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100 Must-Read Books for Kids 9-14 According to NPR

More than 2,000 of listeners submitted nominations for the best books for young readers. NPRs expert panelists combined audience favorites with their own to create this list of 100 must-reads for youngsters.
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Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
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The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (Joan Aiken)
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (Joan Aiken)
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Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
4
The Chronicles of Prydain (Lloyd Alexander)
The Chronicles of Prydain (Lloyd Alexander)
5
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
6
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda Series
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda Series
7
The One and Only Ivan
The One and Only Ivan
8
Mr. Popper's Penguins (Richard and Florence Atwater)
Mr. Popper's Penguins (Richard and Florence Atwater)
9
Poppy (Avi)
Poppy (Avi)
10
Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
11
Peter Pan (J. M. Barrie)
Peter Pan (J. M. Barrie)
12
Oz (Oz Books)
Oz (Oz Books)
13
The House With a Clock in Its Walls (John Bellairs)
The House With a Clock in Its Walls (John Bellairs)
14
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
15
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Judy Blume)
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Judy Blume)
16
Caddie Woodlawn (Carol Ryrie Brink)
Caddie Woodlawn (Carol Ryrie Brink)
17
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
18
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
19
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
20
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
21
Ramona Series (Beverly Cleary)
Ramona Series (Beverly Cleary)
22
The Dark Is Rising (Susan Cooper)
The Dark Is Rising (Susan Cooper)
23
Walk Two Moons (Sharon Creech)
Walk Two Moons (Sharon Creech)
24
The Watsons Go to Birmingham -1963 (Christopher Paul Curtis)
The Watsons Go to Birmingham -1963 (Christopher Paul Curtis)
25
Catherine, Called Birdy (Karen Cushman)
Catherine, Called Birdy (Karen Cushman)
26
D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths (Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire)
D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths (Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire)
27
James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
28
Danny the Champion of the World (Roald Dahl)
Danny the Champion of the World (Roald Dahl)
29
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
30
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
31
Because of Winn-Dixie (Kate DiCamillo)
Because of Winn-Dixie (Kate DiCamillo)
32
The City of Ember (Jeanne Duprau)
The City of Ember (Jeanne Duprau)
33
Half Magic (Edward Eager)
Half Magic (Edward Eager)
34
The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles (Julie Andrews Edwards)
The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles (Julie Andrews Edwards)
35
The Saturdays (Elizabeth Enright)
The Saturdays (Elizabeth Enright)
36
The Birchbark House (Louise Erdrich)
The Birchbark House (Louise Erdrich)
37
The Hundred Dresses (Eleanor Estes)
The Hundred Dresses (Eleanor Estes)
38
The House of the Scorpion (Nancy Farmer)
The House of the Scorpion (Nancy Farmer)
39
Harriet the Spy (Louise Fitzhugh)
Harriet the Spy (Louise Fitzhugh)
40
The Lincolns by Candance Fleming
The Lincolns by Candance Fleming
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