Clean Reads for Tweens

Young Adult and Middle Grade novels that are clean reads for tweens - older elementary to young high school. 'Clean' as in no reference to sex and limited violence however there may be some action. Use your best judgment.

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Book cover for "An acceptable time"
Star rating for An acceptable time
Series:
Time quintet volume 5.
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
Description:
A quiet visit with her grandparents turns into a lesson in the fluidity of time for Polly O'Keefe when she meets several strangers from overlapping temporal planes and, with them, plays a key role in a prehistoric confrontation.
Book cover for "The amber spyglass"
Star rating for The amber spyglass
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Average Rating:
3.7 stars
Description:
Lyra and Will find themselves at the center of a battle between the forces of the Authority and those gathered by Lyra's father, Lord Asriel.
Book cover for "Bridge to Terabithia"
Star rating for Bridge to Terabithia
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
Jess Aarons gains the strength to cope with unexpected tragedy by going to a secret kingdom in the woods invented by Leslie Burke, a newcomer to his rural Virginia community.
Book cover for "The lion, the witch and the wardrobe"
Star rating for The lion, the witch and the wardrobe
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Average Rating:
4.4 stars
Description:
Four English schoolchildren find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist Aslan, the golden lion, to triumph over the White Witch, who has cursed the land with eternal winter.
Book cover for "The magician's nephew"
Star rating for The magician's nephew
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Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Description:
When Digory and Polly try to return the wicked witch Jadis to her own world, the magic gets mixed up and they all land in Narnia where they witness Aslan blessing the animals with human speech.
Book cover for "The neverending story"
Star rating for The neverending story
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
Shy, awkward Bastian is amazed to discover that he has become a character in the mysterious book he is reading and that he has an important mission to fulfill in the magical kingdom known as Fantastica.

7. Shiloh

Book cover for "Shiloh"
Star rating for Shiloh
Series:
Shiloh quartet volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Description:
When he finds a lost beagle in the hills behind his West Virginia home, Marty tries to hide it from his family and the dog's real owner, a mean-spirited man known to shoot deer out of season and to mistreat his dogs.
Book cover for "The silver chair"
Star rating for The silver chair
Series:
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
Description:
Two English children undergo hair-raising adventures as they go on a search and rescue mission for the missing Prince Rilian, who is held captive in the underground kingdom of the Emerald Witch.
Book cover for "The subtle knife"
Star rating for The subtle knife
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Average Rating:
3.9 stars
Description:
As the boundaries between worlds begin to dissolve, Lyra and her daemon help Will Parry in his search for his father and for a powerful, magical knife.
Book cover for "A swiftly tilting planet"
Star rating for A swiftly tilting planet
Series:
Time quintet volume 3.
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
Description:
The youngest of the Murry children must travel through time and space in a battle against an evil dictator who would destroy the entire universe.
Book cover for "The voyage of the Dawn Treader"
Star rating for The voyage of the Dawn Treader
Series:
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Description:
Lucy and Edmund, accompanied by their peevish cousin Eustace, sail to the land of Narnia where Eustace is temporarily transformed into a green dragon because of his selfish behavior and skepticism.
Book cover for "A wrinkle in time"
Star rating for A wrinkle in time
Series:
Time quintet volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.1 stars
Description:
Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government.