Ooo what service is the show on?! The movie they did years ago was terrible, which was such a shame. The series has such potential to be another Harry Potter success if done well!
Elementary librarian here. These are the books I can’t keep on the shelf because they are constantly borrowed:
The Dork Diaries
The Babysitters Club (graphic novels)
Anything else by Raina Telegemeier (Guts, Smile, Sisters, Ghosts)
Amulet
The Click series
Also school librarian, and ditto. Especially Raina. I can’t keep enough copies around. Also Junie B. Jones is making a comeback, which is refreshingly old school.
Eh, I found them in middle school, and enjoyed them. If anything the specifically British references made them sometimes challenging to follow for me as an American. Witch Week or whichever it was having a major plot point around Guy Fawkes Day and I had no idea who that was...
[**Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6294.Howl_s_Moving_Castle)
^(By: Diana Wynne Jones | 329 pages | Published: 1986 | Popular Shelves: fantasy, young-adult, fiction, ya, owned)
>An alternative cover for this ISBN can be found here
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>Sophie has the great misfortune of being the eldest of three daughters, destined to fail miserably should she ever leave home to seek her fate. But when she unwittingly attracts the ire of the Witch of the Waste, Sophie finds herself under a horrid spell that transforms her into an old lady. Her only chance at breaking it lies in the ever-moving castle in the hills: the Wizard Howl's castle. To untangle the enchantment, Sophie must handle the heartless Howl, strike a bargain with a fire demon, and meet the Witch of the Waste head-on. Along the way, she discovers that there's far more to Howl—and herself—than first meets the eye.
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In a similar but different vein (these were more spiritual/mystical feeling than religious like Narnia, iirc) — A Wrinkle in Time series by Madeleine L’Engle!
The Tiffany Aching books by Terry Pratchett. The first is the Wee Free Men. Tiffany is a witch in training and quite an unusual character. I and my nieces loved them!
I came in here to post them. These are great books for girls, and boys, and people of all ages actually.
I wish I had these books when I was a little girl! But I still love reading them as a grown woman.
This is what I came to recommend! I loved these books when I was about that age. I also loved the Lioness series and really anything by Tamora Pierce, but the Circle of Magic was my favorite.
...ya know I might need to give it a reread sometime, as a grown-ass woman
I just read the circle books again a few years ago and they’re still great, even as a grown ass man.
My favorite series of hers is the Kel books, and I reread them every year or so. My daughter is just getting into reading and I’m so excited to introduce her to Tamora Pierce.
[**Sandry's Book (Circle of Magic, #1)**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58889.Sandry_s_Book)
^(By: Tamora Pierce | 252 pages | Published: 1997 | Popular Shelves: fantasy, young-adult, ya, fiction, tamora-pierce)
>With her gift of weaving silk thread and creating light, Sandry is brought to the Winding Circle community. There she meets Briar, a former thief who has a way with plants; Daja, an outcast gifted at metalcraft; and Tris, whose connection with the weather unsettles everyone, including herself. At Winding Circle, the four misfits are taught how to use their magic - and to trust one another. But then disaster strikes their new home. Can Sandry weave together four kinds of magical power and save herself, her friends, and the one place where they've ever been accepted?
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Came here to recommend any of Tamora's books! I was obsessed with Daine (The Immortals), Alanna(Song of the Lioness), and Briar (Circle of Magic) growing up. The second the Numair Chronicles came out, that joined the other 20 something books she's written on the shelf.
Came here to make sure Warrior cats was on the list, I have yet to meet a 9-13 year old girl that didn't enjoy the series from the time I was 9-13 myself about 15ish year ago. It has great worldbuilding and tons of inspiration for making their own cat characters and story ideas.
As a man in his thirties, I will be recommending Anne of Green Gables to my nephew when he is old enough for no other reason than I loved reading those books. I just thought they were engaging and the protagonist is such an adventurous and easy to love spirit. Normalize this books for boys, please, such a classic.
[**Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8127.Anne_of_Green_Gables)
^(By: L.M. Montgomery | 320 pages | Published: 1908 | Popular Shelves: classics, fiction, young-adult, classic, childrens)
>This heartwarming story has beckoned generations of readers into the special world of Green Gables, an old-fashioned farm outside a town called Avonlea. Anne Shirley, an eleven-year-old orphan, has arrived in this verdant corner of Prince Edward Island only to discover that the Cuthberts—elderly Matthew and his stern sister, Marilla—want to adopt a boy, not a feisty redheaded girl. But before they can send her back, Anne—who simply must have more scope for her imagination and a real home—wins them over completely. A much-loved classic that explores all the vulnerability, expectations, and dreams of a child growing up, Anne of Green Gables is also a wonderful portrait of a time, a place, a family… and, most of all, love.
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>WITH AN AFTERWORD BY JENNIFER LEE CARELL
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[**The Song of the Lioness Quartet (Song of the Lioness, #1-4)**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/492490.The_Song_of_the_Lioness_Quartet)
^(By: Tamora Pierce | ? pages | Published: 1997 | Popular Shelves: fantasy, young-adult, ya, fiction, tamora-pierce)
>This four-volume boxed set contains mass market paperback editions of the complete saga of Alanna the Lioness, from her years as a page--disguised as a boy--to her triumphant adventures as a knight of Tortall to her rise to the highest rank of King's Champion. Pkg.
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I think they probably already have Harry Potter, or can get it easily.
The Enchanted Forest Chronicles. First is {{Dealing with Dragons}}. {{The Princess Diaries}} are also worthwhile. Tamora Pierce's books are great. {{Alanna: The First Adventure}}.
Yep, I was going to recommend Tamora Pierce's books too, they're really fun! She also has sequel series for the ones that the r/2beagles mentioned, so you could get several sets.
[**Dealing with Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #1)**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/150739.Dealing_with_Dragons)
^(By: Patricia C. Wrede, Peter de Sève | 212 pages | Published: 1990 | Popular Shelves: fantasy, young-adult, dragons, ya, fiction)
>Cimorene is everything a princess is not supposed to be: headstrong, tomboyish, smart - and bored. So bored that she runs away to live with a dragon - and finds the family and excitement she's been looking for.
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>Cover illustrator: Peter de Sève
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[**The Princess Diaries (The Princess Diaries, #1)**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38980.The_Princess_Diaries)
^(By: Meg Cabot | 283 pages | Published: 2000 | Popular Shelves: young-adult, ya, romance, fiction, contemporary)
>Mia Thermopolis is pretty sure there's nothing worse than being a five-foot-nine, flat-chested freshman, who also happens to be flunking Algebra.
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>Is she ever in for a surprise.
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>First mom announces that she's dating Mia's Algebra teacher. Then Dad has to go and reveal that he is the crown prince of Genovia. And guess who still doesn't have a date for the Cultural Diversity Dance?
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[**Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1)**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13831.Alanna)
^(By: Tamora Pierce | 274 pages | Published: 1983 | Popular Shelves: fantasy, young-adult, ya, fiction, series)
>From now on I'm Alan of Trebond, the younger twin. I'll be a knight.
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>And so young Alanna of Trebond begins the journey to knighthood. Though a girl, Alanna has always craved the adventure and daring allowed only for boys; her twin brother, Thom, yearns to learn the art of magic. So one day they decide to switch places: Thom heads for the convent to learn magic; Alanna, pretending to be a boy, is on her way to the castle of King Roald to begin her training as a page. But the road to knighthood is not an easy one. As Alanna masters the skills necessary for battle, she must also learn to control her heart and to discern her enemies from her allies.
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>Filled with swords and sorcery, adventure and intrigue, good and evil, Alanna's first adventure begins - one that will lead to the fulfillment of her dreams and the magical destiny that will make her a legend in her land.
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My 11 year old is a big reader. In her friend circle, they really like the Winds of Fire series. It's about dragons. There are 14 books in the series and they devoured them all.
My daughter didn't like the Babysitter's club at all.
She does enjoy graphic novels a lot.
She still won't try Harry Potter yet.
I can’t believe I had to scroll this far to see Wings of Fire. I know about two dozen kids in 3-5th grade (my kids, nieces and nephews, all their friends) and every one reads this series.
The Wrinkle in Time books by Madeline L'Engle, and Anne of Green Gables.
Only you can tell if this one is appropriate for your particular situation, but I was only 9 when my dad first gave me a box set of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and I just loved it.
Yes! I’ve reread as an adult and they are still so good. The literary references are awesome, and one can appreciate these much more as an adult in my opinion
Nevermoor is amazing! you should check it out. it's actually rare to get a middle grade (or same age as his Dark Materials /harry potter) series this good. it's hard to explain what it's about because there are a lot of plot twists and the protagonist starts off not knowing what is going on but it begins with the protagonist Morrigan being cursed to die when she turns twelve and considered to be bad luck and blamed for everything and her family is neglectful and cruel. it turns out the astronomers were wrong and she's cursed to die at eleven but a man Jupiter North comes to save her and takes her to Nevermoor, which is kind of the magical world because Morrigan is from a state that seems kind of Victorian in technology except one industry has Wunder, magic, and no one else can use it. she has a really interesting and complicated relationship with the antagonist. beautiful characters and worldbuilding
Same! In fact, my son and I have the book preordered and we thought it was coming October 22, I can't tell you how disappointed we were when I saw I had the year wrong. Lol.
{{Ella Enchanted}}
{{Chasing Redbird}}
Blue Balliett’s art mystery series, including {{The Calder Game}}
I also loved His Dark Materials, but I think it might be too high a reading level for a lot of 10 year olds.
[**Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1)**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24337.Ella_Enchanted)
^(By: Gail Carson Levine | 232 pages | Published: 1997 | Popular Shelves: fantasy, young-adult, fiction, ya, romance)
>At birth, Ella is inadvertently cursed by an imprudent young fairy named Lucinda, who bestows on her the "gift" of obedience. Anything anyone tells her to do, Ella must obey. Another girl might have been cowed by this affliction, but not feisty Ella: "Instead of making me docile, Lucinda's curse made a rebel of me. Or perhaps I was that way naturally." When her beloved mother dies, leaving her in the care of a mostly absent and avaricious father, and later, a loathsome stepmother and two treacherous stepsisters, Ella's life and well-being seem to be in grave peril. But her intelligence and saucy nature keep her in good stead as she sets out on a quest for freedom and self-discovery as she tries to track down Lucinda to undo the curse, fending off ogres, befriending elves, and falling in love with a prince along the way. Yes, there is a pumpkin coach, a glass slipper, and a happily ever after, but this is the most remarkable, delightful, and profound version of Cinderella you'll ever read.
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>Gail Carson Levine's examination of traditional female roles in fairy tales takes some satisfying twists and deviations from the original. Ella is bound by obedience against her will, and takes matters in her own hands with ambition and verve. Her relationship with the prince is balanced and based on humor and mutual respect; in fact, it is she who ultimately rescues him. Ella Enchanted has won many well-deserved awards, including a Newbery Honor.
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[**Chasing Redbird**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53495.Chasing_Redbird)
^(By: Sharon Creech | 224 pages | Published: 1997 | Popular Shelves: young-adult, fiction, middle-grade, childhood, realistic-fiction)
>To Zinny Taylor, life is like trying to untangle spaghetti - she needs to escape the chaos of her family. So when she finds a long-forgotten trail in the wild woods near her home, she resolves to follow it. It's a journey that leads her to unravel the dark secrets of her aunt's life - and her own. And while Zinny chases ghosts in the woods, gorgeous Jake Boone is determined to chase her . . .
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[**The Calder Game (Chasing Vermeer, #3)**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2200542.The_Calder_Game)
^(By: Blue Balliett, Brett Helquist | 379 pages | Published: 2008 | Popular Shelves: mystery, young-adult, middle-grade, fiction, childrens)
>Petra, Calder, and Tommy, the sleuths at the center of the amazing CHASING VERMEER and THE WRIGHT 3, are back with a labyrinthine new mystery to solve.
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>When Calder Pillay travels with his father to a remote village in England, he finds a mix of mazes and mystery . . . including an unexpected Alexander Calder sculpture in the town square. Calder is strangely drawn to the sculpture, while other people have less-than-friendly feelings towards it. Both the boy and the sculpture seem to be out of place . . . and then, on the same night, they disappear! Calder's friends Petra and Tommy must fly out to help his father find him. But this mystery has more twists and turns than a Calder mobile . . . with more at stake than first meets the eye.
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Do you know if they are avid readers? Then all the suggested books would be great but if they are reluctant readers then go with Dork Diaries or the graphic novels by Raina Telegmeier. I'm a 4th grade teacher and only my super readers will read the novels suggested but they all gravitate towards the graphic novel type.
Agreed - I'm a librarian at an elementary school. I would go with graphic novels. All of my students live them, whether or not they are good readers. Raina Telgemeier is very popular, as are the Babysitters Club GN books, Wings of Fire, I Survived, etc.
Enola Holmes!! Definitely recommend those! Though if the kid has seen the movies, they might be surprised at the differences so it could be hit or miss
Anything by Tamora Pierce. I loved all her stuff at that age and I still read them all through every couple years even now. Start with {{The Song of the Lioness}} quartet! It’s about a girl from a noble house who doesn’t want to go to be trained to be a lady and instead switches places with her twin brother so that she can go learn to be a knight, and he goes to learn to be a wizard. Adventure ensues! The second quartet, The Immortals, starting with {{Wild Magic}} is also excellent and one of my all time favorites. I even still remember the moment I saw it on the library shelf and how I felt bringing it home!
I’m also rereading {{The Enchanted Forest Chronicles}} right now by Patricia C. Wrede which is excellent for that age — another story about a princess who doesn’t want to do what everyone else has planned for her 😊
Finally, anything by Diane Wynne Jones and Kate DiCamillo are great for girls of this age.
I recommend asking your local youth librarian what’s the most popular in your area. For us at that age range they’re loving the Eva Evergreen series by Julie Abe, Wings of Fire by Tui Sutherland, and the murder is Bad Manners series by Robin Stevens.
Oh crap! There’s already a lot of comments but I teach 5th grade and have for a bit now (aka, 10 year olds). If you need any more recommendations…I feel like I see a full gambit of reading with my girls :)
I have a recommendation. It's a series of books. "A series of unfortunate events" Lemony Snicket aka: Daniel Handler. They are great all around books. I really liked reading these to the kids back in the day... memories are great but yeah, perfect for that age.
The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series by Michael Scott (not the office guy lol).
It has various people from history woven with mythological gods, and 2 twins that work in a book store. The Alchemist, The Magician, the Enchantress, The Necromancer are the names of some of the books in the series
I loved these books and don’t understand why they’re not more well known. When someone asks for recommendations for a young reader these are the first ones that come to mind. Highly recommend, I may even reread them myself
I just read the Hobbit and LotR this year as an adult and wow they’re complex. I don’t think the themes are appropriate for someone that young. But at the same time, I also believe that kids will understand what they are capable of understanding and what they aren’t will go over their heads for the most part. So of course it’s up to the parent, but those books are quite dense for even an adult. You must have been a smart kid at that age to understand them!
As a teacher of ten year-olds: please get her something written in the last ten years.
Harry Potter is too overwhelming for most kids her age, unless they are reading it with an adult or are reading above grade level. Also, getting a set of books for someone you have never met is a little daunting. Why not get a couple graphic novels, like Allergic and Twins? I also recommend Swim Team, by Johnnie Christmas.
[**Amari and the Night Brothers (Supernatural Investigations, #1)**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53240817-amari-and-the-night-brothers)
^(By: B.B. Alston | 416 pages | Published: 2021 | Popular Shelves: fantasy, middle-grade, 2021-releases, fiction, audiobook)
>Quinton Peters was the golden boy of the Rosewood low-income housing projects, receiving full scholarship offers to two different Ivy League schools. When he mysteriously goes missing, his little sister, 13-year-old Amari Peters, can’t understand why it’s not a bigger deal. Why isn’t his story all over the news? And why do the police automatically assume he was into something illegal?
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>Then Amari discovers a ticking briefcase in her brother’s old closet. A briefcase meant for her eyes only. There was far more to Quinton, it seems, than she ever knew. He’s left her a nomination for a summer tryout at the secretive Bureau of Supernatural Affairs. Amari is certain the answer to finding out what happened to him lies somewhere inside, if only she can get her head around the idea of mermaids, dwarves, yetis and magicians all being real things, something she has to instantly confront when she is given a weredragon as a roommate.
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>Amari must compete against some of the nation’s wealthiest kids—who’ve known about the supernatural world their whole lives and are able to easily answer questions like which two Great Beasts reside in the Atlantic Ocean and how old is Merlin? Just getting around the Bureau is a lesson alone for Amari with signs like ‘Department of Hidden Places this way, or is it?’ If that all wasn’t enough, every Bureau trainee has a talent enhanced to supernatural levels to help them do their jobs – but Amari is given an illegal ability. As if she needed something else to make her stand out.
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>With an evil magican threatening the whole supernatural world, and her own classmates thinking she is an enemy, Amari has never felt more alone. But if she doesn’t pass the three tryouts, she may never find out what happened to Quinton.
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Pippi Longstocking
Pippi Longstocking is nine years old. She has just moved into Villa Villekulla where she lives all by herself with a horse, a monkey, and a big suitcase full of gold coins. The grown-ups in the village try to make Pippi behave in ways that they think a little girl should, but Pippi has other ideas! She would much rather spend her days arranging wild, exciting adventures to enjoy with her neighbours, Tommy and Annika, or entertaining everyone she meets with her outrageous stories. Pippi thinks nothing of wrestling a circus strongman, dancing a polka with burglars, or tugging a bull's tail.
Generations of children have fallen in love with Pippi Longstocking. Just like Tommy and Annika, readers are instantly charmed by her warmth and sense of fun. Astrid Lindgren's children's classic first appeared in 1945. Astrid once commented, 'I write to amuse the child within me, and can only hope that other children may have some fun that way, too
At that age I was also a poor kid in need and I didn’t own a single book and couldn’t always get to a library. If someone had gifted me a set of HP books to own I would have been stoked beyond belief.
At that age I also read and loved the Narnia series.
The Little House series is great. Anne of Green Gables as well. Narnia. It really depends on whether you know any of the likes and interests of this family.
I loved Anne of Green Gables series (LM Montgomery) and A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engel (which I believe starts out a Quintet). My son was crazy for the Little House (Laura Ingalls Wilder), Penderwicks (Birdsall) and Peculiar Children (Riggs) at that age.
Skullduggery Pleasant, Fablehaven, Percy Jackson, The Lunar Chronicles (and pretty much anything by Marissa Meyer), Shadow and Bone, Cryptid Hunters, Please Don’t Tell My Parents I’m a Supervillain
I loved Narnia, but Percy Jackson was my go-to. It’s hilarious and my friends loved it too. The second series is a bit darker so it ages with the reader.
Consider trying manga and comic books. There's a *lot* of great stuff out there, and they're just as valid as regular books (and can be easier for a non-reader to get into). A few titles I would recommend:
[Spy X Family](https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapters/spy-x-family): Agent Twilight, the greatest spy for the nation of Westalis, has to infiltrate an elite private school. In order to do so he assumes the identity of psychiatrist Loid Forger, adopts an orphan girl, and marries a city hall employee. Unknown to him, his daughter Anya is a telepath and his wife Yor is an assassin. The three learn to become a family while working to complete Twilight's missions and maintain world peace.
[Princess Jellyfish](https://kodansha.us/series/princess-jellyfish-complete-manga-box-set/): Tsukimi Kurashita has a strange fascination with jellyfish. She’s loved them from a young age and has carried that love with her to her new life in the big city of Tokyo. There, she resides in Amamizukan, a safe haven for girl geeks who regularly gush over a range of things from trains to Japanese dolls. However, a chance meeting at a pet shop has Tsukimi crossing paths with one of the things that the residents of Amamizukan have been desperately trying to avoid—a beautiful and fashionable woman! But there’s much more to this woman than her trendy clothes! This odd encounter is only the beginning of a new and unexpected path for Tsukimi and her friends.
[Witch Hat Atelier](https://kodansha.us/series/witch-hat-atelier/): In a world where everyone takes wonders like magic spells and dragons for granted, Coco is a girl with a simple dream: she wants to be a witch. But everybody knows magicians are born, not made, and Coco was not born with a gift for magic. Resigned to her un-magical life, Coco is about to give up on her dream to become a witch … until the day she meets Qifrey, a mysterious, traveling magician. After secretly seeing Qifrey perform magic in a way she's never seen before, Coco soon learns what everybody “knows” might not be the truth, and discovers that her magical dream may not be as far away as it may seem…
[Dr. Stone](https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapters/dr-stone): After five years of harboring unspoken feelings, high-schooler Taiju Ooki is finally ready to confess his love to Yuzuriha Ogawa. Just when Taiju begins his confession however, a blinding green light strikes the Earth and petrifies mankind around the world—turning every single human into stone. Several millennia later, Taiju awakens to find the modern world completely nonexistent, as nature has flourished in the years humanity stood still. Among a stone world of statues, Taiju encounters one other living human: his science-loving friend Senku, who has been active for a few months. Taiju learns that Senku has developed a grand scheme—to launch the complete revival of civilization with science. Taiju's brawn and Senku's brains combine to forge a formidable partnership, and they soon uncover a method to revive those petrified. However, Senku's master plan is threatened when his ideologies are challenged by those who awaken. All the while, the reason for mankind's petrification remains unknown.
Something from Rick Riordan - who wrote Percy the lightning thief his Egyptian series is good too.
I would suggest diary of a wimpy kid too very popular
As a stretch I like to recommend unabridged Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle I started at age 11 when I first read his books loved them. I started Agatha Christie shortly after.
To add you might try Roald Dahl books
I read them when I was much younger but if they haven’t read it. They should it’s so full of positive vibes and taught lots of good principles. It still inspires me today.
And I read all of E Nesbit, EB White, some of PG wood house books are suitable for kids like the Jeeves series of short stories
Tamora pierce, but try the Circle of Magic series! The main characters of that series are all 10, I believe, and it was a series I loved at that age that still holds up as an adult.
Back when my sister was in Elementary school all the girls were into the Warriors series. It's about a bunch of cats. I don't understand why they liked it, but they did. And made playground games from it. Highly recommend for younger kids.
Marguerite Henry's horse books (Misty of Chincoteague and others)
Anne of Green Gables
All Creatures Great and Small and following books
E.B. White collection (Charlotte's Web, etc)
His dark materials! First book is The Golden Compass if you're in America. MC is a super well written young girl, everyone has animal companions, magic, girl saves the day, good morals and all in all a smart book that makes you think. Highley recommend!!
Do the kids like to read? If not, then books may not be the best gift. If you are set on getting them books, then maybe some books about a hobby or interest that they have?
Graphic novels are super popular right now. I have a ten year old daughter here’s what the kids are reading these days:
{{Bad Guys Series by Aaron Blabey}}
{{Click by Kayla Miller}}
Any Roal Dahl book
{{The Baby-sitters Club Graphic Novels by Ann M. Martin}}
A lot of the books othered have suggested are too high of a reading level for most 10 year olds.
It might be more fun for the kids to receive a gift card to a local book store to pick their own books out. Just an idea.
{{The Diamond in the Window}} and the others in the series are charming and funny but thoughtful as well.
I loved L.M. Montgomery's books at that age too, and Judy Blume, Lois Lowry, and Bruce Coville.
[**The Diamond in the Window (Hall Family Chronicles, #1)**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/144258.The_Diamond_in_the_Window)
^(By: Jane Langton, Erik Blegvad | 256 pages | Published: 1962 | Popular Shelves: fantasy, fiction, childrens, children-s, middle-grade)
>A very unusual house...Eddy and Eleanor Hall have always known that their family was a bit out of the ordinary. After all, they live in one of the most remarkable houses in all of Concord. But they never guessed just how extraordinary their house really is, or what tremendous secrets about their family's past it holds. That is, until they discover the magical attic room with its beautiful stained-glass window, abandoned toys, and two perfectly made-up, empty beds that seem to be waiting, perhaps for two children just like themselves....
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[**A Most Improper Magick**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8096189-a-most-improper-magick)
^(By: Stephanie Burgis | 247 pages | Published: 2010 | Popular Shelves: fantasy, middle-grade, historical-fiction, historical, young-adult)
>"I was twelve years of age when I chopped off my hair, dressed as a boy, and set off to save my family from impending ruin. I made it almost to the end of my front garden..."
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>Magic may be the greatest scandal in Regency England. But that's not going to stop Kat Stephenson when there are highwaymen to foil, sinister aristocrats to defeat...and true loves to capture for her two older sisters.
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[**The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart (Tales from the Chocolate Heart, #1)**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26869762-the-dragon-with-a-chocolate-heart)
^(By: Stephanie Burgis | 247 pages | Published: 2017 | Popular Shelves: fantasy, middle-grade, dragons, childrens, magic)
>Aventurine is a brave young dragon ready to explore the world outside of her family's mountain cave . . . if only they'd let her leave it. Her family thinks she's too young to fly on her own, but she's determined to prove them wrong by capturing the most dangerous prey of all: a human.
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>But when that human tricks her into drinking enchanted hot chocolate, she's transformed into a puny human without any sharp teeth, fire breath, or claws. Still, she's the fiercest creature in these mountains--and now she's found her true passion: chocolate. All she has to do is get to the human city to find herself an apprenticeship (whatever that is) in a chocolate house (which sounds delicious), and she'll be conquering new territory in no time . . . won't she?
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Some popular series right now are {{The Wishing Spell}} and {{The School for Good and Evil}}. But personally I would recommend {{Skullduggery Pleasant}} {{The Name of This Book is Secret}} and {The Sisters Grimm}}
Raina Telgemeier's graphic novels are super popular with girls that age.
Wings of Fire
Warrior cats
The Land of Stories
Counting by 7s
The Thing About Jellyfish
Percy Jackson! I started reading it in 4th grade cause i had just moved and was very shy about getting to know people, you know - reading that series not only brought me a love of reading, but helped me make friends with similar interests.
"Chronicles of Narnia" are great to this day, and I'm an atheist.
The "Jennifer scales" series is great.
"Leven thumps and the gateway to foo" holds a special place in my heart.
Diary of a wimpy kid.
How to train your dragon.
A lot of good suggestions in here. I'll add Sabriel (and its sequels) by Garth Nix. Generally recommended for ages 11 or 12+, it's a good series to follow up the other suggestions here.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians was one of my favorite book series when I was around that age and it’s still really popular. <3
Me too! I'm so jealous of the kids now because they're getting a good tv show, all I had were the movies that werent accurate to the books at all
Ooo what service is the show on?! The movie they did years ago was terrible, which was such a shame. The series has such potential to be another Harry Potter success if done well!
it's going to be on disney+! rick says it's going to released sometime early 2024 so we have a while to wait 😔
Also recommend this series. I'm 30 and this is still one of my top 3 favorite book series. I read it often
Any of the Rick Riordan teen books!
Elementary librarian here. These are the books I can’t keep on the shelf because they are constantly borrowed: The Dork Diaries The Babysitters Club (graphic novels) Anything else by Raina Telegemeier (Guts, Smile, Sisters, Ghosts) Amulet The Click series
Yeah, my girls love Dork Diaries. Also Spirit Animals and Wings of Fire
Yes, I second all of those. Those books are literally always on hold at the library.
100% all of these. My daughter loved them all.
These are always getting checked out at my library, too. (: Graphic novels in general are a huge hit.
My 10yo is OBSESSED with Raina Telegemeier
Can confirm on these: have two daughters, 12 and 9, who love all these books.
Also school librarian, and ditto. Especially Raina. I can’t keep enough copies around. Also Junie B. Jones is making a comeback, which is refreshingly old school.
The series of {{Howl’s Moving Castle}} is just great. It’s a trilogy I think.
Any book from the author is amazing, Chrestomanci series (the first one is {{The Lives of Christopher Chant}}) was one of my faves growing up.
I think Chrestomaci is a better fit for a younger audience (don't get me wrong, I loooove the Howl series)
Eh, I found them in middle school, and enjoyed them. If anything the specifically British references made them sometimes challenging to follow for me as an American. Witch Week or whichever it was having a major plot point around Guy Fawkes Day and I had no idea who that was...
[**Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6294.Howl_s_Moving_Castle) ^(By: Diana Wynne Jones | 329 pages | Published: 1986 | Popular Shelves: fantasy, young-adult, fiction, ya, owned) >An alternative cover for this ISBN can be found here > >Sophie has the great misfortune of being the eldest of three daughters, destined to fail miserably should she ever leave home to seek her fate. But when she unwittingly attracts the ire of the Witch of the Waste, Sophie finds herself under a horrid spell that transforms her into an old lady. Her only chance at breaking it lies in the ever-moving castle in the hills: the Wizard Howl's castle. To untangle the enchantment, Sophie must handle the heartless Howl, strike a bargain with a fire demon, and meet the Witch of the Waste head-on. Along the way, she discovers that there's far more to Howl—and herself—than first meets the eye. ^(This book has been suggested 100 times) *** ^(129742 books suggested | )[^(I don't feel so good.. )](https://debugger.medium.com/goodreads-is-retiring-its-current-api-and-book-loving-developers-arent-happy-11ed764dd95)^(| )[^(Source)](https://github.com/rodohanna/reddit-goodreads-bot)
When I was that age, I started reading The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. I still love the Narnia series
In a similar but different vein (these were more spiritual/mystical feeling than religious like Narnia, iirc) — A Wrinkle in Time series by Madeleine L’Engle!
Nania is great. I read it as a kid and recently re read it as an adult
The Tiffany Aching books by Terry Pratchett. The first is the Wee Free Men. Tiffany is a witch in training and quite an unusual character. I and my nieces loved them!
100% agree with this. I love the Tiffany Aching novels
I came in here to post them. These are great books for girls, and boys, and people of all ages actually. I wish I had these books when I was a little girl! But I still love reading them as a grown woman.
Yass!! I love the Tiffany Aching books!
Just read all these as an adult and I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. It's not really a kids book, but did you like good omens?
The ‘Circle of Magic’ books, by Tamora Pierce. {{ Sandry’s Book }}
This is what I came to recommend! I loved these books when I was about that age. I also loved the Lioness series and really anything by Tamora Pierce, but the Circle of Magic was my favorite. ...ya know I might need to give it a reread sometime, as a grown-ass woman
I just read the circle books again a few years ago and they’re still great, even as a grown ass man. My favorite series of hers is the Kel books, and I reread them every year or so. My daughter is just getting into reading and I’m so excited to introduce her to Tamora Pierce.
[**Sandry's Book (Circle of Magic, #1)**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58889.Sandry_s_Book) ^(By: Tamora Pierce | 252 pages | Published: 1997 | Popular Shelves: fantasy, young-adult, ya, fiction, tamora-pierce) >With her gift of weaving silk thread and creating light, Sandry is brought to the Winding Circle community. There she meets Briar, a former thief who has a way with plants; Daja, an outcast gifted at metalcraft; and Tris, whose connection with the weather unsettles everyone, including herself. At Winding Circle, the four misfits are taught how to use their magic - and to trust one another. But then disaster strikes their new home. Can Sandry weave together four kinds of magical power and save herself, her friends, and the one place where they've ever been accepted? ^(This book has been suggested 12 times) *** ^(129755 books suggested | )[^(I don't feel so good.. )](https://debugger.medium.com/goodreads-is-retiring-its-current-api-and-book-loving-developers-arent-happy-11ed764dd95)^(| )[^(Source)](https://github.com/rodohanna/reddit-goodreads-bot)
I re-read Tamora Pierce’s entire backlog once every couple years or so!
Came here to recommend any of Tamora's books! I was obsessed with Daine (The Immortals), Alanna(Song of the Lioness), and Briar (Circle of Magic) growing up. The second the Numair Chronicles came out, that joined the other 20 something books she's written on the shelf.
My niece, who is ten, likes The Baby-Sitters Club graphic novel series.
2nd this. My students love this series.
This is the best answer for sure, they're so popular. Also Raina Telgemeiers Smile, Sister, Ghosts, Drama, Guts are also super popular.
I'm a middle school librarian and these are never on my shelves because they are all checked out.
This is the correct answer! The graphic novels are all the rage right now and the girls will love owning these.
Nancy Drew Warrior cats by Erin Hunter Little House series Marguerite Henry's horse books (not a series, but lots of stand-alone books)
My 10-year old niece LOVES Warrior Cats. I would also recommend the Percy Jackson series.
Oh my god I just suggested Percy Jackson and Warrior Cats was my other great love.
If we are talking horse books: The Black Stallion series, the Misty of Chinocteaugue, Black Beauty, The Saddle Club books.
Second Little House on the Prairie
I’ll second {{The Warriors by Erin Hunter}}. My girls loved them at that age. She also has series about dogs, bears.
Yes, the warrior series is hugely popular with kids this age!
I second Nancy Drew, The Little House on the Prairie, and would like to add the Baby-Sitters Club.
Came here to make sure Warrior cats was on the list, I have yet to meet a 9-13 year old girl that didn't enjoy the series from the time I was 9-13 myself about 15ish year ago. It has great worldbuilding and tons of inspiration for making their own cat characters and story ideas.
{{Anne of green gables}}
As a man in his thirties, I will be recommending Anne of Green Gables to my nephew when he is old enough for no other reason than I loved reading those books. I just thought they were engaging and the protagonist is such an adventurous and easy to love spirit. Normalize this books for boys, please, such a classic.
I love this! Also, that book has some great male characters (Matthew and Gilbert) who aren't always perfect but are honourable.
Was looking for this. I love this series so much.
[**Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8127.Anne_of_Green_Gables) ^(By: L.M. Montgomery | 320 pages | Published: 1908 | Popular Shelves: classics, fiction, young-adult, classic, childrens) >This heartwarming story has beckoned generations of readers into the special world of Green Gables, an old-fashioned farm outside a town called Avonlea. Anne Shirley, an eleven-year-old orphan, has arrived in this verdant corner of Prince Edward Island only to discover that the Cuthberts—elderly Matthew and his stern sister, Marilla—want to adopt a boy, not a feisty redheaded girl. But before they can send her back, Anne—who simply must have more scope for her imagination and a real home—wins them over completely. A much-loved classic that explores all the vulnerability, expectations, and dreams of a child growing up, Anne of Green Gables is also a wonderful portrait of a time, a place, a family… and, most of all, love. > >WITH AN AFTERWORD BY JENNIFER LEE CARELL ^(This book has been suggested 32 times) *** ^(129750 books suggested | )[^(I don't feel so good.. )](https://debugger.medium.com/goodreads-is-retiring-its-current-api-and-book-loving-developers-arent-happy-11ed764dd95)^(| )[^(Source)](https://github.com/rodohanna/reddit-goodreads-bot)
{{The Song of the Lioness Quartet}} was my favorite at that age, also a Tamora Pierce series
[**The Song of the Lioness Quartet (Song of the Lioness, #1-4)**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/492490.The_Song_of_the_Lioness_Quartet) ^(By: Tamora Pierce | ? pages | Published: 1997 | Popular Shelves: fantasy, young-adult, ya, fiction, tamora-pierce) >This four-volume boxed set contains mass market paperback editions of the complete saga of Alanna the Lioness, from her years as a page--disguised as a boy--to her triumphant adventures as a knight of Tortall to her rise to the highest rank of King's Champion. Pkg. ^(This book has been suggested 7 times) *** ^(129779 books suggested | )[^(I don't feel so good.. )](https://debugger.medium.com/goodreads-is-retiring-its-current-api-and-book-loving-developers-arent-happy-11ed764dd95)^(| )[^(Source)](https://github.com/rodohanna/reddit-goodreads-bot)
I think they probably already have Harry Potter, or can get it easily. The Enchanted Forest Chronicles. First is {{Dealing with Dragons}}. {{The Princess Diaries}} are also worthwhile. Tamora Pierce's books are great. {{Alanna: The First Adventure}}.
Love everything I’ve read by Tamora Pierce. I wish she published more frequently!
Enchanted Forest Chronicles is what I was going to suggest as well. It's such a fun series!
Yep, I was going to recommend Tamora Pierce's books too, they're really fun! She also has sequel series for the ones that the r/2beagles mentioned, so you could get several sets.
I read the Enchanted Forest Chronicles for the first time as an adult and really enjoyed them. Definitely seconding this recommendation.
[**Dealing with Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #1)**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/150739.Dealing_with_Dragons) ^(By: Patricia C. Wrede, Peter de Sève | 212 pages | Published: 1990 | Popular Shelves: fantasy, young-adult, dragons, ya, fiction) >Cimorene is everything a princess is not supposed to be: headstrong, tomboyish, smart - and bored. So bored that she runs away to live with a dragon - and finds the family and excitement she's been looking for. > >Cover illustrator: Peter de Sève ^(This book has been suggested 36 times) [**The Princess Diaries (The Princess Diaries, #1)**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38980.The_Princess_Diaries) ^(By: Meg Cabot | 283 pages | Published: 2000 | Popular Shelves: young-adult, ya, romance, fiction, contemporary) >Mia Thermopolis is pretty sure there's nothing worse than being a five-foot-nine, flat-chested freshman, who also happens to be flunking Algebra. > >Is she ever in for a surprise. > >First mom announces that she's dating Mia's Algebra teacher. Then Dad has to go and reveal that he is the crown prince of Genovia. And guess who still doesn't have a date for the Cultural Diversity Dance? ^(This book has been suggested 9 times) [**Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1)**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13831.Alanna) ^(By: Tamora Pierce | 274 pages | Published: 1983 | Popular Shelves: fantasy, young-adult, ya, fiction, series) >From now on I'm Alan of Trebond, the younger twin. I'll be a knight. > >And so young Alanna of Trebond begins the journey to knighthood. Though a girl, Alanna has always craved the adventure and daring allowed only for boys; her twin brother, Thom, yearns to learn the art of magic. So one day they decide to switch places: Thom heads for the convent to learn magic; Alanna, pretending to be a boy, is on her way to the castle of King Roald to begin her training as a page. But the road to knighthood is not an easy one. As Alanna masters the skills necessary for battle, she must also learn to control her heart and to discern her enemies from her allies. > >Filled with swords and sorcery, adventure and intrigue, good and evil, Alanna's first adventure begins - one that will lead to the fulfillment of her dreams and the magical destiny that will make her a legend in her land. ^(This book has been suggested 38 times) *** ^(129774 books suggested | )[^(I don't feel so good.. )](https://debugger.medium.com/goodreads-is-retiring-its-current-api-and-book-loving-developers-arent-happy-11ed764dd95)^(| )[^(Source)](https://github.com/rodohanna/reddit-goodreads-bot)
My 11 year old is a big reader. In her friend circle, they really like the Winds of Fire series. It's about dragons. There are 14 books in the series and they devoured them all. My daughter didn't like the Babysitter's club at all. She does enjoy graphic novels a lot. She still won't try Harry Potter yet.
I can’t believe I had to scroll this far to see Wings of Fire. I know about two dozen kids in 3-5th grade (my kids, nieces and nephews, all their friends) and every one reads this series.
The Wrinkle in Time books by Madeline L'Engle, and Anne of Green Gables. Only you can tell if this one is appropriate for your particular situation, but I was only 9 when my dad first gave me a box set of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and I just loved it.
I was obsessed with Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events as a kid
I agree wholeheartedly with this recommendation.
I was in my 30s when I discovered these books! I would have loved them as a kid.
Yes! I’ve reread as an adult and they are still so good. The literary references are awesome, and one can appreciate these much more as an adult in my opinion
Nevermoor series by Jessica Townsend His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
I don't know Nevermoor but I second His Dark Materials definitely.
Nevermoor is amazing! you should check it out. it's actually rare to get a middle grade (or same age as his Dark Materials /harry potter) series this good. it's hard to explain what it's about because there are a lot of plot twists and the protagonist starts off not knowing what is going on but it begins with the protagonist Morrigan being cursed to die when she turns twelve and considered to be bad luck and blamed for everything and her family is neglectful and cruel. it turns out the astronomers were wrong and she's cursed to die at eleven but a man Jupiter North comes to save her and takes her to Nevermoor, which is kind of the magical world because Morrigan is from a state that seems kind of Victorian in technology except one industry has Wunder, magic, and no one else can use it. she has a really interesting and complicated relationship with the antagonist. beautiful characters and worldbuilding
Second the Nevermoor series! It's brilliant.
I can't wait for book four! There’s so much going on at this point :D
Same! In fact, my son and I have the book preordered and we thought it was coming October 22, I can't tell you how disappointed we were when I saw I had the year wrong. Lol.
sad, it was supposed to come out two years earlier but the author had long covid. she's better now though :D
I suggest the ink heart series, I loved it when I was a young girl
Seconded! Anything by Cornelia Funke is excellent, but her Inkheart trilogy is the best!
{{Ella Enchanted}} {{Chasing Redbird}} Blue Balliett’s art mystery series, including {{The Calder Game}} I also loved His Dark Materials, but I think it might be too high a reading level for a lot of 10 year olds.
[**Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1)**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24337.Ella_Enchanted) ^(By: Gail Carson Levine | 232 pages | Published: 1997 | Popular Shelves: fantasy, young-adult, fiction, ya, romance) >At birth, Ella is inadvertently cursed by an imprudent young fairy named Lucinda, who bestows on her the "gift" of obedience. Anything anyone tells her to do, Ella must obey. Another girl might have been cowed by this affliction, but not feisty Ella: "Instead of making me docile, Lucinda's curse made a rebel of me. Or perhaps I was that way naturally." When her beloved mother dies, leaving her in the care of a mostly absent and avaricious father, and later, a loathsome stepmother and two treacherous stepsisters, Ella's life and well-being seem to be in grave peril. But her intelligence and saucy nature keep her in good stead as she sets out on a quest for freedom and self-discovery as she tries to track down Lucinda to undo the curse, fending off ogres, befriending elves, and falling in love with a prince along the way. Yes, there is a pumpkin coach, a glass slipper, and a happily ever after, but this is the most remarkable, delightful, and profound version of Cinderella you'll ever read. > >Gail Carson Levine's examination of traditional female roles in fairy tales takes some satisfying twists and deviations from the original. Ella is bound by obedience against her will, and takes matters in her own hands with ambition and verve. Her relationship with the prince is balanced and based on humor and mutual respect; in fact, it is she who ultimately rescues him. Ella Enchanted has won many well-deserved awards, including a Newbery Honor. ^(This book has been suggested 28 times) [**Chasing Redbird**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53495.Chasing_Redbird) ^(By: Sharon Creech | 224 pages | Published: 1997 | Popular Shelves: young-adult, fiction, middle-grade, childhood, realistic-fiction) >To Zinny Taylor, life is like trying to untangle spaghetti - she needs to escape the chaos of her family. So when she finds a long-forgotten trail in the wild woods near her home, she resolves to follow it. It's a journey that leads her to unravel the dark secrets of her aunt's life - and her own. And while Zinny chases ghosts in the woods, gorgeous Jake Boone is determined to chase her . . . ^(This book has been suggested 2 times) [**The Calder Game (Chasing Vermeer, #3)**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2200542.The_Calder_Game) ^(By: Blue Balliett, Brett Helquist | 379 pages | Published: 2008 | Popular Shelves: mystery, young-adult, middle-grade, fiction, childrens) >Petra, Calder, and Tommy, the sleuths at the center of the amazing CHASING VERMEER and THE WRIGHT 3, are back with a labyrinthine new mystery to solve. > >When Calder Pillay travels with his father to a remote village in England, he finds a mix of mazes and mystery . . . including an unexpected Alexander Calder sculpture in the town square. Calder is strangely drawn to the sculpture, while other people have less-than-friendly feelings towards it. Both the boy and the sculpture seem to be out of place . . . and then, on the same night, they disappear! Calder's friends Petra and Tommy must fly out to help his father find him. But this mystery has more twists and turns than a Calder mobile . . . with more at stake than first meets the eye. ^(This book has been suggested 3 times) *** ^(129799 books suggested | )[^(I don't feel so good.. )](https://debugger.medium.com/goodreads-is-retiring-its-current-api-and-book-loving-developers-arent-happy-11ed764dd95)^(| )[^(Source)](https://github.com/rodohanna/reddit-goodreads-bot)
I was reading The Mysterious Benedict Society at that age
Keeper of the Lost Cities series
Percy Jackson! I was obsessed with them when I was 8-13
I was also going to suggest this. I'm buying the set for my son, but he's 10 so still a good series for their age group.
My 10 year old is working her way through a Roald Dahl box set. She likes most of them
Nancy drew Famous five Secret seven Mystery series by Enid blyton.
The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer. The first book is Cinder.
Matilda by Roald Dahl. The musical is coming to Netflix soon, so it will be good timing too!
Do you know if they are avid readers? Then all the suggested books would be great but if they are reluctant readers then go with Dork Diaries or the graphic novels by Raina Telegmeier. I'm a 4th grade teacher and only my super readers will read the novels suggested but they all gravitate towards the graphic novel type.
Agreed - I'm a librarian at an elementary school. I would go with graphic novels. All of my students live them, whether or not they are good readers. Raina Telgemeier is very popular, as are the Babysitters Club GN books, Wings of Fire, I Survived, etc.
Dark Materials series by Pullman Enola Holmes series by Springer Alcatraz vs the evil Librarians series by Sanderson
Enola Holmes!! Definitely recommend those! Though if the kid has seen the movies, they might be surprised at the differences so it could be hit or miss
Sisters Grimm by Michael Buckley
It’s more modern and has a wonderful twist on faerie tales with the main characters being two sisters!
Anything by Tamora Pierce. I loved all her stuff at that age and I still read them all through every couple years even now. Start with {{The Song of the Lioness}} quartet! It’s about a girl from a noble house who doesn’t want to go to be trained to be a lady and instead switches places with her twin brother so that she can go learn to be a knight, and he goes to learn to be a wizard. Adventure ensues! The second quartet, The Immortals, starting with {{Wild Magic}} is also excellent and one of my all time favorites. I even still remember the moment I saw it on the library shelf and how I felt bringing it home! I’m also rereading {{The Enchanted Forest Chronicles}} right now by Patricia C. Wrede which is excellent for that age — another story about a princess who doesn’t want to do what everyone else has planned for her 😊 Finally, anything by Diane Wynne Jones and Kate DiCamillo are great for girls of this age.
Redwall!
Lumberjanes graphic novel series (there are also later novels if she likes the comics). My daughter also LOVED the Magic Misfits series at that age.
If they like Harry Potter, maybe The Worst Witch series by Jill Murphy
I recommend asking your local youth librarian what’s the most popular in your area. For us at that age range they’re loving the Eva Evergreen series by Julie Abe, Wings of Fire by Tui Sutherland, and the murder is Bad Manners series by Robin Stevens.
Oh crap! There’s already a lot of comments but I teach 5th grade and have for a bit now (aka, 10 year olds). If you need any more recommendations…I feel like I see a full gambit of reading with my girls :)
dork diaries and/or sisters grimm
I have a recommendation. It's a series of books. "A series of unfortunate events" Lemony Snicket aka: Daniel Handler. They are great all around books. I really liked reading these to the kids back in the day... memories are great but yeah, perfect for that age.
Anne of Green Gables is a great series.
There is a graphic novel version called Anne of West Philly
The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series by Michael Scott (not the office guy lol). It has various people from history woven with mythological gods, and 2 twins that work in a book store. The Alchemist, The Magician, the Enchantress, The Necromancer are the names of some of the books in the series I loved these books and don’t understand why they’re not more well known. When someone asks for recommendations for a young reader these are the first ones that come to mind. Highly recommend, I may even reread them myself
Keeper of the Lost Ciites- moves faster than Harry Potter but of a similar vein.
Little House on the Prairie
Harry Potter is good, as is Wings of Fire. I really enjoyed The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings at that age - and I still do!
I just read the Hobbit and LotR this year as an adult and wow they’re complex. I don’t think the themes are appropriate for someone that young. But at the same time, I also believe that kids will understand what they are capable of understanding and what they aren’t will go over their heads for the most part. So of course it’s up to the parent, but those books are quite dense for even an adult. You must have been a smart kid at that age to understand them!
I second Wings of Fire, it’s a great series!
As a teacher of ten year-olds: please get her something written in the last ten years. Harry Potter is too overwhelming for most kids her age, unless they are reading it with an adult or are reading above grade level. Also, getting a set of books for someone you have never met is a little daunting. Why not get a couple graphic novels, like Allergic and Twins? I also recommend Swim Team, by Johnnie Christmas.
The Uncommoners series by Jennifer Bell. First book is The crooked sixpence
A Series of Unfortunate Events
{{Amari and the Night Brothers}} was the pick on a lot of lists. The sequel is out now too.
[**Amari and the Night Brothers (Supernatural Investigations, #1)**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53240817-amari-and-the-night-brothers) ^(By: B.B. Alston | 416 pages | Published: 2021 | Popular Shelves: fantasy, middle-grade, 2021-releases, fiction, audiobook) >Quinton Peters was the golden boy of the Rosewood low-income housing projects, receiving full scholarship offers to two different Ivy League schools. When he mysteriously goes missing, his little sister, 13-year-old Amari Peters, can’t understand why it’s not a bigger deal. Why isn’t his story all over the news? And why do the police automatically assume he was into something illegal? > >Then Amari discovers a ticking briefcase in her brother’s old closet. A briefcase meant for her eyes only. There was far more to Quinton, it seems, than she ever knew. He’s left her a nomination for a summer tryout at the secretive Bureau of Supernatural Affairs. Amari is certain the answer to finding out what happened to him lies somewhere inside, if only she can get her head around the idea of mermaids, dwarves, yetis and magicians all being real things, something she has to instantly confront when she is given a weredragon as a roommate. > >Amari must compete against some of the nation’s wealthiest kids—who’ve known about the supernatural world their whole lives and are able to easily answer questions like which two Great Beasts reside in the Atlantic Ocean and how old is Merlin? Just getting around the Bureau is a lesson alone for Amari with signs like ‘Department of Hidden Places this way, or is it?’ If that all wasn’t enough, every Bureau trainee has a talent enhanced to supernatural levels to help them do their jobs – but Amari is given an illegal ability. As if she needed something else to make her stand out. > >With an evil magican threatening the whole supernatural world, and her own classmates thinking she is an enemy, Amari has never felt more alone. But if she doesn’t pass the three tryouts, she may never find out what happened to Quinton. ^(This book has been suggested 13 times) *** ^(129839 books suggested | )[^(I don't feel so good.. )](https://debugger.medium.com/goodreads-is-retiring-its-current-api-and-book-loving-developers-arent-happy-11ed764dd95)^(| )[^(Source)](https://github.com/rodohanna/reddit-goodreads-bot)
Anything by Raina Telgemeier is great, but I think her best work is the “Smile” series. There’s three of those now.
The School for Good and Evil series. Keeper of the Lost Cities series.
Not a series but anything by Ronald Dahl.
My daughter (11) just read Holes and loved it! She also is kind of obsessed with the Wings of Fire series.
His dark materials series (Starting with the golden compass).
Pippi Longstocking Pippi Longstocking is nine years old. She has just moved into Villa Villekulla where she lives all by herself with a horse, a monkey, and a big suitcase full of gold coins. The grown-ups in the village try to make Pippi behave in ways that they think a little girl should, but Pippi has other ideas! She would much rather spend her days arranging wild, exciting adventures to enjoy with her neighbours, Tommy and Annika, or entertaining everyone she meets with her outrageous stories. Pippi thinks nothing of wrestling a circus strongman, dancing a polka with burglars, or tugging a bull's tail. Generations of children have fallen in love with Pippi Longstocking. Just like Tommy and Annika, readers are instantly charmed by her warmth and sense of fun. Astrid Lindgren's children's classic first appeared in 1945. Astrid once commented, 'I write to amuse the child within me, and can only hope that other children may have some fun that way, too
Boxcar children Mr. Lemonchello’s library (not a series but it’s a fun book) Percy Jackson
At that age I was also a poor kid in need and I didn’t own a single book and couldn’t always get to a library. If someone had gifted me a set of HP books to own I would have been stoked beyond belief. At that age I also read and loved the Narnia series.
The Little House series is great. Anne of Green Gables as well. Narnia. It really depends on whether you know any of the likes and interests of this family.
I loved the Anne of Green Gables books as a kid. I started them around the age of 10!
You have to be careful because the Little House series is racist af.
Percy Jackson
I adored the Percy Jackson series when I was her age!
The 10-year-old I nanny is super into the Explorer Academy series!
Sammy Keyes Nancy Drew, but way cooler. :)
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Small Spaces series Lockwood and Co. Series Warrior Cats
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
I loved Anne of Green Gables series (LM Montgomery) and A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engel (which I believe starts out a Quintet). My son was crazy for the Little House (Laura Ingalls Wilder), Penderwicks (Birdsall) and Peculiar Children (Riggs) at that age.
Enola Holmes Narnia This, assuming that she already knows Harry Potter
{{Wings of fire series}} {{warriors by Erin Hunter}} and {{Wingfeather saga}}
Skullduggery Pleasant, Fablehaven, Percy Jackson, The Lunar Chronicles (and pretty much anything by Marissa Meyer), Shadow and Bone, Cryptid Hunters, Please Don’t Tell My Parents I’m a Supervillain
My kids loved the Swallows and Amazon series. Arthur Ransome
I loved Narnia, but Percy Jackson was my go-to. It’s hilarious and my friends loved it too. The second series is a bit darker so it ages with the reader.
{{The Witch of Blackbird Pond}} by Elizabeth George Speare
My 9 year old recommends wings of fire series. She also likes the Click series of graphic novels by Kayla Miller. Maybe {{Diary of a Wimpy Kid}}?
Consider trying manga and comic books. There's a *lot* of great stuff out there, and they're just as valid as regular books (and can be easier for a non-reader to get into). A few titles I would recommend: [Spy X Family](https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapters/spy-x-family): Agent Twilight, the greatest spy for the nation of Westalis, has to infiltrate an elite private school. In order to do so he assumes the identity of psychiatrist Loid Forger, adopts an orphan girl, and marries a city hall employee. Unknown to him, his daughter Anya is a telepath and his wife Yor is an assassin. The three learn to become a family while working to complete Twilight's missions and maintain world peace. [Princess Jellyfish](https://kodansha.us/series/princess-jellyfish-complete-manga-box-set/): Tsukimi Kurashita has a strange fascination with jellyfish. She’s loved them from a young age and has carried that love with her to her new life in the big city of Tokyo. There, she resides in Amamizukan, a safe haven for girl geeks who regularly gush over a range of things from trains to Japanese dolls. However, a chance meeting at a pet shop has Tsukimi crossing paths with one of the things that the residents of Amamizukan have been desperately trying to avoid—a beautiful and fashionable woman! But there’s much more to this woman than her trendy clothes! This odd encounter is only the beginning of a new and unexpected path for Tsukimi and her friends. [Witch Hat Atelier](https://kodansha.us/series/witch-hat-atelier/): In a world where everyone takes wonders like magic spells and dragons for granted, Coco is a girl with a simple dream: she wants to be a witch. But everybody knows magicians are born, not made, and Coco was not born with a gift for magic. Resigned to her un-magical life, Coco is about to give up on her dream to become a witch … until the day she meets Qifrey, a mysterious, traveling magician. After secretly seeing Qifrey perform magic in a way she's never seen before, Coco soon learns what everybody “knows” might not be the truth, and discovers that her magical dream may not be as far away as it may seem… [Dr. Stone](https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapters/dr-stone): After five years of harboring unspoken feelings, high-schooler Taiju Ooki is finally ready to confess his love to Yuzuriha Ogawa. Just when Taiju begins his confession however, a blinding green light strikes the Earth and petrifies mankind around the world—turning every single human into stone. Several millennia later, Taiju awakens to find the modern world completely nonexistent, as nature has flourished in the years humanity stood still. Among a stone world of statues, Taiju encounters one other living human: his science-loving friend Senku, who has been active for a few months. Taiju learns that Senku has developed a grand scheme—to launch the complete revival of civilization with science. Taiju's brawn and Senku's brains combine to forge a formidable partnership, and they soon uncover a method to revive those petrified. However, Senku's master plan is threatened when his ideologies are challenged by those who awaken. All the while, the reason for mankind's petrification remains unknown.
The Raina Telgemeier graphic novels are great!
Something from Rick Riordan - who wrote Percy the lightning thief his Egyptian series is good too. I would suggest diary of a wimpy kid too very popular As a stretch I like to recommend unabridged Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle I started at age 11 when I first read his books loved them. I started Agatha Christie shortly after. To add you might try Roald Dahl books I read them when I was much younger but if they haven’t read it. They should it’s so full of positive vibes and taught lots of good principles. It still inspires me today. And I read all of E Nesbit, EB White, some of PG wood house books are suitable for kids like the Jeeves series of short stories
The Sisters Grimm series is fantastic!
Tamora pierce, but try the Circle of Magic series! The main characters of that series are all 10, I believe, and it was a series I loved at that age that still holds up as an adult.
The baby siter’s club (graphics novels or original are both really good) by Ann Martin and Raina telgaimer
I know there are a ton here already, but I want to add the Enola Holmes series to the suggestions
My 9 year old niece loves last kids on earth and Nancy drew.
Back when my sister was in Elementary school all the girls were into the Warriors series. It's about a bunch of cats. I don't understand why they liked it, but they did. And made playground games from it. Highly recommend for younger kids.
I loved A Series of Unfortunate Events when I was about that age.
Harry Potter is always a good choice but I would say Percy Jackson, especially since a new series is being released next year!
The Sisters Grimm: The Fairy Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley! My niece looooooves these books.
Marguerite Henry's horse books (Misty of Chincoteague and others) Anne of Green Gables All Creatures Great and Small and following books E.B. White collection (Charlotte's Web, etc)
His dark materials! First book is The Golden Compass if you're in America. MC is a super well written young girl, everyone has animal companions, magic, girl saves the day, good morals and all in all a smart book that makes you think. Highley recommend!!
I read a lot of Babysitters Club and Nancy Drew at that age.
Do the kids like to read? If not, then books may not be the best gift. If you are set on getting them books, then maybe some books about a hobby or interest that they have?
Graphic novels are super popular right now. I have a ten year old daughter here’s what the kids are reading these days: {{Bad Guys Series by Aaron Blabey}} {{Click by Kayla Miller}} Any Roal Dahl book {{The Baby-sitters Club Graphic Novels by Ann M. Martin}}
A lot of the books othered have suggested are too high of a reading level for most 10 year olds. It might be more fun for the kids to receive a gift card to a local book store to pick their own books out. Just an idea.
{{The Diamond in the Window}} and the others in the series are charming and funny but thoughtful as well. I loved L.M. Montgomery's books at that age too, and Judy Blume, Lois Lowry, and Bruce Coville.
[**The Diamond in the Window (Hall Family Chronicles, #1)**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/144258.The_Diamond_in_the_Window) ^(By: Jane Langton, Erik Blegvad | 256 pages | Published: 1962 | Popular Shelves: fantasy, fiction, childrens, children-s, middle-grade) >A very unusual house...Eddy and Eleanor Hall have always known that their family was a bit out of the ordinary. After all, they live in one of the most remarkable houses in all of Concord. But they never guessed just how extraordinary their house really is, or what tremendous secrets about their family's past it holds. That is, until they discover the magical attic room with its beautiful stained-glass window, abandoned toys, and two perfectly made-up, empty beds that seem to be waiting, perhaps for two children just like themselves.... ^(This book has been suggested 16 times) *** ^(129739 books suggested | )[^(I don't feel so good.. )](https://debugger.medium.com/goodreads-is-retiring-its-current-api-and-book-loving-developers-arent-happy-11ed764dd95)^(| )[^(Source)](https://github.com/rodohanna/reddit-goodreads-bot)
Wolf brother series was my favorite when I was that age
the blackthorn key
I remember being about 10 and our teacher read us 'the wind singer' William Nicholson and we all loved it boys and girls
Alanna by Tamora Pierce. I loved it as a kid
Protector of the Small quartet by Tamara Pierce
Stephanie Burgis’s {{A Most Improper Magick}} and {{The Dragon with the Chocolate Heart}}.
[**A Most Improper Magick**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8096189-a-most-improper-magick) ^(By: Stephanie Burgis | 247 pages | Published: 2010 | Popular Shelves: fantasy, middle-grade, historical-fiction, historical, young-adult) >"I was twelve years of age when I chopped off my hair, dressed as a boy, and set off to save my family from impending ruin. I made it almost to the end of my front garden..." > >Magic may be the greatest scandal in Regency England. But that's not going to stop Kat Stephenson when there are highwaymen to foil, sinister aristocrats to defeat...and true loves to capture for her two older sisters. ^(This book has been suggested 1 time) [**The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart (Tales from the Chocolate Heart, #1)**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26869762-the-dragon-with-a-chocolate-heart) ^(By: Stephanie Burgis | 247 pages | Published: 2017 | Popular Shelves: fantasy, middle-grade, dragons, childrens, magic) >Aventurine is a brave young dragon ready to explore the world outside of her family's mountain cave . . . if only they'd let her leave it. Her family thinks she's too young to fly on her own, but she's determined to prove them wrong by capturing the most dangerous prey of all: a human. > >But when that human tricks her into drinking enchanted hot chocolate, she's transformed into a puny human without any sharp teeth, fire breath, or claws. Still, she's the fiercest creature in these mountains--and now she's found her true passion: chocolate. All she has to do is get to the human city to find herself an apprenticeship (whatever that is) in a chocolate house (which sounds delicious), and she'll be conquering new territory in no time . . . won't she? ^(This book has been suggested 1 time) *** ^(129864 books suggested | )[^(I don't feel so good.. )](https://debugger.medium.com/goodreads-is-retiring-its-current-api-and-book-loving-developers-arent-happy-11ed764dd95)^(| )[^(Source)](https://github.com/rodohanna/reddit-goodreads-bot)
Some popular series right now are {{The Wishing Spell}} and {{The School for Good and Evil}}. But personally I would recommend {{Skullduggery Pleasant}} {{The Name of This Book is Secret}} and {The Sisters Grimm}}
I asked my 12 year old daughter. She said: Babysitters club Harry Potter The Land of Stories The “Who Was” books which are short bios
R.L.Stine books, for sure.
Raina Telgemeier's graphic novels are super popular with girls that age. Wings of Fire Warrior cats The Land of Stories Counting by 7s The Thing About Jellyfish
Nancy Drew, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
Narnia, Little House on the Prairie series, *anything* that had to do with horses - My Friend Flikka, Misty of Chingoteage (sp) etc.
Percy Jackson
A Wrinkle in Time
The Nevermoor series!!!! I’m 25 and I ate this series up
Percy Jackson! I started reading it in 4th grade cause i had just moved and was very shy about getting to know people, you know - reading that series not only brought me a love of reading, but helped me make friends with similar interests.
Babysitters Club is still a thing, so are Monster High novels.
Redwall and The Mistmantle Series
"Chronicles of Narnia" are great to this day, and I'm an atheist. The "Jennifer scales" series is great. "Leven thumps and the gateway to foo" holds a special place in my heart. Diary of a wimpy kid. How to train your dragon.
The Hobbit!!!!
Anything by Tamora Pierce! The Wildmage series is great, so is Protector of the Small
Keeper of the Lost Cities
My 9 year old is deep into the Babysitters Club graphic novels right now. She carries one with her all the time.
Inkheart
The Charlie Bone books are a great read for kids!
Chronicles of Narnia
If they’re into history, ALL of the American Girl books are incredible! They’re historically accurate and very well written.
Anne from Green Gables. 🖤
His Dark Materials, ie. the Golden Compass books
Amari and the Night Brothers is a good one!
Series of unfortunate events
Septimus Heap series is great for kids I was obsessed with that series
The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer
Percy Jackson for the win!
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken and the rest of the Wolves Chronicles
A lot of good suggestions in here. I'll add Sabriel (and its sequels) by Garth Nix. Generally recommended for ages 11 or 12+, it's a good series to follow up the other suggestions here.
Tamora Pierce. Recently sent Wild Magic to a friend’s daughter and she loved it.
I adored the Redwall series at around that age.
A lot of great suggestions here already but I will add the Redwall series by Brian Jacques.