Top Picks - Books
If you're looking for some great media suggestions for your kids--look no further than our Top Picks! We have a variety of lists in all of our media categories with some wonderful suggestions for kids of all ages. Whether you're looking for great fantasy books for your 8-14 year old or some classic holiday movies, you're sure to find something that your kids will enjoy.
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Best Fantasy Books
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One of the greatest science fiction novels ever. |
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Well-wrought fantasy explores pacifism, violence. |
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The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1) by Philip Pullman Violent fantasy, with elements of mystery and Dickensian melodrama. |
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The Pit Dragons by Jane Yolen Jakkin, a bondservant on a distant world, steals a dragon egg to train the hatchling to fight in the Dragon Pits. Three books, starting with Dragon's Blood. |
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A teen wrote this engrossing fantasy story. |
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Animorphs by K. A. Applegate Young teens are given the power to turn themselves into animals in order to fight invading aliens. Rather violent, but exciting. |
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The Dark is Rising series by Susan Cooper This classic fantasy is a bit slow, but enthralling. |
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The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede Cimorene is one princess who knows what she wants--and it doesn't include sitting around doing embroidery--so she goes to live with a group of dragons! |
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The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling Proves that kids really can love great books. |
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A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle Madeleine L'Engle's classic story still inspires. |
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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (The Chronicles of Narnia sequence, Book 1) by C. S. Lewis Classic fantasy story for kids. |
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The Indian in the Cupboard series by Lynne Reid Banks A fast-paced, exciting adventure series about a boy who discovers a cabinet that can bring plastic toys to life. Five books, starting with The Indian in the Cupboard, plus many other books in this subgenre. |
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The Oz books by L. Frank Baum, Ruth Plumly Thomson, and others Many of these are back in print now, and they have lost none of their excitement and appeal. |
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The Prydain Chronicles by Lloyd Alexander With its roots firmly in Celtic myth, the series concerns the adventures of a lowly Assistant Pig-Keeper who takes part in quests against evil and enchantment. Five books, beginning with The Book of Three. |
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- Best Book Club Books for Kids
- Best Books About Moms for Kids 8+
- Best Books About Moms for Kids 2+
- Best Love Stories for Kids
- Best Newbery Medal Books
- Best Bets for Young Kids 2-4 (Books)
- Best Bets for Kids 5-7 (Books)
- Great Chinese Books for Kids
- Best Bets for Tweens 8-10 (Books)
- Best of 2006 -- Books
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- 2008 Award-Winning African-American Reads
- Best Books for Special Needs
- Classic Reads for Kids 8-12
- Best Poetry Books
- Best Books Turned Movies for Kids
- Best Holiday Books for Young Kids
- Best Holiday Books for Tweens
- Best Holiday Books for the Whole Family
- Best Books Turned Movies for Tweens
- Classic Reads for Young Kids
- Halloween Books for Young Kids
- Best Halloween Books for Tweens
- 12 Days of Christmas Books
