Best Books for 9 Year Olds

This five-book middle-grade fantasy series is set in a modern America where the ancient Greek gods are still very much alive and active, and follows a twelve-year-old boy who discovers he is the son of one of the Olympians and is drawn into a conflict between gods that threatens to start a world war. The series is fast-paced, funny, and packed with Greek mythology adapted for contemporary readers, and launched one of the most successful franchises in modern children's publishing.

A world inhabited entirely by dragons is torn apart by a long and devastating war, and a group of young dragons from different tribes are thrust into the center of it. Each book deepens the world-building, shifting perspectives across dragon tribes navigating war, identity, and destiny.

A young girl uncovers a hidden supernatural world after her brother goes missing and earns a spot as a trainee agent within it. Each installment raises the stakes as she works to master her unusual abilities while uncovering deeper conspiracies.

Two siblings discover a portal into a world where fairy tale characters are real, and the stories are far more complicated and dangerous than the versions they know. Each book takes them deeper into this fairy tale world as they chase a new magical goal with high stakes.

The beloved fantasy series following Harry Potter from his discovery that he's a wizard through seven years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The books chronicle Harry's education in magic, his deepening friendships with Ron and Hermione, his ongoing battle against the dark wizard Voldemort, and the ultimate confrontation between good and evil, growing progressively darker and more complex as Harry matures.