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The Bookshelf: Classics for Tweens
Wondering what book to give to a 10- to 14-year-old?
You won’t go wrong with any of the books on this list, and adults will enjoy them too.
Chomp by Carl Hiaasen. Alfred A. Knopf, 2012. A difficult star of a reality television show disappears while filming an episode in the Florida Everglades. Using
animals from the wildlife refuge run by Wahoo Crane’s family, Wahoo and classmate Tuna Gordon set out to find him while avoiding Tuna’s gun-happy father.
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine. HarperCollins Publishers, 1997. Based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against a childhood curse that forces her
to obey any order given to her.
Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan. Scholastic Press, 2000. For the first 12 years of her life, Esperanza Ortega is pampered by servants and sheltered by her
doting parents on their ranch in Aguascalientes, Mexico. But a sudden tragedy shatters that world of wealth and privilege. Homeless and destitute, she and her
mother immigrate to California to work in the fields and start a new life on the eve of the Great Depression.
The Giver by Lois Lowry. Houghton Mifflin, 1993. At the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas is given his lifetime assignment – to be the receiver of memories shared by
only one other in his community – and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. HarperCollins, 2008. Master storyteller Neil Gaiman returns with a luminous new novel, which is magical, terrifying, and
filled with breathtaking adventures sure to enthrall readers of all ages.
Holes by Louis Sachar. Dell Yearling, 2000. Stanley Yelnats (his last name is his first name spelled backwards) tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly
humorous tale of crime and punishment – and redemption.
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life by Wendy Mass. Little Brown and Co., 2006. Everything changes when a box arrives – a posthumous gift from Jeremy’s
father who died five years ago.
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. Miramax Books/Hyperion Books for Children, 2005. Classic Greek mythology is mixed with modern adventure in this
new, action-packed series. After learning he is a demigod, Percy Jackson is sent to a summer camp on Long Island, where he meets the father he never knew –
Poseidon, God of the Sea.
Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool. Delacorte Press, 2013. This is the Odyssey-like adventure of two boys’ incredible quest on the Appalachian Trail where
they deal with pirates, buried secrets, and extraordinary encounters.
Paperboy by Vince Vawter. Delacorte Press, 2013. When an 11-year-old boy takes over a friend’s newspaper route in July 1959 in Memphis, his debilitating
stutter makes for a memorable month.
Princess Academy by Shannon Hale. Bloomsbury, 2005. All the teenage girls from a small mountain village must attend the academy to learn how to become a
princess. Miri soon finds herself confronted with a harsh academy mistress, bitter competition among the girls, and her own conflicting desires to be chosen.
Smile by Raina Telgemeier. Graphix, 2010. Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader, but one night she trips and falls, severely injuring her two front teeth.
What follows is a long and frustrating journey with on-again, off-again braces, surgery, embarrassing headgear, and even a retainer with false teeth until she gets
to high school, where she discovers what true friendship is and she can finally smile.
Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm. Random House, 2010. Inspired by family stories, a two-time Newbery Honor winner and New York Times bestselling
author beautifully blends family lore with America’s past in this charming gem of a novel rich in historical detail, humor, and the unique flavors of Key West in 1935.
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead. Wendy Lamb Books, 2009. From the author of First Light comes an engaging novel in which four mysterious letters
change a young girl’s world forever.
Wonder by R. J. Palacio. Alfred A. Knopf, 2012. Auggie Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Now
he is about to start fifth grade at Beecher Prep, and if you’ve ever been the new kid then you know how hard that can be. Auggie’s just an ordinary kid, with an
extraordinary face. But can he convince his new classmates that he’s just like them, despite appearances?
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