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 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

The Lotterys More or Less
Emma Donoghue
Caroline Hadilaksono

The Beast
Brendan Reichs
Ally Condie

Shadows of Winterspell
Amy Wilson

The Secret of Platform 13
Eva Ibbotson
Beatriz Castro

Plastic Sucks! You Can Make A Difference
Dougie Poynter

Secret Friends
Elizabeth Laird
Alleanna Harris

The Good, the Bad and the Deadly 7
Garth Jennings

Hoot
Carl Hiaasen

The Exiles
Hilary McKay

The Exiles at Home
Hilary McKay

The Exiles in Love
Hilary McKay

The Boy Who Lied
Kim Slater

The Umbrella Mouse
Anna Fargher
Sam Usher

Kat Wolfe Takes the Case
Lauren St John

The Deadly 7
Garth Jennings

Storm Hound
Claire Fayers

The Darkdeep
Brendan Reichs
Ally Condie

100 Hugs
Chris Riddell

Basher Science: A to Z of Science
Tom Jackson
Simon Basher

The Skylarks' War
Hilary McKay

Snowglobe
Amy Wilson

Soldier Dog
Sam Angus

A Little Piece of Ground
Elizabeth Laird

Girls Can Vlog: Festival Frenzy
Emma Moss

Happy Poems
Roger McGough

Mirror Magic
Claire Fayers

Kat Wolfe Investigates
Lauren St John

Pollyanna
Eleanor H. Porter

Read Me: A Poem for Every Day of the Year
Gaby Morgan

The Lotterys Plus One
Emma Donoghue
Caroline Hadilaksono

The Lost Island
Laura Powell
Sarah Gibb

A Far Away Magic
Amy Wilson

The Same Inside: Poems about Empathy and Friendship
Liz Brownlee
Roger Stevens
Matt Goodfellow

The Road To Ever After
Moira Young

The Railway Children
E. Nesbit

Skeleton Tree
Kim Ventrella
Victoria Assanelli