Recommended Books
For readers who don't want to search for books or for those who just don't know what to read, here are some recommended titles to start with. These are books that we would reach for first or would suggest first to folks coming to us for help at the library. This is also a great place for parents who have reluctant readers.
| Boys | Girls (coming soon) |
|---|---|
| Belonger Connector 8-10 Seeker/Leader 8-10 Jokester Thrillseeking Party Animal 8-10 Answerman 8-10 |
Belonger Connector 8-10
- Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things by Lenore Look
- The Homework Machine by Dan Gutman
- No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman
- Heat by Mike Lupica
- 39 Clues...start with Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan
- Touchdown Trouble by Fred Bowen
- Stone Fox by John Gardiner
- Drooling and Dangerous: The Riot Brothers Return by Mary Amato
- Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz (ages 9 and up)
- No Talking by Andrew Clements
Seeker/Leader 8-10
- The Lost Years of Merlin by T.A.Barron
- Heart of a Shepherd by Rosanne Parry
- The Fledgling by Jane Langton
- If the World Were a Village by David Smith
- Ryan and Jimmy by Herb Shoveller
- Stone Fox by John Gardiner
- Crash by Jerry Spinelli
- Knights' Tales: Adventures of Sir Lancelot the Great by Gerald Morris
- Beyonders: A World Without Heroes by Brandon Mull
- Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt (ages 9 and up)
Jokester Thrillseeking Party Animal ages 8-10
- The Day My Butt Went Psycho by Andy Griffiths
- Horrid Henry by Francesca Simon
- Drooling and Dangerous by Mary Amato
- Aliens on Vacation by Clete Barrett Smith
- Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (ages 9 and up)
- Dare to Be Scared: 13 Stories to Chill and Thrill by Robert San Souci
- Dragonbreath by Ursula Vernon
- Melvin Beederman, Superhero by Greg Trine
- Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom by Eric Wright
- Fred and Anthony Meet the Demented Super Degermo Zombie by Elise Primavera
Answerman 8-10
- 100 Most Awesome Things on the Planet by Anna Claybourne
- Ask Me Anything by Richard Walker
- Built to Last by David Macaulay
- Destination Space by Seymour Simon (anything by Seymour Simon)
- Dr. Frankenstein's Human Body Book by Richard Walker
- Frogs by Nic Bishop (anything by Nic Bishop)
- Let's Read and Find Out Science: Air Is All Around You by Franklyn Branley (anything in this series)
- Into the Unknown by Stewart Ross
- No Easy Way by Fred Bowen
- Secrets of a Civil War Submarine by Sally Walker