Steampunk

So.  This list isn't very long yet, because about half of the Steampunk books that I've started, I didn't like.  So I'm not going to recommend that you waste your time on them.  Some of these books are only sort-of Steampunk, but they didn't really fit anywhere else, so here they are.

Books that have a review or mini-review on this blog can be clicked on to go to that post.  Be sure to see my note at the bottom of the list about reading and age appropriate levels.

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

(/) (UG) (post-Civil War, racism, mother & daughters, friendship, zombies, alternate history)

Fever Crumb by Philip Reeve (series)

(6.7/6.6/6.8) (UG) (orphans, steam-punk, secrets, *)

Icebreaker by Lian Tanner

(5.3) (MG) (dystopian, steampunk, family, orphans, secrets, ships)

Railsea by China Mieville

(MG) (steam-punk, Moby Dick, mystery)

Six Days by Philip Webb

(4.7) (MG) (steam-punk, mystery, friendship, space travel)

The Dark Unwinding by Sharon Cameron

(5.8) (MG) (family, mystery, autism/eccentricism)

The Hidden Twin by Adi Rule

(/) (MG+) (fantasy, twins, conspiracies, steampunk, prophecies)

The Inventor’s Secret by Andrea Cremer

(5.5) (MG+) (steampunk, family, romance, revolution, secrets)

The Last Voyage of Poe Blythe by Ally Condie

(4.3) (MG+) (coming of age, loss, revenge, gold mining)

This Monstrous Thing by Mackenzi Lee *

(/) (MG+) (steampunk, Frankenstein, brothers, 1800’s)

Note:  Lists are arranged with Title, Author, Reading Level, Age Appropriate Level, and Descriptive Tags.
(Age appropriate level denotes the youngest readers that the book is appropriate for.  That doesn't mean that older readers will not enjoy the book!)

* =  books that I thought were GREAT

UG = upper grades  (contain sex, drugs, and/or very graphic violence; deal with mature subject matter such as rape, prostitution, child abuse, etc. )
MG+ = junior high  (may contain some profanity or sexual references; may deal with subject matter too mature for younger audiences)
MG = 4th through 6th grades (nothing inappropriate for children, but may not keep the interest of younger readers)
MG- = all ages (perfect for bedtime stories or read-alouds, or for precocious readers in the lower grades)

* = LGBTQ themes - characters, situations, or references to same-sex couples

Books included in this list are all ones that I have read myself and given a rating of at least 3 out of 5 Stars (why would I recommend anything less?)  When a book is part of a series, only the first title is listed, but the reading level for all books in the series is shown.  Lists will be updated periodically as I read new books.