After the competition, Alice and a boy, Oliver, set off on a topsy-turvy, inside-out and upside-down adventure into Furthermore to find and bring back her father. In a world full of color, she has pure white hair and white skin, and she performs miserably at the magic competition, when all 12 year olds are supposed to display their unique talent. 12 year old Alice is determined to find her father after he disappears from Farenwood. A magical, mysterious modern day Alice in Wonderland. My 12 year old told me this book was "great and hilarious!"įurthermore by Tahereh Mafi. The narration switches among the protagonists so readers get many different viewpoints. This diverse group of people must now work together to solve the mystery behind what happened during the accident and how they got their powers.
A bus accident gives a four studenta, an Amish kid, a bus driver and a teacher superpowers ranging from invisibility to teleportation. However, I chatted with my 12 year old and read professional reviews so I feel very confident recommending them! (Note: covers and titles are affiliate links.) Books for 12 Year olds Please note: while in general you can be confident that I have read every book I recommend, in this case there are several books on this list which my kid has read, but I have not read yet. Plus, there are more lists with books for 12 year olds at the bottom of this post. I picked titles on a variety of topics, as I tend to do, and tried to choose books your own 12 year old might not have read yet, but I know will enjoy no matter what their interest! Middle grade books are generally aimed for 8-12 year olds, but I've chosen books in the 10-14 age range ( in my opinion). In order to make this list of books for 12 year olds I decided to poke around my tween's bookshelf to see what he was reading! I can't believe my kid is already 12 years old! I started making these book lists based on what he was reading with 8 books for an 8 year old boy.