Books - Wellington,FL

A gift certificate if he/she's a heavy reader so you don't duplicate what they already have.

I LOVE the Redwall books (they're even better on audio though!) and they're appropriate for that age!

Girl or boy?

Little HOuse books
Anne Of Green Gables
All of a Kind Family
Nancy Drew
Betsy, Tacy, Tibb books
Ramona books
Gentle Ben

Magic Treehouse
Swiss Family Robinson
Crispin, or others by Avi
Henry and Beezus, or ones like it
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Maniac McGee
Motorcycle Mouse
Cricket in Times Square
Odyssey, written for children
Beowulf
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Freckle Juice

Look up Scholastic books. I think they also give reading levels.

The Dangerous Book for Boys - but ask his mama first

Magic Tree House and also right now Warriors is popular for a girl. No idea what a boy would be into sorry. I second the gift certificate. Let them choose what they'd like

If your cousin is a boy, he might like Hugo Cabret. My son received it as a gift last year. It is a beautiful book to give as a gift, is illustrated very creatively and it just came out as a movie.

My daughter adored Geronimo Stilton. He is a little mouse that has all kinds of adventures. The illustrations are really cute too. They are paperback and very inexpensive - about $5 I think. There are probably about 30 in the whole series. She is 13+ now and has kept every one, before moving onto the Redwall series, which are much more indepth and lengthy for a 9 year old probably.
Hope this helps
M. F

depends entirely on their reading and comprehension level

You don't say if your cousin is a girl or boy which would really help. But really just take a minute to think about what the child is interested in and then find a book that caters to that interest and is the proper reading level.