I am starting a book club, and i need to find some good books for preteen girls and boys?
Are there any good books for preteen girls and boys?
This is a list of classics. My website also has lists of Fantasy, Science Fiction and more. Depending upon the ages of the kids you might also want to check the elementary grade list 4-6th grade.
Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888; American) - Rose's father has died leaving her an orphan. She goes to live with her Aunt Plenty and Aunt Rose. She is very lonely until she makes friends with a servant, Phoebe and then seven cousins, all boys, arrive. Life will never be the same. Publication 1875.
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888; American) - This novel about Jo and her three sisters, Meg, Amy, and Beth, is set during the Civil War. Their father has gone off to fight. It is based upon the author's life and the lives of her three sisters. Publication 1868.
Little Men by Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888; American). Publication 1871.
Jo's Boys by Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888; American). Publication 1886.
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (1816 - 1855; English) - This is an amazing love story. Jane, an poor orphan, grows up in the loveless home of a hate-filled aunt. Her close friend at school dies and cruel punishments are administered by the superintendent. As an adult, Jane falls in love with her employer, Mr. Rochester. He is tormented by a terrible secret in his past. This is a true gothic tale of suspense, romance, insanity, and attempted murder. Publication 1847.
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (1818 - 1849; English) - The is the story of the tortured romantic relationship of Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, an orphan adopted by Catherine's father. The tale is set on the rugged moors of Yorkshire. Publication 1847.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (1775 - 1817; English) - The courtship of proud Mr. Darcy and prejudiced Elizabeth Bennet is complicated by their persistent misunderstanding of each other's actions and feelings. There are many interesting characters. Mrs. Bennet is preoccupied with marrying off her five daughters. There is an impressive dowager aunt who intimidates everyone except Elizabeth. The amazingly conceited clergyman rehearses his speeches to young ladies. The story is set in the 18th century. Publication 1813.
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (1775 - 1817; English) - Elinor and Marianne Dashwood are two very different sisters. Elinor is sensible, while Marianne is sensitive and emotional. After the death of their father, the girls, their mother, and younger sister are forced to move to a small cottage in the country. The sisters fall in love with eligible bachelors, but problems arise. Publication 1811.
Emma by Jane Austen (1775 - 1817; English) - Emma Woodhouse is a young lady who is intent on matchmaking. After many complications Emma finds that her scheming has served to confuse matters and hurt other people's feelings. Publication 1815.
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (1775 - 1817; English) Publication 1814.
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874 - 1942; Canadian) - Orphaned red head Anne Shirley goes to live with an elderly brother and sister, Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert on Prince Edward Island. Anne is a bookish dreamer who needs to be loved. Publication 1908. Sequels include: Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Anne of Windy Poplars, Anne's House of Dreams, and Anne of Ingleside.
Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier (1907 - 1989; English) - Wealthy Max de Winter remarries and his new bride quickly realizes something is wrong at Manderley. In the opinion of the housekeeper, who was devoted to Rebecca, the last mistress of Manderly, the new Mrs. de Winter is timid and nervous, nothing like Rebecca. The housekeeper becomes the new bride's enemy as a horrible mystery about Rebecca unfolds. Publication 1940.
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 - 1864; American) - A young woman, Hester Prynne, is shunned in her community of New England Puritans and forced to wear a red "A" on her chest because of her sins with the local minister, Arthur Dimmesdale. Hester's husband, Roger Chillingworth, is jealous and full of vengeance. Publication 1850.
The House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 - 1864; American) Publication 1851.
My Antonia by Willa Cather (1873 - 1947; American) - Antonia Shimerda moves from Bohemia to a pioneer town in Nebraska. Mr. Shimerda is homesick and cannot make a living, so he commits suicide. Antonia is strong and determined. She makes friends with Jim Burden, who lives on a neighboring farm. They grow up on the Nebraska prairie along with wolves, brown earth-owls, and rattlesnakes, and gradually Jim learns to love Antonia. Publication 1918.
O, Pioneer! by Willa Cather (1873 - 1947; American) Publication 1913.
The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather (1873 - 1947; American) - Publication 1915.
The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry (1862 - 1910; American) - A young couple want to make Christmas special despite lack of funds. Each does what is necessary to buy just the right present for the other. The results are quite ironic. Publication 1906.
Old Yeller by Fred Gipson (1908 - 1973; American) - The old stray dog certainly is ugly and a thieving rascal, but out here on the Texas frontier a dog is a good companion, especially with Dad away on a cattle drive. Publication 1956.
The Call of the Wild by Jack London (1876 - 1916; American) - A domesticated dog, Buck, is kidnapped and sold to gold hunters. To survive he has to learn to listen to the call of the wild and learn the ways of his wolf ancestors. Eventually, he falls into the ownership of John Thornton, whose life Buck saves twice. Publication 1903.
White Fang by Jack London (1876 - 1916; American) - A half wolf - half dog is nearly destroyed by the vicious cruelty of men. Publication 1906.
The Sea Wolf by Jack London (1876 - 1916; American)
Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes (1891 - 1968; American) - Johnny is an apprentice to a silversmith in Boston (not Paul Revere) in the days just prior to the American Revolution. An accident ends his apprenticeship. In the days following his accident he meets Samuel Adams, John Hancock, and many other men of history. Publication 1944.
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift (1667 - 1745; Anglo-Irish) - Lemuel Gulliver travels to a series of very unusual and heretofore unknown lands. In one place he is a giant compared to the Lilliputians. In another, he is the size of a mouse compared to the people he finds. He also finds a floating island and a place where intelligent horses are served by humanoids. Publication 1726. This was made into a movie starring Ted Danson.
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1660 - 1731; English) - Crusoe finds himself stranded on an uncharted island off the coast of South America for nearly 30 years. He must find food, shelter, and clothing. He survives because of his faith in God. Many years after landing on the island, he saves a man named, Friday, who is about to be eaten by cannibals and Friday becomes Crusoe's faithful servant. Publication 1719.
Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss (1743 - 1848; Swiss) - Fritz, Ernest, Jack, Franz, Mother, and Father survive a shipwreck and find themselves stranded on a deserted island near New Guinea. Being a religious family they offer thanks to God for all that he has provided. They salvage all that they can from the ship. They build a tree house for protection from wild animals, find food, make candles from berries, bread from roots, and a canoe from a tree. They face snakes, wolves, bears, and a lion, but are doing quite well until they discover a way to leave the island. Who will go? Who will stay? This was made into a movie a very long time ago. Publication 1812.
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894; Scot) - Young Jim Hawkins, an innkeeper's son, finds a treasure map among the belongings of a dead seaman. Pirates seek that very map and Jim finds himself in quite a predicament. On board ship, Jim overhears Long John Silver's plans for mutiny. This has also been made into a movie. Publication 1883.
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (1828 - 1905; French) - Phineas Fogg tries to make his way around the globe in 80 days in order to win a bet of 20,000 pounds. He is accompanied on his journey by a servant and they implore all sorts of modes of travel (elephant, sled, balloon, etc.). Publication 1873.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne (1828 - 1905; French) - Professor Aronnax leads an expedition attempting to destroy a giant sea monster. Their efforts with harpoons are futile and the men find themselves in the water. Later, they are captured by the enigmatic Captain Nemo on his underwater vessel, the Nautilus. Publication 1870. The movie starred a rather young Kirk Douglas.
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936; English). - A boy is lost in the jungle of India and adopted by a family of wolves. Publication 1894.
Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936; English)
Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936; English) - Harvey Cheyne is a spoiled rich teenager who considers himself above the manual labor aboard the ship. Then he falls overboard and his rescued by a fisherman who insists he earn his keep. Publication 1897.
The Black Pearl by Scott O'Dell (1898 - 1989; American) - Ramon and his father seek pearls of the coast of Baja, California. Ramon dreams of finding a valuable black pearl, but he also thinks of the monster of the deep, Manta Diablo. When he does find a black pearl he is warned that to keep it risks the wrath of the monster. Publication 1967.
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell (1998 - 1989; American) - Publication 1960.
Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894; Scot) - Young David Balfour went to visit his uncle after
Reply:The Harry Potter series.
Twilight series.
The Clique series.
All are great books. =]
Reply:here are some good books that i loved at that age (and still do!)
On The Run, by Gordon Korman
15-year-old Aiden Falconer and his sister, Meg, are on the run from the FBI. Their parents, in jail for life, for a crime they did not commit. The kids’ only hope of saving their parents is to find a man they have not seen for nine long years. Along the way they stow away on boats, live with gangs, escape from airports, and outsmart many a cop, only to have a crazy assassin try to kill them! Could this assassin be after something? And why does he know exactly where to look? But the hardest question is can the Falconers ever get their lives back to normal?
The Unicorn Chronicles by Bruce Coville
Cara is a lonely child. she is always moving with her grandmother, as if fleeing. her parents abandoned her. she feels alone. she has no friends. she is ..different. one day, on the way returning from a shopping trip, her grandmother sees a man, following them. she and Cara race to the safety of a church, but he follows. it is then that Ivy Morris looks her granddaughter in the eye and asks "do you think I’m crazy?"
what follows is perhaps the most extraordinary event in Cara’s short life so far. listening to her grandmother, filled with fear, she takes the locket ivy wears, and with it leaps from the church tower, into another world. but the man is here to, and Cara must reach the Queen of the unicorns to deliver a message 'the wanderer is weary'. but who is the man, and how did he know her name, her full, given name?
The Witch Trade by M. Molloy
Abby, and her friend, Spike, are the only children left in speller. Abby has little memory of the others, or of her parents. it has been her and Uncle Ben and Aunt Lucy for ever. She is happy
but then
but then a stranger comes to town, a man who knew her parents
but then Abby learns to make herself invisible
but then Spike remembers things he had forgotten after she and Uncle Ben found him, a year or so before.
but then, the man, Captain Adam Starlight, tells her secrets, and stories of magic that are all too true.
and then she and Spike and Starlight set off, to save the parents Abby has lost, the lost children of Speller, and perhaps something bigger than she can understand.
The Kidnappers by Willo Davis Roberts
Joel never thought his tall tales would get him into this. but now the class bully has been abducted, right before his eyes, and only his sister and best-only- friend believe him. its a race against time as the kidnappers realize what he knows, and Joel isn't about to let his credibility mess up his life forever. but the kidnappers are closer than he knows...
The Stranger Next Door by Peg Kehret
Alex has sort of been a loner, his only friend being his cat, Pete.
Rocky is getting use to his new identity, after his mother's testimony causes the family to go into the WPP.
The boys become neighbor, but not friends. Until.
Until, one night, Rocky’s house is set on fire.
Pete is the only witness, and alerts Alex, who saves the day. But the villain still lurks...is it the school bullies, out for revenge? Or has the Mob found Rocky's hiding place? And who was the man Pete saw, lurking in the shadows. And how can he tell Alex, before someone gets hurt?
Warriors By Erin Hunter
In the wilds of the forest, four clans of wild cats live, in ever balanced harmony, constantly teetering on the edge of battle. But there are some that would destroy that balance, and noble warriors are dying. A prophecy is uttered 'fire alone will save our clan', the leader Bluestar invites young house cat, Rusty, who longs for the life of a forest cat, to join her clan. But you never know what lurks in the shadows, and in order to protect his Clan, his friends and his life, Rusty, now Firepaw, will have to keep his eyes open, ears bricked, and mind alert.
It has it all
mystery, murder, (forbidden!)romance, betrayal, shifting allegiances, friendship, tragedy, prophecy, faith, hope ..gotta love it!.
Serpent tide by K L Fogg
11 year old Wesly has always had nearly everything he ever wanted. All but a dog. And friends-aside from Amanda, the daughter of Maria, his rich mothers housekeeper. Through freak happenstance, Wesly, along with Amanda, discovers something: he is not who he thought he was-and meets his hero, a real live relative. But his 'mother' isn't going to let him go without a fight..
The little white horse by Elizabeth goudge
13 year old orphan Maria is sent to live with her cousin, Sir Benjemin, in the county, leaving all she's ever known. She soon falls in love with the castle-like mansion, with her little tower room, and her old friend , robin, whom she played with as a small girl, who had vanished, is here. She feels at home in the small town of Silverydew. But something is wrong, and there is a past in this place that might best be left alone. But Maria is not that kind of girl, so we have a story. Remarkable really. Very well written
goose girl
the crown princess, Anidori (Ani) is on her way to meet her husband, and to an arranged marriage, when she is betrayed and forced to work as a palace goose girl in order to survive. but when threats of war reach her ears, she must learn to trust her new found friends and take it upon herself to save her countries, new and old.
the boys start the war
When the three Malloy girls move in where the Hatford's friends lived, the four boys decide to take matter in to there own hands and make Edith, Bet , and Caroline so miserable , they'll want to leave. Now when the girls discover this, they need to get back at the boys. From covering the river banks with trash, to a fake funeral, the war of practical jokes has begun! Now keep in mind that in a "joke war" no one is ever the victor, each team continues to win, lose, win again and again, and you will laugh as each trick unfolds through twelve wonderful books
have fun!
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