The ALSC Association of Library Service to Children has compiled a list of tween recommended books. The list even included brief synopses to make your book browsing easier.
Some of the 25 books are:
Liar and Spy by Rebecca Stead
Realistic—
Georges adjusts to moving from a house to an apartment, his father’s efforts to start a new business, his mother’s extra shifts as a nurse, being picked on at school, and Safer, a boy who wants his help spying on another resident of their building.
Realistic—
Ten-year-old Auggie, born with extreme facial abnormalities, transitions from homeschooling to fi fth grade at Beecher Prep. Can his classmates and others get past Auggie’s extraordinary face to see the great, normal kid he is?
Fantasy—
Not everyone has a “Talent,” but orphaned Cady does; she knows what each person’s ideal cake is, and can bake it perfectly. Her special ability helps solve the interconnected mysteries of her past and present, but it also puts her in danger of losing her special “Talent.”
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