The Giant-Slayer

8 best books like The Giant-Slayer (Iain Lawrence): Maid-sama! Vol. 01, Farmer Boy, To Green Angel Tower, By the Shores of Silver Lake, You Can Write a Novel, House Arrest, White Bird, Patina

Maid-sama! Vol. 01
AuthorHiro Fujiwara
ISBN1427814031
Misaki Ayuzawa is the President of the Student Council at Seika High School, formerly an all-boys school. Unfortunately, most of the students are still male and stuck in their slovenly habits, so man-hating Misaki really socks it to them in an attempt to make the school presentable to attract more female...
Farmer Boy
AuthorLaura Ingalls Wilder
ISBN0060885386
Are you hungry yet?

Much of Laura's childhood was spent in near-starvation. While they always had something to eat, it was never enough for the family to be satisfied.

Thus when Laura wrote about Almanzo (her future husband)'s childhood, she focused on the most idyllic parts and what...
To Green Angel Tower
AuthorTad Williams
ISBN0756402980
As the evil minions of the undead Sithi Storm King prepare for the kingdom-shattering culmination of their dark sorceries and King Elias is drawn ever deeper into their nightmarish, spell spun world, the loyal allies of Prince Josua desperately struggle to rally their forces at the Stone of Farewell....
By the Shores of Silver Lake
AuthorLaura Ingalls Wilder
ISBN0060885416
The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as they move from their little house on the banks of Plum Creek to the wilderness of the unsettled Dakota Territory. Here Pa works on the new railroad until he finds a homestead claim that is perfect for their new little house. Laura takes her first...
AuthorJames V. Smith Jr.
"I have a great idea for a novel, but I'm just not sure how to start..."

Sound familiar? The dream of virtually every hopeful fiction writer is to take that idea and turn it into a salable novel. In You Can Write a Novel, veteran author James Smith breaks down this complex process into simple, logical...
House Arrest
AuthorK.A. Holt
ISBN1452134774
Stealing is bad.
Yeah.
I know.
But my brother Levi is always so sick, and his medicine is always so expensive.

I didn’t think anyone would notice,
if I took that credit card,
if, in one stolen second,
I bought Levi’s medicine.

But someone did notice.
Now...
White Bird
AuthorR.J. Palacio
Wow! I borrowed this today from the library. I was going to concurrently read it with the other two library books I have at home and other reading material too. I had three phone calls I meant to make today. I picked up the book to start it, and I didn’t put it down until I finished it. I did not expect that....
Patina
AuthorJason Reynolds
ISBN1481450182
Patina, or Patty, runs like a flash. She runs for many reasons—to escape the taunts from the kids at the fancy-schmancy new school she’s been sent to since she and her little sister had to stop living with their mom. She runs from the reason WHY she’s not able to live with her “real” mom any more:...
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