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Becoming a Big Kid
Books for Becoming a Big Kid
Books for Becoming a Big Kid – Wonderlit | Wonderlit
188 books
Age
0–2
3–5
6–8
9–12
13+
Format
Middle Grade
Young Adult
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Sometimes You Fly
Katherine Applegate
For children and young adults facing new beginnings, this lyrical journey celebrates the stumbles and mistakes that make
Ages 4–18
The Story Girl #2
The Golden Road
L. M. Montgomery
Sara Stanley returns to Carlisle, joining the King children to launch a local magazine and capture the spirit of their t
Ages 9–14
12 to 22: POV You Wake Up in the Future!
Jen Calonita
A glitchy social media filter sends twelve-year-old Harper ten years into the future, where she has the dream job and fr
Ages 9–13
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians #6
The Chalice of the Gods
Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson just wants to get into college, but first he must retrieve a stolen goblet for Zeus’s cup-bearer to earn h
Ages 10–14
Little Women #4
Jo's Boys
Louisa May Alcott
Ten years after Little Men, the residents of Plumfield academy navigate medical school, careers, and the complicated cho
Ages 10–15
Artemis Fowl #3
The Eternity Code
Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl's final heist goes dangerously wrong, leaving his bodyguard in peril. To save him, Artemis must strike a ba
Ages 10–14
Better Than the Movies #1
Better Than the Movies
Lynn Painter
Liz teams up with her annoying next-door neighbor to win over her crush, only to realize that real love looks nothing li
Ages 14–18
Jumping Off Swings #2
Living with Jackie Chan
Jo Knowles
Moving in with his Jackie-Chan-obsessed uncle, Josh struggles with the guilt of a life-changing night while finding focu
Ages 14–18
Septimus Heap #5
Syren
Angie Sage
Septimus and his dragon Spit Fyre race to bring their friends home, only to become stranded on an island full of dangero
Ages 9–13
Mystery Isle
Judith St. George
A quiet trip to an ancestral home on the coast of Maine turns into a high-stakes adventure for thirteen-year-old Kim.
Ages 10–14
The Eldest Curses #2
The Lost Book of the White
Cassandra Clare, Wesley Chu
For teens exploring how to balance high stakes responsibilities with personal identity and modern family life, even when
Ages 14–18
The Spell Key #2
The Glass Salamander
Ann Downer
Caitlin must choose between her memories of love and the safety of her kingdom as an ancient evil threatens to tear her
Ages 12–18
Defy #3
Endure
Sara B. Larson
Alexa must journey deep into enemy territory to rescue a friend while fighting an evil influence that could force her to
Ages 12–18
The Cruise of the Arctic Star
Scott O'Dell
A crew sails up the California coast, meeting the rhythm of the waves while uncovering historical secrets and anecdotes
Ages 10–14
Six Children's Stories #4
Six Children's Stories
J. M. Barrie
Journey into the magical world of Kensington Gardens and Neverland with this original collection of tales from the creat
Ages 8–14
Tiffany Aching #1
The Wee Free Men
Terry Pratchett
Armed with a frying pan and the help of tiny, rowdy blue men in kilts, nine-year-old Tiffany Aching must rescue her brot
Ages 9–14
The Chalet School #53
A Future Chalet School Girl
Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
Follow the journey of a school through the decades as it moves from the mountains of Austria to the islands of Wales, ca
Ages 9–14
Little House #7
Little Town on the Prairie
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Fifteen-year-old Laura takes on her first job and works toward her teaching certificate in South Dakota to help her sist
Ages 8–13
The Chalet School #4
The Head Girl of the Chalet School
Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
Life at a bustling boarding school unfolds across the mountains of Austria and the islands of the UK as students navigat
Ages 10–14
Katie John #2
Depend on Katie John
Mary Calhoun
For the teen girl navigating the bittersweet shift between childhood play and the weight of new responsibilities at home
Ages 9–13
Ranger's Apprentice #7
Erak's Ransom
John Flanagan
Will and his fellow Rangers must brave the unrelenting heat and deceptive mirages of the desert to rescue a captured lea
Ages 10–14
The Arthur Trilogy #1
The Seeing Stone
Kevin Crossley-Holland
Young Arthur de Caldicot looks into a mysterious stone and sees the legendary life of the great King Arthur unfolding be
Ages 10–14
Airborn #1
Airborn
Kenneth Oppel
High above the ocean on the airship Aurora, cabin boy Matt Cruse discovers that a dying man's tales of mysterious sky cr
Ages 10–14
Discworld: City Watch #6
Night Watch
Terry Pratchett
Sir Sam Vimes is hurled thirty years into the past, where he must track a killer and survive a historic rebellion to sav
Ages 13–18
