Book Recommendations For Tweens

Book Recommendations For Tweens

Because parents of kids who love to read can never have enough books.

So you have a voracious little reader who’s already made it through the Magic Tree House and Boxcar Children series? Where do you go next? Here are some of the favorite book suggestions from my household, both contemporary and vintage (like, from when we were kids):

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Contemporary

39 Clues

The first series (excluding book 3 for minor romantic scenes)

9-13

Contemporary

Frindle

by Andrew Clements

8-11

Contemporary

Warriors/ Seekers/ Survivors

(Three separate series) by Erin Hunter

9-14

 

Contemporary

Harry Potter

by JK Rowling

(The first four are appropriate. The rest need some censoring)

8+

Vintage

Matilda

by Roald Dahl

8-13

Vintage

The Chronicles of Narnia

by C.S. Lewis (series)

8+

Vintage

The Little House on the Prairie

by Laura Ingalls Wilder (series)

8+

Vintage

The Black Stallion

by Walter Farley (series)

8-12

Vintage

Anne of Green Gables

by L.M. Montgomery

(use discretion for later books in the series)

9+

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11 responses to “Book Recommendations For Tweens”

  1. dassi Avatar
    dassi

    Love Noel streatfield!!!

  2. Yocheved Avatar
    Yocheved

    Thank you!! This is amazing! I’m always at a loss at the library with my 9 year old who devours books!

  3. rivky Avatar
    rivky

    All the Gordon korman McDonald hall books are great!!

  4. csw Avatar
    csw

    My favorite at that age was The Series of Unfortunate Events

  5. faigy Avatar
    faigy

    this is so helpful….read most of them here but there are some new ones…..thanks!.

  6. Momof5 Avatar
    Momof5

    Thank you for this post!
    I got my kids into reading with the first few Harry Potters and was looking for other choices- great options!
    (I can’t believe I forgot about Gordon Korman!)
    Beverly Cleary’s and the Littles set are also great.

  7. devorah Avatar
    devorah

    i have lists of books i read categorized by age appropriateness on brooklyn public library website https://brooklyn.bibliocommons.com/lists/show/122008272_devorah1231

  8. Libby Avatar
    Libby

    Thank you! Can always use recommendations for this age group – keep them coming!

  9. chaya Avatar
    chaya

    Thanx so much for your posts!! Please write one recommending books for preschoolers!! ?

  10. Naomi Miller Avatar
    Naomi Miller

    someone posted this back in 2017 I would love the undated link –
    https://brooklyn.bibliocommons.com/lists/show/122008272_devorah1231

  11. Miriam Avatar
    Miriam

    Any good Jewish reads?
    This is an important age to segue readers to frum books, if possible. I was raises on these books, but then I went onto teen novels, so many of which I wish I had not exposed myself to.

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