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"Edgy" books for nearly 12 year old dd

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Hilda41 · 03/12/2021 11:26

Hi,
I'm looking for some gripping fantasy books for my nearly 12 year old dd. She has always loved listening to audio books and enjoyed reading, but has become a lot pickier since starting secondary!
She particularly likes the fantasy /dystopia type genre. They need to be gripping to compete with screens and she's looking for edgier, more grown up books. I'm keen to encourage reading, but want to keep reasonably age appropriate. The books she's enjoyed most recently are Hunger Games series, Divergent series and Skulduggery. She's read or listened to a lot of popular fantasy which is aimed at the 8-12 year old age group, so I'm looking for recommendations for good young adult fantasy which isn't too grown up. She also love graphic novels / and manga, so any recommendations for that v welcome too. Thanks in advance : )

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ThePlantsitter · 03/12/2021 11:32

Also Earthsea (Ursula Le Guin) is v popular here

TheMooch · 03/12/2021 11:31

Look at Robert Muchmore - he's done several series.

ThePlantsitter · 03/12/2021 11:31

Presume she's done the Percy Jackson books? My 12 year old loved them. The noughts and crosses series by Mallory Blackman is great. DD is saying a book called 'Girl, Missing' by Sophie Mackenzie was brilliant.

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