This list will give you a hint on what kids of the same age as yours are also reading. It is best if you can share ideas with your reading buddies. Try some of the books and enjoy reading!
1. The Magic of Finkleton (Finkleton #1) by K.C. Hilton
*If you think that Mother nature controls the weather, think twice. It is not the case in
Finkleton for it's not mother nature who is in charge in this town. The weather is always perfect in this little village. Everyone is happy because each farm grows the world's best, biggest, healthiest crops.
Jack, Lizzy and Robert learn the town's amazing secret. They discover magical secrets hidden in Uncle Harry's shop shortly after they inherit it. However, the weather is no longer cooperating ever since Uncle Harry died. Farms are starting to fail. The Finkle children needs to solve the magical mystery before the entire village is destroyed.
Come and join Finkle children on this very special, magical adventure as they uncover the secret to save Finkleton.
K.C. Hilton is a wife & a mother. She manages their family business. She is also the author of My Name Is Rapunzel, Return to Finkleton (Finkleton, #2), 90 Miles to Freedom.
2. Matilda by Roald Dahl
* Matilda is a little girl who is has an astonishing intelligence and saintly patience. She is a type of a kid who way far too good to be true. She is a teacher's pet and her classmates loved her so much even if she is super nerd. But not everything in Matilda's world is perfect. Her parents are both self-centered. The School principal, Mrs. Trunchbull, is a terror. Matilda is very fortunate to have inner resource to deal with them. A big test on Matilda's gift was when the time comes that she needs to defend her teacher, Miss Honey. The story goes unpredictable that made it more wonderful.
Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer and screenwriter and later became one of the world's bestselling authors. His first children's book was The Gremlins.
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #1) by Jeff Kinney
* Diaries are usually made by girls. But for boys? It's not their thing. But this book will show us the diary of Greg Heffley. Through words and drawings, Greg reveals and illustrates the hazards of growing up before you are ready and the growing pains of school life and challenges of being a kid. But this will also introduces a new kind of hero. This book will describe how Greg used his best friend Rowley's popularity to his own advantage and the chain of events which will test their friendship.
The Author and illustrator Jeff Kinney, is an author of children's books including Diary of a Wimpy Kid book series. He created "Igdoof", which is a comic strip and 'Poptropica', a children's website.
4. Nate Rocks the World (Nate Rocks, #1) by Karen Pokras Toz
* Nate Rocks! Let us discover how Nathan Rockledge, a 10-year-old boy surpasses all her troubles in life through her drawings. This will be an amazing journey to see him battle and win over struggles with his older sister who annoys him constantly, his dad who is stuck in the past, her mom who poorly cooks and his challenges as fourth grader.
Nate is an artists and he always turns to his colored pens and paper and begins to draw whatever life starts to throw him an obstacle. Nate heroically conquers everything through the magic of cartoons he creates. But not all solutions works for Nate perfectly. He often gets into trouble. But in the end, Nate realized that being a 10 year old boy can't be a hindrance to be a hero.
Millicent Marie Is Not My Name, Chasing Invisible,Pie and Other Brilliant Ideas are just some of the many books including Nate Rocks series are created by Karen Pokras Toz. She is known for writing middle grade and adult contemporary fiction which won several awards.
5. Frindle by Andrew Clements
*Nicholas Allen is a fifth grade student. He is an incredible smart kid and has a mind which keeps on churning out idea after brilliant idea. Nick is a famous kid, who makes fun while learning at school. A trickster. We can't forget how he turned his third grade classroom into a tropical island. Who can also forget how he fooled his teacher by chirping like a blackbird?
The fifth grader's language teacher named Mrs. Granger, is known for her X-ray vision. Nobody wants to mess around with her because of that. She is also a dictionary fanatic which seems to be boring to Nick. But as soon as the Nick learns an interesting tidbit about words and its origin, a new invention sparks his mind. Frindle will be the new name for pen. Soon enough, this invention spreads through the entire school and beyond this town. Mrs. Granger and his parents urge him to stop this nonsense. But Nick can't hold frindle back. All he needs to do now is to sit back and relax while waiting for the result of his invention.
This unforgettable imaginative tale will enhance the reader's' creative thought and exercise the power of words by inventing their own words.
Andrew Clements, the author of this book wrote so many children's book. He got his love for reading from his parents who are also book lovers. At first he didn't thought of being a writer but when his poems and writings are being applauded and complimented, it's when he gets several suggestions that his works should be published, that is the time he thought of writing. At first, he worked as song writer before he became a full time novel writer.
6. Culloo by Murielle Cyr
*As soon as you start knowing the reason why Tala followed her father into the woods, you'll immediately fall a deep sympathy to this courageous little heroine. Tala needs to find his missing father right in time before the Welfare Officer take her and Dason, his brother to a foster home.
This quest brought her to a secluded woods and she discovered that a group of bear is responsible why his father disappear. On this adventure, Tala will meet the legendary woodland characters: a giant fierce blackbird and the pipe-smoking frog-like people. Let us come with Tala and see if she can find her father in the woods and how can she survive the angry hunters and the hungry bears.
The author of this book, Murielle Cyr started scribbling poems and stories during her grade school. She often use the people around her, her teachers for example, as characters on her stories. When she became a primary teacher, reading stories aloud became her favorite. She used to read to them the stories she made for them. Her students listens with all anticipation because they want to hear if they appeared as one of the characters on the story.
7. A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
*A Little Princess is one of the best-loved stories in all of children's literature. This story is about Sara Crewe, a little girl with an exceptional intelligence and imagination. She felt devastated when her adored, indulgent father died. When she was sent to Miss Minchin's Select Seminary for Young Ladies, she was demeaned, abused, and forced to work as a servant. The center of ' A Little Princess', will be the journey of this young girl and how her fortune will change again.
The author herself, Frances Eliza Hodgson was educated at The Select Seminary for Young Ladies and Gentleman until the age of fifteen. She assumed the full responsibility for her family upon the death of her mother. She had great success as a novelist, playwright, and children's book author.
8. Wonder (Wonder #1) by R.J. Palacio
*Wonder is a story of a 5th grader at Beecher Prep. A young boy who was born with facial deformity. His name is August Pullman or we can call him simply Auggie. He is an ordinary kid with an extraordinary face. His facial deformity prevented him from going to a mainstream school even until now. But Auggie can convince his classmates and other kids that despite his appearance, he is just like the rest of them. This story will make its readers laugh for a minute and then wipe away their tears the next minute. This book has wonderful realistic family interactions and lively school scenes in short chapters. Wonder will definitely be enjoyed by readers of all levels.
R.J. Palacio, while waiting for the perfect time in her life to start writing her own novel, was an art director and graphic designer, designing book jackets for other people for over 20 years. An encounter with an extraordinary child in front of an ice cream store made RJ realize that it's the perfect time for her to write her own novel. That is when Wonder was written.
9. Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
* Animal-loving children will certainly love Black Beauty. The message of the story is universal and timeless. If animals are treated with consideration and kindness, they will serve humans well. Black Beauty is a story of a horse and the journey of its life from a well-born colt in a pleasant meadow to an elegant carriage horse for a gentleman to a painfully overworked cab horse. The author of the book rallies against animal maltreatment. Children will be able to follow Black Beauty's good and bad fortunes with both gentle masters and cruel as well. Young readers of this book can easily relate to a human-horse relationship and jump into human-human relationship and be able to realize how will it be beneficial to treat others with consideration.
In 1877, an English author named Anna Sewell wrote Black Beauty, her very first novel which eventually became a success. She wrote in the time when she just stays home due to her invalid condition. Anna died five years after the release of her novel in public. But the best part is she still witness how her only novel became best seller. Black Beauty clearly reflects its author's emotion. Her love and empathy for animals were greatly emphasized. She instills the important value on its readers' hearts and mind to love others and value animals and treat them right.
10. Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes (Peter Nimble #1) by Jonathan Auxier
*Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes is a tale of a young blind orphan boy who has been schooled in a life of thievery. The story will tell us how this young boy got himself into a magical adventure to a hidden island where he is transported after he stole a box from a mysterious traveling haberdasher- its a box that contains three pairs of magical eyes. Peter was asked to to travel to the dangerous Vanished Kingdom and rescue a people in need. The first pair of eyes that he got embarks him on an unforgettable, adventure where he discovered his real destiny.
Jonathan Auxier is a Canadian-American writer of young adult literature. He writes strange stories for strange children. Along with Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes, The Night Gardener is another all time favorite amongst Jonathan's books.
These books for nine year old kids are absolutely fantastic and interesting. It gives a lot of values that you as a young reader can treasure. The stories on these books which are well loved will lure you back to your childhood even when you already grew up.
