Book Lists for 11-13 Year Olds

Stories for 11-13 years

Catch a falling star

by Meg McKinlay

Picasso and the greatest show on Earth

by Anna Fienberg

Lenny’s book of everything

by Karen Foxlee

Swallow’s dance

by Wendy Orr

The raven’s song

by Zana Fraillon

Rabbit, soldier, angel, thief

by Katrina Nannestad

Rainfish

by Andrew Paterson

Furthermoor

by Darren Simpson

Old gods new tricks

by Thiago de Moraes

Secret sparrow

by Jackie French

Series for 11-13 years

Kid Youtuber

by Marcus Emerson and Noah Child

The grandest bookshop in the world

by Amelia Mellor

Rise of the Mythix

by Anh Do

Black cockatoo

by Carl Merrison and Hakea Hustler

The flying horse

by Sarah Maslin Nir

Twitch

by M.G. Leonard

The School for Good and Evil

by Soman Chainani

My Australian story series

A collection of uniquely Australian stories.

Book to screen for 11-13 years

The secret garden

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The case of the missing marquess: Enola Holmes 1

by Nancy Springer

The whale rider

by Witi Ihimaera.

The boy in the striped pyjamas

by John Boyne

The house with a clock in its walls

by John Bellairs

Fantastic beasts and where to find them

by J.K. Rowling

The call of the wild

by Jack London

Dragons ultimate movie guide

Top facts and statistics from all three movies.

Artemis Fowl

by Eoin Colfer

Factual books for 11-13 years

101 collective nouns

by Jennifer Cossins

Five nights at Freddy’s cookbook

by Scott Cawthon

Minecraft Mobspotter’s ecyclopedia

by Tom, B. Stone and George Lee

Earth knowledge genius!

by Clive Gifford

Not-so-ordinary science

by Elsie Olson

Brain lab for kids

Eric H. Chudler

Stand up for the future

This book showcases emerging Aussie talent and encourages readers to create positive social change.

Universal guide to the night sky

by Lisa Harvey-Smith