Looking for a good book to read? Here are some great books that will keep you reading. DISCLAIMER: I have read every book listed, but I may have only read the first book in the series. Please discuss your book selections with your parent/guardian prior to reading.
Science Fiction
The Maze Runner by James Dashner (Warning - Scary!) The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Warning - Themes can be disturbing. Parents, I recommend you read this book with your kids. However, your child will not want to stop reading!) Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix Matched by Ally Condie City of Ember by Jeanne DePrau Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix Variant by Robison Wells
Historical Fiction
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry Princess Academy by Shannon Hale Old Yeller by Fred Gibson Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak (for the advanced reader)
Mystery
The Maze of Bones (The 39 Clues, #1) by Rick Riordan Stormbreaker (Alex Rider) by Anthony Horowitz From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
Realistic Fiction
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo A Week in the Woods by Andrew Clements
Fantasy
Hero by Mike Lupica Just Ella by Margaret Peterson Haddix Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien Dragon's Milk by Susan Fletcher Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine Ranger's Apprentice by John Flanagan
Classic
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder The Hobbit by J.R. Tolkien The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas Old Yeller by Fred Gibson Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Montgomery Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett