Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll
Middle grade · ages 8–12 · grades 3–7 · 820L · 2022
Why we'd hand it over
The foundational nonsense-logic book—older kids (8+) who love wordplay and don't mind being unsettled by a world that refuses to follow rules find it endlessly rewarding and re-readable.
What parents said
This is of course your classic traditional English language fare.