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.
Scorch Dragons (#2 Elementals) by Amie Kaufman
$17.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade | Series: Elementals | Reading Level: 8+
After the fateful battle between the ice wolves and scorch dragons, Anders and his twin sister, Rayna, have been reunited. But there's no time for celebrating. Anders and his wolf friend Lisabet are hiding away in the mountains of Drekhelm under the watchful eye of the dragon high council. They are perc ...Show more
The Stars Did Wander Darkling by Colin Meloy
$17.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade | Reading Level: 11+
A suspenseful and atmospheric horror perfect for younger fans of Stranger Things and Neil Gaiman, from New York Times bestselling author and the Decemberists’ lead singer/songwriter Colin Meloy.Maybe Archie Coomes has been watching too many horror movies.All of a sudden, the most ordinary things have ta ...Show more
The Wolf Wilder by Katherine Rundell
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade
Go on an adventure with Katherine Rundell - From the winner of the Costa Children's Book Prize 'A writer with an utterly distinctive voice and a wild imagination' Philip Pullman Feodora and her mother live in the snowbound woods of Russia, in a house full of food and fireplaces. Ten minutes away, in a ...Show more
My Brother, Finch by Kate Gordon
$17.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade
Finch and Wren were as close as a brother and sister can be. When he vanished, when they were nine years old, her world cracked in two. Finch was never found. On the same day that Finch disappeared, another girl was lost, too. Her name was Ava. Her parents were rich tourists, from Sydney. Ava's story g ...Show more
The Impossible Secret of Lillian Velvet by Jaclyn Moriarty
$22.99 AUD
Category: Kid's Reading Guide 2023 | Series: Kingdoms and Empires
A magical book in the rich and whimsical world of the Kingdoms and Empires about a girl, a threat and a pickle jar filled with gold coins by the internationally bestselling and multi-award-winning author of The Stolen Prince of Cloudburst. 'Jaclyn Moriarty is one of the most original writers we have.' M ...Show more
The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
$0.00 AUD
Category: Middle Grade | Series: The\Inheritance Games Ser.
The #1 New York Times bestseller and a USA Today bestseller!Intrigue, riches, and romance abound in this thrilling sequel to the beloved bestselling The Inheritance GamesThe Inheritance Games ended with a bombshell, and now heiress Avery Grambs has to pick up the pieces and find the man who might hold t ...Show more
Warren the 13th: The All Seeing Eye by Tania del Rio
$29.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade | Series: Warren The 13th Ser.
Meet Warren the 13th, a cursed twelve-year-old Victorian bellhop who's terribly unlucky, yet perpetually optimistic, hard-working, and curious. Warren's pride and joy is his family's Warren Hotel, but he's been miserable ever since his evil Aunt Anaconda took over the management. Anaconda believes a mys ...Show more
The Mulberry Tree by Allison Rushby
$17.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade
A captivating, spooky mystery for middle-grade readers from acclaimed author Allison Rushby. Do naught wrong by the mulberry tree, or she'll take your daughters ... one, two, three. Ten-year-old Immy and her family run away from their storm cloud of problems to a tiny village in Cambridgeshire, England. ...Show more
The River Charm by Belinda Murrell
$17.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade
'Could I be anything I want to be? What do I want to be? Maybe just . . . brave?'Could the ghost girl Millie has painted be her own ancestor? The river pebble charm has an astonishing story to tell . . .In 1839, Charlotte Atkinson lives on a grand estate with her mamma and her sisters and brother. But a ...Show more
A Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga
$32.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade
New York Times bestseller * Best Book of the Year from The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, New York Public Library, Chicago Public Library The One and Only Ivan meets The Wild Robot in this unique and deeply moving middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover, from the Newbery Hon ...Show more
Clancy of the Overflow (#9 The Matilda Saga) by Jackie French
$19.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade | Series: The\Matilda Saga Ser.
From Australia's best-loved storyteller comes the final book in the bestselling Matilda Saga This is a love song to our nation, told in a single sweeping storyJed Kelly has finally persuaded her great aunt Nancy to tell the story of her grandparents. The tale that unfolds is one of Australia's greatest ...Show more
Kip of the Mountain (HB) by Emma Gourlay
$19.99 AUD
Category: Kid's Reading Guide 2023
The astonishing and magical debut novel from Melbourne writer Emma Gourlay Kip Boowitt wants a best friend. So when she rescues a tiny creature that looks like a kitten but isn't a kitten, she loves him with all her heart. Kip names him Buffel, and he really listens when she talks. He's there when her d ...Show more