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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 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
Jory John, Mac Barnett

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

The Treasure of Lemon Brown
Walter Dean Myers

Fiction | Short Story | Middle Grade | Published in 1969

The Trials of Morrigan Crow
Jessica Townsend

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2017

The Trouble With Chickens
Doreen Cronin

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2011

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
Avi

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1990

The True Meaning of Smekday
Adam Rex

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2007

The Trumpet of the Swan
E. B. White

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1970

The Truth About Forever
Sarah Dessen

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2004

The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
Leslie Connor

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2018

The Tryout
Illustr. Joanna Cacao, Christina Soontornvat

Nonfiction | Graphic Memoir | Middle Grade | Published in 2022

The Turtle of Oman
Naomi Shihab Nye

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2014

The Twits
Roald Dahl

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1980

The Two Towers
J. R. R. Tolkien

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1954

The Unbreakable Code
Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2017

The Underdogs
Mike Lupica

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2006

The Underneath
Kathi Appelt

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2008

The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B
Teresa Toten

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

The Unteachables
Gordon Korman

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2019

The Unwanteds
Lisa McMann

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2011

The Upside of Falling
Alex Light

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2020

The Upstairs Room
Johanna Reiss

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1972

The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street
Karina Yan Glaser

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2017

The Van Gogh Deception
Deron R. Hicks

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2017

The Veiled Kingdom
Holly Renee

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2024

The View From Saturday
E. L. Konigsburg

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1996

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
C. S. Lewis

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1952

The Voyage of the Frog
Gary Paulsen

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1989

The Walrus and the Carpenter
Lewis Carroll

Fiction | Poem | Middle Grade | Published in 1871

The Wanderings of Odysseus
Rosemary Sutcliff

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1995

The War I Finally Won
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2017

The War That Saved My Life
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2015

The War With Grandpa
Robert Kimmel Smith

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1984

The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963
Christopher Paul Curtis

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1995

The Wave
Todd Strasser

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1981

The Way I Used to Be
Amber Smith

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2016

The Wednesday Wars
Gary D. Schmidt

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2007

The Weight of All Things
Sandra Benitez

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2000

The Weight of Blood
Tiffany D. Jackson

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2022

The Weight of Our Sky
Hanna Alkaf

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2019

The Well of Ascension
Brandon Sanderson

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2007

The Westing Game
Ellen Raskin

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1978

The Whale Rider
Witi Ihimaera

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1987

The Whipping Boy
Sid Fleischman

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1986

The White Giraffe
Lauren St. John

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2006

The White Mountains
John Christopher

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1967

The Wicked King
Holly Black

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2019

The Wide Window
Lemony Snicket

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2000

The Wild Robot
Peter Brown

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2016

The Wild Robot Escapes
Peter Brown

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2018

The Wild Robot Protects
Peter Brown

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2023

The Willoughbys
Lois Lowry

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2008

The Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1908

The Winged Watchman
Hilda van Stockum

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1962

The Winter Room
Gary Paulsen

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1989

The Wishing Spell
Chris Colfer

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2012

The Witches
Roald Dahl

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1983