Ages 9-12

Books for the middle grades.

  • That Office Boy

    Rev. Francis J. Finn

    That Office Boy

    $12.95

    Michael Desmond is “That Office Boy” to Father Carney, president of St. Xavier’s School in Cincinnati.  When the Young Ladies’ Sodality decides to enter a popularity contest with the local paper to win a piano, chaos...

  • The Bible Story

    Johnson, Hannan and Dominica

    The Bible Story

    $18.95

    The Bible Story is the first in a trilogy of books written for Benziger Brothers by the team of Rev. George Johnson, Rev. Jerome Hannan and Sister Mary Dominica--the other two being the well-loved Bible History and The Story of the Church.  While...

  • The Blessed Virgin: Mary our Mother The Blessed Virgin: Mary our Mother

    The Blessed Virgin: Mary our Mother

    $17.95

    The first in a trilogy of stories of the saints by the husband and wife duo of Pierre and Germaine Noury, this sweet illustrated tale of the life of the Blessed Virgin is truly a treasure. From her conception to her glorious Assumption and crowning as...

  • Book of Saints & Heroes

    Leonora Blanche Lang

    The Book of Saints and Heroes

    $15.95

          Andrew Lang was an Oxford fellow and Scotsman who had a distinguished career as a poet, novelist and historian.  His wife Leonora was extremely well-educated herself, having translated a history of Russia from the French and...

  • The Camp by Copper River

    Rev. Henry S. Spalding, S.J.

    The Camp by Copper River

    $12.95

     Five boys. Five weeks camping in the pine forests of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.  What could go wrong? Walter Stanley’s eccentric bachelor uncle has offered to take him and a chosen friend on the adventure of a lifetime. ...

  • Cave by the Beech Fork Cave back cover

    Rev. Henry S. Spalding, S.J.

    The Cave by the Beech Fork

    $14.95

    From the discovery of a secret cave to the winning of a David-and-Goliath shooting match, there is no lack of action in The Cave by the Beech Fork, as we follow Owen Howard and Martin Cooper through their exploits in early 19th century Kentucky. But...

  • Child of God

    Mother Mary Loyola

    The Child of God

    $11.95

          Mother Mary Loyola's treatment of the meaning of Baptism takes shape as a sort of Baltimore Catechism in conversational form.  Because it is written for a younger audience, she relies heavily on anecdotes and stories to...

  • The Child's Book of Hymns

    The Child's Book of Hymns

    $12.95

    If you enjoyed our Catholic Songs for Children, but are seeking songs children can sing at Mass, this is what you've been hoping for! This delightful selection of hymns, written especially for children by the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin...

  • The First Christmas The First Christmas

    The First Christmas

    $17.95

    The first Christmas comes to life on the pages of this book from 1875. The original paintings were recreated using a sophisticated woodcut technique that gives the feel of an engraving, but in vivid colors. With verses by Rosa Mulholland, who frequently...

  • The King of the Golden City

    Mother Mary Loyola

    The King of the Golden City

    $21.95

          The book that began it all... Mother Mary Loyola had used the simple allegory of a little maid and the gracious King who deigned to visit her as a catechetical tool for many years...a brief sketch of this story appears in The...