Best of 2014 Children's Fiction for ages 5-12

My Dog Doesn’t Like Me

Elizabeth Fensham

A heart-warming new book from the author of Matty Forever. Eric was given a dog for this eighth birthday - that was nearly a year ago. The dog, named Ugly…

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Do You Dare?: Tough Times

Simon Mitchell

Do You Dare presents engaging Austraian historical fiction for boy readers aged 8 to 12. It’s 1931 in Fitzroy, Melbourne, and Tom Parker’s family has fallen on tough times.

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Stuff Happens: Jack

Tony Wilson

STUFF HAPPENS is a contemporary reflected reality fiction series for young boys. Each book tells the story of an incident of emotional importance to one of the boys in a…

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Foxy Tales: The Cunning Plan

Caryl Hart

From two of the hottest new talents around comes a crazy new series bursting with ridiculous scrapes and slapstick humour.

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The Princess in Black

Shannon Hale,Dean Hale

Who says princesses don’t wear black? When trouble raises its blue monster head, Princess Magnolia ditches her flouncy dresses and becomes the Princess in Black! An award-winning team presents the…

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Rivertime

Trace Balla

A gentle and beautiful book about slowing down and growing up, set on Australia’s Glenelg River and featuring a ten-year-old boy and his uncle. Ages 8-12.

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Mr. and Mrs. Bunny–Detectives Extraordinaire!

Polly Horvath

In this hilarious chapter book mystery, meet a girl whose parents have been kidnapped by disreputable foxes, and a pair of detectives that also happen to be bunnies!

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Spud & Charli

Samantha Wheeler

An action-packed adventure about horses, bats and letting your imagination run wild, from the popular author of Smooch & Rose. Charli is at riding camp and her dream is about…

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