Middle Reader 8-12 > Realistic Fiction
A genre of stories that are made up but could very well happen in real life. These stories often take place in settings familiar to your child — like schools — which makes them more relatable.
Ferris by Kate DiCamillo
$19.99 AUD
Category: Realistic Fiction
The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real love story about a girl, a ghost, a grandmother, and growing up. It's the summer before fifth grade, and for Ferris Wilkey, it is a summer of sheer pandemonium: Her little sister, Pinky, has vowed to beco ...Show more
Alex: Through My Eyes (Australian Disaster Zones) by Rosanne Hawke
$18.99 AUD
Category: Realistic Fiction | Series: Through My Eyes Ser.
A gripping story of one Australian boy's experience of devastating drought. A few kookaburras laugh in the gum trees. Alex grins - they don't often come up this far. His grandpa told him that if kookaburras laugh late in the afternoon, it will rain next day. 'Ha, someone needs to tell the rain to listen ...Show more
Millie Mak the Maker (Millie Mak #1) by Alice Pung
$22.99 AUD
Category: Realistic Fiction | Series: Millie Mak the Maker Ser.
An inspiring series for young and old makers by the award-winning author-illustrator team Alice Pung and Sher Rill Ng. Nine-year-old Millie Mak has discovered she has a superpower! Millie has been taught how to sew by her two grannies. And using recycled materials, Millie has learnt how to take everyda ...Show more
Sunshine on Vinegar Street by Karen Comer
$17.99 AUD
Category: Realistic Fiction
A sweet and emotional novel about friendship, family and accepting change from a fresh new voice. Freya's world is turned upside down when she and her mum move to inner-city Melbourne... Stuck in a new apartment on the eleventh floor and Freya is afraid of lifts. Stuck in a new basketball team where not ...Show more
Saltwater Boy by Bradley Christmas
$17.99 AUD
Category: Realistic Fiction
Heartfelt and poignant, this coming of age story explores father-son relationships, against a backdrop of small town rivalries, buried truths, with themes of sustainability, preserving the past and environmental care. When Dad goes to jail, Matthew and his mum move to the coast, so mum – an artist – thi ...Show more
So That Happened . . . But Maybe You Already Knew That by Tami Sussman
$17.99 AUD
Category: Realistic Fiction
This hilarious and heart-warming middle-grade debut tackles how to be a good friend (and realise when you’ve been a bad one), leaving childhood behind, and, most importantly, how to get back up when it feels like the world has knocked you down. Natalie (Nutty to her friends) knows turning 12 is a big de ...Show more
The Amazing Pat Cummins: How did he get so good? by Chris Maher
$14.99 AUD
Category: Realistic Fiction | Series: The Amazing Sporting Heroes
Imagine what it would be like to lead Australia to an Ashes victory, like the amazing Pat Cummins! How would it feel to wear the baggy green and captain anAustralian cricket team? Find out what it takes to get so good - the training, the bigbreaks and the challenges along the way. Get inspired to findyo ...Show more
Parvana by Deborah Ellis
$16.99 AUD
Category: Realistic Fiction
Based on real-life events, Parvana is the compelling story of a young girl in Afghanistan who is determined to provide for herself and her family. This bestselling novel is recommended by Malala Yousafzai and continues to inspire young readers around the world. Eleven-year-old Parvana lives with her fam ...Show more
Berani by Michelle Kadarusman
$16.99 AUD
Category: Realistic Fiction
Malia, Ari and Ginger's three distinct voices are interwoven to tell the story of Ginger Juice, an orangutan kept captive in a cage in this powerful and uplifting novel suitable for readers of The One and Only Ivan. Malia has had a privileged upbringing in Indonesia, but since her Indonesian father die ...Show more
The Goodbye Year by Emily Gale
$16.99 AUD
Category: Realistic Fiction
A thoughtful and gentle middle-grade novel about the excitement and apprehension of life on the cusp of change at the end of primary school It's the start of 2020 and Harper is filled with anticipation about being in the final year of Riverlark Primary. She wants a leadership role, the comfort of her f ...Show more
The New Person (How to be . . . ) by Anna Branford
$15.99 AUD
Category: Realistic Fiction
Hazel Morrison has a secret habit – pretending to make videos about everyday things. Eight important tips for successfully buttering toast! Putting your hair in a ponytail: a step-by-step guide! But when her family move to the outer suburbs, Hazel has to cope with starting at a new school where she does ...Show more
No Words by Maryam Master
$16.99 AUD
Category: Realistic Fiction
Hero doesn't feel like a hero, but sometimes she feels as if the universe is asking her to be one. When Aria, a mysterious boy who never EVER speaks, starts at school and is picked on by His Royal Thug-ness Doofus (Rufus), Hero and her bestie Jaz feel compelled to help. But they're far too chicken to ac ...Show more