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.

599 books for 9-year-olds

Cover of My Family and Other Romans by Marie Basting

My Family and Other Romans

Cover of My Gym Teacher Is an Alien Overlord #2 by David Solomons

My Gym Teacher Is an Alien Overlord #2

Cover of My Life as a Cat by Carlie Sorosiak

My Life as a Cat

Cover of My Life as a Meme by Janet Tashjian

My Life as a Meme

Cover of My Little Pony - The Junior Novel by G. M. Berrow

My Little Pony – The Junior Novel

Cover of My Evil Twin Is a Supervillain by David Solomons

My Evil Twin Is a Supervillain

Cover of My Brother is a Superhero by David Solomons

My Brother is a Superhero

Cover of My Dog is Better than Your Dog by Tommy Greenwald

My Dog is Better than Your Dog

Muddle Earth

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Cover of Muddle Earth Too by Paul Stewart

Muddle Earth Too

Cover of Mostly Ghostly 07 - Freaks and Shrieks by R. L. Stine

Mostly Ghostly 07 – Freaks and Shrieks

Cover of Mostly Ghostly 08 - Don't Close Your Eyes! by R. L. Stine

Mostly Ghostly 08 – Don’t Close Your Eyes!

Cover of Mothstorm by Philip Reeve

Mothstorm

Cover of Mr Bambuckle's Remarkables 03] - Mr Bambuckle's Go Wild by Tim Harris

Mr Bambuckle’s Remarkables 03] – Mr Bambuckle’s Go Wild

Cover of Monsters in the Mist by Juliana Brandt

Monsters in the Mist

Cover of Moonlocket by Peter Bunzl

Moonlocket

Cover of Mostly Ghostly 01 - Who Let the Ghosts Out by R. L. Stine

Mostly Ghostly 01 – Who Let the Ghosts Out

Cover of Mostly Ghostly 02 - Have You Met My Ghoulfriend by R. L. Stine

Mostly Ghostly 02 – Have You Met My Ghoulfriend

Cover of Mostly Ghostly 03 - One Night in Doom House by R. L. Stine

Mostly Ghostly 03 – One Night in Doom House

Cover of Mostly Ghostly 04 - Little Camp of Horrors by R. L. Stine

Mostly Ghostly 04 – Little Camp of Horrors

Cover of Mostly Ghostly 05 - Ghouls Gone Wild by R. L. Stine

Mostly Ghostly 05 – Ghouls Gone Wild

Cover of Mostly Ghostly 06 - Let's Get This Party Haunted! by R. L. Stine

Mostly Ghostly 06 – Let’s Get This Party Haunted!

Cover of Molly Moon 4 - Molly Moon

Molly Moon 4 – Molly Moon, Micky Minus and the Mind Machine

Cover of Molly Moon 5 - Molly Moon and the Morphing Mystery by Georgia Byng

Molly Moon 5 – Molly Moon and the Morphing Mystery

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