Favorite Family Read Alouds of the Year (Age 9-12)

A third of the year is nearly over, but I didn’t want to forget to update the blog with our family’s favorite books from the previous year. I made a list of all the titles we read together, and we voted on our top faves. My kids were age 9 and 11 when the year began, and just turning 10/ almost 12 as it ended.

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The 10 Year Old’s Favorites:

• Mooses with Bazookas: And Other Stories Children Should Never Read
• The Hobbit
• Farmer Boy

The 12 Year Old’s Favorites:

• The Hobbit
• Glitch
• A Christmas Carol

The Mom’s Favorites:

• *all of the above because they brought joy to my boys!
• Elf Dog & Owl Head
• The Year of Miss Agnes

Other Family Favorites:

• Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster* (this should be on all 3 lists above! We loved it and still talk about it months later!)
• Riding Freedom
• Impossible Creatures
• The 101 Dalmatians: The Original Novel
• Little House In the Big Woods/Little House on the Prairie
• The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry
• Paddle-to-the-Sea