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After seeing my recent post on good books for ‘tweens, I’ve received a request for suggestions for an 8 year old girl. After taking the time to compile this list complete with live links, it occurred to me that many of you may find this helpful as well. Many of these titles would be great for boys too. You can click each book title below for a link to the book on Amazon:
Best Books for 8 Year Old Girls
Chapter Books:
By Andrew Clements:
Other Authors:
Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
Detectives in Togas & Mystery of the Roman Ransom
Harder picture books are great for this age; prioritize these because you’ll be doing chapter books forever after:
Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of Mount St. Helens
D’Aulaire’s Book of Greek Myths
Dinosaurs at the End of the Earth
The Story of the Statue of Liberty
A More Perfect Union: The Story of our Constitution
How We Crossed the West: The Adventures of Lewis and Clark
When Jesse Came Across the Sea
Spirit of Endurance (Shackleton)
She’s Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head!
Hailstones and Halibut Bones (poetry)
King Midas and the Golden Touch
books by Mike Venezia (Getting to Know the Greatest Artists)
books by Mike Venezia (Getting to Know the Greatest Composers)
And older Easy Readers (non-fiction) :
All of these are WONDERFUL.
You’ll know your 8 year old’s interests and reading level better than I do, but regardless of age, none of these should be missed!
Happy reading and gift giving!
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