Good Preteen Books

1.
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 2,733,124 ratings
2.
Bridge to Terabithia
Bridge to Terabithia 4.06 avg rating — 579,974 ratings
3.
Coraline
Coraline 4.13 avg rating — 760,547 ratings
4.
Tuck Everlasting
Tuck Everlasting 3.91 avg rating — 289,643 ratings
5.
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden 4.16 avg rating — 1,263,047 ratings
6.
The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)
The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 559,224 ratings
7.
The Thief Lord
The Thief Lord 3.99 avg rating — 101,420 ratings
8.
The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1)
The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 171,886 ratings
9.
A Little Princess
A Little Princess 4.23 avg rating — 320,505 ratings
10.
Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1)
Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 421,425 ratings
11.
When You Reach Me
When You Reach Me 4.08 avg rating — 115,216 ratings
12.
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
The Invention of Hugo Cabret 4.22 avg rating — 188,171 ratings
13.
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #2)
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 59,097 ratings
14.
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #3)
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #3) 4.28 avg rating — 44,353 ratings
15.
The Kinmaran Chronicles I.i - The Adventures of Brackenbelly: All in a Day's Work
The Kinmaran Chronicles I.i - The Adventures of Brackenbelly: All in a Day's Work 4.26 avg rating — 19 ratings
16.
Pond Scum
Pond Scum 3.95 avg rating — 169 ratings
16.
A Dog So Small
A Dog So Small 3.84 avg rating — 537 ratings
18.
The Graveyard Book
The Graveyard Book 4.16 avg rating — 560,862 ratings
19.
Into the Wild (Warriors, #1)
Into the Wild (Warriors, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 116,795 ratings
19.
Wilderness
Wilderness 3.33 avg rating — 809 ratings
19.
Maybe a Fox
Maybe a Fox 4.08 avg rating — 4,733 ratings
22.
My One Hundred Adventures (My One Hundred Adventures, #1)
My One Hundred Adventures (My One Hundred Adventures, #1) 3.54 avg rating — 1,757 ratings
22.
The Shark Caller
The Shark Caller 3.67 avg rating — 109 ratings
24.
Half Moon Investigations
Half Moon Investigations 3.77 avg rating — 11,545 ratings
24.
Pax (Pax, #1)
Pax (Pax, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 62,758 ratings
26.
The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles
The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles 4.25 avg rating — 13,918 ratings
26.
Jennie
Jennie 4.28 avg rating — 2,177 ratings
28.
Assassin (Lady Grace Mysteries, #1)
Assassin (Lady Grace Mysteries, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 2,901 ratings
29.
Princess Academy (Princess Academy, #1)
Princess Academy (Princess Academy, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 120,863 ratings
30.
The Girl Who Could Fly (Piper McCloud, #1)
The Girl Who Could Fly (Piper McCloud, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 17,207 ratings