Best Children’s Books of 2024: Ages 9 to 12

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The Amazon Editors' top pick in Kids Books - Ages 9 to 12 : The Bletchley Riddle
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  1. The Bletchley Riddle
    The Bletchley Riddle
    Ruta Sepetys, Steve Sheinkin
    Hardcover
    $15.18 $18.99
    393
  2. Impossible Creatures
    Impossible Creatures
    Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie
    Hardcover
    $11.67 $19.99
    699
  3. Not Nothing
    Not Nothing
    Gayle Forman
    Hardcover
    $8.99 $17.99
    67
  4. Black Star (The Door of No Return series, 2)
    Black Star (The Door of No Return series, 2)
    Kwame Alexander
    Hardcover
    $8.99 $17.99
    19
  5. When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank Before the Diary
    When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank Before the Diary
    Alice Hoffman
    Hardcover
    $14.98 $19.99
    448
  6. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess (Percy Jackson & the Olympians)
    Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess (Percy Jackson & the Olympians)
    Rick Riordan
    Hardcover
    $9.99 $19.99
    4,326
  7. The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman
    The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman
    Gennifer Choldenko
    Hardcover
    $14.57 $17.99
    88
  8. Louder Than Hunger
    Louder Than Hunger
    John Schu
    Hardcover
    $9.49 $18.99
    130
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Best Children's Books of 2023: Ages 9 to 12

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  1. The Lost Library
    The Lost Library
    Rebecca Stead, Wendy Mass
    Kindle Edition
    $9.99
    696
  2. Remember Us
    Remember Us
    Jacqueline Woodson
    Kindle Edition
    $10.99
    60
  3. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Chalice of the Gods: The Senior Year Adventures, Book 1
    Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Chalice of the Gods: The Senior Year Adventures, Book 1
    Rick Riordan
    Kindle Edition
    $10.99 $19.99
    11,670
  4. Wrecker
    Wrecker
    Carl Hiaasen
    Kindle Edition
    $9.99
    2,410
  5. The Eyes and the Impossible: (Newbery Medal Winner)
    The Eyes and the Impossible: (Newbery Medal Winner)
    Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris
    Kindle Edition
    $10.99 $19.99
    925
  6. The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels
    The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels
    Beth Lincoln, Claire Powell
    Kindle Edition
    $9.99
    484
  7. Ghost Book
    Ghost Book
    Remy Lai
    Kindle Edition
    $9.99
    64
  8. The Wild Robot Protects
    The Wild Robot Protects
    Peter Brown
    Kindle Edition
    $9.99 $17.99
    2,691
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Best Children's Books of 2022: Ages 9 to 12

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  1. The Door of No Return
    The Door of No Return
    Kwame Alexander
    Kindle Edition
    $7.99 $8.99
    327
  2. Wildoak
    Wildoak
    C. C. Harrington
    Kindle Edition
    $11.99 $18.99
    210
  3. Two Degrees
    Two Degrees
    Alan Gratz
    Kindle Edition
    $10.99 $17.99
    716
  4. Skandar and the Unicorn Thief
    Skandar and the Unicorn Thief
    A.F. Steadman
    Kindle Edition
    $9.99
    1,646
  5. Sisterhood of Sleuths
    Sisterhood of Sleuths
    Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, Vesper Stamper
    Kindle Edition
    $7.99 $8.99
    73
  6. Diper Överlöde (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #17)
    Diper Överlöde (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #17)
    Jeff Kinney
    Kindle Edition
    $5.98 $13.49
    13,804
  7. The Ogress and the Orphans
    The Ogress and the Orphans
    Kelly Barnhill
    Kindle Edition
    $8.99
    740
  8. The Elephant Girl
    The Elephant Girl
    James Patterson, Ellen Banda-Aaku
    Kindle Edition
    $9.99
    194
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Best Children's Books of 2021: Ages 9 to 12

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  1. The Beatryce Prophecy
    The Beatryce Prophecy
    Kate DiCamillo, Sophie Blackall
    Hardcover
    $10.94 $19.99
    1,331
  2. Pony
    Pony
    R. J. Palacio
    Hardcover
    $9.80 $17.99
    771
  3. Daughter of the Deep
    Daughter of the Deep
    Rick Riordan
    Hardcover
    $11.12 $19.99
    4,769
  4. Amari and the Night Brothers (Supernatural Investigations, 1)
    Amari and the Night Brothers (Supernatural Investigations, 1)
    B. B. Alston
    Hardcover
    $13.67 $18.99
    3,623
  5. Starfish
    Starfish
    Lisa Fipps
    Hardcover
    $10.31 $17.99
    1,874
  6. Out of My Heart (The Out of My Mind Series)
    Out of My Heart (The Out of My Mind Series)
    Sharon M. Draper
    Hardcover
    $9.99 $19.99
    2,624
  7. Paradise on Fire
    Paradise on Fire
    Jewell Parker Rhodes
    Hardcover
    $9.39 $16.99
    107
  8. Willodeen
    Willodeen
    Katherine Applegate, Charles Santoso
    Hardcover
    $9.87 $16.99
    698
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Best Children's Books of 2020: Ages 9 to 12

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  1. Rick Riordan Presents: Paola Santiago and the River of Tears-A Paola Santiago Novel Book 1
    Rick Riordan Presents: Paola Santiago and the River of Tears-A Paola Santiago Novel Book 1
    Tehlor Kay Mejia
    Hardcover
    $15.00 $16.99
    638
  2. The One and Only Bob
    The One and Only Bob
    Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao
    Hardcover
    $10.45 $18.99
    12,124
  3. The Silver Arrow
    The Silver Arrow
    Lev Grossman
    Hardcover
    $9.34 $16.99
    765
  4. Before the Ever After
    Before the Ever After
    Jacqueline Woodson
    Hardcover
    $9.01 $17.99
    764
  5. Premeditated Myrtle (Myrtle Hardcastle Mystery 1)
    Premeditated Myrtle (Myrtle Hardcastle Mystery 1)
    Elizabeth C. Bunce
    Hardcover
    $12.72 $35.99
    367
  6. Black Brother, Black Brother
    Black Brother, Black Brother
    Jewell Parker Rhodes
    Hardcover
    $9.34 $16.99
    1,254
  7. Goodbye, Mr. Terupt
    Goodbye, Mr. Terupt
    Rob Buyea
    Hardcover
    $17.62
    941
  8. When Stars Are Scattered: (National Book Award Finalist)
    When Stars Are Scattered: (National Book Award Finalist)
    Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, Iman Geddy
    Hardcover
    $11.87 $24.99
    3,829
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