Books For Younger Readers

Science Fiction

David Brin's "Out of Time" series

Present day kids visiting the future. The Game of Worlds won the 2000 Golden Duck Hal Clement award. Earlier, Tiger in the Sky won the 2000 San Diego Book Award for juvenile fiction.

Jupiter Novels

Tor's imprint of SF for younger readers.

The Watchers

X-Files for younger readers.

Animorphs

Kids with special powers that let them morph into animals.

His Dark Materials

Philip Pullman's series, starting with The Goldent Compass, and continuing with The Subtle Knife. The Amber Spyglass is supposed to be out later this year (2000).

Fantasy

Redwall

Brian Jacques's personal homepage. His books are about the lives and adventures of the small creatures who make Redwall Abbey their home.

Goosebumps

Scary stories for younger readers.

Harry Potter

How to cope when you're a young wizard. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was nominated for the 2000 Hugo for Best Novel.

Everworld

What if the gods and monsters of antiquity were real? Find out how five friends deal with that possibility.

So You Want to be a Wizard

By Diane Duane. Two friends stumble across an amazing self-help book that changes their lives. Continued in Deep Magic, High Magic, and A Wizard Abroad.

The Circle of Magic

Tamora Pierce's series of stories about kids who learn about their special powers. You can read an excerpt online. Even better, the series is continuing with four new books.