4.17 avg rating — 14,398 ratings

"Delightful tale of a boy and his raccoon in WWI America."

3.89 avg rating — 2,920 ratings

"Two cowboy brothers begin "detecting" in imitation of Sherlock Holmes. Several sequels."

3.91 avg rating — 10,205 ratings

"THE book that made Westerns respectable. A classic. "

3.96 avg rating — 45,352 ratings

"First in a splendid series of historical mysteries featuring herbalist-monk-former Crusader Br. Cadfael."

4.13 avg rating — 23,961 ratings

"The pace-setter for the ever-growing crop of "new" Holmes adventures teams him with Sigmund Freud!"

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 36,088 ratings

"Cal's a girl, but boys will like her. Growing up in Texas at the turn of the century."

3.34 avg rating — 2,544 ratings

"A classic adventure tale of the sea. Read his "Mutineers" too!"

3.78 avg rating — 10,343 ratings

"A young minstrel roams the roads of 12th-C England looking for his father and his stolen dog."

4.22 avg rating — 28,047 ratings

"Classic horse story featuring one of the founders of the Thoroughbred breed."

3.87 avg rating — 2,451 ratings

"Roguish Flandry is a James Bond for the future. This is the first of his adventures. Read them all, then look for more Anderson!"

4.04 avg rating — 10,952 ratings

"Wonderful story of the discovery of a new--and very small!--sapient species on the planet Zarathustra. First in a series. Piper didn't write much, but it's all good."

3.83 avg rating — 22,962 ratings

"Classic swashbuckler about an English commoner recruited to stand in for a kidnapped king. It's been filmed, too."

4.18 avg rating — 17,964 ratings

"THE pirate novel! (Well, for grownups.) Noble doctor Peter Blood is unjustly forced into outlawry on the Bounding Main but rises above it all. Watch the Errol Flynn movie too."

3.85 avg rating — 549,963 ratings

"THE pirate book for boys--every kid should read it."

3.87 avg rating — 126,571 ratings

"Two boys from opposite ends of the social spectrum discover they're identical. Trouble ensues! Two good filmic versions, one by Walt Disney, the other starring Errol Flynn."

3.92 avg rating — 1,035,537 ratings

"Tom is the classic mischievous but good-hearted boy, very real. Based on Twain's own childhood."

4.26 avg rating — 7,034,030 ratings

"A book everyone should read. About prejudice, courage, truth, and neighborliness."

4.03 avg rating — 5,618 ratings

"Great sf--the first of a long series--about the mysterious orphan boy Flinx and his minidragon, Pip. Read them all, then look for more Foster."

4.17 avg rating — 29,362 ratings

"A boy and his filly. Nuff said. Sequels are "Thunderhead" and "Green Grass of Wyoming.""

4.13 avg rating — 38,446 ratings

"Two dog parents search for their kidnapped puppies and find more than they bargained for."

4.19 avg rating — 23,954 ratings

"Beautiful collie flees the man who purchased her and walks half the length of England to be with her real master. Classic dog tale."

4.12 avg rating — 8,936 ratings

"Portia Blake and her cousin Foster discover a dried-up lake and its inhabitants, two eccentric elderly folks who become dear friends. Also read "Return to Gone-Away.""

4.02 avg rating — 33,036 ratings

"First in a wonderful series featuring English children camping and sailing in the Lake Country (and occasionally elsewhere). Read them all (my fave is "Pigeon Post")."

4.05 avg rating — 28,148 ratings

"Young Tom meets a girl who isn't quite what she seems. Magic but no wizards!"

4.06 avg rating — 22,649 ratings

"First in a long series set in an alternate England. Two girls flee a cruel governess with the help of Simon, the goose-keeper. Read the rest--especially those featuring Dido Twite!"

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10,042 ratings

"More unwizardly magic. Young Tolly discovers that his great-grandmother's house holds many mysteries. Several sequels."

4.14 avg rating — 4,878 ratings

"Jancsi and his wild cousin Kate have adventures on the Hungarian prairie before WWI. Sequel is "The Singing Tree.""

4.17 avg rating — 10,860 ratings

"First in a series about the four Melendy children, a living family you're sure to wish you could really know!"

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 302,069 ratings

"Classic tale of a horse (told by himself) and his many masters, ups and downs."

3.70 avg rating — 40,548 ratings

"An Irish orphan, raised in the bazaars of Lahore, discovers his heritage and becomes an agent for the British Empire. Read it if only for the wonderful portraits of 19th-C. India. T. N. Murari has written sequels."

4.01 avg rating — 89,424 ratings

"Every youngster should know Mowgli the wolf-boy, Rikki the mongoose, "The Undertakers," and "Her Majesty's Servants.""

4.03 avg rating — 489 ratings

"A boy and his wolf in the 19th C. For all lovers of "Rascal" and "The Jungle Books.""

4.28 avg rating — 717,798 ratings

"Every kid should visit Narnia at least once. Buy the seven volumes as separate items, and be sure you get all the original Pauline Baynes illo's."