Fiction Reviews for ages 5 to 12
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These days we are very lucky to have a truly wide variety of early readers, chapter books, and middle readers available to us. Some of them are also quite lovely to look at with delightful illustrations throughout. The importance of the early reader in the reading life of a child is often unrecognized. The next step, the chapter book, offers a child that very first chance to properly read a book on his or her own. The middle reader takes a child into a new world of fiction and gives the reader a real taste of what a novel can be like. |
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You can find other books of this kind in the Non-Fiction, Features, and Series sections of the journal.
Francine Poulet Meets the Ghost Raccoon
Kate DiCamillo
Illustrator: Chris Van Dusen
Fiction Series
For ages 6 to 8
Candlewick, 2016 ISBN: 978-0763690885
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Illustrator: Chris Van Dusen
Fiction Series
For ages 6 to 8
Candlewick, 2016 ISBN: 978-0763690885
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Iris and Walter and Baby Rose
Elissa Haden Guest
Illustrator: Christine Davenier
Fiction Series
For ages 6 to 9
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt , 2012 ISBN: 978-0547850641
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Illustrator: Christine Davenier
Fiction Series
For ages 6 to 9
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt , 2012 ISBN: 978-0547850641
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Jubilee
Patricia Reilly Giff
Fiction
For ages 8 and up
Random House, 2016 ISBN: 978-0385744867
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Fiction
For ages 8 and up
Random House, 2016 ISBN: 978-0385744867
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Letters from the Corrugated Castle: A Novel of Gold Rush California, 1850-1852
Joan W. Blos
Historical Fiction
For ages 9 to 12
Simon and Schuster, 2007 ISBN: 978-0689870774
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Historical Fiction
For ages 9 to 12
Simon and Schuster, 2007 ISBN: 978-0689870774
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Mister Cleghorn's Seal
Judith Kerr
Fiction
For ages 7 to 9
HarperCollins Children's Books, 2015 ISBN: 978-0008157302
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Fiction
For ages 7 to 9
HarperCollins Children's Books, 2015 ISBN: 978-0008157302
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Travels of Thelonious (The Fog Mound)
Susan Schade
Illustrator: Jon Buller
Fiction
For ages 8 to 12
Simon and Schuster, 2007 ISBN: 978-0689876851
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Illustrator: Jon Buller
Fiction
For ages 8 to 12
Simon and Schuster, 2007 ISBN: 978-0689876851
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Judy Moody and Stink: The Wishbone Wish
Megan McDonald
Illustrator: Peter H. Reynolds
Fiction Series
For ages 6 to 9
Candlewick Press, 2015 ISBN: 978-0763672065
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Illustrator: Peter H. Reynolds
Fiction Series
For ages 6 to 9
Candlewick Press, 2015 ISBN: 978-0763672065
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The Best Bear in All the World
Jeanne Willis, Kate Saunders, Paul Bright, Brian Sibley
Illustrator: Mark Burgess
Fiction Series
For ages 6 and up
Penguin, 2016 ISBN: 978-0399187476
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Illustrator: Mark Burgess
Fiction Series
For ages 6 and up
Penguin, 2016 ISBN: 978-0399187476
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A Boy Called Christmas
Matt Haig
Illustrator: Chris Mould
Fiction
For ages 8 to 10
Random House, 2016 ISBN: 978-0399552656
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Illustrator: Chris Mould
Fiction
For ages 8 to 10
Random House, 2016 ISBN: 978-0399552656
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