The field guide
Author: Tony DiTerlizzi
and Holly Black
Publisher: New
York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2003.
ISBN: 0689859368
Series: The spiderwick chronicles
Reading Age: 9-12 years, noted
as Kindergarten – Year 4 as well.
Adaptations: Film
This book is about:
Jared, Simon and Mallory Grace move into a creepy old
house with their mother and on their first night find a secret library and then
wreck the nest of a brownie called Thimbletack who has lived for years in the
house. Havoc on their first night and Jared is blamed. A special book that
should not be in the hands of mortals and children who will go looking where
they should not are all the elements for a great story full of unusual
experiences for the children.
Source:
NoveList, Worldcat
Genre:
Books to movies, fantasy fiction
Storyline:
World-building
Tone:
Funny, suspenseful
Writing
Style: Attention - grabbing
Subjects:
Fairies
Brothers and Sisters
Magical books
Single-parent families
Magic
Goblins
Victorian houses
Adventure
Midnight for
Charlie Bone
Author: Jenny Nimmo
Publisher: New York : Orchid Books, 2003 .
ISBN: 0439474290
Series: Children of the
Red King
Reading Age: Ages 9-12 years
Adaptations: None
This book is about:
Charlie Bone was just a regular boy until he started
hearing people in their photographs. He is sent to Bloor’s Academy by one of
his three horrid aunts where he finds more gifted students who have powers like
her does but some powers are sinister and their possessor cruel. Charlie
and his new found friends must try to help a girl who is hypnotised and
in so doing they stumble upon a link to the mysterious
disappearance of Charlie’s own father. Can they save him as well?
and his new found friends must try to help a girl who is hypnotised and
in so doing they stumble upon a link to the mysterious
disappearance of Charlie’s own father. Can they save him as well?
Source:
NoveList
Genre:
Fantasy fiction
Storyline:
Plot-driven,
world-building
Tone:
Moving
Writing
Style: Richly detailed, thoughtful
Subjects:
Child wizards
Missing girls
Photographs
Magic
Villains
Boarding school
Ten-year-old boys
dragon of Ashby
Author: Natalie Jane
Prior
Publisher: New York : Puffin Books, 2004 .
ISBN: 0142400203
Series: Lily Quench
Reading Age: 9-12 years
Adaptations: None
This book is about:
Lily is one of The Quenches of Ashby, the last of the
Quenches in fact since the invasion of the evil Black Count the family fortune
has sunk and then a dragon arrives and Lily is called upon to fight it. Can
things get better for Lily? They certainly get more complicated and she finds
herself on a magical quest to restore a lost heir to the throne and to save
Ashby.
Source:
NoveList, WorldCat
Genre:
Adventure stories, fantasy fiction, Australian fiction
Storyline:
Action-packed,
plot driven
Tone:
Amusing, feel-good, funny, hopful
Writing
Style: Attention
grabbing, witty
Subjects:
Girls
Dragons
Orphans
Girl orphans
Parents – death
Grandmothers
Rulers
Princes
Friendship
Magic
Good and evil
The magician’s
nephew
Author: C. S. Lewis
Publisher: New York : HarperCollins, 1994 .
ISBN: 0064409430
Series: The Chronicles of
Narnia
Reading Age: 9-12 years
Adaptations: Film, drama
This book is about:
This book tells of the creation of Narnia and the fate
of two children who stumble into other worlds and travel back and forth to
England by using magic rings. The book has an evil enchantress, a would be
magician, a talking lion, a lamppost, a quest, a special tree and a heroic
quest in itself.
Source:
NoveList, WorldCat, Fiction Connection
Genre:
Children’s stories, fantasy fiction
Storyline:
World-building
Tone:
Suspenseful
Writing
Style: Attention-grabbing
Subjects:
Magic
Good and evil
Spells (Magic)
Witches
Lions
Interdimensional travel
Parallel universes
The invasion
Author: K. A. Applegate
Publisher: New York : Scholastic Paperbacks; Reprint ed., 2011 .
ISBN: 0545291518
Series: Animorphs
Reading Age: 8 years and up
Adaptations: Possibly a film in the making, TV series
This book is about:
Endowed by an alien with the power to morph into any
animal they choose for a time, six friends try to save the Earth from an alien
invasion. Told in the first person by a different person per chapter this book
is an introduction to the world of the animorphs, can they keep going, can they
save us?
Source:
NoveList, WorldCat, Wikipedia [for the list of extra
titles]
Genre:
Science fiction
Storyline:
Action-packed, plot-driven
Tone:
Suspenseful
Writing
Style: Conversational
Subjects:
Human- alien encounters
Aliens (Non-humanoid)
Metamorphosis
Teenagers
Fablehaven
Author: Brandon Mull
Publisher: [Salt Lake City,
Utah] : Shadow Mountain, c2006.
ISBN: 1416947205
Series: Fablehaven
Reading Age: 9-12 years
Adaptations: None
This book is about:
What starts out as a simple holiday for two siblings
at their grandparents’ turns into an exciting adventure when their attention
turns to the forbidden forest surrounding their grandparent’s house. Then their
grandmother disappears and they must fight for the sake of the world.
Source: WorldCat, NoveList
Genre:
Fantasy fiction
Storyline:
Action-packed, world-building
Tone:
Suspenseful
Writing
Style: Attention-grabbing, dialogue-rich, witty
Further
Information: Read these review on WorldCat by clicking on the link
below.
Subjects:
Magic
Grandparents
Brothers and sisters
Fairies
Witches
Imaginary creatures
Magic
Good and evil
Caretakers
Courage in children
Courage
Trolls
The book of three
Author: Alexander Lloyd
Publisher: New York, N.Y.:
Rinehart and Winston, 1964.
ISBN: 0893565792
Series: Prydain Chronicles
Reading age: 9 years and up.
Adaptations: Animated film, computer role-playing
game
This book is about:
First published in 1964,
this timeless fantasy adventure tells the story of Taran the unhappy Assistant
Pig-keeper and his quest to become a hero as he searches for his lost charge,
Hen Wen the oracular pig. He is accompanied on his journey by Princess Eilonwy
a runaway junior witch, Fflewddur Flam in incompetent bard and faithful Gurgi a
funny neo man character with big heart. He fights the forces of evil that are
attempting to conquer Prydain. With the help of a little magic, Taran learns
to respect himself and to trust his own decisions.
attempting to conquer Prydain. With the help of a little magic, Taran learns
to respect himself and to trust his own decisions.
Here is a link to what other kids have to say about
this book from the Hennepin County Library
Source: NoveList, Google Images
Genre: Fantasy Fiction
Storyline: Intricately plotted
Tone: Suspenseful
Writing Style: Attention-grabbing
Subjects :
Farms
Friendships
Good
and Evil
Heroes
and heroines
Pigs
Quests
The forests of
silence
Author: Emily Rodda
Publisher: New York : Scholastic , 2001 .
ISBN: 0545460204
Series: Deltora Quest
Reading Age: 8 years and up
Adaptations: None
This book is about:
An epic quest begins to restore the Belt of Deltora so
the land can be renewed. This first novel introduces us to Lief and his
companions Jasmine and Barda, the three companions will travel together
outwitting evil as they search for the gems. All the characters face life
altering challenges, will they conquer themselves and beat evil to win their
land and lives back?
Source:
NoveList, WorldCat, Amazon
Genre: Adventure stories, Australian
fiction, fantasy fiction
Storyline:
Action-packed, plot-driven, world-building
Tone:
Suspenseful
Writing
Style: Attention- grabbing
Subjects:
Teenage heroes and heroines
Magic gems
Determination in teenage boys
Forests
Magic
Quests
Good and evil
Friendship
Sixteen–year-old boys
Teenage boys
The whispering
mountain
Author: Joan Aiken
Publisher: New
York: Starscape 2002, c1968
ISBN: 0765342416
Series: Wolves Chronicles
Reading Age: 9-12 years
This book is about:
This intricately plotted, fast paced fantasy fiction
is a story about Owen Hughes and his journey to restore a lost treasure to its
rightful owner whilst evading the clutches of the evil Lord Mayln. Owen is
helped along by his unusual friend Arabis and it won’t be easy.
Source:
NoveList
Genre: Adventure stories
Fantasy fiction
Storyline: Intricately
plotted; Plot-driven
Tone: Suspenseful
Writing Style: Dialect-rich,
witty
Subjects:
Child adventurers –Wales
Kidnapping
Museum curators
Harp
Grandfather and grandson
wizard of Oz
Author: Frank L. Baum
Illustrator: W. W. Denslow
Illustrator: W. W. Denslow
Publisher: New York: Barnes
& Noble Classics, 2005
ISBN: 1593082215
Series: The wizard of OZ
Reading Age: Ages 9-12 years
Adaptations: Numerous times as
a film, Broadway musical, three silent films and many spin offs and unofficial
sequels since the copyright ran out.
Here is a link to a great website dedicated to the Land of Oz. The Wonderful Wiki of OzHere is an ebook ready to download for free from Project Gutenberg
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - Free ebook!
This book is about:
This classic story written in 1900 is about Dorothy
and her dog Toto. They get swept up in a tornado and land in Oz. Dorothy just
wants to go home but to do that she must follow the Yellow Brick road to the
Emerald City and see the great wizard.
Source:
WorldCat, NoveList, Amazon, Project Gutenberg
Genre:
Books to movies; coming-of-age stories; Fantasy
fiction
Storyline:
Intricately
plotted
Tone:
Suspenseful; Whimsical
Writing
Style: Attention- grabbing
Subjects:
Girl adventures
Quests
Wizards
Friendship
Dragonsong
Author: Anne McCaffrey
Publisher: New York : Aladdin, 1st
ed. 2003.
ISBN: 0689860080
Series: Dragonrider of
Pern
Reading Age: This title 10
years and up. The Harper Hall Trilogy was written to encourage young girls to
read science fiction and this trilogy is the result. Other titles in the series
are for young adults and adults.
Adaptations: None
This book is about:
Menolly of Half-Circle Hold runs away from the safety
of her hold because she is denied music by her father and suffers a terrible
accident. She escapes the hold one morning and faces the worst danger on her
planet the dreaded threadfall and survives with a clutch of Fire lizards. She
can’t return with them and so her adventures to become a harper begin.
Source:
Amazon, NoveList
Genre:
Adult books for
young adults; fantasy fiction, science fiction
Storyline:
World-building
Tone: Strong sense of place
Writing
Style: Engaging
Subjects:
Dragons
Singers
Runaway girls
Music
Musicians
Telepathy
Girls and music
Ranger’s
apprentice:
the ruins of Gorlan
the ruins of Gorlan
Author: John Flanagan
Publisher: New York: Philomel
Books, 2005 .
ISBN: 0756968984
Series: Ranger’s
Apprentice
Reading Age: 10 years and up
Adaptations: Film, possibly in
2014
This book is about:
Will, an orphan of Castle Redmont, is expected to
become an apprentice or go off and find work in the fields. Will is chosen to
become a Ranger, the intelligence force of his country Araluen. He starts his
training and he finds himself with superb skills in archery. All goes well
until they attend the yearly gathering of Ranger, where they hear that a three dreadful
horrors have broken through Three Step Pass and they have to be stopped.
Source:
NoveList, Amazon, WorldCat
Genre:
Adventure stories, Australian fiction, fantasy fiction
Storyline:
Action-packed,
world-building
Tone:
Inspirational, moving
Writing
Style: Engaging
Subjects:
Teenage apprentices
Teenage boy orphans
Courage in teenage boys
Teenage heroes and heroines
Courage
Fifteen-year-old boys
Teenage boys
Mentors
Friendship
Good and evil
Author: Madeleine L’Engle
Publisher: New York: Farrar,
Straus, and Giroux, 50th Anniversary Edition, 2012.
ISBN: 0374386161
Series: Time quintet
Reading Age: Ages 11-15 years
Adaptations: Graphic novel,
film, audio book, play, opera
This book is about:
This novel was written back in 1962 and has won many
awards. It is about troubled Meg Murry, her brother Charles and close friend
Calvin O’Keefe’s adventure through the tesseract to find Meg and Charles’
missing father. They must battle the Black Thing, their own minds and save
Earth from the darkness that threatens to engulf it.
Read what others are saying at Hennepin County Library
with this link
http://www.hclib.org/pub/bookspace/discuss/?bib=7356
Source:
NoveList, MagillOnLiterature Plus, Barnes & Noble,
Fiction Connection, WorldCat
Genre: Books to movies, nonsexist children’s
literature, science fiction
Storyline:
Both plot and issues drive this story
Tone:
Moving, suspenseful
Writing
Style: Attention-grabbing
Subjects:
Time travel
Father- separated children
Brothers and sisters
Rescues
Witches
Good and evil
Love
Family relationships
Dark energy (Astronomy)
Interdimensional travel
String theory (Nuclear physics)
Location:
Space
The lightning
thief
Author: Rick Riordan
Publisher: New York : Miramax , 2006 .
ISBN: 0786838655
Series: Percy Jackson
& the Olympians
Reading Age: Ages 9-12
Adaptations: Film, audiobook
This book is about:
Percy Jackson is a boy with ADD and Dyslexia, he has
been expelled from six school, the latest being Yancy Academy. Now he must face
a danger even he can’t believe, helped by his friend from Yancy, Grover
Underwood, they battle the very gods through hell and out the other side to
bring Zeus his master lightning bolt.
Source:
WorldCat, Wikipedia, Amazon, NoveList
Genre:
Adventure
stories, Books to movies, fantasy fiction, first person narratives,
mythological fiction
Storyline:
Action-packed
Tone:
Funny
Writing
Style: Attention-grabbing
Subjects:
Boy adventurers
Demigods
Lightning
Camps
Hostages
Quests
Friendship
Satyrs
ADD boys
Twelve-year-old boys
Preteen boys
Poseidon (Greek deity)
Zeus (Greek deity)
Gods and goddesses, Greek
Hell
Author: D. J. MacHale
Publisher: New York: Aladdin,
2002.
ISBN: 1416936254
Series: Pendragon series
Reading Age: 9-12 years
Adaptations: Audio books, ebook
This book is about:
A
fourteen year old boy is whisked away from his normal average life to a the
world of Denduron where a revolution needs to take place to save that world and
his own. Is Bobby Pendragon up to the task? Can he thwart the plans of an evil
tyrant? Bobby thought the world was a safe place and then he learnt differently.
What will he do about it? He’s a typical teenager but he’s going to have to
grow a little if he wants to get home. This title is also available as an ebook.
Source:
FictionConnection, NoveList, WorldCat and Amazon
Genre: Fantasy fiction
Storyline:
Action-packed;
plot-driven; world-building
Tone:
Suspenseful
Writing
Style: Dialogue-rich
Subjects:
Teenage heroes and heroines
Parallel universes
Shapeshifters
Demons
Imaginary wars and battles
Imaginary places
Space and time
Good and evil
Fourteen-year-old boys
Teenage boys
Pendragon, Bobby
Free ebook The Merchant of Death
Author: Edward Eager
Publisher: Orlando, Fla. :
Harcourt, 2004.
ISBN: 0152053024
Series: Tales of magic
Reading Age: Ages 9-12
Adaptations: Audio book
This story is about: This is the story of four children who have a lovely
splendid summer before them filled with reading books from the library and
playing with each other. A lovely summer filled with extraordinary magic
adventures after the eldest child Jane discovers an ordinary-looking penny that
seems to grant half a wish. What happens when you and your sibling both wish at
the same time?
Source:
FictionConnection, NoveList, WorldCat
Genre: Adventure stories; fantasy fiction
Storyline:
Classic
Tone:
Humorous
Writing
Style: Whimsical
Subjects:
Space and time
Coins
Wishing and wishes
Magic
Time travel (Past)
Summer
Single-parent family
Lancelot (Arthurian knight)
Morgan le Fay
Goodknyght
Author: Steve Skidmore
and Steve Barlow
Publisher: New York: Harper
Collins, 2003.
ISBN: 0007108633
Series: Tales of a dark
forest
Reading Age: Ages 9-12 years
Adaptations: Audio CD
This book is about:
Here’s the story of poor Will a swineherd who is
abused by Symon. Symon however has just been waiting to grow up and then he
will be off to Knyghtschool and Will gets to go with him. Symon will then have
all the time he likes to make Will’s life a complete nightmare. Fate steps in
one day however when Will is called upon by the Rune-master to recover a lost
treasure. This story is a humorous adventure that is also available as an audio
book.
Cover
Source:
Fiction Connection, NoveList
Genre:
Adventure stories, fantasy fiction and humorous
stories
Storyline:
World-building
Tone: Atmospheric
Writing
Style: Richly-detailed
Subjects:
Wizards
Wizard’s apprentices
Knights and knighthood
Princesses
Magic potopns
Magic
Treasure hunting
Dragons
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