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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
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