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looking for books to recommend to my 12 year old cousin!!
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Anonymous 1d

Fablehaven is a classic, I also loved The Third Stall and Leven Thumps when I was in middle school

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Anonymous 1d

The Artemis Fowl books perhaps

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Anonymous 1d

For romance I loved the selection by Kiera cass and pretty much anything by Sarah dessen when I was her age

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Anonymous 1d

A Wrinkle in Time series was one of my favorites around that age. So well written and fun

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Anonymous 1d

question: has anyone read the Rose Hill Series by Elsie Silver? I’m familiar with her name, but I’ve never read her books, so I don’t know what her writing style is. Is this a series I could recommend to my 12 and 15 year old cousins? *i forgot to add the 15 year old to my original post😅*

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Anonymous 1d

A series of unfortunate events had me in a chokehold at that age I think

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Anonymous 1d

If they like fantasy: anything by Cornelia Funke, anything by Jessica Day George, anything by Eva Ibbotson

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Anonymous 1d

Daughter of pirate king! Maybe a little bit older than 12, but it’s a great duology

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Anonymous 1d

The witch of blackbird pond, the golden goblet :)

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Anonymous 1d

Septimus Heap series maybe?

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Anonymous 1d

I think my favorites in seventh grade were On the Fence by Kassie West, Guitar Notes by Mary Amato, Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen, The Running Dream also by Wendelin Van Draanen, The Lies About Truth by Courtney Stevens, and The Sister Pact by Stacie Ramey (this one is a lot darker than the others I mentioned. I read it around age 12 and it is marketed as YA but take a look at the description before adding it to your cousin’s list)

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Anonymous 1d

The summer I turned pretty series is good too !

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1d

thank you! i think she’s liking romance lately. i’ve been researching romance authors who write no smut to recommend to her. she wants to read Harry Potter, so i’m looking for stuff similar that she can read in addition to HP!

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1d

Thank you!! I’ll add those to the list for her!!

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1d

I have read other Elsie Silver and I think they tend to run a little mature for that age range? If they want romance, check out Lynn Painter’s YA!

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 1d

Thank you!

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 1d

Once Upon a Broken Heart too! If they’re nerdy Dating and Dragons series is fun. I also loved the Spiderwick Chronicles around that age, maybe a smidge younger but they’re great and spooky (not romance).

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1d

Percy Jackson is always a great choice if she’s interesting HP!

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 1d

interested in* new phone can’t type

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1d

Elsie silvers books have smut

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Anonymous replying to -> #7 1d

Thank you for letting me know!! I’ll make sure I don’t put them on a list for the younger cousins!

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1d

You should recommended the Sherlock Holmes stories they are sooo entertaining

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Anonymous replying to -> #7 1d

I’ve actually never read those myself! So, I think I might suggest those as something to read together with them!

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1d

Fablehaven has a romance plot with the older sister that is totally PG, hard agree on PJO from the other guy, also has very PG romance. Miss Peregrines Home For Peculiar Children is another great one that does have some (weird) romance throughout, I read them when I was ten and was fine, there’s some sexual references and stuff but nothing a middle schooler wouldn’t understand, and nothing explicit.

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Anonymous replying to -> #8 1d

Also may I recommend Wildwood by Colin Meloy for a “book club” book - I read it around that age and it expanded my vocabulary greatly while also being a super fun read

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Anonymous replying to -> #8 1d

Also also - The Search for Wondla and relevant trilogy by Tony Diterlizzi is a long fun and poignant sci-fi series And both this and Wildwood either have or are going to have animated adaptations to watch as well

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Anonymous replying to -> #9 1d

Seconding this!!

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1d

This was my fav series in 7th grade highly recommend

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