Juvenile Fiction for Ages 8-12

Updated May 5, 2025
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Scattergood
Bouwman, H. M.
Paper Book
In rural Iowa in 1941, twelve-year-old Peggy's quiet life is turned upside down by refugee arrivals, first love, and a heartbreaking diagnosis. Growing up a farm girl, Peggy's life has never been particularly exciting. But a lot changes in 1941. Her friend Joe starts acting...
Princess Swap 1: Cinderella and the Beast (or, Beauty and the Glass Slipper), The
Bussing, Kim.
Paper Book
Twelve-year-old Ella dreams of adventure, but she's stuck with a stepfamily who treat her like a maid. So when she unexpectedly - magically - wakes up in a land far, far away, she's thrilled! That is, until she stumbles into the castle of a mysterious beast . . . Belle needs to...
Away
Freeman, Megan E.
Paper Book
A group of children investigate the threat that prompted large-scale evacuations in this powerful and dramatic companion novel to the New York Times bestselling Alone told in multiple POVs. After an imminent yet unnamed danger forces people across Colorado to leave...
Old school
Korman, Gordon
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Unteachables comes a hilarious story about a boy who is homeschooled in his grandmother's retirement community...until he is forced to go to public school.  Dexter Foreman is twelve going on...
One wrong step
Nielsen, Jennifer A.
Paper Book
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer A. Nielsen comes a brand-new, spine-tingling adventure about two kids and their fight for survival on the unforgiving trails of Mount Everest. Jennifer Nielsen's storytelling climbs to new heights in this epic about loss, letting go, and...

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