Rating: Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Tor Books (August 31, 2010)/ Hard Cover: 1008 pages / ISBN: 9780765326355 First sentence: Kalak rounded a rocky stone ridge and stumbled to a stop before…
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Rating: Genre: Historical Fiction Reading Level: Young Adults (There is quite a bit of language and events in this book that are unsuitable for young children.) First sentence: First the…
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew by C. S. Lewis
Rating: Genre: Children’s Books/Fantasy/Classics First sentence: This is a story about something that happened long ago when your grandfather was a child. Favorite Quote From the Book: “But please, please…
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
Rating: Genre: Horror/Thriller, Fantasy, Mystery First sentence: Once upon a time — for that is how all stories should begin — there was a boy who lost his mother. Favorite…
Jesus The Christ by James E Talmage
Rating: Genre: Religious/LDS First sentence: It is a matter of history that, at or near the beginning of what has since come to be known as the Christian era, the…
The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton
Rating: Genre: Young Adult First sentence: When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had just two things on my mind: Paul…
The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch (Spook’s Apprentice #1) by Joseph Delaney
Rating: Genre: Fantasy, YA First sentence: When the Spook arrived, the light was already beginning to fail. Favorite Quote From the Book: If you can’t make a mistake, you can’t…
Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
Rating: Genre: Fantasy, YA First sentence: Look, I didn’t want to be a half-blood. Favorite Quote From the Book: Publisher: Disney-Hyperion (March 21, 2006), Paperback: 400 pages / ISBN 0786838655…
The Velveteen Rabbit By Margery Williams
This is a wonderful story about love and the impact toys have on children and their imagination. It was one of my favorite bedtime stories as a kid. Amazon.com Review:…
The Chosen by Chaim Potok
This is one of my all time favorite books. I first discovered it when I was in 6th grade, and have reread it many times since then. It’s a book…