
Why this subscription for your 12 to 14-year old?
Our Macaw subscription is perfectly pitched for this age group, helping kids to keep enjoying high-quality books whilst respecting that their reading habits have matured.
Subscribers are offered the choice between two great books each month, reflecting their growing independence and giving them the opportunity to chart their own reading adventure.
However, you may like to super-size the subscription and opt to receive both books every month (select ‘Two books’ above).

"My son loves the books you send. The Macaw subscription has really challenged him in terms of themes, styles of book etc., which is exactly what we were hoping for."
~Chris, happy subscriber
What's in each monthly box?

Chapter book(s)
For this age group we know that the book is the main event. We pick books that we feel sit comfortably between the middle grade (usually aimed at 8 to 12-year-olds) and young adult categories.
The books are challenging and thought-provoking with more complex themes than most middle grade novels but without focusing too much on the teenage angst and romantic struggles common in YA books.
Books in this category are typically over 200 pages in length with no illustrations.

Activity pack
Each book comes with book club-style questions, activity ideas, jokes and exclusive author content, along with stickers and a review card.
There is also additional and exclusive online content to accompany each book.

Extra benefits
Subscribers also have access to an exclusive monthly competition to win a fabulous prize from our publisher partners.
For every box we ship to a subscriber we also make a donation of 50p to UK literacy charity Coram Beanstalk. We are proud to support the amazing work they do placing reading helpers in schools across the UK.
Managing the subscription
Our monthly book choices are shared in an email to the account holder on 2nd of the month. You simply need to click a button to pick your book.
Additionally, we can send this email (plus notification of dispatch and the subscriber exclusive competition) to the child if they have an email address.
You will be able to share the child’s email address after the subscription has been set up.


TWO CHILDREN OPTION
Buying for siblings?
Our 'Two children' option is only suitable when both children are in the same reading group.
Every parcel will be addressed to them both and they will receive two of everything except the book itself which can be shared.
If the siblings are in different reading groups they will each need a separate subscription so that they can receive books that are suitable for their reading and interest level.
For guidance, we say that our Parakeets are roughly 5 to 8, Cockatoos 8 to 12 and Macaws 12 to 14 years old.
Want to start reading immediately?
You might like to consider adding one of our previous subscription boxes to your order, which will be shipped straight away.
The first box in your new subscription will be sent the month after you subscribe.