F-V Kid Picks (formerly FUQ Kid Picks)


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Book cover for "The Bad Guys"
Star rating for The Bad Guys
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Average Rating:
4.6 stars
Notes:
"It is funny. Mr. Shark is my favorite." -Austin, 5/5 stars; "It is funny."; "It has a lot of action." -Judah, 5/5 stars; "It is funny." - Ezra, 5/5 stars
Description:
The Bad Guys, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Shark, Mr. Snake, and Mr. Piranha, want to be heroes, and they decide that the way to do it is free the 200 dogs in the city dog pound--but their plan soon goes awry.
Book cover for "Ban this book"
Star rating for Ban this book
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
Notes:
"It is an awesome book as the main character fight for what is right!" -Lottie, 5/5 stars
Description:
"A fourth grader fights back when From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg is challenged by a well-meaning parent and taken off the shelves of her school library"--Amazon.com. An inspiring tale of a fourth-grader who fights back when her favorite book is banned from the school library by starting an illegal library in her own locker.
Book cover for "The battle of the Labyrinth"
Star rating for The battle of the Labyrinth
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
Description:
When demonic cheerleaders invade his high school, Percy Jackson hurries to Camp Half Blood, from whence he and his demigod friends set out on a quest through the Labyrinth, while the war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near.
Book cover for "The blood of Olympus"
Star rating for The blood of Olympus
Series:
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
Notes:
"Mythology." - 5/5 stars
Description:
The demigods and their allies must defeat an army of giants in order to thwart Gaea's plans to have two of the demigods sacrificed in Athens, spilling the blood of Olympus that would help awaken her. "Though the Greek and Roman crewmembers of the Argo II have made progress in their many quests, they still seem no closer to defeating the earth mother, Gaea. Her giants have risen -- all of them -- and they're stronger than ever. They must be stopped...
Book cover for "By the shores of Silver Lake"
Star rating for By the shores of Silver Lake
Average Rating:
5 stars
Notes:
"It's really long and it reaches my heart." -Hayley, 5/5 stars
Description:
Ma and the girls follow Pa west by train where they make their home at a rough railroad camp and plan for their own homestead.
Book cover for "Click, clack, moo"
Star rating for Click, clack, moo
Series:
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
Notes:
"I thought it was funny!" - Lucas
Description:
When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want.
Book cover for "The council of mirrors"
Star rating for The council of mirrors
Series:
Sisters Grimm volume 9.
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
Hoping to save their family and the citizens of Ferryport Landing from the evil plans of Mirror, Sabrina and Daphne Grimm seek counsel from the other magic mirrors, who advise them to join forces with the Scarlet Hand.
Book cover for "A dangerous path"
Star rating for A dangerous path
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Average Rating:
4.8 stars
Description:
Tigerclaw is back and more dangerous than ever as the new leader of ShadowClan, but he is not the most terrifying enemy Fireheart must face as a new force sweeps through the woods.
Book cover for "The darkest hour"
Star rating for The darkest hour
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Average Rating:
4.9 stars
Description:
ThunderClan's darkest hour is upon them and Fireheart, the warrior cat, must protect his clan from a threat unlike any the forest has ever seen, as the time comes for prophecies to unfold and heroes to rise.
Book cover for "Dinosaur boy"
Star rating for Dinosaur boy
Series:
Dinosaur boy volume 1.
Average Rating:
3 stars
Notes:
"I like this book because there is a lot of action." - Jamil, 5/5 stars
Description:
Sprouting a tail and spikes over the summer before fifth grade, Sawyer, a boy with the dinosaur gene, is bullied in school, but when his tormentors begin to disappear, it is up to Sawyer, his best friend Elliot, and a mysterious new girl to rescue them from a galactically horrible fate.
Book cover for "Dinosaurs before dark"
Star rating for Dinosaurs before dark
Average Rating:
3.8 stars
Notes:
"I like this book because it's kind of nonfiction." -Gabe, 5/5 stars "It is adventurous." - Ezra, 5/5 stars
Description:
Eight-year-old Jack and his younger sister Annie find a magic tree house, which whisks them back to an ancient time zone where they see live dinosaurs.
Book cover for "Double down"
Star rating for Double down
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Average Rating:
4.7 stars
Notes:
"It is funny." -Avery, 5/5 stars
Description:
The pressure's really piling up on Greg Heffley. His mom thinks video games are turning his brain to mush, so she wants her son to put down the controller and explore his creative side. As if that's not scary enough, Halloween's just around the corner and the frights are coming at Greg from every angle.

13. Drama

Book cover for "Drama"
Star rating for Drama
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Description:
Callie rides an emotional roller coaster while serving on the stage crew for a middle school production of Moon over Mississippi as various relationships start and end, and others never quite get going.
Book cover for "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library"
Star rating for Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
Notes:
"The book is full of adventure, full of titles of your favorite book, and lots of mystery and fun!" -Ezra, 5/5 stars
Description:
Twelve-year-old Kyle gets to stay overnight in the new town library, designed by his hero (the famous gamemaker Luigi Lemoncello), with other students but finds that come morning he must work with friends to solve puzzles in order to escape.
Book cover for "Fablehaven"
Star rating for Fablehaven
Series:
Fablehaven volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Notes:
"It is awesome! It's mysterious/magical." - Dorothy, 11/5 stars
Description:
When Kendra and Seth go to stay at their grandparents' estate, they discover that it is a sanctuary for magical creatures and that a battle between good and evil is looming.
Book cover for "Fire and ice"
Star rating for Fire and ice
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Average Rating:
4.7 stars
Notes:
"It is so exciting." - Eliza, 5/5 stars
Description:
Fireheart, a full-fledged warrior cat, must confront questions of loyalty and identity as he faces the possibility of betrayal from within his own forest clan. Deep in the heart of the forest, four clans of warrior cats coexist in uneasy harmony -- but uncertain times are upon them, and dangers threaten the precarious balance of the forest. Fireheart is a ThunderClan warrior cat now, but his troubles are far from over. As the chill of winter sets...
Book cover for "Forest of secrets"
Star rating for Forest of secrets
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Average Rating:
4.8 stars
Description:
The warrior cat Fireheart's determination to uncover the truth about another warrior's death leads him deep into danger, and reveals secrets that test the strength of clan loyalties.

18. Ghosts

Book cover for "Ghosts"
Star rating for Ghosts
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
Notes:
"I also have CF. It is so funny." - Sophie, 5/5 stars
Description:
Catrina and her family have moved to the coast of Northern California for the sake of her little sister, Maya, who has cystic fibrosis--and Cat is even less happy about the move when she is told that her new town is inhabited by ghosts, and Maya sets her heart on meeting one.
Book cover for "The giver"
Star rating for The giver
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Series:
Giver quartet volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.2 stars
Notes:
5/5 stars
Description:
Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives. Living in a "perfect" world without social ills, a boy approaches the time when he will receive a life assignment from the Elders, but his selection leads him to a mysterious man known as the Giver, who reveals the dark secrets behind the utopian...

20. Guts

Book cover for "Guts"
Star rating for Guts
Average Rating:
4.9 stars
Description:
A true story from Raina Telgemeier, the #1 New York Timesbestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning author of Smile, Sisters, Drama, and Ghosts!

Raina wakes up one night with a terrible upset stomach. Her mom has one, too, so it's probably just a bug. Raina eventually returns to school, where she's...