The very best books for kids from 1922 to the present.

Book cover of The eyes & the impossible
2024

The Eyes & the Impossible

by Eggers, Dave
Call Number: x
Book cover for Freewater
2023

Freewater

by Luqman-Dawson, Amina
Call Number: x
Book cover for The Last Cuentista
2022

The Last Cuentista

by Higuera, Donna Barba
Call Number: YA
Book cover for When You Trap a Tiger
2021

When You Trap a Tiger

by Keller, Tae
Call Number: x
Book cover for New Kid
2020

New Kid

by Craft, Jerry
Call Number: 740.9999 C885

Middle schooler Jordan Banks had hoped to attend art school, but mom sends him to a private prep school where he is one of a handful of black kids. No one at Riverdale Academy Day School is openly hostile towards him for his race, but he deals with a series of microaggressions, like being called the name of another black student, or everyone looking at him when the teacher is discussing students on financial aid. Craft mixes humor with heart in this hilarious yet thoughtful graphic novel.

Book cover for Merci Suárez Changes Gears
2019

Merci Suárez Changes Gears

by Medina, Meg
Call Number: x

Winner of the 2019 Newbery Medal, this is the coming of age story of Merci Suarez, sixth grader. Things are complicated at school because she's a scholarship kid, and she's now the target of a school mate's jealousy. At home, her beloved grandfather Lolo has begun to forget things and isn't acting like himself. Merci navigates these significant events in her life with humor and spirit.

 
Book cover for Hello, Universe
2018

Hello, Universe

by Kelly, Erin Entrada,
Call Number: x

Grades 4 - 7

Virgilio is small and shy and dealing with a bully named Chet, plus a major crush on a girl named Valencia, who is smart but lonely, because her former friends can’t handle the fact that she’s deaf.  Katori is convinced that she’s a psychic, and wants to use her powers for good; her little sister Gen also likes to excel at things, and assists Katori in her fledgling fortune-telling business.  Chet tosses Virgilio’s backpack down a dry well and Virgilio goes after it to save his guinea pig Gulliver.  Will Valencia, Katori and Gen be able to find him?  A diverse cast, a tense situation, and a little magic add up to an irresistible read.
 
Book cover for The Girl Who Drank the Moon
2017

The Girl Who Drank the Moon

by Barnhill, Kelly Regan
Call Number: x
Book cover for Last Stop on Market Street
2016

Last Stop on Market Street

by de la Pena, Matt
Call Number: xz
Book cover for The Crossover
2015

The Crossover

by Alexander, Kwame
Call Number: x

(Gr. 4-6)  Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.  

Book cover for The one and only Ivan
2013

The one and only Ivan

by Applegate, Katherine,
Call Number: x Ed.b
Book cover for Dead End in Norvelt
2012

Dead End in Norvelt

by Gantos, Jack.
Call Number: x
Book cover for Moon over Manifest
2011

Moon over Manifest

by Vanderpool, Clare.
Call Number: x
Book cover for When you reach me
2010

When you reach me

by Stead, Rebecca.
Call Number: x
Book cover for The Graveyard Book
2009

The Graveyard Book

by Gaiman, Neil
Call Number:

Nobody Owens is a normal boy, except that he has been raised by ghosts and other denizens of the graveyard.

Book cover for Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices From a Medieval Village
2008

Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices From a Medieval Village

by Schlitz, Laura Amy
Call Number: x 815 S344
Book cover for The higher power of Lucky
2007

The higher power of Lucky

by Patron, Susan.
Call Number: x

Fearing that her legal guardian plans to abandon her to return to France, ten-year-old aspiring scientist Lucky Trimble determines to run away while also continuing to seek the Higher Power that will bring stability to her life.

Book cover for Criss Cross
2006

Criss Cross

by Perkins, Lynne Rae.
Call Number:
Book cover for Kira-Kira
2005

Kira-Kira

by Kadohata, Cynthia
Call Number: x
Book cover for Crispin: The Cross of Lead
2003

Crispin: The Cross of Lead

by Avi, 1937-
Call Number: x
Book cover for A Single Shard
2002

A Single Shard

by Park, Linda Sue.
Call Number: x
Book cover for A Year Down Yonder
2001

A Year Down Yonder

by Peck, Richard, 1934-2018.
Call Number: x
Book cover for Bud, Not Buddy
2000

Bud, Not Buddy

by Curtis, Christopher Paul.
Call Number: x

Gr. 4 and up. 10-year-old Bud escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of a man he believes is his father, renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway. Winner of the 2000 Newbery Medal.

Book cover for Holes
1999

Holes

by Sachar, Louis, 1954-
Call Number: x Ed.b
Book cover for Out of the Dust
1998

Out of the Dust

by Hesse, Karen.
Call Number: x
Book cover for The view from Saturday
1997

The view from Saturday

by Konigsburg, E. L.
Call Number: x
Book cover for The Midwife's Apprentice
1996

The Midwife's Apprentice

by Cushman, Karen.
Call Number: x Ed.a
Book cover for Walk two moons
1995

Walk two moons

by Creech, Sharon.
Call Number: x
Book cover for The giver
1994

The giver

by Lowry, Lois.
Call Number: x Ed.b
Book cover for Missing May
1993

Missing May

by Rylant, Cynthia.
Call Number: x
Book cover for Shiloh
1992

Shiloh

by Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds.
Call Number: x
Book cover for Maniac Magee: A Novel
1991

Maniac Magee: A Novel

by Spinelli, Jerry.
Call Number: x
Book cover for Number the Stars
1990

Number the Stars

by Lowry, Lois.
Call Number: x
Book cover for Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices
1989

Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices

by Fleischman, Paul.
Call Number: x 811 F596-1 1992
Book cover for Lincoln: A Photobiography
1988

Lincoln: A Photobiography

by Freedman, Russell, 1929-2018.
Call Number: x 92 L736Fre
Book cover for The Whipping Boy
1987

The Whipping Boy

by Fleischman, Sid, 1920-2010.
Call Number: x
Book cover for Sarah, Plain and Tall
1986

Sarah, Plain and Tall

by MacLachlan, Patricia.
Call Number: x Ed.b
Book cover for The Hero and the Crown
1985

The Hero and the Crown

by McKinley, Robin.
Call Number: xy
Book cover for Dear Mr. Henshaw
1984

Dear Mr. Henshaw

by Cleary, Beverly.
Call Number: x

In his letters to his favorite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in coping with his parents' divorce, being the new boy in school, and generally finding his own place in the world.

Book cover for Dicey's Song
1983

Dicey's Song

by Voigt, Cynthia.
Call Number: x Ed.a
Book cover for Jacob Have I Loved
1981

Jacob Have I Loved

by Paterson, Katherine.
Call Number: x Ed.b
Book cover for The Westing Game
1979

The Westing Game

by Raskin, Ellen.
Call Number: x M Ed.c
Book cover for Bridge to Terabithia
1978

Bridge to Terabithia

by Paterson, Katherine.
Call Number: x
Book cover for Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
1977

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

by Taylor, Mildred D.
Call Number: x Ed.c
Book cover for The Grey King
1976

The Grey King

by Cooper, Susan, 1935-
Call Number: xy Ed.c
Book cover for M.C. Higgins, the Great
1975

M.C. Higgins, the Great

by Hamilton, Virginia.
Call Number: x Ed.b
Book cover for The Slave Dancer
1974

The Slave Dancer

by Fox, Paula.
Call Number: x Ed.a
Book cover for Julie of the Wolves
1973

Julie of the Wolves

by George, Jean Craighead, 1919-2012.
Call Number: x Ed.a
Book cover for Mrs. Frisby and the rats of Nimh
1972

Mrs. Frisby and the rats of Nimh

by O'Brien, Robert C.
Call Number: xy
Book cover for The Summer of the Swans
1971

The Summer of the Swans

by Byars, Betsy Cromer.
Call Number: x Ed.a
Book cover for Sounder
1970

Sounder

by Armstrong, William H. (William Howard), 1914-1999.
Call Number: x Ed.c
Book cover for The High King
1969

The High King

by Alexander, Lloyd.
Call Number: xy Ed.b
Book cover for Up a Road Slowly
1967

Up a Road Slowly

by Hunt, Irene.
Call Number: x Ed.b
Book cover for I, Juan de Pareja
1966

I, Juan de Pareja

by Trevino, Elizabeth Borton de, 1904-2001.
Call Number: x Ed.a
Book cover for Shadow of a Bull
1965

Shadow of a Bull

by Wojciechowska, Maia, 1927-2002.
Call Number: x Ed.b
Book cover for It's Like This, Cat
1964

It's Like This, Cat

by Neville, Emily, 1919-1997.
Call Number: x Ed.b
Book cover for A Wrinkle in Time
1963

A Wrinkle in Time

by L'Engle, Madeleine.
Call Number: xy Ed.a
Book cover for The Bronze Bow
1962

The Bronze Bow

by Speare, Elizabeth George.
Call Number:
Book cover for Island of the Blue Dolphins
1961

Island of the Blue Dolphins

by O'Dell, Scott, 1898-1989.
Call Number: x Ed.c

Left alone on a beautiful but isolated island off the coast of California, a young Indian girl spends eighteen years, not only merely surviving through her enormous courage and self-reliance, but also finding a measure of happiness in her solitary life.

Book cover for Onion John
1960

Onion John

by Krumgold, Joseph, 1908-1980.
Call Number: x Ed.a
Book cover for The Witch of Blackbird Pond
1959

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

by Speare, Elizabeth George.
Call Number: x Ed.c
Book cover for Rifles for Watie
1958

Rifles for Watie

by Keith, Harold, 1903-1998.
Call Number: x Ed.b
Book cover for Miracles on Maple Hill Virginia Eggertsen Sorensen
1957

Miracles on Maple Hill Virginia Eggertsen Sorensen

by Sorensen, Virginia, 1912-1991.
Call Number: CD x
Book cover for Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
1956

Carry On, Mr. Bowditch

by Latham, Jean Lee.
Call Number: x 92 B785La
Book cover for The Wheel on the School
1955

The Wheel on the School

by De Jong, Meindert, 1906-1991.
Call Number: x Ed.a
Book cover for ... And Now Miguel
1954

... And Now Miguel

by Krumgold, Joseph, 1908-1980.
Call Number: x Ed.b
Book cover for Secret of the Andes
1953

Secret of the Andes

by Clark, Ann Nolan, 1896-1995.
Call Number: x Ed.a
Book cover for Ginger Pye
1952

Ginger Pye

by Estes, Eleanor, 1906-1988.
Call Number: x
Book cover for Amos Fortune: Free Man
1951

Amos Fortune: Free Man

by Yates, Elizabeth, 1905-2001.
Call Number: x 92 F745Ya
Book cover for The Door in the Wall
1950

The Door in the Wall

by De Angeli, Marguerite, 1889-1987.
Call Number: x Ed.b
Book cover for King of the Wind
1949

King of the Wind

by Henry, Marguerite, 1902-1997.
Call Number: x Ed.c
Book cover for The Twenty-One Balloons
1948

The Twenty-One Balloons

by Pene du Bois, William, 1916-1993.
Call Number: xy
Book cover for Miss Hickory
1947

Miss Hickory

by Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin, 1875-1961.
Call Number: xy
Book cover for Strawberry Girl
1946

Strawberry Girl

by Lenski, Lois, 1893-1974.
Call Number: x Ed.a
Book cover for Rabbit Hill
1945

Rabbit Hill

by Lawson, Robert, 1892-1957.
Call Number: xy
Book cover for Johnny Tremain
1944

Johnny Tremain

by Forbes, Esther.
Call Number: x Ed.d
Book cover for Adam of the Road
1943

Adam of the Road

by Vining, Elizabeth Gray, 1902-1999.
Call Number: x
Book cover for The Matchlock Gun
1942

The Matchlock Gun

by Edmonds, Walter D. (Walter Dumaux), 1903-1998.
Call Number: x Ed.b
Book cover for Call it Courage
1941

Call it Courage

by Sperry, Armstrong, 1897-1976.
Call Number: x 398 S7494 1990
Book cover for Daniel Boone
1940

Daniel Boone

by Daugherty, James Henry, 1889-1974.
Call Number: x 92 B72Da
Book cover for Thimble Summer
1939

Thimble Summer

by Enright, Elizabeth, 1909-1968.
Call Number: x Ed.a
Book cover for The White Stag
1938

The White Stag

by Seredy, Kate.
Call Number: x 398 S483 1979
Book cover for Roller Skates
1937

Roller Skates

by Sawyer, Ruth, 1880-1970.
Call Number: x Ed.a
Book cover for Caddie Woodlawn
1936

Caddie Woodlawn

by Brink, Carol Ryrie, 1895-1981.
Call Number: x Ed.b
Book cover for Dobry
1935

Dobry

by Shannon, Monica
Call Number: x
Book cover for Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women
1934

Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women

by Meigs, Cornelia, 1884-1973.
Call Number: x 92 A355Me 1968
Book cover for Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze
1933

Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze

by Lewis, Elizabeth Foreman, 1892-1958.
Call Number: x Ed.c
Book cover for Waterless Mountain
1932

Waterless Mountain

by Armer, Laura Adams, 1874-1963.
Call Number: x Ed.b
Book cover for The Cat Who Went to Heaven
1931

The Cat Who Went to Heaven

by Coatsworth, Elizabeth, 1893-1986.
Call Number: xy Ed.b
Book cover for The Trumpeter of Krakow
1929

The Trumpeter of Krakow

by Kelly, Eric P. (Eric Philbrook), 1884-1960.
Call Number: x Ed.b
Book cover for Gay-Neck: The Story of a Pigeon
1928

Gay-Neck: The Story of a Pigeon

by Mukerji, Dhan Gopal, 1890-1936.
Call Number: x Ed.a
Book cover for Smoky, the Cowhorse
1927

Smoky, the Cowhorse

by James, Will, 1892-1942.
Call Number: x Ed.b
Book cover for Shen of the Sea: Chinese Stories for Children
1926

Shen of the Sea: Chinese Stories for Children

by Chrisman, Arthur Bowie, 1889-1953.
Call Number: x Ed.b
Book cover for Tales from Silver Lands
1925

Tales from Silver Lands

by Finger, Charles Joseph, 1869-1941.
Call Number: x 398 F497
Book cover for The Dark Frigate
1924

The Dark Frigate

by Hawes, Charles Boardman, 1889-1923.
Call Number: Ed.a
Book cover for The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
1923

The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle

by Lofting, Hugh, 1886-1947.
Call Number: xy Ed.b
Book cover for The Story of Mankind
1922

The Story of Mankind

by Van Loon, Hendrik Willem, 1882-1944.
Call Number: 901 V261-1 2014