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list of best books for upper elementary aged children

I don’t have any children of this age yet. This list is just from books I have read myself or from recommendations from friends and reviews. Be sure to list your favorites in the comments.

  1. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
  2. Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
  3. The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
  4. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  5. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
  6. The Giver by Lois Lowry
  7. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
  8. Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
  9. The Borrowers by Mary Norton
  10. Watership Down by Richard Adams
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