Best Middle Fiction of 2011
Our Australian Girl Meet Grace
$14.95 – Paperback book / Puffin
It's 1808 . . . and Grace is living with her uncle in London. They have no money, and Grace is always lonely and often hungry. The best part of her day is going to Fleet Street to talk to the horses that she loves so muc... Buy or find out more →
Ruby Redfort: Look Into My Eyes
$19.99 – Hardcover book / Harper Collins
Want to know more? Of course you do, bozo.
Here′s the low-down on Ruby Redfort: she′s a genius code-cracker, a daring detective, and a gadget-laden special agent who just happens to be a thirteen-year-old girl. She and h... Buy or find out more →
Northwood
$19.95 – Paperback book / Walker Books
The dark forest of Northwood has never seen the likes of Cecilia Undergarment before …
Cecilia Undergarment likes a challenge. So when she discovers a sad and neglected dog, she is determined to rescue him. No matter w... Buy or find out more →
The Accidental Princess
$19.95 – Hard back / Penguin Books
Inside the lilac hedge, two sets of glittering emerald eyes observed Matilda through the heart-shaped leaves. 'It is the princess!' whispered a tiny voice . . .
When the pixies and fairies of the lilac hedge mistake Mati... Buy or find out more →
The Apothecary
$19.95 – Paperback book / Text Publishing
A mysterious apothecary.
A magic book.
A missing scientist.
An impossible plan.
It’s 1952 and the Scott family has moved unexpectedly from Los Angeles to London. Janie feels uncomfortable in her strange new school, until... Buy or find out more →
The Truth About Verity Sparks
$16.95 – Paperback book / Walker Books
Verity Sparks is good at finding lost things, but will she be able to uncover the truth about her own past?
Verity Sparks is a thirteen-year-old orphan working as a milliner in Victorian London. But Verity is no ordinary... Buy or find out more →
One Dog And His Boy
$24.99 – Hardcover book / Scholastic
From the incomparable Eva Ibbotson comes a doggy tale that will make dog lovers bark with delight! All Hal has ever wanted is a dog of his own, but his parents have always resisted... until they discover the pet rental a... Buy or find out more →
Wonderstruck
$34.99 – Hardcover book / Scholastic
Playing with the form he created in his trailblazing debut novel, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Brian Selznick once again sails into uncharted territory and takes readers on an awe-inspiring journey.
Ben and Rose secretl... Buy or find out more →
Darth Paper Strikes Back
$11.95 – Paperback book / Thames And Hudson
This is the hilarious, clever and much-anticipated follow-up to the breakout hit, "The Strange Case of Origami Yoda". Tom is an exciting new voice in middle grade fiction. His spot-on portrayals of secondary school and t... Buy or find out more →
Liesl And Po
$22.99 – Paperback book / Hachette
We meet Liesl the night after the day her young father has died. That same day she is visited by a ghost, Po, an eight year old boy who lives on the other side, the territory between life and death that runs parallel to ... Buy or find out more →