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Kids books- books for kids, preteens, and youth that we have enjoyed
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items Books for kids that we have enjoyed! Unfortunately I have not tailored this list to Canadian shoppers at the moment- thrift books does ship to Canada!
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Kids - age 0- 7
Preteen - age 7 to 12
Youth - 12+
Kids - age 0- 7
Fun titles for younger readers that we personally enjoyed
Picture book with Great art and a good story!
Age 4-8
The Crane Girl|Paperback
Age 6+ Great little comic style books. These were enjoyed by us and passed along to our friend's kid who loved them too! There are 20 books last time I checked
The Bad Guys Box Set: Books 1-5|Other Format
Box set #2 of the bad guys books!
The Bad Guys Even Badder Box Set (The Bad Guys #6-10)
One of my favourite poems as a kid, as a picture book! Age 3+
Macavity: The Mystery Cat|Paperback
Great series age 0+ as rhey are great for shared reading
Scuba-Cat (Pete the Cat) (My First I Can Read Series)|Paperback
We really liked this series age 5-8
The Princess in Black (Princess in Black Series #1)|Paperback
Preteen - age 7 to 12
Books for preteens age 7-13 please check the recommended age on your own as some tend to be at the upper end of preteens with some heavier themes or complex plots
The animorphs series was one of our 90s kid staples. Some of them have been redone as awesome graphic novels. My kid loves these!
The Invasion book by Michael Grant
Book #2 in the amazing animorphs graphic novel series! I like thriftbooks because you can select different qualities of used books ,or buy new!
The Visitor: The Graphic Novel book by Michael Grant
Book #3 in the amazing animorphs graphic novels!
The Encounter (Animorphs Graphix #3) book by Michael Grant
Book 4 in the animorphs graphic novels series!
The Message (Animorphs Graphix #4) book by Michael Grant
Ahe 8-12 A great trilogy about resilience and survival in the wilderness. A great read that I highly recommend for every kid.
My Side of the Mountain Trilogy book by Jean Craighead George
Age 8-12
This one was assigned to us in school (90s) but I made sure to get a copy to show my kid. It's an interesting read! Escape the doldrums and head on over to grab a copy.
(Synopsis from wikipedia:)
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Age 7-12 A classic!
Heidi book by Johanna Spyri
Age 8-10 and up. Another classic - a bit of a challenging read for younger readers as there are depictions of animal cruelty and sad themes. Some pages recommend age 10+. A good read to learn about compassion and empathy toward animals and horses.
Black Beauty book by Anna Sewell
If you as a parent like apocalyptic and zombie movies, this series is great to check out with the kids! We did the graphic novels.
The Last Kids on Earth: The Graphic... book by Max Brallier
Age rating varies- age 9+ to 15+ depending on maturity level.
Yes, that Castle! The books that inspired the popular movie! There are several in the series, I will link them all!
Howl’s Moving Castle book by Diana Wynne Jones
Book 2 in howls moving castle
Castle in the Air book by Diana Wynne Jones
Book # 3 in howls moving castle!
House of Many Ways book by Diana Wynne Jones
The book that inspired the movie! A great read
The Wild Robot book by Peter Brown
Book 2 in the wild robot!
The Wild Robot Escapes book by Peter Brown
A great kids fantasy book. Age 9-14
From wikipedia:
The Girl Who Drank the Moon is a 2016 children's book by Kelly Barnhill. The book focuses on Luna, who after being raised by a witch named Xan, must figure out how to handle the magical powers she ...
The Girl Who Drank the Moon book by Kelly Barnhill
Age 8-12 but has some intense themes. My kid really enjoyed this one!
Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor book by Xiran Jay Zhao
Youth - 12+
Books for older readers. Some are rated for younger readers too or for everyone but if it's good for 12+, it'll be here!
Age 8-14+ Great series! There are also graphic novel adaptations!
The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire #1)|Hardcover
Age 12+/14+ depending on source. A great series full of action and a bit of sci fi and post apocalypse . Contains violence and some intense themes.
The Maze Runner book by James Dashner
Age 10+ but may be more suitable for older readers due to depictions of violence. Great series about warrior cats! There are also graphic novels
Into the Wild (Warriors: The Prophecies Begin Series #1)|Paperback
Book 1 Age 13-17+ heavier dystopian themes. I enjoyed these books myself and found them better than the cinema version
Divergent (Divergent Series #1)|Paperback
Book 2 Age 13-17+ more mature readers, dystopian and war themes.
Insurgent Anniversary Edition|Paperback
Age 13-17+ dystopian war themes. Book 3
Allegiant (Divergent Series #3)|Paperback