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 Cammie McGovern
The Year of Magical Thinking Winner of the 2005 National Book Award for Nonfiction and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. 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
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 Soman Chainani
Sara Pennypacker I write because the really good stuff—how funny and beautiful the world is, even when it’s not; More Sara Pennypacker
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 Rita Williams-Garcia
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 Katherine Paterson
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen Garner’s celebrated children’s fantasy novel has become a cult classic of children’s literature. More