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Paper Things
Jennifer Richard Jacobson

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2015

Paper Towns
John Green

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2008

Paper Wishes
Lois Sepahban

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2016

Paradise on Fire
Jewell Parker Rhodes

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2021

Parallel Journeys
Eleanor H. Ayer

Nonfiction | Biography | YA | Published in 1995

Parvana's Journey
Deborah Ellis

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2002

Pashmina
Nidhi Chanani

Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | Middle Grade | Published in 2017

Patina
Jason Reynolds

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2017

Patron Saints of Nothing
Randy Ribay

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2019

Pax
Sara Pennypacker

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2016

Pax, Journey Home
Sara Pennypacker

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2021

Peak
Roland Smith

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2007

Percy Jackson's Greek Gods
Rick Riordan

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Middle Grade | Published in 2014

Pet
Akwaeke Emezi

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2019

Peter and the Starcatchers
Dave Barry

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2004

Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes
Jonathan Auxier

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2011

Peter Pan
J. M. Barrie

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1911

Petey
Ben Mikaelsen

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1998

Pictures Of Hollis Woods
Patricia Reilly Giff

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2002

Picture Us in the Light
Kelly Loy Gilbert

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2018

Pie
Sarah Weeks

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2011

Piecing Me Together
Renée Watson

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2017

Pippi Longstocking
Astrid Lindgren

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1945

Planet Earth Is Blue
Nicole Panteleakos

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2019

Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet
Zanib Mian

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2019

Pocho
José Antonio Villarreal

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1959

Pollyanna
Eleanor H. Porter

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1913

Pony
R. J. Palacio

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2021

Poppy
Avi

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1995

Posted
John David Anderson

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2018

Powerful: A Powerless Story
Lauren Roberts

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2024

Powerless
Matthew Cody

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2011

Powerless
Lauren Roberts

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2023

Prairie Lotus
Linda Sue Park

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2020

Pretties
Scott Westerfeld

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2005

Pretty Little Liars
Sara Shepard

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2006

Pretty Ugly
Karyn Langhorne Folan

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2010

Pride: A Pride and Prejudice Remix
Ibi Zoboi

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2018

Prince Caspian
C. S. Lewis

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1951

Princess Academy
Shannon Hale

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2005

Prisoner B-3087
Alan Gratz

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

Private Peaceful
Michael Morpurgo

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2003

Prodigy
Marie Lu

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

Project Mulberry
Linda Sue Park

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2005

Projekt 1065
Alan Gratz

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2016

Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America
Sharon Robinson

Nonfiction | Biography | Middle Grade | Published in 2004

P.S. Be Eleven
Rita Williams-Garcia

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2013

P.S. I Still Love You
Jenny Han

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2015

Punching the Air
Ibi Zoboi, Yusef Salaam

Fiction | Novel/Book in Verse | YA | Published in 2020

Purple Heart
Patricia McCormick

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2009

Push
Sapphire

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1996

Queen of Shadows
Sarah J. Maas

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2015

Quidditch Through the Ages
J. K. Rowling

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2001

Race to the Sun
Rebecca Roanhorse

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2020

Ragged Dick
Horatio Alger

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1868

Rain Reign
Ann M. Martin

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2018

Ralph S. Mouse
Beverly Cleary

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1982

Ramona and Her Father
Beverly Cleary

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1977

Ramona and Her Mother
Beverly Cleary

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1979

Ramona Forever
Beverly Cleary

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1984

Ramona Quimby Age 8
Beverly Cleary

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1981

Ramona the Brave
Beverly Cleary

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1975

Ramona the Pest
Beverly Cleary

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1968

Raybearer
Jordan Ifueko

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2020

Raymie Nightingale
Kate DiCamillo

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2016

Raymond's Run
Toni Cade Bambara

Fiction | Short Story | Middle Grade | Published in 24

Real Friends
Shannon Hale, Illustr. LeUyen Pham

Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | Middle Grade | Published in 2017

Reality Boy
A.S. King

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

Really Good, Actually: A Novel
Monica Heisey

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2023

Realm Breaker
Victoria Aveyard

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2021

Rebel Witch
Kristen Ciccarelli

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2025

Rebound
Kwame Alexander

Fiction | Novel/Book in Verse | Middle Grade | Published in 2018

Reckless
Lauren Roberts

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2024

Red Kayak
Priscilla Cummings

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2004

Red Queen
Victoria Aveyard

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2015

Redwall
Brian Jacques

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1986

Red, White, and Whole
Rajani LaRocca

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

Refugee
Alan Gratz

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2017

Refugee Boy
Benjamin Zephaniah

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2001

Renegades
Marissa Meyer

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2017

Rescue
Jennifer A. Nielsen

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2021

Rescue on the Oregon Trail (Ranger in Time, #1)
Kate Messner

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2015

Resistance
Jennifer A. Nielsen

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2018

Restart
Gordon Korman

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2017

Restore Me
Tahereh Mafi

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2018

Return to Sender
Julia Alvarez

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2009

Reunion
John Cheever

Fiction | Short Story | Middle Grade | Published in 1962

Rez Dogs
Joseph Bruchac

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

Ribbons
Laurence Yep

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1997

Rick
Alex Gino

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2020

Riding Freedom
Pam Muñoz Ryan

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1998

Rifles for Watie
Harold Keith

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1957

Rikki Tikki Tavi
Rudyard Kipling

Fiction | Short Story | Middle Grade | Published in 1894

Road to Chlifa
Michele Marineau

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1992

Rodrick Rules
Jeff Kinney

Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | Middle Grade | Published in 2008

Roller Girl
Victoria Jamieson

Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | Middle Grade | Published in 2015

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Mildred D. Taylor

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1976

Roll With It
Jamie Sumner

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2019

Romiette and Julio
Sharon M. Draper

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1999

Rooftoppers
Katherine Rundell

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2013