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Children's Books: To Give, To Share, and To Keep
For Middle Readers (ages 8-10)

Booklists for Kids


Avi. CITY OF LIGHT, CITY OF DARK: A COMIC-BOOK NOVEL.
Will the City freeze solid? Not if Carlos and Sarah can find the token which is hidden in this illustrated novel.

Duffy, James. RADICAL RED.
When 12-year old Connor O'Shea becomes involved in the suffragette movement, unexpected changes occur in her family.

Coville, Bruce. INTO THE LAND OF THE UNICORNS.
A mysterious stranger is after Grandma's magic locket, but Cara uses it to save unicorns.

DIANE GOODE'S BOOK OF SCARY STORIES AND SONGS.
Contains several good and scary stories and poems, just right for campfire-telling.

THE EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT SPORTS ENCYCLOPEDIA.
Want to know what the first baseball glove looked like? Find answers to questions like that in this complete guide to sports.

LeGuin, Ursula. WONDERFUL ALEXANDER AND THE CATWINGS.
More adventures of the Catwings as they rescue a young cat from danger.

Lovelace, Maude Hart. BETSY-TACY.
The old classic about friendship is reprinted in paperback.

Shannon, George. STILL MORE STORIES TO SOLVE: 14 FOLKTALES FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
Fourteen more short stories, each presenting a mystery or problem to solve.

Stolz, Mary. COCO GRIMES.
The fourth book about Thomas and his grandfather takes the duo on the road to Miami for a visit with friends and conversation with former Negro Baseball League Player Coco Grimes.

Williams, Vera. SCOOTER.
Scooter makes new friends, writes poetry, and has adventures on her shiny blue scooter.

Wright, Betty Ren. THE GHOST COMES CALLING.
While vacationing in a spooky cabin, Chad tries to clear a ghost's reputation.


Compiled by: Bridget Bennett, Memorial Hall Library, Andover Fayth Chamberland, Concord Free Public Library, Concord Toby Early, Watertown Free Public Library, Watertown Marilyn Poindexter, Uphams Corner Branch, Boston Public Library Gail Roberts, New Bedford Free Public Library, New Bedford Printed and distributed by Eastern MA Regional Library System Headquarters: Boston Public Library, October 1994.


 


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