REMINDERS FOR CHOOSING BOOKS FOR TEN-TO-TWELVE‑YEAR‑OLDS
Children this age need books that explore morals and values.
Nonfiction can be as important as fiction in expanding horizons and interests.
Fantasy and legend speak to creativity and problem solving.
Reading aloud as a family activity is still a sound idea.
Discuss books and encourage independent choices.
BOOKS FOR TEN‑TO-TWELVE AND UP
Heat, by Mike Lupica
The Big Field, Mike Lupica
Miracle On 49th Street, by Mike Lupica
Bridge To Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson
Island Of The Blue Dolphins, by Scott O'Dell
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, by C. S. Lewis
My Side Of The Mountain, by Jean George
The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman
Parvana’s Journey, by Deborah Ellis
The Keys To The Kingdom, by Garth Nix
Al Capone Does My Shirts, by Gennifer Choloenko
Where The Mountain Meets The Moon, by Grace Lin
Percy Jackson & The Olympians, by Rick Riordan
Al Capone Shines My Shoes, by Gennifer Choloenko
Dragon Rider, by Cornelia Funke
Inkspell, by Cornelia funke
Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred Taylo
Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbitt
A Wrinkle In Time, by Madeleine L'Engle
North To Freedom, (I Am David) by Anne Holme
Down, Down The Mountain, by Ellis Credle
The Shrinking of Treehorn, by Florence Parry Heide
Ruby Holler, by Sharon Creech
The Thief Lord, by Cornelia Funke
Frindle, by Andrew Clements
Savvy, by Ingrio Law
Missing, by Catherine Macphail
Wednesday Wars, by Gary O. Schmidt
Star Girl, by Jerry Spinelli
Extra Credit, by Andrew Clements
When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead
Once Upon A Marigold, by Jean Ferris
Brothers Below Zero, by Tor Seidler
Hope Was Here, by Joan Bauer
Sahara Special, by Esme Raji Codell
Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls
The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkein
Shadow Of A Bull, by Maia Wojciechowska
Amos Fortune, Free Man, by Elizabeth Yates
A Year Down Yonder, by Richard Peck
True Confessions Of Charlotte Doyle, by Avi
Janitor’s Boy, by Andrew Clements
The Watsons Go To Birmingham, by Christopher Paul Curtis
Crispin, by Avi
Lyddie, by Katherine Paterson
Esperanza Rising, by Pam Muno
The Evolution Of Calpurnia Tale, by Jacqueline Kelly
Ida B, by Katherine Hannigan
Rules, by Cynthia Lord
There’s A Boy In The Girl’s Bathroom, by Louis Sachar
Cat Running, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Pictures of Hollis Woods, by Patricia Reilly Giff
Ella Enchanted, by Gail Carson Levine
The Giver, by Lois Lowry
Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech
Out Of The Dust, by Karen Hesse
A Long Way From Chicago, by Richard Peck
Holes, by Louis Sachar
Bud, Not Buddy, by Christopher Paul Curtis
Frindle, by Andrew Clements
Because Of Winn-Dixie, by Kate Di Camillo
Homeless Bird, by Gloria Whelan
Lord Of The Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien
Angel On The Square, by Gloria Whelan
A Week In The Woods, by Andrew Clements
A Single Shard, by Linda Sue Park
Dicey’s Song, and Homecoming, by Cynthia Voigt
City of Ember, By Jeanne DuPrau
Report Card, By Andrew Clements
Brian’s Hunt, by Gary Paulsen
Breadwinner, by Deborah Elis
The Cay, by Theodore Taylor
A Tale From The Castaways Of The flying Dutchman, by Brian Jacques
High Rhulain, by Brian Jacques
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