Children of the Lamp: The Blue Djinn of Babylon by P.B. Kerr

Children of the Lamp: The Blue Djinn of Babylon by P.B. Kerr is the second book in the Children of the Lamp series and continues the adventures of John and Phillipa Gaunt, twin brother and sister.

Phillipa finds herself kidnapped by the Blue Djinn, a cranky old female djinn who seems intent on turning Phillipa into the next Blue Djinn when the old one dies. And so John sets off on a rescue mission. But is he up to the task? His dogs, Allan and Neil go with him, but even with their help, will he be able to find and rescue his sister? This is a fun book for both kids and adults who love adventure stories that have young teens as the hero and heroine.

Children of the Lamp: The Akhenaten Adventure by P.B. Kerr.

Children of the Lamp: The Akhenaten Adventure by P.B. Kerr begins the adventures of Phillipa and John Gaunt, twin brother and sister who find out shortly after they turn twelve, that they are Djinn which is both singular and plural (We mundanes often refer to them as Genies, but they hate the word.)

Upon this discovery, they are suddenly on an unexpected adventure with their Uncle Nimrod, their mother's brother who is also a Djinn. (Their mother is also a Djinn, though their father is not.) They discover that they are from a tribe of good djinn, but there are tribes of bad djinn out there, who are looking for 70 djinn who have been lost for thousands of years, likely locked in something that the ancient pharoah, Akhenaten owned. If the bad Djinn get hold of these trapped Djinn, they will turn them toward evil purposes. But if good djinn can find them first, they can turn them to good purposes. So off they go! This is a fun tale for both youngsters to read, and adults who enjoy middle grade adventures!

Double Fudge by Judy Blume

I enjoyed reading Judy Blume books as a kid, and enjoyed Double Fudge, the continuation of the story of Peter Hatcher and his annoying little brother Fudge (or Farley Drexel Hatcher as his given name is) on their adventures.

This time, Fudge is obsessed with money. He doesn't understand the value of working for what you get, but he does understand that money has buying power. He's making his own "Fudge Bucks" and intends to buy New York, and eventually the entire world someday. But in the meantime, he and his brother and their parents are hosting their annoying relatives, the Howie Hatchers (the family of their dad's cousin) in their home, and have to be accomodating despite the Howie Hatchers' weird traits and annoying habits. Will Peter Hatcher make it through? This fun book is aimed at kids, but adults who enjoyed Judy Blume's books as kids, would enjoy this story, too!