Challenging Chapter Books for Younger Independent Readers
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Some younger kids are ready for harder books, but still want stories that aren't too grown up or too scary. Try these titles.
Black Eyed Susan by Jennifer Armstrong
Tumtum and Nutmeg: The Rose Cottage Tales by Emily Bearn
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink
The Jade Dragon by Carolyn Marsden
Julia Gillian (and the Art of Knowing) by Alison McGhee
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
