the first six books in the Nancy Drew series: The Secret of the Old Clock, The Hidden Staircase, The Bungalow Mystery, The Mystery at Lilac Inn, The Secret of Shadow Ranch, and The Secret of Red Gate Farm. The six books are all hardbacked books so they don’t risk getting dogeared and will make a great hand me down gift through generations!

You can order the Nancy Drew Starter Set through Amazon at their current sale price ($17.15) and get them shipped almost immediately. I have not seen this set of books in any retail stores; however, if you prefer to buy the books individually you can certainly find them at any book shop!

Is there a Judy Moody fan in your house? Perhaps there’s a Judy Moody fan who doesn’t even know it yet! This first book in the Judy Moody series tells all about Judy Moody and her bad bad mood on the first day of third grade! Judy isn’t happy about her new transition to third grade and she isn’t happy about the great vacations that all her friends will surely have had but soon enough Judy turns that moody inside out she is ready to tackle her newest school project!

Is there a 9–12 year old in your house who just isn’t interested in reading? The Nick McIver books may just bring those little rebellious non-readers around! This book is the sequel to the Nick of Time book by Ted Bell that was published in 2008 and tells the story of 12 year old Nick whose sister has been kidnapped by a time traveling pirate and Nick is forced to travel through time at breakneck speed through multiple wild and crazy adventures in order to save his sister!

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead tells the story of sixth grader Miranda and her best friend Sal who have to part ways. Follow Miranda as she navigates through her world that has now been turned upside down with change. Miranda’s internal voice throughout the story is one that children can relate to and understand as they try to understand friendships and identity.