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.
4,331 books on this shelf3,109 available now
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Loved by Bukmuk readers
Dog Man 12: The Scarlet Shedder
Dav Pilkey
Ages 6 to 12
Esio Trot
Roald Dahl
Ages 6 to 12
The Throne of Fire (Kane Chronicles)
Rick Riordan
Ages 9+
Puzzle for the Secret Seven: 10 (The Secret Seven Series)
Enid Blyton
Ages 6 to 12
Owl Diaries #17: Eva in the Band (A Branches Book)
Rebecca Elliott
Ages 6 to 12
The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles Book 1)
Rick Riordan
Ages 9+
Geronimo Stilton: Cavemice #13: The Smelly Search
Geronimo Stilton
Ages 6 to 12
Amulet #02: The Stonekeeper's Curse (Graphix)
Kazu Kibuishi
Ages 6+
Magic Tree House #37: Dragon of the Red Dawn (A Stepping Stone Book)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca
Ages 6 to 12
Dragon Masters #2: Saving the Sun Dragon
Tracey West
Ages 6 to 12
Big Jim Begins: Dog Man 13
Dav Pilkey
Ages 6 to 12
The Treasure of the Sea: A Geronimo Stilton Adventure
Thea Stilton
Ages 6 to 12
The Mystery of the Mosaic (Greetings from Somewhere)
Harper Paris
Ages 6 to 12
The Gopi Diaries: Finding Love
Murty Sudha
Ages 6+
Judy Moody Goes to College (Book 8)
Megan McDonald
Ages 6 to 12
Ella Diaries #2: Ballet Backflip
Meredith Costain
Ages 6 to 12
Dog Man
Dav Pilkey
Ages 6 to 12
The Gopi Diaries: Coming Home
Sudha Murty
Ages 6+
Suppandi #3: The Laughter Never Ends
Rajani Thindiath
Ages 6+
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter 5)
J.K. Rowling
Ages 9+
Ratburger
David Walliams
Ages 6+
Creepella Von Cacklefur #04: Return of the Vampire (Geronimo Stilton)
Geronimo Stilton
Ages 6 to 12
Heromice #2: Robot Attack
Geronimo Stilton
Ages 6 to 12
Geronimo Stilton Secret Agent (Geronimo Stilton #34)
Geronimo Stilton
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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