Catalogue Page for Age Ranges 9 to12
The Purple Fruit
The twins, Sam and Sid, go to stay at their aunt’s place during their holidays. Hyperactive and easily bored, the twins do not imagine the adventures that await them in the remote town. Their ride into an unknown world begins when one of them eats an unknown fruit and falls unconscious. Read on to go into their bizarre magic world.
By Padmini Krishnan
Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Fantasy, Modern, Original Reading time: 05 - 10 minsTrickery
A spooky story set in Connemara, Ireland, about a very scary visit to the house of Grandmother’s neighbour.
By Aisling Noonan
Age range: 9 to12, Teen Tags: Ghost Story, Halloween, Irish, Modern, Original Reading time: 01 - 05 mins, 05 - 10 minsCatch a Thief!
Joel is in a quandary when he suspects his teacher of illegally buying national treasures for smuggling out of the country.
By Julia Archer
Age range: 9 to12, Teen Tags: Modern, Original Reading time: 05 - 10 mins, 10 - 15 minsThe Tortoise on the Fence Post
A coming of age story where a boy learns that hanging out with the ‘cool’ kids isn’t always the ‘cool’ thing to do.
By Steven L. Miller
Age range: 9 to12, Teen Tags: Instructional, Modern, Original Animals: Tortoise Reading time: 05 - 10 minsLittle Red Riding Hood – from the Wolf’s Perspective!
Now we hear the wolf’s side of the story, was Little Red Riding Hood telling the real truth about what happened at Grandma’s house?
By Stephen Macky
Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Folk Tale, Original Animals: Wolf Reading time: 01 - 05 minsDJ Izzy Bee Finds Her New Groove
A six-year-old DJ named Isabella has a talent for mixing music as magical as her Afro puffs. There is a big dance happening to celebrate back-to-school and Isabella has to find the perfect song, but can she find it in time?
By Simone Stephens
Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Modern, Original Reading time: 01 - 05 mins, 05 - 10 minsDicky and Bella
The next stage of Dicky the dinosaur’s life, his marriage to Bella’s and the birth of his children. Dicky is still a bit nervous and not as confident as he ought to be.
By William Jacques
Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Original, Poem Animals: Dinosaur Reading time: 01 - 05 mins
Sam and Two-Toes’ Adventure
A magical tale of friendship and creativity between a boy and a dragon.
By Stacie Eirich
Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Fantasy, Modern, Original Animals: Dragon Reading time: 01 - 05 mins
One for the Griffins
After the death of his father in an automobile crash, Cam struggles to play baseball, a game he and his father loved. He looks to a battered baseball card of his father’s for inspiration, but it is a retired groundskeeper who helps him rekindle his joy in the game.