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The Rest of Us Just Live Here
Patrick Ness

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2015

The Return of the King
J. R. R. Tolkien

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1955

The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano
Sonia Manzano

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2012

There Was a Party for Langston
Jason Reynolds

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2001

The Ritual: A Dark College Romance
Shantel Tessier

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2018

The River
Gary Paulsen

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1991

The River Between Us
Richard Peck

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2003

The Roar
Emma Clayton

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2008

The Rock and The River
Kekla Magoon

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2009

The Ruins of Gorlan
John Flanagan

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2004

The Runaway King
Jennifer A. Nielsen

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2013

The Running Dream
Wendelin Van Draanen

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2011

The Samurai's Tale
Erik Christian Haugaard

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1984

The Sandman Omnibus Vol. 1
Neil Gaiman

Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | YA | Published in 2015

The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1850

The Scent Keeper
Erica Bauermeister

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2019

The School For Good and Evil
Soman Chainani

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade

The School Story
Andrew Clements

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2001

The Schwa Was Here
Neal Shusterman

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2004

The Science of Breakable Things
Tae Keller

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2018

The Scorch Trials
James Dashner

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2010

The Screaming Staircase
Jonathan Stroud

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2013

The Sea in Winter
Christine Day

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2021

The Sea of Monsters
Rick Riordan

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2006

The Season of Styx Malone
Kekla Magoon

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2018

The Secret Battle of Evan Pao
Wendy Wan-Long Shang

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2022

The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1910

The Secret Life of Bees
Sue Monk Kidd

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2001

The Secret Lion
Alberto Alvaro Rios

Fiction | Short Story | YA | Published in 1984

The Secret of the Old Clock
Carolyn Keene

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1930

The Secret School
Avi

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2001

The Secret Zoo
Bryan Chick

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2007

These Hollow Vows
Lexi Ryan

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2021

The Selection
Kiera Cass

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2012

The Selfish Giant
Oscar Wilde

Fiction | Short Story | Middle Grade | Published in 1888

The Serpent King
Jeff Zentner

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2016

The Seventh Most Important Thing
Shelley Pearsall

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2015

The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs
Betty G. Birney

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1980

These Violent Delights
Chloe Gong

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2020

The Shadows Between Us
Tricia Levenseller

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2020

The Shakespeare Stealer
Gary L. Blackwood

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1998

The Shape of Thunder
Jasmine Warga

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2021

The Sign of the Beaver
Elizabeth George Speare

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1983

The Silence Between Us
Alison Gervais

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2019

The Silent Boy
Lois Lowry

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2003

The Silver Chair
C. S. Lewis

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1953

The Silver Sword
Ian Serraillier

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1956

The Skeleton Tree
Iain Lawrence

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2016

The Skin I'm In
Sharon G. Flake

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1998

The Sleeper and the Spindle
Neil Gaiman

Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | YA | Published in 2014

The Smallest Dragonboy
Anne McCaffrey

Fiction | Short Story | Middle Grade | Published in 1973

The Smell Of Other People's Houses
Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2016

The Snow Queen
Hans Christian Andersen

Fiction | Novella | Middle Grade | Published in 1844

The Someday Birds
Sally J. Pla

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2017

The Song of the Jellicles
T. S. Eliot

Fiction | Poem | Middle Grade | Published in 1939

The Son of Neptune
Rick Riordan

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2011

The Spider And The Fly
Mary Howitt

Fiction | Poem | Middle Grade | Published in 2002

The Stars Beneath Our Feet
David Barclay Moore

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2018

The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
Jennifer E. Smith

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2012

The Stolen Heir
Holly Black

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2023

The Stonekeeper
Kazu Kibuishi

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

The Stories Julian Tells
Ann Cameron

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Middle Grade | Published in 1981

The Storm Runner
J. C. Cervantes

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2018

The Story of Doctor Dolittle
Hugh Lofting

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1920

The Story of King Arthur and His Knights
Howard Pyle

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1903

The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
Tom Angleberger

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2010

The Strangers
Margaret Peterson Haddix

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2019

The Subtle Knife
Philip Pullman

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1997

The Summer I Turned Pretty
Jenny Han

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2009

The Summer of Broken Rules
K. L. Walther

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2021

The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
William Saroyan

Fiction | Short Story | YA | Published in 1940

The Summer of the Swans
Betsy Byars

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1970

The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure
Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2023

The Sun Is Also a Star
Nicola Yoon

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2016

The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels
Beth Lincoln

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2023

The Swiss Family Robinson
Johann David Wyss

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1812

The Sword in the Tree
Clyde Robert Bulla

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1956

The Sword of Summer
Rick Riordan

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2015

The Tail of Emily Windsnap
Liz Kessler

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2003

The Tale of Despereaux
Kate DiCamillo

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2003

The Teacher's Funeral
Richard Peck

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade

The Tender Bar
J.R. Moehringer

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | YA | Published in 2005

The Ten Thousand Doors of January
Alix E. Harrow

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2019

The Tequila Worm
Viola Canales

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2005

The Terrible Two
Mac Barnett, Jory John

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2015

The Testing
Joelle Charbonneau

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

The Thief
Megan Whalen Turner

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1996

The Thief Lord
Cornelia Funke

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2000

The Thief Of Always
Clive Barker

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1992

The Thing About Georgie
Lisa Graff

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2007

The Thing About Jellyfish
Ali Benjamin

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2015

The Things She's Seen
Ambelin Kwaymullina, Ezekiel Kwaymullina

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2018

The Throne of Fire
Rick Riordan

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2011

The Tiger Rising
Kate DiCamillo

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2001

The Titan's Curse
Rick Riordan

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2007

The Toll
Neal Shusterman

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2019

The Tombs of Atuan
Ursula K. Le Guin

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1971

The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez
Adrianna Cuevas

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2020

The Tower of Nero
Rick Riordan

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2020

The Transall Saga
Gary Paulsen

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1998