Book Recommendations
8-10 Years: Fiction
When a well chosen collection of books falls into the laps of children, who have just gained the skill of reading chapter books, it opens the doors to a world of imagination, adventure and ideas. Here's a short list of books that meet just this purpose.
Roald Dahl (Children's writer par excellence)
Land of Stories (Chris Colfer)
Ruskin Bond - Rusty series (Room on the roof, etc)
Charlotte's Web
Magic Tree House series - fiction and fact tracker series
Because of Winnie-Dixie (there's a great movie based on it)
Michael Morpurgo (Great fiction for children)
Popular fiction series:
Junie B Jones and Encyclopedia Brown
Enid Blyton books (Enchanted wood , etc)
Classics:
Charles Dickens: Abridged versions of David Copperfield, Oliver Twist, Christmas Carol
Moby Dick (abridged and illustrated)
Treasure Island
Mark Twain's Huckleberry Fin and Tom Sawyer books
Gerald Durrell
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