8-12 year old

8-12 year old, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Humorous, Reviews

Punycorn

Author: Andi Watson Illustrator: Andi Watson © Date: 2023 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Pages: 223 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, graphic novel Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Carbuncle is a land of endless rainbows and sugar-sprinkled doughnuts–until the vile Sir Ogre unleashes his evil army on the happy […]

8-12 year old, Animals, Fiction, Humorous, Mystery, Reviews

The Great Ghost Hoax

Author: Emily Ecton Illustrator: David Mottram © Date: 2021 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Pages: 259 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, but a lot of page layouts do not have illustrations Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Butterbean is bored. She and the other pets pulled off a

8-12 year old, Animals, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Humorous, Reviews

Katie the Catsitter

Author: Colleen AF Venable Illustrator: Stephanie Yue © Date: 2021 Publisher: Random House Children’s Books Pages: 206 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, graphic novel Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 Bonus Activities at End of Book: Not really, pages of cat names with special skills and author/illustrator information details Summary from Book: Meet Katie the Catsitter–some heroes have

8-12 year old, Fiction, Humorous, Reviews

The Strange Case of Origami Yoda

Author: Tom Angleberger Illustrator: Tom Angleberger and Jason Rosenstock © Date: 2010 Publisher: Amulet Books Pages: 141 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, most pages have small doodle-like illustrations Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 Bonus Activities at End of Book: Yes, how to fold your own origami Yoda Summary from Book: It takes the wisdom of Yoda to

4-8 year old, 8-12 year old, Action and Adventure, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Reviews, Science Fiction

The Glorkian Warrior and the Mustache of Destiny

Author: James Kochalka Illustrator: James Kochalka © Date: 2016 Publisher: First Second Pages: 125 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, graphic novel Publisher Recommended Age: 6-10 years old Bonus Activities at End of Book: Not really, there are short bonus comics at the end Summary from Book: A Glork Patrol is no place for little kids, but Gonk

8-12 year old, Fiction, Humorous, Reviews

Dorko the Magnificent

Author: Andrea Beaty Illustrator: Nathan Hale © Date: 2013 Publisher: Amulet Books Pages: 213 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: No, the cover has an illustration, chapter numbers are fancy, and each page number has a top hat Publisher Recommended Age: 10-12 Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Robbie Darko is a magician, an

8-12 year old, Animals, Fantasy, Fiction, Humorous, Reviews

Once Upon a Unicorn

Author: Lou Anders Illustrator: Brian Miller © Date: 2020 Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers Pages: 271 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Not really, just a few that are used repeatedly at the start of the chapter Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Have you ever heard of a unicorn

8-12 year old, Animals, Fiction, Humorous, Page Pig Favorites, Reviews

The Great Pet Heist

Author: Emily Ecton Illustrator: David Mottram © Date: 2020 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Pages: 247 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, but a lot of page layouts do not have illustrations Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Butterbean knew she wasn’t always a good dog. Still, she’d never

8-12 year old, Action and Adventure, Fiction, Humorous, Mystery, Page Pig Favorites, Reviews

Samantha Spinner and the Super-Secret Plans

Author: Russell Ginns Illustrator: Barbara Fisinger © Date: 2018 Publisher: Delacorte Press Pages: 243 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, many page layouts do not have an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 Bonus Activities at End of Book: Yes, fun facts on the value of several items mentioned in the book, more puzzles to solve with websites

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