Fiction Reviews for ages 12 and up

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Novels written for children, young people, and the young at heart can truly can take us to the most extraordinary places. Historical fiction takes us back in time whereas fantasy takes us to places that have never even been, Some of the titles reviewed below will be attractive to adult as well as children. For more fiction for older readers please go to the Series, Features, and Bookish Calendar sections of the journal.

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Flashes

Flashes

Tim O'Rourke
Fiction
For ages 13 and up
Scholastic, 2015   ISBN: 978-0545829595
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Genesis

Genesis

Bernard Beckett
Fiction
For ages 14 and up
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010   ISBN: 978-0547335926
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H2O

H2O

Virginia Bergin
Fiction  Series
For ages 13 and up
Sourcebooks Fire, 2015   ISBN: 978-1492615323
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Illuminae

Illuminae

Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
Fiction  Series
For ages 13 and up
Random House, 2015   ISBN: 978-0553499117
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Secrets in the Snow

Secrets in the Snow

Michaela MacColl
Historical Fiction
For ages 12 and up
Chronicle Books, 2016   ISBN: 978-1452133584
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The Hired Girl

The Hired Girl

Laura Amy Schlitz
Fiction
For ages 12 and up
Candlewick Press, 2015   ISBN: 978-0763678180
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The Only Thing to Fear

The Only Thing to Fear

Caroline Tung Richmond
Fiction
For ages 13 and up
Scholastic, 2014   ISBN: 978-0545629881
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The Shadow Queen

The Shadow Queen

C.J. Redwine
Fiction
For ages 13 and up
HarperCollins, 2016   ISBN: 978-0062360243
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The Silence of Six

The Silence of Six

E.C. Myers
Fiction  Series
For ages 13 and up
Adaptive Books, 2016   ISBN: 978-0986448416
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The Wild Queen

The Wild Queen

Carolyn Meyer
Fiction  Series
For ages 12 and up
HMH Books for Young Readers, 2012   ISBN: 978-0152061883
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