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School Library Journal Top 100 Children's Novels

This is the School Library Journal's Top 100 Children's Novels as found on a printable pdf located on the school library journal website. There is another version of this list circulating that contains many of the same books with a few different ones, and the ranking order is slightly different.
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Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
1
E.B. White
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
2
Madeleine L'engle
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
3
J.K. Rowling
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
4
Lois Lowry
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
5
C.S. Lewis
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
6
Louis Sachar
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (E. L. Konigsburg)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
7
E. L. Konigsburg
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
8
L.M. Montgomery
The Westing Game (Ellen Raskin)
The Westing Game
9
Ellen Raskin
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
10
Katherine Paterson
When You Reach Me (Rebecca Stead)
When You Reach Me
11
Rebecca Stead
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
12
J.K. Rowling
The Thief (Megan Whalen Turner)
The Thief
13
Megan Whalen Turner
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
14
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
15
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
Tuck Everlasting
16
Natalie Babbitt
Harriet the Spy (Louise Fitzhugh)
Harriet the Spy
17
Louise Fitzhugh
The Book of Three (Lloyd Alexander)
The Book of Three
18
Lloyd Alexander
Little House in the Big Woods (Wisconsin)
Little House in the Big Woods (Wisconsin)
19
Because of Winn Dixie (Kate DiCamillo)
Because of Winn Dixie
20
Kate DiCamillo
Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
Phantom Tollbooth
21
Norton Juster
The Dark Is Rising (Susan Cooper)
The Dark Is Rising
22
Susan Cooper
Hatchet (Gary Paulsen)
Hatchet
23
Gary Paulsen
Ramona the Pest (Beverly Cleary)
Ramona the Pest
24
Beverly Cleary
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 (Christopher Paul Curtis)
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
25
Christopher Paul Curtis
Winnie-The-Pooh (A. A. Milne)
Winnie-The-Pooh
26
A. A. Milne
Little House on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House on the Prairie
27
Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman)
The Golden Compass
28
Philip Pullman
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale Of
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale Of
29
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
30
Roald Dahl
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
31
Lewis Carroll
Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry
Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry
32
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Robert C. O'Brien)
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
33
Robert C. O'Brien
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
Where the Red Fern Grows
34
Wilson Rawls
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Judy Blume)
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
35
Judy Blume
The Witch of Blackbird Pond (Elizabeth George Speare)
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
36
Elizabeth George Speare
The Wednesday Wars
The Wednesday Wars
37
Frindle (Andrew Clements)
Frindle
38
Andrew Clements
The Invention of Hugo Cabret (Brian Selznick)
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
39
Brian Selznick
Maniac Magee (Jerry Spinelli)
Maniac Magee
40
Jerry Spinelli
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