8-12 year old

12 years old and up, 8-12 year old, Fantasy, Fiction, Nibbles

Kaleidoscope

Author: Brian Selznick Illustrator: Brian Selznick © Date: 2021 Publisher: Scholastic Press Pages: 192 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, an illustration is at the beginning and end of each chapter Publisher Recommended Age: 11 years and up Bonus Activities at End of Book: No, just an author’s note Summary from Book: “Go on,” he said. “Look […]

8-12 year old, Fiction, Nibbles, Realistic Fiction

Kate the Chemist: Dragons vs. Unicorns

Author: Dr. Kate Biberdorf with Hillary Homzie Illustrator: I sadly don’t know © Date: 2020 Publisher: Philomel Books Pages: 131 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, a lot of the pages have a small illustration, like a soccer ball or flashlight Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: Yes, instructions to make your

8-12 year old, Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Nibbles

Big Tree

Author: Brian Selznick Illustrator: Brian Selznick © Date: 2023 Publisher: Scholastic Press Pages: 511 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, graphic novel Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: Not really, the afterword discusses the science and the inspirations for the story, also a poem Summary from Book: “Hello, stars, I thought I

8-12 year old, Action and Adventure, Fiction, Mystery, Realistic Fiction, Reviews

Chasing Vermeer

Author: Blue Balliett Illustrator: Brett Helquist © Date: 2004 Publisher: Scholastic Inc Pages: 254 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, some full page illustrations are sprinkled throughout Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: Yes, about the author and illustrator, Q&A with author and illustrator, activities, and character design sketches Summary from Book:

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

Super Pancake

Author: Megan Wagner Lloyd Illustrator: Abhi Alwar © Date: 2023 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Pages: 165 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, graphic novel Publisher Recommended Age: 7-10 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: Yes, a look at the character and environmental design for the book Summary from Book: Life in Breakfast Town is pretty uneventful

8-12 year old, Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Nibbles

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Author: L. Frank Baum Illustrator: Michael Sieben © Date: 2013 (story originally published in 1900) Publisher: Harper Design Pages: 222 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Original no, this version yes, most page layouts have an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 7-11 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: In this dazzling full-color gift edition,

8-12 year old, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Nibbles

Number the Stars

Author: Lois Lowry Illustrator: N/A © Date: 1989, 2011 Introduction Publisher: Sandpiper Pages: 137 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: None Publisher Recommended Age: 10-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: It is 1943, and for Annemarie Johansen, life in Copenhagen is a complicated mix of ordinary home and school time, food shortages,

8-12 year old, Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Humorous, Mystery, Reviews

The Doldrums

Author: Nicholas Gannon Illustrator: Nicholas Gannon © Date: 2015 Publisher: Greenwillow Books Pages: 340 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, some pages illustrations (a few full page color illustrations are included) Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Archer B. Helmsley has grown up in a house full of

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