Bookshop Gift Guide 2020: For Kids 10–13
Bookshop Gift Guide 2020: For Kids 10–13
By Bookshop.org
Perfect gifts for tweens of all sorts, recommended by Genay Jackson!
Miles Morales: Spider-Man
Jason Reynolds
$10.99 $10.22Spider-Man gets a fantastic reboot in this new take on one of our favorite superheroes, by none other than Jason Reynolds! Watch Miles prove that even "boys like him" can be superheroes.
It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Adapted for Young Readers)
Trevor Noah
$9.99 $9.29Hilarious, because, well...Packed with his characteristic wisdom and humor, this adaptation for younger readers does a wonderful job sharing Trevor's story, while also shedding light on some complex global dynamics.
Hurricane Child
Kacen Callender
$8.99 $8.36These are some lonely years. It says a lot when we find someone who gets us, who really sees us, especially when beyond the normal trials of adolescence, one is braving the unknown spirits of the island and painful family wounds. A tender, deep, queer, coming of age story.
Guts: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier
$12.99 $12.08For the last year, Guts has been a much needed voice to tweeners, helping to offer language to hard feelings, most notably anxiety, and creating space wherein they won't feel alone! Its accessible style as a graphic novel makes it a perfect companion for even your most reluctant reader.
Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: A Celebration of the First Edition
C. S. Lewis and Pauline Baynes
$22.00 $20.46A forever good time, you can't go wrong with the special edition classic. Jam packed with adventure and deep questions about what's right and wrong, head out on the journey with Lucy and Edmund and get lost, and found again!
The Unicorn Quest
Kamilla Benko
$8.99 $8.36Sisters, unicorns, and mystical adventures through time and space! The first of Sophie and Claire's three fantabulous treks.
The School for Good and Evil: Now a Netflix Originals Movie
Soman Chainani and Iacopo Bruno
$8.99 $8.36Harry Potter meets Princess in Black, this tale of outgoing princess superheroes—or are they villains?—will keep you guessing . . . and farting, throughout the series!
We Are All Greta: Be Inspired by Greta Thunberg to Save the World
Valentina Giannella and Manuela Marazzi
$12.99 $12.08Greta has made such an impact in such a short time on this earth. This fantastic ode highlights her contributions, while making it clear that we all have this potential in us, at any age, in a lovely graphic novel form.
The Thing about Jellyfish (National Book Award Finalist)
Ali Benjamin
$9.99 $9.29Grief sure is something, something adults rarely even have a great grasp on. This award winning novel from Ali Benjamin is a treasure of a companion, giving language and offering a warm hug through all the things that are hard.
Stella Díaz Has Something to Say
Angela Dominguez
$7.99 $7.43There are things that make each of us different, and sometimes others read "different" as wrong. We love seeing Stella embrace and overcome the challenges associated with English as her second language while finding her way in a new school, and her voice along the journey!