Great Reads-Books for 9 & 10 Year Olds

Books for 9 & 10 Year Olds

Throwing Smoke by Bruce Brooks J FICTION BRO	When his teammates on the Breadhurst Newts baseball team continue their losing ways, Whiz uses an unusual printing press to create several star players in hopes of winning a game.
The Lemonade Trick by Corbett, Scott J PAPERBACK COR	A mysterious potion mixed by Kerby with his chemistry set has a beneficial effect on the neighborhood bully but also wreaks havoc at the Sunday School pageant.
Akiko on the Planet Smoo by Mark Crilley J FICTION CRI	Ten-year-old Akiko has an unexpected adventure when she is whisked away to a distant planet and put in charge of the rescue mission that must search for the kidnapped Prince Froptoppit.
You Can't Eat Your Chicken Pox, Amber Brown by Danziger, Paula J FICTION DAN	At the end of third grade, Amber is excited about her trip with her aunt to London and Paris, where she will see her fatheragain, but her plans change when she comes down with chicken pox.
Birdbrain Amos by Michael Delaney J FICTION DEL	When Amos the hippopotamus advertises for a bird to help him with his bug problem, the tick bird who answers his ad creates a different set of problems for him by building a nest on Amos's head.
A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt by CoCo De Young J FICTION DEY	Eleven-year-old Margo fulfills a class assignment by writing a letter to Eleanor Roosevelt asking for help to save her family's home during the Great Depression.
Moonsilver by Kathleen Duey J PAPERBACK DUE	Heart rescues a broken-down mare that gives birth to a disfigured foal named Moonsilver. When Heart's guardian decides to sell the mare and foal to the soap maker, Heart runs away with them and discovers that Moonsilver is a unicorn.
The Hamsters of the Baskervilles by Bruce Hale J MYSTERY HAL	Something is trashing the classrooms at Emerson Hicky Elementary School, and fourth-grade private eye Chet Gecko sets out to find the creature that's responsible.
The Richest Kids in Town by Peg Kehret J FICTION KEH	New to town and homesick for his old life, fourth-grader Peter teams up with a classmate to earn money for a trip to his old hometown but all their moneymaking schemes have unexpected results.
Louise, Soccer Star? by Stephen Krensky J FICTION KRE	Louise's love of soccer and her high hopes for the new season are tested when she feels overshadowed by a talented new player.
Red-dirt Jessie by Anna Myers J FICTION MYE	Jessie, a young girl living in the Oklahoma dust bowl during the Depression, tries to tame a wild dog and help her father recover from a nervous breakdown.
Princesses are People Too by Susie Hoch Morgenstern J FICTION MOR	In the first story, Princess Yona and her parents slowly adapt to a world in which people seem to think that royalty belong only in books. In the second, Princess Emma doesn't care how handsome or rich a prince is, if only he can scratch her back until the terrible itch stops.
My Brother's Keeper: Virginia's Diary by Mary Pope Osborne J FICTION DEA	In 1863, as the Civil War approaches her quiet town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, nine-year-old Virginia records in a journal the horrible things she witnesses before, during, and after the Battle of Gettysburg. A My America Novel.
White Water by P.J. Petersen J FICTION PET	Greg confronts his own fears and assumes a leadership role when his father is bitten by a rattlesnake during a white-water rafting trip.
The Firework-maker's Daughter by Philip Pullman Y FICTION PUL	In a country far to the east, Chulak and his talking white elephant Hamlet help Lila seek the Royal Sulphur from the sacred volcano so that she can become a master maker of fireworks like her father.
Escape to the Forest Radin, Ruth Yaffe J FICTION RAD	A young Jewish girl living with her family in Lida, Poland, at the beginning of World War II recalls the horrors of life under first the Russians then the Nazis, before fleeing to join Tuvia Bielski, a partisan who tried to save as many Jews as possible. Based on a true story.
Bug Muldoon: The Garden of Fear by Paul Shipton J MYSTERY SHI	Something strange is going on in the garden and Bug Muldoon, beetle private investigator, tries to figure out how the ants and the wasps are involved.
Ghost of a Hanged Man by Vivian Vande Velde J FICTION VAN	An outlaw condemned to be hanged threatens to wreak vengeance from the grave on those responsible for his death.
Beany Goes to Camp by Susan Wojciechowski J FICTION WOJ	Beany definitely does not want to spend her summer vacation at camp, but she endures bugs and a bossy cabin-mate, finds a new friend, and has an okay time after all.