Books for Older Children, Ages 8 and Up

Welcome to our selection of literature and chapter style books for children ages 8 and up. Here you'll find meatier, more complex books for young readers who enjoy longer, more challenging stories whether grounded in fantasy or real life.

Books and Audio: Age 8 and Up

11 Birthdays: What it means to be a good friend is at the heart of Wendy Mass's book 11 Birthdays.
11 Birthdays
Paperback Book
Our price $6.99
Tarra & Bella: Tarra & Bella is the true story of friendship between an elephant and a dog that will warm your heart.
Tarra & Bella
Hardcover Book
Our price $16.99
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - H: Don't miss this stunningly illustrated edition of Twain's classic tale of boyhood adventure along the Mississippi River.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - H
Hardcover Book
Regularly $19.95
Sale price $14.97
Benjamin Pratt Set of 2: Follow Ben and Jill as they try to save their school in these first two books of the Benjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the School series.
Benjamin Pratt Set of 2
Paperback Books
Our price $13.98
Catwings Books - Set of 4: Cats with wings? Right-o. You'll be surprised how much little readers love these stories! We're proud to offer these four books.
Catwings Books - Set of 4
Paperback Books
Our price $19.96
Charles Darwin: History comes alive through the eyes and diary of a ship's boy on the HMS Beagle in the Lifelines book Charles Darwin.
Charles Darwin
Paperback Book
Regularly $9.99
Sale price $6.97
The Cheshire Cheese Cat: In The Cheshire Cheese Cat tomcat Skilley and his mouse friend Pip take part in the lives of Charles Dickens and Queen Victoria.
The Cheshire Cheese Cat
Hardcover Book
Our price $16.95
A Child's Introduction to the Environment: Absolutely packed with helpful hints, projects, fun facts, experiments and more, this resource encourages our youth to protect the environment.
A Child's Introduction to the Environment
Hardcover Book
Regularly $19.95
Sale price $9.97
Cleopatra: History comes alive through the eyes and diary of Cleopatra's handmaiden in the Lifelines book Cleopatra.
Cleopatra
Paperback Book
Regularly $9.99
Sale price $6.97
Crime and Puzzlement: Study the 24 crime scene drawings in Crime and Puzzlement, answer the accompanying questions, and try to solve the mystery of what happened.
Crime and Puzzlement
Paperback Book
Our price $8.95
The Dictionary of Ordinary Extraordinary Animals: The Dictionary of Ordinary Extraordinary Animals offers remarkable watercolor portraits and captivating information about ordinary animals.
The Dictionary of Ordinary Extraordinary Animals
Hardcover Book
Regularly $18.95
Sale price $12.97
Dinosaurs: Take a trip back in time with this amazing book on these fascinating prehistoric creatures.
Dinosaurs
Hardcover Book
Regularly $37.99
Sale price $16.97
Dinosaur with Poster: Any dinosaur lover will be enthralled with this book, Dinosaur, which comes with a poster.
Dinosaur with Poster
Hardcover Book
Regularly $19.99
Sale price $7.97
Fairy Godmother Academy Set of 3: Follow 3 contemporary girls as they train to become fairy godmothers, women of service and wisdom.
Fairy Godmother Academy Set of 3
Paperback Books
Our price $21.97
Family Christmas Treasures: Gather your family and cozy up with this extra-special, old-fashioned Christmas collection that combines great works of art with great writers.
Family Christmas Treasures
Hardcover Book
Our price $35.00
The Field Guide to Birds: Up-and-coming ornithologists will revel in their avian expedition as they discover exotic birds in the pages of The Field Guide to Birds.
The Field Guide to Birds
Hardcover Book
Regularly $15.95
Sale price $9.97
The Field Guide to Dinosaurs: Budding paleontologists will feel as if they are in on a fossil-hunting expedition in The Field Guide to Dinosaurs.
The Field Guide to Dinosaurs
Hardcover Book
Regularly $15.95
Sale price $10.97
The Field Guide to Insects: Open the pages of the vintage-looking naturalist's notebook The Field Guide to Insects to discover the world of crawly creatures.
The Field Guide to Insects
Hardcover Book
Regularly $15.95
Sale price $9.97
The Field Guide to Rainforest Animals: Kids will love exploring the Amazon Rainforest in search of exotic animals with The Field Guide to Rainforest Animals.
The Field Guide to Rainforest Animals
Hardcover Book
Regularly $15.95
Sale price $9.97
59 Seconds: Learn how you can change your life quickly with 59 Second, an enormously helpful book.
59 Seconds
Paperback Book
Our price $15.95
The Final Meeting: This final book in the series finds the Baker Street Irregulars chasing across Europe to help Sherlock Holmes capture the infamous Professor Moriarty.
The Final Meeting
Paperback Book
Our price $7.99
Flyaway: When Isla's father has a heart attack in Flyaway, she turns to a lone swan, a sick boy, and her own questions about life and flight to find hope.
Flyaway
Hardcover Book
Our price $16.99
For Girls Only! Bathroom Reader: For Girls Only Bathroom Reader will fascinate tween and teen girls as it is filled with short articles on a wide variety of topics.
For Girls Only! Bathroom Reader
Paperback Book
Our price $12.95
Girltalk: Upbeat, thoughtful and entertaining, GIRLTALK is the source book for girls 11 to 18. It covers every topic imaginable: looking and feeling your best, friendship, love, family, money, education, smo...
Girltalk
Paperback Book
Our price $14.99
Horten's Incredible Illusions: Magic, mystery, and a very strange adventure await in Horten's Incredible Illusions.
Horten's Incredible Illusions
Hardcover Book
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Hound Dog True: Linda Urban's book Hound Dog True helps show girls that in order to make friends, they need to have the courage to open up to others.
Hound Dog True
Paperback Book
Our price $6.99
Imagine You're a Knight: The interactive book Imagine You're a Knight includes lots of information, plenty of illustrations, and three models to make.
Imagine You're a Knight
Hardcover Book
Regularly $18.99
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In Search of Watson: In the third book of this series, our faithful gang of orphans is hot on a murder trail when Dr. Watson mysteriously disappears.
In Search of Watson
Paperback Book
Our price $6.99
The Invisible Tower: The first book in The Otherworld Chronicles, The Invisible Tower is a modern-day twist on King Arthur with video games, computers, and cell phones.
The Invisible Tower
Hardcover Book
Our price $16.99
It's Perfectly Normal: We've yet to find a book that covers so much in such a frank and age-appropriate way. If you need some help in opening up the lines of communication with your children, this book is your best bet...
It's Perfectly Normal
Paperback Book
Our price $12.99
It's So Amazing: This book beautifully handles that age-old question, ''Where do babies come from?'' A very light-hearted, non-threatening feel makes it perfect for the child to read with you or to read with friends...
It's So Amazing
Paperback Book
Our price $12.99
Kaspar the Titanic Cat: Don't miss this story of how Kaspar, King of Cats, finds himself on the Titanic that fateful night.
Kaspar the Titanic Cat
Hardcover Book
Our price $16.99
A Kingdom in a Horse: The book A Kingdom in a Horse shows how a meaningful relationship with animals can transform us.
A Kingdom in a Horse
Paperback Book
Our price $7.95
Miles of Smiles: Wherever your family may find itself bored -- traveling, in a restaurant, waiting in the doctor's office -- you're sure to find something to make the time fly by with this outstanding resource.
Miles of Smiles
Paperback Book
Our price $8.95
Modoc: Spanning seven decades and three continents, Modoc is one of the most amazing true animal stories ever told. This is a captivating story of the loyalty and friendship between a boy and an elephant ...
Modoc
Paperback Book
Our price $14.99
Nature Girl: Nature Girl by Jane Kelley is a laugh-out-loud, riveting book about a girl who gets lost on the Appalachian Trail and decides to stay ''lost.''
Nature Girl
Paperback Book
Our price $6.99
The New Way Things Work: This book will knock you off your feet! It's filled with illustrations and explanations that will give even the mechanically-challenged reader (like me!) a chance at the plate. This amazing collec...
The New Way Things Work
Hardcover Book
Our price $35.00
Not One Damsel in Distress: You asked for it, you got it! We've received so many requests for more heroine-laden fairy tales and finally a collection has come along that we can't wait to offer you. Tooled for girls, Jane Yole...
Not One Damsel in Distress
Hardcover Book
Our price $21.00
On the Blue Comet - P: On the Blue Comet is an exciting book that involes a boy who begins a time travel adventure on a train that was a toy train set.
On the Blue Comet - P
Paperback Book
Our price $7.99
The Period Book: Puberty can be such a hard time. So many changes, so many questions, excitement, embarassment, you name it. This book will be a trusted friend helping a young girl to feel happy and confident about...
The Period Book
Paperback Book
Our price $9.99
Peter Pan and Wendy: Illustrator Robert Ingpen brings this classic book stunningly alive with his beautiful, realistic illustrations.
Peter Pan and Wendy
Hardcover Book
Our price $19.95
Play Chess in 10 Minutes: Play Chess in 10 Minutes is serious about its title and its light-hearted approach will give you a quick understanding of the game.
Play Chess in 10 Minutes
Hardcover Book
Our price $9.95
Pyramid: Open the pages of Pyramid and take a journey into the past to discover what life was like during the building of the great pyramids.
Pyramid
Hardcover Book
Regularly $15.99
Sale price $9.97
The Secret Garden: Illustrator Robert Ingpen brings this classic book stunningly alive with his beautiful, realistic illustrations.
The Secret Garden
Hardcover Book
Regularly $19.95
Sale price $11.97
Snow Treasure: Excitement fills every page of this remarkable story of how a village of Norwegian children saved their country's gold from Nazi soldiers.
Snow Treasure
Paperback Book
Our price $5.99
Sparrow Road: In Sparrow Road, 12-year-old Raine spends the summer with her mother in a mysterious, dilapidated mansion with a group of eccentric artists.
Sparrow Road
Paperback Book
Our price $6.99
Stargirl - P: Mustering the courage to be true to oneself while traveling the treacherous seas of high school conformity can be a daunting task. Readers who meet Stargirl in this joyous book may just find the i...
Stargirl - P
Paperback Book
Our price $6.99
T.A. Barron's Merlin Series - Set of 5: This epic series is truly THE BEST OF THE BEST of what children's literature has in store for us out there. We follow the path of a young boy who finds out he is the great wizard Merlin. You will b...
T.A. Barron's Merlin Series - Set of 5
Paperback Books
Our price $34.95
Treasure Island - H: Illustrator Robert Ingpen brings this classic book stunningly alive with his beautiful, realistic illustrations.
Treasure Island - H
Hardcover Book
Our price $19.95
Tuck Everlasting: Are they blessed or doomed? The Tuck family has tasted the waters of a magical spring that grants eternal life. The story explores the complexities of the age-old dream of living forever. Flawles...
Tuck Everlasting
Paperback Book
Our price $6.99
What's Going on Down There?: Knowing that puberty can be an overwhelming experience, filled with questions and anxieties, the author has recruited a 13 and 11-year-old boy as advisors on what boys want to know. She uses plain ...
What's Going on Down There?
Paperback Book
Our price $9.99
The Wheel on the School: One of our favorites of all-time, this story is about a group of children in Holland who decide they want to bring the storks back to their village. Talk about biting off more than you can chew! Wa...
The Wheel on the School
Paperback Book
Our price $6.95
Wildlife Heroes: Wildlife Heroes provides an insightful look at the world of endangered species and the heroes who have devoted their lives to protecting them.
Wildlife Heroes
Paperback Book
Our price $20.00
Wonderstruck: Brian Selznick's book Wonderstruck tells the stories of two young people living 50 years apart, and how their lives intertwine.
Wonderstruck
Hardcover Book
Our price $29.99
You're the Detective!: Study the 24 crime scene drawings in You're the Detective, answer the accompanying questions, and try to solve the mystery of what happened.
You're the Detective!
Paperback Book
Our price $8.95
Books and Audio: Age 8 and Up

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