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.

Burn Our Bodies Down
Rory Power

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

Owl and the Lost Boy
Amy Wilson

A Girl Called Owl
Amy Wilson

The Orphans of St Halibut's
Sophie Wills
David Tazzyman

Black and British: A short, essential history for young readers
David Olusoga

Kidnap on the California Comet
M. G. Leonard
Sam Sedgman
Elisa Paganelli

SLAM! You're Gonna Wanna Hear This
Nikita Gill

The Cheerleaders
Kara Thomas

The Time of Green Magic
Hilary McKay

Flipped
Wendelin Van Draanen

Wayward Son
Rainbow Rowell

Return to Wonderland
Various

The Morning Flower
Amanda Hocking

Boy Queen
George Lester

Umbrella Mouse to the Rescue
Anna Fargher
Sam Usher

The Great Blue Yonder
Alex Shearer

Melt My Heart
Bethany Rutter

The Lost City
Amanda Hocking

Rules for Being a Girl
Candace Bushnell
Katie Cotugno

Deeplight
Frances Hardinge

A Year of Scottish Poems
Gaby Morgan

War Stories
Michael Morpurgo

Supernova
Marissa Meyer

Children of Virtue and Vengeance
Tomi Adeyemi

Ember Queen
Laura Sebastian

She is Fierce
Ana Sampson

Wilder Girls
Rory Power

The Highland Falcon Thief
M. G. Leonard
Sam Sedgman
Elisa Paganelli

Follow Me, Like Me
Charlotte Seager

10 Blind Dates
Ashley Elston

The Lotterys More or Less
Emma Donoghue
Caroline Hadilaksono

The Beast
Brendan Reichs
Ally Condie

Shadows of Winterspell
Amy Wilson

Boy Meets Ghoul
Birdie Milano

The Secret of Platform 13
Eva Ibbotson
Beatriz Castro

Five Dark Fates
Kendare Blake

Pumpkinheads
Rainbow Rowell
Faith Erin Hicks