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I am making a list for my library and had a question: which books do you think children/teenagers MUST read while growing up? It doesn't matter which genre or if they're for younger or older kids.
submitted by Elizabeth, age 14, Germany
(April 23, 2014 - 1:01 pm)
(April 23, 2014 - 1:01 pm)
Well, I don't know about MUST-reads, but these may be my favorite books of all time, unordered.
Because of Winn-Dixie/The Tale of Desperaux/The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane/Flora and Ulysses by Kate Dicamillo.
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Earthsea Cycle by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Blue Sword/The Hero and the Crown/Pegasus by Robin McKinley
The Hobbit/The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Anne of Green Gables and its sequels/The Emily Trilogy by L.M. Montgomery
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
The Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan
Watership Down by Richard Adams
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman (only the first book, NOT the sequels!)
Ella Enchanted/Fairest/The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine
Sorry, this is starting to look like some school required-reading list. :) I'll probably come up with more soon!
(April 23, 2014 - 5:36 pm)
Thanks, Everinne! Those are some really great books! I actually haven't read Earthsea, the books by Robin McKinley or The Golden Compass. I'll have to add those to my reading list.
My library doesn't have a huge English section so they asked me to make a list of books. I think I would add all the John Green books, The Perks of Being a Wallflower and the Secret series.
(April 24, 2014 - 2:07 am)
The Heroes of Olympus series, by Rick Riordan (it's the sequel series to Percy Jackson and the Olympians)
The Harry Potter series
The Sisters Grimm series
The School for Good and Evil series
The Kane Chronicles
The Apothecary
The Warriors series
The Young Inventors Club series
The Willow Falls series
Is this too many?
(April 24, 2014 - 6:13 am)
Do you, by any chance, just happen to maybe possibly like reading series?
(September 7, 2015 - 8:24 pm)
The Book Thief by Mark Zusak
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
The Fault In Our Stars by John Green
Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit
The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (Haven't read it quite yet but still)
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
~That's all for now :3 Hope you like this since, after all, these are absolute must reads! :D
(April 24, 2014 - 4:25 pm)
dont forget the books of umber!!! Wait, you've read watership down?!?!? AMAZING BOOKSERIES ( there are 2 ) !!!!
(August 9, 2015 - 5:48 pm)
dont forget the books of umber!!! Wait, you've read watership down?!?!? AMAZING BOOKSERIES ( there are 2 ) !!!!
(August 9, 2015 - 5:51 pm)
Well, I'm not sure if everyone would argee, but I can list some books I, personally, think everyone should read:
The Tapestry series by Henry Neff
Percy Jackson and the Olympians/Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riorden
Keeper of Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger
The Adventures of Cat Royal by Julia Golding
The Compaions Quartet by Julia Golding
The Guardian of Ga'Hoole by Kathryn Lasky
The Shield of Stars/The Sword of Waters/The Crown of Earth by Hilari Bell
The Goblin Wood/The Goblin Gate/The Goblin War by Hilari Bell
Shadows Cast by Stars by Catherine Knutsson
The Neverending Story by Micheil Ende
Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
Dragon Slippers/Dragon Spear/Dragon Flight by Jessica Day George
Princess of the Midnight Ball/Princess of Glass/Princess of the Silver Woods by Jessica Day George
The Spiderwick Chronicles by Holly Black
Children of the Red King/Chronicles of the Red King by Jenny Nimmo
Tanglewreck/Battle of the Sun by Jeanette Winterson
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Fly By Night/Fly Trap by Frances Hardinge
The Last Dragon by Silvana De Marie
The Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme by Elizabeth Haydon
Inkworld by Corneila Funke
Fablehaven by Brandon Mull
Beyonders by Bradon Mull
The Chronciles of Egg by Geoff Rodkey
The Anybodies/The Nobodies/The Somebodies by N. E. Bode
The Shadow Hunt by Kathrine Langrish
The Great Good Thing by Roderick Townley
The Dragon of Trelian/The Princess of Trelian by Michelle Knudsen
Un Lun Dun by China Mieville
The Fairyland series by Cathryn M. Valente
And I should probably stop now, before this gets too long. I might come and add more later.
(April 24, 2014 - 3:24 pm)
Here are some books I know I've really enjoyed:
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
What Katy Did, What Katy Did at School, What Katy Did Next, Clover, In High Valley by Susan Coolidge
Keeper of the Lost Cities, Keeper of the Lost Cities: Exile by Shannon Messenger
A Little Princess, Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria Forester
The School for the Insanely Gifted by Dan Elish
Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Wilder
Peter and the Starcatchers series by Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson
Kingdom Keepers series by Ridley Pearson
(April 24, 2014 - 7:16 pm)
@ Elizabeth:
Robin McKinley is my favorite author; I love all her books. I just finished reading the Earthsea series; the last book is really sad but it's all very original, captivating high fantasy. Regarding Phillip Pullman, The Golden Compass is a really really REALLY good fantasy story, and is something to be read over and over again, but with books like that you expect the sequels to be equally fascinating. I was honestly let down by The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass, not only because of his sudden anti-religious theme, which wasn't at all apparent in Compass, but also because I felt he lost his grip on the characters and the magical world. The sequels aren't terrible; they're worth reading just to find out how the story ends; but they were just a little disappointing.
(April 24, 2014 - 8:51 pm)
Anything by Jessica Day George
(April 25, 2014 - 7:48 am)
Anne of Green Gables series by L.M. Montgomery
Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Nancy Drew series by Carolyn Keene
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
Matilda by Roahld Dale
Any book by Andrew Clements (Frindle, The Report Card, No Talking....)
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan
Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgeson Burnett
The Candy Makers by Wendy Mass
Dear America series by various authors
Pollyanna by Eleanor Porter
Good luck with your list, Elizabeth!
(April 26, 2014 - 11:55 am)
Chomp, Hoot, and Flush all by Carl Hiaasen
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
What Katy Did by Susan Coolidge
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
Marie Antoinette: Serial Killer by Katie Alender
Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo
The Princess and the Goblin by George Macdonald
Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
I know this is a short list, but I've read many books before and I only have a few favorites. I might add some more book recommendations later.
(April 26, 2014 - 12:28 pm)
Harry Potter Series!!!!!! by J.K Rowling*
Counting By 7's by Holly Goldberg Sloan
My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George *
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame*
Judy Moody Books by Megan McDonald
*= Must read without * = good but not WOW good
(April 26, 2014 - 6:07 pm)
The Wind in the Willows was awesome! One of the best children's classics ever!
(April 26, 2014 - 7:58 pm)