Genre + Age 9

Hand-picked Sci Fi Books for 9-year-olds

By nine, sci-fi readers are ready for harder concepts and longer stories — distant planets, dystopias, time travel with rules. Our shelf at this age is curated for readers who've outgrown pure gadget-adventure and want the ideas to carry real weight. Each one hand-picked by Hannah, a former English teacher.

29 sci fi books for 9-year-olds

Cover of Young Zaphod Plays It Safe by Douglas Adams

Young Zaphod Plays It Safe

Cover of Unplugged by Gordon Korman

Unplugged

Cover of Time Travelling with a Hamster by Ross Welford

Time Travelling with a Hamster

Cover of The Unspeakable Unknown by Eliot Sappingfield

The Unspeakable Unknown

Cover of The Valley of the Strange by Dashe Roberts

The Valley of the Strange

Cover of The Third Mushroom by Jennifer L Holm

The Third Mushroom

Cover of The Iron Giant by Ted Hughes

The Iron Giant

Cover of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Cover of The Battle by Jennifer Torres

The Battle

Cover of Tank & Fizz - The Case of the Battling Bots by Liam O'Donnell

Tank & Fizz – The Case of the Battling Bots

Cover of Space Detectives by Mark Powers

Space Detectives

Cover of Space Detectives - Extra Weird Creatures by Mark Powers

Space Detectives – Extra Weird Creatures

Cover of Space Oddity by Christopher Edge

Space Oddity

Cover of Shadow Children 05 - Among the Brave by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Shadow Children 05 – Among the Brave

Cover of Shadow Children 07 - Among the Free by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Shadow Children 07 – Among the Free

Cover of Robot Trouble by Bruce Coville

Robot Trouble

Cover of Pluto by R. J. Palacio

Pluto

Cover of Perijee and Me by Ross Montgomery

Perijee and Me

Cover of Mothstorm by Philip Reeve

Mothstorm

Cover of Last Gate of the Emperor by Kwame Mbalia

Last Gate of the Emperor

Cover of Last Kids on Earth - The Skeleton Road by Max Brallier

Last Kids on Earth – The Skeleton Road

Cover of Jillian Vs Parasite Planet by Nicole Kornher-Stace

Jillian Vs Parasite Planet

Cover of Johnny Maxwell 01 - Only You Can Save Mankind by Terry Pratchett

Johnny Maxwell 01 – Only You Can Save Mankind

Cover of Johnny Maxwell 02 - Johnny And The Dead by Terry Pratchett

Johnny Maxwell 02 – Johnny And The Dead

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Other genres for 9-year-olds

Action23 booksAdventure132 booksFantasy82 booksFriendship53 booksFunny79 booksMagic45 booksMystery92 booksReal Life55 booksScary30 booksWar13 books
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