Ages 9-12
Get inspired with our selection of classic and contemporary stories, poetry collections and non-fiction books for children ages 9-12. Find ideas for indoor activities for kids that will keep them occupied on the rainiest of days here.
Beauty and the Bin
Joanne O'Connell
The Curse of the Deadly 7
Garth Jennings
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
Júlia Sardà
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
Runaway Robot
Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Steven Lenton
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
Secret Friends
Elizabeth Laird
Alleanna Harris
The Good, the Bad and the Deadly 7
Garth Jennings
The Hunting of the Snark
Chris Riddell
Lewis Carroll
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 Astounding Broccoli Boy
Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Steven Lenton