The passing from childhood to the teenage years is the period when your child develops their ideas of the world and develops their own tastes in clothes, arts, music and literature. In this article, we are going to suggest some of the best books for tweens (not quite children, not yet teenagers).
1. Matilda
by Roald Dahl
Matilda
is no ordinary girl. She does not like to watch television and her passion is reading, as she reads from age five. When she enrolls in school, she finds out that the principal is not at all kind to children. With her new found mental powers, Matilda finds a plan to save the school…
2. Shipwrecked!: The True Adventures of a Japanese Boy
by Rhoda Blumberg
This book presents the true story of Manjiro Nakahama, who is stranded on an island for six months, is rescued, and discovers American culture and education before returning to Japan to become a samurai.
3. Monkey Island
by Paula Fox
This book presents the story of a young boy, Clay Garrity. Clay is left by his parents in New York because they cannot take care of him. Scared to go to the police and ask for help, he ends up living with two homeless men in the park until he is reunited with his mother.
4. Number the Stars
by Lois Lowry
This story revolves around Annemarie Johannesen, who, in the Second World War, is trying to protect her friend from being taken to the death camps.
5. Secret Letters from 0 to 10
by Susie Hoch Morgenstern
This book’s main character is Ernest Morlaisse. He has a dull life and lives with his 80-year-old grandmother. But his life is turned upside down with the arrival of Victoria Montardent, his new neighbor. With her aid, Ernest will discover many new things ...
6. Hatchet: 20th Anniversary Edition
by Gary Paulsen
This book follows the story of Brian Robenson, who survived after a plane crash, but is isolated in the woods. He has only a hatchet, which he uses to protect himself, find food, and build shelter, in the hope that he will be found before winter arrives.
7. Black Beauty
by Anna Sewell
Black Beauty is a tale told from the perspective of an animal, the horse named Black Beauty. Reading this book, your child will cherish creatures and believe that animals are intelligent and have emotions as humans do.
8. The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1)
by Lemony Snicket
This book tells the story of Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire, who try to find happiness after they have lost their parents in a fire.
These are some of the most popular tween books which we consider to be the best books for children entering the teenage years.