Kids' Books: Ages 9-12
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Top Young Reader Books for Your 2024 Summer Reading List
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This summer, kids in grades 1-6 earn a FREE book through the Barnes & Noble Summer Reading Program. Read any eight books and record them in your Summer Reading Journal (see links below). When you're done, bring it to a Barnes & Noble store and choose your free book! Redeemable 7/1-8/31. Learn more here.
This summer, kids in grades 1-6 earn a FREE book through the Barnes & Noble Summer Reading Program. Read any eight books and record them in your Summer Reading Journal (see links below). When you're done, bring it to a Barnes & Noble store and choose your free book! Redeemable 7/1-8/31. Learn more here.
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The Misfits is an epic tale of creative outcasts and the Overall Winner of the 2024 B&N Children’s and YA Book Awards. Read as Lisa Yee explains the process of creating these lovable characters here.
The Misfits is an epic tale of creative outcasts and the Overall Winner of the 2024 B&N Children’s and YA Book Awards. Read as Lisa Yee explains the process of creating these lovable characters here.
Our Young Reader Monthly Pick
Narnia, but with a Pakistani Muslim infusion, this is the story of two friends being swept out of rural Pakistan into a magical Jinn realm. With heart and humor, M.T. Khan tells a culturally vibrant tale that bandies with important themes of capitalism, child labor and Islamic tradition.
Just Announced From the Skandar Series
Pre-Order NowSkandar and the Skeleton Curse
Skandar and friends return for another high-flying, action-packed quest at the Eyrie. With the Island itself at stake, can our heroes do what heroes do and save everything? Available October 15, pre-order today!
Skandar and friends return for another high-flying, action-packed quest at the Eyrie. With the Island itself at stake, can our heroes do what heroes do and save everything? Available October 15, pre-order today!
Our New Favorites for Young Readers
The Wild Robot
A wonderful journey that dissects the relationship between nature and technology, The Wild Robot is a survival tale about a young robot lost in the wilderness. It will make you consider what it really means to be alive, and the joys that come with it. Soon to be a DreamWorks movie, coming to theaters 9/20/24.
A wonderful journey that dissects the relationship between nature and technology, The Wild Robot is a survival tale about a young robot lost in the wilderness. It will make you consider what it really means to be alive, and the joys that come with it. Soon to be a DreamWorks movie, coming to theaters 9/20/24.
Just Announced From Dog Man: Big Jim Begins
Discover the origin of our beloved characters from the Dog Man series as they join forces to stop the Space Cuties from destroying the city. Will the past predict the future for Dog Man and his friends? Will goodness and bravery prevail? Can anything happen if you truly believe? Available December 3rd, pre-order today!
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See AllEveryone Can Be a Reader
See AllUnion Square & Co.’s Everyone Can Be A Reader books are expertly written, thoughtfully designed with dyslexia-friendly fonts and paper tones, and carefully formatted to meet readers where they are with engaging stories that encourage reading success across a wide range of age and interest levels.
Union Square & Co.’s Everyone Can Be A Reader books are expertly written, thoughtfully designed with dyslexia-friendly fonts and paper tones, and carefully formatted to meet readers where they are with engaging stories that encourage reading success across a wide range of age and interest levels.