Victoria Aveyard
Reading, writing, and story have always been my gateway. More
Tessa Duder
This week, I’ve been with Elena Ferrante in Naples, travelling The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan... More
Beezus and Ramona
Newbery Medal winner; humorous and beloved tale of the ups and downs of sisterhood. More
Katherine Paterson
I read because I want more than one life, and books give me a limitless number of lives—lives that are different from the one I was born into. More
Patricia MacLachlan
I read as a child to find out what I thought, what I wished for, and what scared me. More
Michael Morpurgo
I like above all to share the excitement of my dreams and discoveries, my doubts and fears, my joys and my sorrows, to take my readers on new journeys with me. More
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
A child’s perspective as a refugee during the rise of Nazism; now a modern classic. More
The New Kid on the Block
Prelutsky was named America’s first Children’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. More
The Graveyard Book
Winner of the Newbery Medal, the Carnegie Medal, and the Hugo Award for Best Novel. More
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
Garner’s celebrated children’s fantasy novel has become a cult classic of children’s literature. More
The Boy in the Dress
The sharp and funny first novel for children from bestselling publishing phenomenon David Walliams. More
Journey to Jo’burg
Groundbreaking book set in South Africa during the apartheid era and banned by its government. More
Katherine Applegate
I write to see where I’ve already been. More
Thanhha Lai
I read because I dream of having a super power. More
Rita Williams-Garcia
My childhood reading helped to build me from the inside. More
Howl’s Moving Castle
This popular novel stars one of the most beloved and charismatic characters in children’s literature. More
Old Yeller
Instantly acclaimed, it has become one of the most beloved children’s classics ever written. More
Charlotte’s Web
Considered a classic of children’s literature; a novel of friendship, love, life, and death. More
Divergent
First book in the Divergent trilogy, which has sold more than 32 million copies worldwide. More
Cammie McGovern
As the younger sister of an adored (sometimes overly perfect) sister, discovering Ramona and Beezus and the gang on Klikitat Street was a life-changer for me. More
Kiera Cass
Reading has always been a safe place for me. More
Stuart Little
White’s beloved classic about a small mouse on a big adventure is a perennial bestseller. More
The Butterfly Lion
A moving story of enduring friendship, this is the award-winning favorite from a master storyteller. More
Meg Cabot
I write because of readers like Diana Moreno, who handed me a letter recently telling me that, as the firstborn daughter of immigrants, she felt lonely and shy when she arrived here in 2004 . . . until she found my books. More
Julie of the Wolves
Newbery Medal–winning classic about a girl living among wolves. More
Monster
Winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award and the Coretta Scott King Award. More
A Light in the Attic
Classic collection of poems and illustrations by Shel Silverstein; ALA Notable Children’s Book. More