Children new to Star Wars™ will love discovering more about the galaxy far, far away in this fun early years Star Wars book with cool fold-out papers.

One of the hottest topics of the last decade has been habits – how they form and how we can use them to better ourselves. Ove, a cantankerous old Swede, just wants to be left in peace so he can commit suicide, but his pesky neighbors keep getting in the way. At crucial junctures in history, Seldon has set up steps to sway the course of events to protect the fledgling Foundation. When they fall in love, a love so magical it affects the world around them, their dangerous game becomes even more precarious. Just as entertaining for adults as for kids, the series is one of the best ever written, and the books I reread more than any others.

Dumas’ epic tale of revenge will keep you entertained through all of its 1,000+ pages, making it a long classic worth your time. Although I had already compiled my list of 50 five-star books, I just couldn’t resist adding 7 more. If you are a newsletter subscriber, I do have a printable version (with a checklist) in my Queen’s Secret Library. However, what you probably don’t realize is that the book itself is also about the evolution of football. In a far distant future, psychohistorian Hari Seldon has analyzed the cycle of history and realizes that after twelve thousand years in power, the Galactic Empire is headed toward collapse.

Because of this I collect picture books which portray learning and physical disability in the hope of finding books where she might see herself reflected positively. Taylor Jenkins Reid’s addictingly fun read about the rise and fall of a fictional 70s band couldn’t be left off this list.

But when Kate and Peter fall in love, the two families must learn to confront the tragedy that ties them together. Guide a kayak through the Arctic ice, solve the riddles of the Sphinx and put the bucking broncos into separate pens.

One of my favorite books I read last year, I proudly proclaim The Power of Habit as one of my favorite five star reads.

Coming of age during the rise of the Nazis, Liesel and Rudy must face the complications of growing up in a dictatorship they hate. Within relatively few words, alongside elegantly flowing and expressive illustrations by Karen George, the Catchpoles convey a complex topic with a dexterous lightness of tone and clarity.

Home to William Golding, Sylvia Plath, Kazuo Ishiguro, Sally Rooney, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Max Porter, Ingrid Persaud, Anna Burns and Rachel Cusk, among many others, Faber is proud to publish some of the greatest novelists from the early twentieth century to today. He plays an active role in his local community as Patron to Swindon Libraries Children's Services and recently designed their library card. Make sure you set aside a chunk of time to read this modern classic because, I promise, once you start you’ll realize this is a book you can’t put down. Published in 1949, George Orwell’s terrifying vision of the future is just as important today as when it was written.Investigative journalist John Carreyrou’s expose of Elizabeth Holmes’s company is an eye-opening read. Giving children a biblical worldview is foundational to developing their concept of an omnipotent God.