Here are the top 30 bestselling action & adventure books for 10 year olds. Please click Read Review to read book reviews on Amazon. You can also click Find in Library to check book availability at your local library. If the default library is not correct, please follow Change Library to reset it.
1. Pokémon Deluxe Essential Handbook: The Need-to-Know Stats and Facts on Over 700 Pokémon
by: Scholastic Release date: Jul 28, 2015 Number of Pages: 432 Find in Library Read Review |
2. Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 2 The Hammer of Thor
by: Rick Riordan Release date: Oct 04, 2016 Number of Pages: 480 Find in Library Read Review |
3. Percy Jackson and the Olympians 5 Book Paperback Boxed Set (new covers w/poster) (Percy Jackson & the Olympians)
by: Rick Riordan, John Rocco Release date: Jun 03, 2014 Number of Pages: 1840 Find in Library Read Review |
4. The Trials of Apollo, Book 1: The Hidden Oracle
by: Rick Riordan Release date: May 03, 2016 Number of Pages: 384 Find in Library Read Review |
By making him human.
After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. Weak and disoriented, he lands in New York City as a regular teenage boy. Now, without his godly powers, the four-thousand-year-old deity must learn to survive in the modern world until he can somehow find a way to regain Zeus’s favor.
But Apollo has many enemies-gods, monsters, and mortals who would love to see the former Olympian permanently destroyed. Apollo needs help, and he can think of only one place to go . . . an enclave of modern demigods known as Camp Half-Blood.
5. Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 1: The Sword of Summer
by: Rick Riordan Release date: Oct 06, 2015 Number of Pages: 512 Find in Library Read Review |
One day, he’s tracked down by an uncle he barely knows-a man his mother claimed was dangerous. Uncle Randolph tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a Norse god.
The Viking myths are true. The gods of Asgard are preparing for war. Trolls, giants and worse monsters are stirring for doomsday. To prevent Ragnarok, Magnus must search the Nine Worlds for a weapon that has been lost for thousands of years.
When an attack by fire giants forces him to choose between his own safety and the lives of hundreds of innocents, Magnus makes a fatal decision.
Sometimes, the only way to start a new life is to die . . .
6. The Boxcar Children Books 1-4
by: Gertrude Chandler Warner Release date: Sep 01, 1990 Number of Pages: 160 Find in Library Read Review |
7. Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 5-8: Night of the Ninjas, Afternoon on the Amazon, Sunset of the Sabertooth, and Midnight on the Moon
by: Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca Release date: May 28, 2002 Number of Pages: 96 Find in Library Read Review |
Night of the Ninjas (Magic Tree House, No. 5)
Afternoon on the Amazon (Magic Tree House, No. 6)
Sunset of the Sabertooth (Magic Tree House, No. 7)
Midnight on the Moon (Magic Tree House, No. 8)
8. Dog Man Unleashed (Dog Man #2): From the Creator of Captain Underpants
by: Dav Pilkey Release date: Dec 27, 2016 Number of Pages: 224 Find in Library Read Review |
9. Pokémon Adventures (7 Volume Set)
by: Hidenori Kusaka, Mato Release date: Aug 07, 2012 Number of Pages: 1504 Find in Library Read Review |
Reads R to L (Japanese Style) for all ages.
All your favorite Pokémon game characters jump out of the screen into the pages of this action-packed manga!
Contains Pokemon Adventures vols. 1-7 and a color poster!
10. Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 9-12: Dolphins at Daybreak, Ghost Town at Sundown, Lions at Lunchtime, and Polar Bears Past Bedtime
by: Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca Release date: May 27, 2003 Number of Pages: 96 Find in Library Read Review |
11. Serafina and the Twisted Staff (Serafina Book 2)
by: Robert Beatty Release date: Jul 12, 2016 Number of Pages: 384 Find in Library Read Review |
Late one night while prowling through the forest, Serafina encounters a strange and terrifying figure, and then she’s attacked by the vicious wolfhounds under his control. Even worse, she’s convinced that the stranger is not alone, that he has sent his accomplice into Biltmore in disguise.
A mysterious series of attacks test Serafina’s role as Biltmore’s protector, culminating in a tragedy that tears Serafina’s best friend, Braeden Vanderbilt, from her side. Heartbroken, she flees.
Deep in the forest, she comes face-to-face with the evil infecting Biltmore–and discovers its reach is far greater than she’d ever imagined. All the humans and animals of the Blue Ridge Mountains are in terrible danger. For Serafina to defeat this new evil before it engulfs her beloved home, she must search deep inside herself and embrace the destiny that has always awaited her.
12. Junie B. Jones’s Second Boxed Set Ever! (Books 5-8)
by: Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus Release date: May 28, 2002 Number of Pages: 304 Find in Library Read Review |
13. Return to the Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel (The Descendants)
by: Melissa de la Cruz Release date: May 24, 2016 Number of Pages: 320 Find in Library Read Review |
The thing is, it kind of worked. Especially since she and her friends have a sneaking suspicion that their villainous parents are behind the messages. And when Evie looks into her Magic Mirror, what she sees only confirms their fears. Maleficent’s just a tiny lizard after her run-in with Mal at Ben’s Coronation, but she’s the worst villain in the land for a reason. Could she have found a way to escape? Whatever’s going on, Mal, Evie, Carlos, and Jay know they have to sneak back to the Isle and get to the bottom of it.
Without its infamous leader, the island’s even worse than when they left it, but the comforts of home-even a home as gloomy as the Isle of the Lost-can be hard to resist for recently reformed villains. Will the kids be able to beat the evil bubbling at the Isle’s wicked core, or will the plot to destroy Auradon succeed?
14. The New Captain Underpants Collection (Books 1-5)
by: Dav Pilkey Release date: Aug 01, 2002 Number of Pages: 128 Find in Library Read Review |
Tra-La-Laaaaa! Join George and Harold on FIVE hilarious adventures with the amazing Captain Underpants, as they duel Dr. Diaper, tackle the talking toilets, clash with the crazy cafeteria ladies, plot against Professor Poopypants, and wrestle the wicked Wedgie Woman. Overflowing with humor, action, and that world-famous cheesy animation technique, Flip-O-Rama, this boxed collection will make kids laugh until soda comes out their noses.
Have you read your UNDERPANTS today?
15. The Kane Chronicles: The Complete Series
by: Rick Riordan, John Rocco Release date: Oct 01, 2013 Number of Pages: 1472 Find in Library Read Review |
16. The Secret Keepers
by: Trenton Lee Stewart, Diana Sudyka Release date: Sep 27, 2016 Number of Pages: 512 Find in Library Read Review |
A magical watch
17. The Battle of Hackham Heath (Ranger’s Apprentice: The Early Years)
by: John A. Flanagan Release date: Nov 29, 2016 Number of Pages: 352 Find in Library Read Review |
When the former Baron Morgarath escaped to avoid punishment for treason, an uneasy peace fell on Araluen. But Morgarath, now in hiding, is already planning his next move, recruiting an army of savage, overpowering beasts known as Wargals. Newly crowned King Duncan knows he must assemble his troops for battle.
To find out the full extent of Morgarath’s plan of attack, Halt prepares for a seemingly impossible task–climbing the deadly cliffs of the Mountains of Rain and Night and venturing deep into enemy territory to spy. After all, the winner of this war could be determined by one wrong move.
At the Battle of Hackham Heath, the fate of a Kingdom will be decided. This origin story of how Halt came to be Araluen’s most famous Ranger – and how war will decide the future of the next generation – will thrill Ranger’s Apprentice fans and new readers alike.
18. A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story
by: Linda Sue Park Release date: Oct 04, 2011 Number of Pages: 128 Find in Library Read Review |
The New York Times bestseller A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two eleven-year-olds in Sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985. The girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours’ walk from her home: she makes two trips to the pond every day. The boy, Salva, becomes one of the “lost boys” of Sudan, refugees who cover the African continent on foot as they search for their families and for a safe place to stay. Enduring every hardship from loneliness to attack by armed rebels to contact with killer lions and crocodiles, Salva is a survivor, and his story goes on to intersect with Nya’s in an astonishing and moving way.
19. Serafina and the Black Cloak
by: Robert Beatty Release date: Jun 14, 2016 Number of Pages: 320 Find in Library Read Review |
Serafina’s hunt leads her into the very forest that she has been taught to fear, where she discovers a forgotten legacy of magic. In order to save the children of Biltmore, Serafina must not only face her darkest enemy, but delve into the strange mystery of her own identity.
20. Official Guide to Legendary and Mythical Pokémon (Pokémon)
by: Simcha Whitehill Release date: Aug 30, 2016 Number of Pages: 80 Find in Library Read Review |
Includes one sheet of stickers and an exclusive pullout poster.
21. The Mysterious Benedict Society Collection
by: Trenton Lee Stewart Release date: Oct 15, 2013 Number of Pages: 1872 Find in Library Read Review |
22. Island of the Blue Dolphins
by: Scott O’Dell Release date: Feb 08, 2010 Number of Pages: 192 Find in Library Read Review |
23. Dungeonology (Ologies)
by: Matt Forbeck Release date: Oct 21, 2016 Number of Pages: 30 Find in Library Read Review |
The world’s most beloved roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons, joins the legendary ‘Ology series as the renowned guide Volo Geddarm takes you on an unforgettable journey through the Forgotten Realms. From the dreaming spires of Waterdeep to the frozen majesty of Drizzt Do’Urden’s Icewind Dale, and from the despicable Underdark to the mysterious Underchasm, you’ll learn the history, secrets, and wonders of this incredible world.
24. The Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel (The Descendants)
by: Melissa de la Cruz Release date: May 05, 2015 Number of Pages: 320 Find in Library Read Review |
Twenty years ago, all the evil villains were banished from the kingdom of Auradon to the Isle of the Lost–a dark and dreary place protected by a force field that makes it impossible for them to leave. Stripped of their magical powers, the villains now live in total isolation, forgotten by the world.
Mal learns from her mother, Maleficent, that the key to true darkness, the Dragon’s Eye, is located inside her scepter in the forbidden fortress on the far side of the island. The eye is cursed, and whoever retrieves it will be knocked into a deep sleep for a thousand years. But Mal has a plan to capture it. She’ll just need a little help from her “friends.” In their quest for the Dragon’s Eye, these four kids begin to realize that just because you come from an evil family tree, being good ain’t so bad.
25. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 (I Survived #14)
by: Lauren Tarshis Release date: Aug 30, 2016 Number of Pages: 112 Find in Library Read Review |
Then Mount St. Helens explodes with unimaginable fury. Jess suddenly finds herself in the middle of the deadliest and most destructive volcanic event in U.S. history. Ash and rock are spewing everywhere. Can Jess escape in time?
The newest book in the I Survived series will take readers into one of the most environmentally devastating events in recent U.S. history.
26. The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)
by: Rick Riordan Release date: Mar 21, 2006 Number of Pages: 416 Find in Library Read Review |
27. When the Sea Turned to Silver
by: Grace Lin Release date: Oct 04, 2016 Number of Pages: 384 Find in Library Read Review |
A National Book Award Finalist
28. The Wishing Spell (The Land of Stories)
by: Chris Colfer, Brandon Dorman Release date: Jul 02, 2013 Number of Pages: 464 Find in Library Read Review |
But after a series of encounters with witches, wolves, goblins, and trolls alike, getting back home is going to be harder than they thought.
29. The Girl Who Drank the Moon
by: Kelly Barnhill Release date: Aug 09, 2016 Number of Pages: 400 Find in Library Read Review |
Every year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. They hope this sacrifice will keep her from terrorizing their town. But the witch in the Forest, Xan, is kind. She shares her home with a wise Swamp Monster and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon. Xan rescues the children and delivers them to welcoming families on the other side of the forest, nourishing the babies with starlight on the journey.
One year, Xan accidentally feeds a baby moonlight instead of starlight, filling the ordinary child with extraordinary magic. Xan decides she must raise this girl, whom she calls Luna, as her own. As Luna’s thirteenth birthday approaches, her magic begins to emerge–with dangerous consequences. Meanwhile, a young man from the Protectorate is determined to free his people by killing the witch. Deadly birds with uncertain intentions flock nearby. A volcano, quiet for centuries, rumbles just beneath the earth’s surface. And the woman with the Tiger’s heart is on the prowl . . .
The author of the highly acclaimed, award-winning novel The Witch’s Boy has written an epic coming-of-age fairy tale destined to be a modern classic.
30. Holes
by: Louis Sachar, Vladimir Radunsky, Bagram Ibatoulline Release date: May 09, 2000 Number of Pages: 233 Find in Library Read Review |
Winner of the Newbery Medal and the National Book Award! This #1 New York Times bestselling, modern classic in which boys are forced to dig holes day in and day out is now available with a splashy new look.
Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnatses. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys’ detention center, Camp Green Lake, where the boys build character by spending all day, every day digging holes exactly five feet wide and five feet deep. There is no lake at Camp Green Lake. But there are an awful lot of holes.
It doesn’t take long for Stanley to realize there’s more than character improvement going on at Camp Green Lake. The boys are digging holes because the warden is looking for something. But what could be buried under a dried-up lake? Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment—and redemption.
Includes a double bonus: an excerpt from Small Steps, the follow-up to Holes, as well as an excerpt from Louis Sachar’s new middle-grade novel, Fuzzy Mud.
“A smart jigsaw puzzle of a novel.” —The New York Times
WINNER OF THE BOSTON GLOBE-HORN BOOK AWARD
A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW NOTABLE CHILDREN’S BOOK
SELECTED FOR NUMEROUS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR AND ALA HONORS
Best Selling Books for 10 year olds:
- Action & Adventure
- Activities, Crafts & Games
- Animals
- Biographies
- Classics
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Technology
- Early Learning
- Education & Reference
- Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths
- History
- Holidays & Celebrations
- Humor
- Literature & Fiction
- Mysteries & Detectives
- Religions
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Science, Nature & How It Works
- Sports & Outdoors
- Children’s Cookbooks
Recommended Books for 10 year olds:
- Action & Adventure
- Activities, Crafts & Games
- Animals
- Biographies
- Classics
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Technology
- Early Learning
- Education & Reference
- Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths
- History
- Holidays & Celebrations
- Humor
- Literature & Fiction
- Mysteries & Detectives
- Religions
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Science, Nature & How It Works
- Sports & Outdoors
- Children’s Cookbooks
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- Teen & Young Adults
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