Pre-teen stories — bigger themes, careful scope. Chosen to be read for fun, not because of the cover.
387 books for 10-year-olds
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A walking, talking, wisecracking skeleton who solves crimes with magic and a very good line in sarcasm. There aren’t many heroes like Skulduggery Pleasant. Half the fun is that he’s funny and genuinely creepy at the same time. One minute he’s bickering with his teenage sidekick Valkyrie Cain, the next they’re up against something that […]
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Your child has cracked every case with Daisy and Hazel. They’ve torn through the whole Murder Most Unladylike shelf and now you’ve got an amateur (but very keen) detective on your hands. If you’re after books like Murder Most Unladylike, you’re in the right place. I’m a huge fan of murder mysteries myself. I grew […]
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