The Giggler Treatment


Roddy Doyle - 2000
    The Gigglers are magical pranksters who exact appropriate revenge on adults who have been mean to children.

The Summer Before


Ann M. Martin - 2010
    As they start the summer before seventh grade (also before they start the BSC), each of them is on the cusp of a big change.

Cosmo and the Magic Sneeze


Gwyneth Rees - 2004
    Now he will be able to ride on broomsticks and help Sybil the witch with her spells—and it is all because of his magic sneeze, the all-important ingredient for Sybil's cauldron. But Cosmo is one clever and curious kitty—and when scary Sybil starts cooking up a secret spell that produces golden statues his hackles are raised. Especially because the statues are in the shape of kittens, and look frighteningly ALIVE.

The Complete Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie


May Gibbs - 1918
    As well as many friends, along the way they encounter the wicked Banksia Men.

The Charm Bracelet


Emily Rodda - 2001
    A noble Queen in a great golden palace rules them all. A high hedge keeps out dangerous creatures.But the Realm is in terrible danger. Jessie must outwit an evil enemy and save the land before it is destroyed forever.

Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats


T.S. Eliot - 1939
    Eliot for his godchildren and friends in the thirties. They have delighted generations of children since, and inspired Andrew Lloyd Webber's brilliant musical Cats.

The Jungle Book


Rudyard Kipling - 1894
    

Fairest of All


Serena Valentino - 2009
    Despite a few variations from telling to telling, the story remains the same—the Queen was jealous of the girl’s beauty, and this jealousy culminated in the Queen’s attempt on the sweet, naive girl’s life. Another tale far less often spoken of is the one that explains what caused the Queen to become so contemptuously vile. Still, some have attempted to guess at the reason. Perhaps the Queen’s true nature was that of a wicked hag and her beautiful, regal appearance a disguise used to fool the King. Others claim that the Queen might have hated the girl for her resemblance to the King’s first wife. Mostly, the Queen is painted as a morally abhorrent woman who never loved another being during the course of her miserable life.In fact, the theories about exactly what cause the Queen’s obsessive vanity and jealous rage are too numerous to catalog. This book recounts a version of the story that has remained untold until now. It is a tragic tale of love and loss, and it contains a bit of magic. It is a tale of the Wicked Queen…

The Raspberry Rules


Karen McCombie - 2010
    Rowan Love is 13 and full of good intentions - so why does life keep going so wrong? Her teachers think she's dippy and disorganized, her best friend has new mates and nobody appreciates her unique fashion sense - maybe keeping a diary will help! 'The Raspberry Rules' is Rowan's funny and fabulous journal.