Books for Young Readers Pre Teens and Tweens: Ages 9-12
Pre Teens, tweens, and middle grade readers (books for ages nine and up) begin to soar with well-developed fantastical worlds, a gentle increase in the complexities of social and emotional plot developments, smaller fonts, and more pages.
With maturity developing and a wide range of reading abilities among preteens and tweens, middle grade novels launch readers into incredible worlds, a gentle increase in the complexities of social and emotional plot developments, smaller fonts, and more pages.
While kids used to read books featuring characters around their age, preteens and tweens begin to “read up”–they often like to read about characters older than themselves while also reserving the right to “read down” at any moment in time. We believe that our job here at The Children’s Book Review is to select excellent middle grade books that cover the many interests, maturity levels and varying ranges of emotional readiness of kids ages 9-12.
Our middle grade book reviews and book lists cover everything from the fun and enjoyable to stories that begin to raise difficult questions. You’ll find fantasy novels, mystery books, historical fiction, graphic novels (books formatted in comic book style), and much, much more.
Here Are a Few Middle Grade Book Lists to Get You Started:
5 Gorgeous Animal Adventure Novels for Middle Grade Readers
5 Laugh-Out-Loud and Reach-for-the-Kleenex Middle Grade Novels
What to Read Next If You Love the Ramona Books
5 Middle Grade Books That I’ll Never Lend Out to Anyone Ever
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Books For Kids Ages 9, 10, 11, 12 and Up
Following a long tradition of stories featuring friendship gangs, The City Wolves and the Mauritius Kestrel is an exciting and instructive adventure.
This month’s recommendations feature magical matches of audiobook and narrator (and one where a chorus of voices is key to bringing the story’s message home).
The Heroic Misadventures of Maci and Roland is funny, sweet, and instructive. It gently guides readers to reflect on what it really means to fit in .
Is the Loch Ness Monster real? Join award-winning author Candace Fleming as she takes us beneath the murky waters of Scotland’s most famous mystery.
The Ultimate Science Cookbook for Kids belongs in the hands of curious kids who love to ask “why” and aren’t afraid to get their hands messy.
Loucia Isaac Seropian’s My Name is Areni offers readers a poetic and philosophical exploration of personal transformation that engages both the heart and mind.
The Strawberry Thief is an engaging and instructive story about the wonderful resilience of the natural world and the power of teamwork.
The Amazing Adventures of the Super Smart Kids offers a heartwarming collection of stories that begins with family bonds strengthened through adoption.
The Incredible Adventures of Casper the Cat Who Got Lost in Africa: Book 1 blends adventure, education, friendship, and wildlife conservation in a charming way.
In Precipice Surfing, author C. M. Jove takes a unique approach, using the concept of stuffies growing as a metaphor for tween emotional development.