Summer Reading Lists from Area Schools
| Stories in the Days of Castles and Knights |  |
- Bub, or the very best thing Natalie Babbitt
- Young baby prince is catered to by his parents, the king and queen.
- Saint George and the Dragon Margaret Hodges \
- George slays the fierce dragon and brings peace and happiness to the countryside. This Caldecott award book is a retelling of the legend.
- Tale of Despereaux: being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread Kate DiCamillo
- Award winning story about a mouse, Despereaux Tilling, whose talents and perseverance take him through life's adventures.
- Knights in shining armor Gail Gibbons
- Informational book about knights, castles, and legends in medieval times geared to young children.
- The Midwife's Apprentice Karen Cushman
- A poor, homeless girl seeks a name for herself and a meaningful place in the world.
- Crispin: The cross of lead Avi
- This Newbery Award book details a peasant boy's life and involves mystery and intrigue. Running for his life, Crispin must use his wits to survive.
- The seeing stone Kevin Crossley-Holland
- Young Arthur is searching for information about his future in relation to events in the past. He sees visions in a magical stone.
- Dick Whittington and his cat Marcia Brown
- In this English folklore, a young orphan boy earns riches and becomes the Lord mayor of London with the help of his cat.
- Rowan of Rin Emily Rodda
- Timid Rowan must muster all his strength to help save his village from a Dragon. His special abilities are put to the test.
- Knights of the kitchen table Jon Scieszka
- Time traveling boys find themselves back in Medieval England. One of the Time warp trio series books.
- Happily ever after Anna Quindlen
- A young girl travels back in time and learns that life as a princess in a castle is not much fun.
- The knight at dawn Mary Pope Osborne
- A brother and sister travel back in time where they explore a castle. A Magic tree house series book.
- Tales of King Arthur James Riordan
- Twelve King Arthur tales.
- Merlin and the making of the king Margaret Hodges
- Three abbreviated Arthurian legends.
- The puppeteer's apprentice D. Anne Love
- Mouse, an orphan girl in medieval England, dreams of becoming a puppeteer's apprentice.
- Fire, bed, and bone Henrietta Branford
- A hunting dog tells the story of his master and family during the peasant'srebellion in 1381.
- Ella enchanted Gail Carson Levine
- In this fantasy novel based on the Cinderella story, Ella is given the "gift" of obedience. Forced to obey any order given to her, she goes on a quest to break the fairy spell.
- Pied piper of Hamelin Robert Holden
- This English legend tells of a piper who rids a village of rodents, but when he's not paid, he gets his revenge by piping away the children as well. A retelling of the legend.
- Robin Hood Neil Philip
- The legendary outlaw lives in Sherwood Forest and fights injustice with his merry followers.
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