Age 11

Hand-picked Books for 11-year-olds

Edge-of-YA reads. Substantial, well-written, age-appropriate. The springboard into adult reading.

300 books for 11-year-olds

Cover of New from Here by Kelly Yang

New from Here

Cover of My Friend the Octopus by Lindsay Galvin

My Friend the Octopus

Cover of My Own Lightning by Lauren Wolk

My Own Lightning

Cover of My Selma True Stories of a Southern Childhood at the Height by Willie Mae Brown

My Selma True Stories of a Southern Childhood at the Height

My Arch Enemy Is a Brain in a Jar

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Cover of My Cousin is a Time Traveller by David Solomons

My Cousin is a Time Traveller

Cover of Murder at the Museum by Lena Jones

Murder at the Museum

Cover of Murder At Twilight by Fleur Hitchcock

Murder At Twilight

Cover of Murder In Midwinter by Fleur Hitchcock

Murder In Midwinter

Cover of Muck and Magic by Michael Morpurgo

Muck and Magic

Cover of Murder At Snowfall by Fleur Hitchcock

Murder At Snowfall

Cover of Mouse Heart by Fleur Hitchcock

Mouse Heart

Cover of Momo Arashima Steals the Sword of the Wind by Misa Sugiura

Momo Arashima Steals the Sword of the Wind

Cover of Mistletoe and Murder: A Murder Most Unladylike Mystery by Robin Stevens

Mistletoe and Murder: A Murder Most Unladylike Mystery

Middle School – How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli, and Snake Hill

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Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life

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Cover of Middle School: Going Bush by James Patterson; Martin Chatterton

Middle School: Going Bush

Cover of Max and the Millions by Ross Montgomery

Max and the Millions

Cover of Looking for Emily by Fiona Longmuir

Looking for Emily

Cover of Lyra's Oxford by Philip Pullman

Lyra’s Oxford

Cover of Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks by Jason Reynolds

Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks

Cover of Little Bird Flies by Karen McCombie

Little Bird Flies

Cover of Little Bird Lands by Karen McCombie

Little Bird Lands

Cover of Lenny's Book of Everything by Karen Foxlee

Lenny’s Book of Everything

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