read children’s books! read elementary-middle school level books! they’re good! quality content! entertaining and most of the time have some pretty cool stuff going on thematically! reading children’s books doesn’t make you less of an adult!

some of my favs:

frindle- andrew clements
trumpet of the swan- eb white
call me hope- gretchen olson
firegirl- tony abbott
someone named eva- joan m wolf
fireweed- jill paton walsh
dear mr henshaw- beverly cleary
schooled- gordon korman
the midwife’s apprentice- karen cushman

more bc i <3 children’s lit:

the borrowers- mary norton
stargirl- jerry spinelli
the chocolate touch- patrick skene catling
hatchet- gary paulson
z for zachariah- robert c o’brien
things not seen- andrew clements
crash- jerry spinelli
code orange- caroline b cooney

it’s a thread now:

double identity- margaret peterson haddix
just ella- margaret peterson haddix
city of ember- jeanne duprau
runaway twin- peg kehret
11 birthdays- wendy mass
umbrella summer- lisa graff
the dog days of charlotte hayes- marlane kennedy
the outsiders- se hinton

idc how old u are i promise u there is a children’s book out there u will enjoy:

the hundred dresses- eleanor estes
pollyanna- eleanor h porter
the cricket in times square- george selden
spying on miss muller- eve bunting
strawberry hill- mary ann hoberman

child me read so many books i have recommendations for days:

the missing (series)- margaret peterson haddix
savvy- ingrid law
the melting of maggie bean- tricia rayburn
gender blender- blake nelson
prom- laurie halse anderson
drivers ed- caroline b cooney
crank- ellen hopkins