for 9+ Year OldsGreat books

Alone by D.J. BrazierAndersen Press Ltd[Penguin Random House] A plane crash in the jungleleaves Sam alone and terrified.Sam’s spirits are lifted by anotter cub who gives him thestrength to keep going. Butwhen disaster strikes, Sammust make the hardest decisionof his life.

Bird and Squirrel on the Runby James BurksScholasticSquirrel is afraid of his ownshadow. Bird doesn't have acare in the world. Cat wantsto eat Bird and Squirrel, buthe'll have to catch them first,and that's not going to beeasy!

Free Lance and the Lake ofSkulls by Paul Stewart and ChrisRiddell Barrington StokeFree Lance journeys fromvillage to castle competing intournaments for his keep.Stuck in Lord Big Nose'svillage he accepts his mostdangerous mission yet...

Hari and his Electric Feet by Alexander McCall SmithBarrington StokeHari loves Bollywood films. Andhe can really dance. In fact, he'sso good that no one can resistjoining in. No matter whatthey're doing…

Embassy of the Dead by Will MabbittOrion Children’s Books[Hachette]Jack opens a strange box,accidentally summons a grimreaper and is dragged to theEternal Void. He's running forhis life and can see and speakto ghosts! The Embassy of the Dead is his only hope...

I Don't Like Poetry by Joshua SeigalBloomsbury Publishing PlcSilly, funny and downrighthilarious poems – if you don'tlike poetry, you'll love this!

Looshkin by Jamie SmartDavid Fickling BooksYou may think your cat’s mad,but they've got nothing onLooshkin. A flooded house,train in the living room, even aportal to another dimension.And everything is covered inbees. And there are sirens.Looshkin, what have youdone?!

Noah Scape Can't StopRepeating Himself by Guy BassBarrington StokeNoah makes massive mischiefwhen he discovers he canmake copies of himself just bywishing. Now he has friendswho always do what he wants!Can there ever be too manyNoahs?

Kick by Mitch Johnson UsborneBudi's plan is simple. He'sgoing to play for the greatestteam on earth. But oneunlucky kick means Budiowes the Dragon – the mostdangerous man in Jakarta.Soon it isn't only Budi'sdreams at stake, but his life.

I Swapped My Brother on the Internet by Jo SimmonsBloomsbury Publishing PlcEveryone dreams of gettingrid of their brother or sistersometime – but for Jonny, the dream is about to becomereality with SiblingSwap.com!

The Incredible Dadventure by Dave LowePiccadilly Press [BonnierZaffre]Holly's dad, an amazingexplorer, will miss her tenthbirthday. To make up for ithe's planned a specialtreasure hunt – ten days tocomplete ten silly, tricky orplain terrifying tasks!

The 1000 year old Boy by Ross Welford HarperCollins Children’sBooksPeople want to live forever, butAlfie wants to stop. He's been 11 since the Vikings were here.There is a way to change usingthe last 'lifepearl' in the world,but it's dangerous.

Rory Branagan (Detective) by Andrew Clover and Ralph Lazar (illus.) HarperCollins Children’sBooksRory turns detective to findout where his Dad is. But heand his accomplice Cassidy,end up investigating apoisoning instead.

Swashbuckle Lil: The Secret Pirate by Elli WoollardMacmillanFollow schoolgirl and secretpirate Lil, with her trustyparrot Carrot, as they rescue a teacher from the evil pirateStinkbeard and save sports day with a very hungrycrocodile on the loose!

The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day by Christopher EdgeNosy CrowIt's Maisie's birthday, but thehouse is empty and outside isnothing but a terrifying,blackness. Trapped in anever-shifting reality, Maisiewill have to find a way tosurvive.

The Peculiars by Kieran Larwood and KarlJames Mountford (illus.)Chicken HouseThe Peculiars are different.There's Wolfgirl, Sheba; SisterMoon; and Monkey Boy. Atnight they work in a Victoriansideshow. But by day theysolve mysteries.

The Secret Horses of Briar Hill by Megan ShepherdWalker BooksBritain is at war. Emmeline hasbeen evacuated to Briar HillHospital. Here she discoversthe secret of the wingedhorses that live in the mirrors.But secrets are hard to keepand danger is near.

The Wild Robot by Peter BrownPiccadilly Press [BonnierZaffre]When robot Roz opens hereyes for the first time, shediscovers that she is alone ona remote, wild island. Sheknows she needs to survive –whether the animals want her to or not!

When the Mountains Roaredby Jess ButterworthOrion Children's Books[Hachette]Ever since her Mum died Ruby has felt afraid. Butmoving to a remote hotel inthe mountains of Indiasurrounded by scorpions,bears and leopards gives herother challenges to face.

The Stinky Truth by Joe BergerSimon & Schuster It's the school holidays andSam and his best friend can'twait to see Cry Wolfe, starringtheir favourite movie-hero.But Mum says he can only goIF, and only if, he can make itthrough the entire holidaywithout telling a single fib.

Great books for 9+ year oldsLook out for these great books, free to borrow from your local Leicesterlibrary and Children’s BookBus. Allages are welcome to join Leicesterlibraries. It’s free, with no forms to fillin and no proof required for children – just give your name, address and dateof birth. No charges if you accidentlylose, damage or return books late (0-15 year olds). Simply visit anyLeicester library or join online at:

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Our Best BookEach year Leicester libraries run theOur Best Book competition for childrenin years 5 and 6 in schools across thecity. For 2018-19, the long list of titlesfeatured in this booklist will be discussed,debated and voted on by pupils inparticipating Leicester schools toproduce a shortlist of six great books.The top six books will be read andvoted on by year 5 and 6 childreninvolved and the winner announced as‘Our Best Book’. For further detailsvisit leicester.gov.uk/libraries

Whatever It TakesThe Our Best Book competition issupported by Whatever It Takes, aninitiative to ensure that every child inLeicester reaches their age relatedreading standard by the end of primaryschool. For further details visitwhatever-it-takes.org.uk

With thanksWe would like to thank the authors,illustrators and publishers for theirgenerous support. Copyright imagesreproduced by kind permission.

From BIRD & SQUIRREL ON THE RUNby James Burks. ScholasticInc./Graphix. ©2012 by Scholastic Inc.Used by permission.

Text ©2016 Megan Shepherd.Illustrations ©2016 Levi Pinfold. THESECRET HORSES OF BRIAR HILL byMegan Shepherd and illustrated by Levi Pinfold. Reproduced by permissionof Walker Books Ltd.

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