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100 Cupboards
N. D. Wilson

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2007

11 Birthdays: A Wish Novel
Wendy Mass

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2009

13 Little Blue Envelopes
Maureen Johnson

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2005

24 Hours In Nowhere
Dusti Bowling

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2018

90 Miles to Havana
Enrique Flores-Galbis

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2010

96 Miles
J. L. Esplin

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2020

Abduction!
Peg Kehret

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2004

Abel's Island
William Steig

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1976

Abina and the Important Men: A Graphic History
Illustr. Liz Clarke, Trevor R. Getz

Nonfiction | Graphic Novel/Book | YA | Published in 2011

A Bottle in the Gaza Sea
Valérie Zenatti

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2005

A Boy at War
Harry Mazer

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2001

A Boy Called Bat
Elana K. Arnold, Illustr. Charles Santoso

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2017

Absolutely Almost
Lisa Graff

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2014

Absolutely Normal Chaos
Sharon Creech

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1990

Abuela, Don't Forget Me
Rex Ogle

Nonfiction | Memoir in Verse | YA | Published in 2022

Acceleration
Graham McNamee

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2003

Ace of Spades
Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2021

A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens

Fiction | Novella | Middle Grade | Published in 1843

A Corner of the Universe
Ann M. Martin

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2002

A Court of Frost and Starlight
Sarah J. Maas

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2018

A Court of Mist and Fury
Sarah J. Maas

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2016

A Court of Silver Flames
Sarah J. Maas

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2021

A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2015

A Court of Wings and Ruin
Sarah J. Maas

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2017

A Crooked Kind of Perfect
Linda Urban

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2007

Across A Hundred Mountains
Reyna Grande

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2006

Across Five Aprils
Irene Hunt

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1964

Across The Desert
Dusti Bowling

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2019

A Curse for True Love
Stephanie Garber

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2023

A Curse So Dark and Lonely
Brigid Kemmerer

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2019

Adam of the Road
Elizabeth Gray Vining

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1942

A Dark Brown Dog
Stephen Crane

Fiction | Short Story | Middle Grade | Published in 1901

A Darker Shade of Magic
V. E. Schwab

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2015

Addicted to You
Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

A Deadly Education
Naomi Novik

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2020

A Dog Called Homeless
Sarah Lean

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2012

A Dog's Life
Ann M. Martin

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2005

A Duet For Home
Karina Yan Glaser

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2022

A Family Supper
Kazuo Ishiguro

Fiction | Short Story | YA | Published in 1983

A First Time for Everything
Dan Santat

Nonfiction | Graphic Memoir | Middle Grade | Published in 2023

After
Anna Todd

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2014

After
Morris Gleitzman

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2011

After Ever After
Jordan Sonnenblick

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2010

After The First Death
Robert Cormier

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1979

After the Shot Drops
Randy Ribay

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2018

After Tupac and D Foster
Jacqueline Woodson

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2008

After We Collided
Anna Todd

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-32
Joan W. Blos

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1979

A Girl Called Samson
Amy Harmon

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2019

A Girl Named Disaster
Nancy Farmer

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1996

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Holly Jackson

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2019

A Good Kind of Trouble
Lisa Moore Ramée

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2019

A Handful of Dates
Tayeb Salih

Fiction | Short Story | YA | Published in 1964

A Handful of Stars
Cynthia Lord

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2015

A Heart in a Body in the World
Deb Caletti

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2018

A High Five for Glenn Burke
Phil Bildner

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2020

Ahimsa
Supriya Kelkar

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2017

Ain't Burned All the Bright
Jason Reynolds

Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | YA | Published in 2022

Airborn
Kenneth Oppel

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2004

Akata Witch
Nnedi Okorafor

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2011

A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire
Jennifer L. Armentrout

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2020

Alabama Moon
Watt Key

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2006

A Land of Permanent Goodbyes
Atia Abawi

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2018

A Lantern in Her Hand
Bess Streeter Aldrich

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1928

Al Capone Does My Homework
Gennifer Choldenko

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2004

Al Capone Does My Shirts
Gennifer Choldenko

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade

Al Capone Shines My Shoes
Gennifer Choldenko

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2009

Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
Lewis Carroll

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1865

Ali Cross
James Patterson

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2019

A Lion to Guard Us
Clyde Robert Bulla

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1981

A List of Cages
Robin Roe

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2017

A Little History of the World
E.H. Gombrich

Nonfiction | Book | YA | Published in 1936

A Little Princess
Frances Hodgson Burnett

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1905

All American Boys
Brendan Kiely, Jason Reynolds

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2015

All Boys Aren't Blue
George M. Johnson

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | YA

Allegedly
Tiffany D. Jackson

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2017

Allegiant
Veronica Roth

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

Allergic
Megan Wagner Lloyd, Illustr. Michelle Mee Nutter

Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | Middle Grade | Published in 2021

Allies
Alan Gratz

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2019

All My Rage
Sabaa Tahir

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2022

All The Bright Places
Jennifer Niven

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2015

All the Broken Pieces
Ann E. Burg

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2009

All The Lovely Bad Ones
Mary Downing Hahn

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2008

All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
Christina Soontornvat

Nonfiction | Book | Middle Grade | Published in 2020

All This Time
Mikki Daughtry, Rachael Lippincott

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2020

All This Twisted Glory
Tahereh Mafi

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2024

All We Have Left
Wendy Mills

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2016

Almond
Won-pyung Sohn, Transl. Joosun Lee

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2017

Almost American Girl
Robin Ha

Nonfiction | Graphic Memoir | YA | Published in 2020

Alone
Megan E. Freeman

Fiction | Novel/Book in Verse | Middle Grade | Published in 2021

Along for the Ride
Sarah Dessen

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2009

A Long Walk to Water
Linda Sue Park

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2010

A Long Way from Chicago
Richard Peck

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1998

Always and Forever, Lara Jean
Jenny Han

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2017

Amal Unbound
Aisha Saeed

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2018

A Mango-Shaped Space
Wendy Mass

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2003

A Map of Home
Randa Jarrar

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2008

Amari And The Great Game
B. B. Alston

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2022

Amari and the Night Brothers
B. B. Alston

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2021

Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart
Candace Fleming

Nonfiction | Book | Middle Grade | Published in 2011