Kids' Picks!

Leanne S., age 11, recommends...

The Dolphin Diaries

~"I love dolphins so I love Dolphin Diaries . The books are fun,
adventurous and sometimes sad. They ROCK!!"

Paris, age 12, recommends...

HeartLand by Lauren Brooke

~"This series is great if you like meaningful and horsey books. Great for teens."

Taylor M, age 13, recommends...

The Amazing Days of Abby Hayes by Anne Mazer

~"I thought that the series ‘Abby Hayes’ was the best book that
I have read in my life. In the book #1 her life was just
like mine, and I wish I had a friend like that so much."

Ariana H., age 8, recommends...

The Junie B. Jones series

Sasha B., age 7, recommends...

Scooby Doo by Maria S. Barbo

~"While at the museum of archaeology, Scooby Doo and friends
are chased by a ghastly mummy. the monster wants an ancient coin
that's the key to unlocking a priceless treasure. the gang needs help
to find the coin before the mummy does."

Mara, age 7, recommends...

The Mitten by Jan Bret

~"Once there was a boy who had a mitten and he was sad then alot of
animals came and stretched out then the boy found it. "

Samantha, age 11, recommends...

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Rating: Exceptional

~"It was about this boy who really wanted two hounds. So he earn the money by
doing some work. Then when he got the pups, he named them Big Dan and Little Ann.
Then something really sad happens to the hounds, by the end of the book."

Cheyenne Bishop, age 9, recommends...

Scooby Doo by Maria S. Barbo
Rating: Good

~"It was a very funny book to read."

Palmer C, age 8, recommends...

The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
Rating: Good

~"I think they are interesting because they are funny. The pictures are
really good and I like them because some of them rhyme."

Nina M, age 10 recommends...

Ramona by Beverly Cleary
Rating: Good

~"I think the author did a great job."

Ryan Gibbons, age 11, recommends...

A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
Rating: Exceptional

~"I think this was a great book. This book is about three siblings,
the Bauldelaire children, who suddenly find out that they are orphans.
Then they have to live with their evil, and only relative who they can find,
Count Olaf. Since they were a rich family,and still have tons of money
in the bank, he is trying to steal it away from them. Both my cousin
and I like this series."

Katharine Jennings, age 11, recommends...

The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
Rating: Exceptional

~"This book was wonderful. It is based on a fairy tale."

Jessica Marchant, age 13, recommends...

Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison

~"I thought this was the best book I ever read and I finished it in 3 days!"

Elle M, age 8, recommends...

The Amazing Days of Abby Hayes by Anne Mazer

~"I think that the books I read from Anne Mazer taught me to keep a journal."

Haley Giampietro, age 7, recommends...

Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

~"There was a girl named Fern. Her father had heard there were
new baby pigs. One pig was smaller then the others. Fern's father
got an ax to go and kill it. When Fern's mother told her, Fern
chased her father. Fern talked her father into keeping the pig.
Her father said yes. At school, Fern thought about what she was
going to name her pig. She was going to name it Wilber. Wilber
meets a spider named Charlotte who saves Wilber's life. I like this
book because it's not an every day story. You should read this book
because it's a very great book. At the end it is kind of sad. I think it
was a great book."

Ashley Lindquist, age 11, recommends...

Where Does the Sidewalk End by Shel Silverstein

~"I think it is a really good book. I like all of the poems.
My favorite is called 'Sick'. There are 125 poems in the book.
I would read that book any time. I wish everyone can read it!"

Deirdre Moriarty, age 10, recommends...

The Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne

~"They are really interesting books."

as well as

The A - Z Mystery series by Ron Roy

~"The best book series I know!"

Ariel Woods, age 11, recommends...

Frindle by Andrew Clements

~"It was a good way of saying to kids you can do whatever you want to do in life."

Caroline Lacy, age 7, recommends...

The Dragons of Blue Land by Ruth Stiles Gannett

~"It's really good. My teacher read it to me."