Middle Reader 8-12 > Realistic Fiction
A genre of stories that are made up but could very well happen in real life. These stories often take place in settings familiar to your child — like schools — which makes them more relatable.
Top Marks For Murder by Robin Stevens
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Reader 8-12 | Series: Murder Most Unladylike
The brilliant new mystery from the bestselling, award-winning author of Murder Most Unladylike. Daisy and Hazel are finally back at Deepdean, and the school is preparing for a most exciting event: the fiftieth Anniversary. Plans for a weekend of celebrations are in full swing. But all is not well, for ...Show more
Death in the Spotlight by Stevens Robin
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Reader 8-12 | Series: Murder Most Unladylike
Someone will take their final bow . . . Fresh from their adventure in Hong Kong, Hazel Wong and Daisy Wells are off to the Rue Theatre in London to face an entirely new challenge: acting. But the Detective Society is never far away from danger, and it's clear there's trouble afoot at the Rue.Jealousy, ...Show more
A Spoonful of Murder by Robin Stevens
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Reader 8-12 | Series: Murder Most Unladylike
The gripping new mystery in the award-winning, bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series. When Hazel Wong's beloved grandfather passes away, Daisy Wells is all too happy to accompany her friend (and Detective Society Vice President) to Hazel's family estate in beautiful, bustling Hong Kong. But when t ...Show more
Secret Weapon (#12 Alex Rider) by Anthony Horowitz
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Category: Middle Reader 8-12 | Series: Alex Rider | Reading Level: very good
Ever since MI6 recognized his potential, Alex Rider has constantly been thrust into the line of danger. From a routine visit to the dentist that turns into a chase through the streets of London, to a school trip with a deadly twist, no day has ever been ordinary for the teenage super-spy. This collecti ...Show more
Footy Dreaming by Michael Hyde
$17.95 AUD
Category: Middle Reader 8-12
Ben and Noah play on opposing teams in a footy-obsessed town. They each dream of playing on the G - and this is their make or break season. Tensions rise as sledging goes too far. Will Noah lose his cool, and his chance, in the face of prejudice? Will Ben reject racism and forge his own path? Noah and B ...Show more
A Great Escape by Felice Arena
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Category: Middle Reader 8-12 | Reading Level: 9
It's a great escape, but will Peter survive it?When Peter's family leaves for a trip across the border, he stays behind. So when the government builds a wall through the city, guarded by soldiers, tanks and ferocious dogs, he's trapped. Everyone says he might never see his family again. But Peter has a ...Show more
Nightshade (#13 Alex Rider) by Anthony Horowitz
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Reader 8-12 | Series: Alex Rider
Get ready for action, adrenaline and adventure in this explosive, brand new Alex Rider mission by bestselling author, Anthony Horowitz. In this adrenaline-fuelled adventure in the number one bestselling series, Alex Rider is sent by MI6 Special Operations to infiltrate a new and sinister organization kn ...Show more
The Schoolmaster's Daughter by Jackie French
$17.99 AUD
Category: Middle Reader 8-12
Drawing on her own family history, this is a story from Jackie French about education in Colonial Australia - and how women once had to fight for their right to it. January 1901Sharks circle a stranded ship as a young girl and her family stagger from the waves ...Rescued by a Pacific Islander boy named ...Show more
We Dream of Space (TPB) by Erin Entrada Kelly
$16.99 AUD
Category: Realistic Fiction
Newbery Medalist and New York Times–bestselling author Erin Entrada Kelly transports readers to 1986 and introduces them to the unforgettable Cash, Fitch, and Bird Thomas in this pitch-perfect middle grade novel about family, friendship, science, and exploration. A great choice for readers of Kate DiCam ...Show more
Slime by David Walliams
$19.99 AUD
Category: Middle Reader 8-12
Welcome to the Isle of Mulch! Home to a large number of awful adults who like nothing more than making children miserable. And the island is owned by the most awful one of all – Aunt Greta Greed! Something needs to be done about them. But who could be brave enough? Meet Ned! Ned has lived on Mulch all ...Show more
The Power of Positive Pranking by Nat Amoore
$14.99 AUD
Category: Fun
Green Peas is our name and pranking's our game! A symphony of alarm clocks at assembly? Yep, that was us. A plague of fluffy guinea pigs? It's next on our agenda. But for me, Cookie and Zeke, it's about more than just fun. We're determined to make a difference. And when the adults won't listen, us k ...Show more
Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Reader 8-12 | Series: Murder Most Unladylike
The first gripping, Agatha Christie-style mystery starring a brilliant new double act: feisty, funny schoolgirl detectives, Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong. When Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong set up their very own deadly secret detective agency at Deepdean School for Girls, they struggle to find any truly ...Show more