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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleAnne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
The Must-Have Series for Children Ages 6 to 12
892 books — 1,310 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHoles by Louis SacharThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Books for twelve-year-old children
1,715 books — 1,115 voters

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson LevinePrincess Academy by Shannon HaleThe Goose Girl by Shannon HaleThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine
Best Pre Teen Female Fantasy Novels
816 books — 1,107 voters
Little Blue Truck by Alice SchertleThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienDogs vs Bears by Austin DavisJoey and His Friend Water by Ellen J. LewinbergCreepy Carrots! by Aaron Reynolds
Fantasy Goodreads for 9-12 years
821 books — 583 voters

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgThe Westing Game by Ellen RaskinThe Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn KeeneEncyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald J. SobolLost Boy by Jacob Blosser
Mysteries for 2nd-7th graders
122 books — 93 voters
Daughter of the Forest by Juliet MarillierSix Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth LimThe Swan Kingdom by Zoë MarriottThe Wild Swans by K.M. SheaSpinning Starlight by R.C. Lewis
The Wild Swans/The Six Swans Retellings
49 books — 60 voters

Twelfth Night by William ShakespeareTwelve Years a Slave by Solomon NorthupTwelve Angry Men by Reginald RoseMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtCheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.
The Number Twelve
602 books — 33 voters
When You're Brave Enough by Rebecca BendheimThe Truth About My Bat Mitzvah by Nora Raleigh BaskinMy Basmati Bat Mitzvah by Paula J. Freedman13 by Jason Robert BrownPink Slippers, Bat Mitzvah Blues by Ferida Wolff
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Fiction
64 books — 30 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellSadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr
Books with Twelve-Year-Old Protagonists
279 books — 25 voters
Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day GeorgeA Dance of Silver and Shadow by Melanie CellierThe Night Dance by Suzanne WeynPrincess of the Silver Woods by Jessica Day GeorgeSole of Secrets by Abigail Manning
Twelve Dancing Princesses Across Genres
45 books — 10 voters

Six Geese A-Slaying by Donna AndrewsEleven Pipers Piping by C.C. BenisonTen Lords A-Leaping by C.C. BenisonFive Golden Rings by Fern MichaelsTwelve Drummers Drumming by C.C. Benison
12 Days Of Christmas Fiction
85 books — 7 voters
Pond Memories by Lil AndersonWhat Southern Women Know about Faith by Ronda RichThe Falling of Stars by Traci FinlayDe Vier Heemskinderen by UnknownThe Flight Girls by Noelle Salazar
Favourite 12 Books of 2021
61 books — 7 voters

The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha ChristieFive Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret SidneyHow to Train Your Dragon by Cressida CowellMarked by P.C. CastThe Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting
Duodecimlogies
15 books — 6 voters
Fifth Business by Robertson DaviesThe Five by Hallie RubenholdThe Dawn of Evil by L.E. ParkerSex According to God by Kay ArthurThe Unholy Trinity by Matt Walsh
Favourite 12 Books of 2019
41 books — 4 voters

Doctor Who by Ben TeddsDoctor Who by Alfie ShawDoctor Who by David LlewellynDoctor Who by Matt FittonDoctor Who by John ...
12th Doctor Audios
9 books — 2 voters

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