Adventure Stories

Pirates, ninjas, time travelling, buried treasure and more! Looking for books to put a little more excitement and adventure in your life? You’ve come to the right place, we’ve got just what you’re looking for.

Authors who write Adventure Stories

Shane Peacock

Eoin Colfer

Gordon Korman

Gary Paulsen

Enid Blyton

Adventure Stories in Series

	The 39 Clues Follow the adventures of siblings Amy and Dan Cahill as they accept a challenge laid out in their grandmother's will and search for 39 clues scattered around the world.
	Artemis Fowl Twelve-year-old Artemis Fowl is the most ingenious criminal mastermind in history. With two trusty sidekicks in tow, he hatches a cunning plot to divest the fairyfolk of their pot of gold.
	The Edge Chronicles Twig, an orphaned wood troll must goes on a perilous adventure through a world of trolls, bloodthirsty beasts and flesh eating trees.  Join him as he tries to discover his true identity and destiny.
	The Fairy Tale Detectives Sabrina and Daphne discover they are the Sisters Grimm, the last living descendants of the Brothers Grimm of fairy tale fame.
	Percy Jackson and the Olympians After learning that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea, Percy Jackson attends Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for demi-gods, and becomes involved in a quest to prevent a war between the gods.
	Redwall Series When the peaceful life of ancient Redwall Abbey is shattered by the arrival of the evil rat Cluny and his villainous hordes, Matthias, a young mouse, determines to find the legendary sword of Martin the Warrior which, he is convinced, will help Redwall's inhabitants destroy the enemy.
	Spiderwick Chronicles Follow the Grace family as they encounter faeries, goblins and all things magical.
	The Time Warp Trio series Check out this great series about Joe, Sam, and Fred, three best friends who can travel through time and space with the help of The Book!
	The Underland Chronicles When eleven-year-old Gregor follows his little sister through a grate in the laundry room of their New York apartment, he hurtles into the dark Underland beneath the city.
	Young Bond series  Follow the young James Bond through his school years as he tracks down spies and foils sinister plots.

 

Other Great Choices

	Flat Stanley After being accidentally flattened, Stanley Lambchop makes the most of his situation, being used as a kite by his younger brother Arthur and sliding under locked doors. That’s just the beginning for Stanley, as one adventure follows another.
	A Whole Nother Story The Cheeseman family are on the run from spies and the CIA.  Their hopes of settling and finishing their time machine are put on hold as the government and spies close in.
	Peter and the Starcatchers Treacherous battles with pirates, foreboding thunderstorms at sea, and evocative writing immerses the reader in a story that slowly and finally reveals the secrets and mysteries of the beloved Peter Pan.
	The Whipping Boy A bratty prince and his ‘whipping boy’ have many adventures when they trade places after becoming involved with dangerous outlaws.

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Animal Stories

Do you love animals? Do you have an animal as a pet? Do you read animal stories? Check out this list of great animal stories and websites that you are sure to enjoy. You will find long-loved and treasured animal friends, classics, and popular reads. You will find dogs, cats, ducks, geese, squirrels, turtles, rabbits, horses, pigs, lions, tigers, and bears, oh my!

Authors who write Animal Stories

Beatrix Potter E. B. White Melanie Watt

Mo Willems Karma Wilson Eric Carle

Long-Loved and Treasured Animal Characters

Peter Rabbit Stuart Little Winnie The Pooh Spot Duck & Goose

Clifford The Big Red Dog Maisy Mouse Scaredy Squirrel Pigeon

 

Animal Stories @ Your Library

Bear Stories

Cat Stories

Dog Stories

Rabbit Stories

Duck Stories

Cow Stories

Horse Stories

Pig Stories

Classic and Popular Animal Stories

	The Runaway Bunny (Margaret Wise Brown) A small rabbit wants to run away from home but his mother tells him “if you run away, I will run after you.”
	The Ugly Duckling (Hans Christian Andersen) Everyone is surprised when the ugly duckling turns into the most beautiful bird of all.
	The Velveteen Rabbit (Margery Williams) A stuffed rabbit becomes real through the deep love of a little boy who is ill.
	The Incredible Journey (Sheila Burnford) Two dogs and a cat share an incredible 300-mile journey together through Canadian wilderness searching for their beloved owners.
	Charlotte’s Web (E. B. White) A small pig named Wilbur befriends a spider named Charlotte, and together they courageously brave the emotional ups and downs of farm life.
	Where The Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls) A boy who buys and trains two hunting dogs must learn how to face loss and say goodbye.
	Shiloh (Phyllis Reynolds Naylor) When Marty finds a lost beagle, he hides it from his family and its owner, a mean-spirited man.
	Blueberries For Sal (Robert McCloskey) While eating blueberries, Little Sal and Little Bear both lose their mothers and almost end up with each other’s mothers.

Animal Stories in Graphic Novel Series

Owly
A cute little owl named Owly has many adventures; he wants to make friends with other animals in the forest, he finds out about the world, and he learns to be brave.

Binky, The Space Cat (Binky Adventure Series)
Binky is an adorable cat who thinks he lives in a space station, protects his humans from aliens (bugs), and builds a rocket ship in his litter box.

Babymouse
Babymouse goes to camp, proves herself a hero in a dodgeball game, encounters a shark while surfing, takes the starring role in Broadway, dreams of being a queen, and much, much more!

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Beginning to Read

Books for beginning readers are available in a wide range of reading levels. Ask Library staff for help choosing the best books for your child and use our suggestions below.

 

Tips for Reading Together

• Make reading time relaxing and fun!
• Set aside a special time to read together.
• Make reading a part of your family’s daily routine.
• Read aloud to your children. Even when children can read on their own, they enjoy and benefit from hearing stories read to them.
• Be a good example. When your children see you reading they know that reading is important to you.
• Visit the Library - We have books, storytimes, and resources to help you enjoy reading as a family.
• It’s never too late or too soon to start reading with your child. Ask library staff about books and storytimes appropriate to each age level, from babies to teen!

About Books for Beginning Readers

• Designed to appeal to children from about 5-8 years
• Many will be labeled jE
• Found in a “Beginning” or “Easy” Reading section
• Some are available in paperback or with accompanying sound cassettes or CDs as Kits
• They look more like novels than picture books but they are shorter, with larger print and simpler language, than most novels

They offer new readers the chance to experience the pride and enjoyment of reading “all by themselves”.

Pattern Books

Repetition, rhythm and rhyme are devices used to help children, who are just beginning to want to read independently, gain basic word recognition skills and much needed confidence. Pattern books use these devices in a playful and engaging way, allowing your child to begin to acquire mastery of the written word.

See our We Recommend: Beginning to Read - Pattern Books list for specific titles.

Getting Started

Books for the very beginning reader to read independently usually have,

• only one sentence per page
• simple vocabulary
• repetition of words

See our We Recommend: Beginning to Read - Getting Started list for specific titles.

Suggested series books for the very beginning reader:

Bob Books	Brand New Readers	Early Step Into Reading
A First Flight Level One Reader	Flip-a-Word	Green Light Reader Level 1
I Can Read Book Level 1	I Can Read It All By Myself	Kids Can Read Level 1
My First I Can Read Book	Puffin Easy to Read Level 1	Ready-to-Read. Pre-Level 1
Ready-to-Read. Level 1	Ready to Roll Level 1	Real Kids Readers
Sounds Like Reading	Step Into Reading. Step 1 Book

Making Progress

Once beginning readers feel comfortable with titles in the Getting Started section of our list, they can try moving up to books that have,

• one to three sentences per page
• an expanded vocabulary

See our We Recommend: Beginning to Read - Making Progress list for specific titles.

Reading Confidently

Once beginning readers are comfortable, they can move on to books with,

• multiple sentences per page
• an in-depth story
• a larger vocabulary

See our We Recommend: Beginning to Read - Reading Confidently list for specific titles.

First Chapter Books

Children who are comfortable with Reading Confidently titles may wish to try a novel. Ask library staff for suggestions.

See our We Recommend: First Chapter Books list for specific titles.

Resources For Adults

There are many books available that include tips and activities to help children improve their reading skills and to encourage a love of reading.

See our We Recommend: Beginning to Read -  Resources for Adults list for specific titles.

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Sign up for our E-Newsletters in a range of subject areas to find out about new and upcoming books, as well as related programs and services. We have a Kids’ Books E-Newsletter that can be delivered regularly to your email. Each newsletter links titles directly to the library catalogue so that you can easily place holds on items you are interested in. Find out more.

Fairy Tales and Folktales

Bruno Bettelheim, a child psychologist, wrote a famous book called The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales. In this book, Bettelheim wrote that of “the entire ‘children’s literature’ – with rare exceptions – nothing can be as enriching and satisfying to child and adult alike as the folk fairy tale.” He thought that “more can be learned from [these tales] about the inner problems of human beings, and of the right solution to their predicaments in any society, than from any other type of story within a child’s comprehension.” The fairytale is, according to Bettelheim, “first and foremost a work of art.”

For more information about this subject, please refer to the The Greenwood encyclopedia of folktales and fairy tales edited by Donald Haase. It is in the reference section of the Children’s Library.

Authors who write Fairy Tales and Folktales

Books about Hans Christian Andersen
Books either written by Hans Christian Andersen or books based on his work

Books about the Brothers Grimm

Books written by one or both of the Brothers Grimm or books based on their work

Books by Gail Carson Levine

Fairy Tales @ Your Library

Adaptations of fairy tales

Books, videos, dvds, and compact discs – all versions of Cinderella

Books, videos, dvds, and compact discs – all versions of Little Red Riding Hood

Chapter Books Based on Fairytales

Easy Readers Based on Fairytales

Picture Books Based on Fairytales

Videos and DVDs Based on Fairytales

Fairy Tales in Series

 Sisters Grimm

Tales from the Five Kingdoms

Tales of the Frog Princess

Folktales @ Your Library

African Tales

Irish Tales

North American Tales

Russian Tales

Staff Picks

Staff Picks- We Recommend: Fractured Fairy Tales

Websites

Read 12 of the Grimms’ “unvarnished tales” based on a 1914 translation

Storynory
Listen to audio fairy-tales for kids from Brothers Grimm to Hans Chistian Anderson to Aesop.

SurLaLune Fairy Tales
Features 49 annotated fairy tales, including their histories, similar tales across cultures, and modern interpretations.

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Fractured Fairy Tales

	The Book That Jack Wrote jP Sci Scieszka, Jon
	Bubba the Cowboy Prince jP Ket Ketteman, Helen
	Cinder Edna jP Jac Jackson, Ellen B.
	Cinderella's Rat jP Med Meddaugh, Susan
	Dear Peter Rabbit jP Ada Ada, Alma Flor
	Dinorella: A Prehistoric Fairy Tale jP Edw Edwards, Pamela
	The Frog Prince Continued jP Sci Scieszka, Jon
	Once Upon a Golden Apple jP Lit LIttle, Jean
	Once Upon a Picnic jP Pra Prater, John
no book cover available	The Principal's New Clothes jP Cal Calmenson, Stephanie
no book cover available	Renovated Rhymes j819.1 Hic Hicks, John V.
	Somebody and the Three Blairs jP Tol Tolhurst, Marilyn
	The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales jP Sci Scieszka, Jon
	Suddenly! jP MacN McNaughton, Colin
	The Three Little Pigs j 398.2452 Kel Kellogg, Steven
no book cover available	Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig jP Tri Trivizas, Eugene
	The True Story of the Three Little Pigs jP Sci Scieszka, Jon
	Yo Hungry Wolf: A Nursery Rap jP Voz Vozar, David

Funny Stories

Stories to make you laugh out loud!

Authors who Write Funny Stories

Mo Willems

Robert Munsch

Louis Sachar

Dav Pilkey

Jon Scieszka

Melanie Watt

Funny Stories in Series

Amelia Bedelia

Big Nate

Clarice Bean

Clementine

My Weird School Daze

Time Warp Trio

Judy Moody

Stink

Funny Stories for Preschoolers

	What’s wrong little Pookie? By Sandra Boynton
	Duck in the Truck by Jez Alborough
	Click, Clack Moo: Cows that Type by Doreen Cronin
	Piggies by Don and Audrey Wood
	The Lady with the Alligator Purse by Nadine Westcott

 

Funny Stories for Beginning Readers

Funny Picture Books

	Fartiste by Kathleen Krull
	Arnie the doughnut by Laurie Keller
	Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
	The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka
	Cloudy with a chance of meatballs by Judi Barrett
	Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt
	Dear Dracula by Joshua Williamson
	I'm a Shark by Bob Shea
	Children Make Terrible Pets by Peter Brown
	A Pig Parade is a Terrible Idea by Michael Ian Black

Funny Chapter Books

	Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos
	The BFG by Roald Dahl
	Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
	Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary
	Millicent Min, Girl Genius by Lisa Yee
	Scat by Carl Hiaasen
	Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
	Schooled by Gordon Korman
	Alvin Ho Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things by Lenore Look
	Shredderman by Wendelin Van Draanen
	The Adventures of Nanny Piggins by R.A. Spratt

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HINT: Click “Recommended Reads” under your chosen age range. Choose the “Humour” list.

Graphic Novels

Do you love Graphic Novels? Guess what, we do too! Graphic Novels come in all sizes and styles and are becoming some of the most popular types of books out there and the library has many of them. Check below to see a small sampling of what the library has to offer.

All Marvel and DC Graphic Novels
Read about the continuing adventures of all the best from Marvel and DC Comics.

Batman Graphic Novels

 

 

 

Superman Graphic Novels

 

 

 

Spiderman Graphic Novels

 

 

 

 

Manga

Graphic Novels based on Literature
Classic literature in graphic novel form? You bet, check out some of the titles here that have been transformed into Graphic Novels.

Graphic Novels in a Series

	Babymouse
	Bone
	Nancy Drew
	Hardy Boys

Looking for more titles for older children? Check out the teen's Graphic Novels page.

Create your own Graphic Novels

Interested in writing your own graphic novels but do not know where to start? Check these titles out!

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Historical Fiction

Historical fiction is a genre that is generally defined by time and place with the addition of some actual historical events and characters in a fictional story. However, historical fiction has the advantage of blending historical fact with the imagination and creativity of the author which adds to the appeal of the genre.

Authors Who Write Historical Fiction

Avi Connie Brummel Crook Christopher Paul Curtis Deborah Hopkinson Janet Lunn Carol Matas Carolyn Meyer

Scott O’Dell Kit Pearson Ann Rinaldi Elizabeth George Speare Rosemary Sutcliff John Wilson Eva Wiseman Jane Yolen

Historical Fiction in a Series

	Canadian Flyer Adventures			Magic Tree House
	Dear America			My Story
	Dear Canada			Our Canadian Girl
	Disaster Strikes			Sisters of the Sword
	Girls of Many Lands			Survival!
	Great Episodes			The Royal Diaries
	History Spies			Time Warp Trio
	Little House			Young Royals

 

Historical Fiction @ Your Library

Reference books for lists of more historical fiction titles

We Recommend: Pioneer Stories

General Historical Fiction	Pre-1900's	During the 1900's
General Historical Fiction Canadian Historical Fiction	Vikings Knights & The Crusades Middle Ages Pioneers and Frontier Life Pioneers in Canada Pioneers in the United States Renaissance Underground Railroad United States Civil War	The Great Depression Holocaust World War I    Canada and WWI    France and WWI    United States and WWI World War II    Canada and        WWII    Great Britain and WWII    United States and WWII

 

Websites

Booklist Top Ten Historical Fiction for Youth

Geoffrey Bilson Award For Historical Fiction for Young People

Parents' Choice Awards for Historical Fiction

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I Like to Listen

Books to Listen to…

Books on CD for Kids

Read-Along books with cassettes

Read-Along books with CD’s

Downloadable Audiobooks to your computer, mp3, iPod

Tumblebooks

Books to Read Aloud…

	You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You books by Mary Ann Hoberman
	Stories in Rhyme

 

We Recommend: Singable Stories and Sing-a-longs

 

Music to Listen to…

Lullabies

Music for Relaxation

 

Popular Music for Kids

Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra

Fred Penner

Raffi

Sharon, Lois & Bram

The Wiggles

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I Like to Read...Sports Stories

Calling all Sportsfans!  Sports Stories revolve around some of your favourite sports and games.  Check out these books to read about characters who play some of your favourite sports.  If you like to read about action, friendship, competition and fun, you're sure to enjoy Sports Stories.

Authors who write Sports Stories

Bruce Brooks

Matt Christopher

Sports Stories in Series

Monday Night Football Club
Gordon Korman's Football Series.

The Screech Owls
The Screech Owls encounter excitement and adventure as the tour the world for Hockey tournaments.

Slapshots
Gordon Korman's Hockey Series.

Sports Stories
This series is written by various authors and includes books about a number of different sports...soccer, basketball, baseball, and more!

Whistle!
This Graphic Novel series is all about high-kicking soccer action!

Sports Stories @ Your Library

Baseball Stories

Basketball Stories

Football Stories

Hockey Stories

Soccer Stories

Staff Picks

Staff Picks - We Recommend Sports Books for Girls

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If you like Harry Potter

	Charmed Life j Jon Jones, Diane Wynne Charmed Life is part of the Christomanci Quartet which includes Witch Week, Magicians of Caprona and the Lives of Christopher Chant . Other books she wrote that you may like are The Ogre Downstairs and Howl's Moving Castle.
	Over Sea, Under Stone j Coo Cooper, Susan Over Sea is part of the Dark is Rising series which includes Dark is Rising, Greenwitch, Grey King and Silver on the Tree.
	The Golden Compass j Pul Pullman, Philip The first book of the Dark Materials set which also includes The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass.
	New Kid at School j Mac McMullan, K.H. One of many titles in the Dragon Slayers' Academy series.
	Wizard of Earthsea j LeG LeGuin, Ursula K. Other titles in the Earthsea quartet are Tombs of Atuan,  Farthest Shore and Tehanu
	Ella Enchanted j Lev Levine, Gail Carson
	Dealing with Dragons j Wre Wrede, Patricia Additional books in the Enchanted Forest Chronicles are Searching for Dragons, Calling on Dragons and Talking to Dragons.
	Five Children & It j Nes Nesbit, E. Story of the Amulet Phoenix & the Carpet Enchanted Castle
	Frindle j Cle Clements, Andrew
	Half Magic j Eag Eager, Edward Additional books are Magic by the Lake,  Knight's Castle and The Time Garden.
no book cover available	House With a Clock in its Walls j Bel Bellairs, John Additional books in the Lewis Barnavelt Series are Figure in the Shadows, The Letter, the Witch & the Ring, Ghost in the Mirror and Vengeance of the Witch-finder.
	Midnight Magic j Avi Avi
	Sword in the Stone j Whi White, T.H. Additional books in the Once & Future King set are Queen of Air & Darkness, Ill-Made Knight ,Candle in the Wind and The Book of Merlyn.
	Book of Three j Ale Alexander, Lloyd More Prydain Chronicles books are Black Cauldron, Taran Wanderer, Castle of Llyr and High King.
	Switchers j Tho Thompson, Kate
	Wizard's Map j Yol Yolen, Jane Also read Pictish Child and Wizard's Hall.
	Knights of the Kitchen Table j Sci Scieszka, Jon One of many books about the Time Warp Trio.

 

Mysteries

Hey mystery lovers – follow some of these amateur detectives and sleuths as they solve crimes, and discover the answers to puzzles and conundrums!

Mystery Series

Many mystery books are written as series. Find your favourite sleuth and join them on their mystery adventures.

	39 Clues Amy and Dan Cahill travel the world following 39 clues which will lead to an inheritance from their grandmother. Will they discover all of the clues before someone else does?
	A to Z Mysteries Follow three 3rd graders, Dink, Josh and Ruth as they solve crimes in their home town.
	Cam Jansen Cam Jansen uses her photographic memory and reasoning to solve mysteries.
	Choose Your Own Adventure Make choices as you go through these novels – will you make the right decisions or will you put yourself in danger?
	Encyclopedia Brown Each book contains mysteries to solve – can you figure out how Encyclopedia solves each case without checking the answer key?
	Hardy Boys Mystery Stories Brothers Frank and Joe Hardy help to solve crimes and solve mysteries.
	Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers Another series with Joe and Frank as they solve crimes.
	Hardy Boys Graphic Novels If you are a fan of graphic novels then choose this Frank and Joe Hardy series.
	Harriet Bean Follow this amateur girl detective as she helps her detective aunts solve mysteries.
	Nancy Drew Mystery Stories Follow the original girl detective as she solves crimes along with her friends.
	Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew Even as an eight year old Nancy was still solving crimes – follow Nancy and her friends when they were young.
	Nancy Drew Graphic Novels If you enjoy graphic novels check out this Nancy Drew series.
	Nate the Great Nate and his faithful dog Sludge solve crimes around town.
	Spy Stories @ your library Check out these stories about spies.

 

Websites

Mysterynet. com
Try to solve the mysteries that are posted here.

Ronroy.com
If you like the A to Z mysteries check out this website about the series author. Find games, colouring pages and information about these books.

39 Clues
Check out this site about the popular series. Get an agent card and sign up for an agent account.

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Scary Stories

Here are some suggestions to get you going on reading for chills and thrills. You can ask your librarian for more ideas.

Scary Stories

The Dark is Rising Sequence

Goosebumps

The House With a Clock in its Walls

The Last Apprentice

Scary Places

Suddenly Supernatural

Wolves Chronicles

Collections of Scary Stories

Ask the Bones: scary stories from around the world

The Dark-Thirty: southern tales of the supernatural

Horowitz Horror

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Triple-dare to be Scared

Truly Scary Stories for Fearless Kids

The Unexplained: a haunted Canada book

Vampires: a collection of original stories

Scary Books about...

	Ghosts
	Vampires
	Werewolves
	Zombies

Scary Novels

	Bunnicula: a rabbit-tale of mystery
	Coraline
	Count Karlstein
	Jade Green
	Skeleton Man
	Something Upstairs: a ghost story

 

True or Not True: what do you think?

Books about the Loch Ness Monster

Books about Bigfoot, Yeti and Sasquatch

Encyclopedia Horrifica

Ghosts

Ghosts: a nonfiction companion to A good night for ghosts

The Gruesome Guide to World Monsters

Informania: vampires

Vampire Castle

Websites

Beast of Loch Ness
What lurks in the depths of Scotland's Loch Ness? Learn more about the legend of Nessie from PBS's "Nova" website.

Is it Real?: Bigfoot
Is there really a Bigfoot or Sasquatch? Examine the evidence and then YOU decide!

R. L. Stine writes a scary story with the help of his audience.

 

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Science Fiction and Fantasy

Fantasy stories exist in worlds that are not real. These are places where magic rules, and creatures like unicorns come to life! There are also made-up worlds in Science Fiction stories, but instead of magic, these places are created with science and inventions that do not exist – at least not yet! Quite often, Science Fiction stories take place in outer space. Don’t be surprised, however, if you find a book that is on both the science fiction and the fantasy list - many books have stories that have magic and science in their worlds.

Authors who write Fantasy Stories

Lloyd Alexander Eoin Colfer Susan Cooper

Roald Dahl Diana Wynne Jones Gail Carson Levine William Nicholson

Garth Nix Tamora Pierce Jonathan Stroud

 

Authors who write Science Fiction Stories

Margaret Peterson Haddix

Monica Hughes

Kenneth Oppel

Philip Pullman

Fantasy Stories in a Series

	Artemis Fowl When a twelve-year-old evil genius tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll.
	Canadian Flyer Adventures Emily and Matt find that an old sled belonging to Emily's great-aunt has magical properties, enabling them to travel back in time.
	Charlie Bone (Children of the Red King) Charlie Bone's life with his widowed mother and two grandmothers undergoes a dramatic change when he discovers that he can hear people in photographs talking.
	Children of the Lamp When twelve-year-old twins Philippa and John discover that they are descended from a long line of djinn, their mother sends them away to their Uncle Nimrod, who takes them to Cairo where he starts to teach them about their extraordinary powers.
	Chronicles of Narnia Read all of the adventures of the Land of Narnia.
	Harry Potter Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
	Leven Thumps When fate brings fourteen-year-old Leven and thirteen-year-old Winter together, they discover that for mankind to continue dreaming, the gateway between reality and dreams needs to be found and demolished.
	Magic Tree House Eight-year-old Jack and his younger sister Annie find a magic tree house that whisks them back in time and around the world.
	Percy Jackson and the Olympians After learning that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea, Percy Jackson is transferred from boarding school to Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for demigods, and becomes involved in a quest to prevent a war between the gods.
	Septimus Heap Join Princess Jenna and Septimus Heap as they thwart evil magicians, train dragons, and travel through time!
	Sisters Grimm Orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with an eccentric grandmother that they have always believed to be dead. The adventure heats up as the girls discover that their Grandmother lives in a town full of fairy book characters.
	Summer of Magic Quartet In England, four cousins work together to help the ancient Wise Ones regain the magical talismans they need to fight the increasing strength of the evil Dark Being who threatens the universe.

 

Science Fiction Stories in a Series

	Atherton Edgar, an eleven-year-old orphan, finds a book that reveals significant secrets about Atherton, the strictly divided world on which he lives, even as geological changes threaten to shift the power structure that allows an elite few to live off the labor of others.
	City of Ember In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions.
	Orbis When twelve-year-old Johnny and his sister arrive on Orbis in a space ship of orphans, he finds he has a unique ability to communicate with computers..

 

Fantasy and Science Fiction Stories @ Your Library

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All Children’s Science Fiction

 

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Books about Atlantis

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Books about Ghosts and other Paranormal Activity

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NoveList Plus K-8
From the people that brought you NoveList Plus, Novelist Plus K-8 will help you find fiction and nonfiction books for school projects as well as your next favourite book. This database is filled with excerpts, first chapters, and reviews of books specifically for kids in Elementary and Middle School. Browse lists of award winners, find read-alikes as well as which book comes next in a series.

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Website Links

Ancient Astronauts
Did aliens visit Earth long ago? Examine the facts here!

Bermuda Triangle Mysteries
Watch the National Geograpic series explore the mysteries surrounding missing ships, planes and people in the Bermuda Triangle!

Canadian Crop Circle Research Network
Investigating the mystery of crop circles in the prairies and across Canada!

Centre for UFO Studies
A good collection of information from a group of scientists, academics, investigators, and volunteers dedicated to the continuing examination and analysis of the UFO phenomenon.

Is it Real? Atlantis
Explore the mystery of the most famous lost city on Earth!

Is it Real?: Crop Circles
Have a closer look at Crop Circles with this faboulous TV series from National Geographic.

J.K. Rowling Official Site
Explore this website for hidden information on your favourite Harry Potter characters as well as biographical information on the writer herself.

KidsReads.com
Learn about your favourite authors, take a quiz, enter contests, and find great new books to read all on this site!

Wands and Worlds
A website with great lists of fantasy and science fiction books and series for kids and teens.

Sports Stories

Calling all sports fans! Sports Stories revolve around some of your favourite sports and games. Check out these books to read about characters who play some of favourite sports. If you like to read about action, friendship, competition and fun, you’re sure to enjoy Sports Stories.

Authors who write Sports Stories

Bruce Brooks

Matt Christopher

Sports Stories in Series

	Monday Night Football Club Gordon Korman's Football Series.
	The Screech Owls The Screech Owls encounter excitement and adventure as the tour the world for Hockey tournaments.
	Slapshots Gordon Korman's Hockey Series.
	Sports Stories This series is written by various authors and includes books about a number of different sports...soccer, basketball, baseball, and more!
	Whistle! This Graphic Novel series is all about high-kicking soccer action!

Sports Stories @ Your Library

Baseball Stories

Basketball Stories

Football Stories

Hockey Stories

Soccer Stories

Karate Stories

Swimming Stories

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HINT: Type Sports Stories into the search box and then click on the tab for Recommended Reads.