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Great Fiction for 8-10 year olds


The Five Sisters 

by Margaret Mahy

 

How much fun can five paper dolls have??? Lots and lots of fun and everything else, if they’ve got anything to do with it!

This is a wonderful heart warming tale of five very

individual young women, their friendship, their courage and some totally crazy adventures.

For ages 8+

 

 

Layla Queen of Hearts

by Glenda Millard

 

This is a heart-warming story about life’s little miracles.  Layla would like to take someone special to the Senior Citizen’s Day at her school and with the help of her best friend Griffin she sets out to find just the right person. A wonderful book for confident readers aged 7+

 

 

Imagine a Day

by Sarah L. Thomson

 

What does impossible mean???

To say too much about this book would spoil its wonder……but you must take a look!!

It is filled with magical pictures of the weirdest most absurd possibilities (or impossibilities??) ever!

A sophisticated picture book for any age.

 

Great Reads for 10 - 12 year olds.

The Diamond of Drury Lane

by Julia Golding

 

A young girl, Cat, loves the theatre – a place she has lived most of her life. Though she lives at the theatre she has had to learn to survive the streets of Covent Garden and now she must also protect a young violinist, Pedro, who has joined the troupe. But a mystery shrouds the theatre and danger now haunts its corridors plunging both Cat and Pedro into a perilous journey to unmask the truth while causing Cat to question the loyalty of both her friends and protector.  If you enjoy getting caught up in a good mystery this is a must. For readers aged 10+

 

 

Finders Keepers 

by Emily Rodda

 

Ever wondered where things go when they disappear? Things like single socks and jigsaw pieces…

Imagine an invisible wall that separates us from another dimension…….and tears in that wall where things can slip through!! Would you go through if someone invited you and promised you wonderful prizes?

Patrick is about to have the time travelling adventure of a lifetime, but will he be able to solve the riddles…….and will he live to tell the tale?

A completely riveting read for ages10+

 

 

The Wall and the Wing

by Laura Ruby

 

This is a fascinating read, well crafted with tension, mystery and curious happenings that kept me reading and wondering right to the end. It is an adventure story set in a time and place where almost everyone can fly. It is about Gurl, a young orphan girl, who can make herself invisible, and Bug, also an orphan who dreams of “flying like a ‘Wing’” yet seems destined to remain a ‘leadfoot’. Together they must discover their past to face their future. A highly recommended read for readers aged 10+

 




 

 

 



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