A shelf by age
Books for 9 to 12 year olds, big stories for growing readers.
Confident readers want worlds to get lost in: mysteries to solve, magic to believe in and friendships that feel real. This is when many children read more than they ever will again, if the books keep coming.
4,824 books on this shelf3,359 available now
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Loved by Bukmuk readers
Grandma's Bag of Stories
Sudha Murty
Ages 6+
Demon Dentist
David Walliams
Ages 6+
Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse
Rick Riordan
Ages 9+
The Twits
Roald Dahl
Ages 6 to 12
The Kane Chronicles: The Serpent's Shadow
Rick Riordan
Ages 9+
The Magic of the Lost Temple
Sudha Murty
Ages 6+
The Serpent's Revenge: Unusual Tales from the Mahabharata
Sudha Murty
Ages 6+
Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian (Book 5)
Rick Riordan
Ages 9+
Percy Jackson and The Battle of the Labyrinth (Book 4)
Rick Riordan
Ages 9+
The World’s Worst Children 3
David Walliams
Ages 6+
The Bird with Golden Wings: Stories of Wit and Magic
Sudha Murty
Ages 6+
Wings of Fire 4 The Dark Secret
Tui T. Sutherland
Ages 9+
James and the Giant Peach
Roald Dahl
Ages 6 to 12
Tom Gates #13 Epic Adventure (Kind of)
Liz Pichon
Ages 6+
Geronimo Stilton the Kingdom of Fantasy #09 The Wizards Wand
Geronimo Stilton
Ages 6 to 12
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter 7)
J.K. Rowling
Ages 9+
Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye: 01 (Geronimo Stilton - 1)
Geronimo Stilton
Ages 6 to 12
The Witches
Roald Dahl
Ages 6 to 12
The Kid Who Came From Space
Ross Welford
Ages 9+
Ratburger
David Walliams
Ages 6+
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Children's Ppbk Edition (Harry Potter 1)
J.K. Rowling
Ages 9+
Dork Diaries: Party Time
Rachel Renee Russell
Ages 9+
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter 5)
J.K. Rowling
Ages 9+
The Mystery of the Mosaic (Greetings from Somewhere)
Harper Paris
Ages 6 to 12
A note from our librarians
Our 9 to 12 shelf has long series, stand-alone novels, graphic novels and true stories. Children this age get through books fast, which is exactly why borrowing beats buying.
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