Secondhand Chapter Book (Age 8-12) Bargain Book Box SP2896

Secondhand Chapter Book (Age 8-12) Bargain Book Box SP2896

Twenty-four chapter books to keep a young reader away from the television for the rest of the school holidays — with Roald Dahl, David Walliams, and twenty-two more reasons to stay in bed with a torch.

1. The White Tower — Cathryn Constable — a beautifully atmospheric adventure novel set partly in Paris, for confident readers.
2. The Wild Things — Dave Eggers — a novelisation of Where the Wild Things Are, deeper and stranger than the film.
3. Olivia and the Movie Stars — Lyn Gardner (Nosy Crow) — a funny, fast-paced adventure for fans of theatre, friendship, and unlikely heroes.
4. The Ghost Locket: A Christmas-Time Ghost Story — Allison Rushby (Nosy Crow) — a spooky festive mystery with a locket, a ghost, and a girl who can see both.
5. A Very Good Chance — Sarah Moore Fitzgerald — a novel about friendship, kindness, and the courage to choose someone who really needs it.
6. The Honey Moon Sisters — Gwyneth Rees — best of enemies, worst of friends: two girls thrown together by circumstance who couldn't be more different.
7. The Boy in the Dress — David Walliams (illus. Quentin Blake) — the funny and surprisingly moving story of Dennis, who just wants to wear what he likes.
8. Seven Wherewithal — Samantha Ellen Bound — a smart Australian adventure with a mystery at its heart.
9. Troll Fell — Katherine Langrish — adventure, gold, and troublesome trolls in a gripping Norse-inspired fantasy.
10. As Brave as You — Jason Reynolds — a Coretta Scott King Honor book about two brothers spending a summer with their grandparents, and everything they discover about courage.
11. The Life and Time of Conny Quicle — Kirsty Applebaum (Nosy Crow) — it's what you do right now that really matters, but can they go back in time to fix a terrible mistake?
12. Mikki and Me and the Out-of-Tune Tree — Marion Roberts (Nosy Crow) — good intentions, a long way to go in song, and best friends who mean everything.
13. A Drop of Hope — Keith Calabrese (Scholastic) — a wishing well, three kids with nothing in common, and a town that's about to change.
14. The Dragon in the Library — Louie Stowell (Nosy Crow) — Kit discovers a dragon living in her local library and a mission to save both. Illustrated.
15. Star — Ondine Sherman — doing the right thing never seemed so complicated, until now.
16. Nevermore — Linda Newbery — a gothic mystery and a friendship that crosses time, for older middle-grade readers.
17. Wonka — adapted by Sibeal Pounder, based on the screenplay by Simon Farnaby and Paul King — the novelisation of the beloved film origin story.
18. The Perfect Princess — E.D. Baker (Bloomsbury) — a princess who is anything but perfect, and a frog who is much more than he appears.
19. Fire Song — Libby Hathorn — an Australian novel of family, music, and the fire that changes everything.
20. The Sandfather — Linda Newbery — from the award-winning author, a mystery about a grandfather who may not be who he seems.
21. Two Hands Together — Diana Kidd — a warm, touching Australian story of a Vietnamese girl finding her place in a new country.
22. The Summer I Robbed a Bank — David O'Doherty (illus. Chris Judge) — a wonderfully funny novel for anyone who has ever done something they immediately regretted.
23. Wildseed Witch — Marti Dumas — a girl discovers she comes from a long line of witches — but magic has never felt less convenient.
24. Matilda — Roald Dahl (illus. Quentin Blake) — the miraculous, the irreplaceable Matilda. Every young reader needs a copy.