8-12 year old

8-12 year old, Humorous, Nibbles, Nonfiction

Our Story Begins: Your Favorite Authors and Illustrators Share Fun, Inspiring, and Occasionally Ridiculous Things they Wrote and Drew as Kids

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Editor: Elissa Brent Weissman Illustrator: Various © Date: 2017 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Pages: 183 Chapters: No, just different author/illustrator stories Illustrations: Yes, many photos/illustrations are included Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Everyone’s story begins somewhere. For Linda Sue Park, it was a […]

4-8 year old, 8-12 year old, Fiction, Nibbles, Picture Book

The Houdini Box

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Author: Brian Selznick Illustrator: Brian Selznick © Date: 1991 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc Pages: 56 Chapters: No Illustrations: Yes, almost all page layouts have an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 7-10 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No, but the Interesting Note from the author is worth reading, it explains some of the history

12 years old and up, 8-12 year old, Action and Adventure, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Mystery, Page Pig Favorites, Realistic Fiction, Reviews

Wonderstruck

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Author: Brian Selznick Illustrator: Brian Selznick © Date: 2011 Publisher: Scholastic Press Pages: 629 Chapters: No, but it is divided into parts Illustrations: Yes, many page layouts are just illustrations Publisher Recommended Age: 9 years and up Bonus Activities at End of Book: No, but the acknowledgments include information on inspirations and the history, a

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

Welcome to Wonderland: Home Sweet Motel

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Author: Chris Grabenstein Illustrator: Brooke Allen (Books 3 & 4 have Kelly Kennedy for interior illustrations) © Date: 2016 Publisher: Random House Pages: 285 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, a lot of page layouts have an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: Yes, language list, fact or fiction, recipes Summary

8-12 year old, Animals, Fantasy, Mystery, Nibbles, Page Pig Favorites

The Lost Library

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Author: Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass Illustrator: Celia Krampien © Date: 2023 Publisher: Feiwel and Friends Pages: 215 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: No Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: When a mysterious little free library (guarded by a large orange cat) appears overnight in the small town

12 years old and up, 8-12 year old, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Mystery, Reviews

The Marvels

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Author: Brian Selznick Illustrator: Brian Selznick © Date: 2015 Publisher: Scholastic Press Pages: 667 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes Publisher Recommended Age: 10 years and up Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: In this magnificent reimagining of the form he originated, two stand-alone stories—the first in nearly 400 pages of continuous pictures,

8-12 year old, Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Humorous, Nibbles, Page Pig Favorites, Science Fiction

Fortunately, The Milk

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Author: Neil Gaiman Illustrator: Skottie Young © Date: 2013 Publisher: Harper Pages: 114 Chapters: No Illustrations: Yes, every page Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Find out just how odd things get in this hilarious story of time travel and breakfast cereal, expertly told by Newbery

8-12 year old, Action and Adventure, Biography, Nibbles, Nonfiction

Everest – The Remarkable Story of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay

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Author: Alexandra Stewart Illustrator: Joe Todd-Stanton © Date: 2019 Publisher: Bloomsbury Children’s Books Pages: 64 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, every page Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: On the late morning of May 29, 1953, the sun shone brightly and a gentle breeze was blowing on

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

Wings & Co: Operation Bunny

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Author: Sally Gardner Illustrator: David Roberts © Date: 2012 Publisher: Henry Holt and Company, LLC Pages: 176 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, a lot of page layouts have illustrations Publisher Recommended Age: 7-10 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: A charming new series about a fairy detective agendcy. When Emily Vole

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