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 Ivory Rose by Belinda Murrell
$17.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade
'Georgie's sad. She wants me to help her. Can't you see her, Jemma? She's right there.' Jemma has just landed her first babysitting job, in one of the famous Witches' Houses. Sammy says it's haunted, but Jemma doesn't know what to believe. One day Jemma discovers an ivory rose charm. As she touches it ...Show more
Breaking News (#1 Kensy and Max) by Jacqueline Harvey
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade
Introducing Kensy and Max - an action-packed spy-adventure series for girls and boys from bestselling author Jacqueline Harvey! What would you do if you woke up in a strange place? If your whole life changed in the blink of an eye and you had no idea what was going on? Twins Kensy and Max Grey's lives a ...Show more
A Single Stone by Meg McKinlay
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade | Reading Level: Ages 10 +
In an isolated society, one girl makes a discovery that will change everything -- and learns that a single stone, once set in motion, can bring down a mountain. Jena -- strong, respected, reliable -- is the leader of the line, a job every girl in the village dreams of. Watched over by the Mothers as on ...Show more
The Grimmelings by Rachael King
$19.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade
The same evening Josh Underhill went missing, the black horse appeared on the hill above the house. Thirteen-year-old Ella knows that words are powerful. So she should have known better than to utter a wish and a curse on the same day, even in jest. When the boy she has cursed goes missing, in the same ...Show more
Wingdom - A Tale of Daring and Imagination by Dianne Ellis
$17.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade
At age 11, Flynn's strong beliefs in saving all creatures, including the smallest insects, often make him a target for ridicule. He befriends Jack, a new classmate who shares a love for winged creatures and who was bequeathed a tiny pair of wings from a dying moth. These wings allow Jack access into a m ...Show more
Rebel Gods (#2 Monuments) by Will Kostakis
$19.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade | Series: Monuments
With the Monuments gone, newbie gods Connor, Sally and Locky must stop the rebel gods from reducing the world to ruin. Trouble is, they don't know how. While Sally searches for answers and Locky makes plans to change the world, Connor struggles to keep up appearances as an ordinary teenager. But when a ...Show more
Penny Draws a School Play (#2 Penny Draws) by Sara Shepard
$16.99 AUD
Category: Kid's Reading Guide 2023
The second book in the humorous, heartfelt, highly illustrated series about a girl who doodles to cope with her anxiety, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Sara Shepard. The second book in the humorous, heartfelt, highly illustrated series about a girl who doodles to cope with her anxiety, from # ...Show more
The Kingdom Over the Sea by Zohra Nabi
$17.99 AUD
Category: Sci-fi & Fantasy | Series: The\Kingdom over the Sea Ser.
My own Yara, if you are reading this, then something terrible has happened, and you are on your own. To return to the city of Zehaira, you must read out the words on the back of this letter . . . Good luck, my brave girl. When Yara's mother passes away, she leaves behind a letter and a strange set of i ...Show more
Utterly Dark and the Face of the Deep (#1 Utterly Dark) by Philip Reeve
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade
Utterly Dark is a foundling, washed up on the shores of the Autumn Isles and taken in by Andrewe Dark, the mysterious Watcher of Wildsea. When her guardian walks into the ocean one day and drowns, Utterly is thrust into the role of Watcher… can she keep the island safe from the threat of the terrifying ...Show more
Warren the 13th and the Thirteen-Year Curse - A Novel by Will Staehle (Illustrator); Tania del Rio
$32.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade | Series: Warren The 13th Ser.
Warren the 13th sets sail for his final adventure in the lushly illustrated middle grade series in the spirit of Edward Gorey and Lemony Snicket.In this final story of Warren's thrilling adventures, the young manager is adjusting to the demands of running a floating hotel and is planning his thirteenth ...Show more
The Sequin Star by Belinda Murrell
$22.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade
'This is impossible. I must be dreaming. Why does the newspaper have a date that is more than eighty years ago?' Claire finds a sequin star among her grandmother's treasures. Why does she own such a cheap piece? The mystery deepens when the brooch hurtles Claire back in time to 1932. Claire finds herse ...Show more
A Rose for the Anzac Boys by Jackie French
$17.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade | Reading Level: 12+
The 'War to end all Wars', as seen through the eyes of three young women. the 'War to end all Wars', as seen through the eyes of three young women It is 1915. War is being fought on a horrific scale in the trenches of France, but it might as well be a world away from sixteen-year-old New Zealander Midge ...Show more