written for ages 7-10


Stone Fox

Jennifer Minicus | 17 May 2012
written for ages 7-10 | highly recommended
Ten-year-old Willy is determined to care for his ailing grandfather.


Latsch Valley Farm Books

Jennifer Minicus | 15 Mar 2012
written for ages 7-10 | recommended
A lovely story about a warm family of Polish immigrants.


The Adventures of Mark Twain by Huckleberry Finn

Clare Cannon | 23 Jan 2012
written for ages 7-10 | recommended
What happens if a well known character decides to tell his author's story?


Great Grandfather's House

Jennifer Minicus | 1 Jan 2012
written for ages 7-10 | recommended
Keiko is a spoiled little girl.


The Cat's Pajamas

Jennifer Minicus | 28 Sep 2011
written for ages 7-10 | recommended
A delightful book of idioms.


Dark Emperor & Other Poems of the Night

Jennifer Minicus | 9 Sep 2011
written for ages 7-10 | highly recommended
This delightful book of poems is a "must have" for classrooms and librairies.


Three Tales of My Father's Dragon

Jennifer Minicus | 9 Jun 2011
written for ages 7-10 | highly recommended
I never knew that dragons ate tangerine skins.


The Boy in the Garden

Jennifer Minicus | 2 May 2011
written for ages 7-10 | recommended
Sometimes the best distraction a child has is his own imagination.


A Penny for a Hundred

Jennifer Minicus | 23 Mar 2011
written for ages 7-10 | recommended
In wartime, even enemies can build friendships.


The Very Little Princess

Jennifer Minicus | 8 Mar 2011
written for ages 7-10 | acceptable
I don't mind sad endings, but this one left much to be desired.


The Boy Who Climbed Into the Moon

Jennifer Minicus | 19 Jan 2011
written for ages 7-10 | recommended
Every child has silly ideas, but very few meet people who turn them into reality.


Anna Maria's Gift

Jennifer Minicus | 4 Jan 2011
written for ages 7-10 | recommended
A young girl suffers loss and learns forgiveness.


The Ivy and Bean Series

Jennifer Minicus | 18 Nov 2010
written for ages 7-10 | acceptable
Two seven year old girls learn that they cannot judge others by their appearance.


Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Clare Cannon | 31 Oct 2010
written for ages 7-10 | acceptable
It’s something for a book series to turn thousands of reluctant-reader middle primary kids into book enthusiasts who are starting to write their own life stories.


The Drinking Gourd

Jennifer Minicus | 26 Oct 2010
written for ages 7-10 | highly recommended
This easy reader tells the story of the Underground Railroad through the eyes of a young boy.


Dear Olly

Tim Golden | 18 Oct 2010
written for ages 7-10 | recommended
Intelligent and talented 18 year old Matt travels to Africa to help war-injured children, leaving his widowed mother and younger sister Olly behind. They, in turn, wait for his letters.


Twenty and Ten

Jennifer Minicus | 26 Sep 2010
written for ages 7-10 | highly recommended
In desperate times, even young children can be heroes.


Carrie's War

Tim Golden | 15 Sep 2010
written for ages 7-10 | recommended
This story about friendship and growing-up during war times is a modern day classic.


The Painting That Wasn't There

Jennifer Minicus | 10 Sep 2010
written for ages 7-10 | recommended
Beginning readers who love mysteries are in for a treat.


Not quite ready for Diary of a Wimpy Kid? Try Alvin Ho!

Clare Cannon | 25 Aug 2010
written for ages 7-10 | highly recommended
Here's a series that has reluctant young readers hooked and adults secretly glad to read it aloud again and again.

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