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Janette Oke;
Beverly Lewis;
Catherine Marshall
If you liked "Captain Underpants"...
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Strong, Jeremy.
Lawrence, Michael "The Killer Underpants"
Jenning, Paul
Briggs, Raymond. “Fungus the Bogeyman”
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Susan Cooper's Dark is Rising;
Lloyd Alexander;
Diana Wynne Jones;
Phillip Pullman;
Patricia C. Wrede;
Meredith Ann Pierce
If you liked The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time,
try...
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Beak of the Finch by Jonathan Weiner (evolution).
Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear
Double Helix by Nancy Werlin.
Entertaining the Elephant by William McBride
Epileptic by David B.(graphic novel)
Fever: 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson (epidemics)
Hot Zone by Richard Preston (viruses, epidemics).
House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer (Cloning, medical ethics)
Kissing Doorknobs deals with Obsessive Compulsive disorder
Krakatoa by Winchester
Life of Pi by Martell
Mango Shaped Space is a story of a girl who sees in colors.
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult.
The Big Year' by Mark Obmascik.
The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race
Against an Epidemic by Gay Salisbury (non fiction)
The Double Helix: a personal account of the discovery of the
structure of DNA A biography of a woman scientist
The Number Devil by Hans Enzensberger (mathematics)
The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon
Water: a natural history by Alice Outwater (hydrology).
If you liked Dragon Rider...
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The Tripods Series
John Christopher, The White Mountains
John Christopher, The City of Gold and Lead
John Christopher, The Pool of Fire
Ender Wiggins Saga
Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Speaker for the Dead
Orson Scott Card, Xenocide
Orson Scott Card, Children of the Mind
Orson Scott Card, Ender's Shadow
Orson Scott Card, Shadow of the Hegemon
Orson Scot Card, Shadow Puppets
Incarnations of Immortality
Piers Anthony, On a Pale Horse
Piers Anthony, Bearing an Hourglass
Piers Anthony, With a Tangled Skein
Piers Anthony, Wielding a Red Sword
Piers Anthony, Being a Green Mother
Piers Anthony, For Love of Evil
Piers Anthony, And Eternity
Bartimaeus Trilogy
Jonathan Stroud, The Amulet of Samarkand
Jonathan Stroud, The Golem's Eye
Artemis Fowl Trilogy
Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl
Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl: The Artic Incident
Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code
Misc. Books
Jeanne Duprau, The City of Ember
Jeanne Duprau, The People of Sparks
E. Nesbit
The Book of Dragons
Cornelia Funke Inkheart
Cornelia Funke The Thief Lord
Bruce Coville Goblins in the Castle
Emily Drake
The Magickers
Bruce Coville The Dragonslayers
Luli Gray
The Falcon and the Charles
Street Witch
Silverwing Series
Kenneth Oppel, Silverwing
Kenneth Oppel, Sunwing
Kenneth Oppel, Firewing
Warriors
Erin Hunter
Into the Wild
Erin Hunter
Fire and Ice
Erin Hunter
Forest of Secrets
Erin Hunter
Rising Storm
Erin Hunter
Dangerous Path
Erin Hunter
The Darkest Hour
Watership Down
Richard Adams Watership Down
Richard Adams Tales from Watership Down
Pit DragonTrilogy
Jane Yolen
Dragon's Blood
Jane Yolen
Heart's Blood
Jane Yolen
A Sending of Dragons
The Dragonriders of Pern Series
Anne McCaffery
Dragonflight
Anne McCaffery
Dragonquest
Anne McCaffery
The White Dragon
Anne McCaffery
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern
Anne McCaffery
Red Star Rising
The Harper Hall of Pern Trilogy
Anne McCaffery
Dragonsong
Anne McCaffery
Dragonsinger
Anne McCaffery
Dragondrums
Chronicles of the Enchanted Forest Lost
Patricia Wrede
Talking to Dragons
Patricia Wrede
Dealing with Dragons
Patricia Wrede
Searching for Dragons
Patricia Wrede
Calling on Dragons
The Immortals Quartet
Tamora Pierce
Wild Magic
Tamora Pierce
Wolf Speaker
Tamora Pierce
The Emperor Mage
Tamora Pierce
The Realms of the Gods
The Circle of Magic Quartet
Tamora Pierce
Circle of Magic: Sandry's Book
Tamora Pierce
Circle of Magic: Tris's Book
Tamora Pierce
Circle of Magic: Daja's Book
Tamora Pierce
Circle of Magic: Briar's Book
Bard's Tale
Mercedes Lackey
Joust
Aaron Allston
Wrath of the Princes
Mercedes Lackey
Castle of Deception
Mercedes Lackey
Fortress of Frost and Fire
Mercedes Lackey
Prison of Souls
Josepha Sherman
The Chaos Gate
Mark Shepherd
Star Wars Trilogy
Escape from Roksamur
Timothy Zahn
Heir to the Empire
Timothy Zahn
Dark Force Rising
Timothy Zahn
The Last Command
Dragonback Series
Timothy Zahn
Dragon and Thief
Timothy Zahn
Dragon and Soldier
Gillian Bradshaw's Duo
Gillian Bradshaw
The Dragon and the Thief
Gillian Bradshaw
The Land of Gold
Inheritance Trilogy
Christopher Paolini
Eragon
Christopher Paolini
Eldest
The Longlight Legacy
Dennis Foon
The Dirt Eaters
Dennis Foon
Freewalker
The Wind on Fire Trilogy
William Nicholson
The Wind Singer
William Nicholson
Slaves of the Mastery
William Nicholson
Firesong
Dragon and the George
Gordon Dickson
The Dragon and the George
Gordon Dickson
The Dragon Knight
Gordon Dickson
The Dragon on the Border
Gordon Dickson
The Dragon at War
Gordon Dickson
The Dragon, the Earl, and the Troll
Gordon Dickson
The Dragon and the Djinn
Gordon Dickson
The Dragon and the Gnarly King
Gordon Dickson
The Dragon and the Lyonesse
Gordon Dickson
The Dragon and the Fair Maid of Kent
Dragonlance Chronicles
Margaret Weis
Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Margaret Weis
Dragons of Winter Night
Margaret Weis
Dragons of Spring Dawning
Dragonlance Legends
Margaret Weis
Time of the Twins
Margaret Weis
War of the Twins
Margaret Weis
Test of the Twins
The Unicorn Chronicles
Bruce Coville
Into the Land of the Unicorns
Bruce Coville
Song of the Wanderer
Magic Shop
Bruce Coville
The Monster's Ring
Bruce Coville
Jeremy Thatcher: Dragon Hatcher
Bruce Coville
Jennifer Murdley's Toad
Bruce Coville
The Skull of Truth
Children of the Red King
Jenny Nimmo
Midnight for Charlie Bone
Jenny Nimmo
Charlie Bone and the Time Twister
Jenny Nimmo
Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy
Discworld Series
Terry Pratchett The Color of Magic
Terry Pratchett The Light Fantastic
Terry Pratchett Equal Rites Lost
Terry Pratchett Mort
Terry Pratchett Sourcery
Terry Pratchett Wyrd Sisters
Terry Pratchett Pyramids
Terry Pratchett Guards! Guards!
Terry Pratchett Eric
Terry Pratchett Moving Pictures
Terry Pratchett Reaper Man
Terry Pratchett Witches Abroad
Terry Pratchett Small Gods
Terry Pratchett Lords and Ladies
Terry Pratchett Men at Arms
Terry Pratchett Soul Music
Terry Pratchett Feet of Clay
Terry Pratchett Interesting Times
Terry Pratchett Maskarade
Terry Pratchett Hogfather
Terry Pratchett Jingo
Terry Pratchett The Last Continent
Terry Pratchett Carpe Jugulum
Terry Pratchett The Fifth Elephant
Terry Pratchett The Truth
Terry Pratchett The Thief of Time
Terry Pratchett The Last Hero
Terry Pratchett The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
Terry Pratchett Night Watch
Terry Pratchett The Wee Free Men
Dragonbards
Shirley Murphy Nightpool
Shirley Murphy The Ivory Lyre
Shirley Murphy The Dragonbards
Joe Grey
Shirley Murphy Cat on the Edge
Shirley Murphy Cat under Fire
Shirley Murphy Cat Raise the Dead
Shirley Murphy Cat in the Dark
Shirley Murphy Cat to the Dogs
Shirley Murphy Cat Spitting Mad
Shirley Murphy Cat Laughing Last
Shirley Murphy Cat Seeing Double
Shirley Murphy Cat Fear No Evil
Shirley Murphy Cat Cross Their Graves
Edge Chronicles
Paul Stewart
Beyond the Deepwoods
Paul Stewart
Stormchaser
Paul Stewart
Midnight over Sanctaphrax
Paul Stewart
The Curse of the Gloamglozer
Paul Stewart
The Last of the Sky Pirates
Paul Stewart
Vox
Paul Stewart
Freeglader
Paul Stewart
Maps
Paul Stewart
Edge Book 7
Chronicles of Narnia
C. S. Lewis
The Magician's Nephew
C. S. Lewis
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
C. S. Lewis
The Horse and His Boy
C. S. Lewis
Prince Caspian
C. S. Lewis
The Voyage of the "Dawn Treader"
C. S. Lewis
The Silver Chair
C. S. Lewis
The Last Battle
The Dark is Rising Sequence
Susan Cooper
Over Sea, Under Stone
Susan Cooper
The Dark is Rising
Susan Cooper
Greenwitch
Susan Cooper
The Grey King
Susan Cooper
Silver on the Tree
The Seventh Tower
Garth Nix
The Fall
Garth Nix
Castle
Garth Nix
Aenir
Garth Nix
Above the Veil
Garth Nix
Into Battle
Garth Nix
The Violet Keystone
If you liked Diana Wynne Jones ...
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Harry Potter;
Susan Cooper;
Philip Pullman;
If You Liked Ella Enchanted...
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A Hidden Magic by Vivian Vande Velde
Beauty by Robin McKinley
Beauty Sleep by Cameron Dokey
Book of Enchantments, Wrede, Patricia.
Fifteen Love by Robert Corbet
Gilbert and Sullivan Set Me Free by Kathleen Karr
Goose Chase by Patrice Kindl
Just Ella by Haddix.
Old Magic Marianne Curley(romance and magic)
Once Upon a Marigold (Ferris)
Pictures of the Night, Geras, Adele.
Princess Diaries--Meg Cabot
Princess Hynchatti and Some Other Surprises, Lee, Tanith.
Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley
Sorcery and Cecilia by Patricia Wrede and Caroline Stevermer
Spindle's End by Robin McKinley
Teenage Mermaid by Ellen Schreiber
The Changeover, Margaret Mahy
The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, Wrede, Patricia.
The Magic Circle, Napoli, Donna Jo.
The Prince of the Pond, Napoli, Donna Jo.
The Princess and the Pauper
The Princess Bride, Goldman, William.
The Raging Quiet by Sherryl Jordan
The Rumplestiltskin Problem, Vande Velde
The Tower Room by Adele Geras
The Unlikely Romance of Kate Bjorkman by Louise Plummer
Tithe, Holly Black
Truly Grim Tales - Galloway, Priscilla.
Watching the Roses, Geras, Adele.
Weetzie Bat--Block
Zel, Napoli, Donna Jo.
If you liked Golden Compass ...
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Susan Cooper;
Diana Wynne Jones; If you liked Hardy Boys, try...
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Acceleration by McNamee
Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz
Body of Christopher Creed by Carol Plum-Ucci
Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett
Deathwatch by Robb White
Demon in the Teahouse by Dorothy Hoobler
Finding Lubchenko by Michael Simmons
Flush by Carl Hiaasen
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
In Darkness, Death by Dorothy Hoobler
Kindaichi Case Files by Yozaburo Kanari
Last Shot by John Feinstein
Misfits Series by Mark Delaney
Operation Red Jericho by Joshua Mowll
Peeps by Scott Westerfeld
Scared Stiff by Willo Davis Roberts
Shakespeare Stealer by Gary Blackwood
Silent to the Bone by Konigsburg
So Yesterday by Scott Westerfeld
Someone was Watching by David Patneaude
The Absolutely True Story of How I Visited Yellowstone Park
with the Terrible Rupes by Willo Davis Roberts
The Falcon’s Maltsese by Anthony Horowitz
The Killer’s Cousin by Nancy Werlin
Traces series by Malcolm Rose
View from the Cherry Tree by Willo Davis Roberts
Wolf Rider by Avi
If you liked Harry Potter...
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Book of Three series - Lloyd Alexander
Bruce Coville's books about dragons (Jeremy Thatcher Dragon Hatcher)
Castle in the Attic and The battle for the Castle by Elizabeth Winthrop
Charlie & the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Ghosts stories by Betty Ren Wright
Goosebumps series
Hero and the Crown, robin McKinley
Hobby, Passager, and Merlin by Jane Yolen
Holes by Sacher,
I am Mordred by Nancy Springer
Jane Yolen books, her series on Arthur perhaps
Jennifer Murdley's Toad by Bruce Coville
King Arthur and the stories of his knights and Merlin (Yolen has a whole
series)
Lloyd Alexander's books
Magic Ring, Coville
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
Matilda_ by Roald Dahl. I know it's not just like Harry Potter, but I think
readers will enjoy both stories.
Pyrdain Chronicles
Redwall series, Brian Jacques
Robin Hood by Pyle (or an adaptation or novels based on the tales such as
The Forest Wife by Tomlinson)
Scary Stories series, Schawartz
So You Want To Be a Wizard by Duane (Dwain?),
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
The Backyard Dragon by Sterman
The Bailey school Kids and The Bailey School Monsters - Debbie Daddey
The Boggart and The Boggart and the Monster by Cooper
The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis
The Dark Thirty, McKissack.
The Door in the Wall by marguerite De Angeli
The Fairy Rebel by Lynn Reid Banks
The Faraway Mountain by Reid-Banks
The Golden Compass by Pullman.
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The Hero and the Crown, Robin McKinley
The Hobbit by J.R. Tolkien
The Hounds of the Morgan by Pat O'Shay,
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
The Once and Future King by T.H. White
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
The Pincess Bride by William Goldman
The Ramsey Scallop by Francis Temple
The Secret of Platform 13_, by Ibbotson, and it reminded me of the Harry
Potter books.
The Secret Platform by Edward Engers,
The Smugglers,
The Star War stories
The Wish Giver (Bill Brittain) and others in the series
The Wren books by Sherwood Smith. So far there are three in the series Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit
Which Witch? by Eva Ibbotson
Wren to the rescue, Wren's war and Wren's quest.
If you liked Holes (Louis Sachar)...
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A Place in the Sun - Jill Rubalcala (twist on survival and justice)
Because of Winn-Dixie by Dicamillo
Bud, Not Buddy by Curtis
Chris Crutcher (mature readers)
Crash - by Jerry Spinelli)
Ella Enchanted by Levine
Far North by Hobbs
Freak the Mighty by Philbrick
Frindle - Andrew Clements
Gathering Blue by Lowery
Harris and Me - Gary Paulsen
Harry Potter Books by Rowling
Hope Was Here by Bauer
Jip - Katherine Paterson
Joey Pigza Loses Control by Gantos
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key - Jack Gantos
Long Way From Chicago by Peck
Maniac Magee - Jerry Spinelli
Monster by Myers
No More Dead Dogs by Korman
Number The Stars by Lowery
Scorpions - Walter Dean Myers (better readers)
Tangerine - Edward Bloor
The Beasties - William Sleator
The Car by Paulsen
The Fat Man - Maurice Gee
The Giver - Lois Lowry
The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife - Philip Pullman
The Great Whale of Kansas by Richard Jennings
The Pirate's Son - Geraldine McCaughrean
The Smugglers – Iain Lawrence
The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner
The Transall Saga by Paulsen
The View From Saturday by Konigsburg
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The Wanderer by Creech
The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Curtis
The Wreckers - Iain Lawrence
Walk Two Moons by Creech
What Jamie Saw - Carolyn Coman
Whirligig - Paul Fleischman
Wringer - Jerry Spinelli
If you liked House of Scorpion...
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Among the Hidden" by Haddix
Dark Materials Series: Pullman
Feed by M.T. Anderson. [Note: reviews target this for high
school, and it contains profanity]
Fire-Us series.
Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley
Holes
Lloyd Alexander wrote a similar series centered around "High
King," "Book of Llyr," and "the Arkadians."
Shade's Children (Nix)
Singing the Dogstar Blues by Alison Goodman which also raises
issues of genetic manipulation and how technology might affect
our future.
THE EAR, THE EYE AND THE ARM, also by Nancy Farmer.
Tangerine (Bloor)
The Giver, by Lois Lowry
Turnabout that is also by Haddix
White Mountains trilogy by John Christopher for a reluctant male
reader.
If You Like Lemony Snicket...
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Aiken Midnight is a place
Aiken Arabel and Mortimer
Aiken Arabel's raven
Aiken Mortimer says nothing
Aiken Mortimer's cross
Aiken Wolves of Wolloughby Chase + others
Bellairs Curse of the blue figurine
Bellairs The house with a clock in its walls + others
books by Roald Dahl
Colfer Artemis Fowl
Dial-a-Ghost by Eva Ibbotson
Garfield BlackJack
Garfield John Diamond
Garfield Smith
Garfield The December rose
Garfield The ghost downstairs
Garfield The strange affair of Adelaide Harris
Haugaard Princess Horrid
Heide The shrinking of Treehorn
Heide Treehorn's treasure
Horvath Everything on a waffle
Horvath The trolls
Ibbotson Dial a witch
Ibbotson Island of the aunts
Ibbotson The secret of Platform 13
Ibbotson Which witch?
Ives Monsieur Eek
Maguire Seven spiders spinning
Pullman Clockwork, or all wound up
Pullman Count Karlstein
Pullman Spring-heeled Jack
Sachar Holes
Scieska Time Warp Trio series
Spiderwick Chronicles (series) by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black
The Eddie Dickens Trilogy by Philip Ardagh
The Edge Chronicles by Paul Stewart
The Fall of Freddy Fergal (1st) and Heir of Mystery (2nd) by
Philip Ardagh
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The Witches and Matilda by Roald Dahl
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken
Waddell Harriet and the crocodiles + other Harriet books
Wallace Cousins in the castle
Wallace Peppermints in the parlor
Wallace The twin in the tower
If you liked L'Engle's Time Quartet ...
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Susan Cooper;
Diana Wynne Jones;
Diane Duane;
Patricia C. Wrede;
Patricia McKillip;
Robin McKinley
If you liked Lord of the Rings
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Alexander, Lloyd
Chronicles of Prydain
Armstrong, Jennifer Fire Us Trilogy
Bradshaw; Gillian
Brooks, Terry
Shannara series
Bujold, Lois McMaster The Spirit Ring and The Curse of Chalion;
Cooper, Susan Dark is Rising
Dark Sun;
Dickinson, Peter Ropemaker
Eddings, David Belgariad and Mallorian series
Forgotten Realms;
Gaiman, Neil Stardust;
Goodkind, Terry Wizard's First Rule (may be too adult for YA"s)
Greenwood; Ed
Greyhawk;
Harry Potter;
Jordan, Robert Wheel of Time
Kay, Guy Gavriel Fionovar Tapestry series
Lackey; Mercedes
Le Guin, Ursula Wizards of Earthsea
McKiernan, Dennis Mithgar series
McKillip; Patricia
McKinley, Robin Hero and the Crown or Blue Sword
Nicholson, William
The Wind on Fire
Nix, Garth Sabriel, Lirael, and Abhorsen
Pattou, Edith Songs of Eirren series
Pierce; Tamora
Pierce; Meredith Ann
Pullman, Philip His Dark Materials series
Redwall;
Salvatore, R. A. Forgotten Realms
Springer; Nancy
Stasheff; Christopher
Van Lustbader, Eric. Ring of Five Dragons;
Weis, Margaret Dragonlance Chronicles
Williams, Tad Memory Sorrow and Thorn series
Wrede; Patricia C.
If you liked Magic Tree House...
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Animorphs
Biographies
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Books by Dan Gutman
Books by Jean Craighead George.
Hatchet (Paulsen)
History Mysteries
Little house on the prairie series
Magic School Bus chapter books
National Parks mystery series
Scholastics "Dear America" and Royal/Princess Diaries
series.
Secrets of Droon series
The Doll Hospital series
Time Warp Trio by Scieska
Wishbone series
Wrinkle in time books by L'Engle
If you liked The Princess Diaries...
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ChillWind
Flipped
Girls in Love series by Jacqueline Wilson
Love and Other Four Letter Words by Carolyn Mackler
Mediator series', by Meg Cabot writing as Jenny Carroll
Nicola and the Viscount
Once Upon a Marigold,
Princess and the Pauper
RAISING THE GRIFFIN by Melissa Wyatt,
Sloppy First and Second Helpings, by Megan McCafferty
The 1-800-Where-are-you
The Friendship Ring series by Rachel Vail
The Georgia Nicholson Series, by Louise Rennison
The Mates, Dates Series, by Cathy Hopkins
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
Twists and Turns
Victoria and the Rogue
What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones
If you liked Redwall...
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Artemis Fowl--Colfer
Dark Portal--Jarvis (Deptford Mice series)
Fire-Bringer and The Sight--Clement-Davies
Foxes of Firstdark--Kilworth
Journey to Freedom--Gilbert Morris
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH--O'Brien
Mystery in the Night Woods--Peterson
Poppy series--Avi
Rasco and the Rats of NIMH--Conly
series)
Silverwing, Sunwing, Firewing--Oppel
Tailchaser's Song--Tad Williams
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents--Pratchett
The Tale of Despereaux--DiCamillo (new book)
Time Stops for no Mouse and The Sands of Time--Hoeye
Voyage of the Dawn Treader--Lewis (and others in Chronicles of
Narnia
Watership Down--Adams
Wind in the Willows--Grahame
Wind Singer Nicholson.
If You Liked Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants...
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A TIME FOR DANCING, by Hurwin
A VIEW FROM SATURDAY, by E.L. Kongisburg
ALICE ALONE and THE GROOMING OF ALICE, both by Phyllis
Reynolds Naylor
ALL-AMERICAN GIRL, by Meg Cabot
ANGUS, THONGS, AND FULL-FRONTAL SNOGGING, by Louise
Rennison (plus others in that series)
AQUAMARINE, by Alice Hoffman (Children's collection only)
BLOOMABILITY, by Sharon Creech
CIRCLE OF FRIENDS, by Maeve Binchy
FALLING ANGELS, by Tracy Chevalier
FEELING SORRY FOR CELIA, by Jaclyn Moriarty
FLIPPED, by Wendeline Van Draanan
FLY LIKE AN EAGLE, by Barbara Murphy
FOXFIRE: CONFESSIONS OF A GIRL GANG, by Joyce Carol
Oates (Adult fic)
FROM E TO YOU, by Chris D'Lacey
GIRLS IN LOVE, by Jacqueline Wilson (and others in that series)
GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS, by Jonah Black (and others in that series)
HARLEY LIKE A PERSON, by Cat Bauer
HERE AT THE SCENIC VU MOTEL, by Thelma Wyss
HOPE WAS HERE, by Joan Bauer
IMANI ALL MINE, by Porter
KEEPING THE MOON, by Sara Dessen
LETTERS FROM THE INSIDE, by Marsden
LOVE AND OTHER FOUR LETTER WORDS, by Carolyn Mackler
LOVE SARA, by Lundgren
MATES, DATES, AND COSMIC KISSES, by Cathy Hopkins (plus
others in that series)
P.S. LONGER LETTER LATER, by Paula Danziger (J only at CCPL)
QUINCEANARA MEANS SWEET 15, by Chambers
RAZZLE, by Wittlinger
REMEMBERING THE GOOD TIMES, by Richard Peck
RULES OF THE ROAD, by Joan Bauer
SLOPPY FIRSTS and SECOND HELPINGS, by Megan McCafferty
SLOT MACHINE, by Chris Lynch
SNAIL MAIL NO MORE, by Paula Danziger (J only at CCPL)
STARGIRL, by Jerry Spinelli
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STOP PRETENDING, by Sonya Sones
THE DIVINE SECRETS OF THE YA-YA SISTERHOOD, by
Rebecca Wells (only in adult Fic )
THE FLING, by Thompson
THE GIRLS, by Amy Goldman Koss
THE NECESSARY HUNGER: A NOVEL, by Nina Revoyr
THE PRINCESS AND THE PAUPER, by Kate Brian
THE PRINCESS DIARIES, by Meg Cabot (plus others in that
series)
THE STEPS, by Rachel Cohn
THE TORN SKIRT, by Rebecca Godfrey
THE TRUE MEANING OF CLEAVAGE, by Mariah Fredericks
THE TUESDAY CAFÉ, by Don Trembath
THE WANDERER, by Sharon Creech
THREE CLAMS AND AN OYSTER, by Randy Powell
THREE GIRLS AND A GOD, by Clea Hantman (plus others in that
series)
VICKY ANGEL, by Jacquline Wilson (only in J at CCPL)
VIOLET AND CLARE, by Francesca Lia Block
WALK TWO MOONS, by Sharon Creech
WHAT MY MOTHER DOESN'T KNOW, by Sonya Sones
WHAT'S IN A NAME, by Wittlinger
ZIG ZAG, by Wittlinger
NB -- Not all title suitable for middle school
If you liked The Giver...
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1984, Animal Farm George Orwell
Anthem Ayn Rand
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Brave New World Aldous Huxley
Do You Want My Opinion" M.E. Kerr in Sixteen edited by Gallo
Ear, The Eye, and The Arm Nancy Farmer
Girl Who Owned A City O.T. Nolan
Henry Bergeron" in Welcome to the Monkey House by Kurt
Vonnegut
Jeremiah's Song" by Walter Dean Myers(?) in Visions edited by
Gallo
Lost Horizon James Hilton
Parable of the Sower Octavia Butler
White Mountains John Christopher
If you liked Thief Lord...
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Black Hearts in Battersea, by Joan Aikens.
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Eragon by Christopher Paolini
Eva Ibbotson's books are fun and magical.
Hoot by Carl Hiassen (because it's about a child surviving on his
own with the help of friends)
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Maniac Magee by Spinelli
Nightbirds on Nantucket by Joan Aikens.
Peter Pan by Barrie
Stravaganza by Mary Hoffman (set in Venice)
The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm by Farmer (about kids surviving on
their wits after being kidnapped and about the entertaining and
well-developed private eye characters who search for them)
The Golden Compass series by Pullman also has a youth vs. adult
theme and lots of adventure with children as the protagonists.
The Half Magic series by Eager (about children having adventures
on their own with an element of magic incorporated into the
story)
The Sands of Time.
The Tale of Desperaux by Kate DiCamillo.
The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
Time Stops for No Mouse by Michael Hoeye.
Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aikens.
If you liked True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle...
Novels that would make good companion studies to The True
Confessions of Charlotte Doyle.
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Alanna, the First Adventure by Tamora Pierce
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple by Karen Cushman
Beyond the Western Sea (Books 1 & 2) by Avi
Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman
El Dorado Adventure by Lloyd Alexander
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes
If Ever I Return Again by Corinne Demas
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
Lyddie by Katherine Paterson
The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman
Mutiny on the Bounty by Charles Nordhoff
Pirate's Son by Geraldine McCaughrean
The Raging Quiet by Sherryl Jordan
Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman
The Shadow Spinner by Susan Fletcher
The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox
Stowaway by Karen Hesse
Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Walking up a Rainbow by Theodore Taylor
The Wanderer by Sharon Creech
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
The Wreckers by Iain Lawrence
Z for Zachariah by Robert O'Brien
If you liked Walk Two Moons...
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A girl named Disaster by Nancy Farmer
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Books by Neal Shusterman
CHASING REDBIRD by Sharon Creech
Chasing Vermeer
City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau: Lina lives in a world where it is
always dark and lightbulbs provide the only light. When the lights
start to go out, she and her friend Doon set off to find a way out
of the darkness. Also consider the sequel, The People of Sparks
Coraline by Neil Gaiman: When Coraline passes through the
mysterious door in her parlor, she finds herself in a world eerily
like her own, or is it? Very creepy but very good!
Dr. Franklin’s Island
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.
Heaven Eyes by David Almond
Heir Apparent by Vivian VandeVelde : When Giannine becomes
trapped in a faulty virtual reality game, she must escape from the
fantasy world before it’s too late.
His Dark Materials Trilogy by Phillip Pullman
House of the Scorpion BY Nancy Farmer
Inkheart, by Cornelia Funke
Jennifer Murdley’s Toad by Bruce Coville: An ordinary fifth
grader buys a talking toad.
Journey to the River Sea. by Eva Ibbotson
Keys to the Kingdom Series by Garth Nix
RUBY HOLLER by Sharon Creech
Running out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Shadow Children series by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Skellig by David Almond
The Charlie Bone Series
The Last Grail Keeper by Pamela Hill: Felicity’s mother the
archeologist may have uncovered the holy grail, but why is Felicity
having strange dreams and elaborate visions? Could she be
related to the grail keepers?
The Rope Trick by Lloyd Alexander: Set in medieval Italy, Lidi is
trained in trickery and sleight of hand, but can she perform the
greatest trick of all?
The sin Eater BY Schmidt, Gary D.
The Spring Tone by Yumoto, Kazumi
The Wanderer by Creech.
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Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
Tortall series by Tamora Pierce:
Turnabout by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Wait Until Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn: A classic ghost
story. Meg’s new stepsister is a real pain, but when Heather
starts acting strangely, Meg fears she might be making friends
with a ghost
Humorous Fiction Authors (Middle School)
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Coville, Bruce
Dahl, Roald
Danziger, Paula
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Erickson
Fitzgerald
Gantos, Jack
Gardiner, John Reynolds
Gleitzmann
Hahn
Hurwitz, Joanna
Jennings
Kline
Korman, Gordon
Lowry, Lois - Anastasia series
Lynch, Chris
McManus, Patrick
Murphy - Ace
Naylor
Park, Barbara
Paulsen, Gary (Harris and Me)
Peck, Robert
Pinkwater, Daniel
Rockwell
Roy
Sachar, Louis
Vail