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The 50 Best Books for 11- And 12-Year-Olds

"Our 50 best books for 11- and 12- year-olds, curated by a panel of children's literature experts. You'll find a wide variety here, excellent books that appeal to a range of preteen interests, backgrounds, and even moods."
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Circus Mirandus (Cassie Beasley)
Circus Mirandus
1
Cassie Beasley
Dealing With Dragons (Patricia C. Wrede)
Dealing With Dragons
2
Patricia C. Wrede
Doll Bones (Holly Black)
Doll Bones
3
Holly Black
Impyrium (Henry H Neff)
Impyrium
4
Henry H Neff
Eragon (Christopher Paolini)
Eragon
5
Christopher Paolini
Furthermore (Tahereh Mafi)
Furthermore
6
Tahereh Mafi
The Girl Who Drank the Moon (Kelly Barnhill)
The Girl Who Drank the Moon
7
Kelly Barnhill
His Dark Materials Trilogy (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials Trilogy
8
Philip Pullman
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
9
J.R.R. Tolkien
Lockwood & Co. 1: The Screaming Staircase (Jonathon Stroud)
Lockwood & Co. 1: The Screaming Staircase
10
Jonathon Stroud
The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
The Phantom Tollbooth
11
Norton Juster
Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Chris Grabenstein)
Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library
12
Chris Grabenstein
Hoot (Carl Hiaasen)
Hoot
13
Carl Hiaasen
The Nameless City (Faith Erin Hicks)
The Nameless City
14
Faith Erin Hicks
Princess Academy (Shannon Hale)
Princess Academy
15
Shannon Hale
Spaced Out (Stuart Gibbs)
Spaced Out
16
Stuart Gibbs
The Westing Game (Ellen Raskin)
The Westing Game
17
Ellen Raskin
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Grace Lin)
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
18
Grace Lin
Al Capone Does My Shirts (Gennifer Choldenko)
Al Capone Does My Shirts
19
Gennifer Choldenko
American Born Chinese (Gene Luen Yang)
American Born Chinese
20
Gene Luen Yang
Because of Mr.Terupt (Rob Buyea)
Because of Mr.Terupt
21
Rob Buyea
The Best Man (Richard Peck)
The Best Man
22
Richard Peck
As Brave as You (Jason Reynolds)
As Brave as You
23
Jason Reynolds
Counting by 7S (Holly Goldberg Sloan)
Counting by 7S
24
Holly Goldberg Sloan
The Crossover (Kwame Alexander)
The Crossover
25
Kwame Alexander
Flying Lessons and Other Stories (Ellen Oh)
Flying Lessons and Other Stories
26
Ellen Oh
Goodbye Stranger (Rebecca Stead)
Goodbye Stranger
27
Rebecca Stead
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
28
Sandra Cisneros
Mockingbird (Kathryn Erskine)
Mockingbird
29
Kathryn Erskine
Pax (Sara Pennypacker)
Pax
30
Sara Pennypacker
Okay for Now (Gary D.Schmidt)
Okay for Now
31
Gary D.Schmidt
Return to Sender (Julia Alvarez)
Return to Sender
32
Julia Alvarez
The Seventh Most Important Thing (Shelley Pearsall)
The Seventh Most Important Thing
33
Shelley Pearsall
Stargirl (Jerry Spinelli)
Stargirl
34
Jerry Spinelli
Touching Spirit Bear (Ben Mikaelsen)
Touching Spirit Bear
35
Ben Mikaelsen
When You Reach Me (Rebecca Stead)
When You Reach Me
36
Rebecca Stead
Wolf Hollow (Lauren Wolk)
Wolf Hollow
37
Lauren Wolk
Before We Were Free (Julia Alvarez)
Before We Were Free
38
Julia Alvarez
Boxers & Saints (Gene Luen Yang)
Boxers & Saints
39
Gene Luen Yang
Echo (Pam Munoz Ryan)
Echo
40
Pam Munoz Ryan
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