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1 | Bronte | Charlotte | Jane Eyre | Classics | Adult | 840 | Romance | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Dickens | Charles | Oliver Twist | Classics | Adult | coming-of-age; poverty | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Fitzgerald | F. Scott | The Great Gatsby | Classics | Adult | 1010 | 1920s; elitist | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Forster | E. M. | Howards End | Classics | Adult | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Hawthorne | Nathaniel | The Scarlet Letter | Classics | Adult | historical; complex characters | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Heany | Seamus | Beowulf | Classics | Adult | 1090 | adventure; monsters | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | HUgo | Victor | Les Miserables | Classics | Adult | revolution; love; intricate; large cast of characters | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Hurston | Zora Neale | Their Eyes Were Watching God | Classics | Adult | 890 | identity and independence; 1920s | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Steinbeck | John | Of Mice and Men | Classics | Adult | 480 | literary fiction; characters with disabilities; Great Depression | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | Swift | Jonathan | Gulliver's Travels | Classics | Adult | 1150 | adventure; satire; fantasy | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | Stevenson | Robert Louis | The Black Arrow | Classics | Adult | 980 | 1400s; revenge; romantic; warring families | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | Montgomery | L.M. | Anne of Green Gables | Classics | 3-4 | 970 | orphans; upbeat; humorous; 1900s; feel-good | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | Cather | Willa | My Antonia | Classics | Adult | 1010 | pioneer; slow-paced | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | Kingsolver | Barbara | The Poisonwood Bible | Classics | Adult | Africa; missionaries; colonialism; flawed-characters | ||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Lee | Harper | To Kill a Mockingbird | Classics | Adult | 790 | coming-of-age; racism; small towns | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | Lee | Harper | Go Set a Watchman | Classics | Adult | 870 | literary fiction; racism | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | Buck | Pearl S. | The Good Earth | Classics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Tolstoy | Leo | Anna Karenina | Classics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Bacigalupi | Paolo | Ship Breaker | Dystopian | 7-12 | 690 | Climate change apocalypse; Band of survivors | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | Dimaline | Cherie | The Marrow Thieves | Dystopian | 8-12 | 810 | indiginous; survivors; climate-change apocalypse | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | Lowry | Lois | The Giver | Dystopian | 6-9 | 760 | coming of age; lost memories; haunting; world-building | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | Roth | Veronica | Divergent | Dystopian | 9-12 | 700 | suspenseful; world-building; place and fitting in | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | Shusterman | Neal | Scythe | Dystopian | 8-12 | 830 | battle royale; multiple perspectives; world-building | |||||||||||||||||||
24 | Lu | Marie | Legend | Dystopian | 8-12 | 710 | revenge; rebellion; soldiers; world-building; multiple perspectives | |||||||||||||||||||
25 | Duprau | Jeanne | The City of Ember | Dystopian | 4-7 | 680 | plot-driven; rebellion; underground | |||||||||||||||||||
26 | Anderson | M.T. | Feed | Dystopian | 8-12 | 770 | disturbing; world-building; computers; consumerism | |||||||||||||||||||
27 | Bradbury | Ray | Farenheit 451 | Dystopian | ||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Vonnegut | Kurt | Player Piano | Dystopian | Adult | 930 | dark; world run by computers; funny | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | Cooper | Susan | Over Sea, Under Stone | Fantasy | 3-4 | 830 | quest; King Arthur; #1 in series | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | Dokey | Cameron | Sunlight and Shadow | Fantasy | 6-12 | prince charming | ||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Farmer | Nancy | The Sea of Trolls | Fantasy | 5-9 | 670 | vikings; funny; fast-paced; world-building; quest | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | Garber | Romina | Lobizona | Fantasy | 7-12 | world-building; immigrant experiences; #1 in series | ||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Green | Roger | King Arthur | Fantasy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Johnson | Kathleen | A Fast and Brutal Wing | Fantasy | 9-12 | 720 | diary novels; creepy; unreliable narrator | |||||||||||||||||||
35 | Larbalestier | Justine | HOw to Ditch Your Fairy | Fantasy | 6-10 | 580 | funny; coming of age | |||||||||||||||||||
36 | Lewis | C.S. | The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe | Fantasy | 3-4 | world-building; mythology | ||||||||||||||||||||
37 | MacDonald | George | The Princess and the Goblin | Fantasy | 4-6 | 1030 | ||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Stievater | Maggie | Lament | Fantasy | 6-12 | 720 | Faeries; romantic; music | |||||||||||||||||||
39 | Werlin | Nancy | Impossible | Fantasy | 9-12 | 670 | curse; elves and fairies; romantic; date rape; foster parents; | |||||||||||||||||||
40 | Wrede | Patricia C. | Sorcery and Cecelia | Fantasy | 7-9 | 720 | 1800s; epistolary novel; romantic; England | |||||||||||||||||||
41 | Gaiman | Neil | Stardust | Fantasy | Adult | 970 | award-winner; 1800s; romantic; world-building; quests; fairies; witches; adult books for young adults | |||||||||||||||||||
42 | Shlitz | Laura Amy | Splendors and Glooms | Fantasy | 4-8 | 670 | historical; witches; London; 1800s | |||||||||||||||||||
43 | Juster | Norton | The Phantom Tolbooth | Fantasy | 7-9 | 1000 | witty; whimsical | |||||||||||||||||||
44 | McKinley | Robin | Beauty | Fantasy | 7-9 | 900 | retold fairy tales; romantic; | |||||||||||||||||||
45 | Dahl | Roald | The BFG | Fantasy | 3-4 | giants; funny; witty; giants; friendship | ||||||||||||||||||||
46 | Hartman | Rachel | Tess of the Road | Fantasy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | Osborne | Mary Pope | Pirates Past Noon | Fantasy | 3-4 | 490 | Magic Treehouse | |||||||||||||||||||
48 | Osborne | Mary Pope | Dolphins at Daybreak | Fantasy | 3-4 | 490 | Magic Treehouse | |||||||||||||||||||
49 | Osborne | Mary Pope | Polar Bears Past Bedtime | Fantasy | 3-4 | 490 | Magic Treehouse | |||||||||||||||||||
50 | Osborne | Mary Pope | Lions at Lunchtime | Fantasy | 3-4 | 490 | Magic Treehouse | |||||||||||||||||||
51 | Osborne | Mary Pope | Ghost Town at Sundown | Fantasy | 3-4 | 490 | Magic Treehouse | |||||||||||||||||||
52 | Gardner | Sally | I, Coriander | Fantasy | 6-8 | 650 | historical fantasy; suspenseful; fairies; witches; orphans | |||||||||||||||||||
53 | Author Last Name | Author First Name | Title | Genre | Suggested Grade | Lexile | Themes/Tags | |||||||||||||||||||
54 | Blundell | Judy | What I Saw and HOw I Lied | Historical Fiction | 9-12 | 620 | WW2 | |||||||||||||||||||
55 | Boyne | John | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | Historical Fiction | 9-12 | 1000 | WW2 | |||||||||||||||||||
56 | Bradbury | Jennifer | River Runs Deep | Historical Fiction | 4-6 | 730 | Life in Slavery | |||||||||||||||||||
57 | Choo | Yangsze | The Ghost Ride | Historical Fiction | Adult | Asian | ||||||||||||||||||||
58 | Hinto | S.E. | The Outsiders | Historical Fiction | 7-9 | 750 | rival gangs; gritty; | |||||||||||||||||||
59 | Hogan | Linda | mean Spirit | Historical Fiction | YA | indigenous; literary fiction; 1920s; protecting land | ||||||||||||||||||||
60 | Hosseini | Khaled | The Kite Runner | Historical Fiction | Adult | 840 | coming-of-age; sexual assault; war; Asian | |||||||||||||||||||
61 | Ibbotson | Eva | The Star of Kazan | Historical Fiction | 5-8 | 880 | mystery; 1900s Vienna; family secrets | |||||||||||||||||||
62 | Lowry | Lois | Number the Stars | Historical Fiction | ||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | Matthews | John Joseph | Sundown | Historical Fiction | Adult | 1900s; Indigenous; Osage Oil | ||||||||||||||||||||
64 | Mone | Gregory | Dangerous Waters | Historical Fiction | 5-8 | 770 | Titanic; adventure | |||||||||||||||||||
65 | Moore | E.B. | An Unseemly Wife | Historical Fiction | Adult | Western; Amish; emotionally intense | ||||||||||||||||||||
66 | Morris | Mary McGarry | The Lost Mother | Historical Fiction | 9-12 | Great Depression; Abandonment; Family struggles | ||||||||||||||||||||
67 | Robinson | Marilynne | Gilead | Historical Fiction | Adult | Epistolary novel; family secrets; generational | ||||||||||||||||||||
68 | Sarit | Gabriel | Anna and the Swallow Man | Historical Fiction | 8-12 | 1160 | WW2; gritty; | |||||||||||||||||||
69 | Sepetys | Ruta | Between Shades of Gray | Historical Fiction | 6-12 | 490 | WW2; prison camp | |||||||||||||||||||
70 | Sepetys | Ruta | Salt to the Sea | Historical Fiction | 8-12 | 560 | WW2; ship; multpile perspectives | |||||||||||||||||||
71 | Shaffer | Mary An | The Guernsey LIterary and Potato Peel Pie Society | Historical Fiction | Adult | 930 | WW2; epistolary novel; multiple perspectives | |||||||||||||||||||
72 | Volen | Jane | Queen's Own Fool | Historical Fiction | 7-12 | 740 | award winner; nobility; medieval | |||||||||||||||||||
73 | Wiseman | Ellen Marie | The Plum Tree | Historical Fiction | Adult | WW2; slow-paced; romantic; | ||||||||||||||||||||
74 | Zevin | Gabrielle | The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry | Historical Fiction | Adult | Award-winner; books; bittersweet; relationships; depression/mental health | ||||||||||||||||||||
75 | Spinelli | Jerry | Milkweed | Historical Fiction | 5-12 | 510 | WW2; ghettos; orphans | |||||||||||||||||||
76 | Zusak | Markus | The Book Thief | Historical Fiction | 9-12 | 730 | WW2; death; loss | |||||||||||||||||||
77 | Vonnegut | Kurt | Mother Night | Historical Fiction | Adult | spies; WW2; unreliable narrator | ||||||||||||||||||||
78 | White | Ruth | Way down deep | Historical Fiction | 4-7 | orphan; 1950s; boarding school; family secrets | ||||||||||||||||||||
79 | Horowitz | Anthony | Raven's Gate | Horror | 6-12 | 620 | award winner; witchcraft; foster care; England | |||||||||||||||||||
80 | McNames | Graham | Bonechiller | Horror | 7-9 | 580 | small town; monsters; suspenseful | |||||||||||||||||||
81 | Du Maurier | Daphne | Rebecca | Horror | Adult | 880 | suspenseful; unreliable narrator; angst; psychological fiction; gothic | |||||||||||||||||||
82 | Carter | Ally | Heist Society | Mystery and Crime | 6-10 | 800 | heists; fast-paced; #1 in series | |||||||||||||||||||
83 | Chappell | R. Allen | Mojado | Mystery and Crime | Adult | |||||||||||||||||||||
84 | Christie | Agatha | The Clocks | Mystery and Crime | Adult | 670 | suspenseful | |||||||||||||||||||
85 | Christie | Agatha | And Then There Were None | Mystery and Crime | Adult | 570 | fast-paced; locked-room novel | |||||||||||||||||||
86 | Gibbs | Stuart | Spy School | Mystery and Crime | 5-8 | 740 | Funny; sarcastic; #1 in series | |||||||||||||||||||
87 | Hall | Tarquin | The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing | Mystery and Crime | Adult | India; gods and goddesses; fast-paced | ||||||||||||||||||||
88 | Ballet | Blue | Chasing Vermeer | Mystery and Crime | 5-8 | 770 | art thief; fast-paced; illustrated | |||||||||||||||||||
89 | Hiaasen | Carl | Skink No Surrender | Mystery and Crime | 6-12 | 770 | missing person | |||||||||||||||||||
90 | Hiaasen | Carl | Flush | Mystery and Crime | 5-8 | 770 | suspenseful; funny; action-packed; underdog | |||||||||||||||||||
91 | Kim | Young-Ha | Your Republic is Calling You | Mystery and Crime | Adult | spy fiction; Korea; Asian; | ||||||||||||||||||||
92 | L'Engle | Madeline | The Young Unicorns | Mystery and Crime | 7-9 | 820 | New York; #3 in series | |||||||||||||||||||
93 | Miranda | Megan | The Safest Lies | Mystery and Crime | 7-10 | 650 | Kidnapping; agoraphobia; suspenseful; action-packed; fast-paced | |||||||||||||||||||
94 | Murkami | Haruki | Dance Dance Dance | Mystery and Crime | Adult | surrealist; suspenseful; melancholy; complex; literary fiction | ||||||||||||||||||||
95 | Smith | Alexander McCall | The Sunday Philosophy Club | Mystery and Crime | Adult | cozy mysteries; feel-good; upbeat | ||||||||||||||||||||
96 | Springer | Nancy | The Case of the Missing Marquess | Mystery and Crime | 4-8 | 980 | historical; fast-paced; sherlock holmes | |||||||||||||||||||
97 | Summy | Barrie | I so Don't Do Mysteries | Mystery and Crime | 508 | 600 | supernatural; ghosts; mother-daughter relationship | |||||||||||||||||||
98 | Horowitz | Anthony | Alex Rider: Crocodile Tears | Mystery and Crime | 6-10 | 740 | con artist; virus; action-packed; spies; | |||||||||||||||||||
99 | Grisham | John | Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer | Mystery and Crime | 6-8 | 790 | murder; immigrants; suspenseful; fast-paced | |||||||||||||||||||
100 | Constable | Benjamine | Three Lives of Tomomi Ishikawa | Mystery and Crime | Adult | psychological; suicide; literary fiction |