Lighthouse Library Reading Challenge 2023 - hosted by amber_lea84

Read a book with a child protagonist OR (hard mode) read a book that takes place over the course of the protagonists childhood
For our purposes we're going to consider a "child" someone under the age of 14.
All books added
I Can Make This Promise by Christine Day

I Can Make This Promise

Christine Day

272 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary middle grade challenging emotional sad medium-paced
The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Tombs of Atuan

Earthsea Cycle #2

Ursula K. Le Guin

187 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Tilly and the Lost Fairytales by Anna James

Tilly and the Lost Fairytales

Pages & Co. #2

Anna James

400 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous medium-paced
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Treasure Island

Robert Louis Stevenson

265 pages • first pub 1883 (editions)

fiction classics young adult adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Neil Gaiman

258 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror magical realism adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Tyger by S.F. Said

Tyger

S.F. Said

5 hours, 33 minutes • missing pub info (editions) user-added

fiction adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman

Odd and the Frost Giants

Neil Gaiman

1 hour, 46 minutes • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction childrens fantasy adventurous fast-paced
Kiki's Delivery Service by Eiko Kadono

Kiki's Delivery Service

魔女の宅急便 / Kiki's Delivery Service #1

Eiko Kadono

208 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
The Rainbow Troops by Andrea Hirata

The Rainbow Troops

Tetralogi Laskar Pelangi #1

Andrea Hirata

9 hours, 31 minutes • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction childrens lighthearted slow-paced
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou's Autobiography #1

Maya Angelou

304 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced