I crowdsourced book recommendations for kids 8+I will add to this table over time.  Book RecsTitleAuthorLexile ScoreAge RecYearPages (avg if series)InklingKenneth Oppel6508-122018240Trials of ApolloRick Riordan7409-132020400Fun JungleStuart Gibbs8208-132010320WarriorsErin Hunter7909-122003350Wings of FireTui Sutherland7408-112012330Hitchhiker’s Guide To The GalaxyDouglas Adams93011+1997208Tripod Trilogy John Christopher90012-181967270Howl’s Moving CastleDiana Wynne Jones80010-141986448The Lost Years of MerlinT.A. Barron77010-141996352Mistborn SeriesBrandon Sanderson72513-182020750DuneFrank Herbert80012+1965544Enders GameOrson Scott Card78010+1985352A Wrinkle in TimeMadeleine L'Engle7409-121962256Foundation SeriesIsaac Asimov83013+1951320Redwall seriesBrian Jacques8008+1986352Caves of SteelIsaac Asimov75014+1953288The Ear, the Eye, and the ArmNancy Farmer66010-141994336Jurassic ParkMichael Crichton71011+1990416The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesArthur Conan Doyle102010+1892240The Phantom TollboothNorton Juster10008-121989272Rookie BookieWertheim & Moskowitz6808-102014272Ready Player OneErnest Cline97014-172011375Treasure IslandRobert Louis Stevenson107010-131883172Lord Of The FliesWilliam Golding77012+1954224Journey To The Center Of The EarthJules Verne104010+1864259MomoMichael Ende88012+1973240Artemis FowlEoin Colfer60011+2001420   Â