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.
The Sunbearer Trials (#1 The Sunbearer Duology) by Aiden Thomas
$19.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade
Only the most powerful and honorable semidioses get chosen. I'm just a Jade. I'm not a real hero. As each new decade begins, the Sun's power must be replenished so that Sol can keep traveling along the sky and keep the chaotic Obsidian gods at bay. Sol selects ten of the most worthy semidioses to compe ...Show more
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
$22.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade | Reading Level: very good
It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. By her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed when she picks up an object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Gravedigger's Handbook, and it is her first act of book thieve ...Show more
As Happy as Here by Jane Godwin
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade
Three teenage girls from very different backgrounds find themselves sharing a hospital ward. When they witness a crime in the park below their window, they bond over trying to solve the crime and each one undergoes a profound change. A beautiful coming-of-age story about identity, expectation, class, j ...Show more
The Book of Secrets (Ateban Cipher #1) by A. L. Tait
$14.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade | Series: The\Ateban Cipher Ser.
What's the secret of the book, and why is it so valuable? These are the questions Gabe must answer when a dying man hands him a coded manuscript with one instruction: take it to Aidan. Gabe is hurled into a quest that takes him beyond his monastery home and into a world of danger, political intrigue and ...Show more
Skellig: 25th Anniversary Illustrated Edition by David Almond
$26.99 AUD
Category: Kid's Reading Guide 2023
The bestselling story about love, loss and hope that launched David Almond as one of the best children's writers of today. Winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year Award, this unforgettable book now has captivating illustrations by Tom de Freston to celebrate its twenty ...Show more
Bite Risk by S.J. Wills
$17.99 AUD
Category: Kid's Reading Guide 2023 | Series: Bite Risk Ser.
When everyone's a vicious beast, it's hard to spot the monsters . . . Beware of the Turned this Halloween in the first book in a blockbuster teen horror for fans of Skulduggery Pleasant and Stranger Things.'A riotously absorbing horror-comedy for readers of 12 and up.' – GuardianSel Archer lives in a no ...Show more
Past the Shallows by Favel Parrett
$22.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade
"If you read only one book this year, make sure it's this" (The Sunday Times, London): An award-winning debut novel from a rising star in Australia--a hauntingly beautiful story about the bond of brotherhood and the fragility of youth. Joe, Miles, and Harry are growing up on the remote southern coas ...Show more
The Dog Runner by Bren MacDibble
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade | Reading Level: Younger Readers
From the author of the multi-award-winning and bestselling How To Bee comes an intense and thrilling new adventure. 'We're gonna starve if we stay here,' Emery said. 'If we're gonna go, best go now.' And he said it like going was something easy. Like all we have to do is walk away. Ella and her brother ...Show more
Oddity by Eli Brown
$18.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade
A fantasy adventure powered by a kick-ass wild-west heroine and a collection of magical objects known as Oddities. "A thrillingly original fusion of adventure, magic, and epic alternative history." - Jonathan Stroud"Written with insouciant charm ... eccentric adventure that is true to its name." - Wall ...Show more
The Fall by Tristan Bancks
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade
In the middle of the night, Sam is woken by angry voices from the apartment above. He goes to the window to see what's happening - only to hear a struggle, and see a body fall from the sixth-floor balcony. Pushed, Sam thinks. Sam goes to wake his father, Harry, a crime reporter, but Harry is gone. And w ...Show more
In the Shadow of the Wolf Queen (#1 Geomancer) by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
$17.99 AUD
Category: Kid's Reading Guide 2023 | Series: Geomancer
From bestselling, award-winning author Kiran Millwood Hargrave comes an epic new fantasy about the magic of nature, the lure of power and the strength of love. In the lakes, the wolf queen sharpens her spear. In the mountains, an ancient girl opens an eye. In the forest, an orphan is summoned by the t ...Show more
When the Night Comes by Favel Parrett
$22.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade
Longlisted for the prestigious Miles Franklin Award, this "moving account of the depth of ordinary lives" (Library Journal, starred review) tells of a young Tasmanian girl and a Danish sailor in their search for meaning and whose brief encounter leaves a lasting impact on both.Isla is a lonely girl who ...Show more