#55 Anne of Green Gables

This is the story of a girl named Anne Shirley who gets adopted by Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert of Green Gables. They requested to have a boy sent from the orphanage and they end up getting a girl with red hair instead. Marilla is reluctant to keep her but Matthew convinces her that Anne has a great personality and will fit in fine. Anne is a very creative and imaginative child and gets wrapped up in acting out scenes from plays and becomes close friends with Diana Barry. She detests Gilbert Blythe who is a boy that makes fun of her and calls her carrots. Find out what other interesting things happen and how Anne is finally able to fit in by picking up a copy of this book.

Author:L.M. Montgomery
Genre: Fiction/Friendship
Great for girls ages: 9-12.

Other books in the series:

book 2- Anne of Avonlea
book 3- Anne of the Island
book 4- Anne of Windy Poplars
book 5- Anne's House of Dreams
book 6- Anne of Ingleside
book 7- Rainbow Valley
book 8- Rilla of Ingleside

#54 Chronicles of Narnia; The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe

This is the story of four children: Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy who are sent to live with a professor during World War II since their parents died. Lucy the youngest discovers a magical wardrobe during a game of hide and seek. She decides to enter the wardrobe which takes her to the enchanted Land of Narnia. Here she meets Mr. Timnus who is half fawn-half person who tells her that Narnia is in trouble. He shares with her that it is always winter and never Christmas because of the White Witch who is evil and in charge of the land. Lucy tells her brothers and sisters and eventually everyone is entering the wardrobe to help the people and creatures of Narnia. See if they able to stop Winter and help the land of Narnia in this book.

Author: C.S. Lewis
Genre: Fantasy
Great read for tweens ages 9-12

Other books in the Series:
Book 1:The Magicians Nephew
Book 3:The Horse and his boy
Book 4:Prince Caspian
Book 5: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Book 6: The Silver Chair
Book 7: The Last Battle

#53 Rock Band- Video Game

In this game players can play lead guitar, bass guitar, drums and vocals in five separate modes.
These modes range from Tutorial Mode for beginners to Band World Tour Mode for experts. Players will need to do a real impressive job of performing so they can go from garage to the main stage.
So grab a bunch of friends and pick up the game today.
Better for older tweens 10-12.

Game System: X-Box360
ESRB Rating: Teen

#52 Kirby's Epic Yarn- Video Game

Everything in this game including Kirby is made out of Yarn. Kirby must catch enemies and to do so he uses a whip of yarn to stun them. Kirby also can take on the shape of a train, a truck, a ufo and countless others. This game also includes hidden levels which appear when one pulls on stray threads. Enjoy hours of fun playing this unique game and don't forget to pick up gems along the way!

Great for tween boys and girls ages 9-12.
Game System: Wii (Nintendo)
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Type: 2D Platformer

#51 Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV Show

This is a 3-D CGI Animated Television Series by the creator of the original Star Wars movies, George Lucas. Prior to the launch of the Television series a movie was released titled Star Wars: The Clone Wars that was the introduction to the series. This show is officially on their 3rd season and the series airs on Cartoon Network. Join all your favorite characters including:Yoda, Anakin, Padme and Obi-Wan in this highly rated and super popular show.

Ages: 9-12.
Genre: Science Fiction
Creator: George Lucas

Interested in catching the next episode? Check out: http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/

#50 Holes- the Movie

This movie was released in 2003 and based on the book of the same name by Louis Sachar. This tells the story of Stanley Yelnats who is a kind-hearted teenager whose parents blame their bad luck on a family curse. Stanley gets wrongly accused of stealing a pair of sneakers that belong to a famous baseball player who had donated them to charity. Even though he is wrongly accused Stanley agrees to attend a juvenile detention camp for over a year instead of going to jail. As part of their discipline they must dig a hole in the desert amid the snakes heat from the sun. If they find anything interesting while digging in the hole they can get a day off.
Find out what interesting things they find and the conclusion of this story by renting this film at your local public library!

Director:Andrew Davis
Starring: Shia LeBeouf, Sigourney Weaver, Henry Winkler, Jon Voight and Patricia Arquette.
Rating: PG
For ages: 9-13.

#49 Naruto- manga

This is a japanese manga series about a boy named Naruto Uzumaki who is a ninja but really wants to be a Hokage, which is considered to be the strongest of all ninjas. Naruto takes on two comrades named Sasuke and Sakura and they name themselves team 7. In this team they are under the direction of Kakashi Hatake and learn new abilities and grow up with each other. Learn more about the adventure of Naruto and his friends by picking up a copy of the manga today.
There are currently 50 volumes in the series.
Author/Illustrator: Masashi Kishimoto
Genre: Action/Adventure

Great read for reluctant readers... especially boys ages 9-12.