books for ages nine and ten
Things Seen from Above
Often, children ask, “What inspired you to write this story?”I honestly think teachers tell them to ask the question. Or maybe they think it’s a cool and clever question to ask.I’m honestly curious, though,…
Moin and the Monkey Monster
Moin is back at my book club! More importantly, the monster is back at my book club! We’ve read Moin and the Monster twice, and I can’t wait to read Moin 3 with a new batch…
No Talking
No Talking is such a fun book! I’m often wary of ‘Boys vs. Girls’ stories because I don’t like books that reinforce stereotypes. No Talking does the opposite; in fact, rather too explicitly so, for me.…
Beautiful Leela
How many children grow up conscious of how they look? From colourism to fatphobia and gender stereotyping, social conditioning takes its toll in children in different ways. Some time ago, I read Unfair with my book…
The Mystery of the Graveyard Gold
The Mystery of the Graveyard Gold
We’ve read The Mystery of the Missing Geometry Boxes and The Mystery of the Disappearing Drone, the other two books in the AKA Detective Club series. It’s time to read the first of the series, The Mystery of the…
Mac B Kid Spy: Mac Undercover
The silliness and drama of Mac B. Kid Spy: Mac Undercover make it a promisingly exciting read at my book club! Stories about spies, subterfuge and suspicion make for great book club reads, and I’m…
On Air with RJ Rini
When I read this simple, heartwarming story a few months ago, I knew I wanted to read it with my book club soon, so here we are! In August 2026, my book club for…
Song of the River
I love Gill Lewis’s books, and when I saw Song of the River at Kahaani Box, I picked it up without a second thought. And even though I haven’t read any of Lewis’s books…
On Air with RJ Rini
As a child, I was quite the chatterbox. I remember my cousin offering me five rupees if I could stay quiet for five minutes. I spent all of those five minutes asking if five…
Tara and the Friendship Theorem
Tara and the Friendship Theorem
Maths and Logic are fascinating. I remember when I studied Descartes, who tried to prove the existence of God using pure logic. I understand the drive to do that – just like I understand…
