Good Books for 8 Year Olds - Best of 2014

Gr 4-6-Flora, obsessed with superhero comics, immediately recognizes and gives her wholehearted support to a squirrel that, after a near-fatal brush with a vacuum cleaner, develops the ability to fly and type poetry. The 10-year-old hides her new friend from the certain disapproval of her self-absorbed, romance-writer mother, but it is on the woman's typewriter that Ulysses pours out his creations.

Amazon Best Books of the Month for Kids, February 2012: Wonder is a rare gem of a novel--beautifully written and populated by characters who linger in your memory and heart. August Pullman is a 10-year-old boy who likes Star Wars and Xbox, ordinary except for his jarring facial anomalies.

The world has gone crazy for Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid series Sun Kinney is right up there with JK Rowling as one of the bestselling children's authors on the planet Independent The most hotly anticipated children's book of the year is here - Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Big Issue

New York Times Bestseller

If you are a dreamer, come in,If you are a dreamer,A wisher, a liar,A hope-er, a pray-er,A magic bean buyer . . . Come in . . . for where the sidewalk ends, Shel Silverstein's world begins. You'll meet a boy who turns into a TV set, and a girl who eats a whale.

A Best Reviews - Books for 8 Year Old Kids in 2014

Tip on specific highly rated books for 8 year olds, helpful lists and resources - good books for kids age 8 to read as of 2014...

Books for 8 year olds in 2014 - A very helpful collection of lists, reviews, resources...

Books for kids eight years of age in 2014 - of course there are some must-have classics, but also - which new releases are getting raves this year? I have picked what I consider to be the pick of the litter so far this year (along with review excerpts)...

For 2014 - Lists, reviews and specific picks in the best books for kids 8 years of age...

Reviews, ratings, "hot" lists - books for 8 year olds 2014 -- FYI - these are the books that kids in this age range appear to be enjoying the most...

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Each year a committee of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) identifies the best of the best in children's books. According to the Notables Criteria, "notable" is defined as: Worthy of note or notice, important, distinguished, outstanding.

Get recommended book lists selected by Common Sense Media Editors. Find the best, most entertaining, and age-appropriate books for your kids and family.

Books for Middle Readers Many readers come into their own in the early elementary grades as they master the basics of language arts. They develop their own interests and read about them voraciously. It's also common for boys this age to return to favorite titles over and over.

ADVENTURE The Cay by Theodore Taylor. Blind American boy and an old West Indian native are stranded on a Caribbean island.1969. Hatchet by Gary Paulson. Following a plane crash, a boy survives 54 days in the Canadian wilderness. 1988. The House of Dies Drear by Virginia Hamilton.

One thing that I absolutely love about making lists is the fact that when you dig deep enough, you can find the really good stuff.

For example - when I put together the ten best books for 8 year olds in 2014, I discovered some real gems...

It warms my heart when kiddos are self-proclaimed bookworms! And for those reading-loving cuties the world-over, I've compiled an awesome short-list of 3 books for 8-year olds in 2014. These stories make memories by being fascinating, captivating, and overall great reads. They're told from different points-of-view with unique themes and attention-grabbing storylines.