Darkside
by Tom Becker
JF BECKER, T.

Jonathan Starling's father is in an asylum and his home has been attacked when, while running away from kidnappers, he stumbles upon Darkside, a terrifying and hidden part of London ruled by the descendants of Jack the Ripper, where Jonathan is in mortal danger if he cannot find the way out.

The Secret Garden
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
JF BURNETT, F.

A ten-year-old orphan comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors where she discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden.

The Dark is Rising
by Susan Cooper
JF COOPER, S.

On his eleventh birthday Will Stanton discovers that he is the last of the Old Ones, destined to seek the six magical Signs that will enable the Old Ones to triumph over the evil forces of the Dark.

Hallelujah Handel
by Douglas Cowling
JF COWLING, D.

In eighteenth-century London, a young orphan who sings like an angel but is unable to speak is befriended by the great composer, George Frederick Handel, and finds his way home.

Bollywood Babes
by Narinder Dhami
JF DHAMI, N.

The Indian-British Dhillon sisters open their home to a down-on-her-luck former movie star from India and employ her talents to raise money for their school.

The Famous Adventures of Jack
by Berlie Doherty
J 398.209 ENG DOH

In a magical land of giants and castles and beautiful princesses, Jill hears several tales about characters named Jack, then embarks on a fairy tale adventure of her own.

I, Jack
by Patricia Finney
JF FINNY, P.

Jack, a Labrador Retriever, tells about his daily life of food, walks, and the "apedogs" and "funny-looking dogs" (cats) in his pack, as well as how everything changes when a pretty girl dog moves into the neighborhood. Includes explanatory footnotes written by the cats.

Coraline
by Neil Gaiman

Looking for excitement, Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is similar, yet disturbingly different from her own, where she must challenge a gruesome entity in order to save herself, her parents, and the souls of three others.

Babe: The Gallant Pig
by Dick King-Smith
JF KING-SMITH, D.

A piglet destined for eventual butchering arrives at the farmyard, is adopted by an old sheep dog, and discovers a special secret to success.

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
by Michael Morpurgo
J 398.209 ENG MOR

The quest of Sir Gawain for the Green Knight teaches him a lesson in pride, humility, and honor.

The Other Side of Truth
by Beverley Naidoo
J PBK N

Smuggled out of Nigeria after their mother's murder, Sade and her younger brother are abandoned in London when their uncle fails to meet them at the airport and they are fearful of their new surroundings and of what may have happened to their journalist father back in Nigeria.

The Case of the Left-Handed Lady: An Enola Holmes Mystery
by Nancy Springer
JF SPRINGER, N.

Pursued by her much older brother, famed detective Sherlock Holmes, fourteen-year-old Enola, disguised and using false names, attempts to solve the kidnapping of a baronet's sixteen-year-old daughter in nineteenth-century London.

The Ravenmasters' Secret: Escape from the Tower of London
by Elvira Woodruff
JF WOODRUFF, E.

The eleven-year-old son of the Ravenmaster at the Tower of London befriends a Jacobite rebel being held prisoner there.