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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  • Kid Normal

    Greg James · ages 9–12

  • Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman

    Dav Pilkey · ages 9–12

  • The Secret Seven- Good Old Secret Seven

    Enid Blyton · ages 9–12

  • Roald Dahl- Danny the Champion of the World

    Roald Dahl · ages 9–12

  • The Secret Seven- Fireworks

    Enid Blyton · ages 9–12

  • Tine and the faraway Mountain

    Shikha Tripathi · ages 7–9

  • Veer Balikaye

    ages 7–10

  • Veer Balak

    ages 7–10

  • The Spiderwick Chronicles

    Tony DiTerlizzi · ages 9–12

  • The Dark Horse

    Marcus Sedgwick · ages 9–12

  • Mummies and Pyramids- A non-fiction companion to Magic Tree House #3

    Will Osborne and Mary Pope Osborne · ages 6–10

  • Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

    J.K. Rowling · ages 9–12

  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

    J.K. Rowling · ages 9–12

  • Star Quest- An usborne Fantasy Adventure

    Nick Harris · ages 9–12

  • The Gorgon's Gaze

    Julia Golding · ages 9–12

  • Henderson's Boys The Escape

    Robert Muchamore · ages 9–12