Mrs. Norberg

These lists are from https://teachbesideme.com/best-books-tween-girls/

and https://teachbesideme.com/books-tween-boys/

We have many of these titles in our class library.

I am removing the 'for boys' and 'for girls' headings from my copied list, because all of the books can be of interest to boys and girls :)

SERIES BOOKS

How to Train Your Dragon series by Cressida Cowell

The Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan

The Five Kingdoms series by Brandon Mull

The Candy Shop War by Brandon Mull (He loves ALL Brandon Mull books!!)

Deltora Quest series by Emily Rodda

The Spirit Animals series (various authors)

The Seekers series by Erin Hunter

Elementia Chronicles by Sean Fay Wolfe

Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

The Leven Thumps series by Obert Skye

The Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson

Mr. Lemoncello’s Library series by Chris Grabenstein

Horrible Histories/Math/Geography/Science (various authors)

Michael Vey series by Richard Paul Evans

The 39 Clues series various authors

Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan

Hatchet series by Gary Paulsen

The Ranger’s Apprentice series by John A. Flanagan

The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings (if they are a more advanced reader) by J. R. R. Tolkien

Classics and Modern 

Heidi by Joanna Spyri

The Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie

Mary Poppins series by Dr. P. L. Travers

Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder

The Island of Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell

Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren

The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit

The Giver by Lois Lowry

The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis

Sarah Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan

A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter

Roald Dahl books

Nancy Drew (original) series by Carolyn Keene

Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter

Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski

Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White

Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White

The Borrowers by Mary Norton

Misty of Chincoteague (series) by Marguerite Henry

A Wrinkle in Time trilogy, by Madeleine L’Engle

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh

In Grandma’s Attic series by Arleta Richardson

Trixie Belden series by Julie Campbell

Tuesdays at the Castle series by Jessica Day George

Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine

Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan

Princess Academy by Shannon Hale

The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale

The Girl who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherine M. Valente

From the Mixed up Files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konisburg

The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall

The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

Recipe for Adventure series by Giada de Laurentiis

City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau

The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes

The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatly Snyder

The Green Ember by S. D. Smith

The Wingfeather Saga series by Andrew Peterson

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly

The Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria Forester

The Secret Zoo by Bryan Chick

American Girl books (We prefer the older more historic ones, but the newer stories are fun, too!)

Cupcake Diaries series by Coco Simon

School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani

Fablehaven by Brandon Mull

The Sisters Grimm series by Michael Buckley

Rowan Hood by Nancy Springer

Enola Holmes series by Nancy Springer

Magic Attic Club by S. Gayle

Clementine series by Sara Pennypacker

The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler