Leesville Staff Picks: Chapter Books

A list comprising all of our favorite Kids (Juvenile) books.

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Book cover for "Aru Shah and the end of time"
Star rating for Aru Shah and the end of time
Series:
Pandava volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
Notes:
Farida & Sarah's Picks
Description:
Twelve-year-old Aru Shah has the tendency to stretch the truth to fit in at school. One day, three schoolmates show up at Aru's doorstep to catch her in a lie. They don't believe her claim that the museum's Lamp of Bharata is cursed, and they dare Aru to prove it. But lighting the lamp has dire consequences. Her classmates and beloved mother are frozen in time, and it's up to Aru to save them.
Book cover for "The magician's nephew"
Star rating for The magician's nephew
Series:
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Notes:
Laura J's Pick
Description:
When Digory and Polly try to return the wicked witch Jadis to her own world, the magic gets mixed up and they all land in Narnia where they witness Aslan blessing the animals with human speech.
Book cover for "Mariel of Redwall"
Star rating for Mariel of Redwall
Series:
Redwall volume 4.
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Notes:
Elyse's Pick
Description:
The mousemaid Mariel achieves victory at sea for the animals of Redwall Abbey, fighting the savage pirate rat Gabool the Wild, warlord of rodent corsairs.
Book cover for "Marlfox"
Star rating for Marlfox
Series:
Redwall volume 11.
Average Rating:
5 stars
Notes:
Matt's Pick
Description:
When three young residents of Redwall Abbey go on a quest to recover a tapestry stolen by the Marlfoxes, their bravery removes the curse of these evil animals on a lost island.
Book cover for "Mossflower"
Star rating for Mossflower
Series:
Redwall volume 2.
Average Rating:
5 stars
Notes:
Elyse's Pick
Description:
Martin the warrior mouse and Gonff the mousethief set out to find the missing ruler of Mossflower, while the other animal inhabitants of the woodland prepare to rebel against the evil wildcat who has seized power.
Book cover for "Peter Pan"
Star rating for Peter Pan
Average Rating:
4.2 stars
Notes:
Kelly's Pick
Description:
The adventures of the three Darling children in Never-Never Land with Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up. "All children, except one, grow up." And so begins the story of one of the most beloved characters in children's literature, Peter Pan. J.M. Barrie's classic tale, completely unabridged, features a boy who refuses to grow up, Tinker Bell the fairy, and the Darling children -- Wendy, John, and Michael. Their great adventure begins on the...
Book cover for "Taggerung"
Star rating for Taggerung
Series:
Redwall volume 14.
Average Rating:
5 stars
Notes:
Elyse's Pick
Description:
A young otter, kidnapped in his infancy and raised as a warrior-thief by a band of vermin, leaves the tribe and goes off to seek adventures of his own.
Book cover for "The terrible thing that happened to Barnaby Brocket"
Star rating for The terrible thing that happened to Barnaby Brocket
Average Rating:
5 stars
Notes:
Minh's Pick
Description:
Born with an ability to float in the air, Barnaby Brocket is entreated by his parents to hide his unusual trait until a fateful day when he finds himself on a journey that takes him all over the world and into outer space.
Book cover for "A wrinkle in time"
Star rating for A wrinkle in time
Series:
Time quintet volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.1 stars
Notes:
Elyse's Pick
Description:
Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government.