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A , B , C , D-E , F-G , H-I , J-L , M , N-O, P-R , S , T, U-V , W-Z
11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass
A
- Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
- An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
- Acceleration by Graham McNamee
- The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
- After Tupac and D Foster by Jacqueline Woodson
- After Hamelin by Bill Richardon
- Airborn by Kenneth Oppel
- Alchemyst: Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott
- Alone at Ninety Foot by Katherine Holubitsky
- Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things by Lenore Look
- American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
- Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
- Ark Angel by Anthony Horowitz
- Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
- The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl by Barry Lyga
- The Austere Academy by Lemony Snicket
B
- Baby by Patricia MacLachlan
- Backwater by Joan Bauer
- The Barn by Avi
- Bat 6 by Virginia Euwer Wolff
- Battle Dress by Amy Efaw
- Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
- The Beloved Dearly by Doug Cooney
- Beyond the Mango Tree by Amy Bronwen Zemser
- The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich
- Biting the Moon by Martha Grimes
- Bloomability by Sharon Creech
- Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
- The Boy in the Burning House by Tim Wynne-Jones
- The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: A Fable by John Boyne
- Breaking Point by Alex Finn
- Breakout by Paul Fleischman
- Breathing Underwater by Alex Finn
- Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
- Bucking the Sarge by Christopher Paul Curtis
- Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
C
- Can of Worms by Kathy Mackel
- The Candy Shop by Brandon Mull
- The Carbon Diaries, 2015 by Saci Lloyd
- The Case of the Lion Dance by Laurence Yep
- Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson
- Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
- Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy by Jenny Nimmo
- Chasing Redbird by Sharon Creech
- Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett
- Children of the River by Linda Crew
- Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah
- The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
- City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
- Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose
- The Conch Bearer by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
- Coraline by Neil Gaiman
- Crispin by Avi
- The Cuckoo's Child by Suzanne Freeman
D-E
- Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
- A Dance of Sisters by Tracey Porter
- Dark Dude by Oscar Hijuelos
- Dave at Night by Gail Carson Levine
- The Day-Glo Brothers by Chris Barton
- Deadline by Chris Crutcher
- Dealing With Dragons by Patricia Wrede
- Dial-A-Ghost by Eva Ibbotson
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
- The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
- Does My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah
- The Doll People by Ann Martin and Laura Godwin
- Don't Tell Anyone by Peg Kehret
- Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke
- Dreamland by Sarah Dessen
- East by Edith Pattou
- Elephant Run by Roland Smith
- Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis
- The End of the Beginning by Avi
- Endymion Spring by Matthew Skelton
- Escape by Gordon Korman
- Everything on a Waffle by Polly Horvath
- The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
F-G
- Fablehaven by Brandon Mull
- Fair Weather by Richard Peck
- Fat Kid Rules the World by K.L. Going
- First French Kiss by Adam Bagdasarian
- Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen
- Found: Book 1 of Missing Series by Margaret Peterson Haddix
- Frindle by Andrew Clements
- The Gate in the Wall by Ellen Howard
- Getting Near to Baby by Audrey Couloumbis
- Ghost Horses by Pamela Smith Hill
- The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
- Gossamer by Lois Lowry
- Graceling by Kristin Cashore
- Granny the Pag by Nina Bawden
- The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
- The Great Turkey Walk by Kathleen Karr
- Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
H-I
- Half-Moon Investigations by Eoin Colfer
- Hanging On to Max by Margaret Bechard
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling
- A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett
- Heart of a Shepherd by Rosanne Perry
- Heaven by Angela Johnson
- Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go by Dale Basye
- Heir Apparent by Vivian Van de Velde
- The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron
- Holes by Louis Sachar
- Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan
- The Homework Machine by Dan Gutman
- Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
- Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer
- Hotel Paradise by Martha Grimes
- The House of Dies Drear by Virginia Hamilton
- House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
- How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff
- Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
- I Have Lived A Thousand Years by Livia Bitton-Jackson
- If I Stay by Gayle Forman
- Igraine the Brave by Corneila Funke
- In the Shade of the Nispero Tree by Carmen Bernier-Grand
- Indigo's Star by Hilary McKay
- The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
- I Was a Rat by Phillip Pullman
J-L
- Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson
- Janey's Girl by Gayle Friesen
- Jason's Gold by Will Hobbs
- Joey Pigza Loses Control by Jack Gantos
- Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos
- John Riley's Daughter by Kezi Matthews
- Journey by Patricia MacLachlan
- Joyride by Gretchen Olson
- Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen
- The Killer's Cousin by Nancy Werlin
- King of Shadows by Susan Cooper
- Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata
- Kit's Wilderness by David Almond
- Knucklehead by Jon Scieszka
- The Landry News by Andrew Clements
- Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
- Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
- Lily's Crossing by Patricia Reilly Giff
- Lips Touch: Three Times by Laini Taylor
- Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
- London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd
- A Long Way From Chicago by Richard Peck
- Love is the Higher Law by David Levithan
- Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
- Lucie Babbidge's House by Sylvia Cassedy
M
- Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo
- Make Lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff
- Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork
- Marley: A Dog Like No Other by John Grogan
- Masterpiece by Elise Broach
- The Mayor of Central Park by Avi
- The Maze Runner by James Dashner
- Men of Stone by Gayle Friesen
- Mick Harte Was Here by Barbara Park
- Midnight Magic by Avi
- Millicent Min, Girl Genius by Lisa Yee
- The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate Dicamillo
- The Mirror of Merlin by T. A. Barron
- Mistik Lake by Martha Brooks
- The Monstrumologist by Richard Yancey
- Montmorency: Thief, Liar, Gentleman? by Elanor Updale
- The Moorchild by Eloise McGraw
- The Music of Dolphins by Karen Hesse
- My Louisiana Sky by Kimberly Willis Holt
- My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
- The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
N-O
- Nation by Terry Pratchett
- NERDS by Michael Buckley
- Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn
- No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman
- A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
- Nory Ryan's Song by Patricia Reilly Giff
- No Safe Place on Earth by Richard Peck
- No Talking by Andrew Clements
- North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley
- The Nose From Jupiter by Richard Scrimger
- Notes From a Liar and Her Dog by Gennifer Choldenko
- Notes from the Dog by Gary Paulsen
- Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
- Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman
- Olive's Ocean by Kevin Henkese
- The Other Side of Truth by Beverly Naidoo
- Our Only May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm
- The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place by E. L. Konigsburg
P-R
- Paper Towns by John Green
- Parsifal's Page by Gerald Morris
- Peak by Roland Smith
- Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry
- Petey by Ben Mikaelsen
- Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff
- The Pinhoe Egg by Diana Wynne Jones
- Plain Janes by Cecil Castelucci
- Probably Still Nick Swansen by Virginia Euwer Wolff
- The Raging Quiet by Sherryl Jordan
- Ramona's World by Beverly Cleary
- Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon and Dean Hale
- Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings
- Red Scarf Girl by Ji-li Jiang
- Regarding the Fountain by Kate Klise
- Rewind by William Sleator
- The Road of the Dead by Kevin Brooks
- Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor
- Room One: A Mystery or Two by Andrew Clements
- Rowan of Rin by Emily Rodda
- Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech
- Rules by Cynthia Lord
- Running Out of Time by Margaret Haddix
- Runt by Marion Dane Bauer
S
- Sabriel by Garth Nix
- Saffy's Angel by Hilary McKay
- Sahara Special by Esme Raji Codell
- Same Stuff as Stars by Katherine Paterson
- Sasquatch by Roland Smith
- Savvy by Ingrid Law
- Scat by Carl Hiaasen
- The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer
- The School Story by Andrew Clements
- Schooled by Gordan Korman
- Search of the Moon King's Daughter by Linda Holeman
- The Secret Life of Owen Skye by Alan Cumyn
- Shadow Spinner by Susan Fletcher
- Shakespeare Bats Cleanup by Ron Koertge
- Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
- Shipwreck by Gordon Korman
- A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park
- The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
- The Sixth Grade Nickname Game by Gordon Korman
- Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac
- Skellig by David Almond
- Slap Your Sides by M. E. Kerr
- Small Steps by Louis Sachar
- Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen
- Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman
- Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
- The Star of Kazan by Eva Ibbotson
- Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher
- A Step From Heaven by An Na
- The Sterkarm Handshake by Susan Price
- The Stonekeeper: Amulet 1 by Kazu Kibuishi
- The Storm in the Barn by Matt Phelan
- Stravaganza: City of Masks by Mary Hoffman
- Survival by Gordon Korman
- Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie S. Tolan
T
- Taf by Annie Callan
- The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
- Tales of the Madman Underground by John Barnes
- Tangerine by Edward Bloor
- The Teacher's Funeral by Richard Peck
- That Summer by Sarah Dessen
- The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
- The Thief Lord by Corneila Funke
- Ties That Bind, Ties That Break by Lensey Namioka
- Time Stops for No Mouse by Michael Hoeye
- The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
- To Dance by Siena Cherson Siegel
- Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen
- Tribute to Another Dead Rock Star by Randy Powell
- True Believer by Virginia Euwer Wolff
- The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
- The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex
- The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White
- Tucket's Gold by Gary Paulsen
- Turnabout by Margaret Peterson Haddix
- Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson
U-V
- Under the Blood-Red Sun by Graham Salisbury
- Up on Cloud Nine by Anne Fine
- The View From Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg
- The Voyage of Patience Goodspeed by Heather Vogel Frederick
W-Z
- Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor
- Walk Across the Sea by Susan Fletcher
- Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
- The Wanderer by Sharon Creech
- The Watsons Go To Birmingham-1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
- Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher
- What Happened to Lani Garver? by Carol Plum-Ucci
- When My Name Was Keoko by Linda Sue Park
- When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
- When Zachary Beaver Came to Town by Kimberly Willis Holt
- Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
- Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
- The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry
- Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
- Witness by Karen Hesse
- A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle
- A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck
- The Year of the Dog by Grace Lin
- Zach's Lie by Roland Smith
- Zen and the Art of Faking It by Jordan Sonnenblick
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