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Ages 11–13

Best books for ages 11–13

Tween novels with real depth.

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Safe

The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins

Ages 12–18

Ages 10–14

Ages 12–18

Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston

Ages 12–16

Safe

Catherine, Called Birdy

Karen Cushman

Ages 12–15

Caution

The Dead and the Gone

Ages 13–17

Ages 10–14

Ages 10–14

Ages 12–16

Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon

Steve Sheinkin

Ages 10–14

Safe

American Born Chinese

Ages 12–18

Ages 13–18

Ages 13–17

Ages 13–17

The Diary of a Young Girl

Ages 12–18

Ages 12–18

The Eagle of the Ninth

Rosemary Sutcliff

Ages 12–16

Caution

Strong violence

My Brother Sam Is Dead

James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

Ages 12–16

Ages 13–18

Ages 10–14

The Race to Save the Lord God Bird

Phillip Hoose

Ages 11–15

Caution

Strong violence

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption (Young Adult Adaptation)

Ages 12–18

Ages 11–15

The Search for WondLa

Tony DiTerlizzi

Ages 10–14

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