Reading Lists: Junior Fiction, ages 8 - 12

Herewith a sensational collection of recommended junior fiction that would suit both boys and girls. This age group is broad - older and younger readers may also enjoy these books, depending on their reading level.

Always Jack by Susanne Gervay

Cherry Crush by Cathy Cassidy
Darius Bell and the Glitter Pool by Odo Hirsch
Dog Gone by Carole Poustie

The Great Big Enormous Book of Tashi by Anna Fienberg and Barbara Fienberg
Grimsdon Deborah Abela

The Keepers: Museum of Thieves by Lian Tanner
Mr Gum and the Biscuit Billionaire by Andy Stanton
Nanny Piggins by R.A. Spratt

Noah Barleywater Runs Away by John Boyne

Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman
Once by Maurice Gleitzman
The Red Wind by Isobelle Carmody
Samurai Kids: Fire Lizard by Sandy Fussell
Star Jumps by Lorraine Marwood
The Song of the Winns by Frances Watts
Surface Tension by Meg McKinlay

Unstoppable Brainspin by Dave Hackett

Who Ate All the Pies? by CB Lindsay

Willy Waggledagger: A Belt Around My Bum by Martin Chatterton

The Witches by Roald Dahl

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