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Recommended By Kids! Whenever you see this seal on the front of a library book, that means it was chosen by members of the Nutmeg Readers Group (grades 4-6) as one of the best books they have read this year.
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Of all the books we read this year, these are the ones we liked best, and would like to recommend to other kids:
The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan
(book one of The 39 Clues)
A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park
Half-and-Half by Lensey Namioka
Princess in the Spotlight by Meg Cabot
( volume 2 of The Princess Diaries)
Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick
Archer’s Quest by Linda Sue Park
Becoming Naomi Leon by Pam Munoz Ryan
Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
MVP by Douglas Evans
Frindle by Andrew Clements
I’d Tell You I Love You, But Then I’d Have To Kill You by Ally Carter
The Witches by Roald Dahl
Dragon Keeper by Carole Wilkinson
Granny Torelli Makes Soup by Sharon Creech
Joshua’s Song by Joan Hiatt Harlow
The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
Redwall by Brian Jacques
Star in the Storm by Joan Hiatt Harlow
Mister Fred by Jill Pinkwater
Rules by Cynthia Lord
The Year of the Dog by Grace Lin
Archer’s Quest by Linda Sue Park
Drita My Homegirl by Jenny Lombard
Paint the Wind by Pam Munoz Ryan
The Ghost’s Grave by Peg Kehret
The Stumptown Kid by Carol Gorman and Ron Findley
We liked these whole series, and recommend all of the volumes:
Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
Warriors by Erin Hunter
The Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins (Gregor the Overlander, etc.)
Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan (The Lightning Thief, etc.)
Seekers by Erin Hunter
Chronicles of Ancient Darkness by Michelle Paver (Wolf Brother, etc.)
Dragon Adventures by Chris D’Lacey (The Fire Within, etc.)
