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Ages 11–13

Best books for ages 11–13

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Safe

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Ages 10–15

Ages 13–17

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

Ages 10–14

Ages 13–18

Ages 12–16

Hidden Figures (Young Readers' Edition)

Ages 8–12

Ages 12–18

Ages 10–14

Ages 13–17

Nancy Drew: The Secret of the Old Clock

Carolyn Keene

Ages 8–12

Safe

The War of the Worlds

H.G. Wells

Ages 12–18

Caution

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

John Bellairs

Ages 9–12

Caution

Strong violence

My Brother Sam Is Dead

James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

Ages 12–16

Ages 13–17

Ages 13–18

The Mighty Miss Malone

Christopher Paul Curtis

Ages 9–12

Ages 13–17

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Ages 13–17

Ages 8–12

Ages 13–17

Ages 12–16

Ages 10–14

The Little House on the Prairie

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Ages 8–12

Safe

The Search for WondLa

Tony DiTerlizzi

Ages 10–14

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