Obviously, reading is a passion of mine. A passion I hope to pass along to my children. Last week, I shared some of my favorite read alouds for K-2nd graders. As my children grow, I want the books to grow with them! With your help, I’ve compiled great reads for preteen boys and girls. Make sure to check out the printable below for the full list of books!
For Girls
American Girl History Mysteries
Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery
The Baby Sitter’s Club by Ann M. Martin
Darcy’s Voyage by Kara Louise
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
High Hurdles by Lauraine Snelling
Mandie series by Lois Gladys Leppard
The Riley Mae books by Jill Osborne
Beauty by Robin McKinley
Christy Miller series by Robin Jones Gunn
The Daughters of the Faith series by Wendy G Lawton
For Boys
Kingdom Series by Chuck Black
Dreamhouse Kings series by Robert Liparulo
Jackson Jones by Jennifer Kelly
The Hardy Boys by Franklin W. Dixon
Rifles for Waite by Harold Keith
Redwall series by Brian Jacques
Dragon Keepers Chronicles by Donita K Paul
Harris and Me by Gary Paulsen
The Homelanders by Andrew Klavan
My Side of the Mountain by Jean George
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
More Reads
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Space Trilogy by C.S. Lewis
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Jester
What books do your preteens love to read? Share below!
Download the printable for the full list of books for preteens!
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Thank you for compiling this great list! I read Rifles for Watie when I was young, but I had forgotten all about it! It is an excellent book. There are lots of new ones to check out on this list, too.
I wanted to also recommend Bryan Davis. He has several series that are Christian focused but also have dragons and Nephilim and all kinds of exciting things. My almost 11 year old has finished his first 2 series (Dragons in Our Midst and Oracles of Fire) and I’m about to order the third (Dragons of Starlight).