2026 Reading Challenge

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People Like Us by Dana MeleTruly, Devious by Maureen JohnsonPrep School Confidential by Kara TaylorPrivate by Kate BrianSeton Girls by Charlene Thomas
Boarding School Mysteries
134 books — 87 voters
IT'S OK TO CRY by Daniel HamelThe Six Macs and the Purple Orb by David J. DawkinsWonder by R.J. PalacioThe Six Macs and the Bell of Souls by David J. DawkinsThe War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Best books for children aged 9-11
131 books — 21 voters

Strong by Rob KearneyThe Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler WarnerD'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths by Ingri d'AulairePippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Best Books For Kids 6-8
107 books — 13 voters
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly ClearyBecause of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamilloThe One and Only Ivan by Katherine ApplegateThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettSweep by Jonathan Auxier
Best Books for kids 8-10
136 books — 12 voters

Strong by Rob KearneyWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinMiss Rumphius by Barbara CooneyEach Kindness by Jacqueline WoodsonThe True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
Best Books For Young Kids 5-7
106 books — 10 voters
The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckHamlet by William ShakespeareInvisible Man by Ralph EllisonThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Recommended Reading for AP Literature and Composition 2
100 books — 5 voters

Small Admissions by Amy PoeppelAdmission by Julie BuxbaumWe Regret to Inform You by Ariel KaplanAdmission by Jean Hanff Korelitz500 Words or Less by Juleah del Rosario
College Admissions in Fiction
28 books — 5 voters
When You Reach Me by Rebecca SteadCheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.Treasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonHatchet by Gary PaulsenGreenglass House by Kate Milford
The Best Books for Tweens Aged 10-12
81 books — 5 voters

The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen CraneThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest HemingwayTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee WilliamsA Separate Peace by John Knowles
Recommended Reading for AP Literature and Composition 3
98 books — 4 voters
The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. LewisThe Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamilloThe Wind in the Willows by Kenneth GrahameAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Best Books For Children 7-9
104 books — 4 voters

Secret Society Girl by Diana PeterfreundPosh by Lucy JacksonUnder the Rose by Diana Peterfreund
Shoulder Sweaters
3 books — 1 voter

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