Book Recommendations for preteens

Do you remember "Choose Your Own Adventure" books? Usborne has a line of books that is very similar but geared towards girls, ages 10-14. You make choices that determine how the story goes. So multiple stories all in one depending on your choices. The one I've linked is How to Get to Rio (Rio is a boy the main girl is crushing on). Other titles include: The Call of the Wild, Make Up or Break Up, and A Hot Cold Summer.

https://1107900.myubam.com/p/4508/how-to-get-to-rio

Does your teen like dystopian novels? This is a series of 13 books. The FIRST book is called 13. That's right- 13. The LAST book is 1. I've heard good things about this series AR Level 5 and written for 11-15 year olds (girls and boys). The First book can be found HERE or the whole series can be bought in hardback.

https://1107900.myubam.com/p/5139/last-thirteen-the-complete-hardback-collection-13

Another series for fantasy fans is The Impossible Quest. Written for 9-13 year olds but enjoyable by many. One review was from a 60 year old man and another from a Mom who thinks Harry Potter fans might enjoy this series about four 12-13 year olds who go on a quest to wake up heroes and save the kingdom from evil witches. The complete series in paperback is found at the following link. It is also available in what Usborne calls their "Library" binding which is a type of hardback book but the cover has a different finish on it.

https://1107900.myubam.com/p/6054/impossible-quest-the-complete-collection-5

Does your child like Graphic Novels? Rated for ages 10 and older. This set contains: The Adventures of King Arthur, The Adventrues of Robin Hood, Alice in Wonderland, Dracula, Greek Myths: Jason and the Argonauts, Hamlet, Norse Myths: The Adventures of Thor, Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Odyssey and The Three Musketeers. The Library binding (specialized Hardcover) is available for $149.99 for the set. They are also sold individually for $9.99 in paperback and $17.99 for normal hardcover.

https://1107900.myubam.com/p/8286/graphic-novels-complete-library-collection-10

For more of a thriller there's Conspiracy 365. Written for ages 10-15 with AR level 4.6. A 15 year old is told "They killed your father. They'll kill you." and he ends up on the run. Books are also sold separately in paperback and hardback. (Individually hardbacks are $10.99. For paperback, all except the first book are $4.99 each while the first book is $5.99). The first book is January. The hardcover set is $99.99

https://1107900.myubam.com/p/6380/conspiracy-365-complete-hardback-collection-12

There are lots of craft type books but one that stood out to me is "Mythical Beasts Mask". Recommended for ages 8 and older. It has pop out pages and then you can build masks. You can make 10 masks including a unicorn, basilisk, griffin or dragon.

https://1107900.myubam.com/p/7037/mythical-beasts-masks

There's a story of True Adventure Stories. It includes true stories of Heroes, Survival, Ghosts, and the link I'm sharing is to True Stories of Everest Adventures. Recommended for ages 9 and older

https://1107900.myubam.com/p/5656/true-stories-of-everest-adventures-ir

They also have many internet-linked books where each page has additional resources, videos, activities facts or pictures online. I have one for World Religions and I've glanced through a few others. I used to have this one on World History too before I sold it. It is recommended for ages 8 and up. There are some on the Human Body, Oceans, Geography, Science and more. I highly recommend these books. All the internet links are on the same basic link- so it's not sending your kids to multiple different sites- just one. Most are $19.99 for paperback and the World History one has 416 pages in it- and every page has more resources available online. Also available in hardback or library binding. (NOTE: If you decide to do your own search for Internet-linked books it is different from Internet referenced books. One is designated with IL and the other with IR. The IL books are the ones with additional resources available online.)

https://1107900.myubam.com/p/59/encyclopedia-of-world-history-il-cv-reduced-format

They also have new collections for 7th, 8th and 9th grades.

7th grade collection is $170.86 and includes: This is Not a Math Book, This is Not a Science Book, Engineering Scribble Book, Coding for Beginners Using Python, Write Your Own Poems, Drones, Epic Expeditions, Encyclopedia of World Religions, Timelines of World History, Vasilisa the Wise, Art Designs to Color, True Stories of Survival, The Adventures of Robin Hood, and The Book of Secrets

https://1107900.myubam.com/p/8393/seventh-grade-collection

8th grade collection is $248.86 and includes: The World Wars, White Fang, Illustrated Odyssey, Alice in Wonderland, Dracula, Writing Box Set, This is Not Another Math Book, Illustrated Dictionary of Math, Extreme Planet, Survival Camp, Science Encyclopedia, Understanding Politics & Government, Amazing Women, and Epic Climbs.

https://1107900.myubam.com/p/8394/eighth-grade-collection

9th grade and up collection is $211.86 and includes: Butterflies, Complete Dickens, Complete Jane Austen, Complete Shakespeare, Hamlet, The Odyssey, Little Women, The Adventures of King Arthur, Nature Journal, Illustrated Dictionary of Math, Illustrated Dictionary of Science, Forensic Science, Managing Your Money, and Understanding Business.

https://1107900.myubam.com/p/8395/ninth-grade-and-up-collection

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