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
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Venture deep into the Dark Swamp for a mystery-filled adventure in Sam Campbell’s Quagmire!
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Positives introduces the power of gratitude and positive psychology to help kids navigate everyday anxieties and boost their overall happiness.
An engaging, historically grounded storybook collection that highlights the courageous, pivotal, and often overlooked roles played by women.
A middle-grade portal fantasy about a boy with cerebral palsy who escapes his school bully through a mysterious door and ends up on a sky pirate ship.
A nonfiction picture book that follows the sunrise around the globe, introducing 15 birds and the conservation efforts working to keep their songs alive.
Ninjas, monsters, doppelgängers, and an army of rats? Bring on the chaos in Shawn Hainsworth’s Zicky: Wrath of the Rat King!
Return to the magical realm of Arborea for a thrilling new adventure in Sharique Zea’s Lionborn and the Secret of Dark Rider!