Second shelf from the top
(Updated with book titles and other notes in the comments.)
(Updated with book titles and other notes in the comments.)
Someone on Twitter was looking for suggestions. I rattled off a listā¦and then copied it to Facebook and thought of moreā¦and I figured Iād throw the titles up here too, for easy access, though of course this is a mere sliver of what Iād put on my ideal Books for Ten-Year-Olds bookshelf. Later, when time permits, Iāll 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 Birdsallāthe 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 Rangerās Apprentice series by John Flanagan
ā¢ The Warriors books by Erin HunterāRoseās longtime obsession!
Harold Underdown suggested Rapunzelās Revenge by Shannon Hale, and I second thatāmy kids and I loved it (and the related Calamity Jackāboth graphic novels); they love all Shannonās 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!