Fiction > Middle Grade
As readers transition from younger books towards books for more mature readers it can be hard to find the right thing. Middle grade books are most suited to readers aged 11-15 and are a gentler transition toward young adult fiction.
Themes around friendship, community, family, social situations and even world-wide issues are dealt with through relatable characters. Readers are often looking to read about the experiences of those slightly older than them as they enter their tween and early teenage years and start to figure out their personal ideas and positions as a more independent individual. Reading offers a chance to learn from the experiences, successes and mistakes of others, to think through a different perspective and reflect on how they would face a similar situation. This enables the building of empathy and understanding, towards others and ourselves.
Take the Shot by Susan White
$19.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade
Bug has a secret. Actually, he has a lot of secrets … NUMBER ONE: he’s formed a basketball team at his new school based on a giant lie.NUMBER TWO: his parents don’t know he’s playing basketball again.NUMBER THREE: his new team-mates have no idea he isn’t allowed to play, and they definitely don’t know w ...Show more
Smile (Smile #1) by Raina Telgemeier
$17.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade | Series: Smile | Reading Level: From 9 To 13
Raina Telgemeier's #1 New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning graphic memoir based on her childhood. Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. But one night after Girl Scouts she trips and falls, severely injuring her two front teeth. What follows is a long and frustrating journey with on-a ...Show more
The Hawthorne Legacy (#2 Inheritance Games) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
$19.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade | Series: The Inheritance Games | Reading Level: very good
Intrigue, riches, and romance abound in this thrilling sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Inheritance GamesIntrigue, riches, and romance abound in this thrilling sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Inheritance Games, perfect for fans of Karen McManus and Holly Jackson.The Inheritance ...Show more
Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell
$18.99 AUD
Category: Kid's Reading Guide 2023
It was a very fine day, until something tried to eat him. A boy called Christopher is visiting his reclusive grandfather when he witnesses an avalanche of mythical creatures come tearing down the hill. This is how Christopher learns that his grandfather is the guardian of one of the ways between the no ...Show more
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
$19.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade | Series: Old World Police
This ABIA award-winning fantasy adventure set in 1980s London follows one girl's quest to find her father, leading her to a secret society of magical fighting booksellers who police the mythical Old World when it disastrously intrudes into the modern world. Eighteen-year-old art student Susan Arkshaw ar ...Show more
Thornhill by Pam Smy
$29.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade
Parallel stories set in different times, one told in prose and one in pictures, converge as a girl unravels the mystery of the abandoned Thornhill Institute next door. 1982: Mary is a lonely orphan at the Thornhill Institute For Children at the very moment that it's shutting its doors. When her few fri ...Show more
A Corner of White (The Colours of Madeleine #1) by Jaclyn Moriarty
$19.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade | Series: The Colours of Madeleine
Madeleine Tully lives in Cambridge, England, the World - a city of spires, Isaac Newton and Auntie's Tea Shop. Elliot Baranski lives in Bonfire, the Farms, the Kingdom of Cello - where seasons roam, the Butterfly Child sleeps in a glass jar, and bells warn of attacks from dangerous Colours. They are wor ...Show more
Warren the 13th and the Whispering Woods: A Novel by Tania del Rio; Will Staehle
$28.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade | Series: Warren The 13th Ser.
Warren the 13th is back in another lushly illustrated middle grade adventure. In the spirit of Edward Gorey and Tim Burton, this fast-paced and beautifully-designed sequel to Warren the 13th and the All-Seeing Eye is packed with nonstop action, adventure, and mystery for middle-grade readers. Twelve ...Show more
The Turnkey (#1) by Allison Rushby Allison
$17.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade
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House Of Many Ways (#3 Land of Ingary) by Diana Wynne Jones
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade | Series: Howl | Reading Level: 9-12
A chaotically magical sequel to Howl's Moving Castle. Charmain Baker is in over her head. Looking after Great Uncle William's tiny cottage while he's ill should have been easy, but Great Uncle William is better known as the Royal Wizard Norland an his house bends space and time. Its single door leads t ...Show more
The Year We Fell from Space by Amy Sarig King
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade
Liberty Johansen is going to change the way we look at the night sky. Most people see the old constellations, the things they've been told to see. But Liberty sees new patterns, pictures and possibilities. She's an exception. Some other exceptions: Her dad, who gave her the stars. Who moved out months a ...Show more
Michael Morpurgo's Tales from Shakespeare by Michael Morpurgo
$29.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade
Ten stunning Shakespeare retellings from the master storyteller. Beautifully written with Michael Morpurgo’s warm, accessible and inimitable style, this wonderful collection offers a new generation of readers the chance to discover the magic of Shakespeare – the perfect introduction to the Bard and an u ...Show more