Best Books For 9 Year Olds

Welcome to Stately Academy, a school which is just crawling with mysteries to be solved! The founder of the school left many clues and puzzles to challenge his enterprising students.

The New York Times bestselling Wings of Fire series is more collectible than ever in this fivebook paperback boxed set!A war has been raging between the dragon tribes of Pyrrhia for years. According to a prophecy, five dragonets will end the bloodshed and choose a new queen.

A box set of the bestselling Babysitters Club graphic novels, adapted by Raina Telgemeier and Gale Galligan!Join Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, Stacey, Dawn, and Mallory on their babysitting adventures!

Dive into the complete #1 New York Times bestselling series The Land of Stories with this beautiful paperback gift set. Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, twins Alex and Conner leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of…

Forget stuffy, structured craft activities; your child needs time to create! Rather than merely teaching your child to name colors and to hold a pencil, the handson process art experiences in Time to Create encourage discovery through a variety of art media, including drawing,…

Science explosions! Theater! Mystery! Friendship! Fifth grader Kate the Chemist uses STEM knowledge to do incredible things! Kate the Chemist is her neighborhood's tenyearold science problem solver. There's no problem Kate can't fix!

The New York Times bestselling Last Kids on Earth series presents June Del Toro in her very own adventure! Told from June's point of viewand set between the shattering events of The Midnight Blade and the upcoming 6th book in the series June's Wild Flight brings new characters,…

An alternative cover edition of this ISBN can be found here.5 Book Paperback Boxed Set (new covers with poster)The Lightning ThiefThe Sea of MonstersThe Titan's CurseThe Battle of the LabyrinthThe Last Olympian An alternative cover edition of this ISBN can be found here.5 Book…

The New York Times bestseller A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two elevenyearolds in Sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985. The girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours?

My name is Chase Cooper, and I'm a 6th grade ninja. It's my first day at a different school and the only person I know is my cousin, Zoe (but she might be a little too cool for me). I was just another scrawny kid until a group of ninjas recruited me into their clan.

Twelveyearold Percy Jackson is on the most dangerous quest of his life. With the help of a satyr and a daughter of Athena, Percy must journey across the United States to catch a thief who has stolen the original weapon of mass destruction ? Zeus? master bolt.

This stunning Fantasy, inspired by Chinese folklore is a companion novel to Starry River of the Sky and the New York Times bestselling and National Book Award finalist When the Sea Turned to SilverIn the valley of Fruitless mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a…

Listening Length: 4 hours and 41 minutesElevenyearold Charlie Reese has been making the same secret wish every day since fourth grade.

Starting at a new school is scary, even more so with a giant hearing aid strapped to your chest! At her old school, everyone in Cece's class was deaf. Here she is different. She is sure the kids are staring at the Phonic Ear, the powerful aid that will help her hear her teacher.

Tenyearold Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think of life before the war. It's now 1943 and their life in Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages, and the Nazi soldiers marching through town.

Newbery Honor author Shannon Hale and New York Times bestselling illustrator LeUyen Pham join forces in this graphic memoir about how hard it is to find your real friends and why it's worth the journey.When best friends are not forever . .

Chase's memory just went out the window.Chase doesn't remember falling off the roof. He doesn't remember hitting his head. He doesn't, in fact, remember anything. He wakes up in a hospital room and suddenly has to learn his whole life all over again . . .

This is not a fairytale. This is about real witches. Real witches don't ride around on broomsticks. They don't even wear black cloaks and hats. They are vile, cunning, detestable creatures who disguise themselves as nice, ordinary ladies.

Hansel and Gretel walk out of their own story and into eight other classic Grimm (and Grimminspired) fairy tales. An irreverent, witty narrator leads us through encounters with witches, warlocks, dragons, and the devil himself.

Reading Danny the Champion of the World feels like settling into a fireside tale: plain, approachable chapters, a strong father–son bond, and a single secret that drives a tidy, low-stakes adventure. It works well as a middle-grade read-aloud or a first longer book for children who like practical, hands-on heroes. The main limitation is its simplicity—adult readers seeking layered plotting, moral ambiguity, or sharper social realism may find the tone sentimental and the storytelling repetitive.

Compact, fast-moving story built around a sly animal hero and three grotesque farmers. As a read-aloud it's electric: short chapters, repeated gags, and escalating schemes keep attention while Dahl's dark humor undercuts the cosy. What works best is joyful mischief and simple moral tension—how far to go for family and food. Limitation: adults who want subtle character development or realism will find caricature and neat resolutions unsatisfying; younger kids might be jarred by blunt threats of harm to animals.

For all the ten years of her life, Hà has only known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of its traditions, and the warmth of her friends close by. But now the Vietnam War has reached her home.

Do you believe in unicorns Phoebe does. She has no choice ... one day she skipped a rock across a pond, and hit a unicorn in the face.

In her first novel since winning the Newbery Medal, Katherine Applegate delivers an unforgettable and magical story about family, friendship, and resilience.Jackson and his family have fallen on hard times. There's no more money for rent. And not much for food, either.

This short, fast-moving children's tale reads like a grown-up telling a tall story at the kitchen table: a father's trip for milk escalates into absurd, theatrical adventures and comic set pieces. what works best is its read-aloud momentum—sound-effect lines, goofy logic, and sudden twists that make kids laugh in the moment. The limitation is thin plotting and few emotional payoffs: if you want layered characters or a tight, serious plot you’ll find it insubstantial; it’s primarily a performative, moment-to-moment comic romp.

The Poppers unexpectedly come into possession of a penguin, then get a penguin from the zoo who mates with the first penguin to have 10 baby penguins.

Miri lives on a mountain where, for generations, her ancestors have quarried stone and lived a simple life. Then word comes that the king's priests have divined her small village the home of the future princess.

Jen is used to not getting what she wants. So suddenly moving to the country and getting new stepsisters shouldn't be too much of a surprise.Jen did not want to leave the city. She did not want to move to a farm with her mom and her mom's new boyfriend, Walter.

A Newbery Honor BookA hilarious Southern debut with the kind of characters you meet once in a lifetime Rising sixth grader Miss Moses LoBeau lives in the small town of Tupelo Landing, NC, where everyone's business is fair game and no secret is sacred.