Bridge to Terabithia804 reviews
Katherine Paterson

HarperTrophy, 1987

The Magic of Friendship

+ Bridge to Terabithia
+ Bridge to Terabithia Recommmendation

I have read this countless times since the 4th grade, and it still continues to be one of my favorite books ever. The odd thing is that I remember being severely disappointed to learn this was not a fantasy. But the real story is stronger, that of a deep friendship that affects a young boy for ...
  
  











  



  
Bobbsey Twins Complete Series Set, 1-12 (Bobbsey Twins)
Laura Lee Hope

Grosset & Dunlap, 2007

The Bobbsey Twins: Available for the first time in one complete collection only at Amazon.com. Join the two sets of twins as they go on wild adventures and solve intriguing mysteries. #1: The Bobbsey Twins' of Lakeport #2: The Bobbsey Twins' Adventure in the Country #3: The Bobbsey Twins' Secret at the Seashore #4 The Bobbsey Twins' and the Mystery at Snow Lodge #5 The ...
  
  











  



  
Time Traders6 reviews
Andre Norton

Baen, 2001

Through Time and Space

+ Classic young adult SF
+ Still Strong After All These Years

Time Traders (2000) is an omnibus edition of the Time Traders series, including The Time Traders and Galactic Derelict. These novels are set in the near future when the Russians have discovered time travel and the Americans duplicate their efforts. Yet the Russians have discovered other new ...
  
  











  



  
The Dark Is Rising Sequence: Silver on the Tree; The Grey King; Greenwitch; The Dark Is Rising; and Over Sea, ...203 reviews
Susan Cooper

Simon Pulse, 1993

One of the best series ever written...

+ Great series, but this printing is UGLY!
+ new movie
+ Light Is Rising
+ Wonderful, wonderful series
  
  











  



  
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh (Aladdin Fantasy)329 reviews
Robert C. O'Brien

Aladdin, 1986

An adventure for young and old.

+ Great Book With Slight Sadness
+ A great book for young readers
+ Insipid cover currently shipping
+ Sci-Fi Animals!
  
  











  



  
Three Beloved Classics by E.B. White: Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, and The Trumpet of the Swan (Boxed Set)18 reviews
E. B. White

HarperCollins, 2000

The Triple Crown of White's Fictional Work

+ moral fables, set in the modern age
+ Classics
+ Authentic Children's Books -
+ The Trumpet of the swan
  
  











  



  
The Secret of Terror Castle (The Three Investigators #1)58 reviews
Robert Arthur

Random House Books for Young Readers, 1991

A Great Introduction

+ My son loved this as much as I did at age 10
+ First of a clever and exciting mystery series
+ Slow start that warms up and captures your imagination
+ Extremely Entertaining
  
  











  



  
The Book of Three (The Chronicles of Prydain)232 reviews
Lloyd Alexander

Henry Holt and Co. BYR Paperbacks, 2006

A Wonderful Experience.

+ Entertainment Plus
+ A terrific beginning to the best fantasy series ever
+ A great introduction to fantasy
  
  











  



  
The Mad Scientists' Club (Mad Scientist Club)67 reviews
Bertrand R. Brinley

Purple House Press, 2001

The Mad Scientists' Club

+ The Mad Scientists' Club
+ excellent all-round
+ An inspiration to me
+ Well loved children's book is back in print
  
  











  



  
The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics)729 reviews
Ellen Raskin

Puffin, 2004

One of my all time favorite books

+ the Westing Game Review
+ Childhood Favorite
+ The Westing Game
  
  











  



  
Secret Agents Four (Adventure Library)3 reviews
Donald J. Sobol

Bethlehem Books, 2003

Remarkably ahead of its time.

+ VACUUM to the Rescue!
+ Cool Book

I read this book over and over when I was a kid. It's a great story. However, I have a new appreciation for it now. Given the terrorist threat that we now face, this book was eerily prescient. It deals with sleeper spies and poisoning a town's milk supply, a scenario that is not as far-fetched as ...
  
  











  



  
Homer Price59 reviews
Robert McCloskey

Puffin, 2005

Crazy Centerburg, somewhere in the USA.

+ Americana at its finest
+ Nostalgic hilarity for young people and adults as well!
+ Six Tales and Great Illustrations
+ Retro Review: Homer Price
  
  











  



  
The Story of Doctor Dolittle (Books of Wonder)1 review
Hugh Lofting, Patricia & Fredrick Mckissack

HarperTrophy, 2005

GREAT READ ALOUD

Both my 5 and 7 year old have enjoyed this book. In fact, they have enjoyed it so much that we are now reading The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle. This book is even better. They wake in the morning asking to be read this book. The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle would be great for a teacher to to read aloud ...
  
  











  



  
The Phantom Tollbooth552 reviews
Norton Juster, 1996

The point is to learn how to think

+ A funny book
+ THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH by Norton Juster
+ My favorite book of all time.
+ An Overlooked Classic
  
  











  



  
Trixie Belden Boxed Set #1-#3 (Trixie Belden)8 reviews
Julie Campbell

Random House Books for Young Readers, 2004

At last, they are in print again!!

+ A favorite heroine from an earlier time
+ GIVE ME MORE!
+ TRIXIE BELDEN
+ great for any age
  
  











  



  
Gentle Ben21 reviews
Walt Morey

Puffin, 1992

A story that will stay emblazoned in your mind for years to come, and warm your heart

+ Bears Of the Wild!!!!
+ Good book, questionable premise.
+ One of the most beautiful!
+ Suspenseful Page-Turner!
  
  











  



  
Great Brain,The (Great Brain)79 reviews
John D. Fitzgerald

Puffin, 2004

A great read but BEWARE.

+ A Classic Must Read For All Kids
+ book review
+ Not too shabby...
+ Reliving my childhood through my daughter.
  
  











  



  
The Time Trilogy: A Swiftly Tilting Planet, A Wind in the Door and A Wrinkle in Time1 review
Madeleine L'Engle

Farrar Straus & Giroux (J), 1979

Madeline L'engle

i have read every one of her "A Wrinkle in Time" trilogy books (several times each). i have to say that they are some of the best books i have ever read. they are exciting, captivating and altogether perfectly written.
  
  











  



  
The Swiss Family Robinson (Signet Classics)3 reviews
Johann D. Wyss

Signet Classics, 2004

Wonderful adventure and nature story

I rarely give 5 star reviews but this 200 year old book deserves it. It is well-written, well-paced, full of adventure, and is a wonderful book on man's interactions with nature and the environment. A shipwreck strands a family headed for the new world with nothing but the ship's supplies and ...
  
  











  



  
Danny Dunn and the Smallifying Machine, No. 11 review
Jay Williams, Raymond Abrashkin

Pocket Books, 1979

Easily my least favorite of the series

Instead of using sound science, explaining it, and sometimes extending it like in the other fourteen books, this one stoops to one of the oldest premises of B-movie sci-fi - and it isn't even scientifically sound. Just because it's easy to shrink people on screen doesn't make it possible. ...