The Riverman by Aaron Starmer

Alistair is the kind of kid that everyone trusts.  One day, Fiona comes to Alistair's house and asks him if he will write her biography.  Fiona claims that someone is going to steal her soul.  Alistair thinks that what Fiona says could be partially true, but is unsure.  Alistair has a hard time understanding Fiona's strange ways.  He is confused and thinks that she is making up this magical land.  This is a wonderful mix of fantasy and realistic fiction.
                                                                         

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Astrotwins by Mark Kelly

The curious twins, Mark and Scott, get in big trouble when they take apart their dad's calculator.  When they get sent to their grandfather's house, their grandpa tells them to do something constructive with all their energy.  The twins decide to do something crazy for this "little" project.  They decide to build a rocket, but the only question this team can't answer is, who will go into space.  This book is written by a retired astronaut.  If you want to find out who in this team will get launched into space, read the book!
                                                                             

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The Land Of Stories: The Wishing Spell, by Chris Colfer

For Alex and Conner, things are pretty normal, until something life changing happens.  This is the first book in a captivating series for fairy tale fans.  It has a good way of putting normal kids into a story book.  There are 9 kingdoms and in each kingdom, at least one fairy tale comes to life  Conner and Alex get trapped in the land of stories and are trying to find a way out.  They have to use the wishing spell to get them back to earth.  They have to find certain items and combine them to get back home, but some other people are also trying to get the same wishing spell items!  Read the book to find out what happens to Alex and Conner.

                                                                       

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The Sisters Grimm The Fairy-Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley

This book is about Daphne and Sabrina Grimm.  Their parents disappeared and they have gone through a lot of foster families for a year and a half.  They always manage to escape their foster families because their new families are always mean.  Now they are moving in with an old women who claims to be their grandmother.  Sabrina doesn't believe this women because their father told them that their grandmother died before they were born.  Now the woman who claims to be their grandma is carried off by a giant!  Daphne makes Sabrina help the old because she thinks that she really is their grandma!  How are they going to save their grandmother when fairy tale creatures are trying to kill them? If you want to find out, you will have to read for yourself.
                                                                     

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Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen Foxlee

This book is for fantasy lovers.  It is about a magical boy who gets locked in a room inside the museum by the snow queen.  Ophelia has to unlock the boy's room so the boy can defeat the snow queen.  Ophelia goes on a quest to find the key.  It is very exciting as the boy tells Ophelia of his unbelievable quest.   Also, Ophelia finds that the museum comes to life sometimes!?!?!
                                                                         

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