Horror books for 10 year olds that pass the classroom test. Twenty middle grade picks from a librarian’s 100 Book Challenge, backed by real pupil reviews.
Series: The Kids Are Alright
The Kids Are Alright: YA Horror Books for 12 to 13 Year Olds, Reviewed by Kids
Tony Jones returns to Young Blood with the horror books for 12 to 13 year olds that Year 8 readers cannot leave on the shelf. Drawn from his school’s 100 Book Challenge and over 11,000 pupil reviews, this list runs from Juno Dawson and Charlie Higson to Stephen King’s Gwendy’s Button Box. Every pick comes reviewed by the young readers who devoured it.