10 GREAT SEMI-FICTIONAL BOOKS
1.)A tough choice, but I think I’ll go with the Artemis Fowl book series by Eoin Colfer (it’s pronounced like Owen). It talks about a...
THE SILVER BLADE by SALLY GARDNER
Age suggestion: 13-30 Pages: ~300 Summary: This is The Red Necklace’s sequel. It starts with the beheadings when the French Revolution is...
A TIME OF MIRACLES by ANNE LAURE BONDOUX
SUMMARY: Kumajl lives in an old building somewhere in Caucasus Mountains. His surrogate mother, Gloria, is there, too. He is seven years...
FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT: THE LOST PRINCE
SUMMARY: Marco Loristan and his father, Stefan Loristan move from one country to the other. Stefan tells Marco that it’s because they...
JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH by JULES VERNE
SUMMARY: Otto Lindenbrock, an eccentric scientist, finds an old piece of paper that has a coded message on it. He and his nephew, Axel...
CORALINE by NEIL GAIMAN
CORALINE by NEIL GAIMAN Summary: Coraline’s family moves to a house in the country side. The house is old and mysterious. There are...
W.A.R.P.: THE RELUCTANT ASSASSIN by EOIN COLFER
W.A.R.P.: THE RELUCTANT ASSASSIN by EOIN COLFER Summary: Riley is Garrick’s apprentice. Of course, Albert Garrick is a murderer and an...
AIRMAN by EOIN COLFER
AIRMAN by EOIN COLFER SUMMARY: Conor Broekhart was born to fly. He built his first improvised glider when he was about nine years old....
UP ON CLOUD NINE by ANNE FINE
UP ON CLOUD NINE by ANNE FINE REVIEW: Up on Cloud Nine is a book about a boy and his best friend Stoli who ends up in a hospital after...
SAFFY'S ANGEL by HILLARY MCKAY
SAFFY'S ANGEL by HILLARY MCKAY SUMMARY: When she is about six years old, Saffron (sometimes called Saffy) discovers that she’s adopted....
