Age 11-14 books
- Murderous Maths: Awesome Arithmetricks
- The Joshua Files: Invisible City
- Beast
- Here Lies Arthur
- Mortal Engines
- Witch Child
- The Wind Singer
- Private Peaceful
- Ingo
- Stargirl
- Cirque du Freak
- Skullduggery Pleasant: Playing with Fire
- White Boots
- The Hobbit
- The Tulip Touch
- Sundae Girl
- Football Detective: Foul Play
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Roderick Rules
- Blade: Playing Dead
- Vampirates: Demons of the Ocean
- Skulduggery Pleasant
- Lucas
- The Sword in the Stone
- I; Coriander
- Dream On
- Henderson's Boys: The Escape
- Cherub: The General
- Holes
- Just Henry
- The Power of Five: Raven's Gate
- Tunnels
- Reavers' Ransome
- Hurricane Gold
The Wind Singer
by William Nicholson
Aramanth is a city of rules: iron rules that mustn't be broken. When rebellious Kestrel and Bowman defy them, they become outcasts.
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Private Peaceful
by Michael Morpurgo
From the battlefields of the First World War, a young soldier remembers his childhood. One of the most striking novels of recent years, this intense and heartfelt reflection on war casts an unshakeable spell.
60
Ingo
by Helen Dunmore
This is a spellbinding magical adventure. Master storyteller Helen Dunmore writes the story of Sapphire and her brother Conor, and their discovery of INGO, a powerful and exciting world under the sea. You'll find the mermaid of Zennor inside Zennor church.
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Stargirl
by Jerry Spinelli
She's as magical as the desert sky, and as mysterious as her name. But everyone loves her for being different. And she captures Leo's heart with just one smile...
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Cirque du Freak
by Shan; Darren
Darren Shan seems like an average boy, he likes playing football with his mates - and he loves spiders. The day he and his friend get tickets for a spooky? freak? show changes his life forever. A tense horror story that is an accessible page-turner, great for reluctant boy readers.
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Skullduggery Pleasant: Playing with Fire
by Derek Landy
With Serpine dead, the world is safe again. That’s what Valkyrie thinks. She’s wrong!
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