Water Mirror

Water Mirror by Kai Meyer, Elizabeth D. Crawford (Translator)

In a place similar to Venice, Italy, two teenaged orphans, apprenticed to a maker of magic mirrors, begin to realize that their fates are tied to the magical protector of the city known as the Flowing Queen and to the ruler of Hell, respectively. Books in this series: Book 1. The Water Mirror -- Book 2. The Stone Light -- Book 3. The Glass Word.

Peter and the Starcatchers (Starcatchers Series #1)

Peter and the Starcatchers (Starcatchers Series #1) by Ridley Pearson, Greg Call (Illustrator)

Soon after Peter, an orphan, sets sail from England on the ship Never Land, he befriends and assists Molly, a young Starcatcher, whose mission is to guard a trunk of magical stardust from a greedy pirate and the native inhabitants of a remote island. Books in this trilogy: Book 1. Peter and the Starcatchers -- Book 2. Peter and the Shadow Thieves -- Book 3. Peter and the Secret of Rundoon.

Orphan of the Sun

Orphan of the Sun by Gill Harvey
Meryt-Re, a thirteen-year-old orphan living in Set-Maat, Egypt, during the building of the pharaohs' tombs, tries to come to terms with her ability to see the truth in dreams while also attempting to determine who is trying to overthrow the village foreman.

The Sisters Grimm: The Fairy Tale Detectives

The Sisters Grimm: The Fairy Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley, illustrated by Peter Ferguson

For Sabrina and Daphne Grimm, life hasn't been a fairy tale. Orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with an eccentric grandmother that they have always believed to be dead. Books in this series: Book 1. The Sisters Grimm : The Fairy Tale Detectives -- Book 2. The Sisters Grimm : The Unusual Suspects -- Book 3. The Sisters Grimm : The Problem Child -- Book 4. The Sisters Grimm : Once Upon a Crime -- Book 5. The Sisters Grimm : Magic and Other Misdemeanors -- Book 6. The Sisters Grimm : Tales From the Hood.

The Dangerous Days of Daniel X

The Dangerous Days of Daniel X by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
Fifteen-year-old Daniel has followed in his parents' footsteps as the Alien Hunter, exterminating beings on The List of Alien Outlaws on Terra Firma, but when he faces his first of the top ten outlaws, the very existence Earth and another planet are at stake. The author, James Patterson, has an amazing website called READ KIDDO READ. Check it out, click on the Great Advanced Reads for 10 and Over.

Puddlejumpers

Puddlejumpers by Mark Jean and Christopher C. Carlson
Kidnapped as a baby by Puddlejumpers, little people who live in a world below puddles, twelve-year-old Ernie must find courage to save the Puddlejumpers by leading them into battle against their mortal enemies, the Troggs.

Princess Ben: Being a Wholly Truthful Account of Her Various Discoveries and Misadventures, Recounted to the Best of Her Recollection, in Four Parts

Princess Ben: Being a Wholly Truthful Account of Her Various Discoveries and Misadventures, Recounted to the Best of Her Recollection, in Four Parts by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
A girl is transformed, through instruction in life at court, determination, and magic, from sullen, pudgy, graceless Ben into Crown Princess Benevolence, a fit ruler of the kindgom of Montagne as it faces war with neighboring Drachensbett.

Jeremy Cabbage and the Living Museum of Human Oddballs and Quadruped Delights

Jeremy Cabbage and the Living Museum of Human Oddballs and Quadruped Delights by David Elliott

While searching for a loving family, orphaned Jeremy becomes entangled in a conflict between his city's arrogant and oppressive leader, the Baron von Strompie, and a group of outlandish people called the "cloons."