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Stephen King's Hearts in Atlantis - collection of 5 stories, majority of them were of young people going thru life experiences, and no horror. The book has 640 pages, so each stories are pretty fair and not too short.

My favorite genre: Juvenile fiction. Quick reads, nothing too complicated. Since it lies on top of the tank, never forgotten to take it in. Sometimes taken out before falling asleep at night. I currently have Midnight Magic by Avi on the tank. :)

I'm not sure if Abhosen trilogy by Garth Nix is well known or not. But, I thought it was an excellent fantasy. :)

How about Ursula LeGuin's Wizard of the Earthsea. It is a juvenile fiction and it's a fantasy, bit known though. But it does have some kind of moral.... need to face your own fears or something like that, and it's a man against himself thing. And the length is not too long. Written by a...

I love reading Juvenile Fictions. I currently have Midnight Magic by Avi in my room, and read few chapters a day - books by Avi, written for juveniles are quick read, very clean, enjoyable. Recently, I read a book called Book Thief (YA), that was really wonderful - picked as one of the...

Earlier posts don't mention a book I read by the author, Hotel New Hampshire. It also turned into a movie with Rob Lowe and Jodie Foster. I think I read that in my high school years. Very funny and touching. Later down the line, I rented the movie, but, did not enjoy it much as the book...

I know this book is not a SF, but have you tried The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. It takes a little different view at this "time travel" concept. The book was/is? a National Bestseller for a while.

Stargirl: Fun and easy read - I enjoyed it. Maniac Magee: Very good book to overcome racial differences. Wringer: Still reading it..., Library Card: My kid certainly enjoyed it - I haven't read it. Loser: Now this book was very interesting. I discussed this book with my kid, with the...

Hi all. Can anyone recommend a book with humor for children. I have a 10 year old kid who loves to read books, and she recently read Carl Hiassen's "Hoot". I know "Flush" is also written by Hiassen and is also funny. Can anyon recommend other "funny" books for a kid? Thank you...