Для среднего возраста

Книги для юных умов, преодолевающих мост между детством и подростковым возрастом, наполненные магическими приключениями, мифологическими квестами, вдохновляющими реальными историями и практическими руководствами по взрослению. Эти увлекательные книги обращаются напрямую к детям предподросткового и раннего подросткового возраста, предлагая как волшебные миры для воображения, так и мудрость реальной жизни на пути к обретению своего места в мире.

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Children of the Lost

— David Whitley • 2010

Exiled from their walled city, two children find a village where buried secrets take monstrous form.

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192

🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy 📜 Secret History 💛 Found Family 🚶 Exiled Protagonists 🎭 Emotional Suppression

Children of the Lost

Exiled from their walled city, two children find a village where buried secrets take monstrous form.

— David Whitley 2010 368 стр.

3.82

192 оценок

🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy 📜 Secret History 💛 Found Family 🚶 Exiled Protagonists 🎭 Emotional Suppression

The Palace of Glass

— Django Wexler • 2016

Her mentor killed her father. To trap him, she scours portal worlds for a legendary prison.

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🚪 Portal Fantasy 📚 Magical Library 🗡️ Revenge Quest 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Morally Gray Mentor

The Palace of Glass

Her mentor killed her father. To trap him, she scours portal worlds for a legendary prison.

— Django Wexler 2016 368 стр.

4.17

1 000+ оценок

🚪 Portal Fantasy 📚 Magical Library 🗡️ Revenge Quest 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Morally Gray Mentor

Book Scavenger

— Jennifer Chambliss Bertman • 2015

Twelve-year-old Emily must crack a coded Poe book: the last game her hero left behind.

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📚 Books About Books 🕵️ Literary Scavenger Hunt 🔐 Coded Messages 👥 Unlikely Detectives 🌉 San Francisco Setting

Book Scavenger

Twelve-year-old Emily must crack a coded Poe book: the last game her hero left behind.

— Jennifer Chambliss Bertman 2015 354 стр.

4.14

18 000+ оценок

📚 Books About Books 🕵️ Literary Scavenger Hunt 🔐 Coded Messages 👥 Unlikely Detectives 🌉 San Francisco Setting

The White House Is Burning

— Jane Sutcliffe • 2014

The White House burned. British troops looted the Capitol. And then the sky itself attacked.

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168

⚔️ War Of 1812 📖 Narrative History 👁️ Eyewitness Accounts 🪖 Military History 📚 Middle Grade History

The White House Is Burning

The White House burned. British troops looted the Capitol. And then the sky itself attacked.

— Jane Sutcliffe 2014 128 стр.

4.01

168 оценок

⚔️ War Of 1812 📖 Narrative History 👁️ Eyewitness Accounts 🪖 Military History 📚 Middle Grade History

Ghosts of Belle Isle

— Steven K. Smith • 2014

Chasing ghost stories onto a Civil War prison island, two brothers find the danger is real.

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🏛️ Civil War History 👻 Ghost Stories 👥 Sibling Dynamics 🔍 Neighborhood Mystery 💪 Bullies To Face

Ghosts of Belle Isle

Chasing ghost stories onto a Civil War prison island, two brothers find the danger is real.

— Steven K. Smith 2014 196 стр.

4.21

500+ оценок

🏛️ Civil War History 👻 Ghost Stories 👥 Sibling Dynamics 🔍 Neighborhood Mystery 💪 Bullies To Face

The Teacher of Nomad Land

— Daniel Nayeri • 2025

Two siblings wander wartime Iran with a blackboard, trading lessons for a place to belong.

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👥 Orphan Protagonists 🫂 Sibling Bond 🧳 Child Refugees 🏕️ Found Family 🗣️ Language Barriers

The Teacher of Nomad Land

Two siblings wander wartime Iran with a blackboard, trading lessons for a place to belong.

— Daniel Nayeri 2025 192 стр.

4.15

3 000+ оценок

👥 Orphan Protagonists 🫂 Sibling Bond 🧳 Child Refugees 🏕️ Found Family 🗣️ Language Barriers

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Riddle of Ages

— Trenton Lee Stewart • 2019

Four young operatives must break into an island prison before thirteen villains free the mastermind.

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🧩 Puzzle Adventure 🏠 Found Family 🧠 Telepathic Abilities 🧒 Genius Children 🎪 Team Of Misfits

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Riddle of Ages

Four young operatives must break into an island prison before thirteen villains free the mastermind.

— Trenton Lee Stewart 2019 391 стр.

4.12

9 000+ оценок

🧩 Puzzle Adventure 🏠 Found Family 🧠 Telepathic Abilities 🧒 Genius Children 🎪 Team Of Misfits

Museum of Thieves

— Lian Tanner • 2010

A chained girl escapes into a living museum, where the wildness her city buried is waking.

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6 000+

🏛️ Living Museum 🌪️ Wild Magic 🗡️ Thief Training 🤝 Found Family 🐾 Loyal Beast Companion

Museum of Thieves

A chained girl escapes into a living museum, where the wildness her city buried is waking.

— Lian Tanner 2010 320 стр.

3.92

6 000+ оценок

🏛️ Living Museum 🌪️ Wild Magic 🗡️ Thief Training 🤝 Found Family 🐾 Loyal Beast Companion

The Crowns of Croswald

— D.E. Night • 2017

An orphaned maid's forgotten past is the only weapon against a queen who feeds on forgetting.

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🏰 Magical Boarding School 👑 Hidden Royal Heir 🔮 Memory Magic 💕 Found Family ✨ Whimsical Magic

The Crowns of Croswald

An orphaned maid's forgotten past is the only weapon against a queen who feeds on forgetting.

— D.E. Night 2017 325 стр.

3.79

3 000+ оценок

🏰 Magical Boarding School 👑 Hidden Royal Heir 🔮 Memory Magic 💕 Found Family ✨ Whimsical Magic

Counting by 7s

— Holly Goldberg Sloan • 2013

Orphaned at twelve, a plant-obsessed genius grows a new family from the strangers around her.

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🫂 Found Family 🧠 Neurodivergent Kid 💔 Grief And Healing 🌼 Quiet Resilience 👨‍🏫 Unlikely Guardian

Counting by 7s

Orphaned at twelve, a plant-obsessed genius grows a new family from the strangers around her.

— Holly Goldberg Sloan 2013 380 стр.

4.14

88 000+ оценок

🫂 Found Family 🧠 Neurodivergent Kid 💔 Grief And Healing 🌼 Quiet Resilience 👨‍🏫 Unlikely Guardian

The Midnight Charter

— David Whitley • 1996

In a city that trades everything, two servant children are chosen to judge its fate.

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500+

🏙️ Dystopian City 🧒 Orphan Heroes 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 💰 Rags To Riches 🫂 Found Family

The Midnight Charter

In a city that trades everything, two servant children are chosen to judge its fate.

— David Whitley 1996 378 стр.

3.44

500+ оценок

🏙️ Dystopian City 🧒 Orphan Heroes 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 💰 Rags To Riches 🫂 Found Family

Aniana del Mar Jumps In

— Jasminne Mendez • 2023

A Dominican American girl hides her swim-team dreams and her pain, until neither can stay hidden.

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500+

📝 Middle Grade Verse 🩺 Chronic Illness 💔 Mother Daughter Rift 🌴 Caribbean Diaspora 🌀 Generational Trauma

Aniana del Mar Jumps In

A Dominican American girl hides her swim-team dreams and her pain, until neither can stay hidden.

— Jasminne Mendez 2023 384 стр.

4.02

500+ оценок

📝 Middle Grade Verse 🩺 Chronic Illness 💔 Mother Daughter Rift 🌴 Caribbean Diaspora 🌀 Generational Trauma

Shadow Forest

— Matt Haig • 2007

After their parents die, two siblings enter a Norwegian forest where shadows are stolen.

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✨ Modern Fairy Tale 🌲 Norse Folklore Fantasy 👫 Orphaned Siblings 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Tragic Villain

Shadow Forest

After their parents die, two siblings enter a Norwegian forest where shadows are stolen.

— Matt Haig 2007 416 стр.

3.97

1 000+ оценок

✨ Modern Fairy Tale 🌲 Norse Folklore Fantasy 👫 Orphaned Siblings 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Tragic Villain

This Is How I Roll

— Debbi Michiko Florence • 2023

A girl hides her famous last name to launch a secret cooking channel with the new boy.

4.08

293

🍣 Japanese American 🍳 Aspiring Chef 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond 🏡 Small Town Life 🎭 Secret Identity

This Is How I Roll

A girl hides her famous last name to launch a secret cooking channel with the new boy.

— Debbi Michiko Florence 2023 288 стр.

4.08

293 оценок

🍣 Japanese American 🍳 Aspiring Chef 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond 🏡 Small Town Life 🎭 Secret Identity

The View from Saturday

— E.L. Konigsburg • 1996

A paraplegic teacher picks four misfits for an Academic Bowl team that wins more than trophies.

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🏠 Found Family 🏆 Academic Competition 🧩 Interwoven Narratives 🫖 Cozy Gatherings 🏡 Small Town Life

The View from Saturday

A paraplegic teacher picks four misfits for an Academic Bowl team that wins more than trophies.

— E.L. Konigsburg 1996 176 стр.

3.76

46 000+ оценок

🏠 Found Family 🏆 Academic Competition 🧩 Interwoven Narratives 🫖 Cozy Gatherings 🏡 Small Town Life

The Girl with the Whispering Shadow

— D.E. Night • 2019

A hidden magical town should have been safe, but a stolen shadow walks its lantern-lit streets.

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🏘️ Hidden Magical Town 🖤 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Chosen One 🌑 Shadow Curses 🔍 Magical Whodunit

The Girl with the Whispering Shadow

A hidden magical town should have been safe, but a stolen shadow walks its lantern-lit streets.

— D.E. Night 2019 384 стр.

4.21

500+ оценок

🏘️ Hidden Magical Town 🖤 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Chosen One 🌑 Shadow Curses 🔍 Magical Whodunit

City of Lies

— Lian Tanner • 2011

A thief chases kidnappers into a city where lies reshape reality and a festival hides secrets.

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2 000+

🗡️ Thief Protagonist 🎪 Truth-Bending Festival 🐾 Animal Companions 🏃 Rescue Mission 📖 Stories Within Stories

City of Lies

A thief chases kidnappers into a city where lies reshape reality and a festival hides secrets.

— Lian Tanner 2011 278 стр.

4.03

2 000+ оценок

🗡️ Thief Protagonist 🎪 Truth-Bending Festival 🐾 Animal Companions 🏃 Rescue Mission 📖 Stories Within Stories

Room to Dream

— Kelly Yang • 2021

A corporation wants her family's motel. Seventh-grader Mia Tang has a column and something to prove.

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🧳 Immigrant Experience 🌏 Cultural Identity 💔 Shifting Friendships 📰 Girl Reporter ✊ Community Resistance

Room to Dream

A corporation wants her family's motel. Seventh-grader Mia Tang has a column and something to prove.

— Kelly Yang 2021 320 стр.

4.37

5 000+ оценок

🧳 Immigrant Experience 🌏 Cultural Identity 💔 Shifting Friendships 📰 Girl Reporter ✊ Community Resistance

Fault Lines in the Constitution

— Cynthia Levinson • 2017

Four times the Senate clout for small-state voters: the 1787 compromise still in charge.

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⚖️ Constitutional Law 🗳️ Voting Rights 📊 Unequal Representation 🔒 Legislative Gridlock 🔧 Constitutional Reform

Fault Lines in the Constitution

Four times the Senate clout for small-state voters: the 1787 compromise still in charge.

— Cynthia Levinson 2017 240 стр.

4.00

500+ оценок

⚖️ Constitutional Law 🗳️ Voting Rights 📊 Unequal Representation 🔒 Legislative Gridlock 🔧 Constitutional Reform

Finch House

— Ciera Burch • 2023

Grandfather vanished inside the forbidden Victorian. Micah must enter a house that traps children.

3.70

386

🏚️ Haunted House 🏠 Sentient House 👧 Missing Children 👻 Bargain With Ghosts 🩸 Family Curse

Finch House

Grandfather vanished inside the forbidden Victorian. Micah must enter a house that traps children.

— Ciera Burch 2023 207 стр.

3.70

386 оценок

🏚️ Haunted House 🏠 Sentient House 👧 Missing Children 👻 Bargain With Ghosts 🩸 Family Curse

Stranger Things, Season One

— Matthew J. Gilbert • 2025

When Will Byers disappears, his friends find a silent, powerful girl who knows what took him.

4.29

238

🏚️ Small-Town Horror 📺 Nostalgic Horror 👥 Found Family 👾 Kids Vs Monsters 🧠 Psychic Powers

Stranger Things, Season One

When Will Byers disappears, his friends find a silent, powerful girl who knows what took him.

— Matthew J. Gilbert 2025 320 стр.

4.29

238 оценок

🏚️ Small-Town Horror 📺 Nostalgic Horror 👥 Found Family 👾 Kids Vs Monsters 🧠 Psychic Powers

One Half from the East

— Nadia Hashimi • 2016

A Kabul girl turned boy to bring luck finds a friend who shares the disguise.

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2 000+

🎭 Girl Disguised As Boy 👯‍♀️ Sibling Solidarity 🩹 Injured Parent 🏔️ Rural Afghanistan 🌈 Magical Thinking

One Half from the East

A Kabul girl turned boy to bring luck finds a friend who shares the disguise.

— Nadia Hashimi 2016 277 стр.

3.98

2 000+ оценок

🎭 Girl Disguised As Boy 👯‍♀️ Sibling Solidarity 🩹 Injured Parent 🏔️ Rural Afghanistan 🌈 Magical Thinking

The Unbreakable Code

— Jennifer Chambliss Bertman • 2017

A puzzle lover cracks a cursed cipher before her city burns and her teacher is framed.

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4 000+

🕵️ Bookish Mystery ⛏️ Gold Rush History 💰 Buried Treasure 🔐 Hidden Codes 🔍 Sleuthing Duo

The Unbreakable Code

A puzzle lover cracks a cursed cipher before her city burns and her teacher is framed.

— Jennifer Chambliss Bertman 2017 353 стр.

4.23

4 000+ оценок

🕵️ Bookish Mystery ⛏️ Gold Rush History 💰 Buried Treasure 🔐 Hidden Codes 🔍 Sleuthing Duo

The Audtion

— Maddie Ziegler • 2017

A dancer uprooted to Florida must earn her place among wary teammates and ruthless rivals.

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1 000+

🩰 Competitive Dance 💔 New Girl Struggles ⚡ Cliques And Rivalry 🎭 Dance Team Drama 💪 Overcoming Setbacks

The Audtion

A dancer uprooted to Florida must earn her place among wary teammates and ruthless rivals.

— Maddie Ziegler 2017 272 стр.

4.12

1 000+ оценок

🩰 Competitive Dance 💔 New Girl Struggles ⚡ Cliques And Rivalry 🎭 Dance Team Drama 💪 Overcoming Setbacks

Shadowmancer

— G.P. Taylor • 2002

A shipwrecked priest and two orphans defy a shadow-wielding vicar to reclaim a sacred relic.

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3 000+

🕊️ Christian Fantasy 🌊 Gothic Seaside ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🤝 Found Family ⛪ Corrupted Priest

Shadowmancer

A shipwrecked priest and two orphans defy a shadow-wielding vicar to reclaim a sacred relic.

— G.P. Taylor 2002 288 стр.

2.83

3 000+ оценок

🕊️ Christian Fantasy 🌊 Gothic Seaside ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🤝 Found Family ⛪ Corrupted Priest

Path of Beasts

— Lian Tanner • 2012

A tyrant rules Goldie's city: the battle-rage she carries could free it or destroy her.

4.14

1 000+

🏛️ Magical Museum 🏙️ Occupied City 🔥 Inner Beast 💛 Found Family 🎭 Trickster Heroes

Path of Beasts

A tyrant rules Goldie's city: the battle-rage she carries could free it or destroy her.

— Lian Tanner 2012 337 стр.

4.14

1 000+ оценок

🏛️ Magical Museum 🏙️ Occupied City 🔥 Inner Beast 💛 Found Family 🎭 Trickster Heroes

The War of the Woods

— D.E. Night • 2022

A reluctant queen journeys underground seeking dwarf allies before darkness claims her kingdom.

4.45

174

🏔️ Underground Quest 👑 Reluctant Queen 🫂 Found Family 🤝 Enemies To Allies 🐉 Dragon Bond

The War of the Woods

A reluctant queen journeys underground seeking dwarf allies before darkness claims her kingdom.

— D.E. Night 2022

4.45

174 оценок

🏔️ Underground Quest 👑 Reluctant Queen 🫂 Found Family 🤝 Enemies To Allies 🐉 Dragon Bond

The Words of the Wandering

— D.E. Night • 2020

An orphan at a magical school hunts a shattered crown stone while a dark queen hunts her.

4.44

277

🏰 Magical Boarding School 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 👥 Found Family 👑 Hidden Royalty 🧒 Orphan Protagonist

The Words of the Wandering

An orphan at a magical school hunts a shattered crown stone while a dark queen hunts her.

— D.E. Night 2020 304 стр.

4.44

277 оценок

🏰 Magical Boarding School 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 👥 Found Family 👑 Hidden Royalty 🧒 Orphan Protagonist

The Guggenheim Mystery

— Robin Stevens • 2017

When a Kandinsky vanishes at the Guggenheim, a pattern-minded boy must clear his framed aunt.

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2 000+

🎨 Art Heist Mystery 🧠 Neurodivergent Detective 🔍 Kid Detective Squad 🏛️ Museum Setting 🗽 New York City

The Guggenheim Mystery

When a Kandinsky vanishes at the Guggenheim, a pattern-minded boy must clear his framed aunt.

— Robin Stevens 2017 298 стр.

4.07

2 000+ оценок

🎨 Art Heist Mystery 🧠 Neurodivergent Detective 🔍 Kid Detective Squad 🏛️ Museum Setting 🗽 New York City

Stig of the Dump

— Clive King • 1963

Down a chalk pit, Barney finds a wild boy who builds a life from discarded things.

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11 000+

⏳ Time-Slip Fantasy 🌿 Wild Boy 🌳 Pastoral Adventure 👥 Buddy Adventure 🎭 Imaginative Play

Stig of the Dump

Down a chalk pit, Barney finds a wild boy who builds a life from discarded things.

— Clive King 1963 176 стр.

3.91

11 000+ оценок

⏳ Time-Slip Fantasy 🌿 Wild Boy 🌳 Pastoral Adventure 👥 Buddy Adventure 🎭 Imaginative Play

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma

— Trenton Lee Stewart • 2009

Four brilliant children in hiding must outwit a villain who craves a machine that controls minds.

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45 000+

🏠 Found Family 🧩 Codes And Puzzles 🔮 Psychic Child 🧠 Gifted Children 👥 Evil Twin

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma

Four brilliant children in hiding must outwit a villain who craves a machine that controls minds.

— Trenton Lee Stewart 2009 400 стр.

4.28

45 000+ оценок

🏠 Found Family 🧩 Codes And Puzzles 🔮 Psychic Child 🧠 Gifted Children 👥 Evil Twin

The New Girl

— Meg Cabot • 2008

Allie Finkle starts a new school with a pirate-costumed brother, and a bully wants to fight.

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3 000+

🏫 New Kid 🤝 Bully Redemption 🐱 Pet Adoption 👭 Girl Friend Group 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Quirky Family

The New Girl

Allie Finkle starts a new school with a pirate-costumed brother, and a bully wants to fight.

— Meg Cabot 2008 240 стр.

3.86

3 000+ оценок

🏫 New Kid 🤝 Bully Redemption 🐱 Pet Adoption 👭 Girl Friend Group 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Quirky Family

The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

— Daniel Nayeri • 2023

On the Silk Road, an orphan must outlast the killers chasing the storytelling merchant he loves.

3.96

3 000+

🐪 Silk Road Adventure 🫂 Found Family 👦 Orphan Protagonist 🎭 Darkly Comic Quest 🏜️ Desert Survival

The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

On the Silk Road, an orphan must outlast the killers chasing the storytelling merchant he loves.

— Daniel Nayeri 2023 224 стр.

3.96

3 000+ оценок

🐪 Silk Road Adventure 🫂 Found Family 👦 Orphan Protagonist 🎭 Darkly Comic Quest 🏜️ Desert Survival

Game Face

— Shari Green • 2023

A goalie's anxiety spirals after his best friend collapses, and silence is no longer an option.

4.26

226

📖 Verse Novel 🏒 Hockey Fiction 😰 Anxious Protagonist 👬 Male Friendship 💔 Grief And Loss

Game Face

A goalie's anxiety spirals after his best friend collapses, and silence is no longer an option.

— Shari Green 2023 376 стр.

4.26

226 оценок

📖 Verse Novel 🏒 Hockey Fiction 😰 Anxious Protagonist 👬 Male Friendship 💔 Grief And Loss

Cold Hearted

— Serena Valentino • 2021

A loving widow crosses into a fairy tale kingdom and watches herself become its villain.

4.03

10 000+

🏰 Cinderella Retelling 🖤 Villain Origin Story 😔 Sympathetic Villain 📖 Fairy Tale Subversion 🏚️ Domestic Gothic

Cold Hearted

A loving widow crosses into a fairy tale kingdom and watches herself become its villain.

— Serena Valentino 2021 304 стр.

4.03

10 000+ оценок

🏰 Cinderella Retelling 🖤 Villain Origin Story 😔 Sympathetic Villain 📖 Fairy Tale Subversion 🏚️ Domestic Gothic

Evil Thing

— Serena Valentino • 2020

Before the puppies, Cruella De Vil was just a girl who wanted her mother's love.

3.97

12 000+

🖤 Villain Origin Story 📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 💔 Toxic Mother Wound 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere

Evil Thing

Before the puppies, Cruella De Vil was just a girl who wanted her mother's love.

— Serena Valentino 2020 352 стр.

3.97

12 000+ оценок

🖤 Villain Origin Story 📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 💔 Toxic Mother Wound 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere

Half Magic

— Edward Eager • 1954

A coin grants exactly half of every wish, and four siblings must outsmart their own desires.

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38 000+

🪙 Ironic Wishes 📚 Old-Fashioned Fantasy 👫 Sibling Adventure Squad 🏠 Found Family 💔 Grief And Healing

Half Magic

A coin grants exactly half of every wish, and four siblings must outsmart their own desires.

— Edward Eager 1954 192 стр.

3.95

38 000+ оценок

🪙 Ironic Wishes 📚 Old-Fashioned Fantasy 👫 Sibling Adventure Squad 🏠 Found Family 💔 Grief And Healing

The Alcatraz Escape

— Jennifer Chambliss Bertman • 2018

An escape-room game on Alcatraz pits puzzle whiz Emily Crane against an unknown saboteur.

4.28

2 000+

🔐 Escape Room Puzzles 📖 Literary Puzzles 🔢 Code Breaking 🏝️ Alcatraz Setting 🎭 Hidden Identity

The Alcatraz Escape

An escape-room game on Alcatraz pits puzzle whiz Emily Crane against an unknown saboteur.

— Jennifer Chambliss Bertman 2018 264 стр.

4.28

2 000+ оценок

🔐 Escape Room Puzzles 📖 Literary Puzzles 🔢 Code Breaking 🏝️ Alcatraz Setting 🎭 Hidden Identity

The Midas Box

— G.P. Taylor • 2008

At a gothic seaside hotel, an orphan discovers every boy hired before him has disappeared.

3.46

500+

🚂 Steampunk Fantasy 🏨 Gothic Hotel 🧒 Orphan Protagonist 🎭 Uncanny Doubles 🕰️ Victorian Fantasy

The Midas Box

At a gothic seaside hotel, an orphan discovers every boy hired before him has disappeared.

— G.P. Taylor 2008 304 стр.

3.46

500+ оценок

🚂 Steampunk Fantasy 🏨 Gothic Hotel 🧒 Orphan Protagonist 🎭 Uncanny Doubles 🕰️ Victorian Fantasy

Blood and Fire

— Marcus Alexander • 2014

A girl must free the dragons to rescue her parents from a tyrant's prison of souls.

4.50

159

🐉 Dragon Companion 💕 Chosen Family 🗺️ Magical Quest 🌱 Coming Of Age 💔 Orphaned Hero

Blood and Fire

A girl must free the dragons to rescue her parents from a tyrant's prison of souls.

— Marcus Alexander 2014 480 стр.

4.50

159 оценок

🐉 Dragon Companion 💕 Chosen Family 🗺️ Magical Quest 🌱 Coming Of Age 💔 Orphaned Hero

Der Prinz von Eidolon

— Jane Johnson • 2005

His talking cat comes from a magical world whose missing queen is his ailing mother.

3.79

500+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royal Heritage 🐱 Talking Cat 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ⭐ Chosen One Prophecy

Der Prinz von Eidolon

His talking cat comes from a magical world whose missing queen is his ailing mother.

— Jane Johnson 2005 336 стр.

3.79

500+ оценок

🚪 Portal Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royal Heritage 🐱 Talking Cat 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ⭐ Chosen One Prophecy

The First State of Being

— Erin Entrada Kelly • 2024

A twelve-year-old stockpiles for Y2K until a boy from 2199 lands in his apartment courtyard.

4.04

6 000+

🧠 Childhood Anxiety ⏰ Time Travel Visitor 💔 Grief And Loss 🏠 Found Family 🌱 Quiet Coming Of Age

The First State of Being

A twelve-year-old stockpiles for Y2K until a boy from 2199 lands in his apartment courtyard.

— Erin Entrada Kelly 2024 272 стр.

4.04

6 000+ оценок

🧠 Childhood Anxiety ⏰ Time Travel Visitor 💔 Grief And Loss 🏠 Found Family 🌱 Quiet Coming Of Age

Other Words for Home

— Jasmine Warga • 2019

A Syrian girl flees to Ohio and finds her voice on a middle-school stage.

4.40

35 000+

📖 Verse Novel 🌏 Culture Shock 🧕 Choosing Hijab 💔 Sibling Separation 🎭 School Play

Other Words for Home

A Syrian girl flees to Ohio and finds her voice on a middle-school stage.

— Jasmine Warga 2019 352 стр.

4.40

35 000+ оценок

📖 Verse Novel 🌏 Culture Shock 🧕 Choosing Hijab 💔 Sibling Separation 🎭 School Play

Crow's Revenge

— Marcus Alexander • 2008

Her pendant opens a hidden door to dragons, a tyrant, and the parents stolen from her.

4.21

500+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🐉 Dragon Companion 😤 Abusive Guardian ⚔️ Magical Tournament

Crow's Revenge

Her pendant opens a hidden door to dragons, a tyrant, and the parents stolen from her.

— Marcus Alexander 2008 448 стр.

4.21

500+ оценок

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🐉 Dragon Companion 😤 Abusive Guardian ⚔️ Magical Tournament

Mirror Magic

— Linda Chapman • 2018

A grieving girl's magical fox reveals a dark spirit trapped in her sister's mirror.

4.27

500+

🦊 Magical Animal Bonds 🪞 Cursed Object 🌲 Woodland Magic 🌿 Cozy Fantasy Energy 💚 Overcoming Grief

Mirror Magic

A grieving girl's magical fox reveals a dark spirit trapped in her sister's mirror.

— Linda Chapman 2018 160 стр.

4.27

500+ оценок

🦊 Magical Animal Bonds 🪞 Cursed Object 🌲 Woodland Magic 🌿 Cozy Fantasy Energy 💚 Overcoming Grief

Light Comes to Shadow Mountain

— Toni Buzzeo • 2023

A Kentucky girl's dream of electric light meets the immovable force of her mother's grief.

4.25

307

🏔️ Appalachian Setting 🤝 Community Action 📰 Young Journalist 🌿 Folk Healing 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Tension

Light Comes to Shadow Mountain

A Kentucky girl's dream of electric light meets the immovable force of her mother's grief.

— Toni Buzzeo 2023 272 стр.

4.25

307 оценок

🏔️ Appalachian Setting 🤝 Community Action 📰 Young Journalist 🌿 Folk Healing 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Tension

Tintentod

— Cornelia Funke • 2007

His voice brings stories alive. Trapped in a dark fable, he is its doomed outlaw hero.

3.98

94 000+

📖 Portal Fantasy 📚 Story Within A Story ⚔️ Reluctant Hero 💀 Bargains With Death 🏠 Found Family

Tintentod

His voice brings stories alive. Trapped in a dark fable, he is its doomed outlaw hero.

— Cornelia Funke 2007 761 стр.

3.98

94 000+ оценок

📖 Portal Fantasy 📚 Story Within A Story ⚔️ Reluctant Hero 💀 Bargains With Death 🏠 Found Family

The Mystery of Locked Rooms

— Lindsay Currie • 2024

Facing foreclosure, three escape-room prodigies hunt treasure inside a legendary abandoned funhouse.

3.92

3 000+

🧩 Escape Room Puzzles 💰 Hidden Treasure 🫂 Found Family 😰 Anxiety Representation 🏚️ Abandoned Places

The Mystery of Locked Rooms

Facing foreclosure, three escape-room prodigies hunt treasure inside a legendary abandoned funhouse.

— Lindsay Currie 2024 256 стр.

3.92

3 000+ оценок

🧩 Escape Room Puzzles 💰 Hidden Treasure 🫂 Found Family 😰 Anxiety Representation 🏚️ Abandoned Places

Henry and Ribsy

— Beverly Cleary • 1953

Henry's summer deal: keep his dog out of trouble, earn a salmon fishing trip with Dad.

4.01

14 000+

🐕 Boy And His Dog 🐶 Misunderstood Dog 🏘️ Neighborhood Adventures 😄 Gentle Humor ☀️ Summer Adventures

Henry and Ribsy

Henry's summer deal: keep his dog out of trouble, earn a salmon fishing trip with Dad.

— Beverly Cleary 1953 208 стр.

4.01

14 000+ оценок

🐕 Boy And His Dog 🐶 Misunderstood Dog 🏘️ Neighborhood Adventures 😄 Gentle Humor ☀️ Summer Adventures

The Fairfleet Affair

— K.H. Saxton • 2023

After their mentor vanishes during an eclipse, two kid detectives follow his trail of museum clues.

4.06

185

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 🔍 Kid Detectives 👑 Hidden Heir 🏛️ Museum Setting 🎨 Art Forgery

The Fairfleet Affair

After their mentor vanishes during an eclipse, two kid detectives follow his trail of museum clues.

— K.H. Saxton 2023 272 стр.

4.06

185 оценок

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 🔍 Kid Detectives 👑 Hidden Heir 🏛️ Museum Setting 🎨 Art Forgery

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