Sounder
Newbery Award–winning book that became an influential children’s work on race and class. More
The New Kid on the Block
Prelutsky was named America’s first Children’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. 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
The Year of Magical Thinking
Winner of the 2005 National Book Award for Nonfiction and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. More
Julie of the Wolves
Newbery Medal–winning classic about a girl living among wolves. More
Bridge to Terabithia
Newbery Medal–winning novel; a true modern classic and touchstone of children’s literature. More
Little House on the Prairie
Third book in the award-winning Little House series, which has sold more than 34 million copies. More
Thanhha Lai
I read because I dream of having a super power. More
Wild Swans
Popular bestseller that has sold more than 13 million copies. More
The History of HarperCollins Children’s Books in the U.S.
The Department of Books for Boys and Girls at Harper was established in the U.S. in 1926. More
The Graveyard Book
Winner of the Newbery Medal, the Carnegie Medal, and the Hugo Award for Best Novel. More
Divergent
First book in the Divergent trilogy, which has sold more than 32 million copies worldwide. More
Dodger
Michael L. Printz Honor Book from bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett; rich with humor and wisdom. More
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
A child’s perspective as a refugee during the rise of Nazism; now a modern classic. More
Soman Chainani
Whatever psychic wounds have turned me into a writer I am thankful for. More
Katherine Applegate
I write to see where I’ve already been. More
Sara Pennypacker
I write because the really good stuff—how funny and beautiful the world is, even when it’s not; More
Seven Years in Tibet
A landmark in travel writing, it has been translated into fifty-three languages. More
Rita Williams-Garcia
My childhood reading helped to build me from the inside. More
Journey to Jo’burg
Groundbreaking book set in South Africa during the apartheid era and banned by its government. 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
Monster
Winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award and the Coretta Scott King Award. More
Henry Huggins
The debut novel from Newbery Medal–winning author Beverly Cleary. More
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
Garner’s celebrated children’s fantasy novel has become a cult classic of children’s literature. More
Veronica Roth
I read because reading changes you. More
Angela’s Ashes
The phenomenal worldwide bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner. More
Red Scarf Girl
Searing memoir set during the height of the Cultural Revolution in China. More