Henry, his dog, and his friends live a fun-filled life in their small town.
J Fic
Cleary, Beverly
Ramona the Pest
(gr. 4+)
Henry's friend, Beezus, has a little sister, Ramona, whose high-spirited antics get her in trouble.
J Fic
Cooper, Susan
The Dark is Rising
(gr. 5-8)
An exciting installment in a fantasy series about a modern boy who is pulled into a darkly thrilling world of magic and danger, in a battle between good and evil.
J Fic
Dahl, Roald
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
(gr. 3-6)
Charlie and four other children win entry into Willie Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory.
J Fic
Dahl, Roald
James and the Giant Peach
(gr. 4-6)
James rides a giant peach on an adventure to escape from his mean aunts and live in New York.
J Fic
Dahl, Roald
The Witches
(gr. 3-5)
A boy and his grandmother work together to stop witches from trying to destroy the world's children by turning them in to mice.
J Fic
Eager, Edward
Half-Magic
(gr. 3+)
Children find a half-magic coin and learn to double their wishes to make them come true.
J Fic
Enright, Elizabeth
The Saturdays
(gr. 3-6)
Each child in a family does something special on Saturdays, as they take turns in a series of adventures.
J Fic
Estes, Eleanor
The Great Brain (and sequels)
(gr. 4-6)
Does a girl who wears the same dress everyday to school really have one hundred dresses at home? The girls in her class learn a hard lesson in this short but powerful book.
J Fic
Fitzhugh, Louise
Harriet the Spy
(gr. 5-7)
Harriet, independent and funny but not always nice or happy, is unforgettable. What happens when her friends find her journal full of bad opinions of them? This is only one part of the action in this fine novel.
