Title

Author

Genre

Is there a
sequel?

1 The Thief Lord

Cornelia Funke

adventure

NO

2 Tuck Everlasting

Natalie Babbitt

adventure

NO

3 Anne Frank, Diary of a young girl

Anne Frank

biography

NO

4 Bridge To Terebithia

Katherine Paterson

fantasy

NO

5 Number The Stars

Lois Lowry

fantasy

NO

6 The Giver

Louis Lowry

fantasy

NO

7 The Borrowers

Mary Norton

fantasy

NO

8 The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Kate Dicamillo

fantasy, adventure

NO

9 The Tale of Desperaux

Kate Dicamillo

fantasy, adventure

NO

10 Matilda

Roald Dahl

fantasy, humor

NO

11 A Wrinkle In Time

Hope Larson

graphic novel

NO

12 The City of Ember

Dallas Middaugh

graphic novel

NO

13 Lewis Carrols Alice In Wonderland

Martin Powell

graphic novel

NO

14 I, Coriander

Sally Gardner

historical fantasy

NO

15 Crispin: The Cross Of Lead

Avi

historical fiction

NO

16 Esperanza Rising

Pam Muoz Ryan

historical fiction

NO

17 Lilys Crossing

Patricia Reilly Giff

historical fiction

NO

18 The Island of The Blue Dolphin

Scott ODell

historical fiction

NO

19 The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Brian Selznick

historical fiction, mystery

NO

20 Frindle

Andrew Clements

humor

NO

21 The Witches

Roald Dahl

humor

NO

22 Smile

Raina Telgemier

humor

NO

23 Because of Winn Dixie

Kate Dicamillo

realistic fiction

NO

24 Blue Heron

Avi

realistic fiction

NO

25 Hatchet

Gary Paulsen

realistic fiction

NO

26 Rules

Cynthia Lord

realistic fiction

NO

27 Shiloh

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

realistic fiction

NO

28 I Am The Ice Worm

MaryAnn Easley

realistic fiction, action

NO

29 Eragon

Christopher Paolini

fantasy

YES

30 Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone

J.K. Rowling

fantasy

YES

31 Inkheart

Cornelia Funke

fantasy

YES

32 Skellig

David Almond

fantasy

YES

33 The City Of Ember

Jeanne Duprau

fantasy

YES

34 The Hobbit

J.R.R. Tolkien

fantasy

YES

35 The Golden Compass

Phillip Pullman

fantasy

YES

36 Hunger Games

Suzanne Collins

fantasy, action

YES

The Chronicles of NarniaThe Lion, The

37 Witch and The Wardrobe

C.S. Lewis

fantasy, action

YES

38 The Lightening Thief

Rick Riordan

fantasy, mystery

YES

39 Diary Of A Wimpy Kid

Jeff Kinney

humor

YES

40 Dork Diaries

Rachel Renee Russell

humor

YES

41 Stargirl

Jerry Spinelli

humor

YES

42 A Series of Unfortunate Events

Lemony Snicket

mystery

YES

43 The 39 Clues

Rick Riordan

mystery

YES

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the

44 Perilous Journey

Trenton Lee Stewart

mystery

YES

45 Holes

Lois Sachar

realistic fiction

YES

46 The Breadwinner

Deborah Ellis

realistic fiction

YES

47 The Penderwicks

Jeanne Birdsall

realistic fiction

YES

48 Journey to the River Sea

Eva Ibbotson

adventure

NO

49 Hoot

Carl Hiaasen

realistic (environmental) fiction

YES

50 The 14th Goldfish

Jennifer Holm

fantasy, humor

NO

51 Swindle

Gordon Korman

adventure, crime

YES

52 Single Shard

Linda Sue Park

historical fiction

NO