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'Tween Summer Reading
BOSTON-- Kids between 9 and 12 old comprise the new “tween" demographic. They have their own music, movies and TV shows. But what about books? Children’s librarian, Sherry Eskin, of the Honan-Allston branch of the Boston Public Library shares a number of recommendations.
Our ‘Tween Picks
- Meg Cabot, “Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls”
- Jeff Kinney, “Diary of a Wimpy Kid”
- Pseudonymous Bosch, “The Name of this Book is Secret”
- Lauren Myracle, “Eleven”
- Kirsten Miller, “Kiki Strike: Inside the Shadow City”
- Ann Brashares, “3 Willows: The Sisterhood Grows”
- Gary Schmidt , “The Wednesday Wars”
We also heard from one young listener Julianne Mozzer, who recommends the Narnia books and “The Great Brain” series:
- C.S. Lewis, "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"
- C.S. Lewis, "Prince Caspian"
- C.S. Lewis, "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader"
- C.S. Lewis, "The Silver Chair"
- C.S. Lewis, "The Horse and His Boy"
- C.S. Lewis, "The Magician’s Nephew"
- C.S. Lewis, "The Last Battle"
- John Dennis Fitzgerald, "The Great Brain"
- John Dennis Fitzgerald, "More Adventures of the Great Brain
- John Dennis Fitzgerald, "Me and My Little Brain"
- John Dennis Fitzgerald, "The Great Brain At The Academy"
- John Dennis Fitzgerald, "The Great Brain Reforms"
- John Dennis Fitzgerald, "The Return of the Great Brain"
- John Dennis Fitzgerald, "The Great Brain Does It Again"
- "The Great Brain Is Back" (Published in 1995 from loose notes after the author’s death)