Amy's Top Five
When Sand, a blacksmith's apprentice, wakes up in a broken castle, he must find a way to put it back together. This book combines fantasy, fairy tale, and politics into one book for kids who like a thought-provoking read.
Lost in Bermooda by Mike Litwin
Young calf Chuck discovers a shipwrecked boy on the beach and struggles to hide him from the island's other residents who regard humans as monsters. This was my favorite easy chapter book that came out this year. It's also the first in a series.
The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher by Dana Levy
Relates the adventures of a family with two fathers, four adopted boys, and a variety of pets as they make their way through a school year, Kindergarten through sixth grade, and deal with a grumpy new neighbor.
A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd
The Pickles are new to Midnight Gulch, Tennessee, a town which legend says was once magic--but Felicity is convinced the magic is still there, and with the help of her new friend Jonah the Beedle she hopes to bring the magic back.
The Witch's Boy by Kelly Barnhill
When a Bandit King comes to take the magic that Ned's mother, a witch, is meant to protect, the stuttering, weak boy villagers think should have drowned rather than his twin summons the strength to protect his family and community, while in the woods, the bandit's daughter puzzles over a mystery that ties her to Ned. This book was so good it caused me to find all the other books written by this author and immediately read them.
More Favorites --
Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
The Angel Tree by Daphne Benedis-Grab
Bad Magic by Pseudonymous Bosch
The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan
The Boundless by Kenneth Oppel
Fleabrain Loves Franny by Joanne Rocklin
Fly Away by Patricia MacLachlan
Greenglass House by Kate Milford
Meet the Bigfeet by Kevin Sherry
The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
Nuts to You by Lynne Rae Perkins
Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen Foxlee
Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin
The Thickety: A Path Begins by J.A. White
West of the Moon by Margi Preus
The Best Books of 2014 are on display at the Arnold Branch through January 23, 2015.
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