Kids Recommend
About the Book Lists
Over my twenty years of teaching reading in a workshop, the annual average, for a class of seventh and eighth graders, is at least forty books. In the lower grades at my current school, the Center for Teaching and Learning, the numbers are similarly remarkable. My K-6 colleagues and I make time every day for our students to curl up with good books and engage in the single activity that consistently correlates with high levels of performance on standardized tests of reading ability. And that is frequent, voluminous, self-selected reading. A child sitting in a quiet room with a good book isn’t a flashy or, more significantly, marketable teaching method. It just happens to be the only way anyone ever grew up to become a reader.
And that is the goal: for every child we teach to become a skilled, passionate, habitual, critical reader—as novelist Robertson Davies put it, to learn how to make of reading “a personal art.” Along the way, CTL teachers hope that our students will become smarter, happier, more just, and more compassionate people because of the worlds they experience within those hundreds of thousands of black lines of print.
We know that students need time to read, at school and at home, every day. We understand that when particular children love their particular books, reading is more likely to happen during the time we set aside for it. And we have learned that the only sure-fire way to induce a love of books is to invite students to select their own. So CTL teachers buy the best children’s literature we can find, conduct booktalks and bookwalks, and help our students choose books, develop and refine their literary criteria, and carve out identities for themselves as readers. We get that it’s essential for every child we teach to be able to say, "These are my favorite authors, genres, books, and characters this year, and this is why." Personal preference is the foundation, walls, and ceiling in building a reader for a lifetime.
At CTL, starting in kindergarten and going straight through until the end of middle school, free choice of books is a child’s right, not an occasional privilege granted by a kind teacher. Our students have shown us that opportunities to consider, select, and reconsider books make reading feel sensible and attractive to children right from the start—that they’ll read more books than we ever dreamed possible and more challenging books than we ever dreamed of assigning them.
We’ve also learned that students need access to a wide, up-to-date assortment of inviting titles. Instead of investing in class sets of novels or expensive basals or anthologies, CTL has made classroom libraries of individual titles our budget priority. Teachers read a lot of the books that we hope our students will, so we can make knowledgeable recommendations. We offer help when readers need it, and we teach children, one at a time, about books and reading in the daily, quiet conversations of our reading workshops.
And we understand that the only delivery system for reading comprehension is reading. When reading is meaning-filled, understanding cannot be separated from decoding. Reading comprehension is not a set of sub-skills or strategies that children need to be taught to bring to bear, after they’ve translated letters to sounds. When students are reading stories that are interesting to them, and when the books are written at their independent reading levels, comprehension—the making of meaning—is direct, and kids understand.
Human beings are wired to understand. As reading theorist Frank Smith puts it, “Children know how to comprehend, provided they are in a situation that has the possibility of making sense to them” (1997). Reading workshop is our best approximation of an instructional context that has the possibility of making sense to young readers. A child sits in a quiet, book-filled space, engrossed in a beloved, accessible book in the company of classmates who are reading and loving books, too, along with a teacher who knows about literature, reading, and his or her students.
This is not a dream world. Because CTL is a non-profit demonstration school, a place where public school teachers come to learn about innovative methods, we handpick a student body that represents a diverse range of socioeconomic backgrounds and ability levels. We fundraise twelve months a year, so we can set a tuition rate that's as low as possible: most recently $6,850 per year. Last year the average tuition, after financial aid adjustments, was just $4,981 per student, a fee lower than that for a school year's worth of daycare. The point is to attract a mix of students in whom visiting teachers can recognize their own.
And they do, because CTL students are regular kids. They suffer ADHD and identified learning disabilities, including nonverbal learning disorders, visual processing difficulties, and dyslexia. Some kids come from homes with packed bookshelves; some students own only a few books of their own. Maine is a rural state and a poor one, in the bottom third nationally in terms of per capita income. Only 66% of jobs here pay a livable wage, and CTL students’ parents work hard at all kinds of occupations: farmer, carpenter, sheetrocker, store clerk, soldier, fisherman, gardener, postal worker, and housecleaner, as well as physician, minister, teacher, and small-business owner.
So we do not believe that nationally CTL students’ accomplishments as readers can be explained away as some kind of anomaly. Ours is not a privileged population of students. This is what is possible for children as readers.
It’s also important to understand that reading workshop is not S.S.R. (Sustained Silent Reading). It’s not a study hall, where we watch the clock with one eye as we D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything And Read). In reading workshop, we teach readers for a lifetime. In lessons, we introduce new books and old favorites, tell about authors and genres, read aloud authors and genres, talk with kids about reading rituals and plans, and teach about elements of fiction, how poems work, what efficient readers do and don’t do when they come across an unfamiliar word, how punctuation gives voice to reading, when to speed up or slow down, who won this year’s Newbery Award, how to keep reading records, what a sequel is, what readers can glean from a copyright page, how to identify the narrative voice or tone of a novel and why it matters, how there are different purposes for reading that affect a reader’s style and pace, how to identify a “beach book” or page turner, how to tell if a book is too hard, too easy, or just right, and why the only way to become a strong, fluent reader is to read often and a lot.
Reading workshop is one of the simplest and hardest things we do at CTL. It’s also the most worthwhile. Students leave our school as strong, literary, well-above-grade-level readers. But they also leave smarter about such a diversity of words, ideas, events, people, and places that they take their teachers’ breaths away. Books and stories bring the whole world to a tiny school in rural Maine. And then the readers grow up, leave the school, and recognize the wide world they encounter out there because it is already lodged in the “chambers of their imaginations” (Spufford, 2002).
Sydney Jourard wrote, “The vicarious experience of reading can shape our essence, change us, just as firsthand experience can. Experience seems to be as transfusible as blood” (1971). For kids who know reading as a personal art, every day is a transfusion. Every day they engage with literature that enables them to know things, feel things, imagine things, hope for things, become people they never could have dreamed without the transforming power of books, books, books.
All of the boys and girls at our school help their teachers create master lists, organized by grade level and gender, of the inviting, accessible books that they’ve loved best. These “Kids Recommend” lists feature the titles that our students name in response to this question: What books do you love so much that you think they might convince a _____-grade girl/boy—someone who’s a lot like you, except that she/he doesn’t read much—that books are great? The answers are available to our students and their parents, as well as other teachers and the general public, here at our school’s website. The CTL "Kids Recommend" lists average over 400 hits each week.
Students update the lists continuously, because the field of children’s literature changes so quickly. While a handful of titles do maintain their popularity (S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders (1968), the novel that virtually created the field of young adult literature, continues to speak to kids), most drop off and are replaced over time.
We separated the lists of book titles that appear on the “Kids Recommend” page for grades 3-8 into girls’ choices and boys’ choices because, in general, their tastes in books aren’t the same: at the middle-school level, the gender overlap in titles is only about twenty percent; in grades 3-4, it’s around seventeen percent. Gender seems not to be an issue in book choice in K-2.
We hope that CTL's book lists will set a trend. Our ultimate goal is a national network of websites of great titles, nominated by K-12 students who choose their own books in all kinds of school settings: the favorite titles each year of a cross-section of American kids as the go-to resource for teachers to select literature for classroom libraries in diverse communities across America.
If you are interested in learning more about how we teach reading in a workshop at CTL, I have written a brief, practical book for teachers and parents entitled The Reading Zone: How to Help Kids Become Skilled, Passionate, Habitual, Critical Readers (2007). It describes the specifics of the methodology we call reading workshop, and you can order it from Amazon.com, Borders, Barnes and Noble, or directly from the publisher at Scholastic.com.
With all best wishes,
Nancie Atwell
Kindergarten
Adams, Pam There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
Alborough, Jez My Friend Bear and Where's My Teddy?
Ahlberg, Alan and Janet Each Peach, Pear, Plum and The Jolly Postman
Asch, Frank Skyfire
Bang, Molly When Sophie Gets Angry
Brett, Jan Annie and the Wild Animals, The First Dog, and Christmas Trolls
Brown, Marc The Arthur books
Brown, Margaret Wise Goodnight Moon
Cabrera, Jane Over in the Meadow
Carle, Eric Dragons, Dragons, Dream Snow, The Honeybee and the Robber,
The Mixed-Up Chameleon, The Secret Birthday Message, Ten Little
Rubber Ducks, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and The Very Quiet Cricket
Carlson, Nancy Arnie Goes to Camp and A Visit to Grandma’s
Carter, David Curious Critters
Casey, Patricia My Cat Jack
Cort, Ben Pigs Can’t Fly
Crews, Donald School Bus, Ten Black Dots, Truck, and any of his other titles
Davis, Kelly Pirates
De Beer, Hans Little Polar Bear
Elhert, Lois Feathers for Lunch, Nuts to You, Pie in the Sky, Snowballs,
Top Cat, Wag a Tail, and Waiting for Wings
Falconer, Ian Olivia
Fleming, Denise Time to Sleep
Fox, Mem Boo to a Goose, Feathers and Fools, Harriet, You Drive Me Wild,
Hattie and the Fox, Koala Lou, The Magic Hat, Night Noises, Shoes from
Grandpa, Sophie, Time for Bed, Tough Boris, and Wilfrid Gordon
McDonald Partridge
Freeman, Don Dandelion
French, Jackie Diary of a Wombat
Galdone, Paul Three Little Kittens
Henkes, Kevin Chester’s Way, Chrysanthemum, Julius, the Baby of the World,
Lilly and the Purple Plastic Purse, Lilly’s Big Day, Lilly’s Chocolate Heart,
Owen, Sheila Rae’s Peppermint Stick, A Weekend with Wendell,
and Wemberly Worried
Hobbie, Holly The Toot and Puddle books
Hughes, Shirley Alfie Gets In First, Alfie Wins a Prize, Angel Mae, Dogger,
and Sally’s Secret
Krensky, Stephen Too Many Leprechauns
Lies, Brian Bats at the Beach
Lindbergh, Reeve the day the goose got loose
Lionni, Leo Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse, The Alphabet Tree,
An Extraordinary Egg, Fish Is Fish, Inch by Inch, It’s Mine,
Little Blue and Little Yellow, Six Crows, and Tillie and the Wall
Littledale, Freya The Snow Child
Long, Melinda How I Became a Pirate
Marshall, Janet look once, look twice
Martin, Bill, Jr. Chicka-Chicka Boom-Boom
Matthews, Derek Snappy Little Jungle
McAllister, Angela The Tortoise and the Hare
McPhail, David Edward and the Pirates
Melmed, Laura Kraus The Rainbabies
Munsch, Robert Thomas' Snowsuit
Muntean, Michaela Do Not Open This Book
Myller, Rolf How Big Is a Foot?
Niemann, Christoph The Police Cloud
Numeroff, Laura The Jellybeans and the Big Dance
O'Connor, George Sally and the Something
O'Connor, Jane Fancy Nancy and Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy
Pelham, David A Is for Animals
Penn, Audrey The Kissing Hand
Pilkey, Dav The Paperboy
Plourde, Lynn Spring's Sprung
Polaco, Patricia Emma Kate and Rechenka's Eggs
Poydar, Nancy Bunny Business
Rand, Gloria Salty Dog
Rawlinson, Julia Fletcher and the Falling Leaves
Ringgold, Faith Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky
and Tar Beach
Rylant, Cynthia Dog Heaven
Schachner, Judy Skippy Jon Jones
Sendak, Maurice In the Night Kitchen
Shannon, David Alice the Fairy, David Gets in Trouble, and No, David
Simonet, Marc The Stray Dog
Steig, William Dr. De Soto Goes to Africa and Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
Stevens, Janet Tops and Bottoms
Stevenson, James Grandpa's Too-Good Garden and We Hate Rain
Troll, Ray The Sharkabet
Tucker, Kathy Do Pirates Take Baths?
Van Fleet, Matthew Spotted Yellow Frogs
Wells, Rosemary Max’s Chocolate Chicken, Max’s Dragon Shirt,
and McDuff Goes to School
Willems, Mo Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
Wood, Audrey Alphabet Mystery; King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub;
Elbert’s Bad Word; The Little Mouse, the Red, Ripe Strawberry,
and the Big, Hungry Bear; The Napping House; Jubal's Wish; Heckedey Peg;
Sweet Dream Pie; and Tooth Fairy
Zelinsky, Paul O. The Wheels on the Bus
Gr. 1-2
Abbott, Tony The Secrets of Droon books
Ada, Alma Flor and Leslie Tryon Dear Peter Rabbit: Stories to Go
Ahlberg, Alan and Janet Each Peach, Pear, Plum and The Jolly Postman
Avi The End of the Beginning
Baglio, Ben Lamb Lessons and A to Z Mysteries
Bang-Campbell, Monika Little Rat Rides and Little Rat Sets Sail
Barrows, Annie Ivy and Bean
Baum, L. Frank The Wizard of Oz (adapted)
Benton, Jim Attack of the 50-Foot Cupid, The Fran With Four Brains,
Invisible Fran, Lunch Walks Among Us, The Franidate, and
Frantastic Voyage
Bishop, Claire Huchet The Five Chinese Brothers
Black, Holly The Field Guide (The Spiderwick Chronicles)
Blume, Judy Freckle Juice, Superfudge, Double Fudge, and
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Brooks, Felicity The King Arthur Usborne series
Brooks, Walter R. Freddy and the Ignormous, Freddy and the Space Ship,
Freddy Goes to Florida, Freddy Goes to the North Pole, Freddy the Detective,
and I, Freddy: The Story of a Hamster
Brown, Jeff The Flat Stanley books
Burningham, John Cannonball Simp
Burton, Virginia The Little House
Cannon, Janell Stellaluna
Carnett, Suzanne Pet Stories
Cerf, Christopher and Page Peterson Blackie, the Horse Who Stood Still
Christopher, Matt Catch That Pass
Cleary, Beverly Ralph S. Mouse, Ramona's World, and Runaway Ralph
Cole, Joanna Bony Legs
Collins, Suzanne Gregor and the Curse of the Warm Bloods and Gregor
and the Prophecy of Baine
Coville, Bruce Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher
Craft, K.V. Cinderella
Creech, Sharon Love That Dog
Dadey, Debbie and Thornton Jones Joke Book
Dahl, Roald Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Danny, Champion of the
World, Giraffe, Pelly, and Me, James and the Giant Peach, and The Twits
De Paola, Tomie The Legend of the Bluebonnet and Now One Foot,
Now the Other
Di Camillo, Kate The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane and
The Tale of Despereaux
Doherty, Bertie Fairytales
Donkin, Andrew Danger on the Mountain
Erickson, John The Case of the Halloween Ghost
Falconer, Ian Olivia
Gannett, Ruth Stiles The My Father's Dragon series
Gibbons, Gail Frogs and her other nonfiction books
Goscinny, Rene The Nicholas series
Gray, Kes The Get Well Soon Book
Gutman, Dan The My Weird School series: Mrs. Cooney Is Looney, Miss Daisy
Is Crazy, Mr. Klutz Is Nuts, Mrs. Lagrange Is Strange, Miss Lizar Is Bizarre,
and Miss Small Is Off the Wall
Henkes, Kevin A Good Day, Lily's Purple Plastic Purse, Lily's Big Dog, Owen,
Weekend with Wendell, and Kitten's First Full Moon
Herge The Adventures of Tintin
Hock, William H. Three Little Pigs and the Fox
Ibbotson, Eva The Great Ghost Rescue and Which Witch?
Ingle, Annie Robin Hood
Jacobson, Jennifer Jacob Truly Winnie
Jenkins, Emily Toys Go Out
Johnson, Angela I Dream of Trains
Johnson, Crockett Harold and the Purple Crayon
Johnson, Jinny Dino Wars
Kimmel, Eric Seven at One Blow
King-Smith, Dick Ace, Charlie Muffin's Miracle Mouse, The Invisible Dog,
Lady Lollipop, Martin's Mice, A Mouse Called Wolf, and Pigs Might Fly
Kirk, Daniel Rex Tabby, Cat Detective
Krauss, Robert Whose Mouse Are You?
Krulik, Nancy The Katie Kazoo Switcheroo series
Kuskin, Karla Moon, Have You Met My Mother?
Levine, Gail Carson The Princess Tales
Lewis, C.S. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Lindgreen, Astrid Pippi Longstocking
Lobel, Arnold The Frog and Toad books, Mouse Soup, Mouse Tales, Small Pig,
Uncle Elephant, and Grasshopper on the Road
Maguire, Gregory Leaping Beauty and Other Animal Fairy Tales
Marshall, Edward Four by the Shore and Three by the Sea
Mason, Jane Bella Baxter All Cooped Up, Bella Baxter and the Itchy Disaster,
Bella Baxter and the Lighthouse Mystery, and Bella Baxter Inn Trouble
McDonald, Megan The Judy Moody and Stink series
McMullen, Kate The Dragon Slayers' Academy series: Double Dragon
Trouble, The Ghost of Sir Herbert Dungeonstone, The New Kid
at School, and Ninety-Seven Ways to Train a Dragon
Meadows, Daisy The Rainbow Fairies series
Miles, Ellen The Puppy Place series and the Taylor-Made Tales books
Milne, A.A. Winnie the Pooh
Muntean, Michaela Do Not Open This Book
Noda, Takayo Dear World
Osborne, Mary Pope The Magic Tree House books and the Odyssey books
Osborne, Will and Mary Pope Magic Tree House Research Guides
Oxenbury, Helen The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig
Parish, Peggy The Amelia Bedelia books
Park, Barbara Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business,
Junie B. Jones Is a Barber Shop Guy, and Junie B. Jones Is a Party Animal
Peterson, John The Littles Have a Wedding
Pinkney, Jerry Little Red Hen
Plaisted, Caroline Ballet Stories
Polacco, Patricia Emma Kate, The Graves Family,
and The Graves Family Goes Camping
Roberts, Lynn Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Sleeping Beauty
Rounds, Glen The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf
Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Roy, Ron The Talking T. Rex
Ryan, Margaret The Airy Fairy series
Rylant, Cynthia Cat Heaven, Dog Heaven, Gooseberry Park, Mr. Putter and
Tabby Fly the Plane, and the Poppleton series
Sage, Angie Magyk
Scieska, Jon Help, Summer Reading is Killing Me, Squids Will Be Squids,
The Time Warp Trio, and Tut, Tut
Seidler, Tor Mean Margaret and Toes
Sewall, Anna Black Beauty
Snicket, Lemony The Series of Unfortunate Events books
Spanos, Seva Thumbelina's Song
Stevenson, James The Castaway, Quick, Turn the Page, Rolling Rose,
Brrr!, Don't Make Me Laugh, Fast Friends, and Worse than Willy
Stilton, Geronimo The Geronimo Stilton series
Strauss, Linda Leopold A Fairy Called Hilary
Swift, Jonathan Gulliver's Travels (adapted by Mary Pope Osborne)
Trine, Greg The Melvin Beederman series
Van Allsburg, Chris Jumanji and Zathura
Verne, Jules The Journey to the Center of the Earth (adapted)
Voight, Cynthia and Tom Leigh Angus and Sadie
Waters, Fiona The Kingfisher Treasury of Princess Stories
Watson, Carol Animal Legends
Weisner, David The Three Little Pigs
White, E.B. Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan
Wilder, Laura Ingalls Laura's Pa and Little House in the Big Woods
Winthrop, Elizabeth Battle for the Castle and The Castle in the Attic
Wood, Audrey King Bidgood's in the Bathtub
Zelinsky, Paul O. Rapunzel and Rumplestiltskin
Gr. 3-4 Boys
Abbott, Tony The Hidden Stairs and the Magic Carpet
Applegate, K.A. The Animorphs series: The Invasion, The Visitor,
The Encounter, etc.
Avi The End of the Beginning, Ereth's Birthday, The Good Dog, and the
Poppy series
Barker, Clive Abarat and Days of Magic, Nights of War
Birdsall, Jeanne The Penderwicks
Birney, Betty Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs
Blume, Judy Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Otherwise Known as Sheila
the Great, Superfudge, Fudge-a-mania, and Double Fudge
Beddor, Frank The Looking Glass Wars trilogy
Brooks, Walter Freddy and the Bean Home News
Byars, Betsy My Dog, My Hero
Cary, Kate Bloodline
Colfer, Eoin Half Moon, Wish List, and the Artemis Fowl series: Artemis Fowl,
The Arctic Incident, The Eternity Code, etc.
Collins, Suzanne The Underland Chronicles
Coville, Bruce I Left My Sneakers in Dimension X
Creech, Sharon Love That Dog
Dahl, Roald James and the Giant Peach, The Witches, and The Twits
Daniels, Lucy The Animal Ark series: Kittens in the Kitchen, Pony
on the Porch, and Puppies in the Pantry
Delaney, Joseph The Last Apprentice series
Di Camillo, Kate Because of Winn-Dixie and The Tale of Despereaux
Donkin, Andrew Spooky Spine Chillers
Doyle, Roddy The Giggler Treatment, The Meanwhile Adventures,
and Rover Saves Christmas
Eager, Edward Knight's Castle
Feiffer, Julius A Barrel of Laughs, A Veil of Tears
Flanagan, John The Ranger's Apprentice series
Funke, Cornelia Dragon Rider, Inkheart, Inkspell, The Thief Lord, and
When Santa Fell to Earth
Gardiner, John Stone Fox
George, Jean Craighead My Side of the Mountain
and There's an Owl in the Shower
Goscinny, Rene The Nicholas series
Haig, Matt Samuel Blink and the Forbidden Forest
Hiaasen, Carl Flush and Hoot
Howe, James The Bunnicula series
Ibbotson, Eva Dial-a-Ghost, Island of the Aunts, Pleasing the Ghost,
and Which Witch?
Jacques, Brian The Redwall series
Juster, Norman The Phantom Tollbooth
Kinney, Jeff Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Roderick Rules, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
Kurzweil, Allen Leon and the Champion Chip and Leon and the Spitting Image
Lasky, Kathryn The Guardians of Ga'Hoole series: The Capture, The Journey,
The Rescue, etc.
Lewis, C.S. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,
Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, etc.
MacHale, D.J. The Pendragon series
Maguire, Gregory Leaping Beauty
Martin, Ann A Dog's Life: The Autobiography of a Stray
McCormick, Maggi Spooky Spine Chillers McMullan, Kate Dragon Slayers' Academy: The New Kid at School,
Revenge of the Dragon Lady, Class Trip to the Cave of Doom, etc.
McSwigan, Marie The Snow Treasure
Mull, Brandon The Fablehaven series
Nimmo, Jenny Midnight for Charlie Bone and the other Charlie Bone books
Oppel, Kenneth Skybreaker
Osborne, Mary Pope The Magic Tree House books: Dinosaurs Before Dark,
The Knight Before Dawn, Mummies in the Morning, etc.
Paolini, Christopher Eragon, Eldest, and Brisingr
Paver, Michelle Wolf Brother, Spirit Walker, and the rest of the Chronicles
Philbrick, Rodman Rem World
Platt, Kin Big Max
Pullman, Phillip Clockwork
Riordan, Rick The Lightning Thief, Sea of Monsters, and Titan's Curse
Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter
and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, etc.
Sachar, Louis Holes
Sage, Angie Flyte, Magyk, and Physik
Seidler, Tor The Wainscot Weasel
Selden, George A Cricket in Times Square and Harry Cat's Pet Puppy
Selznick, Brian The Invention of Hugh Cabret
Shannon, David David Goes to School and No, David!
Snicket, Lemony The Series of Unfortunate Events books
Sperry, Armstrong Call It Courage
Spinelli, Jerry Crash
Stewart, Trenton Lee The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey
Stone, Jeff The Five Ancestors series
Swope, Sam Jack and the Seven Deadly Giants
Trivizas, Eugene The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig
Tolkien, J.R.R. The Hobbit, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers,
The Return of the King, and The Silmarillion
Gr. 3-4 Girls
Allende, Isabel City of the Beasts
Anderson M.T. Whales on Stilts
Avi Ereth's Birthday, The End of the Beginning, and the Poppy series
Barker, Clive Abarat and Days of Magic, Nights of War
Barry, Dave Peter and the Starcatchers
Benton, Jim Dear Dumb Diary My Pants Are Haunted
Berkeley, Jon The Wednesday Tales series: Palace of Laughter and Tiger's Egg
Blume, Judy Blubber, Double Fudge, and Superfudge
Bond, Michael The Paddington series
Byars, Betsy My Dog, My Hero
Cary, Kate Bloodline
Cleary, Beverly Ribsy
Clements, Andrew Lunch Money
Colfer, Eoin Artemis Fowl and Half Moon Investigations
Collins, Suzanne The Underland Chronicles
Coville, Bruce Jennifer Murdley's Toad and Juliet Dove, Queen of Love
Dahl, Roald George's Marvelous Medicine, The Witches, and The Twits
Dale, Anna Whispering to Witches
Delaney, Joseph The Last Apprentice series
Di Camillo, Kate Because of Winn-Dixie, The Miraculous Journey
of Edward Tulane, and The Tale of Despereaux
Doyle, Roddy The Giggler Treatment and Rover Saves Christmas
Farley, Terri Horse Charmer
Farran, Christopher Animals to the Rescue: True Stories of Animal Heroes
Field, Rachel Hitty: Her First Hundred Years
Funke, Cornelia Dragon Rider, Inkheart, Inkspell, and The Thief Lord
Gilliland, Judith Strange Birds
Helquist, Hart Captain Hook
Hesse, Karen The Music of the Dolphins
Hiaasen, Carl Flush and Hoot
Howe, James The Bunnicula series
Ibbotson, Eva Dial-a-Ghost and Which Witch?
Jacobson, Jennifer Richard Truly Winnie
Jacques, Brian The Redwall series
Jenkins, Emily Toys Go Out
Jennings, Paul Uncollected
Kessler, Liz The Tail of Emily Windsnap
King-Smith, Dick The Cat Lady
Kinney, Jeff Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Roderick Rules, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
Levine, Gail Carson Ella Enchanted
Lewis, C.S. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
and The Magician's Nephew
Lowry, Lois Number the Stars
Maguire, Gregory Leaping Beauty
Martin, Ann The Doll People, The Runaway Dolls, and The Meanest Doll in the World
Matson, Nancy The Boy Trap
McGhee, Alison Snap
Moore, Robin Maggie Among the Seneca
Moss, Marissa The Amelia series
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds Carlotta's Kittens
Paolini, Christopher Eragon, Eldest, and Brisingr
Paterson, Katherine Bridge to Terabithia
Peterson, John The Littles, The Littles Go Exploring,
and The Littles to the Rescue
Pierce, Tamora Circle of Magic: Sandry's Book
Platt, Kin Big Max
Roberts, William Davis Megan's Island
Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter
and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, etc.
Sachar, Louis Holes
Sage, Angie Flyte, Magyk, and Physik
Schandback, Mindy Princess from Another Planet
Scieszka, Jon Knights of the Kitchen Table and the others in this series
Seidler, Tor Toes and The Wainscot Weasel
Selznick, Brian The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Sewell, Anna Black Beauty
Snicket, Lemony The Bad Beginning and the rest of the Series of
Unfortunate Events books.
Sobol, Donald J. Encyclopedia Brown Sets the Pace
Spinelli, Jerry Fourth Grade Rats
Stroud, Jonathan The Amulet of Samarkand
Szymanski, Lois Little Blue Eyes and Little Icicle
Tolkien, J.R.R. The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring
Wallace, Bill Snot Stew
Wrede, Patricia Searching for Dragons
Gr. 5-6 Boys
Aidinoff, Elsie The Garden
Almond, David Skelling
Anderson, M.T. Feed and The Game of Sunken Places
Avi Wolf Rider
Barry, Dave and Ridley Pearson Peter and the Starcatchers
Brennan, Herbie Faerie Wars and The Purple Emperor
Buckley, Michael The Sisters Grimm series: The Fairy Tale Detectives,
The Unusual Suspects, and The Problem Child
Beddor, Frank The Looking Glass Wars
Card, Orson Scott Ender's Game
Chima, Cinda Williams Warrior Heir
Colfer, Eoin The Artemis Fowl series and The Wish List
Collins, Suzanne The Underland Chronicles
Competstine, Ying Chang Revolution is Not a Dinner Party
Cooney, Caroline B. The Face on the Milk Carton trilogy
Corder, Zizou Lionboy, Lionboy: The Chase, and Lionboy: The Truth
Cormier, Robert After the First Death and We All Fall Down
Croggon, Alison The Naming
Cummings, Priscilla The Red Kayak
Divakaruni, Chitra Conch Bearer
Draper, Sharon Copper Sun
Duprau, Jeanne City of Ember
Felin, M. Sindy Touching Snow
Flanagan, John The Ranger's Apprentice trilogy
Friend, Natasha Bounce
Funke, Cornelia Inkspell
Golden, Christopher Last Breath
Grimes, Nikki The Road to Paris
Haddix, Magaret Peterson Double Identity
Haig, Matt Samuel Blink and the Forbidden Forest
Hautman, Pete Rash
Hiassen, Carl Flush and Hoot
Higson, Charlie Silverfin
Hoffman, Alice The Foretelling
Horowitz, Anthony The Alex Rider series: Stormbreaker, Point Blank,
Skeleton Key, etc.
Howe, James The Misfits and Totally Joe
Jaramillo, Ann La Linea
Kerr, P.B. Children of the Lamp
Klages, Ellen The Green Glass Sea
Klass, David Firestorm
Koertge, Ron Shakespeare Bats Cleanup
Korman, Gordon Born to Rock, Schooled, Son of the Mob, and the On the Run
series
Krakauer, Jon Into Thin Air
Leavitt, Martinne Keturah and Lord Death
Lowry, Lois The Giver and The Silent Boy
Lupica, Mike Heat and Travel Team
MacHale, D.J. The Pendragon series: The Merchant of Death,
The Lost City of Faar, The Never War, and The Quillan Games
Marsden, John The Tomorrow, When the War Began series
McSwigan, Marie Snow Treasure
Meyer, L.A. Bloody Jack, Curse of the Blue Tattoo, and Under the Jolly Roger
Mezrich, Ben Bringing Down the House
Mikaelsen, Ben Tree Girl and Red Midnight
Miller, Kirsten KiKi Strike
Morpurgo, Michael Private Peaceful
Mourlevat, Jean-Claude The Pull of the Ocean
Mowll, Joshua Operation Red Jericho
Myers, Walter Dean Autobiography of My Dead Brother, Fallen Angels,
Hoops, Monster, and Shooter
Nix, Garth The Keys to the Kingdomseries and One Beastly Beast
Oppel, Kenneth Airborn and Skybreaker
Paolini, Christopher Eragon and Eldest
Patterson, James Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment, Maximum Ride:
School's Out Forever, and Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other
Extreme Sports
Patterson, Katherine Bread and Roses Too
Pattou, Edith East
Paulson, Gary The Game of Birds and Hatchet
Paver, Michelle Wolf Brother, Spirit Walker, and the rest of the Chronicles of
Ancient Darkness series
Pearson, Ridley and Dave Barry Peter and the Shadow Thieves
Peet, Mal Keeper and Tamar
Pfeffer, Susan Life as We Knew It
Pierce, Tamora Wild Magic
Pinkwater, Daniel The Neddiad
Pullman, Phillip The Dark Materials trilogy
Ralston, Aron Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Richardson, E.E. Devil's Footsteps
Riordan, Rick The Lightning Thief, Sea of Monsters and Titan's Curse
Sachar, Louis Holes and Small Steps
Sage, Angie Magyk, Flyte and Physik
Selznick, Brian The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Skelton, Matthew Endymion Spring
Sniegoski, Tom Sleeper Code
Sonnenblick, Jordan Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie and Notes from
the Midnight Driver
Spinelli, Jerry Crash and Milkweed
Stone, Jeff Monkey, Sneak, Tiger, and Snake
Stroud, Jonathan The Bartimaeus trilogy: The Amulet of Samarkand,
The Golem's Eye, and Ptolemy's Gate
Tolkien, J.R.R. The Hobbit, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers,
and The Return of the King
Trueman, Terry Stuck in Neutral and Cruise Control
Van Draanen, Wendelin Swear to Howdy
Vonnegut, Kurt Cat's Cradle and Welcome to the Monkey House
Wallace, Rich Shots on Goal
Williams, Maiya The Golden Hour
Woodson, Jackie Feathers
Yancey, Rick The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp
Yang, Gene American-Born Chinese
Gr. 5-6 Girls
Agell, Charlotte Welcome Home or Someplace Like It
Allende, Isabelle City of the Beasts
Baskin, Nora Raleigh Almost Home
Bauer, Joan Hope Was Here and Rules of the Road
Beddor, Frank Looking Glass Wars
Brashares, Ann The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants trilogy
Bryatt, Jen Pieces of Georgia
Buckley, Michael The Sisters Grimm series: The Fairy Tale Detectives,
The Unusual Suspects, and The Problem Child
Cabot, Meg Haunted and the Princess books: The Princess Diaries,
Princess in the Spotlight, Princess in Love, etc.
Carman, Patrick The Dark Hills Divide
Competstine, Ying Chang Revolution is Not a Dinner Party
Cooney, Caroline B. The Face on the Milk Carton Trilogy
Creech, Sharon Chasing Redbird
Cushman, Karen The Loud Silence of Francine Green
Dessen, Sarah Keeping the Moon, The Truth About Forever, and Just Listen
Draper, Sharon Copper Sun
Duprau, Jeanne City of Ember
Ellis, Deborah I Am a Taxi and the Breadwinner trilogy: Breadwinner,
Parvana's Journey, Sacred Leaf, and Mud City
Felin, M. Sindy Touching Snow
Flanagan, John The Ruins of Gorlan and the other Ranger’s Apprentice books
Friend, Natasha Bounce and Perfect
Funke, Cornelia Inkheart, Inkspell, and The Thief Lord
Furlong, Monica The Wise Child trilogy: The Wise Child, Juniper,
and Coleman
Gardener, Sally I, Coriander
Grimes, Nikki The Road to Paris
Haddix, Margaret Peterson Among the Hidden and the others in this series;
A House on the Gulf
Haig, Matt Samuel Blink and the Forbidden Forest
Han, Jenny Shug
Hannigan, Katherine Ida B.
Hautman, Pete Rash
Hesse, Herman Out of the Dust
Hiassen, Carl Flush and Hoot
Hobbs, Will Jackie's Wild Seattle
Hoffman, Alice Aquamarine and The Foretelling
Horowitz, Anthony Ark Angel, Raven's Gate, South by Southeast,
Stormbreaker, and Three of Diamonds
Howe, James The Misfits and Totally Joe
Jones, Traci L. Standing Against the Wind
Kessler, Liz The Tail of Emily Windsnap
Kinsey-Warnock, Natalie Gifts from the Sea
Klages, Ellen The Green Glass Sea
Koertge, Ron Shakespeare Bats Cleanup
Korman, Gordon Schooled, Son of the Mob and Born to Rock
Leavitt, Martinne Keturah and Lord Death
Lord, Cynthia Rules
Lowry, Lois The Giver
Martin, Ann The Doll People
Mass, Wendy Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life, A Mango-
Shaped Space, and Heaven's A Lot Like the Mall
McKinty, Adrian The Lighthouse Land
Meyer, L.A. Bloody Jack, The Curse of the Blue Tattoo, In the Belly
of the Bloodhound, and Under the Jolly Roger
Mikaelsen, Ben Red Midnight and Tree Girl
Miller, Kirsten KiKi Strike
Myracle, Lauren Eleven, Twelve, L8r, G8r, TTFN, and TTYL
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds Jade Green
Nix, Garth One Beastly Beast
O'Dell, Scott Island of the Blue Dolphins
Oppel, Kenneth Airborn and Skybreaker
Patron, Susan The Higher Power of Lucky
Pattou, Edith East
Patterson, James Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment and Maximum Ride:
School's Out Forever
Patterson, Katherine Bread and Roses Too
Paver, Michelle Wolf Brother, Spirit Walker, and the rest of the Chronicles of
Ancient Darkness series
Pearson, Ridley The Kingdom Keepers
Peet, Mal Keeper and Tamar
Philbrick, Rodman The Young Man and the Sea
Pierce, Tamora Alanna: The First Adventure and Wild Magic
Pinkwater, Daniel The Neddiad
Porter, Pamela The Crazy Man
Pullman, Phillip His Dark Materials trilogy
Riordan, Rick The Lightning Thief and Sea of Monsters
Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and
the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, etc.
Ryan, Pam Munoz Becoming Naomi LeÑn and Esperanza Rising
Rylant, Cynthia A Fine White Dust and The Islander
Sage, Angie Flyt and Magyk
Selznick, Brian The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Shaw, Susan The Boy from the Basement
Sleator, William The Boy Who Couldn't Die
Spinelli, Jerry Crash and Milkweed
Stewart, Trenton Lee The Mysterious Benedict Society
Stroud, Jonathan Buried Fire and the Bartimaeus trilogy:
The Amulet of Samarkand, The Golem's Eye, and Ptolemy's Gate
Vail, Rachel Ever After
Van Draanen, Wendelin Flipped and Swear to Howdy
Watkins, Yoko Kawashima So Far from the Bamboo Grove
Woodson, Jackie Feathers
Yancey, Rick The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp
Yang, Gene Luen American-Born Chinese
Yolen, Jane The Devil's Arithmetic
Zevin, Gabrielle Elsewhere
Gr. 7-8 Boys
Adams, Douglas The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Series
Adiga, Aravind The White Tiger
Alexie, Sherman Flight and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Allende, Isabel City of the Beasts
Anderson, Laurie Speak and Twisted
Anderson, M.T. Feed, Thirsty, The Game of Sunken Places,
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing: The Pox Party and The
Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing: The Kingdom on the Waves
Banks, Russell Rule of the Bone
Bauby, Jean Dominique The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Beah, Ishmael A Long Way Gone
Becker, Tom Darkside
Bell, Ted Nick of Time
Benioff, David City of Thieves
Bissinger, H.G. Friday Night Lights
Bloor, Edward Tangerine and Taken
Bowen, Mark Black Hawk Down
Bradbury, Jennifer Shift
Brooks, Kevin Candy
Bryson, Bill A Walk in the Woods
Calame, Don Swim the Fly
Card, Orson Scott The Ender series
Cary, Kate The Bloodline Trilogy
Chabon, Michael The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Summerland,
and The Yiddish Policeman's Union
Clarke, Arthur C. 2001: A Space Odyssey
Coburn, Jake Prep
Colfer, Eoin Supernaturalist and the Artemis Fowl series
Collins, Suzanne The Hunger Games
Cooney, Caroline Code Orange
Cormier, Robert I Am the Cheese, The Chocolate War, The Rag and Bone Shop,
We All Fall Down, and other titles
Coy, John Crackback
Crichton, Michael Sphere, Congo, Next, Jurassic Park, Airframe, and
The Andromeda Strain
Crist-Evans, Craig Amaryllis
Crutcher, Chris Running Loose, The Crazy Horse Electric Game, and Deadline
Dawidoff, Nicholas The Crowd Sounds Happy
Deuker, Carl Heart of a Champion, Night Hoops, Painting the Black,
and High Heat
Diaz, Junot The Brief, Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
D'Lacey, Chris The Fire Within
Doctorow, Cory Little Brother
Draper, Sharon Fire from the Rock
Dye, Dan and Beckloff, Mark Amazing Gracie
Eggers, Dave A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Farmer, Nancy The House of the Scorpion and The Sea of Trolls
Flinn, Alex Breaking Point and Breathing Underwater
Foer, Jonathan Safran Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Funke, Cornelia Inkheart
Gaiman, Neil Interworld, Neverwhere, Stardust, American Gods,
and Anansi Boys
Galloway, Gregory As Simple as Snow
Gantos, Jack A Hole in My Life
Garland, Alex The Beach
Giles, Gail Playing in Traffic, Right Behind You, and Shattering Glass
Golding, William Lord of the Flies
Goldman, William The Princess Bride
Grant, Michael Gone and Hunger
Green, John Looking for Alaska and Paper Towns
Grogan, J. Marley and Me
Haddon, Mark The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Hartnett, Sonya Surrender
Hautman, Pete All In, Godless, Hole in the Sky, Invisible, No Limit, and Rash
Hiaasen, Carl Hoot
Hickham, Jr., Homer October Sky
Hijuelos, Oscar Dark Dude
Hinton, S.E. The Outsiders
Hobbs, Will Leaving Protection
Hornby, Nick High Fidelity, About a Boy, and Slam
Horowitz, Anthony Raven's Gate
Hosseini, Khaled The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns
Howe, James The Watcher
Jenkins, A.M. Out of Order
Jinks, Catherine Genius Squad
King, Stephen The Shining
Klass, David Danger Zone, Dark Angel, and Home of the Braves
Kneale, Matthew When We Were Romans
Koertge, Ron Shakespeare Bats Cleanup
Korman, Gordon Born to Rock, No More Dead Dogs, Schooled,
Son of the Mob, and Jake, Reinvented
Kretch,Bob Rebound
Krakauer, Jon Into Thin Air and Into the Wild
Landy, Derek Skullduggery Pleasant
Lee, Harper To Kill a Mockingbird
Lehane, Dennis Mystic River
Lieb, Josh I Am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want To Be Your
Class President
Lipsyte, Robert Raiders' Night
Logsted, Greg Alibi Junior High
Lubar, David Dunk, Hidden Talents, True Talents, and Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie
Lynch, Jim The Highest Tide
Marsden, John The Tomorrow series
Martel, Yann Life of Pi
Martinez, A. Lee Gil's All-Fright Diner
Mass, Wendy Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
Matheson, Richard I Am Legend
McCammon, Robert Boy's Life
McCarthy, Cormac Blood Meridian, No Country for Old Men, and The Road
McCormick, Patricia Purple Heart
McNab, Andy Trader and Payback
McNamee, Graham Bone Chiller
Meyer, Stephanie The Twilight series
Mezrich, Ben Bringing Down the House
Moehringer, J.R. The Tender Bar
Morpurgo, Michael Private Peaceful and Beowulf
Mosley, Walter 47
Myers, Walter Dean Autobiography of My Dead Brother, Bad Boy,
Fallen Angels, Hoops, Monster, The Outside Shot, Sunrise over Fallujah,
Shooter, Slam, and Game
Nakazawa, Kaji Barefoot Gen, The Day After, and Life After the Bomb
Nancy, Ted L. The Letters from a Nut series
Ness, Patrick The Chaos Walking trilogy
Nicholls, Stan Orcs
Nix, Garth Shade's Children
Nolan, Han If I Should Die Before I Wake
O'Brien, Robert Z for Zachariah
O'Brien, Tim If I Die in a Combat Zone, Going After Cacciato, and The Things
They Carried
Opel, Kenneth Airborn, Skybreaker,and Starclimber
Paolini, Christopher Eragon, Eldest, and Brisingr
Pfeffer, Susan Beth Life as We Knew It and The Dead and Gone
Picoult, Jodi Nineteen Minutes
Preston, Douglas Blasphemy, The Relic, and The Codex
Preston, Douglas and Child, Lincoln The Book of the Dead, Brimstone,
and Dance of Death
Preston, Richard The Hot Zone
Prose, Francine After
Pullman, Phillip The Dark Materials trilogy
Rawls, Wilson Where the Red Fern Grows
Remarque, Erich All Quiet on the Western Front
Rhodes-Courter, Ashley Three Little Words
Riordan, Rick The Percy Jackson and the Olympians series
Runyon, Brent The Burn Journals
Sacco, Joe Safe Area Gorazde
Salisbury, Graham Night of the Howling Dogs
Satrapi, Marjane Persepolis
Sedaris, David Me Talk Pretty One Day and Naked
Shusterman, Neal Everlost and The Shadow Club
Silverstein, Ken The Radioactive Boy Scout
Simmons, Michael Pool Boy
Smith, Roland Peak
Sonneblick, Jordan Notes from the Midnight Driver, Zen and the Art of
Faking It, and Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie
Spiegelman, Art Maus I and Maus II
Strasser, Todd Bootcamp, Can't Get There from Here, Give a Boy a Gun, and
The Wave
Stroud, Jonathan Buried Fire and the Bartimaeus Trilogy:
The Amulet of Samarkand, The Golem's Eye, and Ptolemy's Gate
Swofford, Anthony Jarhead
Tinti, Hannah The Good Thief
Tolkien, J.R.R. The Hobbit
Truman, Terry Cruise Control and Stuck in Neutral
Vizzini, Ned Be More Chill, It's Kind of a Funny Story, and Teen Angst? Naah
Vonnegut, Jr., Kurt A Man Without a Country, God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater,
Welcome to the Monkey House, Armageddon in Retrospect, Timequake,
Jailbird, Cat's Cradle, Deadeye Dick, and Slaughterhouse-Five
Vrettos, Adrienne Maria Skin
Wahl, Matt The Invisible
Walls, Jeanette The Glass Castle
Weaver, Will Memory Boy
Weisel, Elie Night
Woolf, Tobias This Boy's Life
Wooding, Chris The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray and Poison
Wroblewski, David The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
Zusak, Markus The Book Thief, Getting the Girl, and I Am the Messenger
Gr. 7-8 Girls
Anderson, Laurie Halse Prom, Wintergirls, and Speak
Anderson, M.T. Feed, The Game of Sunken Places, and Thirsty
Anonymous Go Ask Alice
Arnold, Tedd Rat Life
Atwater-Rhodes, Amelia Hawksong and others
Atwood, Margaret The Handmaid's Tale
Austen, Jane Emma and Pride and Prejudice
Bank, Melissa The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing
Banks, Kate Walk Softly, Rachel
Banks, Russell Rule of the Bone
Bauby, Jean-Dominique The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Beale, Fleur I Am Not Esther
Bedder, Frank The Looking Glass Wars
Berg, Elizabeth Durable Goods and Joy School
Bingham, Kelly Shark Girl
Blackman, Malorie Naughts and Crosses
Brontë, Charlotte Jane Eyre
Brooks, Kevin Candy
Bryant, Jen Pieces of Georgia
Bryson, Bill Neither Here Nor There and A Walk in the Woods
Buckhanon, Kalisha Upstate
Bunting, Eve Jumping the Nail
Burgess, Melvin Smack
Cabot, Meg All-American Girl and Avalon High and The Princess Diaries
Caletti, Deb The Nature of Jade, Wild Roses, The Fortunes
of Indigo Skye, and Honey, Baby, Sweetheart
Chbosky, Stephen The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Choldenko, Gennifer If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period
Christie, Agatha And Then There Were None
Cisneros, Sandra The House on Mango Street
Cormier, Robert After the First Death, The Chocolate War, The Rag and
Bone Shop, We All Fall Down, and I Am the Cheese
Crutcher, Chris Deadline
Deaver, Julie Reece The Night I Disappeared and Say Goodnight, Gracie
Dessen, Sarah Dreamland, Just Listen, Keeping the Moon, Someone Like You,
This Lullaby, Lock and Key, and The Truth about Forever
Donnelly, Jennifer A Northern Light
Dowell, Frances Where I'd Like to Be
Draper, Sharon Copper Sun
DuMaurier, Daphne Rebecca
Dye, Dan and Beckloff, Mark Amazing Gracie
Edwards, Kim The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Eggers, Dave A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Ephron, Delia Frannie in Pieces
Farmer, Nancy The House of the Scorpion
Flinn, Alex Breathing Underwater, Diva, and Fade to Black
Foer, Jonathan Safran Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Frederick, Mariah Head Games
Frost, Helen Keesha's House
Gaiman, Neil Neverwhere, Anansi Boys, and The Graveyard Book
Galloway, Gregory As Simple as Snow
Garden, Nancy The Year They Burned the Books
Golden, Arthur Memoirs of a Geisha
Golding, William Lord of the Flies
Goldman, William The Princess Bride
Goldschmidt, Judy The Secret Blog of Raisin Rodriguez
Grant, Michael Gone and Hunger
Green, John An Abundance of Katherines, Looking for Alaska, and
Paper Towns
Greenberg, Joanne I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Grogan, John Marley and Me
Haddon, Mark The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Haig, Matt The Dead Father's Club
Han, Jenny The Summer I Turned Pretty
Harlow, Joan Shadows of the Sea
Harris, Joanne Chocolat
Hautman, Pete How to Steal a Car and Invisible
Hinton, S.E. The Outsiders and That Was Then, This Is Now
Hoffman, Alice At Risk and Practical Magic
Hopkins, Ellen Impulse
Hornby, Nick High Fidelity and Slam
Hughes, Mark I Am the Wallpaper
Hurwin, Davida Wills A Time for Dancing
Irving, John The Ciderhouse Rules
Ishiguro, Kazuo Never Let Me Go
James, Brian Zombie Blondes
Johnson, Angela The First Part Last
Johnson, LouAnne Dangerous Minds
Jones, Kimberly Sand Dollar Summer
Katcher, Brian Playing with Matches
Kaysen, Susanna Girl, Interrupted
Kidd, Sue Monk The Secret Life of Bees
Kingsolver, Barbara The Bean Trees and The Poisonwood Bible
Klass, David Dark Angel
Klein, Lisa Ophelia
Kneale, Matthew When We Were Romans
Koertge, Ron Boy Girl Boy
Korman, Gordon Schooled, Son of the Mob, Son of the Mob: Hollywood Hustle,
and Jake, Reinvented
Koss, Amy Goldman The Cheat and The Girls
Krakauer, Jon Into Thin Air and Into the Wild
Lasky, Kathryn Memoirs of a Bookbat
Lee, Harper To Kill a Mockingbird
Letts, Billie Where the Heart Is
Lieb, Josh I Am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want To Be Your
Class President
Lockhart, E. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks,
The Boyfriend List, The Boy Book, and Fly on the Wall
Lubar, David Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie
Marchetta, Melina Jellicoe Road and Saving Francesca
Marino, Peter Magic and Misery
Marsden, John The Tomorrow series and Letters from the Inside
Mass, Wendy Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall
McBride, James The Color of Water
McCammon, Robert Boy's Life
McCormick, Patricia Cut, Purple Heart, and Sold
McNeal, Laura and Tom Crooked, Crushed, and Zipped
Meyer, Stephenie Eclipse, New Moon, and Twilight
Mezrich, Ben Bringing Down the House
Moriarty, Jaclyn Feeling Sorry for Celia, The Murder of Bindy Mackenzie,
The Spell Book of Listen Taylor, and The Year of Secret Assignments
Myers, Walter Dean Fallen Angels and
Monster
Myracle, Lauren Peace, Love, and Baby Ducks
Miller, Mary Beth Aimee
Moehringer, J.D. The Tender Bar
Moore, Lorrie Who Will Run the Frog Hospital?
Moore, Perry Hero
Ness, Patrick The Ask and the Answer and The Knife of Never Letting Go
Nix, Garth Sabriel, Lirael, and Abhorsen
Nolan, Han If I Should Die Before I Wake and A Summer of Kings
Oates, Joyce Carol After the Wreck, I Picked Myself Up, Spread My Wings,
and Flew Away, and Freaky Green Eyes
Obama, Barack Dreams from My Father
Osa, Nancy Cuba 15
Ostow, Micol Westminster Abby
Pascal, Francine The Ruling Class
Pearson, Mary A Room on Lorelei Street, The Miles Between, and
The Adoration of Jenna Fox
Pennbaker, Ruth Don't Think Twice
Pfeffer, Susan Beth Life as We Knew It and The Dead and the Gone
Picoult, Jodi Nineteen Minutes
Plum-Ucci, Carol What Happened to Lani Garver?
Rabb, Margo Cures for Heartbreak
Reichl, Ruth Tender at the Bone
Reinhart, Dana A Brief Chapter in My Impossible Life, How to Build a House,
and Harmless
Rennison, Louise Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers and others
Rex, Adam The True Meaning of Smekday
Rhodes-Courter, Ashley Three Little Words
Rinaldi, Ann In My Father's House and others
Rosen, Renee Every Crooked Pot
Rosoff, Meg Just in Case, What I Was, and How I Live Now
Rowling, J.K. The Harry Potter series
Runyon, Brent The Burn Journals
Salinger, J.D. The Catcher in the Rye
Satrapi, Marjane Persepolis and Persepolis 2
Scott, Elizabeth Bloom
Sharenow, Robert My Mother the Cheerleader
Shea, Suzanne Life of the Valley
Showalter, Gena Oh My Goth
Shusterman, Neal The Shadow Club and Unwind
Simpson, Mona Anywhere but Here
Sittenfeld, Curtis Prep
Smith, Betty A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Smith, Dodie I Capture the Castle
Smith, Kirsten The Geography of Girlhood
Sones, Sonya One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies,
Stop Pretending, What My Mother Doesn't Know, and What My
Girlfriend Doesn't Know
Sonnenblick, Jordan Zen and the Art of Faking It and
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie
Spiegelman, Art Maus I and Maus II
Strasser, Todd Can't Get There from Here and Give a Boy a Gun
Swanson, Julie Going for the Record
Tan, Amy The Joy Luck Club
Tinti, Hannah The Good Thief
Toews, Miriam A Complicated Kindness
Vail, Rachel Ever After
Vonnegut, Kurt A Man Without a Country, Slaughterhouse-Five, Cat's Cradle,
Slapstick, and Armageddon in Retrospect
Vrettos, A.M. Skin
Walls, Jeanette The Glass Castle
Weatherby, Lee Kat Got Your Tongue
Weaver, Will Defect
Weeks, Sarah So B. It
Whelan, Gloria Chu Ju's House
Wiles, Deborah Love, Ruby Lavender
Wittlinger, Ellen Blind Faith, The Long Night of Leo and Bree, Razzle,
Sandpiper, and Zig Zag
Wolff, Tobias This Boy's Life
Wooding, Chris The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray and Poison
Wroblewski, David The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
Zarr, Sarah Sweethearts and Story of a Girl
Zevin, Gabrielle Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac
Zusak, Markus The Book Thief and I Am the Messenger
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