HISTORICAL NOVELS (Set prior to 1959)
Little Women (1868) / Little Men (1871) / Jo's Boys (1886) - Louisa May Alcott
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation (2006 - 2009) - M.T. Anderson
*The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (1992) - Avi
A Great and Terrible Beauty (2003) / Rebel Angels (2006) / The Sweet Far Thing (2007) - Libby Bray
*Caddie Woodlawn (1936) - Carol Ryrie Brink
A Little Princess (1905) - Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Secret Garden (1911) - Frances Hodgson Burnett
*My Brother Sam Is Dead (1975) - James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
What Katy Did series (5 books, 1872 - 1890) - Susan Coolidge
*Lord of the Flies (1954) - William Golding
Captain's Corageous (1897) – Rudyard Kipling
Kim (1901) - Rudyard Kipling
A Separate Peace (1959) - John Knowles
Pippi Longstocking (1945) / Pippi Goes on Board (1946) / Pippi in the South Seas (1948) - Astrid Lindgren
*Sarah, Plain and Tall (1985) / Skylark (1994) / Caleb's Story (2001) - Patricia MacLachlan
The Children of the New Forest (1847) - Frederick Marryat
Bloody Jack series (7 books, 2002 - 2009) - L.A. Meyer
The Anne of Green Gables Novels (8 books, 1908 - 1921) - L.M. Montgomery
Pollyanna (1913) / Pollyanna Grows Up (1915) - Eleanor H. Porter
Fire from Heaven (1969) / The Persian Boy (1972) - Mary Renault
The King Must Die (1958) / The Bull from the Sea (1962) - Mary Renault
Catcher in the Rye (1951) - JD Salinger
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1943) – Betty Smith
*The Bronze Bow (1962) - Elizabeth Speare
*The Witch of Blackbird Pond (1958) - Elizabeth George Speare
Kidnapped (1886) - Robert Louis Stevenson
Treasure Island (1883) – Robert Louis Stevenson
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) / Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884) / Tom Sawyer Abroad (1894) / Tom Sawyer, Detective (1896) – Mark Twain
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) - Mark Twain
The Prince and the Pauper (1882) - Mark Twain
The Boxcar Children series (19 books, 1924 - 1974) - Gertrude Chandler Warner
*Little House series (11 books, 1932 - 1974) – Laura Ingalls Wilder
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Showing posts with label young adult. Show all posts
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Reading List: Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy
FANTASY NOVELS
The Chronicles of Prydain (5 books, 1964-1973) - Lloyd Alexander
The Oz Books (14 books, 1900 - 1920) – L. Frank Baum
The Enchanted Wood (1939) / The Magic Faraway Tree (1943) / The Folk of the Faraway Tree (1946) - Enid Blyton
The Adventures of the Wishing Chair (1937) / The Wishing Chair Again (1950) / More Wishing Chair Tales (1997) - Enid Blyton
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) / Through the Looking Glass (1871) - Lewis Carroll
Artemis Fowl series (6+ books, 2001 - ?) - Eoin Colfer
*The Dark Is Rising Sequence (5 books, 1966-1977) - Susan Cooper
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964) / Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (1972) - Roald Dahl
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (2006) - Kate DiCamillo
Ranger's Apprentice series (9+ books, 2004 - ?) - John Flanagan
The Inkworld Trilogy: Inkheart (2003) / Inkspell (2005) / Inkdeath (2008) - Cornelia Funke
Coraline (2002) - Neil Gaiman
*The Graveyard Book (2008) - Neil Gaiman
The Princess Bride (1973) - William Goldman
The Goose Girl (2003) - Shannon Hale
*Princess Academy (2005) - Shannon Hale
Howl's Moving Castle (1986) / Castle in the Air (1990) / House of Many Ways (2008) - Diana Wynne Jones
The Phantom Tollbooth (1961) - Norton Juster
*Ella Enchanted (1998) - Gail Carson Levine
The Chronicles of Narnia (7 books, 1950 - 1956) - C.S. Lewis
*Afternoon of the Elves (1990) - Janet Taylor Lisle
The Abhorsen series (4 books, 1995 - 2006) - Garth Nix
The Borrowers series (4 books, 1952 - 1961) - Mary Norton
The Song of the Lioness series (4 books, 1983 - 1988) - Tamora Pierce
Inheritance Cycle: Eragon (2002) / Eldest (2005) / Brisingr (2008) - Christopher Paolini
His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass (1995) / The Subtle Knife (1997) / The Amber Spyglass (2000) - Phillip Pullman
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series (5+ books, 2005 - ?) - Rick Riordan
Harry Potter series (7 books, 1997-2007) - J.K. Rowling
The Little Prince (1943) - Antoine De Saint-Exupery
Everlost (2009) - Neal Shusterman
The Mysterious Benedict Society series (3+ books, 2007 - ?) - Trenton Lee Stewart
The Hobbit (1937) - J.R.R. Tolkein
The Enchanted Forest Chronicles (4 books, 1985 - 1990) - Patricia C. Wrede
SUPERNATURAL NOVELS
Thirsty (1998) - M.T. Anderson
Tuck Everlasting (1975) - Natalie Babbit
House of Night Series (6 books, 2007 - ?) - P.C. Cast
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2007) / City of Ashes (2008) / City of Glass (2009) - Cassandra Clare
Twilight (2005) / New Moon (2006) / Eclipse (2007) / Breaking Dawn (2008) - Stephenie Meyer
Matilda (1988) - Roald Dahl
Vampire Academy series (4+ books, 2007 - ?) - Richelle Mead
Shiver (2009) - Maggie Stiefvater
Beautiful Creatures (2009) - Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
Peeps (2005) / The Last Days (2006) - Scott Westerfeld
SCIENCE FICTION NOVELS
Feed (2002) - M.T. Anderson
Ender's Game (1985) - Orson Scott Card
The Hunger Games Trilogy: The Hunger Games (2008) / Catching Fire (2009) / Mockingjay (2010) - Suzanne Collins
The City of Ember (2003) - Jeanne DuPrau
*House of the Scorpion (2002) - Nancy Farmer
*A Wrinkle in Time series (5 books, 1962 - 1989) - Madeleine L'Engle
*The Giver (1993) / Gathering Blue (2000) / The Messenger (2004) - Lois Lowry
Maximum Ride series (5+ books, 2005 - ?) - James Patterson
House of Stairs (1991) - William Sleator
When You Reach Me (2009) - Rebecca Stead
Uglies (2005) / Pretties (2005) / Specials (2006) / Extras (2007) - Scott Westerfeld
The Chronicles of Prydain (5 books, 1964-1973) - Lloyd Alexander
The Oz Books (14 books, 1900 - 1920) – L. Frank Baum
The Enchanted Wood (1939) / The Magic Faraway Tree (1943) / The Folk of the Faraway Tree (1946) - Enid Blyton
The Adventures of the Wishing Chair (1937) / The Wishing Chair Again (1950) / More Wishing Chair Tales (1997) - Enid Blyton
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) / Through the Looking Glass (1871) - Lewis Carroll
Artemis Fowl series (6+ books, 2001 - ?) - Eoin Colfer
*The Dark Is Rising Sequence (5 books, 1966-1977) - Susan Cooper
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964) / Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (1972) - Roald Dahl
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (2006) - Kate DiCamillo
Ranger's Apprentice series (9+ books, 2004 - ?) - John Flanagan
The Inkworld Trilogy: Inkheart (2003) / Inkspell (2005) / Inkdeath (2008) - Cornelia Funke
Coraline (2002) - Neil Gaiman
*The Graveyard Book (2008) - Neil Gaiman
The Princess Bride (1973) - William Goldman
The Goose Girl (2003) - Shannon Hale
*Princess Academy (2005) - Shannon Hale
Howl's Moving Castle (1986) / Castle in the Air (1990) / House of Many Ways (2008) - Diana Wynne Jones
The Phantom Tollbooth (1961) - Norton Juster
*Ella Enchanted (1998) - Gail Carson Levine
The Chronicles of Narnia (7 books, 1950 - 1956) - C.S. Lewis
*Afternoon of the Elves (1990) - Janet Taylor Lisle
The Abhorsen series (4 books, 1995 - 2006) - Garth Nix
The Borrowers series (4 books, 1952 - 1961) - Mary Norton
The Song of the Lioness series (4 books, 1983 - 1988) - Tamora Pierce
Inheritance Cycle: Eragon (2002) / Eldest (2005) / Brisingr (2008) - Christopher Paolini
His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass (1995) / The Subtle Knife (1997) / The Amber Spyglass (2000) - Phillip Pullman
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series (5+ books, 2005 - ?) - Rick Riordan
Harry Potter series (7 books, 1997-2007) - J.K. Rowling
The Little Prince (1943) - Antoine De Saint-Exupery
Everlost (2009) - Neal Shusterman
The Mysterious Benedict Society series (3+ books, 2007 - ?) - Trenton Lee Stewart
The Hobbit (1937) - J.R.R. Tolkein
The Enchanted Forest Chronicles (4 books, 1985 - 1990) - Patricia C. Wrede
SUPERNATURAL NOVELS
Thirsty (1998) - M.T. Anderson
Tuck Everlasting (1975) - Natalie Babbit
House of Night Series (6 books, 2007 - ?) - P.C. Cast
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2007) / City of Ashes (2008) / City of Glass (2009) - Cassandra Clare
Twilight (2005) / New Moon (2006) / Eclipse (2007) / Breaking Dawn (2008) - Stephenie Meyer
Matilda (1988) - Roald Dahl
Vampire Academy series (4+ books, 2007 - ?) - Richelle Mead
Shiver (2009) - Maggie Stiefvater
Beautiful Creatures (2009) - Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
Peeps (2005) / The Last Days (2006) - Scott Westerfeld
SCIENCE FICTION NOVELS
Feed (2002) - M.T. Anderson
Ender's Game (1985) - Orson Scott Card
The Hunger Games Trilogy: The Hunger Games (2008) / Catching Fire (2009) / Mockingjay (2010) - Suzanne Collins
The City of Ember (2003) - Jeanne DuPrau
*House of the Scorpion (2002) - Nancy Farmer
*A Wrinkle in Time series (5 books, 1962 - 1989) - Madeleine L'Engle
*The Giver (1993) / Gathering Blue (2000) / The Messenger (2004) - Lois Lowry
Maximum Ride series (5+ books, 2005 - ?) - James Patterson
House of Stairs (1991) - William Sleator
When You Reach Me (2009) - Rebecca Stead
Uglies (2005) / Pretties (2005) / Specials (2006) / Extras (2007) - Scott Westerfeld
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