Reading Recommendations: Top 25 Stories for 9-12s « Back

Just one more chapter… we all know books that make you want to read on and on to find out what happens next and here are the TOP 25 STORIES TO SHARE FOR 9-12 year-olds as voted for by you. From stories that fire your imagination to books that capture your heart before you’ve even finished the first chapter, these are the stories that you can’t wait to re-read together. Happy reading and happy sharing!

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Fluent reader

Cogheart

Usborne

Matilda

Penguin Random House Children's UK

The Christmasaurus

Penguin Random House Children's UK

Coraline

Bloomsbury

Guinness World Records

Guinness World Records

A Series of Unfortunate Events - The Bad Beginning

HarperCollins Publishers

The Girl of Ink & Stars

Chicken House

Darkmouth

HarperCollins Publishers

Journey to the River Sea

Pan Macmillan

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

HarperCollins Publishers

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

HarperCollins Publishers

Pippi Longstocking

Oxford University Press

Goodnight Mister Tom

Penguin Random House Children's UK

Private Peaceful

HarperCollins Publishers

War Horse

HarperCollins Publishers

Wonder

Penguin Random House Children's UK

Tom's Midnight Garden

Oxford University Press

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

Penguin Random House Children's UK

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Bloomsbury Publishing

Holes

Bloomsbury Publishing

Varjak Paw

Penguin Random House Children's UK

The Hobbit

HarperCollins Publishers

The Boy in the Dress

HarperCollins Publishers

Bad Girls

Penguin Random House Children's UK