Books for 9-Year-Olds Who Love Adventure and Mystery

By nine, many children read longer novels and graphic novels, and they have firm opinions about what they like. These are stories with a mystery to solve or a journey to go on: the kind that end with a child asking for one more chapter.

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  • Enid Blyton- The Mystery of the Strange Bundle

    Enid Blyton · ages 9–12

  • The Wizard of Oz

    L. Frank Baum · ages 7–9

  • The Spooks Curse

    Joseph Delaney · ages 9–12

  • Roald Dahl- James and the Giant Peach

    Roald Dahl · ages 9–12

  • Amma tell me about Hanuman- adventure in Lanka

    Bhakti Mathur · ages 4–9

  • A Series of Unfortunate Events

    Lemony Snicket · ages 9–12

  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

    J.K. Rowling · ages 9–12

  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Askaban

    J.K. Rowling · ages 9–12

  • Magic Tree House (16)- Hour of the Olympics

    Mary Pope Osborne · ages 6–9

  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon

    Kelly Barnhill · ages 9–12

  • Robinson Crusoe

    Daniel Defoe · ages 9–12

  • The Secret Seven

    Enid Blyton · ages 9–12

  • The Tower in Ho-Ho Wood

    Enid Blyton · ages 9–12

  • Mummies and Pyramids

    Will Osborne · ages 9–12

  • Beast Quest Epos The Flame Bird

    Adam Blade · ages 9–12

  • Scream Street Fang of the Vampire

    Tommy Donbavand · ages 9–12