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Ages 8–10

Best books for ages 8–10

Middle-grade adventures and classics.

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The Egypt Game

Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Ages 9–12

Ages 9–9

Ages 9–12

The Bark of the Bog Owl

Jonathan Rogers

Ages 9–9

Safe

The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street

Ages 8–9

Ages 7–10

The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1)

Ages 9–12

Ages 8–9

The Name of this Book is Secret

Pseudonymous Bosch

Ages 9–12

Safe

The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery

Ages 10–14

Ages 9–12

The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Field Guide

Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black

Ages 7–10

Safe

Misty of Chincoteague

Ages 8–12

Ages 9–12

The Phantom Tollbooth

Norton Juster

Ages 8–12

Safe

Bud, Not Buddy

Christopher Paul Curtis

Ages 9–12

Safe

The Battle for WondLa

Tony DiTerlizzi

Ages 10–14

Safe

The Little House in the Big Woods

Ages 8–12

Ages 8–12

Ages 10–14

Ages 10–99

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Jules Verne

Ages 10–15

Safe

The City of Gold and Lead

John Christopher

Ages 10–14

Safe

The Mighty Miss Malone

Christopher Paul Curtis

Ages 9–12

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