Essential reading for every girl aged 12. Regardless of genre, format, length and how dull the cover looks, every one is a winner. Go on, you know you want to read them...
	Skellig by David Almond (1998) First book in the Skellig series
	River boy by Tim Bowler (1997)
	The princess diaries by Meg Cabot (2000) First book in The princess diaries series
	Parvana by Deborah Ellis (2000) First book in The breadwinner series
	The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer (2004) First book in The Sea of Trolls series
	Madame Doubtfire by Anne Fine (1987)
	The snow goose by Paul Gallico (1940)
	I, Coriander by Sally Gardner (2005)
	Once by Morris Gleitzman (2005) First book in the Felix and Zelda series
	The silver donkey by Sonya Hartnett (2004)
	Journey to the river sea by Eva Ibbotson (2001)
	Charmed life by Diana Wynne Jones (1977) First book in the Chrestomanci series
	The book of everything by Guus Kuijer (2004)
	The giver by Lois Lowry (1993) First book in The giver series
	Girl, missing by Sophie McKenzie (2006) First book in the Girl, missing series
	Ties that bind, ties that break by Lensey Namioka (1999)
	Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (1977)
	Wolf brother by Michelle Paver (2004) First book in the Chronicles of ancient darkness series
	Alanna the first adventure by Tamora Pierce (1983) First book in the Song of the lioness series
	Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone by J.K. Rowling (1997) First book in the Harry Potter series
	Murder most unladylike by Robin Stevens (2014) First book in the Wells and Wong mystery series
	The amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud (2003) First book in the Bartimaeus series
	The new policeman by Kate Thompson (2005) First book in the Liddy series
	Cue for treason by Geoffrey Trease (1940)
	Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen (2001)
	Lola Rose by Jacqueline Wilson (2003)
	The illustrated mum by Jacqueline Wilson (1999)
	Blueback by Tim Winton (1997)
	Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk (2016)