Tessa Duder
This week, I’ve been with Elena Ferrante in Naples, travelling The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan... More
Garth Nix
Reading is to live More
The Graveyard Book
Winner of the Newbery Medal, the Carnegie Medal, and the Hugo Award for Best Novel. 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
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
Garner’s celebrated children’s fantasy novel has become a cult classic of children’s literature. More
Journey to Jo’burg
Groundbreaking book set in South Africa during the apartheid era and banned by its government. More
Henry Huggins
The debut novel from Newbery Medal–winning author Beverly Cleary. More
Flat Stanley
This series celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2014 and has sold more than one million copies. More
Dodger
Michael L. Printz Honor Book from bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett; rich with humor and wisdom. More
The Boy in the Dress
The sharp and funny first novel for children from bestselling publishing phenomenon David Walliams. More
Patricia MacLachlan
I read as a child to find out what I thought, what I wished for, and what scared me. More
The New Kid on the Block
Prelutsky was named America’s first Children’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. More
Divergent
First book in the Divergent trilogy, which has sold more than 32 million copies worldwide. More
Freaky Friday
Classic comedic children’s novel that is so funny it has been adapted into film three times. More
Sounder
Newbery Award–winning book that became an influential children’s work on race and class. More
Bradley Trevor Greive
If not for My Family and Other Animals, by Gerald Durrell, I wouldn’t be a writer . . . mind you, I probably wouldn’t have had five treatments for rabies either. More
Sara Pennypacker
I write because the really good stuff—how funny and beautiful the world is, even when it’s not; More
Old Yeller
Instantly acclaimed, it has become one of the most beloved children’s classics ever written. 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
A Light in the Attic
Classic collection of poems and illustrations by Shel Silverstein; ALA Notable Children’s Book. More
Little House on the Prairie
Third book in the award-winning Little House series, which has sold more than 34 million copies. More
Howl’s Moving Castle
This popular novel stars one of the most beloved and charismatic characters in children’s literature. More
The Butterfly Lion
A moving story of enduring friendship, this is the award-winning favorite from a master storyteller. More
Sabriel
A revolutionary story that made Nix a rising star in the fantasy genre. More
Victoria Aveyard
Reading, writing, and story have always been my gateway. More
Dan Gutman
The book that influenced me the most was not even written by an author. More
