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Here is our collection of book series for 8 year olds.

Warriors: River by Erin Hunter
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Warriors: River

by Erin Hunter

Warriors: A Starless Clan (book 1). Fantasy series about clans of fierce warrior cats for age 8+. A Starless Clan is the eighth arc of the Warriors series, following on from The Broken Code.

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Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality by Roshani Chokshi
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Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality

by Roshani Chokshi

Pandava Novels (book 5). This series follows Aru Shah, an Indian American school girl who happens to be the reincarnation of Arjuna. She must unite the avatars of the five Pandavas (demigod warrior princes) of the Mahābhārata. For readers age 8-14 (Aru is 12 in the first novel and grows older through each book), and perfect for fans of Rick Riordan.

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Eternity Engine Struan Murray & Manuel Sumberac (illustrator)
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Eternity Engine

Struan Murray & Manuel Sumberac (illustrator)

Orphans of the Tide (book 3). Adventure series for age 8+

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Sabotage on the Solar Express M G Leonard, Sam Sedgman & Elisa Paganelli (illustrator)
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Sabotage on the Solar Express

M G Leonard, Sam Sedgman & Elisa Paganelli (illustrator)

Adventures on Trains (book 5). Train-based detective series for readers age 8+.

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A Storm of Sisters by Michelle Harrison
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A Storm of Sisters

by Michelle Harrison

A Pinch of Magic Adventure (book 4). Atmospheric series about sisters and magic for readers age 8 and up.

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Big Shot by Jeff Kinney
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Big Shot

by Jeff Kinney

Diary of a Wimpy Kid (book 16). One of the top three bestselling series of all time for 8-12 year olds about the misadventures of Greg, a lazy and manipulative schoolboy. This series, which has very little text, is credited with getting a lot of reluctant readers into reading.

Also out recently, in the related Rowley Jefferson’s Journal series: Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories (book 3).

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