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Summer is a great time to fill your home with fantastic Catholic books for your kids! In addition to lovely Catholic picture books, we have lots of books for kids ages 9-13-year-olds (tough years to find engaging Catholic books)! Check out the list below and shop by age:
Books for Kids 9 to 13 year olds
Nine-year-old Clare shows children that following Jesus Christ and striving for true holiness are worth any cost. With spirit and spunk, she demonstrates for young readers that living the holy Catholic faith is not only exciting, but better than gooey, warm chocolate chip cookies.
In days which every child will recognize, Clare encounters difficulties which she discusses with Jesus, including:
- Her brother copy-catting her
- An argument with her older sister–for no reason!
- Disobeying her mom (when she really didn’t want to, but…)
- Trying to pay attention in Mass
- A noisy house in which everyone else is squabbling…
NOW: the sequel is also available!! CLICK HERE for the sequel.
If you have BOYS, make sure you get the Dear God books!
Detective Thomas and the Biggest Question
Fans of the Dear God series and Clare’s Costly Cookie—this is the book for you!
Another fantastic piece of Catholic fiction for this age group, this book is a must-have! Thomas has a pretty impressive talent. This middle school boy is a detective. He has solved lots of mysteries at school and at home. Thomas just knows how to figure things out when there is a problem.
But this mystery is his biggest one of all: He believes God exists, but he doesn’t know why. With the help of some supernatural clues from a mysterious friend, Thomas proves that we can know God exists not only through faith but also through reason!
Using Saint Thomas Aquinas’s Five Proofs for the Existence of God as a basis, this fun, engaging story helps young people understand that faith is reasonable, and it makes sense!
St. Carlo Acutis: The Amazing Discovery of a Teenager in Heaven
NOW Available: Expanded 3rd Edition includes the final canonization steps for Carlo Acutis!
Under Angel Wings: The True Story of a Young Girl and her Guardian Angel
Under Angel Wings is the true story of a young girl in Brazil who saw and heard her Guardian Angel during most of her life. Cecy Cony (1900-1937) tells story after story of how her Guardian Angel – whom she calls her “New Friend” – kept her from lying, stealing, revenge, immodesty, and from watching certain movies. Most beautiful of all, she relates how her Guardian Angel taught her to make sacrifices for Jesus and guided her in practicing acts of charity!
This book is even recommended by Mother Angelica! She said, “My sisters read a lot. This book, they say, is undoubtedly the best….I think this book is awesome….I think you and your children would benefit from this book A LOT. I recommend it highly, highly.”
These Catholic fiction novels introduce families to Aaron, a 6th grader who experiences a crisis in faith when his family moves to North Dakota. Children are spellbound by this captivating tale, as evidenced by the enthusiastic response from an 11-year-old reader who devoured the book not once, but twice, in a matter of days. With an abundance of praise, he declares it “AWESOME” and “FANTASTIC,” highlighting the book’s ability to evoke worry, inspiration, and an eagerness to perform acts of kindness. This captivating story sparks a desire in young readers to do great things and inspires them to live out their faith in tangible ways.
With the second instalment now available, get the 2 book set for hours of reading this summer!
Very Young Catholic Project (19 volumes)
Author Emily Koczela is on a mission to visit every time zone, showing children that from the rising of the Sun to its setting, the Mass is being said everywhere in the world!
From Togo to Kazakhstan to Dubai to New Zealand, this series is a fantastic way to SHOW what Catholic kids look like all around the world. Meet Catholic families going to school, playing instruments, practicing sports, and traveling around their communities…things that YOUR kids do every day! With 90+ pages in every volume, the professional photographs are captivating alongside pleasant stories about regular Catholic kids.
Mix and match with automatic discounts:
- 5% off >>> when you purchase 3 books
- 10% off >>> when you purchase 4 books
- 15% off >>> when you purchase 5 or more
Shop the entire series below:
- Very Young Catholics in Kazakhstan
- Very Young Catholics in Mexico
- Very Young Catholics in U.S.A.
- Very Young Catholics in Dubai
- Very Young Catholics in Canada
- Very Young Catholics in Ecuador
- Very Young Catholics in Argentina
- Very Young Catholics in Brazil
- Very Young Catholics in Fiji
- Very Young Catholics in Iceland
- Very Young Catholics in Ireland
- Very Young Catholics in Austria
- Very Young Catholics in New Zealand
- Very Young Catholics in Australia
- Very Young Catholics in Taiwan
- Very Young Catholics in Thailand
- Very Young Catholics in Kenya
- Very Young Catholics in Togo
- Very Young Catholics in India
The Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy
Based on Sacred Scripture and the Catechism of the Catholic Church, this book teaches children how to imitate Jesus by making simple acts of love. Filled with illustrated full-color pictures, this book includes:
- Introduction to WHAT mercy IS
- The 7 Corporal Works of Mercy (with illustrated examples of WHAT that looks like)
- The 7 Spiritual Works of Mercy (presented in ways that kids can UNDERSTAND)
- Write-In pages for your children to plan their own acts of Mercy
- What the Tribunal of Mercy IS
- The Chaplet of Divine Mercy
- and so much more!
This is a great book to read TO this age group OR read it aloud as an entire family! The companion Works of Mercy card game can be played to help reinforce everything they learn!
Other great books for kids under 9 years old:
Prayers in Sacred Art for Catholic Kids Set
Matching classic works of sacred art with the Apostles’ Creed, Angel of God prayer, St. Michael the Archangel Prayer, and Hail Holy Queen, this series impresses the beauty of the faith upon the hearts, minds, and souls of children.
Our customers can’t get enough of the breathtaking artwork that graces each page, making it a feast for the eyes and an enriching visual journey through important Catholic prayers. One delighted grandparent shared, “Absolutely beautiful books … in both content and artwork. I purchased it for my grandsons … and then went back and purchased more copies.”
Other GREAT books for this age include:
