Alcott, Louisa May.
Little Women. x (series)
The fortunes of the March sisters in 19th-century New England.
The Arabian Nights. Retold by Neil Philip. x398 A65Mox
Sheherezade tells a different story every night so the king won’t kill her.
Atwater, Richard.
Mr. Popper’s Penguins. x
A housepainter and dreamer, Mr. Popper’s whole life changes when he gets a penguin.
Barrie, J.M.
Peter Pan. xy
Adventures of the boy who would not grow up.
Baum, L. Frank.
The Wizard of Oz. xy (series)
Will the Wizard help Dorothy return to Kansas?
Bianco, Margery Williams.
The Velveteen Rabbit. xy
The velveteen rabbit has almost given up hope of becoming real.
Blume, Judy.
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. x
A twelve-year-old girl develops a personal relationship with her God.
Blume, Judy.
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. x (series)
Peter’s two-year-old brother Fudge is nothing but trouble.
Burnett, Frances.
The Secret Garden. x
Orphaned Mary finds a mysterious garden in her lonely new home.
Burnford, Sheila.
The Incredible Journey. x
A cat and two dogs travel 250 miles to find their family.
Carroll, Lewis.
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. xy
Alice finds a world of nonsense and strange characters down the rabbit hole.
Cleary, Beverly.
Ramona the Pest. x (series)
Why doesn’t Davey want to be kissed and why can’t Ramona pull Susan’s tempting fat curls?
Cleaver, Vera.
Were the Lillies Bloom. x
Mary Call must keep her father’s death a secret or she’ll lose everything.
Dahl, Roald.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. xy
What will the five winners find in Willy Wonka’s mysterious chocolate factory?
Dickens, Charles.
A Christmas Carol. x
Scrooge visits Christmases past, present, and future to save his soul.
Eager, Edward.
Half Magic. xy (series)
The coin grants only half of every wish! Beware!
Estes, Eleanor.
The Hundred Dresses. x
Wanda claims to own a hundred dresses but always wears the same one.
Farley, Walter.
The Black Stallion. x (series)
Young Alec rescues a horse, trains him by night, and rides him to victory.
Fitzgerald, John D.
The Great Brain. x (series)
Tom is a swindler and a con artist growing up in Utah in the early 1900’s.
Fitzhugh, Louise.
Harriet the Spy. x
Harriet gets in big trouble when the other kids find out what she really thinks of them.
George, Jean Craighead.
Julie of the Wolves. x
Fleeing an unwanted marriage, an Eskimo girl’s life is saved by wolves.
Gipson, Fred.
Old Yeller. x
The old yellow dog becomes Travis’ friend and savior on the Texas farm.
Grahame, Kenneth.
The Wind in the Willows. xy
Escapades of Toad, Mole, Rat, and Badger, who live by a river.
Greek Myths. Retold by Geraldine McCaughrean. x292 M123 1993
Sixteen tales, including Pandora’s Box and King Midas.
Hamilton, Virginia.
The House of Dies Drear. x
Frightening experiences of a family whose house was a hiding place for runaway slaves.
Hamilton, Virginia.
The People Could Fly. Il. by Leo & Diane Dillon. x398 H221-1
24 handsomely illustrated African American folktales.
Heide, Florence.
The Shrinking of Treehorn. Il. Edward Gorey. xy
Treehorn has to find out on his own how to stop shrinking.
Henry, Marguerite.
Misty of Chincoteague. x
Two children see their chance to own a wild Chincoteague pony.
Howe, Deborah.
Bunnicula. xy
Chester the cat tries to warn his human family that their bunny is a vampire.
Hughes, Langston.
The Dream Keeper and Other Poems. x811 H893
Lyrical poems, songs, and blues selected for children, exploring the African American experience.
Irving, Washington.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. x817 I72-44
A schoolmaster has a terrifying meeting with a headless horseman.
Jarrell, Randall.
Animal Family. xy
Who will join the hunter and mermaid’s family?
Keene, Carolyn.
The Secret of the Old Clock. x (“Nancy Drew” series)
Nancy Drew’s keen mind is tested in her search for a missing will.
Kipling, Rudyard.
Just So Stories. xy
“How the Camel Got His Hump” and why many animals look the way they do.
Konigsburg, E. L.
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. x
Life in the Metropolitan Museum of Art is full of surprises for runaway Claudia and her brother.
L’Engle, Madeleine.
A Wrinkle in Time. xy
Meg and her friends search through time and space for Meg’s lost father.
Lester, Julius.
Tales of Uncle Remus. x398 L642-1 (series)
African American folktales about Brer Rabbit.
Lewis, C.S.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. xy (series)
Four English children enter the land of Narnia through the back of a wardrobe.
Lindgren, Astrid.
Pippi Longstocking. xy (series)
Zany adventures of a girl who lives with a horse, a monkey, and no parents.
Low, Alice.
Macmillan Book of Greek Gods and Heroes. x292 L912
From the creation of the world to the voyage of Odysseus — all of the adventures of Greek mythology.
Lowry, Lois.
Anastasia Krupnik. x (series)
Her tenth year is full of good and bad things. Is the new baby a good thing or a bad one?
MacLachlan, Patricia.
Sarah, Plain and Tall. x
Caleb and Anna hope the mail-order bride will stay on their prairie farm.
McCaughrean, Geraldine.
The Golden Hoard, Myths and Legends of the World. Il. by Bee Willey. x398 M1235
Exciting tales from all over the world.
McCloskey, Robert.
Homer Price. x
Six funny stories about a boy growing up in Centerburg, a small midwestern town.
Montgomery, Lucy Maud.
Anne of Green Gables. x (series)
A heartwarming, old-fashioned story of a red-haired orphan girl.
O’Dell, Scott.
Island of the Blue Dolphins. x
Abandoned, a young Indian girl finds courage, self-reliance, and even happiness.
Osborne, Mary Pope.
American Tall Tales. x 398 O815-1
Meet American folk heroes Pecos Bill, John Henry and others.
Paterson, Katherine.
Bridge to Terabithia. x
A ten-year-old’s new friend dies while trying to reach their secret hideaway.
Pyle, Howard.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood. x 398.6 P996
How Robin Hood and his band became outlaws in Sherwood Forest.
Pyle, Howard.
Story of the Champions of the Round Table. x 398.2 P996-1
Adventures of King Arthur and his famous Knights.
Rawlings, Marjorie.
The Yearling. x
A boy in the backwoods of Florida must decide the fate of his beloved pet fawn.
Rawls, Wilson.
Where the Red Fern Grows. x
An Ozark farmboy and his hunting adventures with a pair of coon hounds.
Robinson, Barbara.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. x
The yearly nativity play is hijacked by the worst children that ever existed.
Rockwell, Thomas.
How to Eat Fried Worms. x
Will Billy be able to eat fifteen worms?
Rodgers, Mary.
Freaky Friday. x
One morning Annabel wakes up to find she’s turned into her mother.
Saint-Exupery, Antoine de.
The Little Prince. xy
The little prince learns about love, responsibility, friendship, and beauty.
Sandburg, Carl.
Rootabaga Stories. xy
Humorous, homespun tales of Midwestern America in the early 1900’s.
Sewell, Anna.
Black Beauty. xy
The ups and downs of a horse’s life in 19th century England.
Silverstein, Shel.
Where the Sidewalk Ends. x811 S587
Poems about “whatifs,” a boy who turns into a TV, and a girl who eats a whale.
Smith, Robert K.
Chocolate Fever. x
Henry’s loco over cocoa, but is it possible there can be too much of a good thing?
Sobol, Donald.
Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective. x (series)
Leroy Brown, walking encyclopedia, easily cracks the toughest criminal cases.
Speare, Elizabeth George.
Witch of Blackbird Pond. x
In 1687 Kit befriends an outcast Quaker and finds herself on trial for witchcraft.
Spyri, Johanna.
Heidi. x
A Swiss girl’s joyous spirit helps her family and friend find happiness.
Stevenson, Robert Louis.
Treasure Island. x
A treasure map leads to a pirate’s fortune and great danger.
Taylor, Mildred D.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. x
In 1933, a strong black family living in the South faces prejudice and discrimination.
Tolkien, J.R.R.
The Hobbit. xy
The dangerous quest of Bilbo Baggins, a comfort-loving, ordinary Hobbit.
Travers, P.L.
Mary Poppins. xy (series)
An extraordinary nanny glues stars to the sky and dances at night in the zoo.
Twain, Mark.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. x
Tom and Huck almost get into more trouble than they can handle.
White, E.B.
Charlotte’s Web. xy
Charlotte, a spider and a lover of words, saves the life of her friend, Wilbur the pig.
Wilder, Laura Ingalls.
Little House in the Big Woods. x
First book in a series about the daily life of a pioneer girl and her family.
Wyss, Johann.
Swiss Family Robinson. x
A shipwrecked family cleverly adapts to life on a South Sea island.