1. April Shadows- V.C. Andrews
-Other than being written by my favorite author, this book is based in the 1960s and has a theme of family problems and deseption. April is a girl who has an abusive father and is shunned for she has an athletic sister named Brenda who is always making April look like nothing compared to herself.
2. The Luxe Series- Anna Godbersen
-This book is quite the combination, it looks just like the book series for me. Its filled with romance, secrets, and of course betrayal. all that on top of that its set in one of my favorite time periods which is the 1800s and the early 1900s.
3. Peter and The Shadow Thieves- Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson
-The first book, which was Peter and The Starcatchers was a very good read and i have never got around to reading the second one in the series. It is inspired by none other than the original Peter Pan novel and just adds to the quality of the story. All Peter Pan books have been very good reads.
4. The Casteel Series- V.C. Andrews
-The series of a girl that goes from living in rags, to being with family that is quite wealthy. Along the way she learns of family secrets that have been kept under wraps for many years. Its a story that would go into several genres including thriller.
5. The Looking Glass Wars- Frank Bedder
-This book is taken off of Alice In Wonderland, which is a fantastic book. Alyss with her bodyguard must defeat her muderous aunt Redd, who killed her parents and took over the throne of Wonderland, to become the rightful and needing queen of Wonderland.
6. Wicked- Gregory Macquire
-This is a view on the series The Wizard Of Oz, although its about the life and times of Elphaba, the evil wicked witch of the witch, and how she came to be evil. It tells of her childhood and her college years. We even see into her love life. This seems as though it will be a compelling book.
7. The Phantom Tollbooth- Norton Juster
-In the style of Alice In Wonderland and The WIzard Of Oz this story tell of a young boy named Milo. Milo recieves a magic tollbooth and decides to drive his toy car through it, which then transports him to a magical kindom. In the Kingdom Of Wisdom he encounters many odd creatures and goes on aa journey to save the princess.
8. Coraline- Neil Gaiman
-I have seen the movie and feel that the book would be even better. For it is on a little girl named Coraline tha finds a tiny door in her house that transports her to a alternate world that starts out fun and dream fulfilling, but ends up being dangerous and life threatining.
9. Howls Moving Castle- Diana Wynne Jones
-This a movie that i saw first, but heard was loosely based on the book. I thought that i need to read this book. It is based on a young woman named Sofie who is transformed into a old woman by an evil witch. She sets out to find Howl a magician who live in a castle that is moved and operated by a loving fire demon named Calcifer. Howl will help to cure Sofie, but she secretly loves him. Which i find as a nice plot twist.
10. The Kindom Keepers Series- Ridley Pearson
-This is a story set in the magic of Disney World and is based on what it would be like after hours. The evil queen Maleficent and her evil overtakers are trying to take over the park, but 5 teens are recruted and turned into holograms at night and try to stop the evil Overtakers and thier ruler.
