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Books for Moving for Ages 8–11 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Books for Moving for Ages 8–11

Moving at this age means leaving a social world you spent years building. The friendships, the routines, the sense of knowing exactly where you belong. These 2,598 chapter books treat that loss as real, and explore the slow, awkward process of belonging somewhere new.

2,598 books

Cover of The First Rule of Punk

The First Rule of Punk

Celia C. Pérez

Malú, a punk rock loving Mexican-American twelve-year-old, moves to Chicago and starts seventh grade. She navigates new

Cover of Leo the Snow Leopard

True Animal Rescue Stories #3

Leo the Snow Leopard

Juliana Hatkoff, Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff

The most fascinating thing you'll learn is how an orphaned cub from the Himalayas traveled across the world to find safe

Cover of The New Girl

Heartside Bay #1

Lila Murray wants to leave her past mistakes behind in Heartside Bay, but a new crush and a difficult first day at high

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Cover of Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself

Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself

Judy Blume

After moving to Miami at the end of World War II, Sally J. Freedman encounters a world of new friends, family health sca

Ages 8–12

Cover of Curious George

A curious little monkey leaves his home in Africa for the big city, where his sense of wonder leads him into one mishap

Cover of A Dog's Way Home

A Dog's Way Home

Separated by a car accident on the Blue Ridge Parkway, eleven-year-old Abby and her dog Tam must each brave the wilderne

Cover of The California Gold Rush

The California Gold Rush

Jean F. Blashfield

The most fascinating thing you will learn is how the frantic search for gold in 1848 brought both adventure and disaster

Cover of The Almost All-White Rabbity Cat

The Almost All-White Rabbity Cat

Meindert DeJong

A lonely boy in a new city apartment finds an unexpected companion in a mysterious white cat that appears and vanishes a

Cover of A Box of Friends

A Box of Friends

Pam Muñoz Ryan

Beautiful watercolors soften the transition to a new home as a young girl learns to carry her dearest friends with her i

Cover of Project: A Perfect World

World of Adventure #11

Project: A Perfect World

Jim is already unhappy about moving to New Mexico, but his suspicion grows when he realizes the local laboratory is hidi

Cover of Summer Press

Rosemary Dobson

Polly leaves Australia behind for a year in a quiet English village, adjusting to a new school and a different pace of l

Cover of Mary Louise in the Country

Mary Louise in the Country

Mary Louise arrives at a tiny, isolated railway shed to begin a new life in the country with her grandfather, full of un

Cover of Town Mouse, Country Mouse

Town Mouse, Country Mouse

A pair of city mice and a pair of country mice trade places, only to find that their original homes were exactly where t

Cover of The Bear Nobody Wanted

The Bear Nobody Wanted

A very proud teddy bear with a high opinion of himself endures a series of mishaps before finally finding a place where

Cover of Amber and the Hot Pepper Jelly

Amber and the Hot Pepper Jelly

For the child navigating the ups and downs of a big move, this relatable story offers comfort as Stella finds her footin

Cover of Great Cat

Toby loves his companion, Great Cat, but having the biggest feline in the world makes all the neighbors very nervous.

Cover of Where I Live: Poems About My Home, My Street, and My Town

Where I Live: Poems About My Home, My Street, and My Town

Paul B. Janeczko

Vibrant illustrations and thirty-four poems celebrate the familiar magic found in our own bedrooms, busy streets, and lo

Cover of Dinosaurs Travel

Dino Life Guides #2

Dinosaurs Travel

Laurie Krasny Brown

Prepare your little explorer for their next big adventure with this friendly guide to the world of travel, from packing

Cover of The Spaceman

For children navigating the feeling of being small in a big world or searching for where they truly belong after a sudde

Cover of Fly Away

Patricia MacLachlan

After a tragic accident, Amy moves to Canada and finds a new sense of purpose by rescuing a nest of abandoned goose eggs

Cover of Europe

The Usborne Book of

Travel through centuries of history and diverse cultures to see how the people and politics of Europe shaped the world w

Cover of Watership Down

Watership Down #1

Fleeing the destruction of their home, a band of rabbits faces treacherous predators and difficult trials as they search

Cover of A Year Down Yonder

Grandma Dowdel #2

A Year Down Yonder

Fifteen-year-old Mary Alice leaves the city to spend a whole year with her formidable, larger-than-life Grandma Dowdel i

Cover of Walk Two Moons

Walk Two Moons #2

Sal retraces her missing mother's footsteps on a cross-country road trip, weaving together stories of family secrets and

Moving for Other Ages

Books for Moving for Ages 0–3(310)