaugh
*** Mercy Watson to the
Rescue,
by
Kate DiCamillo
 *** It Happened at School,
by Susie Morgenstern, illustrated by Serge Bloch
 *** Frantastic
Voyage: Franny K. Stein, Book Five,
by
Jim Benton
*** Hector Springs
Loose,
by Elizabeth Shreeve, illustrated by Pamela R. Levy
 *** The Fran That Time
Forgot, by Jim Benton
 *** Gooney Bird and the Room
Mother, by Lois Lowry, illustrated by Middy Thomas
 *** The Golden Goose,
by Dick King-Smith
 *** Franny K. Stein, Mad
Scientist: The Invisible Fran, by Jim Benton
 *** The Legend of Spud Murphy,
by Eoin Colfer
 *** The End of the
Beginning, by Avi
 *** Wild Robert, by
Diana Wynne Jones
 *** The Quigleys at Large,
by Simon Mason
*** The Story of a Seagull
and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly, by Luis Sepulveda
 *** The World According to
Humphrey, by Betty G. Birney
 *** Franny K. Stein, Mad
Scientist: Attack of the 50-ft. Cupid, by Jim Benton
 *** Utterly Me,
Clarice Bean, by Lauren Child
 *** Jake Drake, Teacher's Pet,
by Andrew Clements
 *** The Jamie and Angus
Stories, by Anne Fine. Pictures by Penny Dale
 *** Seeing Sugar,
by Cynthia L. Brinson
 *** The Countess's
Calamity, by Sally Gardner
 *** The City of the Ink
Drinkers, by Eric Sanvoisin
 *** What a Year, by
Tomie de Paola
 ** Franny K. Stein, Mad
Scientist: Lunch Walks Among Us, by Jim Benton
 ** Moongobble and Me:
The Dragon of Doom, by Bruce Coville, illustrated by
Katherine Coville
 ** Ned Mouse Breaks Away,
by Tim Wynne-Jones. Pictures by Dusan Petricic
** The Boy Who Could
Fly Without a Motor, by Theodore Taylor
 ** Stanley, Flat Again,
by Jeff Brown. Pictures by Scott Nash
 ** Georgie Lee, by
Sharon Phillips Denslow. Pictures by Lynne Rae Perkins
 ** Davey's Blue-Eyed Frog,
by Patricia Harrison Easton. Illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka
 ** 7 x 9 = Trouble, by
Claudia Mills
** Rover Saves
Christmas, by Roddy Doyle
 ** Judy Moody Gets Famous,
by Megan McDonald
**Captain Underpants
and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman, by Dav Pilkey
Classics
***** Emily of New
Moon, by L. M. Montgomery
 ***** Winnie-the-Pooh, by
A. A. Milne
 ***** Anne of Green Gables,
by L. M. Montgomery
**** King Matt
the First, by Janusz Korczak
**** Rainbow Valley,
by L. M. Montgomery
 **** Pollyanna, by
Eleanor H. Porter
 **** Heidi, by Johanna Spyri
 **** My Friend Flicka,
by Mary O'Hara
Contemporary
 ***** Defending Irene,
by Kristin Wolden Nitz
 ***** Run from the Nun!
by Erin MacLellan
 ***** Saffy's Angel, by
Hilary McKay
 **** Permanent Rose,
by Hilary McKay
**** The Outcasts of
19 Schuyler Place, by E. L. Konigsburg
 **** Granny Torrelli Makes
Soup, by Sharon Creech
 **** Indigo's Star, by
Hilary McKay
**** Chasing Vermeer,
by Blue Balliett, illustrated by Brett Helquist
**** Iqbal, by
Francesco D'Adamo
 **** Millicent Min, Girl
Genius, by Lisa Yee
 **** The Whale Rider, by
Witi Ihimaera
**** Olive's Ocean,
by Kevin Henkes
**** Bloomability,
by Sharon Creech
**** The Exiles at Home,
by Hilary McKay
 **** A Week in the Woods,
by Andrew Clements
 **** Parvana's Journey,
by Deborah Ellis
****Vendela in Venice, by
Christina Bjork
 **** The Other Side of Truth,
by Beverley Naidoo
 **** Love That Dog, by
Sharon Creech
 **** The Breadwinner,
by Deborah Ellis
*** Dear Max, by
Sally
Grindley
 *** Stanford Wong Flunks
Big-Time, by Lisa Yee
 *** The Pepins and Their Problems,
by Polly Horvath
 *** Melanie Martin
Goes Dutch, by Carol Weston
 *** Agnes Parker. . .Girl in
Progress, by Kathleen O'Dell
 *** Rosy Cole's Worst Ever,
Best Yet Tour of New York City, by
Sheila Greenwald
*** Safari Journal,
by Hudson Talbott
*** The Exiles, by
Hilary McKay
 *** Period Pieces:
Stories for Girls, selected by Erzsi Deak and Kristin
Embry Litchman
*** The Same Stuff
as Stars, by Katherine Paterson
*** Time Stops For No Mouse,
by Michael Hoeye
*** Three Days, by
Donna Jo Napoli
 *** The School Story,
by Andrew Clements
*** Playing For Keeps,
by Joan Lowery Nixon
*** The Beastly Arms,
by Patrick Jennings
 *** Write Me If You Dare! by
Emily Rhoads Johnson
 ** The Report Card, by
Andrew Clements
** United Tates of
America, by Paula Danziger
Fantasy
***** Bella at
Midnight,
by Diane Stanley
 ***** The
Last Battle, by C. S. Lewis
 ***** The Magician's Nephew,
by C. S. Lewis
 ***** The Horse and His Boy,
by C. S. Lewis
 ***** The Silver Chair,
by C. S. Lewis
 ***** The Hobbit, by J. R. R.
Tolkien
 ***** The Voyage of The Dawn
Treader, by C. S. Lewis
 ***** Prince Caspian,
by C. S. Lewis
 ***** The Lion, the Witch
and the Wardrobe, by C. S. Lewis
 ***** Harry Potter and the
Prisoner of Azkaban, by J. K. Rowling
 ***** Harry Potter and the Chamber of
Secrets, by J. K. Rowling
 ***** A Wrinkle in Time,
by Madeleine L'Engle
 ***** Harry Potter and the
Sorcerer's Stone, by J.
K. Rowling
 **** Strange Happenings,
by Avi
 **** Hanne's Quest, by
Olivier Dunrea
 **** The
Arkadians,
by Lloyd Alexander
 **** The Lightning Thief,
by Rick Riordan
 **** The Phantom Tollbooth,
by Norton Juster, illustrations by Jules Feiffer
 **** Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon
Hatcher, by Bruce Coville
 **** Babe: The Gallant Pig,
by Dick King-Smith, illustrated by Maggie Kneen
**** Conrad's Fate,
by
Diana Wynne Jones
 **** Gracie: The Pixie of the
Puddle, by Donna Jo Napoli
**** Jimmy: The
Pickpocket of the Palace, by Donna Jo Napoli
 **** The Prince of the Pond,
by Donna Jo Napoli
**** Wren's War, by
Sherwood Smith
**** Wren's Quest,
by Sherwood Smith
**** Wren to the
Rescue, by Sherwood Smith
**** Swan Sister:
Fairy Tales Retold, edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri
Windling
**** Bartlett and
the Ice Voyage, by Odo Hirsch
 **** The
Tears of the Salamander, by
Peter Dickinson
 **** The Tale of Despereaux,
by Kate DiCamillo
**** The Wolves in
the Walls, by Neil Gaiman. Illustrated by Dave McKean
**** The Boggart
and the Monster, by Susan Cooper
 **** The Bagpiper's Ghost,
by Jane Yolen
**** Smith of Wooton
Major and Farmer Giles of Ham, by J. R. R. Tolkien
 **** The Rumpelstiltskin
Problem, by Vivian Vande Velde
 **** Heir Apparent, by
Vivian Vande Velde
 **** For Biddle's Sake,
by Gail Carson Levine
 **** The Fairy's Return,
by Gail Carson Levine
**** Between, by Jean
Thesman
 **** The Wonderful Wizard of
Oz, by L. Frank Baum
**** Instead of
Three Wishes, by Megan Whalen Turner
 *** The Fairy-Tale
Detectives: The Sisters Grimm, Book One,
by
Michael Buckley
 *** Dream-of-Jade, the
Emperor's Cat,
by Lloyd Alexander
 *** Three Good Deeds,
by Vivian Vande Velde
*** Nice Shot, Cupid!
by Kate McMullan
 *** The Magician's Boy,
by Susan Cooper
*** Say Cheese,
Medusa! by Kate McMullan
*** Phone Home,
Persephone! by Kate McMullan
 *** Jack and the Seven
Deadly Giants, by Sam Swope, pictures by Carll Cneut
 *** The Wrath of
Mulgarath: The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 5, by Tony
DiTerlizzi and Holly Black
 *** Beauty and the
Beast, retold by Nancy Willard, illustrated by Barry Moser
*** The Unseen, by
Zilpha Keatley Snyder
*** Have a Hot Time,
Hades! by Kate McMullan
 *** The Tail of Emily
Windsnap, by Liz Kessler
 *** User Unfriendly,
by Vivian Vande Velde
 *** The Ironwood Tree:
The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 4, by Tony DiTerlizzi and
Holly Black
 *** Lucinda's Secret:
The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book Three, by Tony DiTerlizzi
and Holly Black
*** Bartlett and the
City of Flames, by Odo Hirsch
*** The Children
of Green Knowe, by Lucy M. Boston
 *** Molly Moon's Incredible Book
of Hypnotism, by Georgia Byng
*** The Witch Family,
by Eleanor Estes
*** Into the Labyrinth,
by Roderick Townley
 *** The Seeing Stone:
Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 2, by Tony
DiTerlizzi and Holly Black
*** The Great Good
Thing, by Roderick Townley
 *** The Pictish Child,
by Jane Yolen
 *** The Wizard's Map,
by Jane Yolen
*** The Boggart, by
Susan Cooper
 *** The Field Guide, by
Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black
 *** Wizard at Work,
by Vivian Vande Velde
 *** The Search for
Delicious, by Natalie Babbitt
*** The Ugly Princess
and the Wise Fool, by Margaret Gray
 *** The Thief Lord, by
Cornelia Funke
*** Hippolyta and the Curse
of the Amazons, by Jane Yolen and Robert B. Harris
 *** Dial-a-Ghost, by
Eva Ibbotson
*** The Doomspell,
by Cliff McNish
*** The Hidden Arrow of
Maether, by Aiden Beaverson
 ** Alia Waking, by
Laura Williams McCaffrey
** The King of
Ireland's Son, by Padraic Colum
 ** The Ogre Downstairs,
by Diana Wynne Jones
** Falcon and the Charles
Street Witch, by Luli Gray
* Witch's Business,
by Diana Wynne Jones
Historical
 ***** Little Britches,
by Ralph Moody
 **** More Perfect Than the Moon,
by Patricia MacLachlan
 **** Girl in a Cage, by
Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris
 **** A Single Shard, by
Linda Sue Park
 **** When Hitler Stole Pink
Rabbit, by Judith Kerr
*** Exiled, by
Kathleen Karr
*** Rodzina, by Karen
Cushman
*** The Kite Rider,
by Geraldine McCaughrean
 *** Galen: My Life in Imperial
Rome, by Marissa Moss
*** Sondok, Princess of the
Moon and Stars, by Sheri Holman
*** The Art of Keeping
Cool, by Janet Taylor Lisle
*** Mansa Musa, by
Kephra Burns
*** Nory Ryan's Song,
by Patricia Reilly Giff
 ** Becoming Joe DiMaggio,
by
Maria Testa
** Mary Ann Alice,
by Brian Doyle
** Don’t You Know There’s
a War On? by Avi
** How I Became an
American, by Karin Guendisch
Science Fiction
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