Recommendations for 12 year old...

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I have no issues choosing books for my 9 year old and myself but I am struggling to know what to get for my 12 year old.
I am finding the age a bit hard to navigate with regards to stretching beyond children's books but maybe not quite ready for some of the older teen books. She has read a lot of Michael Morpurgo but I'm just really stuck, any suggestions?

has she read the hunger games series? my dd liked those.

Back Home by Michelle Magorian
Song of the Lioness series by Tamora Pierce
The Ruby in the Smoke and its sequels, by Philip Pullman
Night Race to Kawau by Tessa Duder
The Star of Kazan by Eva Ibbotson
The Magician’s Apprentice by Trudi Canavan

Here is a good list.

Which would be even better if I posted the link!!!

schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-lists-for-ks3-pupils/suggested-reading-list-for-year-8-pupils-ks3-age-12-13/

Northern Lights?

Thank you so much. I'm having a good look at everything that has been suggested and will buy her a selection. Fab ideas!

Jessica Townsend’s “Nevermor: the Trials if Morrigan Crow”, got rave reviews when it came out. I enjoyed it just a bit less than some of the reviewers, but it was still an excellent read. The next book is just out and I’m looking forward to that.

Also - as usual have to recommend Susan Cooper’s Over Sea, Under Stone series.

And some of Diana Wynn’s-Jone’s lesser-known books “House of Many Ways”, which is a sequel of sorts to Howl’s Moving Castle”, “Fire and Hemlock”, “Enchanted Glass”. Also Patricia Wrede’s Edge series which starts with “Thirteenth Child”.

12 is a good age for some of the classic children’s books too. I love The Secret Garden so much and I read it for the first time as a young girl. Also Elizabeth Goudge’s The Little Ehite horse.

And if she likes horses, Elyne Mitchell’s Silver Brumby books, the Pullein-Thompson horse books, Mary O’Hara’s “My Friend Flucks” and “Thunderhead”.

And one of my favourite children’s books ever, Libby Hathorn’s “Thundereith”.

“My Friend Flicka”, for flucks sake! And Diana Wynne-Jones”. New phone, old fingers. Apologies.

'My Friend Flucks' does not sound like the name of a children's classic DanceslikeEmmaGoldman

We've enjoyed The History Keepers and The Secret Breakers series.

Another recommendation for Over Sea, Under Stone and the follow-on books in The Dark is Rising.

The Murder Most Unladylike books are good for this age group.
Also Frances Hardinge: brilliantly written and dark in tone in places but no unsuitable content.

My Friend Flucks' does not sound like the name of a children's classic

No indeed. It sounds like one of those porn names which are riffs on proper films. But I swear it was an accident!