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Growth by Karen DeBonisThe Governess Game by Tessa DareWait for It by Mariana ZapataSmooth Talking Stranger by Lisa KleypasThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Aunt/Uncle Caring for (orphaned) Niece/Nephew
152 books — 70 voters
The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly BarnhillElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineThe Wide-Awake Princess by E.D. BakerPrincess Academy by Shannon HaleThe Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
Middle Grade Fairy Tales
162 books — 67 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienMatilda by Roald DahlThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Books Every Kid Should Read Before They Turn 18
121 books — 56 voters
All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney TaylorListening for Lions by Gloria WhelanHattie Big Sky by Kirby LarsonVoyage on the Great Titanic by Ellen Emerson WhiteAnastasia by Carolyn Meyer
Middle Grade Fiction set in the 1910s
181 books — 43 voters

Lord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Bad Seed by William MarchThe Omen by David SeltzerPet Sematary by Stephen KingThe Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
Evil Kids
148 books — 40 voters
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
Best Children's Books, 1900-1920
95 books — 38 voters

Chains by Laurie Halse AndersonCopper Sun by Sharon M. DraperJefferson's Sons by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyA Picture of Freedom by Patricia C. McKissackMeet Addy by Connie Rose Porter
Slavery in YA & Middle Grade Historical Fiction
193 books — 33 voters
When You're Brave Enough by Rebecca BendheimThe Truth About My Bat Mitzvah by Nora Raleigh BaskinMy Basmati Bat Mitzvah by Paula J. Freedman13 by Jason Robert BrownAbby's Lucky Thirteen by Ann M. Martin
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Fiction
64 books — 31 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingThe Dragon Sanctuary by Ann PerryThe Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton
Magical Schools in Children's Fantasy
39 books — 30 voters
Wicked Intentions by Elizabeth HoytA Duke of Her Own by Eloisa JamesRansom by Julie GarwoodDevil's Daughter by Lisa KleypasSlightly Dangerous by Mary Balogh
Wee: Children in Historical Romance
139 books — 28 voters

Ship of Dolls by Shirley ParenteauDolls of Hope by Shirley ParenteauMonkey Town by Ronald KiddThe Secret School by AviSnakes and Stones by Lisa Fowler
Middle Grade Fiction set in the 1920s
53 books — 26 voters
Owl Moon by Jane YolenBriar Rose by Jane YolenThe Devil's Arithmetic by Jane YolenGirl in a Cage by Jane YolenSister Light, Sister Dark by Jane Yolen
The Best of Jane Yolen
122 books — 25 voters

Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen CushmanThe Crowfield Curse by Pat WalshA Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver by E.L. KonigsburgEleanor by Kristiana GregoryHush by Donna Jo Napoli
Medieval Europe in YA & Middle Grade Fiction
137 books — 24 voters
Mark of the Thief by Jennifer A. NielsenThe Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary SutcliffThe Thieves of Ostia by Caroline LawrenceCurses and Smoke by Vicky Alvear ShecterCleopatra's Moon by Vicky Alvear Shecter
Ancient Rome in YA & Middle Grade Fiction
46 books — 22 voters

The Jungle Book by Rudyard KiplingThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettRikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard KiplingThe Night Diary by Veera HiranandaniTicket to India by N.H. Senzai
India in Juvenile Fiction
238 books — 21 voters
Echo by Pam Muñoz RyanThe Forgotten Sisters by Shannon HaleA Nearer Moon by Melanie CrowderMonstrous by MarcyKate ConnollyGrounded by Megan Morrison
Middle Grade Fantasy of 2015
66 books — 20 voters

Littler Women by Laura SchaeferPeter and the Starcatchers by Dave BarryThe Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy SpringerFive Children on the Western Front by Kate SaundersThe Last of the Spirits by Chris Priestley
Middle Grade Retellings of Classic Novels
87 books — 20 voters
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom RiggsHowl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesA Child's Christmas in Wales by Dylan ThomasCarrie's War by Nina BawdenThe Owl Service by Alan Garner
Wales in Juvenile Fiction
218 books — 19 voters

The Van Gogh Deception by Deron R. HicksUnder the Egg by Laura Marx FitzgeraldChasing Vermeer by Blue BalliettThe Harlem Charade by Natasha Anastasia TarpleyThe Art of the Swap by Kristine Carlson Asselin
Middle Grade Art-Themed Mysteries
37 books — 16 voters
The Wolving Time by Patrick JenningsWerewolf versus Dragon by David SindenOctober Moon by Michael ScottThe Werewolf of Fever Swamp by R.L. StineThe Perils of Growing Up Werewolf by Andrew Buckley
Middle Grade Werewolves
28 books — 14 voters

The Wheel on the School by Meindert De JongHans Brinker, or The Silver Skates by Mary Mapes DodgeI Am Rembrandt's Daughter by Lynn CullenHunger Winter by Rob CurrieThe Winged Watchman by Hilda van Stockum
Netherlands & Holland in Juvenile Fiction
125 books — 14 voters
King of the Wind by Marguerite HenryThe Door in the Wall by Marguerite de AngeliMiss Spitfire by Sarah MillerDovey Coe by Frances O'Roark DowellThe People Therein by Mildred Lee
Disability in YA & Middle Grade Historical Fiction
35 books — 13 voters

I, Coriander by Sally GardnerThe Blackthorn Key by Kevin SandsNo Shame, No Fear by Ann TurnbullAt the Sign of the Star by Katherine SturtevantThe Remarkable Life and Times of Eliza Rose by Mary Hooper
Restoration Era in YA & Middle Grade Fiction
43 books — 10 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardAmong the Hidden by Margaret Peterson HaddixThe Caves of Steel by Isaac AsimovMaybe One by Bill McKibben
Population Control
44 books — 10 voters

One Eye Laughing, the Other Weeping by Barry DenenbergEarly Sunday Morning by Barry DenenbergMy Secret War by Mary Pope OsbornePieces of the Past by Carol MatasThe Fences Between Us by Kirby Larson
Scholastic Diaries: WWII
26 books — 9 voters
Mist Bound by Daryl KhoJane Doe and the Cradle of All Worlds by Jeremy LachlanFive on a Treasure Island by Enid BlytonFive Go Off in a Caravan by Enid BlytonCoraline by Neil Gaiman
Children to the Rescue!
58 books — 6 voters

Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreightThey Wish They Were Us by Jessica GoodmanThe League of Frightened Men by Rex StoutSwimming with the Sharks by Debbie Reed FischerBrown Cow by John Branfield
Hazing in fiction
31 books — 4 voters
Tell the Time with Thomas Clock Book by W. AwdryTickety-Tock, What Time Is It? by Julie DurrellWhat Time Is It? by P.D. EastmanI Can Tell the Time by Gill DaviesIt's About Time! by Stuart J. Murphy
Learning to Tell Time / Read a Clock
103 books — 3 voters

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