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Two Twelve-Year-Old Boys Share Their Favorite Books

By jessica Leave a comment

Recently I had two of my favorite boys on the podcast and they shared their all-time favorite books. We ended up with a GIANT list of suggestions for you! Listen to the podcast for their tips on the right age to read these books, and their absolute favorites.

*Some of these include Amazon affiliate links.

Important note! The boys realized after recording the podcast that they forget to mention The Lord of the Rings! That is one of their absolute favorites.

  1. The Shining Sword
  2. Hank the Cowdog
  3. Bear Grylls Adventure Series
  4. Tuttle Twins
  5. Dream Travelers
  6. Boxcar Children
  7. Ranger’s Apprentice
  8. Hardy Boys
  9. Brotherband
  10. Harry Potter
  11. Redwall
  12. Wilderking Trilogy
  13. Shiloh Fantasy Series
  14. Bear Grylls Survival Handbook
  15. The Closer
  16. Shoe Dog, Young Readers Edition
  17. Green Ember
  18. Warrior Dog
  19. Wild Men, Wild Alaska
  20. Theodore Boone
  21. Animal Farm
  22. This Present Darkness
  23. Cooper Kids Adventure Series
  24. Treasure Island

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