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.
Lightning Falls
Amy Wilson
Artichoke Hearts
Sita Brahmachari
My Big Mouth
Steven Camden
Chanté Timothy
Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There
Lewis Carroll
Chris Riddell
Wave Riders
Lauren St John
You Are a Champion
Marcus Rashford
Carl Anka
The Age of Dinosaurs: The Rise and Fall of the World's Most Remarkable Animals
Steve Brusatte
Journey to the River Sea
Eva Ibbotson
Basher Science Mini: Pandemic
Tom Jackson
Simon Basher
A Poem for Every Summer Day
Allie Esiri
Vega Jane and the Maze of Monsters
David Baldacci
Tomislav Tomic
Coming to England
Floella Benjamin
Joelle Avelino
Blabber Mouth and Sticky Beak
Morris Gleitzman
Saffy's Angel
Hilary McKay
Indigo's Star
Hilary McKay
Permanent Rose
Hilary McKay
Caddy Ever After
Hilary McKay
Forever Rose
Hilary McKay
Caddy's World
Hilary McKay
Beauty and the Bin
Joanne O'Connell
The Curse of the Deadly 7
Garth Jennings
Murder on the Safari Star
M. G. Leonard
Sam Sedgman
Elisa Paganelli
A Poem for Every Spring Day
Allie Esiri
Kat Wolfe on Thin Ice
Lauren St John
Vega Jane and the Secrets of Sorcery
David Baldacci
Tomislav Tomic
Gone to the Woods: A True Story of Growing Up in the Wild
Gary Paulsen
The Thirteenth Fairy
Melissa de la Cruz
A Poem for Every Winter Day
Allie Esiri
Owl and the Lost Boy
Amy Wilson
A Girl Called Owl
Amy Wilson
The Orphans of St Halibut's
Sophie Wills
David Tazzyman
Kidnap on the California Comet
M. G. Leonard
Sam Sedgman
Elisa Paganelli
The Time of Green Magic
Hilary McKay
A Poem for Every Autumn Day
Allie Esiri
Return to Wonderland
Various
Umbrella Mouse to the Rescue
Anna Fargher
Sam Usher
The Great Blue Yonder
Alex Shearer
A Year of Scottish Poems
Gaby Morgan
War Stories
Michael Morpurgo
The Highland Falcon Thief
M. G. Leonard
Sam Sedgman
Elisa Paganelli