The Ultimate Avid Pre-Teen Readers Booklist
Discover the ultimate booklist for avid pre-teen readers! Explore top picks that inspire, entertain, and fuel a love for reading in young book lovers.
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The Giver
by Lois Lowry
At the age of twelve, Jonas, a young boy from a seemingly utopian, futuristic world, is singled out to receive special training from The Giver, who alone holds the memories of the true joys and pain of life. An ALA Notable Book for Children & Newbery Medal Winner. Reissue.
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Holes
by Louis Sachar
A New York Times BestsellerAdapted into the movie HolesInterest Level: Middle/High School Reading Grade Level: 3rd & 4th Lexile Level: 660L Theme: Belonging/Sense of SelfAn Accelerated Reader(r) title
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Forbidden City
by William Bell
Seventeen-year-old Alex Jackson comes home from school to find that his father, a CBC news cameraman, wants to take him to China's capital, Beijing. Once there, Alex finds himself on his own in Tian An Men Square as desperate students fight the Chinese army for their freedom. Separated from his father and carrying illegal videotapes, Alex must trust the students to help him escape. Closely based on eyewitness accounts of the massacre in Beijing, Forbidden City is a powerful and frightening story.
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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
by Avi
A vicious captain, a mutinous crew -- and a young girl caught in the middle Not every thirteen-year-old girl is accused of murder, brought to trial, and found guilty. But I was just such a girl, and my story is worth relating even if it did happen years ago. Be warned, however: If strong ideas and action offend you, read no more. Find another companion to share your idle hours. For my part I intend to tell the truth as I lived it.