Age 9

Hand-picked Books for 9-year-olds

Multi-thread plots, real character depth. The point most kids start having strong opinions about books.

602 books for 9-year-olds

What to read on a rainy weekend afternoon 

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Best books for a long car journey (ages 9–11)

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Cover of Zombie Town by R. L. Stine

Zombie Town

Cover of You Can't Make Me Go To Witch School! by Em Lynas

You Can’t Make Me Go To Witch School!

Cover of You Only Live Once

You Only Live Once, David Bravo

Cover of Young Scrooge - A Very Scary Christmas Story by R. L. Stine

Young Scrooge – A Very Scary Christmas Story

Cover of Young Zaphod Plays It Safe by Douglas Adams

Young Zaphod Plays It Safe

Cover of Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero by Saadia Faruqi

Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero

Cover of Yonder by Ali Standish

Yonder

Cover of You are a champion by Marcus Rashford

You are a champion

Cover of Winter Term at Malory Towers by Enid Blyton

Winter Term at Malory Towers

Cover of Winterborne Home for Mayhem and Mystery by Ally Carter

Winterborne Home for Mayhem and Mystery

Cover of Winterhouse by Ben Guterson

Winterhouse

Cover of Wolfie by Emma Barnes

Wolfie

Cover of Wolves Chronicles - Midwinter Nightingale by Joan Aiken

Wolves Chronicles – Midwinter Nightingale

Cover of Wonder by RJ_Palacio

Wonder

Wonka

Cover of Wilder than Midnight by Cerrie Burnell

Wilder than Midnight

Cover of Will Wilder 1 - The Relic of Perilous Falls by Raymond Arroyo

Will Wilder 1 – The Relic of Perilous Falls

Cover of Wings by Terry Pratchett

Wings

Cover of Where the Lost Ones Go by Akemi Dawn Bowman

Where the Lost Ones Go

Cover of Who Could That Be at This Hour by Lemony Snicket

Who Could That Be at This Hour

Cover of Why is This Night Different from All Other Nights? by Lemony Snicket

Why is This Night Different from All Other Nights?

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