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Ages 11–13

Best books for ages 11–13

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The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, No. 1)

Ages 9–12

The Hardy Boys: The Tower Treasure

The Hardy Boys: The Tower Treasure

Franklin W. Dixon

Ages 8–12

The London Eye Mystery

The London Eye Mystery

Ages 9–12

From the Earth to the Moon

From the Earth to the Moon

Ages 10–15

Strong violence

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

Laura Hillenbrand

Ages 12–18

The Ruins of Gorlan (Ranger's Apprentice, Book 1)

Ages 11–15

The Bartimaeus Sequence: The Amulet of Samarkand

Jonathan Stroud

Ages 12–16

The Dark Game: True Spy Stories from Invisible Ink to CIA Moles

Paul B. Janeczko

Ages 12–18

A Song of Wraiths and Ruin

A Song of Wraiths and Ruin

Roseanne A. Brown

Ages 13–17

The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún, Vol. 1

Ages 13–99

Boy: Tales of Childhood

Ages 10–14

Knots in My Yo-Yo String: The Autobiography of a Kid

Ages 8–12

The Three Investigators in the Secret of Terror Castle

Robert Arthur Jr.

Ages 9–12

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Ages 10–14

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Ages 8–12

A Girl from Yamhill: A Memoir

Ages 12–16

Case Closed, Vol. 1: The Mouri Kogoro Files

Ages 12–16

Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal

G. Willow Wilson

Ages 12–18

The Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, Book 1)

Ages 9–12

An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793

Ages 10–14

Strong violence

D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy, 1944

Ages 12–18

The Lunar Chronicles: Scarlet

Ages 12–16

The Lunar Chronicles: Cress

Ages 12–16

Brown Girl Dreaming

Brown Girl Dreaming

Jacqueline Woodson

Ages 10–14

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