Children Fiction Books from 1900s that compel you to finish in one sitting! + Book recommendations
- Albus Dumbledore (fictional character from JK Rowling's Wizarding World)
I promised, this month will be lot exciting because we will try to recover and be normal back again after what has been happening from past 6 Months. There are already 2 blogs out for this month so check them out after this one if you haven't really done that yet!
Here are top 5 Fictional Books that you will read in one sitting if you are a fan of fiction. These might be books you would have heard of but never tried so let me tell you they are really worth trying and reading within a day.
1) The Secret Garden (1909)
By: Frances H. Burnett
This books is a wonderful piece of historical children fiction as per today and is considered by most readers and critics as the author's best novel. The story is as mysterious as a light for-fun reader would want. There are many editions of this book from the original copy to a summarized and illustrated one.
The story talk about a bad-tempered, spoilt young girl Mary Lennox, born in India and roots from England she looses are family and has to go back to England and live with her Uncle with a crooked back (as she was told). She and her equally spoilt invalid cousin Colin, in this book the author moved away from the perfect and flaunt less children she had written about earlier. The book has also been turned into a movie recently and was released in April 2020.
Books similar or recs- A Little Princess, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Little Women
2)George's Marvelous Medicine ( 1981)
By: Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl who has always brought Marvelous characters and stories and words oozing with fantasy and fun. This work is as marvelous as its name.
As George's grandma is not kind and helpful like others he wants to teach her a lesson when its time for her medicine and he creates a Bubbling, frothing, marvelous mixture of everything you can ever expect and not expect of to guarantee and send his Grandma through the Roof!! This book is a must read if you are in a situation of aggregation because of an argument and now are cross, this will make you laugh!
Book similar or recs- Matilda, James and the Giant Peach, Twits and many many more..
3)The Magic of the Lost Temple ( 1950)
By: Sudha Murthy
An amazing Indian author and entrepreneur, Sudha Murthy writes bundles of non fiction books, self help books, fiction for adult and children's fiction. But the genre doesn't restrict her from writing wonderfully!
The story of a small city girl Nooni, who goes to spend her vacation at her grandparents in the village because her working parents don't have time. This is yet another light unexpected mystery book. Here Nooni and her friends in the village find out the ruins of a magical temple which was only narrated to her in stories by her Grandma. She learns Values, traditions and cuisine with her grandparents.
Books similar or recs- How I taught my Grandmother to read, Malgudi Days, The Blue Umbrella
4) The Books Thief (1975)
By: Markus Zusak
The book might attract teens more because is has a very omniscient narrator- Death!
The book is set in World War II and talks about a German Girl Liesel Memminger. The book is a rollercoaster of emotions and might make you cry as you reach the end but it lays the moral of our changing society and you changing too by time.
Books similar or recs- Great Expectations, The Boy in Striped Pajamas, All the light we cannot see
5) The Harry Potter series (ofcourse!) (1997)
By: JK Rowling
The book with most copies sold after Bible throughout the world is Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. The author so became the first billionaire author. The books have been very successfully turned into outstanding 8 movies and there is no corner on the Earth without Potterheads (Harry Potter fans, as they call themselves)
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| Here is the collection(hard cover), it is the Bloomsbury edition. |
The books talk about a Young boy and as he becomes an adult, and how he defeated the darkest wizard of all time, Voldemort or You-know-who preferably. The books start by the beginning of Harry going into the school of magic and ends as he ends his school and ends Voldemort. The books are packed with fantasy, mystery and thriller.
Books similar or recs- Fantastic Beasts and where to find them1,2; Percy Jackson, Six of crowns, to kill a kingdom.
That is all for today, wait until we bring another blog next Friday!
~ Vanshika Atri~
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