Old Yeller
Instantly acclaimed, it has become one of the most beloved children’s classics ever written. More
Katherine Applegate
I write to see where I’ve already been. More
The Year of Magical Thinking
Winner of the 2005 National Book Award for Nonfiction and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. More
Rita Williams-Garcia
My childhood reading helped to build me from the inside. More
Thanhha Lai
I read because I dream of having a super power. More
Red Scarf Girl
Searing memoir set during the height of the Cultural Revolution in China. More
Monster
Winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award and the Coretta Scott King Award. More
Victoria Aveyard
Reading, writing, and story have always been my gateway. More
Sounder
Newbery Award–winning book that became an influential children’s work on race and class. More
Tessa Duder
This week, I’ve been with Elena Ferrante in Naples, travelling The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan... 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
Patricia MacLachlan
I read as a child to find out what I thought, what I wished for, and what scared me. More
Little House on the Prairie
Third book in the award-winning Little House series, which has sold more than 34 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
Mary Karr
I read to save my life, to take communion, to enter a community of fellow sufferers and rejoicers. 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
Henry Huggins
The debut novel from Newbery Medal–winning author Beverly Cleary. More
Bridge to Terabithia
Newbery Medal–winning novel; a true modern classic and touchstone 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
Freaky Friday
Classic comedic children’s novel that is so funny it has been adapted into film three times. More
Seven Years in Tibet
A landmark in travel writing, it has been translated into fifty-three languages. 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
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Newbery Award winner about the power of family, which has sold over 4.5 million copies. More
Julie of the Wolves
Newbery Medal–winning classic about a girl living among wolves. More
Angela’s Ashes
The phenomenal worldwide bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner. More