Fiction Reviews for ages 12 and up

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Novels written for children, young people, and the young at heart can truly can take us to the most extraordinary places. Historical fiction takes us back in time whereas fantasy takes us to places that have never even been, Some of the titles reviewed below will be attractive to adult as well as children. For more fiction for older readers please go to the Series, Features, and Bookish Calendar sections of the journal.

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Devastation

Devastation

Gloria Skurzynski
Fiction  Series
For ages 14 and up
Simon and Schuster, 2010   ISBN: 978-1442416802
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Every Other Day

Every Other Day

Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Fiction
For ages 16 and up
EgmontUSA, 2011   ISBN: 978-1606841693
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Petronella Saves Nearly Everyone: The Entomological Tales of Augustus T. Perciva

Petronella Saves Nearly Everyone: The Entomological Tales of Augustus T. Perciva

Dene Low
Illustrator:  Jen Corace 
Fiction
For ages 12 to 15
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2009   ISBN: 978-0547152509
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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Marion Bauer
For ages 12 and up
Simon and Schuster, 2003   ISBN: 978-0689860010
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Ship Breaker

Ship Breaker

Paolo Bacigalupi
Fiction
For ages 15 and up
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2011   ISBN: 978-0316056199
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Switched

Switched

Amanda Hocking
Fiction  Series
For ages 13 and up
St. Martin's Griffin, 2012   ISBN: 978-1250006318
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The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter: The tale of Oak Cake Crag

The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter: The tale of Oak Cake Crag

Susan Wittig Albert
Fiction  Series
For ages 14 and up
Penguin, 2010   ISBN: 978-0425236611
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The Dead Gentleman

The Dead Gentleman

Matthew Cody
Fiction
For ages 12 and up
Random House, 2011   ISBN: 978-0375855962
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The Flappers: Vixen

The Flappers: Vixen

Jillian Larkin
Fiction  Series
For ages 16 and up
Random House, 2011   ISBN: 978-0385740357
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The Rogue Crew

The Rogue Crew

Brian Jacques
Fiction  Series
For ages 12 and up
Penguin, 2011   ISBN: 978-0399254161
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Tide of Terror

Tide of Terror

Justin Somper
Fiction  Series
For ages 12 and up
Little Brown, 2008   ISBN: 0316014451
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Uncommon Criminals (A Heist Society Novel)

Uncommon Criminals (A Heist Society Novel)

Ally Carter
Fiction  Series
For ages 12 and up
Hyperion, 2011   ISBN: 978-1423147954
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