![]() ![]() Left to his own devices by his frantic parents, Michael explores the new house and finds a creature living in the garage-a creature who is half angel, half bird and calls himself Skellig. But to add to their worries, Michael’s new baby sister is born prematurely and is fighting for her life. Michael and his family have moved to a new house, which is hard enough in and of itself. But when Sophie’s parents go missing, it is up to Sophie, Monster, and Sophie’s new best friend, Evan, a boy plagued with nightmares, to find them, save them from the Night Watchmen, and restore order to a world that loves nothing better than a good night’s sleep and sweet dreams.Īges 10-12 | Publisher: Clarion Books | 2017 (Reprint) | ISBN-13: 978-0544935266 Skellig Luckily, Monster is a nice creature, but Sophie’s parents don’t want her tempting fate again. Sophie herself never dreams because the one time she drank a liquid dream, one of the creatures in the dream followed her back to reality. Sophie has lived all her life in the Dreamcatcher Bookstore, where her parents illegally resell dreams. What if your parents owned a shop that traded in dreams-dreams caught by dream catchers and stored to be sold at a later date? And what if a group of people called the Night Watchmen were trying to stop your parents from selling those dreams? And what if you had a magical ability where you could go inside a dream and a piece of that dream would return with you? That’s the situation Sophie finds herself in. Can Miranda stop this terrible event? Can she figure out who is writing these notes? And can she solve the riddle of how this person seems to know the future? Read When You Reach Meto find out!Īges 8-12 | Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books | 2009 | ISBN-13: 978-0385737425 The Girl Who Could Not Dream As Miranda tries to unravel the puzzle of the notes, she finds that they predict future events that no one could possibly know-including the fact that it will be Miranda herself who must prevent a tragic death that is about to happen. To make matters worse, the apartment key her mom left her for emergencies has gone missing, and mysterious notes addressed to Miranda keep appearing. Now, for no reason Miranda can think of, Sal won’t talk to her anymore. Miranda and her best friend, Sal, have been pals forever-that is, until a kid in a dirty green coat on the streets of New York punches Sal. What will Winnie do? The answer makes for a wonderful story that leaves you asking yourself: Would you agree to live forever, if given that chance?Īges 9+ | Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux | 1975 2007 reprint | ISBN-13: 978-0312369811 When You Reach Me To complicate matters, Winnie is being followed by a man who is determined to reveal the Tuck’s secret, discover the hidden spring, and bottle the water to sell it for his own gain. What would you do if you discovered a way to live forever? Would you drink the waters that provide this ability? What does it truly mean to live forever? This is the question facing ten-year-old Winnie Foster when she discovers the Tuck family and their secret-a spring whose waters, if ingested, cause you to never grow old. ![]() Order a Copy Now: Indiebound | Amazon | Barnes and NobleĪges 9-12 | Publisher: Dial Books | 2008 (Reprint) | ISBN-13: 978-0803733060 Tuck Everlasting And while, in the end, Mibs finds she doesn’t get what she wants, she does discover that, with the help of a few friends, she gets exactly what she needs. But when Mibs’ dad is in a serious car accident, Mibs finds herself hoping her savvy will be the ability to heal. Mibs’ brother can control the elements and her grandmother can move mountains! Mibs can’t wait to discover what her savvy will be. ![]() ![]() Mibs Beaumont is turning thirteen, a very special time for all Beaumont children, as that’s when they discover their Savvy-or special power. I hope you read them because I think you’ll love them as much as I do!! Savvy Here are some of the magical books I’ve loved. But in the meantime, I continue to read about others who have had magical things happen to them. Today, I’m grown up but I haven’t stopped wishing that someday I’ll stumble into an enchanted town or catch a leprechaun guarding a pot of gold. Kathleen Benner Duble | The Children’s Book Review | June 11, 2019Īs a kid, I loved nothing more than a good story with magic! And the books where I could actually envision myself having that magic, too-if just a few little changes happened in my life-were even more awesome to read. ![]()
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