Second shelf from the top
(Updated with book titles and other notes in the comments.) š
(Updated with book titles and other notes in the comments.) š
Someone on Twitter was looking for suggestions. I rattled off a list…and then copied it to Facebook and thought of more…and I figured I’d throw the titles up here too, for easy access, though of course this is a mere sliver of what I’d put on my ideal Books for Ten-Year-Olds bookshelf. Later, when time permits, I’ll try to come back and add capsule reviews, but today is not that day.
ā¢ Turtle in Paradise by Jenni Holm
ā¢ The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
ā¢ Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword (and sequel) by Barry Deutsch
ā¢ Smile by Raina Telgemeier
ā¢ Jane of Lantern Hill (happy sigh) by L.M. Montgomery
the Betsy-Tacy books (obviously)
ā¢ The Firelings by Carol Kendall
ā¢ The Gammage Cup / The Whisper of Glocken by Carol Kendall
ā¢ Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
ā¢ By the Great Horn Spoon by Sid Fleischman
ā¢ The Children of Green Knowe by L.M. Boston
ā¢ The Great Turkey Walk by Kathleen Karr
ā¢ Rowan of Rin (and sequels) by Emily Rodda
ā¢ Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick
ā¢ The Penderwicks series by Jeanne Birdsall—the first one is my favorite
ā¢ Rules by Cynthia Lord
ā¢ Bad Island by Doug TenNapel
ā¢ Linnets and Valerians by Elizabeth Goudge
ā¢ The Ranger’s Apprentice series by John Flanagan
ā¢ The Warriors books by Erin Hunter—Rose’s longtime obsession!
Harold Underdown suggested Rapunzel’s Revenge by Shannon Hale, and I second that—my kids and I loved it (and the related Calamity Jack—both graphic novels); they love all Shannon’s books like CRAZY. Next to Betsy-Tacy and Percy Jackson, the Shannon Hale novels are the most frequently borrowed books by their friends. We basically have a Lovelace/Riordan/Hale lending library going here.
Obviously, I could go on and on here. (See the comments for more suggestions.) This truly is a just-off-the-top-of-my-head list. Also check out my master list of book recommendations!