The Kids Need to Read Official Book List
It's oddly terrifying for me to consider the years during my childhood before I discovered reading. The world was a duller place, less ALIVE. The transformation happened when a gifted teacher knew which story to give me. To this day, I can't explain why discovering fantasy novels made me come to life, but I changed in a few brief months from a mediocre student to top of my class. All because of a book. Perhaps it was because I'd discovered something to care about, something that was ME. Novels aren't just happy escapes; they are slivers of people's souls, nailed to the pages, dripping ink from veins of wood pulp. Reading the right one at the right time can make all the difference.– Brandon Sanderson, Alcatraz and the Evil Librarians series
Author PJ Haarsma
- African-American Culture
- Arts and Culture
- Deaf Culture
- Early Childhood
- Graphic Novels
- Graphic Novels Classics
- High School - Mature Content
- Hispanic Culture
- Miscellaneous Fiction
- Multicultural
- Native American Culture
- Nature / Environmental
- Overcoming Adversity
- Peace Packages
- Preschoolers (Ages 0-4)
- Reluctant Readers
- Sports and Military
- Strong Female Protagonists
- Magazines
African-American Culture
| Elementary School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lower Elementary | ||
| Barnes, Derrick D. | – | Ruby and the Booker Boys series (4 titles) |
| Brand New School, Brave New Ruby | ||
| Trivia Queen, 3rd Grade Supreme | ||
| Slumber Party Payback | ||
| Ruby Flips for Attention | ||
| Flake, Sharon G. | – | The Broken Bike Boy and the Queen of 33rd Street |
| Goldberg, Whoopi | – | Sugar Plum Ballerinas series (3 titles) |
| Plum Fantastic | ||
| Toeshoe Trouble | ||
| Perfectly Prima | ||
| Grimes, Nikki | – | Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope |
| Hughes, Langston & Smith Jr., Charles R. | – | My People |
| Levine, Ellen | – | Henry's Freedom Box |
| McKissack, Patricia C. | – | Goin' Someplace Special |
| Rodman, Mary Ann | – | My Best Friend |
| Weatherford, Carole Boston | – | Birmingham, 1963 |
| Weatherford, Carole Boston | – | Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins |
| Weatherford, Carole Boston | – | I, Matthew Henson: Polar Explorer |
| Wiles, Deborah & Lagarrigue, Jerome |
– | Freedom Summer |
| Woodson, Jacqueline | – | Coming on Home Soon |
| Upper Elementary | ||
| Johnson, Angela | – | A Sweet Smell of Roses |
| Medina, Tony | – | Love to Langston |
| Robinet, Harriet Gillem | – | Walking to the Bus-Rider Blues |
| Rockwell, Anne | – | Only Passing Through: The Story of Sojourner Truth |
| Middle School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bolden, Tonya | – | Tell All the Children Our Story: Memories and Mementos of Being Young and Black in America |
| Curtis, Christopher Paul | – | Bucking the Sarge |
| Curtis, Christopher Paul | – | Bud, Not Buddy |
| Curtis, Christopher Paul | – | Elijah of Buxton |
| Grimes, Nikki | – | The Road to Paris |
| Johnson, Angela | – | Bird |
| Morrison, Toni | – | Remember: The Journey to School Integration |
| Woodson, Jacqueline | – | Feathers |
| High School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Davis, Tanita | – | A la Carte |
| Draper, Sharon M. | – | Copper Sun |
| Draper, Sharon M. | – | Fire from the Rock |
| Flake, Sharon G. | – | The Skin I'm In |
| Flake, Sharon G. | – | Money Hungry series (2 titles) |
| Money Hungry | ||
| Begging For Change | ||
| Grimes, Nikki | – | Bronx Masquerade |
| Grimes, Nikki | – | Dark Sons |
| Myers, Walter Dean | – | Bad Boy |
| Myers, Walter Dean | – | Harlem Summer |
| Wright, Bill | – | When the Black Girl Sings |
Arts and Culture
| Elementary School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lower Elementary | ||
| Holub, Joan | – | Vincent Van Gogh: Sunflowers and Swirly Stars |
| Johnson, Angela | – | Lily Brown's Paintings |
| McKissack, Patricia C. & Cabrera, Cozbi A. |
– | Stitchin' and Pullin': A Gee's Bend Quilt |
| Rodriguez, Rachel Victoria | – | Through Georgia's Eyes |
| Shange, Ntozake | – | Ellington Was Not a Street |
| Weatherford, Carole Boston | – | Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane |
| Wolfe, Gillian | – | Look! Art series (2 titles) |
| Look! Drawing the Line in Art | ||
| Look! Seeing the Light in Art | ||
| Woodson, Jacqueline | – | Show Way |
| Upper Elementary | ||
| Clements, Gillian | – | The Picture History of Great Buildings |
Deaf Culture
| Elementary School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lower Elementary | ||
| Adler, David A. | – | A Picture Book of Helen Keller |
| Lee, Jeanne M. | – | Silent Lotus |
| Peterson, Jeanne Whitehouse | – | I Have a Sister, My Sister is Deaf |
| Uhlberg, Myron | – | The Printer |
| Kelley, Walter Paul | – | The I Love You Story |
| Upper Elementary | ||
| LeZotte, Ann Clare | – | T4: A Novel in Verse |
| Mackinnon, Christy | – | Silent Observer |
| Ray, Delia | – | Singing Hands |
| Thompson, Gare | – | Who Was Helen Keller? |
| Wilkie, Katherine | – | Helen Keller: From Tragedy to Triumph |
| Davidson, Margaret | – | Helen Keller |
| Matlin, Marlee | – | Deaf Child Crossing |
| Matlin, Marlee | – | Leading Ladies |
| Matlin, Marlee | – | Nobody's Perfect |
| Welvaert, Scott R. | – | Helen Keller: Courageous Advocate |
| Graff, Stewart | – | Helen Keller: Crusader for the Blind and Deaf |
| Kelley, Walter Paul | – | Deaf Culture A to Z |
| Middle School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Carroll, Cathryn | – | Laurent Clerc |
| Hodge, Lois L. | – | A Season of Change |
| Rorby, Ginny | – | Hurt Go Happy |
| Woodson, Jacqueline | – | Feathers |
| High School | ||
|---|---|---|
| John, Antony | – | Five Flavors of Dumb |
| Brown, Teri | – | Read My Lips |
| Whitestone, Heather | – | Listening With My Heart |
| Keller, Helen | – | The Story of My Life |
| Kluger, Steve | – | My Most Excellent Year: A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins & Fenway Park |
| Matlin, Marlee | – | I'll Scream Later |
| Groce, Nora Ellen | – | Everyone Here Spoke Sign Language: Hereditary Deafness on Martha's Vineyard |
| Zazove, Philip | – | When the Phone Rings, My Bed Shakes |
| Miller, Sarah | – | Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller |
Early Childhood
| Elementary School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lower Elementary | ||
| Brown, Don | – | Odd Boy Out: Young Albert Einstein |
| Dewdney, Anna | – | Llama Llama series (3 titles) |
| Llama Llama Red Pajama | ||
| Llama Llama Mad at Mama | ||
| Llama Llama Misses Mama | ||
| Dyer, Dr. Wayne W. | – | Unstoppable Me! |
| Gall, Chris | – | Dinotrux |
| Harris, Robie H. | – | Maybe A Bear Ate It! |
| Jeffers, Oliver | – | Lost and Found |
| Kirk, Daniel | – | Library Mouse series (3 titles) |
| Library Mouse | ||
| Library Mouse: A Friend's Tale | ||
| Library Mouse: A World to Explore | ||
| Morris, Jackie | – | Tell Me a Dragon |
| Willems, Mo | – | Elephant and Piggie series (10 titles) |
| My Friend is Sad | ||
| I Am Invited to a Party! | ||
| There Is a Bird on Your Head! | ||
| I Love My New Toy! | ||
| I Will Surprise My Friend! | ||
| Elephants Cannot Dance! | ||
| I Am Going! | ||
| We are in a Book! | ||
| I Broke My Trunk! | ||
| Can I Play Too? | ||
Graphic Novels
| Elementary School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lower Elementary | ||
| Cammuso, Frank | – | Knights of the Lunch Table series (3 titles |
| Knights of the Lunch Table: The Dodgeball Chronicles | ||
| Knights of the Lunch Table: The Dragon Players | ||
| Knights of the Lunch Table: The Battle Bands | ||
| Kruse, Jason T. | – | The World of Quest, Volumes 1-2 (2 titles) |
| Holm, Jennifer L. & Holm, Matthew |
– | Babymouse series (14 titles) |
| Babymouse: Queen of the World! | ||
| Babymouse: Our Hero | ||
| Babymouse: Beach Babe | ||
| Babymouse: Rock Star | ||
| Babymouse: Heartbreaker | ||
| Camp Babymouse | ||
| Babymouse: Skater Girl | ||
| Babymouse: Puppy Love | ||
| Babymouse: Monster Mash | ||
| Babymouse: The Musical | ||
| Babymouse: Dragonslayer | ||
| Babymouse: Burns Rubber | ||
| Babymouse: Cupcake Tycoon | ||
| Babymouse: Mad Scientist | ||
| Upper Elementary | ||
| Gownley, Jimmy | – | Amelia Rules! True Things (Adults Don't Want Kids to Know) |
| Kibuishi, Kazu | – | Amulet series (4 titles) |
| Amulet: The Stonekeeper | ||
| Amulet: The Stonekeeper's Curse | ||
| Amulet: The Cloud Searchers | ||
| Amulet: The Last Council | ||
| Konami, Kanata | – | Chi's Sweet Home series, Volumes 1 – 8 (8 titles) |
| Morse, Scott | – | Magic Pickle series (4 titles) |
| Magic Pickle | ||
| Magic Pickle vs. the Egg Poacher | ||
| Magic Pickle and the Creature from the Black Legume | ||
| Magic Pickle and the Garden of Evil | ||
| Smith, Jeff | – | Bone series (9 titles) |
| Bone: Out from Boneville | ||
| Bone: The Great Cow Race | ||
| Bone: Eyes of the Storm | ||
| Bone: The Dragonslayer | ||
| Bone: Rock Jaw: Master of the Eastern Border | ||
| Bone: Old Man's Cave | ||
| Bone: Ghost Circles | ||
| Bone: Treasure Hunters | ||
| Bone: Crown of Horns | ||
| Trine, Greg | – | Melvin Beederman, Superhero series (7 titles) |
| Melvin Beederman, Superhero: The Curse of the Bologna Sandwich | ||
| Melvin Beederman, Superhero: The Revenge of the McNasty Brothers | ||
| Melvin Beederman, Superhero: The Grateful Fred | ||
| Melvin Beederman, Superhero: Terror in Tights | ||
| Melvin Beederman, Superhero: The Fake Cape Caper | ||
| Melvin Beederman, Superhero: Attack of the Valley Girls | ||
| Melvin Beederman, Superhero: Brotherhood of the Traveling Underpants | ||
| Middle School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Beddor, Frank; Cavalier, Liz; Makkonen, Sami; & Templesmith, Ben |
– | Hatter M series (3 titles) |
| Far from Wonder | ||
| Mad with Wonder | ||
| The Nature of Wonder | ||
| Castellucci, Cecil & Rugg, Jim |
– | The Plain Janes series (2 titles) |
| The Plain Janes | ||
| Janes in Love | ||
| Gaiman, Neil | – | Coraline |
| Hale, Shannon; Hale, Dean & Hale, Nathan |
– | Rapunzel's Revenge |
| Hale, Shannon; Hale, Dean & Hale, Nathan |
– | Calamity Jack |
| Nagpal, Saeaswati & Manikandan |
– | Sita Daughter of the Earth |
| Schreiber, Ellen | – | Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives series, Volumes 1-3 (3 titles) |
| Welsh, C.E.L. & Jones, K.L. |
– | Space Race |
| Yang, Gene Luen | – | American Born Chinese |
| High School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hatori, Bisco | – | Ouran High School Host Club series, Volumes 1-18 (18 titles) |
| Williams, Sydney & Kumar, Naresh |
– | Dusk Society |
Graphic Novels Classics
| Middle School / High School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Baum, L. Frank & Jones, K.L. |
– | The Wonderful Wizard of OZ |
| Carroll, Lewis & Nagulakonda, Rajesh |
– | Alice in Wonderland |
| de Cervantes, Miguel & Kohlrus, Richard |
– | Don Quixote |
| Dumas, Alexander & Tayal, Amit |
– | Three Musketeers |
| Shakespeare, William & Nagar, Sachin |
– | Romeo & Juliet |
| Shelley, Mary & Kumar, Naresh |
– | Frankenstein |
| Stevenson, Robert Louis & Sharma, Lalit Kumar |
– | The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde |
| Twain, Mark & Kumar, Naresh |
– | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |
| Twain, Mark & Kumar, Naresh |
– | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer |
| Wells, H.G. & Ahluwalia, Bhupendra |
– | The Invisible Man |
| Wells, H.G. & Ahluwalia, Bhupendra |
– | The War of the Worlds |
| Wells, H.G. & Nagulakonda, Rajesh |
– | The Time Machine |
| Wyss, Johann David & Tayal, Amit |
– | The Swiss Family Robinson |
High School - Mature Content
| High School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Alexie, Sherman | – | The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian |
| Asher, Jay | – | Thirteen Reasons Why |
| Draper, Sharon M. | – | The Battle of Jericho series (3 titles) |
| The Battle of Jericho | ||
| November Blues | ||
| Just Another Hero | ||
| Gantos, Jack | – | Hole in My Life |
| Johnson, Angela | – | The First Part Last |
| Leveen, Tom | – | Party |
| McMann, Lisa | – | Wake series (3 titles) |
| Wake | ||
| Fade | ||
| Gone | ||
| Morgenroth, Kate | – | Jude |
| Satrapi, Marjane | – | Persepolis series (2 titles) |
| Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood | ||
| Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return | ||
| Yeahpau, Thomas M | – | X Indian Chronicles: The Book of Mausape |
Hispanic Culture
| Elementary School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lower Elementary | ||
| Ada, Alma Flora & Savadier, Elivia |
– | I Love Saturdays y domingos |
| Dorros, Arthur & Gutierrez, Rudy |
– | Mama and Me |
| Dorros, Arthur & Gutierrez, Rudy |
– | Papa and Me |
| Geeslin, Campbell & Juan, Ana |
– | Elena's Serenade |
| Gonzales, Maya Christina | – | My Colors My World |
| Manzano, Soni & Muth, Jon J |
– | No Dogs Allowed |
| Mora, Pat & Parra, John |
– | Gracias Thanks |
| Mora, Pat & Lopez, Rafael |
– | Book Fiesta |
| Mora, Pat & Colon, Raul |
– | Dona Flora A Tall Tale about a Giant Woman |
| Morales, Yuyi | – | Just in Case |
| Morales, Yuyi | – | Just a Minute |
| Soto, Gary & Martinez, Ed |
– | Too Many Tamales |
| Trottier, Maxine & Arsenault, Isabelle |
– | Migrant |
| Whitford Paul, Ann & Long, Ethan |
– | Manana Iguana |
| Winter, Jonah & Juan, Ana |
– | Frida |
| Elementary School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Upper Elementary | ||
| Alarcon, Francisco X & Barragan, Paula |
– | Poems to Dream Together |
| Cervantes, Jennifer | – | Tortilla Sun |
| Flora Ada, Alma & Campoy, F. Isabel |
– | Tales our Abuelita Told |
| Hayes, Joe | – | Ghost Fever |
| Hobbs, Will | – | Crossing the Wire |
| Jimenez, Francisco | – | The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child |
| Johnston, Tony & Colon, Raul |
– | Any Small Goodness |
| Krull, Kathleen & Morales, Yuyi |
– | Harvesting Hope Story of Cesar Chavez |
| Mora, Pat & Colon, Raul |
– | Tomas and the Library Lady |
| Perez, Amada Irma & Gonzalez, Maya Christina |
– | My Diary from Here to There |
| Perez, L. King & Casilla, Robert |
– | First Day in Grapes |
| Ryan, Pam Munoz | – | Becoming Naomi Leon |
| Ryan, Pam Munoz | – | Esperanza Rising |
| Sandin, Joan | – | Coyote School News |
| Soto, Gary | – | Baseball in April |
| Middle School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Alvarez, Julia | – | Return to Sender |
| Canales, Viola | – | Tequila Worm |
| Cofer, Ortiz Judith | – | Call Me Maria |
| Flor Ada, Alma | – | Under the Royal Palms |
| Jaramillo, Ann | – | La Linea |
| Jimenez, Francisco | – | Breaking Through |
| Jimenez, Francisco | – | The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child |
| Jimenez, Francisco | – | Reaching Out |
| Osa, Nancy | – | Cuba 15 |
| Resau, Laura | – | Red Glass |
| Resau, Laura | – | What the Moon Saw |
| Rivera, Juan Felipe | – | Downtown Boy |
| Ryan, Pam Munoz | – | Esperanza Rising |
| High School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Alire Saenz, Benjamin | – | He Forgot to Say Goodbye |
| Alvarez, Julia | – | How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent |
| Alvarez, Julia | – | In the Time of Butterflies |
| Carlson, Lori Marie & Hijuelos, Oscar |
– | Red Hot Salsa |
| De la Pena, Matt | – | Mexican White Boy |
| Engle, Margarita & Qualls, Sean |
– | The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano (NF) |
| Engle, Margarita & Qualls, Sean |
– | Surrender Tree |
| Hijuelos, Oscar | – | Dark Dudes |
| Johnson, LouAnne | – | Muchacho |
| Rallison, Janette | – | My Double Life |
| Rice, David | – | Crazy Loco |
| Tofalla, Carmen | – | Holy Tortilla and the Pot of Beans |
| Voorhees, Coert | – | Brothers Torres |
| Whelan, Gloria | – | The Disappeared |
Miscellaneous Fiction
| Elementary School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lower Elementary | ||
| Grogan, John | – | Marley: A Dog Like No Other |
| Elementary School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Upper Elementary | ||
| Frazier, Sundee T. | – | Brendan Buckley's Universe and Everything in It |
| Pitchford, Dean | – | Captain Nobody |
| Rex, Adam | – | The True Meaning of Smekday |
| Stewart, Trenton Lee | – | The Mysterious Benedict Society series (3 titles) |
| The Mysterious Benedict Society | ||
| The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey | ||
| The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma | ||
| Middle School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kluger, Steve | – | My Most Excellent Year: A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins & Fenway Park |
| McKinley, Robin | – | Dragonhaven |
| High School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fleischman, Paul | – | Breakout |
| Lewis, Jon S. | – | Invasion: A C.H.A.O.S. Novel |
| Owen, James A. | – | The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica series (5 titles) |
| Here, There be Dragons | ||
| The Search for the Red Dragon | ||
| The Indigo King | ||
| The Shadow Dragons | ||
| The Dragons Apprentice | ||
Multicultural
| Elementary School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lower Elementary | ||
| Cave, Kathryn | – | W is for World: A Round-the-World ABC |
| Choi, Yangsook | – | The Name Jar |
| Muth, Jon | – | Zen series (3 titles) |
| Zen Shorts | ||
| Zen Ties | ||
| Zen Ghosts | ||
| Williams, Mary | – | Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan |
| Winter, Jeanette | – | The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq |
| Upper Elementary | ||
| Kojo, KP & Lilje, Karen |
– | The Parade: A Stampede of Stories about Ananse, the Trickster Spider |
| Robinson, Anthony; Young, Annemarie & Allan, June |
– | A Refugee Diary series (3 titles) |
| Gervelie's Journey: A Refugee Diary | ||
| Mohammed's Journey: A Refugee Diary | ||
| Hamzat's Journey: A Refugee Diary | ||
| Zullo, Mara Bovsun | – | Survivors: True Stories of Children in the Holocaust |
| Middle School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston, Jeanne Wakatsuki & Houston, James D. |
– | Farewell to Manzanar |
| Compestine, Ying Chang | – | Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party |
| Perl, Lila & Lazan, Marion Blumenthal |
– | Four Perfect Pebbles: A Holocaust Story |
| Yee, Lisa | – | Millicent Min, Girl Genius |
| Yee, Lisa | – | Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time |
| High School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Compestine, Ying Chang & Polhemus, Coleman |
– | A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts: A Collection of Deliciously Frightening Tales |
| Dowd, Siobhan | – | Bog Child |
| Gratz, Alan | – | Samurai Shortstop |
Native American Culture
| Elementary School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lower Elementary | ||
| Cowley, Joy & Strongbow, Dyanne |
– | Big Moon Tortilla |
| Campbell, Nicola & Lafave, Kim |
– | Shi-shi-etko |
| Campbell, Nicola & Lafave, Kim |
– | Shin-chi's Canoe |
| dePaola, Tomie | – | Legend of Bluebonnet |
| Harjo, Joy & Lee, Paul |
– | The Good Luck Cat |
| Messinger, Carla & Katz, Susan & Fadden, David Kanietakeron |
– | When the Shadbush Blooms |
| Ortiz, Simon & Lacapa, Michael |
– | The Good Rainbow Road |
| Oughton, Jerrie & Desimini, Lisa |
– | How the Stars Fell into the Sky: A Navajo Legend |
| Smith, Cynthia Leitich & Van Wright, Cornelius & Hu, Ying-Hwa |
– | Jingle Dancer |
| Tingle, Tim & Bridges, Jeanne Rorex |
– | Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship and Freedom |
| Waboose, Jan Bourdeau & Deines, Brian |
– | SkySisters |
| Upper Elementary | ||
| Bruchac, Joseph & Comport, Sally Wern |
– | Skeleton Man |
| Cornelissen, Cornelia | – | Soft Rain: A Story of the Cherokee Trail of Tears |
| Dembicki, Matt | – | Trickster: Native American Tales: A Graphic Collection |
| Erdrich, Louise | – | The Birchbark House |
| Lenski, Lois | – | Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison |
| Sneve, Virginia Driving Hawk | – | Lana's Lakota Moons |
| Sterling, Shirley | – | My Name is Seepeetza |
| Whelan, Gloria & Bowman, Leslie |
– | Night of the Full Moon |
| Middle School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bruchac, Joseph | – | Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two |
| Carvell, Marlene | – | Who Will Tell My Brother |
| Mikaelsen, Ben | – | Touching Spirit Bear |
| Smith, Cynthia Leitich | – | Rain Is Not My Indian Name |
| High School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Carlson, Lori Marie | – | Moccasin Thunder: American Indian Stories for Today |
| Esckilsen, Erik E. | – | Offsides |
| Jenkins, Sally | – | The Real All Americans: The Team That Changed a Game, a People, a Nation |
| Olsen, Sylvia | – | The Girl with a Baby |
| Olsen, Sylvia | – | White Girl |
| Taylor, Drew Hayden | – | The Night Wanderer: A Native Gothic Novel |
| Van Camp, Richard | – | The Lesser Blessed |
| Wilson, Daniel H. | – | Robopocalypse |
Nature / Environmental
| Elementary School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lower Elementary | ||
| Bethel, Ellie & Columbo, Alexandra |
– | Michael Recycle |
| Cronin, Doreen | – | Diary of a Worm |
| Cronin, Doreen | – | Diary of a Spider |
| Cronin, Doreen | – | Diary of a Fly |
| French, Jackie | – | Diary of a Wombat |
| French, Jackie | – | Diary of a Baby Wombat |
| Hodge, Deborah | – | Watch Me Grow! A Down-to-Earth Look at Growing Food in the City |
| Morris, Jackie | – | The Snow Leopard |
| Riley, Steven | – | Little Ty Cooney National Wonders series (3 titles) |
| Little Ty Cooney and the Big Yellowstone Mystery | ||
| Little Ty Cooney and the Big Yosemite Race | ||
| Little Ty Cooney and the Grand Canyon Tour Company | ||
| Sturm, Jeanne | – | Growing Up Green |
| Wellington, Monica | – | Gabby and Grandma Go Green |
| Winter, Jeanette | – | The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps |
| Upper Elementary | ||
| Various authors | – | Bearport Publishing Nonfiction series |
| Disaster Survivors series (8 titles) | ||
| Earth in Danger series (6 titles) | ||
| Going Green series (5 titles) | ||
| Uncommon Animals series (6 titles) | ||
Overcoming Adversity
| Elementary School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Upper Elementary | ||
| Codell, Esme Raji | – | Sahara Special |
| Draper, Sharon M. | – | Out of My Mind |
| Gantos, Jack | – | Joey Pigza series (4 titles) |
| Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key | ||
| Joey Pigza Loses Control | ||
| What Would Joey Do? | ||
| I Am Not Joey Pigza | ||
| Johnson, Angela | – | A Cool Moonlight |
| Various authors | – | Bearport Publishing Nonfiction series |
| Defining Moments series (6 titles) | ||
| Defining Moments: Overcoming Challenges series (6 titles) | ||
| High School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Galante, Cecilia | – | The Patron Saint of Butterflies |
Peace Packages
| Elementary School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lower Elementary | ||
| Coles, Robert & Ford, George | – | The Story of Ruby Bridges |
| Cuyler, Margery & Howard, Arthur | – | Bullies Never Win |
| Fox, Mem & Wilton, Nicholas | – | Feathers and Fools |
| Katz, Karen | – | Can You Say Peace |
| Landowne, Youmi | – | Selavi, That is Life: A Haitian Story of Hope |
| Lovell, Patti & Catrow, David | – | Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon |
| McCloud, Carol & Messing, David | – | Have You Filled a Bucket Today? |
| McPhail, David | – | Weezer Changes the World |
| Munson, Derek & King, Tara Calahan | – | Enemy Pie |
| Napoli, Donna Jo & Nelson, Kadir | – | Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya |
| Otoshi, Kathryn | – | One |
| Preus, Margi & Takahashi, Hideko | – | The Peace Bell |
| Proimos, James | – | Paulie Pastrami Achieves World Peace |
| Spinelli, Eileen & Kennedy, Anne | – | Peace Week in Miss Fox's class |
| Upper Elementary | ||
| Dr. Seuss | – | The Butter Battle Book |
| Krull, Kathleen & Morales, Yuyi | – | Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez |
| Murphy, Jim | – | Truce: The Day the Soldiers Stopped Fighting |
| Muth, Jon J. | – | Zen Shorts |
| O'Tunnell, Michael | – | Candy Bomber: The Story of the Berlin Airlift's “Chocolate Pilot” |
| Paulus, Trina | – | Hope for Flowers |
| Radunsky, Vladimir | – | What Does Peace Feel Like? |
| Rappaport, Doreen & Collier, Bryan | – | Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| Roy, Jennifer | – | Yellow Star |
| Tai, Amy Lee & Hoshino, Felicia | – | A Place Where Sunflowers Grow |
| Wiles, Deborah | – | Countdown |
| Woodson, Jacqueline & Lewis, E. B. | – | The Other Side |
| Zalben, Jane Bresken | – | Paths to Peace: People Who Changed the World |
| Middle School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bach, Richard & Munson, Russell | – | Jonathan Livingston Seagull |
| Bartoletti, Susan Campbell | – | The Boy Who Dared |
| Bolden, Tonya & Adelman, Bob | – | M.L.K.: Journey of a King |
| Bridges, Ruby | – | Through My Eyes |
| Covey, Stephen | – | 7 Habits for Highly Effective Teens |
| Finlayson, Reggie | – | Nelson Mandela |
| Murphy, Jim | – | Truce: The Day the Soldiers Stopped Fighting |
| O'Tunnell, Michael | – | Candy Bomber: The Story of the Berlin Airlift's “Chocolate Pilot” |
| Paulus, Trina | – | Hope for Flowers |
| Sandler, Martin W. | – | Kennedy Through the Lens: How Photography and Television Revealed and Shaped an Extraordinary Leader |
| Wiles, Deborah | – | Countdown |
| Woodson, Jacqueline | – | Locomotion series (2 titles) |
| – | Locomotion | |
| – | Peace, Locomotion | |
| Zalben, Jane Bresken | – | Paths to Peace: People Who Changed the World |
| High School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bach, Richard & Munson, Russell | – | Jonathan Livingston Seagull |
| Chopra, Deepak | – | Peace Is the Way: Bringing War and Violence to an End |
| Collopy, Michael | – | Architects of Peace: Visions of Hope in Words and Images |
| Covey, Stephen | – | 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens |
| Davis, Dr. Sampson & Jenkins, George & Hunt, Rameck & Draper, Sharon | – | We Beat the Street: How a Friendship Pact Led to Success |
| Ghandi, Mohandas K. | – | Gandhi An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments With Truth |
| Grennan, Connor | – | Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal |
| Keller, Bill | – | Tree Shaker: The Story of Nelson Mandela |
| Krakaur, Jon | – | Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman |
| Marchetta, Melina | – | Jellicoe Road |
| Moore, Wes | – | The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates |
| Murphy, Jim | – | Truce: The Day the Soldiers Stopped Fighting |
| Nye, Naomi Shihab | – | Habibi |
| Rodriguez, Deborah & Ohlson, Kristin | – | Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil |
| Scott, Elizabeth | – | Grace |
Preschoolers (Ages 0-4)
| Ferri, Francesca | – | Peek-A-Boo |
| Foley, Greg | – | Don't Worry Bear |
| Foley, Greg | – | Good Luck Bear |
| Foley, Greg | – | Thank You Bear |
| Katz, Karen | – | Where is Baby's Belly Button? |
| Portis, Antoinette | – | Not A Box |
| Portis, Antoinette | – | Not A Stick |
| Ringgold, Faith | – | Cassie's Word Quilt |
| Seeger, Laura Vaccaro | – | First the Egg |
Reluctant Readers
| Elementary School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lower Elementary | ||
| Barretta, Gene | – | Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin |
| Draper, Sharon M. | – | Sassy series (3 titles) |
| Sassy: Little Sister Is NOT My Name! | ||
| Sassy: The Birthday Storm | ||
| Sassy: The Silver Secret | ||
| Hausfater, Rachel | – | The Little Boy Star: An Allegory of the Holocaust |
| Various authors | – | Bearport Publishing Nonfiction series |
| Check It Out! series (4 titles) | ||
| Dog Heroes series (20 titles) | ||
| Horse Power series (8 titles) | ||
| Elementary School | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Brewer, Paul | – | You Must Be Joking! series (2 titles) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| You Must Be Joking! | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| You Must Be Joking, Two! | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Griffiths, Andy | – | The Day My Butt Went Psycho! | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kinney, Jeff | – | Diary of a Wimpy Kid series (6 titles) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid: A Novel in Cartoons | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selznick, Brian | – | The Invention of Hugo Cabret | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Various authors | – | Actionopolis illustrated novel series (7 titles) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Various authors | – | Bearport Publishing Nonfiction series | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Code Red series (10 titles) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crime Solvers series (6 titles) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scary Places series (11 titles) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Benz, Derek & Lewis, J.S. |
– | Grey Griffins series (3 titles) |
| The Revenge of the Shadow King | ||
| The Rise of the Black Wolf | ||
| The Fall of the Templar | ||
| Benz, Derek & Lewis, J.S. |
– | Grey Griffins: The Clockwork Chronicle series (2 titles) |
| The Brimstone Key | ||
| The Relic Hunters | ||
| Haarsma, PJ | – | The Softwire series (4 titles) |
| The Softwire: Virus on Orbis 1 | ||
| The Softwire: Betrayal on Orbis 2 | ||
| The Softwire: Wormhole Pirates on Orbis 3 | ||
| The Softwire: Awakening on Orbis 4 | ||
| Kingsley, Kaza | – | Erec Rex series (4 titles) |
| Erec Rex: The Dragon's Eye | ||
| Erec Rex: The Monsters of Otherness | ||
| Erec Rex: The Search for Truth | ||
| Erec Rex: The Three Furies | ||
| Landy, Derek | – | Skulduggery Pleasant series (5 titles) |
| Skulduggery Pleasant: Scepter of the Ancients | ||
| Skulduggery Pleasant: Playing with Fire | ||
| Skulduggery Pleasant: The Faceless Ones | ||
| Skulduggery Pleasant: Dark Days | ||
| Skulduggery Pleasant: Mortal Coil | ||
| Lorey, Dean | – | Nightmare Academy series (3 titles) |
| Nightmare Academy: Monster Hunters | ||
| Nightmare Academy: Monster Madness | ||
| Nightmare Academy: Monster War | ||
| MacHale, D. J. | – | Pendragon series (10 titles) |
| Pendragon Series: The Merchant of Death | ||
| Pendragon Series: The Lost City of Faar | ||
| Pendragon Series: The Never War | ||
| Pendragon Series: The Reality Bug | ||
| Pendragon Series: Black Water | ||
| Pendragon Series: The Rivers of Zadaa | ||
| Pendragon Series: The Quillan Games | ||
| Pendragon Series: The Pilgrims of Rayne | ||
| Pendragon Series: Raven Rise | ||
| Pendragon Series: The Soldiers of Halla | ||
| Sanderson, Brandon | – | Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians series (4 titles) |
| Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians | ||
| Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener’s Bones | ||
| Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia | ||
| Alcatraz Versus the Shattered Lens | ||
Sports and Military
| Elementary School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lower Elementary | ||
| Bolden, Tonya | – | The Champ: The Story of Muhammad Ali |
| Richardson, Charisse K. & Nelson, Kadir |
– | The Real Slam Dunk |
| Weatherford, Carole Boston | – | Jesse Owens: Fastest Man Alive |
| Weatherford, Carole Boston & Velasquez, Eric A. |
– | Racing Against the Odds: The Story of Wendell Scott, Stock Car Racing's African-American Champion |
| Elementary School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Upper Elementary | ||
| Smith Jr., Charles R. | – | Twelve Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali |
| Smith Jr., Charles R. | – | Hoop Kings: Poems |
| Various authors | – | Bearport Publishing Nonfiction series |
| Defining Moments: Super Athletes series (2 titles) | ||
| Football Heroes Making a Difference series (13 titles) | ||
| Special Ops series (6 titles) | ||
| X-Moves series (6 titles) | ||
| Middle School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pfetzer, Mark & Galvin, Jack |
– | Within Reach: My Everest Story |
Strong Female Protagonists
| Elementary School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lower Elementary | ||
| Colbert, David | – | Michelle Obama: An American Story |
| Editors of Times for Kids with Skelton, Renee | – | Harriet Tubman: A Woman of Courage |
| Giovanni, Nikki | – | Rosa |
| Grimes, Nikki | – | Talkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman |
| Johnson, Angela | – | Just Like Josh Gibson |
| Shange, Ntozake | – | Coretta Scott |
| Weatherford, Carole Boston | – | Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom |
| Elementary School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Upper Elementary | ||
| Forester, Victoria | – | The Girl Who Could Fly |
| Pinkney, Andrea Davis & Alcorn, Stephen |
– | Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters |
| Stead, Rebecca | – | When You Reach Me |
| Middle School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dominy, Amy Fellner | – | OyMG |
| Friesner, Esther | – | Nobody's Princess |
| Friesner, Esther | – | Nobody's Prize |
| Hale, Shannon | – | The Books of Bayern series (4 titles) |
| The Goose Girl | ||
| Enna Burning | ||
| River Secrets | ||
| Forest Born | ||
| Hale, Shannon | – | Princess Academy |
| McGowan, Maureen | – | Twisted Tales series (2 titles) |
| Cinderella: Ninja Warrior | ||
| Sleeping Beauty: Vampire Slayer | ||
| Shulman, Polly | – | Enthusiasm |
| High School | ||
|---|---|---|
| Beddor, Frank | – | The Looking Glass Wars series (3 titles) |
| The Looking Glass Wars | ||
| Seeing Redd | ||
| ArchEnemy | ||
| Brande, Robin | – | Evolution, Me and Other Freaks of Nature |
| Brande, Robin | – | Fat Cat |
| McKinley, Robin | – | Sunshine |
| Miller, Sarah | – | Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller |
| Pike, Aprilynne | – | Wings series (3 titles) |
| Wings | ||
| Spells | ||
| Illusions | ||
Magazines
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