Holes- by Louis Sachar
Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnatses. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys’ detention centre, Camp Green Lake, where the boys build character by spending all day, every day digging holes exactly five feet wide and five feet deep. There is no lake at Camp Green Lake. But there are an awful lot of holes.
It doesn’t take long for Stanley to realize there’s more than character improvement going on at Camp Green Lake. The boys are digging holes because the warden is looking for something. But what could be buried under a dried-up lake? Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment-and redemption. This book is awesome, and I recommend this book for 10 year olds and up.
Tom’s Midnight Garden -by Philippa Pearce
Lying awake at night, Tom hears the old grandfather clock downstairs strike . . . eleven . . . twelve . . . thirteen . . . Thirteen! When Tom gets up to investigate, he discovers a magical garden. A garden that everyone told him doesn’t exist. A garden that only he can enter . . .
This book is great, and I love it! I recommend this book to 8 year olds and older.
The Marvels -by Brain Selznick
The journey begins on a ship at sea in 1766, with a boy named Billy Marvel …….. After surviving a shipwreck, he finds work in a London theatre. There his family flourishes for generationsas brilliant actors until 1900, when young Leo Marvel is banished from the stage.
Nearly a century later, Joseph Jervis runs away from school and seeks refuge with an uncle in London. Albert’s Nightingale’s strange, beuatiful house, with its mysterious portraits, captivates Joseph and leads him on a search for clues about the house, his family, and the past. But do both stories connect?
A gripping mystery with loads of adventure, this book is awesome! I love this book, and I think this book will be good for eight year olds and older.
The Little White Horse -by Elizabeth Goudge
Maria Merryweather, a stranger to Moonacre, is fascinated by the mysterious story of the long-lost Moon Princess and the magical little white horse. Before long, Maria is determined to restore peace and happiness to the valley. And Maria usually gets her way…
I love this book and recommend it to 10 +
(all these ages are JUST SUGGESTIONS-you don’t have to be that certain age to read the book…)