Junior Fiction
Fiction for ages 9-12, offering more complex plots, richer character development, and themes that encourage pre-teens to think critically about the world around them.

How to Train Your Dad
Gary Paulsen

The Monsters of Rookhaven
Pádraig Kenny
Edward Bettison

Danger at Dead Man's Pass
M. G. Leonard
Sam Sedgman
Elisa Paganelli

Vega Jane and the Rebels' Revolt
David Baldacci
Tomislav Tomic

The Orphans of St Halibut's: Pamela's Revenge
Sophie Wills
David Tazzyman

Lightning Falls
Amy Wilson

Artichoke Hearts
Sita Brahmachari

My Big Mouth
Steven Camden
Chanté Timothy

Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There
Lewis Carroll
Chris Riddell

Wave Riders
Lauren St John

Journey to the River Sea
Eva Ibbotson

Vega Jane and the Maze of Monsters
David Baldacci
Tomislav Tomic

Blabber Mouth and Sticky Beak
Morris Gleitzman

Saffy's Angel
Hilary McKay

Indigo's Star
Hilary McKay

Permanent Rose
Hilary McKay

Caddy Ever After
Hilary McKay

Forever Rose
Hilary McKay

Caddy's World
Hilary McKay

Beauty and the Bin
Joanne O'Connell

The Curse of the Deadly 7
Garth Jennings

Murder on the Safari Star
M. G. Leonard
Sam Sedgman
Elisa Paganelli

Kat Wolfe on Thin Ice
Lauren St John

Vega Jane and the Secrets of Sorcery
David Baldacci
Tomislav Tomic

Gone to the Woods: A True Story of Growing Up in the Wild
Gary Paulsen

The Thirteenth Fairy
Melissa de la Cruz

Owl and the Lost Boy
Amy Wilson

A Girl Called Owl
Amy Wilson

The Orphans of St Halibut's
Sophie Wills
David Tazzyman

Kidnap on the California Comet
M. G. Leonard
Sam Sedgman
Elisa Paganelli

The Time of Green Magic
Hilary McKay

Return to Wonderland
Various

Umbrella Mouse to the Rescue
Anna Fargher
Sam Usher

The Great Blue Yonder
Alex Shearer

War Stories
Michael Morpurgo

The Highland Falcon Thief
M. G. Leonard
Sam Sedgman
Elisa Paganelli

The Lotterys More or Less
Emma Donoghue
Caroline Hadilaksono

The Beast
Brendan Reichs
Ally Condie

Shadows of Winterspell
Amy Wilson

The Secret of Platform 13
Eva Ibbotson
Beatriz Castro