My Reading List
Here is my wonderful TBR pile (“To Be Read” as well as “To Be Reviewed”)! Most of these books are either childhood favorites or recommendations from former students. The books that I’ve read and reviewed have been hyperlinked to the accompanying blog post. I welcome more recommendations in the comments!
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
The Alchemyst by Michael Scott (Secrets of Immortal Nicholas Flamel, Book 1)
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (Artemis Fowl, Book 1)
Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb (The Farseer Trilogy, Book 1)
The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 1)
Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Chomp by Carl Hiassen
The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau (Book of Ember, Book 1)
Counting by 7’s by Holly Sloan
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 1)
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Dork Diaries by Rachel Russell (Dork Diaries, Book 1)
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Eragon by Christopher Paolini (The Inheritance Cycle, Book 1)
The False Prince by Jennifer Nielsen (Ascendance Trilogy, Book 1)
Fever 1793 by Laurie Anderson
The Giver by Lois Lowry (The Giver Quartet, Book 1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by JK Rowling (Harry Potter, Book 1)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling (Harry Potter, Book 2)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by JK Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne (Harry Potter “Book 8”)
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Hunger Games, Book 1)
Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhaa Lai
Into the Wild (Warriors, Book 1) by Erin Hunter
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
Legend by Marie Lu (Legend, Book 1)
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (The Olympians, Book 1)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis (The Chronicles of Narnia, Book 1)
The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan (The Heroes of Olympus, Book 1)
Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
Magnus Chase by Rick Riordan (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 1)
The Maze Runner by James Dasher (Maze Runner, Book 1)
Middle School: Worst Years of My Life by James Patterson (Middle School, Book 1)
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Stewart (The Mysterious Benedict Society, Book 1)
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Out Of My Mind by Sharon Draper
Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan (The Kane Chronicles, Book 1)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D Taylor (Logans, Book 4)
Savvy by Ingrid Law
Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty
Smile by Raina Telegmeier
So B. It by Sarah Weeks
Star Girl by Jerry Spinelli
Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz (Alex Rider, Book 1)
The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Bradley
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Wonder by RJ Palacio