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Suggested Books for Junior Readers
This list includes a variety of popular fiction books that can be found in the Tri-Valley Library Junior collection. The list is alphabetical by the author's last name.
The Junior section is suggested reading for ages 8-14.
‘*’ Denotes books that are first in a series.
The Strange Case Of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger *
The One And Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard Atwater
Ragweed (Poppy and Friends series) by Avi *
The True Confessions Of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett *
The Indian In The Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks *
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz by L. Frank Baum *
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall *
The World According To Humphrey by Betty Birney *
The Fairy-Tale Detectives (Sisters Grimm) by Michael Buckley *
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Incredible Journey by Sheila Every Burnford
Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko *
The Mouse And The Motorcycle (Ralph the Mouse) by Beverly Cleary *
Frindle by Andrew Clements
The Wishing Spell (Land of Stories series) by Chris Colfer *
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer *
How To Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell *
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
The BFG by Roald Dahl
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
Out Of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper
City Of Ember (Books of Ember) by Jeanne DuPrau *
The Sea Of Trolls by Nancy Farmer *
The Ruins Of Gorlan (The Ranger’s Apprentice series) by John Flanagan *
The Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria Forester
Igraine The Brave by Cornelia Funke
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
My Father’s Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett *
Dead End In Norvelt by Jack Gantos *
Julie Of The Wolves by Jean Craighead George *
My Side Of The Mountain by Jean Craighead George
A Tale Dark and Grimm (Grimm series) by Adam Gidwitz *
Escape From Mr .Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein
The Wind In The Willows by Kenneth Grahame
The 13-Story Treehouse by Andy Griffiths *
Found (The Missing series) by Margaret Peterson Haddix *
The Year Of Miss Agnes by Kirkpatrick Hill
Into The Wild (Warriors series) by Erin Hunter *
Redwall by Brian Jacques *
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney *
From The Mixed-Up Files Of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
Swindle (Griffin Bing books) by Gordon Korman *
Flight Of The Phoenix (Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist) by R.L. LaFevers *
The Capture (Guardians of Ga’Hoole series) by Kathryn Lasky *
A Wrinkle In Time (Time quintet) by Madeleine L’Engle *
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia) by C.S. Lewis *
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren *
Rules by Cynthia Lord
Number The Stars by Lois Lowry
The Doll People by Ann M. Martin *
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery *
War Horse by Michael Morpurgo
Fablehaven by Brandon Mull *
The False Prince by Jennifer Nielsen *
Mrs. Frisby And The Rats Of NIMH by Robert C. O’Brien
Island Of The Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Bridge To Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Hatchet (Brian’s Saga) by Gary Paulsen *
Big Nate: In A Class By Himself by Lincoln Peirce *
Clementine by Sara Pennypacker *
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials series) by Philip Pullman *
Where The Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawlins
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson & The Olympians) by Rick Riordan *
The Maze Of Bones (The 39 Clues) by Rick Riordan *
How To Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling *
Holes by Louis Sachar
Sideways Stories From Wayside School by Louis Sachar *
Okay For Now by Gary D. Schmidt
The Invention Of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
Counting By 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan
A Bad Beginning (A Series Of Unfortunate Events) by Lemony Snicket *
The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart *
Lost Treasure Of The Emerald Eye by Geronimo Stilton *
The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings Of Fire series) by Tui Sutherland *
I Survived series by Lauren Tarshis *
Three Times Lucky (Tupelo Landing series) by Sheila Turnage *
Secret Identity (Shredderman series) by Wendelin Van Draanen *
The Green Book by Jill Paton Walsh
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Little House In The Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder *
One Crazy Summer (Gaither Sisters series) by Rita Williams-Garcia *
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