Favorite books for family reading out loud time, that would work for an 8-10 year old? I need to be entertained too!

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A great adventure story! Would actually recommend any of ... more
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It’s hilarious! Start with The Wee Free Men. You’ll enjoy... more
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A classic for a reason. This book is such an adventure th... more
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On holiday in Cornwall, three siblings find an ancient ma... more
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My kids loved this timeless book so much… and it’s a seri... more
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Part of a series of magical adventures befalling multiple... more
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I loved this book as a kid! Art History Mystery set in Hy... more
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It's super wholesome: a family of four children pool thei... more
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Two short stories which together tell of a human rethinki... more
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This story has stayed with me since reading as a child, w... more
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They’re just so silly and crazy and so much fun to read o... more
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Collection of assorted funny short stories from Terry Pra... more
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This is the other book we’ve read recently that we both r... more
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I’m currently reading this to my 8-year-old daughter ever... more
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Roald Dahl's memoir reads exactly like one of his novels.... more
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I read this over and over as a kid and then listened to t... more
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You can't go wrong with anything by Eva Ibbotson, but thi... more
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This summer, we started this series about four sisters an... more
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Also any roald Dahl book (the BFG, Matilda, the Witches a... more
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A classic. Can’t wait to read this to my kid.
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This is something really special and unexpected. Approxim... more
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Fairytale retelling perfect for an 8-10 year old!
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Great stories- all animal based and the food!
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Harry Potter adjacent- long books and good character deve... more
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This book is so cozy. All of Diana Wynne Jones’s books ha... more
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Holy cannoli this book series is an extraordinary gateway... more
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Probs too young for 8-10 years olds, but riotous. Let me ... more
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THIS STORY RULES, and I had a handshake pact with my kidd... more
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I still think about this series. My son and I really bond... more
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Cliche maybe but such a fun story great for kids and adul... more
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I'm reading this out loud with my 9 year old right now, w... more
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this book frickin rocks! when i worked at an elementary s... more
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a childhood classic: lots of wordplay; a little boy on an... more
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I loved these and got these years later for an 8 year old... more