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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Genesis
Bernard Beckett
Fiction
For ages 14 and up
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010 ISBN: 978-0547335926
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Fiction
For ages 14 and up
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010 ISBN: 978-0547335926
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H2O
Virginia Bergin
Fiction Series
For ages 13 and up
Sourcebooks Fire, 2015 ISBN: 978-1492615323
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Fiction Series
For ages 13 and up
Sourcebooks Fire, 2015 ISBN: 978-1492615323
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Illuminae
Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
Fiction Series
For ages 13 and up
Random House, 2015 ISBN: 978-0553499117
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Fiction Series
For ages 13 and up
Random House, 2015 ISBN: 978-0553499117
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Secrets in the Snow
Michaela MacColl
Historical Fiction
For ages 12 and up
Chronicle Books, 2016 ISBN: 978-1452133584
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Historical Fiction
For ages 12 and up
Chronicle Books, 2016 ISBN: 978-1452133584
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The Hired Girl
Laura Amy Schlitz
Fiction
For ages 12 and up
Candlewick Press, 2015 ISBN: 978-0763678180
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Fiction
For ages 12 and up
Candlewick Press, 2015 ISBN: 978-0763678180
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The Only Thing to Fear
Caroline Tung Richmond
Fiction
For ages 13 and up
Scholastic, 2014 ISBN: 978-0545629881
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Fiction
For ages 13 and up
Scholastic, 2014 ISBN: 978-0545629881
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The Silence of Six
E.C. Myers
Fiction Series
For ages 13 and up
Adaptive Books, 2016 ISBN: 978-0986448416
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Fiction Series
For ages 13 and up
Adaptive Books, 2016 ISBN: 978-0986448416
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The Wild Queen
Carolyn Meyer
Fiction Series
For ages 12 and up
HMH Books for Young Readers, 2012 ISBN: 978-0152061883
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Fiction Series
For ages 12 and up
HMH Books for Young Readers, 2012 ISBN: 978-0152061883
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