Charlotte's Web
Books for Ages 8-12
The best chapter books and middle grade novels for ages 8–12 — classics, award-winners, and diverse voices.
76 books
The Phantom Tollbooth
Matilda
James and the Giant Peach
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The BFG
Stuart Little
The Trumpet of the Swan
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
Ramona Quimby, Age 8
A Wrinkle in Time
Bridge to Terabithia
The Secret Garden
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
The One and Only Ivan
Holes
Island of the Blue Dolphins
The Tale of Despereaux
Because of Winn-Dixie
Number the Stars
The Giver
Wonder
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Hobbit
Where the Red Fern Grows
The Cricket in Times Square
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Pippi Longstocking
The Witches
Tuck Everlasting
The Indian in the Cupboard
Hatchet
My Side of the Mountain
The Borrowers
Ella Enchanted
Shiloh
The Boxcar Children
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
The Little Prince
The Wind in the Willows
Harriet the Spy
The Incredible Journey
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
The Wild Robot
New Kid
Front Desk
The Crossover
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Walk Two Moons
The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963
Bud, Not Buddy
Maniac Magee
Inside Out and Back Again
Esperanza Rising
Ghost
The City of Ember
A Long Walk to Water
Frindle
Gathering Blue
Among the Hidden
Gregor the Overlander
The Hundred Dresses
My Father's Dragon
The Egypt Game
Sounder
Johnny Tremain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Savvy
The Report Card
Genesis Begins Again
The Twenty-One Balloons
The Pushcart War