I really, really like these books by Irish author Erica McGann – the Bubble Street Gang is made up of Cass, Lex and Nicholas, who build a den and solve mysteries. Easy to read for early-readers, they’re laugh-out-loud funny, and more relatable than they should be (except maybe for the one about the hamsters and the chocolate factory). If you’re new to it or your kids are young, start here, as the list goes (very roughly) by age, starting with books for younger readers.ĭaisy is always causing trouble but my kids always thought she was brilliant. If you’ve read this list in the past, skip towards the end for the new additions. Generally speaking, I think it’s okay to let kids read what they want to read (backed up by people who know what they’re talking about here! ) except perhaps for anything that might give them nightmares. If in doubt about suitability, have a look inside the book and/ or ask your local bookseller or librarian. In most cases, I haven’t given a suggested age range for the book(s) because I think it varies so much from child to child. So thanks to Nia, there are an additional eight books suitable for kids aged roughly eleven upwards, and I’ve added some that my youngest enjoyed this year too.įor reference, when I first put this post together, my youngest was 6 and now my eldest is 14. So I bribed her – would she write some reviews if I paid her? Would it be cash, she asked, not Revolut? Cash money it is then. This year, due to an edits deadline, I asked my twelve-year-old if she would help out with adding more reviews.
List of middle school james patterson books in order series#
Three years ago I put together a list of 28 books or series my kids love and two years ago, I added more to bring it up to 50.