Books for Ages 9-12
Get inspired with our selection of classic and contemporary stories, poetry collections, and non-fiction books for children aged 9-12
Find ideas for indoor activities for kids that will keep them occupied on the rainiest of days here.
The Sleepover Sabotage
Marcus Rashford
Abiola Bello
Marta Kissi
The Spectacular Science of Art
Rob Colson
Moreno Chiacchiera
Cluedle - 5 Minute Mystery Puzzles: Agent in Training
Hartigan Browne
Carrie's War
Nina Bawden
A Kind of Spark
Elle McNicoll
Keedie
Elle McNicoll
The Impossible Gladiator
M. G. Leonard
Manuel Sumberac
Mixed: Explore and Celebrate Your Mixed Identity
Emma Slade Edmondson
The Wonder of Life on Earth
Henry Gee
Raxenne Maniquiz
The Last Wolf
Rob Biddulph
Quill and the Last Generation
C. M. Lewis
Marina Vidal
Carrie's War
Nina Bawden
The Peppermint Pig
Nina Bawden
Keeping Henry
Nina Bawden
A Poem for Every Winter Day
Allie Esiri
The Movie Monster
Marcus Rashford
Abiola Bello
Marta Kissi
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The Legend of Viking Thunder
M. G. Leonard
Manuel Sumberac
A Poem for Every Autumn Day
Allie Esiri
The Wonder Team and the Football Phantom
Leah Williamson
Jordan Glover
Robin Boyden
Gods and Monsters - Mythological Poems
Ana Sampson
Chris Riddell
Rosa By Starlight
Hilary McKay
Keith Robinson
Oranges in No Man's Land
Elizabeth Laird
The Garbage King
Elizabeth Laird
Kiss the Dust
Elizabeth Laird
My Enemy, My Friend
Elizabeth Laird
Space - Royal Observatory Greenwich Poetry Book
Gaby Morgan
Cluedle - The Case of the Grindstone Goblet
Hartigan Browne
Greenwild: The Forest in the Sky
Pari Thomson
Elisa Paganelli
You Have the Power
Leah Williamson
Suzanne Wrack
The Blockbusters!
Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Steven Lenton
The Astounding Broccoli Boy
Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Steven Lenton
Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth
Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Steven Lenton
Runaway Robot
Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Steven Lenton
Land of the Last Wildcat
Lui Sit
David Dean
Poems from the Second World War
Gaby Morgan
The Goblin's Revenge
Marcus Rashford
Marta Kissi
Isaac Hamilton-McKenzie
The Machine Gunners
Robert Westall
Blitzcat
Robert Westall
Greenwild: The City Beyond the Sea
Pari Thomson
Elisa Paganelli