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Formative Children's Literature

Fifty books or series that I read in between when I began reading independently and the sixth grade. If you have only read part of a series, it counts!
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American Girl Books
American Girl Books
1
Betsy-Tacy Books (Maud Hart Lovelace)
Betsy-Tacy Books
2
Maud Hart Lovelace
The Black Cauldron (Lloyd Alexander)
The Black Cauldron
3
Lloyd Alexander
Black Ships Before Troy (Sutcliff, Rosemary)
Black Ships Before Troy
4
Sutcliff, Rosemary
The Borrowers (Mary Norton)
The Borrowers
5
Mary Norton
Bud, Not Buddy (Christopher Paul Curtis)
Bud, Not Buddy
6
Christopher Paul Curtis
Catherine, Called Birdy (Karen Cushman)
Catherine, Called Birdy
7
Karen Cushman
Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
Chronicles of Narnia
8
C.S. Lewis
Circle of Magic Series (Tamora Pierce)
Circle of Magic Series
9
Tamora Pierce
Crispin: The Cross of Lead (Avi)
Crispin: The Cross of Lead
10
Avi
D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths
D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths
11
Dealing With Dragons (Patricia C. Wrede)
Dealing With Dragons
12
Patricia C. Wrede
Dear America (Scolastics)
Dear America
13
Scolastics
The Doll People (Ann Martin)
The Doll People
14
Ann Martin
A Drowned Maiden's Hair: A Melodrama (Laura Amy Schlitz)
A Drowned Maiden's Hair: A Melodrama
15
Laura Amy Schlitz
Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Ella Enchanted
16
Gail Carson Levine
Eragon (Christopher Paolini)
Eragon
17
Christopher Paolini
Esperanza Rising (Pam Muñoz Ryan)
Esperanza Rising
18
Pam Muñoz Ryan
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (E. L. Konigsburg)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
19
E. L. Konigsburg
Ghosts I Have Been (Richard Peck)
Ghosts I Have Been
20
Richard Peck
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
21
Lois Lowry
Harry Potter (Jk Rowling)
Harry Potter
22
Jk Rowling
Hattie Big Sky (Kirby Larson)
Hattie Big Sky
23
Kirby Larson
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
24
Louis Sachar
I Am Mordred (Nancy Springer)
I Am Mordred
25
Nancy Springer
The Invention of Hugo Cabret (Brian Selznick)
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
26
Brian Selznick
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell)
Island of the Blue Dolphins
27
Scott O'Dell
Jacob Have I Loved
Jacob Have I Loved
28
King of the Wind (Marguerite Henry)
King of the Wind
29
Marguerite Henry
Knight's Castle (Edward Eager)
Knight's Castle
30
Edward Eager
The Lacemaker and the Princess (Kimberly Brubaker Bradley)
The Lacemaker and the Princess
31
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Little House Series (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House Series
32
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Mary, Bloody Mary
Mary, Bloody Mary
33
Mortal Engines (Philip Reeve)
Mortal Engines
34
Philip Reeve
My Father's Dragon (Ruth Gannett)
My Father's Dragon
35
Ruth Gannett
Penny From Heaven (Jennifer Holm)
Penny From Heaven
36
Jennifer Holm
The People in Pineapple Place (Anne Lindbergh)
The People in Pineapple Place
37
Anne Lindbergh
The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
The Phantom Tollbooth
38
Norton Juster
Princess Academy (Shannon Hale)
Princess Academy
39
Shannon Hale
Ramona (Beverly Cleary)
Ramona
40
Beverly Cleary
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