Giving a book to someone and having them tell you how much they loved it is so gratifying and that is our goal with our annual compilation of gift suggestions. We are excited to give our hand-picked recommendations for your shopping list…and save you oodles of time. There really is something for everyone on this list. We even have some great adult non-fiction recommendations this year. Compass Book Ratings has gone through our database to come up with some of our favorite books reviewed in 2014 that were not only great reads, but that also had relatively low content levels for their demographic. Happy reading and happy gifting!
Middle Grade Book Recommendations for Boys (Ages 9-12)
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- The Fellowship for Alien Detection
- The One Safe Place
- The Year of Billy Miller
- Burn My Heart
- Dragon Rider
- The Hero’s Guide to Being an Outlaw
- The Sign of the Beaver
- The Quantum League, Book #1
- Zane and the Hurricane
- Holes
Middle Grade Book Recommendations for Girls (Ages 9-12)
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- The Meaning of Maggie
- The Time of the Fireflies
- The Mark of the Dragonfly
- Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy
- A Snicker of Magic
- Counting by 7s
- Rooftoppers
- Pie
- Dust of Eden
- The Boy on Cinnamon Street
Young Adult Book Recommendations for Boys (Ages 12-18)
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- Crossing the Wire
- The Lord of Opium
- Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie
- After Ever After
- If We Survive
- If You’re Reading This
- A Tale of Light and Shadow
- Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey
Young Adult Book Recommendations for Girls (Ages 12-18)
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- Etiquette & Espionage
- Remake
- Always Emily
- Anomaly
- Strange Sweet Song
- The Blue Sword
- Porcelain Keys
- Family Romanov
- Cinder
- Safe-Keeper’s Secret
Adult Fiction Book Recommendations (Ages 18+)
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- Crocodile on the Sandbank
- Under the Wide and Starry Sky
- Lost Lake
- Thunder in Morning Calm
- Follies Past
- The James Miracle
- Fatal Exchange
- Margot
- The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches
Adult Non-Fiction Book Recommendations (Ages 18+)
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- Food: A Love Story
- I Am Malala
- Boys in the Boat
- Mother, Daughter, Me
- Girls of Atomic City
- Salt, Sugar, Fat
- Wild Swans
- Focused
Still Need More Ideas?
Then see our past recommendations:
Give the Best Books! 2013 Holiday Gift Guide
Holiday Gift Giving 2012
You can also search our database by content and age criteria to find your own ideas.
Happy reading and gift-giving this holiday season!
– Cindy M., editor
