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.
Point Blanc (#2 Alex Rider) by Anthony Horowitz
$17.99 AUD
Category: Middle Reader 8-12 | Series: Alex Rider | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 4-6, Age 9-11
The second mission in the number one bestselling Alex Rider series. In the second book in the number one bestselling Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz, teenage spy Alex is sent by MI6 to infiltrate the exclusive Point Blanc Academy. But the academy hides a deadly secret. Can Alex alert the world to ...Show more
Skeleton Key (#3 Alex Rider) by Anthony Horowitz
$17.99 AUD
Category: Middle Reader 8-12 | Series: Alex Rider | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 4-6, Age 9-11
The third, explosive mission in the number one bestselling Alex Rider series. In the third book in the number one bestselling Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz, teenage spy Alex faces his most dangerous challenge yet. Teaming up with the CIA, Alex must go to a remote Caribbean island called Skelet ...Show more
The World's Worst Children 2 by David Walliams
$24.99 AUD
Category: Middle Reader 8-12 | Series: The World's Worst Children | Reading Level: very good
From the world's favourite author, David Walliams - ten cautionary tales and a delightfully dreadful cast of characters; all in a gorgeously gifty FULL COLOUR format! Are you ready to meet the World's Worst Children? Five beastly boys and five gruesome girls! * Like Sofia Sofa - a TV super-fan so stuck ...Show more
The World's Worst Children 3 by David Walliams
$24.99 AUD
Category: Fun | Series: The World's Worst Children | Reading Level: very good
From the phenomenal number-one bestseller David Walliams comes another collection of more hilariously horrible children! Illustrated in glorious and gruesome colour by artist genius, Tony Ross, these stories will appal and delight young readers. Just when you thought it was safe to go back to your books ...Show more
The Beast of Buckingham Palace by David Walliams
$22.99 AUD
Category: Middle Reader 8-12 | Reading Level: very good
Fly into a fiery and fantastical future with No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams, in an epic adventure of myth and legend, good and evil, and one small boy who must save the world… Illustrated by the artistic genius Tony Ross! It is 2120 and London is in ruins. The young Prince Alfred has never know ...Show more
Pennies For Hitler by Jackie French
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Reader 8-12 | Series: Matilda | Reading Level: very good
It's 1939, and for Georg, son of an English academic living in Germany, life is full of cream cakes and loving parents. It is also a time when his teacher measures the pupils' heads to see which of them have the most 'Aryan'- shaped heads. But when a university graduation ceremony turns into a pro-Nazi ...Show more
Tom Appleby, Convict Boy by Jackie French
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Reader 8-12 | Reading Level: From 10 To 99
Tom Appleby, eight year old chimney sweep is convicted of stealing and sentenced to deportation to Botany Bay. This book tells of a colony that, despite its natural abundance, cannot offer what the colonists want. While the people's health is better than ever, their morale is low as they wait for news f ...Show more
Sick Bay by Nova Weetman
$16.95 AUD
Category: Realistic Fiction | Reading Level: 8 Kids Middle Readers
Two very different Grade 6 girls meet in their school sick bay. Meg is a loner. Grieving over the death of her father, and struggling with changes at home, she wears slippers to school and hides out in sick bay to avoid other kids. New girl Riley, is a Type 1 diabetic and already popular. She doesn't ...Show more
The Lost Twin (#1 Scarlet and Ivy) by Sophie Cleverly
$16.99 AUD
Category: Realistic Fiction | Series: Scarlet and Ivy 1 | Reading Level: near fine
This is the story of how I became my sister... A spine-tingling mystery set in a creepily atmospheric boarding school. Ivy must uncover the secrets behind her twin sister Scarlet's disappearance before it's too late. When troublesome Scarlet mysteriously disappears from Rookwood School, terrifying Miss ...Show more
Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo
$19.99 AUD
Category: Middle Reader 8-12 | Reading Level: 9+
New York Times bestselling author Kate DiCamillo returns to her roots with a moving yet witty story of an unforgettable summer friendship. For fans of Jacqueline Wilson, David Almond and Katherine Rundell.In her seventh novel, international bestselling author and twice winner of the prestigious Newbery ...Show more
The Space We're In by Katya Balen
$14.99 AUD
Category: Young Adult
Ten-year-old Frank has trouble navigating his relationship with his younger brother Max who is autistic. Frank loves soccer, codes, riding his bike, and playing with his friends. His brother Max is five. Max only eats foods that are beige or white, hates baths, and if he has to wear a t-shirt that i ...Show more
Boy Overboard by Morris Gleitzman
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Reader 8-12 | Reading Level: very good
Jamal and Bibi have a dream. To lead Australia to soccer glory in the next World Cup. They know it won't be easy. They'll have to beat some really good teams, plus landmines, pirates, storms and assassins. But they're sure they can achieve their dream, if only they can get to Australia. Sometimes, to sa ...Show more