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.
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
$19.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade
Yadriel has summoned a ghost, and now he can't get rid of him. When his traditional Latinx family has problems accepting his true gender, Yadriel becomes determined to prove himself a real brujo. With the help of his cousin and best friend Maritza, he performs the ritual himself, and then sets out to fi ...Show more
One Of Us Is Lying (#1 One Of Us Is Lying) by Karen M. McManus
$19.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade | Series: Bayview High | Reading Level: Teen - Grade 7-9, Age 13+
On Thursday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention. Bronwyn, the brain, is Yale-bound and never breaks a rule. Addy, the beauty, is the picture-perfect homecoming princess. Nate, the criminal, is already on probation for dealing.Cooper, the athlete, is the all-star baseball pitcher ...Show more
Picasso and the Greatest Show on Earth by Anna Fienberg
$17.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade
Frances is in a new house in a new neighbourhood and going to a new school, but no amount of new can make her forget the old, sad secret dragging at her heart. Not the pictures of bacteria that she draws with painstaking precision, not even Picasso, the puppy with the long soft ears and the cute black c ...Show more
Illuminae (#1 The Illuminae Files) by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
$22.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade | Series: The Illuminae Files | Reading Level: very good
The year is 2575, and two rival mega-corporations are at war over a planet that's little more than an ice-covered speck at the edge of the universe. Too bad nobody thought to warn the people living on it. With enemy fire raining down on them, exes Kady and Ezra are forced to escape on the evacuating fle ...Show more
The Fortune Maker by Catherine Norton
$22.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade
In a world captivated by the temptation of fortune telling, twelve-year-old orphan Maud Mulligan finds herself caught up in a web where strangers are making plans for a future they believe she can foretell. Which is more dangerous - a future you can't see - or one that you can? Twelve-year-old Maud Mu ...Show more
His Father's Eyes by LAGUNA BAY
$14.95 AUD
Category: Middle Grade | Series: Oxford Literacy
Suspended from school for arguing about Australian history with his teacher, Tyrone works on a building site with his dad and learns that there's more than one way to be a hero for his people. Themes: Absence of family Life changes Loss and fear of loss Discovery of strength through family
I Am Out With Lanterns by Emily Gale
$19.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade
One of us is in the dark.One of us is a bully.One of us wants to be understood.One of us loves a girl who loves another.One of us remembers the past as if it just happened.One of us believes they've drawn the future.But we're all on the same map, looking for the same thing.Year Ten begins with a jolt fo ...Show more
Girl. Boy. Sea. by Chris Vick
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade
Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Prize 2020. 'A thrilling and a magical book' Sally Gardner. Storm, shipwreck, survival. Chris Vick's novel delves deep into the might and majesty of the unpredictable ocean, the strength of an unlikely friendship between a British boy and a Berber girl and their will ...Show more
Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales by Soman Chainani
$29.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade | Series: The School for Good and Evil
A collection of twelve fairy tales – reworked, reimagined and revolutionised for the twenty-first century – by New York Times bestselling author of The School for Good and Evil. You think you know these stories, don't you? You are wrong. You don't know them at all. Twelve tales, twelve dangerous tales ...Show more
When Rain Turns to Snow by Jane Godwin
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade
A runaway, a baby and a whole lot of questions... Lissa is home on her own after school one afternoon when a stranger turns up on the doorstep carrying a baby. Reed is on the run - surely people are looking for him? He's trying to find out who he really is and thinks Lissa's mum might have some answers ...Show more
Castle In The Air (#2 Land of Ingary) by Diana Wynne Jones
$15.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade | Series: Howl
A magical Arabian Nights tale from the captivating creator of fantasy, Diana Wynne Jones. The dazzling sequel to Howl’s Moving Castle. Far to the south in the Land of Ingary, lives a young carpet merchant called Abdullah. In his dreams, he is the long-lost son of a great prince. This dream is a comp ...Show more
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade | Series: The One and Only Ivan
Winner of the Newbery Medal 2013 Inspired by a true story, this is the beautifully written tale of how a mighty gorilla wins his freedom. A winning blend of humour and poignancy that will appeal to fans of Michael Morpurgo. Ivan is an easy-going gorilla who has spent his life performing for the crowds ...Show more