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The Green Glass Sea
Ellen Klages

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2006

The Halloween Tree
Ray Bradbury

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1972

The Hammer of Thor
Rick Riordan

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2016

The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2017

The Hawthorne Legacy
Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2021

The Hazel Wood
Melissa Albert

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2018

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Carson McCullers

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1940

The Hero and the Crown
Robin McKinley

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1984

The Hidden Oracle
Rick Riordan

Fiction | Novel | YA

The Highwayman
Alfred Noyes

Fiction | Poem | Middle Grade | Published in 1906

The Hobbit
J. R. R. Tolkien

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1937

The Homework Machine
Dan Gutman

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2006

The Honest Truth
Dan Gemeinhart

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2015

The Honey Witch
Sydney J. Shields

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2024

The Horse And His Boy
C. S. Lewis

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1954

The Host
Stephenie Meyer

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2008

The House of Hades
Rick Riordan

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

The House of the Scorpion
Nancy Farmer

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2002

The House on Mango Street
Sandra Cisneros

Fiction | Novella | YA | Published in 1984

The Hundred Dresses
Eleanor Estes

Fiction | Novella | Middle Grade | Published in 1944

The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2008

The Hypnotists
Gordon Korman

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2015

The Ickabog
J. K. Rowling

Fiction | Book | Middle Grade | Published in 2020

The Idiot
Elif Batuman

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2017

The Impossible Knife of Memory
Laurie Halse Anderson

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2014

The Incredible Journey
Sheila Burnford

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1960

The Indian in the Cupboard
Lynne Reid Banks

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1980

The Inheritance Games
Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2020

The Inquisitor’s Tale
Adam Gidwitz

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2016

The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2007

The Iron Giant
Ted Hughes

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1968

The Iron Trial
Holly Black, Cassandra Clare

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2014

The Island
Natasha Preston

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2023

The Island on Bird Street
Uri Orlev

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1981

The Jacket
Andrew Clements

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2001

The Jumbies
Tracey Baptiste

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2015

The Jungle Book
Rudyard Kipling

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Middle Grade | Published in 1894

The Juvie Three
Gordon Korman

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2008

The Key to Extraordinary
Natalie Lloyd

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2016

The Kid Who Ran for President
Dan Gutman

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1996

The Kill Order
James Dashner

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2012

The Kingdom Keepers: Disney After Dark
Ridley Pearson

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2005

The King of Mulberry Street
Donna Jo Napoli

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2005

The Kite Fighters
Linda Sue Park

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2000

The Knife of Never Letting Go
Patrick Ness

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2008

The Knight at Dawn
Mary Pope Osborne

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1993

The Knight in Rusty Armor
Robert Fisher

Fiction | Novella | Middle Grade | Published in 1987

The Labors of Hercules Beal
Gary D. Schmidt

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2023

The Land of Counterpane
Robert Louis Stevenson

Fiction | Poem | Middle Grade | Published in 1885

The Landry News
Andrew Clements

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1999

The Last Battle
C. S. Lewis

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1956

The Last Cuentista
Donna Barba Higuera

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2021

The Last: Endling #1
Katherine Applegate

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2018

The Last Graduate
Naomi Novik

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2021

The Last Kids on Earth
Max Brallier

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

The Last Kids on Earth and the Monster Dimension
Max Brallier

Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | Middle Grade | Published in 2023

The Last Kids on Earth and the Nightmare King
Max Brallier, Illustr. Douglas Holgate

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

The Last Kids on Earth and the Zombie Parade
Max Brallier

Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | Middle Grade | Published in 2016

The Last Mapmaker
Christina Soontornvat

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2022

The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles
Julie Andrews Edwards

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1974

The Last Olympian
Rick Riordan

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2009

The Last September
Elizabeth Bowen

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1929

The Last Straw
Jeff Kinney

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2009

The Last Unicorn
Peter S. Beagle

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1968

The Latin Deli: An Ars Poetica
Judith Ortiz Cofer

Fiction | Poem | YA | Published in 1993

The Leaving
Tara Altebrando

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2016

The Lemonade Crime
Jacqueline Davies

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2011

The Lemonade War
Jacqueline Davies

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2007

The Lesson
Toni Cade Bambara

Fiction | Short Story | YA | Published in 1972

The Librarian of Auschwitz
Antonio Iturbe

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2012

The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen
Isaac Blum

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2022

The Light in Hidden Places
Sharon Cameron

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2020

The Lightning Thief
Rick Riordan

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2005

The Lines We Cross
Randa Abdel-Fattah

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2016

The Line Tender
Kate Allen

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2019

The Lion of Mars
Jennifer L. Holm

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2021

The Lions Of Little Rock
Kristin Levine

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2012

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C. S. Lewis

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1950

The List
Patricia Forde

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2014

The List of Things That Will Not Change
Rebecca Stead

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2020

The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Fiction | Novella | Middle Grade | Published in 1943

The Littles
John Peterson

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1967

The Living
Matt de la Peña

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

The London Eye Mystery
Siobhan Dowd

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2007

The Lonely Hearts Book Club
Lucy Gilmore

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2023

The Long Winter
Laura Ingalls Wilder

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1940

The Looking Glass Wars
Frank Beddor

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2004

The Losers Club
Andrew Clements

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2017

The Lost Hero
Rick Riordan

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2010

The Lost Library
Rebecca Stead, Wendy Mass

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2018

The Lost Year: A Survival Story of the Ukrainian Famine
Katherine Marsh

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2023

The Lottery Rose
Irene Hunt

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1976

The Magic Finger
Illustr. Quentin Blake, Roald Dahl

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1966

The Magic Fish
Trung Le Nguyen

Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | Middle Grade | Published in 2020

The Magician's Elephant
Kate DiCamillo

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2009

The Magician's Nephew
C. S. Lewis

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1955

The Magic Misfits
Illustr. Lissy Marlin, Neil Patrick Harris

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2017

The Man Who Loved Clowns
June Rae Wood

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1992

The Man Who Was Poe
Avi

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1989

The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams
Illustr. Daniel Miyares, Daniel Nayeri

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2023