| |
recommended reading for ages 9-12
|
My Friend Walter
Micheal Morpurgo | 2001
written for ages 9-12 | recommended
Bess meets the ghost of her ancestor Sir Walter Raleigh.
|
|
Shooting Kabul
N. H. Senzai | 2011
written for ages 9-12 | highly recommended
A wonderful story about family loyalty.
|
|
Onion John
Joseph Krumgold | 1984
written for ages 9-12 | recommended
Andy wants nothing more than to work in his father's store.
|
|
Breaking Stalin's Nose
Eugene Velchin | 2011
written for ages 9-12 | recommended
Sasha longs to become a member of Stalin's Young Pioneers.
|
|
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh
Robert C. O'Brien | 1986
written for ages 9-12 | highly recommended
A gentle story highlighting the love of a mother for her children.
|
|
Big Red
Jim Kjelgaard | 2011
written for ages 9-12 | recommended
A classic story about a boy and his dog.
|
|
Finally
Wendy Mass | 2010
written for ages 9-12 | highly recommended
For young adolescents who need a good laugh.
|
|
Artemis Fowl
Eoin Colfer | 2001
written for ages 9-12 | recommended
Artemis Fowl is a genius...a criminal genius.
|
|
The Unforgotten Coat
Frank Cottrell Boyce | 2011
written for ages 9-12 | recommended
I knew I would love this book as soon as...
|
|
The Luck of the Buttons
Anne Ylvisaker | 2011
written for ages 9-12 | recommended
Tugs Button proves that middle school girls can be sweet.
|
|
A Little Lower Than the Angels
Geraldi McCaughrean | 2003
written for ages 9-12 | highly recommended
Gabriel is an eleven-year-old apprenticed to a greedy stonemason during the years of the Black Death.
|
|
Tom's Midnight Garden
Philippa Pearce | 1992
written for ages 9-12 | highly recommended
Sometimes dreams are so vivid they seem real.
|
|
Leaving Emma
Nancy Steele Brokaw | 1999
written for ages 9-12 | recommended
Emma's best and only friend Tem is moving away.
|
|
The Dagger Quick
Brian Eames | 2011
written for ages 9-12 | recommended
Pirates, hidden treasure, sea battles. What's not to like?
|
|
Toby Alone
Timothee de Fombelle | 2009
written for ages 9-12 | highly recommended
Toby is one and a half millimetres tall.
|
|
Johnny and the Dead
Terry Pratchett | 2007
written for ages 9-12 | recommended
What if you could talk to the dead?
|
|
11 Birthdays
Wendy Mass | 2009
written for ages 9-12 | recommended
Wendy Mass writes highly enjoyable realistic fiction with a fantasy twist.
|
|
Nancy and Plum
Betty MacDonald | 2010
written for ages 9-12 | recommended
a sweet story from the author of the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle books
|
|
Jack Black and the Ship of Thieves
Carol Hughes | 2006
written for ages 9-12 | recommended
An enthusiastic youngster turns hero when he discovers a plot to sabotage his father's airship.
|
Page 1 of 3 : 1 2 3 >
|
|
| From MercatorNet's home page |
|
| Tags |
|
forgiveness,
books,
writing,
humor,
fairy tales,
adventure,
girls,
mystery,
historical fiction,
book lists,
leadership,
prejudice,
freedom,
family,
work,
media,
heroic boys,
adoption,
picture books,
cooking,
graphic novel,
feminism,
poetry,
non-fiction,
history,
science,
music,
science fiction,
school,
nature,
fantasy,
adolescence,
reading,
dystopia,
Christmas,
heroic girls,
biography,
movies,
character,
short stories,
movie,
young adult,
art,
animals,
thriller,
classics,
war,
romance,
boys,
magic,
friendship,
slavery,
mythology,
action,
|
|
SiteMap 
