Challenging Chapter Books for Younger Independent Readers
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Some younger kids are ready for longer chapter 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
TheThe Penderwicksbooks by Jeanne Birdsall
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink
Granny Torrelli Makes Soup by Sharon Creech
Bink and Gollie by Kate DiCamillo
Queen Sophie Hartley by Stephanie Greene
The Pippi Longstockingbooks by Astrid Lindgren
The Jade Dragon by Carolyn Marsden
Julia Gillian (and the Art of Knowing) by Alison McGhee
The Sideways StoriesBooks by Louis Sachar
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder