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Ages 11–13

Best books for ages 11–13

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The Ranger's Apprentice: The Ruins of Gorlan

Ages 10–14

Ages 10–14

The Hero and the Crown

Robin McKinley

Ages 12–18

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The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew #1)

Ages 8–12

Ages 10–18

Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy

Ages 9–12

Ages 10–14

Little Women: A Modern Retelling

Ages 12–18

Ages 13–17

Crispin: The Cross of Lead

Avi

Ages 11–15

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My Family and Other Animals

Gerald Durrell

Ages 12–16

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Lincoln: A Photobiography

Russell Freedman

Ages 9–12

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Chains

Laurie Halse Anderson

Ages 10–14

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Al Capone Does My Shirts

Ages 9–12

Ages 12–16

Amari and the Night Brothers

Ages 9–13

Ages 10–14

Ages 12–18

Ages 10–14

Ages 9–12

Ages 12–16

Sexual contentStrong violence

The Death Cure

James Dashner

Ages 13–17

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The Race to Save the Lord God Bird

Ages 11–15

Ages 10–14

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