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
Charlotte’s Web
Considered a classic of children’s literature; a novel of friendship, love, life, and death. More
Seven Years in Tibet
A landmark in travel writing, it has been translated into fifty-three languages. More
Dodger
Michael L. Printz Honor Book from bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett; rich with humor and wisdom. More
Katherine Applegate
I write to see where I’ve already been. More
Beezus and Ramona
Newbery Medal winner; humorous and beloved tale of the ups and downs of sisterhood. 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
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
Sara Pennypacker
I write because the really good stuff—how funny and beautiful the world is, even when it’s not; More
The Year of Magical Thinking
Winner of the 2005 National Book Award for Nonfiction and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. More
Patricia MacLachlan
I read as a child to find out what I thought, what I wished for, and what scared me. More
Mary Karr
I read to save my life, to take communion, to enter a community of fellow sufferers and rejoicers. More
The New Kid on the Block
Prelutsky was named America’s first Children’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. 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
The Gulag Archipelago
Named “the best nonfiction book of the 20th century” by Time magazine. More
Monster
Winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award and the Coretta Scott King Award. More
Howl’s Moving Castle
This popular novel stars one of the most beloved and charismatic characters in children’s literature. More
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
A child’s perspective as a refugee during the rise of Nazism; now a modern classic. More
Veronica Roth
I read because reading changes you. More
Wild Swans
Popular bestseller that has sold more than 13 million copies. More
Julie of the Wolves
Newbery Medal–winning classic about a girl living among wolves. More
Victoria Aveyard
Reading, writing, and story have always been my gateway. More
Divergent
First book in the Divergent trilogy, which has sold more than 32 million copies worldwide. More
Little House on the Prairie
Third book in the award-winning Little House series, which has sold more than 34 million copies. More
Freaky Friday
Classic comedic children’s novel that is so funny it has been adapted into film three times. More