Second to decorating the tree, my daughters love the annual appearance of our basket of beloved holiday books at the start of the holiday season. This basket includes many holiday-themed books we’ve collected over the years, including board books, picture books, and most recently, Christmas chapter books.
Whether you have a basket of books like we have, or a countdown to Christmas with a book advent calendar, adding a few new Christmas books to your collection each year is a great way to get your kids excited. keep reading during the holidays. And if you’re looking for new Christmas-themed chapter books for your tween, this collection includes lots of great possibilities for your holiday reading pile.
You are reading: Christmas books for 10 year olds
This list includes Christmas chapter books for tweens (ages 9-12) that are humorous, inspiring, and super engaging. There are mysteries, short stories, a bit of non-fiction, and even a horror thriller (thanks R.L. Stine!). I’m sure you’ll find a title or two that will fit your tween or middle grade class, whatever your reading preference. or interests!
And if you’re looking for older kids, check out our list of Christmas books for teens.
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Top 25 Christmas Chapter Books for Tweens (8-12 year olds)
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matt haig christmas chapter books
this fun and festive trilogy from matt haig deserves a very special place on our list of holiday chapter books.
You are about to read…THE TRUE STORY OF FATHER CHRISTMAS. If you are one of those people who believe that some things are impossible, you should put this book down right away. (Because this book is FULL of impossible things.) Are you still reading? Good! Great for age 9+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository The Girl Who Saved Christmas by Matt Haig 
It is Christmas Eve and all is not well. Amelia Wishart is trapped in Mr Creeper’s workhouse and Christmas is in jeopardy. The magic of Christmas is fading. For Christmas to survive, Father Christmas knows he must find Amelia. With the help of some elves, eight reindeer, the Queen and a man called Charles Dickens, the search for a special girl, and the secret of Christmas, begins. Age 9+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository Father Christmas and Me by Matt Haig 
Amelia Wishart is now living with her bew adoptive parents, Father Christmas and Mary Christmas in Elfhelm. But she still doesn’t feel like she fits in! Amelia attends elf school, where she is taller than all the other students… and the adults too. Plus Elf school work isn’t at all like human school work! Then there’s the issue of Father Vodol, and his attempts to make the other elves believe that humans are dangerous and shouldn’t even be allowed in Elfhelm. Maybe Amelia should just return to the human world! Age 9+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository The Christmas Genie by Dan Gutman 
Christmas vacation is just hours away and Mrs. Walters’ 5th grade class can almost taste it! But then a meteorite crashes through the classroom window and out pops a genie! To prove his gratitude at being set free, the genie grants the class one wish…but, if the class can’t all agree on one wish in one hour, Christmas vacation will be cancelled! Age 9+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository The Christmasaurus by Tom Fletcher 
All ten year old William really wants for Christmas is a dinosaur…even though he knows dinosaurs are extinct. When a mix up in the North Pole lands the Christmasaurus in William’s home on Christmas Eve, the two form an instant friendship and find themselves on the adventure of a lifetime as they attempt to get Christmasaurus home to Santa in the North Pole. Age 9+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository The Christmasaurus and the Winter Witch by Tom Fletcher 
In this sequel to The Christmasaurus, Santa visits William and his family to invite them all to the North Pole. There they discover how Christmas works. They also meet the mysterious and magical Winter Witch and learn of her power to control time so that Santa can travel all around the world on Christmas Eve. While there William learns that the fate of Christmas hangs in the balance, and now he and the Christmasaurus must risk everything to save it. Age 9+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository Eddie Versus the Shadow Shifters in the Battle for Christmas by Brandon Stevenson 
Just days before Christmas Eddie moves to Brockville and curiously finds that no one in town appears aware that Christmas is just days away. His curiosity leads an adventurous Eddie to discover Santa’s Elf Rangers, the protectors of Christmas, and the evil Shadow Shifters – who are behind the mysterious disappearance of Christmas in his new home town. Age 9+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository Nutcracked by Susan Adrian 
Georgie has waited to dance the part of Clara in The Nutcracker ballet her whole life. And when she finally gets the part, it’s like a dream come true…literally. Every time Georgie dances with the Nutcracker doll, she leaves the ballet studio and enters a world where everything around her is magical! But when the Nutcracker’s magic seeps into the real world, Georgie must save her friend, the Nutcracker, and herself! Age 9+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository
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When siblings Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy step through a wardrobe door and into the land of Narnia they discover a land frozen in eternal winter thanks to the power of an evil White Witch. Can the four children help the true leader of the land, the great lion Aslan, save the land of Narnia. Age 9+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository The Naughty List by Michael Fry and Bradley Jackson 
When Bobbie’s hilariously bumbling efforts to save her brother’s Christmas actually land him on Santa’s Naughty List, she must travel to the North Pole to make things right and save Christmas. Bobbie suddenly finds herself on an epic adventure complete with rogue elves, dysfunctional reindeer, a lazy Santa and more! Age 9+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository Deck the Halls, We’re Off the Walls by Dan Gutman (My Weird School Special) 
Santa Claus is coming to town! Or at least to the local mall. But what happens when kid rapper Cray-Z gives a Christmas concert at the same mall and all his fans go bananas? One thing’s for sure—if A.J. and the gang from Ella Mentry School want to save the day, they will need a Christmas miracle. Age 9+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository Goosebumps Most Wanted: The 12 Screams of Christmas by RL Stine 
Kate is starring in a scary Christmas play for her school and everyone in the play is staying at a haunted house to rehearse, but Kate is the only one who can actually see the ghosts! Age 9+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository
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When popular sixth grader, Hart Evans is put in charge of the big holiday concert by his exasperated music teacher he soon discovers there’s a big difference between popularity and leadership, and the entire class learn lessons in the importance of working together, democracy, and the true meaning of Christmas. Age 9+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository Top Elf by Caleb Huett 
In this hilarious story, Ollie and Celia think they know what the life of an elf is supposed to be like: Make toys. Make more toys. Try out a new ice-cream flavor. Help Santa. But then Santa rocks the North Pole with an announcement-he’s decided this is going to be his last year in the Big Red Suit and he’s opening up the job to any kid who wants to apply! Age 9+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository Issie and the Christmas Pony by Stacy Gregg 
Issie had always wanted her very own pony, and perhaps this Christmas her wish would come true. A fabulous story for pony lovers. Age 10+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser 
Twins Isa and Jessie, along with siblings Oliver, Hyacinth, and Laney (ranging from ages four-and-three-quarters to 12), plus a dog, a cat, a bunny, and their parents, all live together in a brownstone on 141st Street. Unfortunately, cantankerous landlord Mr. Biederman refuses to renew the lease. They have the five days before Christmas to change his mind or they will have to move out of the only home they have ever known. Age 10+ years Available: Amazon | The Book Depository
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Inside this festive book of illustrated Doctor Who stories, you’ll find many mysteries, travels in the TARDIS, monster-chasing excitement and plenty of Christmas magic. Age 10+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository Nancy Drew Diaries: A Nancy Drew Christmas by Carolyn Keene 
Nancy finds herself with a Christmas mystery to solve while spending winter vacation at the most beautiful ski resort in Montana. Everything seems so perfect but, unfortunately, not all is as jolly as it seems! Age 10+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson 
A heartwarming story of a homeless old man, Armand, who lives alone on the streets of Paris and is not ashamed to be termed a hobo or a tramp. His life is changed forever when a small family who have fallen on hard times enter his life. For the first time in such a long time he starts to feel a connection that causes him to realise that he belongs with this family. Age 10+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository WinterFrost by Michelle Houts 
Bettina and her baby sister are left alone on their family farm when an accident befalls their grandmother. Bettina is resourceful, and does all the chores just so, with the exception of forgetting to leave out a dish of Christmas rice pudding for the nisse (gnomes) who her grandfather always said lived in their barn. But a forgotten nisse is a mischievous nisse, and now Bettina has trouble on her hands! Age 10+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository
Christmas Short Stories
These collections of holiday stories include classic tales, fun adventures and more!
There is mystery and magic, laughter and mischief, the joy of shared times and plenty of delicious food – from Santa Claus and his helpers to a family putting up their tree, the characters in these wonderful short stories embrace the true Christmas spirit. Available: Amazon Enid Blyton’s Christmas Tales 
25 more classic Christmas short stories from Enid Blyton that are sure to capture the excitement of anticipating gifts, the pleasures of special food, of singing carols, and coming together to share good times with friends and families. Available: Amazon A Little House Christmas Treasury by Laura Ingalls Wilder 
A heartwarming compilation of Christmas stories from the Little House books that remind us all that time spent with loved ones is what makes the holiday season so special. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository Have Yourself a Horrible Christmas by Terry Deary 
Fans of the Horrible Histories series will enjoy this one! Sharing the horrible elements of Christmas history, it tells tales from the dark days when the Puritans tried to abolish Christmas, to Christmas in the trenches when the British and Germans traded bullets for footballs. Available: The Book Depository Father Christmas’s Fake Beard by Terry Pratchett 
A collection of hilarious Christmas themed short stories. If turkey, carols, presents and crackers are all starting to feel a bit samey, mix it up with a huge exploding mince pie, a pet abominable snowman, and a very helpful partridge in a pear tree! What if Father Christmas went to work at a zoo, or caused chaos in a toy store or, was even, arrested for burglary!? Age 9+ years. Available: Amazon | The Book Depository
For Christmas picture book suggestions, be sure to check out our other holiday booklists – Funny Christmas Picture Books for Kids, Christmas Picture Books About Santa and the very popular Books Celebrating Christmas Around the World.
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