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Ages 9-12 Books

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
by Jeff Kinney
Amazon Price: $6.57
Customer Reviews:
» I think this will be great in my classroom when I am working with another student and someone else needs something to do. Wimpy kid is a huge hit with my students and writing in something that all th...

» Take the subtitle of this book seriously: It is mostly a do-it-yourself book rather than funny stories like the ones in Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (Diary of a Wimpy K...

» Diary of a Whimpy kid Do It Yourself Book. My kids love all the books and I think this will be really fun for him since he likes making up his own comics.

» This book was wonderful. My grandson of 8 yrs old opened it and didn't put it down for 2 hours. He wrote his own stories and took great care with his penmanship, it was great!!

» My son LOVES this book since I bought it for him he can't put it down & can't wait to get a new one!! I think it really brings out the creative thinking in kids, he has always loved reading but never ...

Inkdeath (Inkheart)
by Cornelia Funke
Amazon Price: $14.99
Customer Reviews:
» This was a wonderful trilogy; one that I will always treasure for its beautiful storytelling and memorable characters. It was so easy to get lost in the magical world created by Funke (or was it Fenog...

» I ordered this book for my 12-year-old son. First, I must say that I use the regular delivery speed, and I received this book in four days, which was faster than I expected. My son loves this book so ...

» The bestselling Inkheart trilogy continues, and ends, with Inkdeath. From the get-go I must tell you... there's no picking up this "stunning conclusion" without first reading Inkheart--and then Inkspe...

» This is an excellent ending to the trilogy. I can't wait for the movie!! The only problem I had was all three books are narrated by three different people. They all did wonderfully, but I really think...

» It's been five years since German author Cornelia Funke's novel INKHEART was first published in English. Since then, the absorbing fantasy, which focuses on characters who can travel in and out of wor...

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw (Diary of a Wimpy Kid)
by Jeff Kinney
Amazon Price: $7.77
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39 Clues: One False Note
by Gordon Korman
Amazon Price: $7.79
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The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman
Amazon Price: $10.79
Customer Reviews:
» I had high expectations for this book, and it mostly met them. A cast of ghosts and undead care for a living boy, in a takeoff on The Jungle Books gone macabre. It's a brilliant premise.


» While I enjoyed this twist on a ghost story a lot, I have one really big pet peeve. Gaiman has Bod pointing out the constellation Orion at midnight in the middle of summer. The constellation Orion i...

» When I heard that Gaiman was releasing another book I was very excited and I am happy to say that this book met all of my expectations. Gaiman is such an excellent storyteller.

This book...

» I have a love/hate relationship with Neil Gaiman: the man is capable of some truly incredible works, and some really middling ones as well. Without lumping any of his works into either of these camps,...

» For a kid's book this is a lot of fun in a gothy way! But it is quite short and not very frightening. I was left kind of disappointed with a "that's all there is?" feeling. There were definitely ch...

Harry Potter Schoolbooks Box Set: From the Library of Hogwarts: Fantastic Bea...
by J.K. Rowling
Amazon Price: $8.99
Customer Reviews:
» The Harry Potter School Book Set is a must for every Harry Potter fan. The books are great reads and of course, J.K. is a story teller extrodinaire.

» The Harry Potter Schoolbooks are written as if they really came from the wizarding world. The box set contains just too books which are around 50-70 pages long each, but include interesting back-story...

» My son finished these books in about 2 days. I wish they had been longer, as I can't seem to find books that he likes as well as Harry Potter.

» although some parts were interesting, there were parts that seemed boring and repetitive of what was written in the 7 hp books. although these books are a great extention for the harry potter library ...

» These books are a unique gift from the ever creative mind of J. K. Rowling. For the avid Harry Potter enthusiast, these book give you a new perspective on the Harry Potter world. For the Harry Potte...

The 39 Clues (The Maze of Bones, Book 1)
by Rick Riordan
Amazon Price: $7.79
Customer Reviews:
» I ordered this for my son for Christmas. It arrived yesterday and it just sat there...enticing me. So I started to read just a bit to see what the hoopla was all about and lo and behold, I got sucke...

» My Mom got me the Maze of Bones book and some of the cards. I have to admit, I am not a reader! In fact if there is anything!! else to do I will do it to avoid reading. But, I really loved Maze of ...

» I bought this book for my class because some students asked for it. It is very much like many Japanese Manga books whose purpose is to collect and trade cards. The kids will go wild, the adults less...

» Dan and Amy had always felt that they were Grandma Grace's favorites. Ever since their parents had died, she'd always had time to spend with them. She appreciated their gifts and always encouraged the...

» If you've heard about Scholastic's maverick, multimedia series, The 39 Clues, and you've come to read this review of the inaugural title, THE MAZE OF BONES by Rick Riordan, with the hopes that I'll sh...

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (Diary of a Wimpy Kid)
by Jeff Kinney
Amazon Price: $7.77
Customer Reviews:
» From laughing so hard! I am an adult and woman and love this book. A boy or girl from middle school on up can relate to this book about American life. The jokes are often laugh out loud funny and ...

» I think this book is soooooooooo good people should sell
it in china,japan,england,south america and africa.
It is awsome I tell you!!

» Diary of A Wimp Kid Roderick Rule's: id 2 No.
This book Mainly focuses on Gregory Hell-fey and his teenage brother which in some parts (well consider it a lot) gets them in huge arguments. That...

» I do not purchase items online very often, but this was just that...a perfect online purchase experience.

» My family loves this book, and the original "Diary of a Wimpy Kid". It is too fun, and the perfect book for reluctant readers age 8-10. They cannot resists the humor! Makes you remember elementary ...

Diary of a Wimpy Kid
by Jeff Kinney
Amazon Price: $7.77
Customer Reviews:
» "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" sets out to recount what real life is like for young boys, which it does in many ways, but misses every opportunity to present morality lessons for the reader. The day-to-day a...

» My son asked for this book when some of his friends had it in class. (He never asks for books) Since he's had it, he has brought it to school to read, he turned off the TV to read (and even turned of...

» Diary of a wimpy kid was the best book I have ever read in my life! it is great! and it is perfect, with not one thing wrong with it I chose it as the best book I have ever read !woo hoo!

» I got this for my 8yr old who mostly likes to read scary stories like Goosebumps. He finished the book in one and a half day and kept coming to me to read me the funniest parts. Just about anytime I s...

» This book is about Greg Heffley's journal. The reason he has a journal is to answer people's questions when he becomes famous. The book doesn't say how he'll become famous, but he is confident that it...

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)
by J. K. Rowling
Amazon Price: $23.09
Customer Reviews:
» The Deathly Hallows brings to a close perhaps the most beloved book series of all time. Harry Potter has become a cultural phenomenon the likes of which we have never seen before. To say expectation...

» Ahh, the Harry Potter books comes to an end.
If you haven't understood yet, this IS the last HP book. It's just as good as the one before, if not better.
My only complain is that horrible ...

» It was very interesting and a good book. I recomended for people of all ages. Is my favorite book of all seven's.

» If you've read all the other Potter books you probably enjoy all the quirky but ever endearing characters. In this final book Lord Voldemort's army grows in power and makes normal life for wizarding ...

» Another outstanding book in the Harry Potter series. Amazing writing and creating...a book you can't put down and only disappoints because the experience is over. How about one more?? You rock JK!