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Kenna's List of Must-Read Children's Literature and YA

Books I read before high school (mostly) that stayed in my mind 4ever. Lots of classics and required reading but hey. USA centric
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Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
1
Katherine Paterson
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
2
Lois Lowry
Call It Courage
Call It Courage
3
Because of Winn Dixie (Kate DiCamillo)
Because of Winn Dixie
4
Kate DiCamillo
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
Where the Red Fern Grows
5
Wilson Rawls
Old Yeller (Fred Gipson)
Old Yeller
6
Fred Gipson
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
7
Louis Sachar
Hatchet (Gary Paulsen)
Hatchet
8
Gary Paulsen
Walk Two Moons (Sharon Creech)
Walk Two Moons
9
Sharon Creech
Kira-Kira
Kira-Kira
10
Stargirl (Jerry Spinelli)
Stargirl
11
Jerry Spinelli
Hoot (Carl Hiaasen)
Hoot
12
Carl Hiaasen
Lunch Money (Andrew Clements)
Lunch Money
13
Andrew Clements
Sounder (William H. Armstrong)
Sounder
14
William H. Armstrong
Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
Tuck Everlasting
15
Natalie Babbitt
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty
16
Anna Sewell
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (Avi)
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
17
Avi
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
18
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
19
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Freak the Mighty (Rodman Philbrick)
Freak the Mighty
20
Rodman Philbrick
Sweet Valley Twins Series
Sweet Valley Twins Series
21
The Magic Treehouse Books (Mary Pope Osborne)
The Magic Treehouse Books
22
Mary Pope Osborne
The Bad Beginning (Lemony Snicket)
The Bad Beginning
23
Lemony Snicket
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Beverly Cleary)
Ramona Quimby, Age 8
24
Beverly Cleary
The Borrowers (Mary Norton)
The Borrowers
25
Mary Norton
Skeleton Creek (Patrick Carman)
Skeleton Creek
26
Patrick Carman
The Outsiders (S. E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
27
S. E. Hinton
To Build a Fire (Jack London)
To Build a Fire
28
Jack London
Stone Fox (Gardiner, John R)
Stone Fox
29
Gardiner, John R
Uglies (Scott Westerfeld)
Uglies
30
Scott Westerfeld
The Secret Under My Skin (Janet McNaughton)
The Secret Under My Skin
31
Janet McNaughton
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe (Lewis, C.S.)
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
32
Lewis, C.S.
Sarah Plain and Tall (Patricia MacLachlan)
Sarah Plain and Tall
33
Patricia MacLachlan
Little House on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House on the Prairie
34
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Paper Towns (John Green)
Paper Towns
35
John Green
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
36
Anne Frank
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
37
Suzanne Collins
Shiver (Maggie Stiefvater)
Shiver
38
Maggie Stiefvater
Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight
39
Stephenie Meyer
Unwind (Neal Shusterman)
Unwind
40
Neal Shusterman
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