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Ages 8–10

Best books for ages 8–10

Middle-grade adventures and classics.

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Ages 10–14

Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village

Laura Amy Schlitz

Ages 9–12

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The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency: The Case of the Missing Moonstone

Ages 9–12

Ages 10–14

Hans Christian Andersen

Ages 6–8

Ages 9–9

Ages 8–10

Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye

Ages 8–10

Ages 8–10

Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid

Megan McDonald

Ages 8–10

Safe

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My Weird School: Miss Daisy Is Crazy!

Ages 8–10

Ages 8–10

Ages 8–10

Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus

Ages 8–10

Ages 8–10

The Adventures of Captain Underpants

Dav Pilkey

Ages 8–10

Safe

★ Parent pick

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Kate DiCamillo

Ages 8–10

Safe

★ Parent pick

The World According to Humphrey

Betty G. Birney

Ages 8–10

Safe

★ Parent pick

Magic Tree House #1: Dinosaurs Before Dark

Mary Pope Osborne

Ages 8–10

Safe

★ Parent pick

A to Z Mysteries: The Absent Author

Ages 8–10

Patrick Skene Catling

Ages 8–10

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★ Parent pick

The Tale of Despereaux

Ages 8–10

Gertrude Chandler Warner

Ages 8–10

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★ Parent pick

Sarah, Plain and Tall

Patricia MacLachlan

Ages 8–10

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