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50 Brilliant and Challenging Reads

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Wonder (Cameron Jace)
Wonder
1
Cameron Jace
Absolutely Almost (Lisa Graff)
Absolutely Almost
2
Lisa Graff
The Running Dream (Wendelin Van Draanen)
The Running Dream
3
Wendelin Van Draanen
The Waffler (Gail Donovan)
The Waffler
4
Gail Donovan
Middle School: Get Me Out of Here! (James Patterson)
Middle School: Get Me Out of Here!
5
James Patterson
The Top Ten Ways to Ruin the First Day of School
The Top Ten Ways to Ruin the First Day of School
6
One for the Murphy's (Lynda Hunt)
One for the Murphy's
7
Lynda Hunt
I Funny (James Patterson)
I Funny
8
James Patterson
Jake and Lily (Jerry Spinelli)
Jake and Lily
9
Jerry Spinelli
The Night Gardener (Jonathan Auxier)
The Night Gardener
10
Jonathan Auxier
The Screaming Staircase (Lockwood & Co #1) (Jonathan Stroud)
The Screaming Staircase (Lockwood & Co #1)
11
Jonathan Stroud
Doll Bones (Holly Black)
Doll Bones
12
Holly Black
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Alvin Schwartz)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
13
Alvin Schwartz
Jinx (Sage Blackwood)
Jinx
14
Sage Blackwood
Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
Tuck Everlasting
15
Natalie Babbitt
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
16
Katherine Paterson
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
17
Louis Sachar
Always October (Bruce Coville)
Always October
18
Bruce Coville
Timmy Failure : Mistakes Were Made (Stephan Pastis)
Timmy Failure : Mistakes Were Made
19
Stephan Pastis
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
20
J.K. Rowling
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
21
C.S. Lewis
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Jeff Kinney)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
22
Jeff Kinney
Among the Hidden (Margaret Peterson Haddix)
Among the Hidden
23
Margaret Peterson Haddix
Shadow (Michael Morpurgo)
Shadow
24
Michael Morpurgo
I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 (Lauren Tarshis)
I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
25
Lauren Tarshis
Al Capone Does My Shirts (Gennifer Choldenko)
Al Capone Does My Shirts
26
Gennifer Choldenko
The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano (Sonia Manzano.)
The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano
27
Sonia Manzano.
Breaking Stalin's Nose (Eugene Yelchin)
Breaking Stalin's Nose
28
Eugene Yelchin
Number the Stars (Lois Lowry)
Number the Stars
29
Lois Lowry
The Time Machine (Chris Sasaki)
The Time Machine
30
Chris Sasaki
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
31
Lois Lowry
Riptide (France Weller)
Riptide
32
France Weller
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
33
Madeleine L'engle
Time Riders (Alex Scarrow)
Time Riders
34
Alex Scarrow
The Lightning Thief (Rick Riordan)
The Lightning Thief
35
Rick Riordan
The Graveyard Book (Neil Gaiman)
The Graveyard Book
36
Neil Gaiman
Liar & Spy (Rebecca Stead)
Liar & Spy
37
Rebecca Stead
The Secret Tree (Natalie Standiford)
The Secret Tree
38
Natalie Standiford
Closed for the Season (Mary Downing Hahn)
Closed for the Season
39
Mary Downing Hahn
The Midnight Tunnel: A Suzanna Snow Mystery (Angie Frazier)
The Midnight Tunnel: A Suzanna Snow Mystery
40
Angie Frazier
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