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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
1
Richard Adams
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (Joan Aiken)
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
2
Joan Aiken
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
3
Louisa May Alcott
The Chronicles of Prydain (Lloyd Alexander)
The Chronicles of Prydain
4
Lloyd Alexander
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
5
Sherman Alexie
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda Series
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda Series
6
The One and Only Ivan (Katherine Applegate)
The One and Only Ivan
7
Katherine Applegate
Mr. Popper's Penguins (Richard and Florence Atwater)
Mr. Popper's Penguins
8
Richard and Florence Atwater
Poppy (Avi)
Poppy
9
Avi
Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
Tuck Everlasting
10
Natalie Babbitt
Peter Pan (J. M. Barrie)
Peter Pan
11
J. M. Barrie
Oz (Oz Books)
Oz (Oz Books)
12
The House With a Clock in Its Walls (John Bellairs)
The House With a Clock in Its Walls
13
John Bellairs
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
14
Judy Blume
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Judy Blume)
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
15
Judy Blume
Caddie Woodlawn (Carol Ryrie Brink)
Caddie Woodlawn
16
Carol Ryrie Brink
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
17
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
18
Orson Scott Card
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
19
Lewis Carroll
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
20
Sandra Cisneros
Ramona Series (Beverly Cleary)
Ramona Series
21
Beverly Cleary
The Dark Is Rising (Susan Cooper)
The Dark Is Rising
22
Susan Cooper
Walk Two Moons (Sharon Creech)
Walk Two Moons
23
Sharon Creech
The Watsons Go to Birmingham -1963 (Christopher Paul Curtis)
The Watsons Go to Birmingham -1963
24
Christopher Paul Curtis
Catherine, Called Birdy (Karen Cushman)
Catherine, Called Birdy
25
Karen Cushman
D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths (Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire)
D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths
26
Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire
James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
James and the Giant Peach
27
Roald Dahl
Danny the Champion of the World (Roald Dahl)
Danny the Champion of the World
28
Roald Dahl
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
29
Roald Dahl
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
30
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Because of Winn-Dixie (Kate DiCamillo)
Because of Winn-Dixie
31
Kate DiCamillo
The City of Ember (Jeanne Duprau)
The City of Ember
32
Jeanne Duprau
Half Magic (Edward Eager)
Half Magic
33
Edward Eager
The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles (Julie Andrews Edwards)
The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles
34
Julie Andrews Edwards
The Saturdays (Elizabeth Enright)
The Saturdays
35
Elizabeth Enright
The Birchbark House (Louise Erdrich)
The Birchbark House
36
Louise Erdrich
The Hundred Dresses (Eleanor Estes)
The Hundred Dresses
37
Eleanor Estes
The House of the Scorpion (Nancy Farmer)
The House of the Scorpion
38
Nancy Farmer
Harriet the Spy (Louise Fitzhugh)
Harriet the Spy
39
Louise Fitzhugh
The Lincolns by Candance Fleming
The Lincolns by Candance Fleming
40
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