Yes, I want you, my students, to stretch your minds and ability by reading more complex books, but at the same time, I also want to encourage you to read books that may seem a wee bit below your reading level. The reason for this is that books aimed at children, pre-teens, and young adults can help you begin to see the world in a more complete manner.
Go over the list and see what you have read, see what looks interesting, and then give a book a try. They shouldn't take you long to read. Oh, and if you really want to be awesome, choose one of the books and read it to your little brother, sister, cousin, etc. You will be amazed at the type of hero you can become to little minds simply by reading a book.
As always, this is not a list of the 100 best kids books, but it gives a diverse look at the works out there. The list is alphabetical by author last name. Also, you will notice that, technically, there are more than 100 books. If the book was part of a series, I have listed the series (as with the Harry Potter series) in hopes that you will work through the series. Enjoy.
Go over the list and see what you have read, see what looks interesting, and then give a book a try. They shouldn't take you long to read. Oh, and if you really want to be awesome, choose one of the books and read it to your little brother, sister, cousin, etc. You will be amazed at the type of hero you can become to little minds simply by reading a book.
As always, this is not a list of the 100 best kids books, but it gives a diverse look at the works out there. The list is alphabetical by author last name. Also, you will notice that, technically, there are more than 100 books. If the book was part of a series, I have listed the series (as with the Harry Potter series) in hopes that you will work through the series. Enjoy.
100 Books to Read Before Adulthood
Aesop
Aesop's Fables
Alcott, Louisa May
Little Women
Alexander, Lloyd
The Prydain Chronicles (series)
Alexie, Sherman
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Allard, Harry
Miss Nelson is Missing
Barrie, J.M.
Peter Pan (AKA Peter and Wendy)
Barrie, J.M.
Peter Pan In Kensington Gardens
Barry, Dave & Ridley Pearson
Peter and the Starcatchers
Baum, L. Frank
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Bechard, Margaret
Hanging On To Max
Bemelmans, Ludwig
Madeline
Berenstain, Stand and Jan
The Bear Dectectives
Blackall, Sophie
Are You Awake?
Bond, Michael
A Bear Called Paddington
Burnett, Frances Hodgson
The Secret Garden
Carroll, Lewis
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Coerr, Eleanor
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
Cowell, Cressida
How to Train Your Dragon (series)
Crew, Linda
Children of the River
Curtis, Christopher Paul
The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963
Dahl, Roald
James and the Giant Peach
Dahl, Roald
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Daywalt, Drew
The Day the Crayons Quit
de la Pena, Matt
Last Stop on Market Street
DiCamillo, Kate
The Tale of Desperaux
DuPrau, Jeanne
Books of Ember (series)
Duquennoy, Jacques
The Ghosts' Trip to Loch Ness
Edwards, Pamela Duncan
Barefoot
Ellis, Deborah
The Breadwinner
Erdrich, Louise
The Birchbark House
Forbes, Esther
Johnny Tremain
Frank, Anne
The Diary of a Young Girl
Freeman, Don
Corduroy
Gaiman, Neil
The Graveyard Book
Gall, Chris
Dinotrux
George, Jean Craighead
My Side of the Mountain
Hinton, S.E.
Outsiders
Hoban, Russell
Emmet Otter's Jub-Band Christmas
Jacques, Brian
Redwall
Jansson, Tove
Finn Family Moomintroll
Johnson, Crockett
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Juster, Norton
The Phantom Tollbooth
Keene, Carolyn
The Secret of the Old Clock
Keith, Harold
Rifles for Watie
Kipling, Rudyard
Just So Stories
Leaf, Munro
The Story of Ferdinand
Lewis, C.S.
The Chronicles of Narnia (series)
Lindgren, Astrid
Pippi Longstocking
Lobel, Arnold
Frog and Toad Together
London, Jack
Call of the Wild
Lucas, David
Something to Do
Ludwig, Trudy
The Invisible Boy
MacDonald, Amy
Little Beaver and the Echo
Mayer, Mercer
There Are Monsters Everywhere
Mayer, Mercer
Professor Wormbog in Search for the Zipperump-A-Zoo
McCloskey, Robnert
Make Way for Ducklings
Medina, Meg
Mango, Abuela, and Me
Milne, A.A.
The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh
Montgomery, L.M.
Anne of Green Gables
Munsch, Robert
The Paper Bag Princess
Norton, Mary
The Borrowers
O'Brien, Robert C.
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
O'Dell, Scott
The Island of Blue Dolphins
Owen, James A.
The Chronicles of the Imginarium Gepgraphica (series)
Paolini, Christopher
Inheritance (series)
Parish, Peggy
Amelia Bedelia
Petersen, David
Mouse Guard (series)
Peterson, John
The Littles (series)
Potter, Beatrix
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Rey, H.A.
Curious George
Rowling, J.K.
Harry Potter (series)
Runton, Andy
Owly (series)
Ryan, Pam Munoz
Esperanza Rising
Saint-Exupery, Antoine de
The Little Prince
Say, Allen
Grandfather's Journey
Selden, George
The Cricket in Times Square
Sendak, Maurice
Where the Wild Things Are
Silverstein, Shel
The Giving Tree
Silverstein, Shel
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Soto, Gary
Chato's Kitchen
Speares, Elizabeth George
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Treasure Island
Stone, Jon
The Monster at the end of this Book
Suess, Dr.
Green Eggs and Ham
Suess, Dr.
Hop on Pop
Taylor, Midred D.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Titus, Eve
The Great Mouse Detective
Tokien, J.R.R.
The Hobbit
Van Allsburg, Chris
The Polar Express
Verne, Jules
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Warner, Gertrude Chandler
The Boxcar Children
White, E.B.
Charlotte's Web
White, E.B.
Stuart Little
Wiesner, David
Art & Max
Willems, Mo
We Are In A Book!
Willems, Mo
The Story of Diva and Flea
Wood, Douglas
When a Dad Says "I Love You"
Yamada, Kobi
What Do You Do With A Problem?
Yankovic, Al
When I Grow Up
Young, Ed
Lon Po Po
Aesop
Aesop's Fables
Alcott, Louisa May
Little Women
Alexander, Lloyd
The Prydain Chronicles (series)
Alexie, Sherman
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Allard, Harry
Miss Nelson is Missing
Barrie, J.M.
Peter Pan (AKA Peter and Wendy)
Barrie, J.M.
Peter Pan In Kensington Gardens
Barry, Dave & Ridley Pearson
Peter and the Starcatchers
Baum, L. Frank
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Bechard, Margaret
Hanging On To Max
Bemelmans, Ludwig
Madeline
Berenstain, Stand and Jan
The Bear Dectectives
Blackall, Sophie
Are You Awake?
Bond, Michael
A Bear Called Paddington
Burnett, Frances Hodgson
The Secret Garden
Carroll, Lewis
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Coerr, Eleanor
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
Cowell, Cressida
How to Train Your Dragon (series)
Crew, Linda
Children of the River
Curtis, Christopher Paul
The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963
Dahl, Roald
James and the Giant Peach
Dahl, Roald
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Daywalt, Drew
The Day the Crayons Quit
de la Pena, Matt
Last Stop on Market Street
DiCamillo, Kate
The Tale of Desperaux
DuPrau, Jeanne
Books of Ember (series)
Duquennoy, Jacques
The Ghosts' Trip to Loch Ness
Edwards, Pamela Duncan
Barefoot
Ellis, Deborah
The Breadwinner
Erdrich, Louise
The Birchbark House
Forbes, Esther
Johnny Tremain
Frank, Anne
The Diary of a Young Girl
Freeman, Don
Corduroy
Gaiman, Neil
The Graveyard Book
Gall, Chris
Dinotrux
George, Jean Craighead
My Side of the Mountain
Hinton, S.E.
Outsiders
Hoban, Russell
Emmet Otter's Jub-Band Christmas
Jacques, Brian
Redwall
Jansson, Tove
Finn Family Moomintroll
Johnson, Crockett
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Juster, Norton
The Phantom Tollbooth
Keene, Carolyn
The Secret of the Old Clock
Keith, Harold
Rifles for Watie
Kipling, Rudyard
Just So Stories
Leaf, Munro
The Story of Ferdinand
Lewis, C.S.
The Chronicles of Narnia (series)
Lindgren, Astrid
Pippi Longstocking
Lobel, Arnold
Frog and Toad Together
London, Jack
Call of the Wild
Lucas, David
Something to Do
Ludwig, Trudy
The Invisible Boy
MacDonald, Amy
Little Beaver and the Echo
Mayer, Mercer
There Are Monsters Everywhere
Mayer, Mercer
Professor Wormbog in Search for the Zipperump-A-Zoo
McCloskey, Robnert
Make Way for Ducklings
Medina, Meg
Mango, Abuela, and Me
Milne, A.A.
The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh
Montgomery, L.M.
Anne of Green Gables
Munsch, Robert
The Paper Bag Princess
Norton, Mary
The Borrowers
O'Brien, Robert C.
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
O'Dell, Scott
The Island of Blue Dolphins
Owen, James A.
The Chronicles of the Imginarium Gepgraphica (series)
Paolini, Christopher
Inheritance (series)
Parish, Peggy
Amelia Bedelia
Petersen, David
Mouse Guard (series)
Peterson, John
The Littles (series)
Potter, Beatrix
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Rey, H.A.
Curious George
Rowling, J.K.
Harry Potter (series)
Runton, Andy
Owly (series)
Ryan, Pam Munoz
Esperanza Rising
Saint-Exupery, Antoine de
The Little Prince
Say, Allen
Grandfather's Journey
Selden, George
The Cricket in Times Square
Sendak, Maurice
Where the Wild Things Are
Silverstein, Shel
The Giving Tree
Silverstein, Shel
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Soto, Gary
Chato's Kitchen
Speares, Elizabeth George
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Treasure Island
Stone, Jon
The Monster at the end of this Book
Suess, Dr.
Green Eggs and Ham
Suess, Dr.
Hop on Pop
Taylor, Midred D.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Titus, Eve
The Great Mouse Detective
Tokien, J.R.R.
The Hobbit
Van Allsburg, Chris
The Polar Express
Verne, Jules
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Warner, Gertrude Chandler
The Boxcar Children
White, E.B.
Charlotte's Web
White, E.B.
Stuart Little
Wiesner, David
Art & Max
Willems, Mo
We Are In A Book!
Willems, Mo
The Story of Diva and Flea
Wood, Douglas
When a Dad Says "I Love You"
Yamada, Kobi
What Do You Do With A Problem?
Yankovic, Al
When I Grow Up
Young, Ed
Lon Po Po