by Michael CrichtonConditional Recommendation: A team of consultants and two kids visit an island where dinosaurs have been genetically engineered and they must deal with the consequences or die.
Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller
by S. D. SmithUnconditional Recommendation: Two young brother and sister rabbits are forced to flee their home and find their place in the wider world of creatures at war and endeavoring to regain a better world.
Genre: Fantasy, Animal
by Brain JacquesConditional Recommendation: A group of woodland creatures defend their abbey from a notorious rat warlord while one apprentice mouse quests to recover a legendary lost weapon.
Genre: Fantasy
by AviUnconditional Recommendation: A little mouse discovers the truth and her courage when she defies the menacing great horned owl and journeys out of bounds to find a new home for her family.
Awards: Boston Globe–Horn Book Best Fiction Award (1996), New Mexico’s Children Choice Award (1999), National Christian School Association, Crown Classic (1998), Maryland’s Children’s Choice Award (1998), ALA Notable (1996)
by Wilson RawlsConditional Recommendation: An engaging tale of friendship and adventure shared by a boy and his two hound dogs.
Awards: Massachusetts Children’s Book Award (1987), North Dakota Children’s Choice Award (1981).
by Michael MorpurgoConditional Recommendation: The story of the First World War as told from the perspective of a farm horse turned cavalry horse.
Genre: Historical, Animal
by Erin HunterConditional Recommendation: A house cat joins a clan of wild cats and becomes a part of their traditions, opposing threats from neighboring clans, and their battle for survival.
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure