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Ages 8–10

Best books for ages 8–10

Middle-grade adventures and classics.

360 books

Ages 9–9

The Story of the Trapp Family Singers

Ages 10–14

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Ages 9–12

Ages 9–12

Ages 9–9

Ages 9–9

A to Z Mysteries: The Absent Author

Ages 8–10

Patrick Skene Catling

Ages 8–10

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★ Parent pick

The Boxcar Children

Gertrude Chandler Warner

Ages 8–10

Ages 8–10

The Tale of Despereaux

Kate DiCamillo

Ages 8–10

Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye

Safe

★ Parent pick

Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye

Geronimo Stilton

Ages 8–10

Safe

★ Parent pick

Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid

Megan McDonald

Ages 8–10

Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus

Safe

★ Parent pick

Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus

Barbara Park

Ages 8–10

Safe

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My Weird School: Miss Daisy Is Crazy!

Ages 8–10

Ages 8–10

Sarah, Plain and Tall

Patricia MacLachlan

Ages 8–10

Safe

★ Parent pick

Magic Tree House #1: Dinosaurs Before Dark

Ages 8–10

Ages 8–10

The World According to Humphrey

Betty G. Birney

Ages 8–10

Safe

★ Parent pick

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Kate DiCamillo

Ages 8–10

Safe

★ Parent pick

The Adventures of Captain Underpants

Dav Pilkey

Ages 8–10

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