I often have students ask me for book suggestions; below is a list of a few of my favorites (organized by genre). This can also serve as a list for students to use for their Read Your Way to College requirements. It is also always fun to chat with students about what they're reading, so let your students know I love to get book suggestions from them as well!
The Great Trouble Blood on the River Crispin Cross of Led The Witch of Blackbird Pond Moon Over Manifest The Bronze Bow A Year Down Yonder The Golden Goblet Chains Little House on the Prairie I Juan De Pareja The War That Saved My Life The War That I Won Shadow of the Bull
Realistic Fiction
Jacob Have I Loved Maniac Magee Stargirl El Deafo The Fish in the Tree From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E Frankweiler Judy Blume (in general) Because of Mr. Terupt Rules Out of My Mind Holes The One and Only Ivan Chomp Hatchet The Clockwork Three The Honest Truth The Giver Up a Road Slowly Haddix
Mystery
The Westing Game Series of Unfortunate Events (becomes mysterious further into the series) Chasing Vermeer The Secret Series Mr. Lemoncello’s Library The Blackthorn Key
Fantasy
The Magic Thief Where the Mountain Meets the Moon The Girl Who Drank the Moon Redwell The Golden Compass East Narnia Percy Jackson The Book of Three (series of 5) Artemis Fowl The Phantom Tollbooth The Amulet of Samarkand Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine in general) The Princess Academy Goose Girl Inkheart Magyk Icefall Dealing with Dragons Mark of the Thief The Moorchild
Award Winners
The False Prince Series King of the Wind Onion John Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry The Hero and the Crown The Whipping Boy Call It Courage Trumpeter of Krakow The Bronze Bow A Single Shard The Grey King (whole series of 5)
Classics
Note: Books with an * denote books that may have more mature content. For these books I would suggest reading it with them or finding the junior version of the it. Little Lord Faunteloy The Little Princess *Animal Farm *Frankenstein *To Kill a Mockingbird *Farenheit 451 Emma Little Woman *Metamophisis Anne of Green Gables *Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde *Red Badge of Courage The Prince and the Pauper A Christmas Carol Tom Sawyer *Uncle Tom's Cabin The Little Prince *The Call of the Wild *The Book Thief