2015 Holiday Gift Guide: 9-12 Year Olds

Carefully selected to be on-trend, discover the best, most unique gift ideas for your tween boy or girl. From proudly geeky gamers to super creative crafters, there’s something here for everyone!

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Geeky Gamers

LEGO Awesome Ideas

by Daniel Lipkowitz

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Create amazing new LEGO builds with this dense encyclopedia of cool ideas.

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Minecraft: Blockopedia

by Alex Wiltshire

This incredible reference book for Minecraft gamers contains tons of block-making instructions, plus it’s shaped like a Minecraft block.

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Trouble in Zombie-town: The Mystery of Herobrine: Book One: A Gameknight999 Adventure

by Mark Cheverton

Gameknight999 swore he’d never willingly return to the world of Minecraft but now he must to save his little sister.

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Star Wars: A New Hope

by Alexandra Bracken

A farm boy, a scoundrel, and a princess join forces to defeat the evil empire that threatens the entire galaxy in this retelling of the movie that started it all.

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Voyagers: Project Alpha

by D. J. MacHale

The smartest 12-year-olds in the world train for an Earth-saving trip to outer space in this first book of an exciting new sci-fi series.

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Minecraft Creeper Phone Case

Show off your Minecraft obsession with a sinister Creeper smartphone case.

Star Wars Head Phones

R2-D2, Chewbacca, Tie Fighter, and Darth Vader on-ear wired headphones show off your “Star Wars” pride.

The World Belongs to Those Who Read Laptop Sleeve

Let your laptop express your inner book geek with this easy-to-remove vinyl decal.

Wonder Workshop Dash and Dot Robot Wonder

Learn to code so you can drive your own robot using your tablet.

LEGO Space Needle

Tweens can create a replica of the famous Seattle landmark and a pretty awesome keepsake too!

Fabulous Fashionistas

Mackenzie Blue Series

by Tina Wells

In this fun and sassy chapter book series, Zee is an expert shopper, guitar player, and songwriter who loves her friends and making purses.

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Amazing Braids, Buns & Twists

by Eric Mayost

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Go beyond the basic bun and braid with step-by-step tutorials for innovative hairstyles.

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The Real Princess Diaries

by Grace Norwich

Discover cool information and fascinating photographs about real-life princesses from history to today.

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Steampunk Fashions Coloring Book

by Marty Noble

Escape to a Steampunk world with 31 Victorian-era steampunk fashions complete with goggles, clocks, and other tech accessories that you color in yourself.

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Metallic Bracelets Insta Ink Temporary Tattoos

Accessorize with the hottest new trend — metallic temporary tattoo bracelets.

Book Quote Throw Pillow

Cozy up with a good book … pillow.

Color Bombz Temporary Hair Color

Add a stripe of color to your hair, showing off your festive holiday spirit.

Fashion Show

Calling all designers! “Project Runway” hopefuls can sketch designs on model pages and decorate them using markers, pattern paper, and accessories stickers.

Amazing Athletes

The Kicks Series

by Alex Morgan

This entertaining and empowering book series — from soccer star and Olympic gold medalist Alex Morgan — follows Devin’s adventures and challenges in life and playing soccer for the Kicks team.

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Roller Girl

by Victoria Jamieson

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When her best friendship ends, Astrid works hard to learn roller derby and find her place in the world without that friendship.

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Derek Jeter’s Ultimate Baseball Guide 2015

by Larry Dobrow, illustrated by Damien Jones

This is the ultimate guide for baseball fans with facts about each of the 30 Major League teams plus Derek Jeter’s handwritten notes and cool trivia about everything baseball.

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Fantasy League

by Mike Lupica

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Twelve-year-old Charlie is catapulted into fame when his fantasy football skills are noticed by a sports radio host and he becomes an “advisor” for the L.A. Bulldogs team.

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Creative Crafters

Twintuition: Double Vision

by Tia Mowry and Tamera Mowry

Stuck in a new town, twins Cassie and Caitlyn begin to experience strange visions and new conflicts between themselves.

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Attitude Is Everything (Doodle Art Alley Books #3)

by Samantha Snyder

Color 50 inspiring quotes and sayings.

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DIY Lava Lamp Lip Gloss Kit

Make your own lava lamp lip gloss with all natural ingredients in two flavors.

Dry-Erase Notebook Wall Decal

Add this trendy notebook page peel-and-stick wall decal to your bedroom or family room.

3D Doodler

Draw, design, and build … all at the same time! This 3-D doodling pen will take tweens’ creativity skills to new heights.

Outstandingly Offbeat

The Terrible Two

by Mac Barnett and Jory John, illustrated by Kevin Cornell

Is the school big enough for two pranksters? When these two kids pair up to pull an epic prank at school, watch out!

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School

by Jeff Kinney

Kids are begging for this latest book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series about Greg’s town and Greg unplugging and going tech-free.

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Unicorn on a Roll

by Dana Simpson

No one is more sarcastic than Phoebe’s unicorn friend, Marigold Heavenly Nostrils. And together, she and Phoebe make a hilarious duo in a graphic novel similar to Calvin and Hobbes.

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Big Nate: Say Good-bye to Dork City

by Lincoln Peirce

Nate thinks he’s pretty cool and should hang out with the cool kids. Eventually he realizes that popularity might not be all that great. A good lesson for kids and lough out loud throughout.

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