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Great, I have to read the same stuff as my kid for the next two decades... At least I'll have motivation to keep reading.
I remember City of Ember being pretty good for a kids series. There's no "special powers" or anything, just some kids trying to escape what's basically a city sized bomb shelter that's semi-self-sustaining. I haven't read it in decades but I'm pretty sure it'll hold up as a book for your kids.
Some books I enjoyed when I was a kid that didn't fit the trips above: