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The Ultimate Backseat Bookshelf: 100 Must-Reads for Kids 9-14 by NPR - Page 2

Whether you're a teacher, parent, a kid, or an adult that's young at heart, these are the top 100 best/must read for kids from National Public Radio's Backseat Bookshelf. There are animal stories, pioneer sagas, science-fiction adventures and, of course, beloved classics.
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 (Christopher Paul Curtis)
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
41
Christopher Paul Curtis
Catherine, Called Birdy (Karen Cushman)
Catherine, Called Birdy
42
Karen Cushman
Danny, the Champion of the World
Danny, the Champion of the World
43
The Saturdays
The Saturdays
44
Sarah Plain and Tall (Patricia MacLachlan)
Sarah Plain and Tall
45
Patricia MacLachlan
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
46
L.M. Montgomery
One Crazy Summer
One Crazy Summer
47
Achren (The Chronicles of Prydain)
Achren (The Chronicles of Prydain)
48
Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie)
Peter Pan
49
J.M. Barrie
The Oz Series
The Oz Series
50
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
51
Lewis Carroll
The City of Ember (Jeanne Duprau)
The City of Ember
52
Jeanne Duprau
The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles
The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles
53
Earthsea Cycle
Earthsea Cycle
54
The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia
55
C.S. Lewis
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
56
Lois Lowry
The Wee Free Men (Terry Pratchett)
The Wee Free Men
57
Terry Pratchett
His Dark Materials Series (Phillip Pullman)
His Dark Materials Series
58
Phillip Pullman
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
59
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda Series
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda Series
60
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
61
Judy Blume
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
62
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Hundred Dresses
The Hundred Dresses
63
Harriet the Spy (Louise Fitzhugh)
Harriet the Spy
64
Louise Fitzhugh
Wonder (Cameron Jace)
Wonder
65
Cameron Jace
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
66
Katherine Paterson
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
67
Louis Sachar
Okay for Now
Okay for Now
68
Maniac Magee (Jerry Spinelli)
Maniac Magee
69
Jerry Spinelli
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Judy Blume)
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
70
Judy Blume
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
71
Roald Dahl
The Phantom Toolbooth
The Phantom Toolbooth
72
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Jeff Kinney)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
73
Jeff Kinney
The Bone Series
The Bone Series
74
The Arrival
The Arrival
75
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
76
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (Joan Aiken)
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
77
Joan Aiken
The House With a Clock in Its Walls
The House With a Clock in Its Walls
78
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (E. L. Konigsburg)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
79
E. L. Konigsburg
The Invention of Hugo Cabret (Brian Selznick)
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
80
Brian Selznick
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