BENITA READING ARCHIVE

Benita's Books

A personal reading archive of books Benita has read, enjoyed and grown with over time.

273BOOKS
273Books
169Rated
40,536Known pages
123Authors
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I am not a chair
Completed

I am not a chair

Ross Burach

"I am not a chair" is a picture book by Ross Burach centered on animals and nature and humor, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

The rabbit listened
Completed

The rabbit listened

Cori Doerrfeld

"The rabbit listened" is a picture book by Cori Doerrfeld centered on animals and nature and family and friendship, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

★★★★★
I didn't write my night practice because
Completed

I didn't write my night practice because

Davide Cal├ش

"I didn't write my night practice because" is a picture book by Davide Cal├ش centered on animals and nature and humor, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

...dream of the day
Completed

...dream of the day

Alison McGhee

"...dream of the day" is a picture book by Alison McGhee centered on family and friendship, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

★★★★★
The conversation of the great wizard with the queen of the island of colors
Completed

The conversation of the great wizard with the queen of the island of colors

Jamshid Khanian

Rahi wants a twenty-four-speed Viva bicycle badly enough to consider almost any job. Then an eccentric man and woman offer to pay the entire price in exchange for a single day of work. Rahi accepts, only to discover that their ظ€£jobظ€إ is anything but ordinary and that the generous offer hides a strange task of its own. What begins as a simple wish for a bicycle becomes a test of promises, choices, and what a desired object is really worth.

★★★★★
magic circle
Completed

magic circle

Kiki Thorpe

Kate, Mia, Lainey, and Gabby touch a magical flower while playing and are suddenly transported from their ordinary world to Never Land. Lost in an unfamiliar place, they meet Tinker Bell and the other fairies, while Queen Clarion tries to help them find a way home. The difficulty is that Never Land is also the adventure they have always dreamed about, and they are not quite ready to leave.

★★★★★
How to train our parents
Completed

How to train our parents

Pete Johnson

After moving to a new neighborhood, Louis feels that his life no longer belongs to him. His parents become fiercely competitive, demanding top grades and a packed schedule of clubs and activities. Then he meets Maddy, who claims she has trained her parents to leave her alone. Louis starts thinking about how to reclaim some freedom, only to discover that being completely ignored may not be the solution either.

★★★★★
How to Win a Monster Race
Completed

How to Win a Monster Race

Caryl Hart

"How to Win a Monster Race" is a work of fiction by Caryl Hart, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

How to be a lion?
Completed

How to be a lion?

Ed Vere

A picture book about Leonard, a gentle lion who shows there is more than one way to be a lion, exploring self-acceptance, friendship and difference.

How to Grow a Dinosaur
Completed

How to Grow a Dinosaur

Caryl Hart

"How to Grow a Dinosaur" is a picture book by Caryl Hart centered on adventure, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

How To Catch a Dragon
Completed

How To Catch a Dragon

Caryl Hart

"How To Catch a Dragon" is a picture book by Caryl Hart, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

Amazing Hapo luggage
Completed

Amazing Hapo luggage

Tracey Corderoy

"Amazing Hapo luggage" is a picture book by Tracey Corderoy centered on animals and nature and family and friendship, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

★★★★★
What Shall We Do, Blue Kangaroo?
Completed

What Shall We Do, Blue Kangaroo?

Emma Chichester Clark

"What Shall We Do, Blue Kangaroo?" is a picture book by Emma Chichester Clark centered on animals and nature and family and friendship, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

Why can't I do whatever I want?
Completed

Why can't I do whatever I want?

Oscar Brenifier

"Why can't I do whatever I want?" is a work of fiction by Oscar Brenifier, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

Why do I exist?
Completed

Why do I exist?

Oscar Brenifier

"Why do I exist?" is a child-friendly philosophy book that raises questions about identity, existence and meaning, inviting readers to think and discuss rather than offering simple answers.

Why do I feel this way?
Completed

Why do I feel this way?

Shinsuke Yoshitake

"Why do I feel this way?" is a picture book by Shinsuke Yoshitake centered on humor, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

Why do I go to school?
Completed

Why do I go to school?

Oscar Brenifier

"Why do I go to school?" is a work of fiction by Oscar Brenifier, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Charlie Bucket, #2)
Completed

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Charlie Bucket, #2)

Roald Dahl

"Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Charlie Bucket, #2)" is a volume in the Charlie Bucket series by Roald Dahl, a fantasy and classic story with a focus on science and knowledge and humor.

Charlie Bucket
Can anyone else do it?
Completed

Can anyone else do it?

Rachel Bright

"Can anyone else do it?" is a picture book by Rachel Bright centered on animals and nature and family and friendship, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

★★★★★
Rita's Rhino
Completed

Rita's Rhino

Tony Ross

"Rita's Rhino" is a picture book by Tony Ross centered on animals and nature, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

Merry Christmas to You, Blue Kangaroo!
Completed

Merry Christmas to You, Blue Kangaroo!

Emma Chichester Clark

"Merry Christmas to You, Blue Kangaroo!" is a picture book by Emma Chichester Clark centered on friendship, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

Where Are You, Blue Kangaroo?
Completed

Where Are You, Blue Kangaroo?

Emma Chichester Clark

"Where Are You, Blue Kangaroo?" is a picture book by Emma Chichester Clark centered on animals and nature and family and friendship, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

Just ask! Be different, be brave, be yourself
Completed

Just ask! Be different, be brave, be yourself

Sonia Sotomayor

"Just ask! Be different, be brave, be yourself" is an informational book by Sonia Sotomayor that explores family and friendship and science and knowledge, offering concise facts for curious readers.

The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #4)
Completed

The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #4)

Lemony Snicket

The Baudelaires are sent to Lucky Smells Lumbermill, where they are treated more like adult laborers than children. After Klausظ€آs glasses break, a visit to a suspicious optometrist leaves him hypnotized and behaving strangely. Count Olaf is nearby again, working with Dr. Orwell under another disguise. Violet and Sunny must understand what has happened to Klaus and stop the hypnosis before it is used to make him do something disastrous.

★★★★★
A collection of adventures of unlucky children
Wendell's workshop
Completed

Wendell's workshop

Chris Riddell

"Wendell's workshop" is an informational book by Chris Riddell that explores animals and nature and science and knowledge, offering concise facts for curious readers.

★★★★★
Chelman's Diary of a Child 4 (Dog Days!)
Completed

Chelman's Diary of a Child 4 (Dog Days!)

Jeff Kinney

"Book of memories of a child of Chalman 4 (dog days dog days!)" is a Diary of a Wimpy Kid volume following Greg Heffley through fresh problems at school, at home and with friends, told with the seriesظ€آ diary-style humor and cartoons.

★★★★★
The Summer Book
Completed

The Summer Book

Tove Jansson

An elderly grandmother and her six-year-old granddaughter Sophia spend the summer on a tiny island in the Gulf of Finland. Through small adventures, arguments, conversations, and quiet routines, they negotiate fear, independence, grief, and affection. The islandظ€آs rocks, trees, changing weather, and unpredictable sea become as important as the people, shaping a subtle portrait of love between two generations.

★★★★★
book players
Completed

book players

Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

Twelve-year-old Emily moves to San Francisco, home of her literary hero Garrison Griswold, creator of Book Scavenger, a game built around hidden books and puzzles. Just before she arrives, Griswold is attacked and left in a coma. Emily and her new friend James find a strange book they believe belongs to his unreleased game and may lead to a valuable prize. Unfortunately, dangerous people are hunting for it too.

★★★★★
salty
Completed

salty

Nasser Yousefi

"salty" is a work of fiction by Nasser Yousefi, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

The Nine Lives of Aristotle
Completed

The Nine Lives of Aristotle

Dick King-Smith

"The Nine Lives of Aristotle" is a nature-centered and fantasy story by Dick King-Smith centered on animals and nature and magic, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

Big window
Completed

Big window

Lemony Snicket

Violet, Klaus, and Sunny go to live with Aunt Josephine, a kind woman terrified of nearly everything, from telephones to the stove and the lake outside. Count Olaf reappears as the supposedly charming Captain Sham, and soon Josephine vanishes, leaving behind a strange note. Klaus realizes its grammatical mistakes form a hidden message. The siblings must decode it, cross dangerous Lake Lachrymose, and expose Olafظ€آs disguise.

★★★★★
Thursdays
Completed

Thursdays

Jessica Day George

The magical Castle carries Celie, Lilah, Rolf, Prince Lulath, and Pogue to an unknown land and then falls silent among ruins, wild griffins, and scheming wizards. Celie has always relied on the Castle itself for guidance, but now she must decide whom to trust without it. Their attempt to awaken the Castle and return home leads directly into the hidden story of its origins and Celieظ€آs determination to save the living home she knows better than anyone.

★★★★★
Pomelo Explores Color (Pomelo the Garden Elephant)
Completed

Pomelo Explores Color (Pomelo the Garden Elephant)

Ramona Badescu

"Pomelo Explores Color (Pomelo the Garden Elephant)" is a picture book by Ramona Badescu centered on animals and nature, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

A boy in a tower
Completed

A boy in a tower

Polly Ho-Yen

Ade loves living high in his tower, where the city stretches beneath him, while his anxious mother rarely leaves their flat. Their home feels safe until nearby towers begin collapsing and strange giant plantsظ€¤Bluchersظ€¤spread through the city. With exits cut off, Ade, his mother, and a handful of survivors must find food, protect one another, and work out what the invading organisms are before their own tower is destroyed.

★★★★★
Flyte (Septimus Heap, #2)
Completed

Flyte (Septimus Heap, #2)

Angie Sage

In the second Septimus Heap adventure, Jenna is kidnapped, drawing Septimus and his companions into a pursuit tangled with dark magic and the Heap familyظ€آs past. A mysterious boatman, the skeleton of a dead wizard, and promises of restoring the dead create a new threat. Septimus must use his growing magical abilities, courage, and allies to find Jenna before old enemies regain their power.

★★★★★
Septimus Heap
Fire Thief Trilogy #2
Completed

Fire Thief Trilogy #2

Terry Deary

The young narrator performs in his fatherظ€آs dangerous carnival in Eden Cityظ€¤being fired from a cannon and walking tightropes for crowds. After an unexpected balloon landing, he meets Prometheus, still fleeing the avenging eagle and enemies connected to Greek legend. A boy who thought circus stunts were the height of danger suddenly has to help the immortal fire thief escape the city alive.

★★★★★
Fire Thief Trilogy
Purple pastels
Completed

Purple pastels

Katherine Applegate

Jackson prides himself on being logical, but his family is once again close to homelessness. His father is ill, his motherظ€آs jobs barely cover expenses, and memories of living in their car return. Then Crenshaw, the enormous imaginary cat from Jacksonظ€آs childhood, reappears. Jackson resists needing an imaginary friend, yet Crenshaw helps him face fear, shame, and a family crisis that cannot be solved simply by pretending everything is fine.

★★★★★
The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #13)
Completed

The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #13)

Lemony Snicket

In the final volume, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny wash ashore on an isolated island whose seemingly peaceful inhabitants live under the guidance of a man named Ishmael. Count Olafظ€آs arrival exposes hidden connections between the island, V.F.D., and the Baudelairesظ€آ past, forcing the siblings to face final questions about trust, family, responsibility, and how to choose rightly in a morally complicated world.

★★★★★
A collection of adventures of unlucky children
PP long socks
Completed

PP long socks

Astrid Lindgren

Pippi Longstocking is extraordinarily strong, independent, and imaginative, living at Villa Villekulla without parents, alongside her horse and monkey. Her arrival transforms the lives of neighboring children Tommy and Annika. Pippi treats school, shopping, parties, and adult expectations according to her own strange logic, turning ordinary days into adventures. Much of the humor comes from her radical freedom colliding with a world that expects children to be obedient and conventional.

★★★★★
Pippi in the South Seas
Completed

Pippi in the South Seas

Astrid Lindgren

Pippi Longstocking receives a letter from her father inviting her to his island in the South Seas, so she sets sail with Tommy and Annika. The journey brings sharks, island friendships, greedy robbers, treasure, and Pippiظ€آs usual refusal to behave according to ordinary adult rules. Amid the chaos, the friends also have to work out how to keep their traditionsظ€¤and their friendshipظ€¤alive far from home.

Pippi Goes on Board (Pippi Longstocking, #2)
Completed

Pippi Goes on Board (Pippi Longstocking, #2)

Astrid Lindgren

Pippi continues living by her own rules at Villa Villekulla, dragging Tommy and Annika into outrageous adventures involving mountains of candy and a pretend shipwreck. Then her long-lost father, Captain Efraim, unexpectedly returns. Pippi finally has the chance to sail away with him, but doing so would mean leaving her home and closest friends, turning her carefree life into a real choice about belonging.

Pippi Longstocking
Peter Pan
Completed

Peter Pan

J.M. Barrie

Wendy Darling and her brothers meet Peter Pan, the boy who refuses to grow up, and fly with him and Tinker Bell to Neverland. There they encounter the Lost Boys, fairies, mermaids, and Captain Hookظ€آs pirates, as games become genuine danger. Beneath the fantasy and adventure lies a question about childhood itself: whether never growing up is truly freedom, and what is gained by family, responsibility, and change.

★★★★★
The Space Between
Completed

The Space Between

Kiki Thorpe

Lainey, Kate, Mia, and Gabby return home from Never Land thinking their magical adventures may be over. Then Lainey spots a Never Land mouse in her motherظ€آs kitchen, while Miaظ€آs dog Bingo disappears. The girls realize there may be a splinter or opening between the two worlds, allowing creatures to cross unexpectedly. They must discover where the breach is and how to set things right.

Franklin goes missing
Completed

Franklin goes missing

Paulette Bourgeois

"Franklin goes missing" is a Franklin picture-book story that explores an everyday childhood experience or feeling in a warm, simple and approachable way.

Franklin forgets
Completed

Franklin forgets

Paulette Bourgeois

"Franklin forgets" is a Franklin picture-book story that explores an everyday childhood experience or feeling in a warm, simple and approachable way.

Franklin forgives
Completed

Franklin forgives

Sharon Jennings

"Franklin forgives" is a Franklin picture-book story that explores an everyday childhood experience or feeling in a warm, simple and approachable way.

Franklin and baby teeth
Completed

Franklin and baby teeth

Paulette Bourgeois

"Franklin and baby teeth" is a Franklin picture-book story that explores an everyday childhood experience or feeling in a warm, simple and approachable way.

Franklin is lying
Completed

Franklin is lying

Paulette Bourgeois

"Franklin is lying" is a Franklin picture-book story that explores an everyday childhood experience or feeling in a warm, simple and approachable way.

Franklin goes to school
Completed

Franklin goes to school

Paulette Bourgeois

"Franklin goes to school" is a Franklin picture-book story that explores an everyday childhood experience or feeling in a warm, simple and approachable way.

Franklin goes to the hospital
Completed

Franklin goes to the hospital

Paulette Bourgeois

"Franklin goes to the hospital" is a Franklin picture-book story that explores an everyday childhood experience or feeling in a warm, simple and approachable way.

Escape to the New York Museum
Completed

Escape to the New York Museum

E.L. Konigsburg

Feeling unappreciated at home, Claudia plans a carefully organized runaway: she and her frugal younger brother Jamie will secretly live inside New Yorkظ€آs Metropolitan Museum of Art. Their adventure changes when Claudia becomes obsessed with a beautiful angel statue that may have been made by Michelangelo. Solving the mystery leads them to its former owner, Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, and gives Claudia the deeper change she hoped running away would bring.

★★★★★
My usual clothes
Completed

My usual clothes

Harriet Ziefert

"My usual clothes" is a picture book by Harriet Ziefert centered on animals and nature, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

Nabat Khanomi
Completed

Nabat Khanomi

Nasser Yousefi

"Nabat Khanomi" is a work of fiction by Nasser Yousefi, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

elephant macaron
Completed

elephant macaron

Jacob Kramer

"elephant macaron" is a picture book by Jacob Kramer centered on animals and nature and humor, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

Kucuk Filozof Soyle Anne, Ben Neden Varim?
Completed

Kucuk Filozof Soyle Anne, Ben Neden Varim?

Oscar Brenifier

"Kucuk Filozof Soyle Anne, Ben Neden Varim?" is a work of fiction by Oscar Brenifier, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

Physik (Septimus Heap, #3)
Completed

Physik (Septimus Heap, #3)

Angie Sage

Septimus accidentally opens a sealed room in the Castle and releases the ghost of the notorious Queen Etheldredda after five hundred years. Her plan depends on the ancient alchemist Marcellus Pye and the lost science of Physik, and Septimus becomes an obstacle she wants removed. As Jenna tries to protect the Castle, Septimus is pulled into a dangerous mixture of magic, alchemy, and time.

★★★★★
Septimus Heap
A Place to Hang the Moon
Completed

A Place to Hang the Moon

Kate Albus

In 1940, after their grandmother dies, William, Edmund, and Anna are left without a guardian. Their solicitor sends them with children evacuated from wartime London to a country village, hoping one foster family might eventually adopt all three. Moving through difficult temporary homes, the siblings find refuge in the village library and in its kind librarian, Nora Muller, who faces suspicion herself because her missing husband is German.

★★★★★
I am important
Completed

I am important

Laurie Wright

"I am important" is a picture book by Laurie Wright, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

★★★★★
I am not a fish!
Completed

I am not a fish!

Peter Raymundo

"I am not a fish!" is a work of fiction by Peter Raymundo, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

i can
Completed

i can

Laurie Wright

"i can" is a work of fiction by Laurie Wright, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

Me and the outside world
Completed

Me and the outside world

Brigitte Labb├ر

Part of a philosophy-for-young-readers series, this book uses everyday situations and short thought-provoking examples to explore the relationship between the individual and the outside world. Rather than supplying fixed answers, it raises questions about other people, society, shared rules, differing viewpoints, and oneظ€آs place in a larger community, encouraging readers to reason, question, and examine ordinary assumptions.

★★★★★
Me and you, little bear
Completed

Me and you, little bear

Martin Waddell

"Me and you, little bear" is a picture book by Martin Waddell centered on animals and nature and family and friendship, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

I believe in myself
Completed

I believe in myself

Laurie Wright

"I believe in myself" is a picture book by Laurie Wright, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

★★★★★
I have a reason
Completed

I have a reason

Shinsuke Yoshitake

"I have a reason" is a picture book by Shinsuke Yoshitake centered on humor, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

★★★★★
I am Rosa Parks
Completed

I am Rosa Parks

Brad Meltzer

"I am Rosa Parks" is an informational book by Brad Meltzer that explores science and knowledge and life and history, offering concise facts for curious readers.

★★★★★
I am Albert Einstein
Completed

I am Albert Einstein

Brad Meltzer

"I am Albert Einstein" is an informational book by Brad Meltzer that explores science and knowledge and life and history, offering concise facts for curious readers.

★★★★★
I Am Human: A Book of Empathy (I Am Books)
Completed

I Am Human: A Book of Empathy (I Am Books)

Susan Verde

"I Am Human: A Book of Empathy (I Am Books)" is a picture book by Susan Verde centered on family and friendship, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

I will try it
Completed

I will try it

Laurie Wright

"I will try it" is a work of fiction by Laurie Wright, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

★★★★★
I can handle it
Completed

I can handle it

Laurie Wright

"I can handle it" is a picture book by Laurie Wright, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

★★★★★
I am on my best behavior
Completed

I am on my best behavior

Laurie Wright

"I am on my best behavior" is a work of fiction by Laurie Wright, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

I am proud of myself
Completed

I am proud of myself

Laurie Wright

"I am proud of myself" is a work of fiction by Laurie Wright, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

Bird class
Completed

Bird class

Erich K├جstner

"Bird class" is a classic story by Erich K├جstner, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

★★★★★
Evening party in the forest
Completed

Evening party in the forest

Akiko Miyakoshi

"Evening party in the forest" is a picture book by Akiko Miyakoshi centered on animals and nature and magic and imagination, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

★★★★★
Grandma's blue hair
Completed

Grandma's blue hair

James Moloney

"Grandma's blue hair" is a work of fiction by James Moloney, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

★★★★★
The school is... 1: How is it, dad?
Completed

The school is... 1: How is it, dad?

James Patterson

Rafe Khatchadorian begins middle school with a private game: earn points by breaking every rule in the schoolظ€آs strict code of conduct. With Leonardo keeping score, chewing gum, running in halls, and bigger stunts become challenges. What starts as a funny rebellion against school rules also helps Rafe avoid trouble at home and bullyingظ€¤until the consequences become real and he has to face what he has been running from.

The Austere Academy (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #5)
Completed

The Austere Academy (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #5)

Lemony Snicket

Violet, Klaus, and Sunny are sent to Prufrock Preparatory School, a boarding school ruled by absurd regulations and an egotistical vice principal. There they befriend Duncan and Isadora Quagmire, siblings whose tragic history mirrors their own. But the new gym teacher, Coach Genghis, is Count Olaf in disguise, using exhausting nighttime exercises and school rules as part of a plan to seize the Baudelaires again.

★★★★★
A collection of adventures of unlucky children
Bulging Brains
Completed

Bulging Brains

Nick Arnold

Bulging Brains explores the brain and nervous system through strange questions, gross facts, quizzes, cartoons, and experiments. It explains phenomena such as ice-cream headaches, what different brain regions do, how nerve messages travel, and what can happen when parts of the brain are damaged. The book mixes genuine biology with comic presentation, turning memory, senses, intelligence, and grey matter into a lively alternative to a conventional science textbook.

★★★★★
A Cupcake Conundrum (Mariella Mystery, #2)
Completed

A Cupcake Conundrum (Mariella Mystery, #2)

Kate Pankhurst

"A Cupcake Conundrum (Mariella Mystery, #2)" is a volume in the Mariella Mystery series by Kate Pankhurst, continuing the seriesظ€آ story.

Mariella Mystery
We are Going on a Bear Hunt calendar and stickers
Completed

We are Going on a Bear Hunt calendar and stickers

Helen Oxenbury

"We are Going on a Bear Hunt calendar and stickers" is a picture book by Helen Oxenbury centered on animals and nature and family and friendship, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

★★★★★
We live here
Completed

We live here

Oliver Jeffers

"We live here" is an informational book by Oliver Jeffers that explores animals and nature and science and knowledge, offering concise facts for curious readers.

This is how we live
Completed

This is how we live

Matt LaMothe

"This is how we live" is an informational book by Matt LaMothe that explores family and friendship and science and knowledge, offering concise facts for curious readers.

Owl Moon
Completed

Owl Moon

Jane Yolen

"Owl Moon" is a picture book by Jane Yolen centered on family and adventure, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

The human plant mother
Completed

The human plant mother

Zoha Kazemi

"The human plant mother" is a work of fiction by Zohi Kazemi, Zoha Kazemi, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

★★★★★
Matilda
Completed

Matilda

Roald Dahl

"Matilda" is a fantasy and classic story by Roald Dahl centered on school life and humor, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

★★★★★
The Adventures of Narnia 3: The Horse and His Boy
Completed

The Adventures of Narnia 3: The Horse and His Boy

C.S. Lewis

Shasta, a boy raised in Calormen, learns he is about to be sold and escapes with a talking horse named Bree. They join Aravis and her talking horse on a journey north toward Narnia. When the travelers overhear a plot to invade Archenland and Narnia, their private escape becomes an urgent mission to warn the kingdoms. Along the way, Shasta also begins to uncover the truth about his own past.

The Adventures of Narnia 1: The Witch's Niece
Completed

The Adventures of Narnia 1: The Witch's Niece

C.S. Lewis

Digory and Polly discover that Digoryظ€آs eccentric Uncle Andrew has created rings that can send people between worlds. Their experiment takes them to the dead world of Charn, where they awaken the dangerous Queen Jadis. Trying to contain the consequences eventually brings the children to the birth of a new worldظ€¤Narniaظ€¤created through Aslanظ€آs song. The story reveals the origins of the White Witch and several familiar elements of Narnian history.

The Adventures of Narnia 2: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Completed

The Adventures of Narnia 2: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

C.S. Lewis

Lucy discovers Narnia through a wardrobe in an old professorظ€آs house, finding a land trapped in endless winter by the White Witch. Her siblings Peter, Susan, and Edmund eventually enter too. The return of Aslan, the great lion, brings hope of ending the Witchظ€آs rule, but betrayal within the family puts everyone in danger. The four children are drawn into a struggle between tyranny, freedom, and the return of spring.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Completed

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll

Bored beside a river, Alice spots a White Rabbit wearing a waistcoat and checking a pocket watch. Following him down a deep rabbit hole sends her into Wonderland, where her size changes constantly and ordinary logic no longer applies. Encounters with the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter, the Caterpillar, the Queen of Hearts, and other bizarre figures turn the journey into a playful exploration of language, identity, and nonsense.

★★★★★
The incredible story of my summer...
Completed

The incredible story of my summer...

Davide Cal├ش

"The incredible story of my summer..." is a picture book by Davide Cal├ش centered on humor and magic and imagination, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

Mary Poppins collection (2 volumes)
Completed

Mary Poppins collection (2 volumes)

P.L. Travers

Blown in by the east wind, Mary Poppins arrives at the Banks familyظ€آs home on Cherry-Tree Lane to care for Jane, Michael, and the twins. She appears strict and proper, yet ordinary life around her becomes impossible: she can travel up banisters, pull enormous objects from a carpetbag, and lead the children into outings where normal rules stop applying. Her discipline hides a doorway into magic and imagination.

★★★★★
Shekar Khanum neighborhood
Completed

Shekar Khanum neighborhood

Nasser Yousefi

"Shekar Khanum neighborhood" is a work of fiction by Nasser Yousefi, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

★★★★★
Can I make another me?
Completed

Can I make another me?

Shinsuke Yoshitake

"Can I make another me?" is a picture book by Shinsuke Yoshitake centered on family and friendship and humor, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

★★★★★
Everything's Amazing (Sort of) (Tom Gates #3)
Completed

Everything's Amazing (Sort of) (Tom Gates #3)

Liz Pichon

"Everything's Amazing (Sort of) (Tom Gates #3)" is a Tom Gates volume about school, family, friends and everyday mishaps, told through Tomظ€آs doodles, notes and playful sense of humor.

★★★★★
Tom Gates
A special gift for you
Completed

A special gift for you

Max Lucado

"A special gift for you" is a picture book by Max Lucado, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

★★★★★
whenever pigs fly
Completed

whenever pigs fly

Valerie Coulman

"whenever pigs fly" is a picture book by Valerie Coulman centered on animals and nature, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

Every soul is a star
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Every soul is a star

Wendy Mass

Ally has grown up at Moon Shadow campground and feels at home under the stars. Bree is beautiful and popular but uses appearance as a shield, while Jack is an isolated, overweight boy with few friends. A total solar eclipse brings all three together at the campground. Preparing for the event and learning to rely on one another changes how they see themselves, other people, and the possibility of friendship.

★★★★★
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

J.K. Rowling

After magically lashing out at the Dursleys, Harry learns that Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban and is supposedly hunting him. Hogwarts is guarded by Dementors, creatures that force Harry to relive his worst memories. New lessons with Professor Lupin, the fate of the hippogriff Buckbeak, and revelations about Harryظ€آs parents gradually connect Sirius to an old betrayal, making the story of the escaped murderer far more complicated than it first appears.

★★★★★
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

J.K. Rowling

Harryظ€آs second year at Hogwarts begins with warnings from Dobby the house-elf, who insists it is too dangerous to return. Soon messages announce that the Chamber of Secrets has been opened, and students are mysteriously petrified. Harryظ€آs ability to speak to snakes makes some classmates suspect him. With Ron and Hermione, he investigates the schoolظ€آs history, an old diary, and the pattern of attacks to discover who opened the chamber and what creature is hiding inside.

★★★★★
Hansel and Gretel (Whatever After #10)
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Hansel and Gretel (Whatever After #10)

Sarah Mlynowski

"Hansel and Gretel (Whatever After #10)" is a volume in the Whatever After series by Sarah Mlynowski, a fantasy story with a focus on magic and imagination.

★★★★★
Whatever After
I love no one in the world as much as you
Completed

I love no one in the world as much as you

Jutta Langreuter

"I love no one in the world as much as you" is a picture book by Jutta Langreuter centered on animals and nature and family and friendship, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

The monster of colors
Completed

The monster of colors

Anna Llenas

"The monster of colors" is a picture book by Anna Llenas, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

Qarqar time
Completed

Qarqar time

Babak Saberi

"Qarqar time" is a work of fiction by Babak Saberi, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

★★★★★
When I'm Feeling Scared
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When I'm Feeling Scared

Trace Moroney

"When I'm Feeling Scared" is a picture book about recognizing and expressing emotions, using simple language to help children understand what they feel and talk about it.

when you reach me
Completed

when you reach me

Rebecca Stead

Twelve-year-old Miranda lives in 1970s New York until her best friend Sal suddenly stops speaking to her and anonymous notes begin appearing among her belongings. The writer knows private details and predicts events that have not happened yet, eventually asking Miranda to prepare to save a life. Broken friendships, a strange man on the street, her motherظ€آs game-show plans, and Mirandaظ€آs fascination with A Wrinkle in Time gradually connect into a mystery about time itself.

★★★★★
When I First Met You, Blue Kangaroo!
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When I First Met You, Blue Kangaroo!

Emma Chichester Clark

"When I First Met You, Blue Kangaroo!" is a picture book by Emma Chichester Clark, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

be strong
Completed

be strong

Pat Zietlow Miller

"be strong" is a picture book by Pat Zietlow Miller centered on family and friendship, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

The stories change 1: Snow White
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The stories change 1: Snow White

Sarah Mlynowski

"The stories change 1: Snow White" is a fantasy story by Sarah Mlynowski centered on magic and imagination, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

★★★★★
Tales of the island 1, the storyteller's daughter
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Tales of the island 1, the storyteller's daughter

L.M. Montgomery

Beverly King and his brother Felix spend time at Uncle Alecظ€آs farm on Prince Edward Island and join a lively group of cousins and neighbors. At the center is Sara Stanley, the Story Girl, whose extraordinary storytelling turns family history, local legends, and imagined adventures into vivid experiences. School, games, rivalries, fears, and mistakes fill the childrenظ€آs daily lives, while Saraظ€آs stories give them a richer connection to their familyظ€آs past and to one another.

★★★★★
Tales of the Island 2, Golden Road
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Tales of the Island 2, Golden Road

L.M. Montgomery

The Golden Road continues the Prince Edward Island childhood of Beverly and Felix King and their close circle of cousins and friends. Inspired by Sara Stanley, the Story Girl, they still play, imagine, and tell stories, but now they also create their own newspaper and become more involved in the life of their community. Beneath the humor and adventures, time is moving forward: the children are growing up, and the shared world of childhood is beginning to change.

★★★★★
Amazing Castle 2: Wednesdays
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Amazing Castle 2: Wednesdays

Jessica Day George

Wednesdays are normally quiet at Castle Glower, so Celie is astonished when the Castle creates a new tower containing a huge orange egg. A young griffin hatches, and Celie secretly takes responsibility for raising him. Caring for Rufus is only part of the problem: his arrival suggests the Castle is revealing something about its own forgotten past and preparing for a change Celie does not yet understand.

★★★★★
quarantine
Completed

quarantine

Jennifer A. Nielsen

A deadly disease called the Scourge is spreading, and anyone suspected of infection is forcibly tested. Headstrong Ani Mells tests positive and is sent to Attic Island, a former prison turned quarantine colony, where patients are expected to spend the rest of their shortened lives. Ani refuses to accept the official story and begins investigating, uncovering signs that the disease and the quarantine hide a much larger secret.

★★★★★
Double Act
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Double Act

Jacqueline Wilson

Ten-year-old identical twins Ruby and Garnet have done nearly everything together since their mother died. Bold Ruby usually leads while quieter Garnet follows. When their father begins a relationship with Rose, the twins resist the change fiercely. But new school experiences and opportunities encourage Garnet to develop interests of her own, forcing both sisters to confront whether their close ظ€£double actظ€إ can survive if they stop behaving like a single person.

★★★★★
Sleep well, little bear
Completed

Sleep well, little bear

Martin Waddell

"Sleep well, little bear" is a picture book by Martin Waddell centered on animals and nature and family and friendship, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

Will you swallow the sun for me?
Completed

Will you swallow the sun for me?

Adela Khalifi

A strange character called ظ€£Swallow-Itظ€إ can pinch anything between two fingers, swallow it, and turn it into a sticker-like image. The trick seems harmless until a girl asks him to swallow the sun. Once the sun disappears, the city, its people, and Swallow-It himself face consequences no one considered beforehand. The playful fantasy becomes a story about desire, power, and responsibility.

★★★★★
doll sister
Completed

doll sister

Benjamin Ludwig

Fourteen-year-old Ginny has finally found a permanent adoptive family after years in foster care, yet she remains consumed by something left behind in her old life. She keeps planning to return because she believes someone there still needs her help. To the adults around her, the behavior can look like rejection of safety; from Ginnyظ€آs perspective, it is an urgent responsibility. The story explores trauma, trust, communication, and the difficult meaning of family.

★★★★★
Can't you sleep, little bear?
Completed

Can't you sleep, little bear?

Martin Waddell

"Can't you sleep, little bear?" is a picture book by Martin Waddell centered on animals and nature and family and friendship, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

★★★★★
The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #12)
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The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #12)

Lemony Snicket

The Baudelaire siblings enter Hotel Denouement on a V.F.D. mission, disguised as concierges and tasked with deciding which guests are allies and which are enemies. Familiar figures from their past gather around a crucial meeting involving the mysterious sugar bowl. As Violet, Klaus, and Sunny investigate, the line between good and evil becomes increasingly blurred, forcing them to confront difficult moral choices.

★★★★★
A collection of adventures of unlucky children
39-storey tree house
Completed

39-storey tree house

Andy Griffiths

"39-storey tree house" is a humorous and fantasy story by Andy Griffiths centered on humor and magic and imagination, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

★★★★★
52-storey tree house
Completed

52-storey tree house

Andy Griffiths

"52-storey tree house" is a humorous and fantasy story by Andy Griffiths centered on humor and magic and imagination, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

★★★★★
13-story tree house
Completed

13-story tree house

Andy Griffiths

"13-story tree house" is a humorous and fantasy story by Andy Griffiths centered on humor and magic and imagination, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

★★★★★
26-storey tree house
Completed

26-storey tree house

Andy Griffiths

"26-storey tree house" is a humorous and fantasy story by Andy Griffiths centered on humor and magic and imagination, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

★★★★★
The 130-Story Treehouse
Completed

The 130-Story Treehouse

Andy Griffiths

"The 130-Story Treehouse" is a humorous and graphic story by Andy Griffiths centered on humor, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

★★★★★
65-story tree house
Completed

65-story tree house

Andy Griffiths

"65-story tree house" is a humorous and fantasy story by Andy Griffiths centered on humor and magic and imagination, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

★★★★★
The 78-Storey Treehouse
Completed

The 78-Storey Treehouse

Andy Griffiths

"The 78-Storey Treehouse" is a humorous and fantasy story by Andy Griffiths centered on humor, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

Memories of a Chalman child (1)
Completed

Memories of a Chalman child (1)

Jeff Kinney

"Memories of a Chalman child (1)" is a Diary of a Wimpy Kid volume following Greg Heffley through fresh problems at school, at home and with friends, told with the seriesظ€آ diary-style humor and cartoons.

★★★★★
The memories of a Chalman child, Zahrmari's journey
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The memories of a Chalman child, Zahrmari's journey

Jeff Kinney

Gregظ€آs mother plans a memorable family road trip, but almost everything goes wrong: overloaded luggage, unpleasant motels, roadside disasters, a county fair, and an animal that unexpectedly joins the Heffleys. Greg also becomes convinced that another traveling family has stolen their belongings, turning the vacation into a comic pursuit. The trip is supposed to bring the family closer together; first they have to survive one another and get home.

★★★★★
Memoirs of a Chalman Kid (Strike the Last String, #11)
Completed

Memoirs of a Chalman Kid (Strike the Last String, #11)

Jeff Kinney

Greg is tired of his father calling him a quitter and his mother worrying that screens are ruining his creativity. He decides to prove them wrong by making a horror movie that could also make him famous. Rowley becomes his actor and partner, while homemade props and gummy worms substitute for real special effects. Predictably, the gap between Gregظ€آs Hollywood ambitions and the reality of low-budget filmmaking creates a chain of disasters.

★★★★★
Hitting the last wire
Memoirs of a Chelman Child
Completed

Memoirs of a Chelman Child

Jeff Kinney

"Memoirs of a Chelman Child" is a Diary of a Wimpy Kid volume following Greg Heffley through fresh problems at school, at home and with friends, told with the seriesظ€آ diary-style humor and cartoons.

★★★★★
Roderik's words are words and that's it
Memoirs of a Chalman Kid: Destroy the House
Completed

Memoirs of a Chalman Kid: Destroy the House

Jeff Kinney

An unexpected inheritance gives the Heffleys a chance to renovate their house, and everyone imagines the result will be a major improvement. Once the walls come down, hidden problems appear: rotten wood, toxic mold, unwanted creatures, escalating costs, and construction disasters. Greg watches a project meant to improve family life turn their home into chaos, until the Heffleys begin wondering whether the building is even worth saving.

★★★★★
Danny the world champion
Completed

Danny the world champion

Roald Dahl

Danny lives with his father in a caravan beside their small filling station, sharing a warm life of stories and inventions. One night he discovers his fatherظ€آs secret hobby: illegally poaching pheasants from the estate of the wealthy, unpleasant Victor Hazell. When the danger grows, Danny joins in and invents an audacious plan involving raisins and sleeping medicine for the biggest poaching operation yet. Beneath the adventure is a close portrait of trust between father and son.

★★★★★
The wonderful world of Tom Gates (Tom Gates, #1)
Completed

The wonderful world of Tom Gates (Tom Gates, #1)

Liz Pichon

"The wonderful world of Tom Gates (Tom Gates, #1)" is a Tom Gates volume about school, family, friends and everyday mishaps, told through Tomظ€آs doodles, notes and playful sense of humor.

★★★★★
Tom Gates
The Vile Village (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #7)
Completed

The Vile Village (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #7)

Lemony Snicket

Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are sent to the strange village of V.F.D., where a Council of Elders enforces hundreds of rigid rules and flocks of crows follow an eerie daily pattern. Living with the kindly handyman Hector, the siblings search for clues about their missing friends while Count Olafظ€آs schemes, a wrongful arrest, and an angry mob turn village life into another dangerous mystery.

★★★★★
A Series of Unfortunate Events
two hoofs
Completed

two hoofs

Mac Barnett

"two hoofs" is a relationship-centered and realistic story by Mac Barnett centered on family and friendship and humor, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

★★★★★
How did the two goofs spend their summer?
Completed

How did the two goofs spend their summer?

Mac Barnett

"How did the two goofs spend their summer?" is a relationship-centered and realistic story by Mac Barnett centered on family and friendship and humor, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

★★★★★
Two hoofs become more hoofs
Completed

Two hoofs become more hoofs

Mac Barnett

"Two hoofs become more hoofs" is a realistic and humorous story by Mac Barnett centered on humor, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

★★★★★
Friends Always
Completed

Friends Always

Tanja Wenisch

"Friends Always" is a picture book by Tanja Wenisch centered on friendship, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

★★★★★
I Love You, Blue Kangaroo!
Completed

I Love You, Blue Kangaroo!

Emma Chichester Clark

"I Love You, Blue Kangaroo!" is a picture book by Emma Chichester Clark centered on animals and nature, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

I love you again
Completed

I love you again

Jory John

"I love you again" is a picture book by Jory John centered on animals and nature and family and friendship, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

Around the World in Eight and a Half Days (Judy Damdami, #6)
Completed

Around the World in Eight and a Half Days (Judy Damdami, #6)

Megan McDonald

"Around the World in Eight and a Half Days (Judy Damdami, #6)" is a volume in the funny judy series by Megan McDonald, a realistic and humorous story with a focus on humor and school and growing up.

★★★★★
funny judy
my dear girl
Completed

my dear girl

Amy Krouse Rosenthal

"my dear girl" is a picture book by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

★★★★★
The girl who drank the moon
Completed

The girl who drank the moon

Kelly Barnhill

Each year the Protectorate abandons a baby in the forest, believing the sacrifice will appease a witch. In reality, the witch Xan is kind and rescues the children. One year she accidentally feeds moonlight instead of starlight to a baby named Luna, filling her with enormous magic. Xan raises Luna and locks the power away until she is older, while the townظ€آs false tradition, Lunaظ€آs grieving mother, and the truth behind the sacrifices gradually converge.

★★★★★
in search of treasure
Completed

in search of treasure

Megan McDonald

"in search of treasure" is a realistic and humorous story by Megan McDonald centered on humor, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

★★★★★
The Giving Tree
Completed

The Giving Tree

Shel Silverstein

"The Giving Tree" is a simple, symbolic story of a boy and a giving tree whose relationship changes over the years, reflecting on love, generosity and the passage of time.

★★★★☆
Diper Överlöde (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #17)
Completed

Diper Överlöde (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #17)

Jeff Kinney

Greg Heffley gets pulled into the rock-and-roll world when he starts tagging along with his brother Rodrickظ€آs band, L├╢ded Diper. Fame turns out to involve far more than cheering crowds: there are late nights, unpaid gigs, arguments between band members, broken plans, and money problems. Greg tries to help the band become the legends they imagine themselves to be, but touring with Rodrick is chaos.

★★★★★
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Rock, paper, scissors
Completed

Rock, paper, scissors

Drew Daywalt

"Rock, paper, scissors" is a picture book by Drew Daywalt centered on humor and magic and imagination, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

Journey to the center of the earth
Completed

Journey to the center of the earth

Jules Verne

Professor Lidenbrock deciphers an old manuscript claiming that an Icelandic volcano contains a route toward Earthظ€آs interior. He immediately sets out with his nephew Axel and their Icelandic guide Hans. Descending through the crater, they discover enormous caverns, luminous rocks, a hidden sea, prehistoric vegetation, and creatures from remote geological ages. What begins as scientific curiosity becomes an extreme test of survival in a world preserved beneath the surface.

★★★★★
Ambassador of the city of Adam Nebati
Completed

Ambassador of the city of Adam Nebati

Zoha Kazemi

"Ambassador of the city of Adam Nebati" is a work of fiction by Zohi Kazemi, Zoha Kazemi, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

★★★★★
Guardians Trilogy (Museum Thieves)
Completed

Guardians Trilogy (Museum Thieves)

Lian Tanner

In the city of Jewel, children are chained to adult guardians and taught that impatience, risk, and independence are dangerous. Twelve-year-old Goldie Roth expects her Separation Day to finally free her, but an emergency cancels the ceremony and she runs away. She takes refuge in the strange Museum of Dunt, which contains far more than old objects: dangerous rooms and forces are kept hidden inside. The skills Jewel suppresses in children may be exactly what Goldie needs to protect the city.

★★★★★
Tuesdays at the Castle (Castle Glower, #1)
Completed

Tuesdays at the Castle (Castle Glower, #1)

Jessica Day George

"Tuesdays at the Castle (Castle Glower, #1)" is a volume in the Castle Glower series by Jessica Day George, a fantasy and adventure story with a focus on magic.

★★★★★
Castle Glower
Sophie's Lucky (Sophie, #6)
Completed

Sophie's Lucky (Sophie, #6)

Dick King-Smith

"Sophie's Lucky (Sophie, #6)" is a volume in the Sophie series by Dick King-Smith, continuing the seriesظ€آ story with a focus on family.

Sophie
Sophie Simon Solves Them All
Completed

Sophie Simon Solves Them All

Lisa Graff

"Sophie Simon Solves Them All" is a relationship-centered and realistic story by Lisa Graff centered on school life and humor, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

★★★★★
Kindness bucket: My brain's unlimited capacity for happiness
Completed

Kindness bucket: My brain's unlimited capacity for happiness

Tom Rath

"Kindness bucket: My brain's unlimited capacity for happiness" is a picture book by Tom Rath centered on family and friendship and school and growing up, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

★★★★★
Cold As Ice (Whatever After, #6)
Completed

Cold As Ice (Whatever After, #6)

Sarah Mlynowski

"Cold As Ice (Whatever After, #6)" is a volume in the Whatever After series by Sarah Mlynowski, a fantasy story with a focus on magic and imagination.

Whatever After
The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #2)
Completed

The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #2)

Lemony Snicket

The Baudelaires are placed with the warm, enthusiastic herpetologist Dr. Montgomery Montgomery and, for once, find a home that feels safe. They meet extraordinary reptiles, including a snake with a terrifying name but harmless nature. The calm ends when a new assistant called Stephano arrives. The children immediately recognize Count Olaf beneath the disguise and must prove who he is before his latest scheme destroys their new refuge.

★★★★★
A collection of adventures of unlucky children
Sam and his pet
Completed

Sam and his pet

Sangeeta Bhadra

"Sam and his pet" is a picture book by Sangeeta Bhadra centered on family and friendship and school and growing up, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

The build is fantastic
Completed

The build is fantastic

Ashley Spires

"The build is fantastic" is a picture book by Ashley Spires, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

★★★★★
Syren (Septimus Heap, #5)
Completed

Syren (Septimus Heap, #5)

Angie Sage

Septimus, Jenna, Beetle, and their dragon become stranded on a magical island where a mysterious force known as the Syren can lure and possess people. The spirit of a girl named Syrah has already fallen under its influence. Septimus must resist the Syrenظ€آs call, discover the islandظ€آs secrets, and find a way to escape while trying to free someone trapped by the same dark power.

★★★★★
Septimus Heap
The Mystic Mustache (Mariella Mystery, #8)
Completed

The Mystic Mustache (Mariella Mystery, #8)

Kate Pankhurst

"The Mystic Mustache (Mariella Mystery, #8)" is a volume in the Mariella Mystery series by Kate Pankhurst, a mysterious story with a focus on mystery.

Mariella Mystery
The Carnivorous Carnival (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #9)
Completed

The Carnivorous Carnival (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #9)

Lemony Snicket

Searching for information about V.F.D. and their missing friends, the Baudelaires disguise themselves as performers at Caligari Carnival. Count Olaf and his troupe are there too, seeking answers from the fortune-teller Madame Lulu. Living under false identities among the carnivalظ€آs so-called freaks forces the siblings to confront prejudice, secrecy, and the uncomfortable question of how far they can imitate their enemies in order to survive.

★★★★★
A collection of adventures of unlucky children
Surprise!
Completed

Surprise!

R.J. Palacio

August Pullman is a funny, intelligent boy born with a severe facial difference who has been homeschooled for years. Entering Beecher Prep for the first time means facing stares, cruel jokes, rumors, bullying, and the challenge of making real friends. The story also shifts to the viewpoints of his sister and classmates, showing how Auggieظ€آs presence affects everyone around him. At its center is a question about empathy and choosing kindness over judging by appearance.

★★★★★
Sinjar
Completed

Sinjar

Kyo Maclear

"Sinjar" is a picture book by Kyo Maclear centered on family and friendship and humor, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

★★★★★
Saturdays at Sea (Castle Glower, #5)
Completed

Saturdays at Sea (Castle Glower, #5)

Jessica Day George

Celie, Lilah, and Rolf set sail in a grand ship constructed from parts of their magical Castle. On its maiden voyage, however, the Ship chooses its own route and carries the family into uncharted waters. Celie and Lilah hope it is heading toward the ancient island of the unicorns, but dwindling supplies turn excitement into danger. They must decide whether the Ship deserves the same trust they have always placed in the Castle.

Castle Glower
The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)
Completed

The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)

Lemony Snicket

After their parents die in a house fire, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are placed with Count Olaf, a cruel failed actor interested only in their fortune. Olaf soon designs a legal trick disguised as a theatrical performance that would give him control of Violetظ€آs inheritance. The children must combine Violetظ€آs inventiveness, Klausظ€آs research, and Sunnyظ€آs unusual talents to understand the scheme and stop their guardian from stealing everything their parents left them.

★★★★★
A collection of adventures of unlucky children
little princess
Completed

little princess

Frances Hodgson Burnett

Sara Crewe enters Miss Minchinظ€آs London boarding school as the beloved daughter of a wealthy father and is treated like a little princess. When her father dies and his fortune appears lost, the school turns Sara into an unpaid servant living in the attic. Hunger and humiliation test her, yet she uses imagination, kindness, and dignity to remain herself. Meanwhile, a mysterious neighbor is searching for the missing daughter of his former business partner.

★★★★★
Princess Hamster
Completed

Princess Hamster

Ursula Vernon

Harriet Hamsterbone is nothing like a princess waiting to be rescued. When she learns that a curse will make her prick her finger on a hamster wheel and fall asleep at age twelve, she reaches a different conclusion: until then, she must be invincible. Riding her quail Mumfrey, Harriet spends the years seeking adventures and fighting monsters. But when her twelfth birthday arrives, the curse takes a form even this practical, fearless princess did not expect.

★★★★★
Maybe it's an apple
Completed

Maybe it's an apple

Shinsuke Yoshitake

"Maybe it's an apple" is a picture book by Shinsuke Yoshitake centered on humor, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

wandering ghost
Completed

wandering ghost

Kate Pankhurst

"wandering ghost" is a mysterious story by Kate Pankhurst centered on mystery, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

★★★★★
Kind giant
Completed

Kind giant

Roald Dahl

"Kind giant" is a fantasy and classic story by Roald Dahl centered on magic and imagination and adventure, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

★★★★★
The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #11)
Completed

The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #11)

Lemony Snicket

Aboard the submarine Queequeg, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny join Captain Widdershins and his stepdaughter Fiona in a deep-sea search for the sugar bowl and V.F.D. clues. Their mission leads to the Gorgonian Grotto, where deadly poisonous mushrooms pose a serious threat, while Count Olafظ€آs submarine closes in. Fionaظ€آs presence also complicates questions of loyalty, family, and whom the siblings can trust.

★★★★★
A collection of adventures of unlucky children
Wish Spell (Eternal Tales #1)
Completed

Wish Spell (Eternal Tales #1)

Chris Colfer

"Wish Spell (Eternal Tales #1)" is a volume in the Eternal stories series by Chris Colfer, a fantasy and adventure story with a focus on magic and imagination and adventure.

★★★★★
Eternal stories
invisible rope
Completed

invisible rope

Patrice Karst

"invisible rope" is a picture book by Patrice Karst centered on family and friendship, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

★★★★★
The longest whale song
Completed

The longest whale song

Jacqueline Wilson

"The longest whale song" is a nature-centered and relationship-centered story by Jacqueline Wilson centered on animals and nature and family and friendship, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

★★★★★
Good morning neighbor
Completed

Good morning neighbor

Davide Cal├ش

"Good morning neighbor" is a picture book by Davide Cal├ش centered on animals and nature and family and friendship, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

Renya, the robber's daughter
Completed

Renya, the robber's daughter

Astrid Lindgren

Ronia grows up in Mattظ€آs Fort as the daughter of a robber chief whose clan has long feuded with a rival band. Exploring the surrounding forest, she faces its wild creatures and dangers and secretly befriends Birk, the rival chiefظ€آs son. Their bond challenges the hatred inherited from their parents. When Roniaظ€آs father refuses to accept the friendship, Ronia chooses to leave the fort and live with Birk in the forest, defining her own values apart from the robbersظ€آ feud.

★★★★★
The Unbreakable Code (Book Scavenger, #2)
Completed

The Unbreakable Code (Book Scavenger, #2)

Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

Emily and James are drawn into a new literary mystery when Mr. Quisling drops a coded note and Mark Twain books hidden through Book Scavenger reveal encrypted messages. Each discovery is followed by an arson fire. The trail points toward a legendary historical puzzle called the Unbreakable Code. The friends race to crack it while trying to determine whether their mysterious teacher is connected to the fires.

Book Scavenger
Bad Hair Day (Whatever After, #5)
Completed

Bad Hair Day (Whatever After, #5)

Sarah Mlynowski

"Bad Hair Day (Whatever After, #5)" is a volume in the Whatever After series by Sarah Mlynowski, a fantasy story with a focus on magic and family.

Whatever After
The Day the Crayons Came Home
Completed

The Day the Crayons Came Home

Drew Daywalt

A funny picture-book story about crayons sending Duncan messages from their strange journeys as they try to find a way back home.

★★★★★
on the wheel of life
Completed

on the wheel of life

Jamie Sumner

Ellie is outspoken, ambitious, and has cerebral palsy, but she refuses to be defined by her wheelchair. She dreams of becoming a professional baker and constantly experiments with recipes. When she and her mother move to a small town to help care for her ill grandfather, Ellie faces a new school, other peopleظ€آs assumptions, and life in a trailer park. Unexpected friendships gradually make the new town feel like somewhere she might belong.

★★★★★
Dream On (Whatever After, #4)
Completed

Dream On (Whatever After, #4)

Sarah Mlynowski

"Dream On (Whatever After, #4)" is a volume in the Whatever After series by Sarah Mlynowski, a fantasy story with a focus on magic and family.

Whatever After
Women who changed the world
Completed

Women who changed the world

Kate Pankhurst

"Women who changed the world" is an informational book by Kate Pankhurst that explores science and knowledge and life and history, offering concise facts for curious readers.

When I was Michelangelo's neighbor
Completed

When I was Michelangelo's neighbor

Muhammad Reza Marzooqi

Uncle Samanظ€آs secret diary claims that he once landed in Renaissance Rome and became Michelangeloظ€آs neighbor while the artist was painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Saman talks his way into becoming an assistant and witnesses the enormous physical effort, the creation of the Genesis frescoes, and intrigues by clergy trying to turn Pope Julius against Michelangelo. In the present, the children secretly read the diary and wonder whether Samanظ€آs historical adventures can possibly be true.

★★★★★
When I was Da Vinci's roommate
Completed

When I was Da Vinci's roommate

Muhammad Reza Marzooqi

Mani and his cousins discover Uncle Samanظ€آs crumbling diary and read an impossible claim: at age fifteen he somehow arrived in Florence in 1507, met the woman known as Mona Lisa, and ended up living with Leonardo da Vinci. Saman says he became Leonardoظ€آs assistant and joined experiments involving flight and underwater exploration. The children must decide whether their eccentric uncle is inventing stories or hiding a genuine ability to cross time.

★★★★★
When I was Pollock's co-star
Completed

When I was Pollock's co-star

Muhammad Reza Marzooqi

Mani and his cousins return to Uncle Samanظ€آs impossible diaries and read that Picasso once sent him on a mission to America. There Saman meets Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, and other modern artists, then joins an eventful trip toward a Rothko exhibition in Los Angeles. Rallies, horses, and Native American ceremonies mix with art history, and Saman eventually helps Pollock during the creation of a work later housed in Tehranظ€آs Museum of Contemporary Art.

★★★★★
Anne Shirley in Green House
Completed

Anne Shirley in Green House

L.M. Montgomery

"Anne Shirley in Green House" is a biographical and classic story by L.M. Montgomery centered on life and history, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

★★★★★
Well done, little bear
Completed

Well done, little bear

Martin Waddell

"Well done, little bear" is a picture book by Martin Waddell centered on animals and nature and adventure, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

Mr. Moush the postman is going on vacation
Completed

Mr. Moush the postman is going on vacation

Marianne Dubuc

"Mr. Moush the postman is going on vacation" is a picture book by Marianne Dubuc centered on animals and nature and family and friendship, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

★★★★★
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Completed

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Roald Dahl

"Fantastic Mr. Fox" is a nature-centered and fantasy story by Roald Dahl centered on animals and nature and magic, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

Mr. with a hat and Mr. without a hat
Completed

Mr. with a hat and Mr. without a hat

Shel Silverstein

"Mr. with a hat and Mr. without a hat" is a poetic and humorous story by Shel Silverstein centered on humor, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

The Last Straw (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #3)
Completed

The Last Straw (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #3)

Jeff Kinney

Frank Heffley decides Greg needs to toughen up and pushes him toward organized sports and other activities he considers more ظ€£manly.ظ€إ Greg sidesteps most of these efforts until his father threatens to send him to military school. Suddenly the usual evasions have higher stakes. Greg must decide whether to change, fake improvement, or invent another escape while school, friendship with Rowley, and everyday embarrassments continue around him.

★★★★★
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
little people
Completed

little people

Roald Dahl

A Roald Dahl fantasy about a boy who ventures into a forbidden forest and discovers a hidden community of tiny people living among the trees.

★★★★☆
The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #6)
Completed

The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #6)

Lemony Snicket

The Baudelaires move in with wealthy Jerome and Esm├ر Squalor at 667 Dark Avenue, a place obsessed with whatever is fashionable. When the buildingظ€آs elevator mysteriously disappears, the children discover that its empty shaft hides a clue connected to their kidnapped friends. Fashionable parties, secret passages, and another of Count Olafظ€آs disguises turn their new home into a rescue mission.

★★★★★
A collection of adventures of unlucky children
A Dandelion Wish
Completed

A Dandelion Wish

Kiki Thorpe

Kate, Mia, Lainey, and Gabby normally reach Never Land through a broken slat in a backyard fence. When the fence is repaired, the portal closesظ€¤with one of the girls stranded on the Never Land side. The friends and the fairies must find another way to cross between worlds, relying on wishes, fairy magic, and teamwork to reunite before the separation becomes permanent.

The Slippery Slope (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #10)
Completed

The Slippery Slope (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #10)

Lemony Snicket

After a caravan accident in the Mortmain Mountains, Violet and Klaus are separated from Sunny and must cross a harsh snowy landscape while searching for both their sister and an old V.F.D. headquarters. Sunny, meanwhile, is held by Count Olaf and has to rely on her own ingenuity. Coded messages, scouts, hidden clues, and mountain dangers gradually draw the siblingsظ€آ separate paths back together.

★★★★★
A collection of adventures of unlucky children
fire thief
Completed

fire thief

Terry Deary

Prometheus is punished for stealing fire from Zeus and giving it to humanity, condemned to an endless torment by a giant eagle. When he escapes into the human world of 1858, he meets an orphaned young thief who survives by relieving rich people of their money. Their unlikely friendship pulls Greek mythology into nineteenth-century streets, and an ordinary criminal life becomes a flight from divine punishment and ancient enemies.

★★★★★
Fire Thief Trilogy #3
Completed

Fire Thief Trilogy #3

Terry Deary

In the third Fire Thief adventure, Prometheusظ€آs ancient punishment collides with another period of human history. In 1785, the young narrator and his mother make a living in Eden City by selling and demonstrating a supposedly magical medicine. Prometheusظ€آs arrival brings the avenging eagle, Zeusظ€آs anger, and monsters from Greek myth into their lives, turning a traveling show into a dangerous clash between mythology and the ordinary world.

★★★★★
Fire Thief Trilogy
Hvor kommer tanker fra?
Completed

Hvor kommer tanker fra?

Constance ├ءrbeck-Nilssen

"Hvor kommer tanker fra?" is a work of fiction by Constance ├ءrbeck-Nilssen, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

★★★★★
Elfi and Zoo Supermarket
Completed

Elfi and Zoo Supermarket

Caryl Hart

"Elfi and Zoo Supermarket" is a nature-centered story by Caryl Hart centered on animals and nature, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

A Dark and Ominous Fairy Tale (Again with the Brothers Grimm, #1)
Completed

A Dark and Ominous Fairy Tale (Again with the Brothers Grimm, #1)

Adam Gidwitz

In this darkly comic retelling, Hansel and Gretel are royal children who flee after a horrifying experience at home, hoping to find parents who will truly love them. Their journey carries them through several interconnected Grimm tales filled with witches, monsters, dangerous adults, and frightening choices. A witty narrator links the stories together while exploring courage, family, and what growing up really requires.

★★★★★
Again with the Brothers Grimm
Afsoun (Septimus Heap, #1)
Completed

Afsoun (Septimus Heap, #1)

Angie Sage

Septimus Heap, seventh son of a seventh son, disappears on the night of his birth and is declared dead. That same night his father Silas finds an abandoned baby girl with violet eyes and raises her as Jenna. Years later it becomes clear that Jenna is no ordinary child and dark forces are searching for her. With the help of the Extraordinary Wizard Marcia Overstrand, the Heap family is drawn into a flight that connects Jennaظ€آs identity, Septimusظ€آs fate, and a mysterious boy known only as 412.

★★★★★
Septimus Heap
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #2)
Completed

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #2)

Trenton Lee Stewart

Mr. Benedict prepares an international scavenger hunt designed to challenge Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance, but before the game can begin, Benedict and Number Two disappear. A warning tells the children not to follow. Naturally, they do. The puzzles Benedict had already arranged become a trail across countries, transforming a clever treasure hunt into a real rescue mission and bringing the Society back into conflict with dangerous old enemies.

The Mysterious Benedict Society
The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1)
Completed

The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1)

Trenton Lee Stewart

A strange newspaper advertisement invites gifted children to take a series of unusual tests. Only Reynie, Sticky, Kate, and Constance succeed, and Mr. Benedict recruits them for a secret mission: infiltrate the L.I.V.E. Institute on a remote island. Its director is using hidden messages to influence peopleظ€آs minds. The children must discover how the system works without exposing themselves, relying on their very different talents to survive the school and stop the plan.

The Mysterious Benedict Society
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #3)
Completed

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #3)

Trenton Lee Stewart

Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance reunite when a mysterious blackout engulfs Stonetown and clues point to another dangerous scheme. Their search leads through coded information, strange technology, and an enemy who understands their weaknesses. This time their families and friendships are threatened too, and the pressure strains the Society itself. Solving the plot requires the four children to rely again on the very different talents that made them a team.

The Mysterious Benedict Society
The Spaghetti Yeti (Mariella Mystery, #5)
Completed

The Spaghetti Yeti (Mariella Mystery, #5)

Kate Pankhurst

"The Spaghetti Yeti (Mariella Mystery, #5)" is a volume in the Mariella Mystery series by Kate Pankhurst, a mysterious story with a focus on mystery.

Mariella Mystery
What is his name?
Completed

What is his name?

Jafar Ebrahimi Shahid

"What is his name?" is a poetic story by Jafar Ebrahimi Shahid centered on poetry, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

★★★★★
school bus
Completed

school bus

Mary K. Harris

Davina, the vicarظ€آs daughter, is asked to look after Hetty Grey, who has started school late because of illness. At first the arrangement feels awkward and imposed, and the two girls do not fit together easily. Shared school days and small experiences gradually change the relationship, turning a duty of care into a genuine friendship.

★★★★★
Is it allowed?
Completed

Is it allowed?

John Kelly

"Is it allowed?" is a picture book by John Kelly centered on animals and nature and family and friendship, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

I wish my nose was green too
Completed

I wish my nose was green too

Max Lucado

"I wish my nose was green too" is a picture book by Max Lucado centered on magic and imagination, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

★★★★★
This cache is mine
Completed

This cache is mine

Shinsuke Yoshitake

"This cache is mine" is a work of fiction by Shinsuke Yoshitake, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

This Is Not A Bedtime Story
Completed

This Is Not A Bedtime Story

Will Mabbitt

"This Is Not A Bedtime Story" is a picture book by Will Mabbitt centered on animals and nature, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

This is Not a Fairy Tale
Completed

This is Not a Fairy Tale

Will Mabbitt

"This is Not a Fairy Tale" is a picture book by Will Mabbitt, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

Yes! No (Maybe...) (Tom Gates #8)
Completed

Yes! No (Maybe...) (Tom Gates #8)

Liz Pichon

"Yes! No (Maybe...) (Tom Gates #8)" is a Tom Gates volume about school, family, friends and everyday mishaps, told through Tomظ€آs doodles, notes and playful sense of humor.

★★★★★
Tom Gates
Excellent Excuses [and Other Good Stuff] (Tom Gates, #2)
Completed

Excellent Excuses [and Other Good Stuff] (Tom Gates, #2)

Liz Pichon

"Excellent Excuses [and Other Good Stuff] (Tom Gates, #2)" is a Tom Gates volume about school, family, friends and everyday mishaps, told through Tomظ€آs doodles, notes and playful sense of humor.

★★★★★
Tom Gates
best of all
Completed

best of all

Max Lucado

"best of all" is a picture book by Max Lucado centered on magic and imagination, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

★★★★★
Kind of bad luck (Memoirs of a Chelman kid #9)
Completed

Kind of bad luck (Memoirs of a Chelman kid #9)

Jeff Kinney

Greg feels abandoned when Rowley becomes absorbed in a new friendship and no longer has much time for him. Struggling to replace his best friend or make confident social choices, Greg finds a fortune-telling ball and starts letting chance decide what he should do. School, friendships, and family situations become tied to random answers, forcing Greg to learn whether luck can really solve the problems he would rather not decide for himself.

★★★★★
What can I do with a new idea?
Completed

What can I do with a new idea?

Kobi Yamada

"What can I do with a new idea?" is a picture book by Kobi Yamada centered on magic and imagination, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

night gardener
Completed

night gardener

Jonathan Auxier

Irish orphans Molly and Kip take work at the isolated Windsor manor, a house intertwined with an ancient tree. The family inside looks increasingly sick and exhausted, a locked room is never discussed, and a shadowy figure moves through the grounds at night. The siblings discover that the tree can grant wishesظ€¤but each wish carries a cost. To escape, they must uncover the truth about the Night Gardener and the bargain binding the family to the house.

★★★★★
Bob is my friend
Completed

Bob is my friend

Wendy Mass

Five years after an earlier visit, Livy returns to her grandmotherظ€آs home in Australia with almost no memory of what happened there. In a bedroom closet she finds Bob, a small green creature who insists they were once friends and that Livy promised to help him find his family. Bobظ€آs own memories are incomplete too. Together they follow old clues to discover where Bob belongs and why Livy forgot him in the first place.

★★★★★
Dad is lame
Completed

Dad is lame

Jean Webster

Jerusha ظ€£Judyظ€إ Abbott grows up in an orphanage until an anonymous benefactor pays for her college education on the condition that she write him regular letters. Having seen only his long shadow, Judy calls him Daddy-Long-Legs. Her letters become a record of education, friendship, writing, independence, and emotional growth. During college she also becomes close to Jervis Pendleton, unaware of how closely his identity is connected to the mysterious man supporting her.

★★★★★
My bird daddy
Completed

My bird daddy

David Almond

"My bird daddy" is a relationship-centered and humorous story by David Almond centered on family and friendship and humor, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

★★★★★
The Hostile Hospital (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #8)
Completed

The Hostile Hospital (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #8)

Lemony Snicket

After fleeing V.F.D., the Baudelaires hide in Heimlich Hospital and search its vast records library for a file that may reveal secrets about their family. Count Olafظ€آs troupe infiltrates the hospital and traps Violet in a fake, potentially deadly operation. Klaus and Sunny must disguise themselves, investigate the records, and use their wits to rescue their sister and escape.

★★★★★
A collection of adventures of unlucky children
Bedi
Completed

Bedi

Denise Brennan-Nelson

"Bedi" is a picture book by Denise Brennan-Nelson centered on school and growing up, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

★★★★★
Bedi and snowy day
Completed

Bedi and snowy day

Denise Brennan-Nelson

"Bedi and snowy day" is a picture book by Denise Brennan-Nelson centered on family and friendship, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

★★★★★
It should be more than this!
Completed

It should be more than this!

Shinsuke Yoshitake

"It should be more than this!" is a picture book by Shinsuke Yoshitake centered on family and friendship and humor, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

★★★★★
Let's go home, little bear
Completed

Let's go home, little bear

Martin Waddell

"Let's go home, little bear" is a picture book by Martin Waddell centered on animals and nature and family and friendship, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

Giant crocodile
Completed

Giant crocodile

Roald Dahl

The boastful Enormous Crocodile decides he wants a child for lunch and invents a series of ظ€£clever tricksظ€إ to catch one. He disguises himself and hides in different places, but the jungle animalsظ€¤elephant, monkey, hippopotamus, bird, and another crocodileظ€¤are horrified by his plan. Each intervenes just in time to protect the children, until the predator finally faces the consequences of his greed.

★★★★★
Come to School Too, Blue Kangaroo!
Completed

Come to School Too, Blue Kangaroo!

Emma Chichester Clark

"Come to School Too, Blue Kangaroo!" is a picture book by Emma Chichester Clark centered on school life, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

It Was You, Blue Kangaroo!
Completed

It Was You, Blue Kangaroo!

Emma Chichester Clark

"It Was You, Blue Kangaroo!" is a picture book by Emma Chichester Clark centered on friendship and animals and nature, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

You are the dearest to me
Completed

You are the dearest to me

Max Lucado

"You are the dearest to me" is a picture book by Max Lucado centered on magic and imagination, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

★★★★★
you are unique
Completed

you are unique

Max Lucado

"you are unique" is a picture book by Max Lucado, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

★★★★★
Happy birthday blue kangaroo!
Completed

Happy birthday blue kangaroo!

Emma Chichester Clark

"Happy birthday blue kangaroo!" is a picture book by Emma Chichester Clark centered on animals and nature, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

★★★★★
Toby and the Secrets of the Tree
Completed

Toby and the Secrets of the Tree

Timoth├رe de Fombelle

After years among the Grass People, Toby returns to find the Tree in greater danger than ever. A huge crater scars its center, ecological damage is spreading, and Leo Blueظ€¤once Tobyظ€آs best friendظ€¤rules as a tyrant, imprisoning Elisha and hunting dissenters. Toby is no longer alone: a resistance is forming, and he must help unite different communities to rescue his friends and protect the living Tree itself.

★★★★★
Toby Alone
Completed

Toby Alone

Timoth├رe de Fombelle

Toby Lolness is only about one and a half millimeters tall, and his entire civilization lives on a giant oak. His scientist father discovers that the Tree itself is a living system whose vital energy is threatened by reckless exploitation. When he refuses to surrender his research, the family is exiled and Toby becomes a fugitive. He must survive among the Treeظ€آs different communities while trying to save his parents and the world they inhabit.

The Twits
Completed

The Twits

Roald Dahl

Mr. and Mrs. Twit are filthy, cruel people who enjoy nasty practical jokes and tormenting animals. They trap birds for pies and force the caged Muggle-Wump monkeys to spend hours standing upside down. Eventually the animals have had enough. With help from the birds, the monkeys devise a plan to escape and turn the Twitsظ€آ own love of tricks against them, creating a darkly comic revenge story in which the bullies finally become the victims of a trick.

Merry Christmas
Completed

Merry Christmas

Megan McDonald

"Merry Christmas" is a realistic and humorous story by Megan McDonald centered on humor, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

★★★★★
The Huge Hair Scare (Mariella Mystery, #3)
Completed

The Huge Hair Scare (Mariella Mystery, #3)

Kate Pankhurst

"The Huge Hair Scare (Mariella Mystery, #3)" is a volume in the Mariella Mystery series by Kate Pankhurst, continuing the seriesظ€آ story.

Mariella Mystery
Tracey Moroney's When I'm Feeling..Happy
Completed

Tracey Moroney's When I'm Feeling..Happy

Trace Morony

"Tracey Moroney's When I'm Feeling..Happy" is a picture book about recognizing and expressing emotions, using simple language to help children understand what they feel and talk about it.

Tracey Moroney's When I'm Feeling..Sad
Completed

Tracey Moroney's When I'm Feeling..Sad

Trace Morony

"Tracey Moroney's When I'm Feeling..Sad" is a picture book about recognizing and expressing emotions, using simple language to help children understand what they feel and talk about it.

Tracey Moroney's When I'm Feeling..Angry
Completed

Tracey Moroney's When I'm Feeling..Angry

Trace Moroney

"Tracey Moroney's When I'm Feeling..Angry" is a picture book about recognizing and expressing emotions, using simple language to help children understand what they feel and talk about it.

Little fox vine
Completed

Little fox vine

Nasser Yousefi

"Little fox vine" is a work of fiction by Nasser Yousefi, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

Tom Gates 4: Thoughts of Genius [More]
Completed

Tom Gates 4: Thoughts of Genius [More]

Liz Pichon

"Tom Gates 4: Thoughts of Genius [More]" is a Tom Gates volume about school, family, friends and everyday mishaps, told through Tomظ€آs doodles, notes and playful sense of humor.

★★★★★
Tom Gates 5: Tom Gates is great [at some things]
Completed

Tom Gates 5: Tom Gates is great [at some things]

Liz Pichon

Tom Gates wants to prove that he is genuinely excellent at certain thingsظ€¤although his definition of talent differs from his teachersظ€آ. He excels at doodling, inventing ways around boring work, and thinking about his band DogZombies, while homework, school rules, Marcus, and his grumpy sister Delia constantly interfere. Told through lists, drawings, and jokes, the book follows Tomظ€آs attempt to turn his unusual skills into something that counts as success.

★★★★★
Tom Gates 6: Very Special Edibles [No]
Completed

Tom Gates 6: Very Special Edibles [No]

Liz Pichon

Mr. Fullerman regularly chooses a ظ€£Star Pupilظ€إ and gives the winner a special badge. Marcus cannot stop showing his off, and Tom notices that teachers are much nicer to whoever wears it. Naturally, Tom wants one too. The problem is that model behavior, completed homework, and staying out of trouble are not exactly Tomظ€آs strengths. His campaign for the badge collides with doodles, distractions, rivalry with Marcus, and the usual chaos at home.

★★★★★
Tom Gates: (A Tiny Bit) Lucky (Tom Gates, #7)
Completed

Tom Gates: (A Tiny Bit) Lucky (Tom Gates, #7)

Liz Pichon

"Tom Gates: (A Tiny Bit) Lucky (Tom Gates, #7)" is a Tom Gates volume about school, family, friends and everyday mishaps, told through Tomظ€آs doodles, notes and playful sense of humor.

★★★★★
Tom Gates
Fridays with the Wizards (Castle Glower, #4)
Completed

Fridays with the Wizards (Castle Glower, #4)

Jessica Day George

Celie and her family are safely back in the Castle, but the dangerous wizard Arkwright remains a problem. When he escapes his cell without actually leaving the Castle, it becomes clear that he is hiding somewhere inside its shifting rooms. Celie, aided by her wizard brother Bran and her griffins, must track him down before he can turn the Castleظ€آs magic to his own purposes.

Castle Glower
Judy Becomes a Detective (Kicky Judy, #8)
Completed

Judy Becomes a Detective (Kicky Judy, #8)

Megan McDonald

"Judy Becomes a Detective (Kicky Judy, #8)" is a volume in the funny judy series by Megan McDonald, a realistic and coming-of-age story with a focus on school and growing up and mystery.

★★★★★
funny judy
Judy Gets Famous (Kicky Judy, #2)
Completed

Judy Gets Famous (Kicky Judy, #2)

Megan McDonald

"Judy becomes famous (funny judy #2)" is a volume in the funny judy series by Megan McDonald, a realistic and humorous story with a focus on humor and school and growing up.

★★★★★
funny judy
Judy and the Bad Luck Charm (Judy Domdami, #10)
Completed

Judy and the Bad Luck Charm (Judy Domdami, #10)

Megan McDonald

"Judy and the Bad Luck Charm (Judy Domdami, #10)" is a volume in the funny judy series by Megan McDonald, a realistic and humorous story with a focus on humor and school and growing up.

★★★★☆
funny judy
Judy and the adventurous summer (Judy Domdami, #9)
Completed

Judy and the adventurous summer (Judy Domdami, #9)

Megan McDonald

"Judy and the adventurous summer (Judy Domdami, #9)" is a volume in the funny judy series by Megan McDonald, a realistic and humorous story with a focus on humor.

★★★★★
funny judy
Judy Becomes a Doctor (Judy Domdemy, #5)
Completed

Judy Becomes a Doctor (Judy Domdemy, #5)

Megan McDonald

"Judy becomes a doctor (funny judy #5)" is a volume in the funny judy series by Megan McDonald, a realistic and humorous story with a focus on humor.

★★★★★
funny judy
Judy Saves the World (Whimsical Judy, #3)
Completed

Judy Saves the World (Whimsical Judy, #3)

Megan McDonald

"Judy Saves the World (Whimsical Judy, #3)" is a volume in the funny judy series by Megan McDonald, a realistic and humorous story with a focus on humor and school and growing up.

★★★★★
funny judy
Judy Tells the Future (Whimsical Judy, #4)
Completed

Judy Tells the Future (Whimsical Judy, #4)

Megan McDonald

"Judy Tells the Future (Whimsical Judy, #4)" is a volume in the funny judy series by Megan McDonald, a realistic and humorous story with a focus on humor.

★★★★★
funny judy
Judy Forms a Secret Society (Dirty Judy, #1)
Completed

Judy Forms a Secret Society (Dirty Judy, #1)

Megan McDonald

"Judy Forms a Secret Society (Dirty Judy, #1)" is a volume in the funny judy series by Megan McDonald, a realistic and humorous story with a focus on humor.

★★★★★
funny judy
Judy Goes to College (Fun Judy, #7)
Completed

Judy Goes to College (Fun Judy, #7)

Megan McDonald

"Judy Goes to College (Fun Judy, #7)" is a volume in the funny judy series by Megan McDonald, a realistic and humorous story with a focus on humor and school and growing up.

★★★★★
funny judy
Queste (Septimus Heap, #4)
Completed

Queste (Septimus Heap, #4)

Angie Sage

The ghost Tertius Fume orders Septimus onto a deadly official Queste, but Septimus has another goal: rescuing Nicko and Snorri, who have become lost in time. His search leads toward the mysterious House of Foryx, where different moments in time meet. The journey combines a dangerous magical duty with a deeply personal attempt to bring his missing friends home.

★★★★★
Septimus Heap
The Islands of Elsewhere
Completed

The Islands of Elsewhere

Heather Fawcett

The three Snolly sisters spend the summer at their ill grandfatherظ€آs seaside property, facing three mysterious islands called Fairy, Little Fairy, and Ghost. Locals claim the islands are magical ظ€£in-between places,ظ€إ but ten-year-old Bee is interested mainly in helping Granddaddy. A treasure hunt and a long-buried secret draw the sisters across the water, where solving the islandsظ€آ mystery may matter to their whole family.

★★★★★
Dr. Liberis Island
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Dr. Liberis Island

Chris Grabenstein

Billy spends the summer at Dr. Librisظ€آs lakeside house and discovers something impossible: whenever he reads from the doctorظ€آs private library, characters and events from the books begin appearing on the island in the lake. Heroes and villains from different stories spill into real life, and each new reading makes matters more complicated. Billy and his friends must uncover Dr. Librisظ€آs experiment and regain control of the boundary between fiction and reality.

★★★★★
My dear, don't open this book again!
Completed

My dear, don't open this book again!

Andy Lee

"My dear, don't open this book again!" is a picture book by Andy Lee centered on humor, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

My dear, don't open this book!
Completed

My dear, don't open this book!

Andy Lee

"My dear, don't open this book!" is a picture book by Andy Lee centered on humor, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

Solid, Liquid, Gassy
Completed

Solid, Liquid, Gassy

Ashley Spires

"Solid, Liquid, Gassy" is an informational book by Ashley Spires that explores animals and nature and science and knowledge, offering concise facts for curious readers.

The Witches
Completed

The Witches

Roald Dahl

"The Witches" is a fantasy and classic story by Roald Dahl centered on magic and family, offering a concise entry into the characters and situations at the heart of the book.

Where the mountain kisses the moon
Completed

Where the mountain kisses the moon

Grace Lin

Minli lives with her poor family beside Fruitless Mountain, working in the fields and finding comfort in her fatherظ€آs folktales. Believing the legendary Old Man of the Moon can change her familyظ€آs fortune, she sets out to find him. Along the way she meets a talking fish, a king, and a dragon who cannot fly, and her quest gradually changes her understanding of luck, gratitude, and what true fortune means.

★★★★★
James and the Giant Peach
Completed

James and the Giant Peach

Roald Dahl

James, a lonely boy, begins an extraordinary journey inside a giant peach with a group of unusual companions in this funny, fantastical adventure.

★★★★★
The Circles All Around Us
Completed

The Circles All Around Us

Brad Montague

"The Circles All Around Us" is a picture book by Brad Montague centered on emotions and friendship, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

★★★★★
A Kitty Calamity (Mariella Mystery, #6)
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A Kitty Calamity (Mariella Mystery, #6)

Kate Pankhurst

"A Kitty Calamity (Mariella Mystery, #6)" is a volume in the Mariella Mystery series by Kate Pankhurst, a mysterious story with a focus on animals and nature and mystery.

Mariella Mystery
A Pinch of Magic (A Pinch of Magic, #1)
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A Pinch of Magic (A Pinch of Magic, #1)

Michelle Harrison

Betty Widdershins longs to escape gloomy Crowstone, but when she and her sisters Fliss and Charlie inherit three magical objects, they learn the truth: a generations-old curse prevents the women of their family from leaving the island on pain of death. Determined to break it, the sisters unravel a centuries-old mystery involving shipwrecks, smugglers, sorcery, and a mysterious prisoner while learning how to use their strange inheritance.

★★★★★
A Pinch of Magic
A great story
Completed

A great story

Phoebe Gilman

"A great story" is a picture book by Phoebe Gilman centered on family and friendship, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

★★★★★
A day with the postman mouse
Completed

A day with the postman mouse

Marianne Dubuc

"A day with the postman mouse" is a picture book by Marianne Dubuc centered on animals and nature and family and friendship, combining a concise story with illustrations to create an accessible reading experience.

★★★★★
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