# Books written in the 2000s, assigned in US schools

Contemporary YA boom; Persepolis, The Book Thief, Eleanor & Park — many of these reach assigned-reading status within a decade of publication.

**255** books written between 2000 and 2009 that US schools assign across state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Decade window:** 2000–2009
**Lexile range:** 450L–1090L
**Grade span:** K–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/decade/2000s
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Themes of the 2000s

- friendship (21)
- family (19)
- humorous stories (9)
- identity (9)
- survival (7)
- coming of age (6)
- courage (6)
- humor (5)

## Authors writing in the 2000s

- Kate DiCamillo (4)
- Andrew Clements (3)
- Carl Hiaasen (3)
- Dan Gutman (3)
- Gordon Korman (3)
- Kadir Nelson (3)
- Mary Downing Hahn (3)
- Peg Kehret (3)

## Genres

- Children's (65)
- Realistic Fiction (33)
- Science Fiction & Fantasy (14)
- Fantasy (10)
- Humor (8)
- Picture Book (8)
- Adventure (6)
- Young Adult (6)

## The 2000s canon

- [A Year Down Yonder](https://readinglist.school/book/a-year-down-yonder) by Richard Peck _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2000)_
- [Because of Winn-Dixie](https://readinglist.school/book/because-of-winn-dixie) by Kate DiCamillo _(610L · Grades 3–5 · pub 2000)_
- [Cold Feet](https://readinglist.school/book/cold-feet) by Cynthia C. DeFelice _(Grades K–5 · pub 2000)_
- [Darkness Over Denmark](https://readinglist.school/book/darkness-over-denmark) by Ellen Levine _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2000)_
- [Esperanza Rising](https://readinglist.school/book/esperanza-rising) by Pam Muñoz Ryan _(750L · Grades 4–7 · pub 2000)_
- [Fever 1793](https://readinglist.school/book/fever-1793) by Laurie Halse Anderson _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2000)_
- [Hostage](https://readinglist.school/book/hostage) by Willo Davis Roberts _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2000)_
- [My Dog, My Hero](https://readinglist.school/book/my-dog-my-hero) by Betsy Cromer Byars _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2000)_
- [No More Dead Dogs](https://readinglist.school/book/no-more-dead-dogs) by Gordon Korman _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2000)_
- [Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood](https://readinglist.school/book/persepolis) by Marjane Satrapi _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2000)_
- [Shades of Gray](https://readinglist.school/book/shades-of-gray) by Carolyn Reeder _(Grades 4–7 · pub 2000)_
- [So You Want to be President](https://readinglist.school/book/so-you-want-to-be-president) by Judith George _(Grades K–3 · pub 2000)_
- [Some of the Kinder Planets](https://readinglist.school/book/some-of-the-kinder-planets) by Tim Wynne-Jones _(Grades 4–9 · pub 2000)_
- [Star in the Storm](https://readinglist.school/book/star-in-the-storm) by Joan Hiatt Harlow _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2000)_
- [Summer of My German Soldier](https://readinglist.school/book/summer-of-my-german-soldier) by Bette Greene _(Grades 4–9 · pub 2000)_
- [The Art of Keeping Cool](https://readinglist.school/book/the-art-of-keeping-cool) by Janet Taylor Lisle _(Grades 5–8 · pub 2000)_
- [The Longitude Prize](https://readinglist.school/book/the-longitude-prize) by Joan Dash _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2000)_
- [Word Eater](https://readinglist.school/book/word-eater) by Mary Amato _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2000)_
- [Zoobreak](https://readinglist.school/book/zoobreak) by Gordon Korman _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2000)_
- [A Single Shard](https://readinglist.school/book/a-single-shard) by Linda Sue Park _(920L · Grades 5–8 · pub 2001)_
- [Adopted by an Owl](https://readinglist.school/book/adopted-by-an-owl) by Robbyn Smith van Frankenhuyzen _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2001)_
- [Albert](https://readinglist.school/book/albert) by Donna Jo Napoli _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2001)_
- [Boy at War](https://readinglist.school/book/boy-at-war) by Harry Mazer _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2001)_
- [Coraline](https://readinglist.school/book/coraline) by Neil Gaiman _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2001)_
- [Double Fudge](https://readinglist.school/book/double-fudge) by Judy Blume _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2001)_
- [Flipped](https://readinglist.school/book/flipped) by Wendelin Van Draanen _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2001)_
- [Knocked Out by Nunga-Nungas](https://readinglist.school/book/knocked-out-by-nunga-nungas) by Louise Rennison _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2001)_
- [Life of Pi](https://readinglist.school/book/life-of-pi) by Yann Martel _(830L · Grades 9–12 · pub 2001)_
- [Love That Dog](https://readinglist.school/book/love-that-dog) by Sharon Creech _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2001)_
- [Magyk](https://readinglist.school/book/magyk) by Angie Sage _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2001)_
- [Skeleton Man](https://readinglist.school/book/skeleton-man) by Joseph Bruchac _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2001)_
- [Stargirl](https://readinglist.school/book/stargirl) by Jerry Spinelli _(Grades 6–9 · pub 2001)_
- [The Folk Keeper](https://readinglist.school/book/the-folk-keeper) by Franny Billingsley _(Grades 4–9 · pub 2001)_
- [The Intruder](https://readinglist.school/book/the-intruder) by John Rowe Townsend _(Grades 4–9 · pub 2001)_
- [The Million Dollar Kick](https://readinglist.school/book/the-million-dollar-kick) by Dan Gutman _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2001)_
- [The Shoe Tree of Chagrin](https://readinglist.school/book/the-shoe-tree-of-chagrin) by J. Patrick Lewis _(Grades K–5 · pub 2001)_
- [The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants](https://readinglist.school/book/the-sisterhood-of-the-traveling-pants) by Ann Brashares _(Grades 7–10 · pub 2001)_
- [The Three Pigs](https://readinglist.school/book/the-three-pigs) by David Wiesner _(Grades K–3 · pub 2001)_
- [Touching Spirit Bear](https://readinglist.school/book/touching-spirit-bear) by Ben Mikaelsen _(Grades 6–9 · pub 2001)_
- [True Believer](https://readinglist.school/book/true-believer) by Virginia Euwer Wolff _(Grades 4–9 · pub 2001)_
- [Crispin: The Cross of Lead](https://readinglist.school/book/crispin-the-cross-of-lead) by Avi _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2002)_
- [Dear Mrs. LaRue](https://readinglist.school/book/dear-mrs-larue) by Mark Teague _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2002)_
- [FIREBOAT](https://readinglist.school/book/fireboat-the-heroic-adventures-of-the-john-j-harvey) by Maira Kalman _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2002)_
- [Girl in a Cage](https://readinglist.school/book/girl-in-a-cage) by Jane Yolen _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2002)_
- [Hoot](https://readinglist.school/book/hoot) by Carl Hiaasen _(760L · Grades 4–7 · pub 2002)_
- [Jenny of the Tetons](https://readinglist.school/book/jenny-of-the-tetons) by Kristiana Gregory _(Grades 4–9 · pub 2002)_
- [Leon's Story](https://readinglist.school/book/leons-story) by Leon Walter Tillage _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2002)_
- [Loser](https://readinglist.school/book/loser) by Jerry Spinelli _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2002)_
- [Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism](https://readinglist.school/book/molly-moons-incredible-book-of-hypnotism) by Georgia Byng _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2002)_
- [My Friend Rabbit](https://readinglist.school/book/my-friend-rabbit) by Eric Rohmann _(Grades K–3 · pub 2002)_
- [One Candle](https://readinglist.school/book/one-more-flight) by Eve Bunting _(Grades 4–9 · pub 2002)_
- [Rap a Tap Tap](https://readinglist.school/book/rap-a-tap-tap-heres-bojangles) by Leo Dillon _(Grades K–5 · pub 2002)_
- [Red Midnight](https://readinglist.school/book/red-midnight) by Ben Mikaelsen _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2002)_
- [The Double Life of Pocahontas](https://readinglist.school/book/the-double-life-of-pocahontas) by Jean Fritz _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2002)_
- [The Land](https://readinglist.school/book/the-land-mildred-taylor) by Mildred D. Taylor _(Grades 7–12 · pub 2002)_
- [The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler](https://readinglist.school/book/the-life-and-death-of-adolf-hitler) by James Cross Giblin _(Grades 7–12 · pub 2002)_
- [The Secret Life of Bees](https://readinglist.school/book/the-secret-life-of-bees) by Sue Monk Kidd _(840L · Grades 9–11 · pub 2002)_
- [The Stranger Next Door](https://readinglist.school/book/the-stranger-next-door) by Peg Kehret _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2002)_
- [Togo](https://readinglist.school/book/togo) by Robert J. Blake _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2002)_
- ["Let's Get a Pup!", Said Kate](https://readinglist.school/book/lets-get-a-pup-said-kate) by Bob Graham _(Grades K–5 · pub 2003)_
- [Alligator Sue](https://readinglist.school/book/alligator-sue) by Sharon Arms Doucet _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2003)_
- [An American Plague](https://readinglist.school/book/an-american-plague-the-true-and-terrifying-story-of-the-yellow-fever-epidemic-of) by Jim Murphy _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2003)_
- [Arnie, the Doughnut](https://readinglist.school/book/arnie-the-doughnut) by Laurie Keller _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2003)_
- [Artemis Fowl](https://readinglist.school/book/artemis-fowl) by Eoin Colfer _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2003)_
- [Gregor the Overlander](https://readinglist.school/book/gregor-the-overlander) by Suzanne Collins _(Grades 4–7 · pub 2003)_
- [I Dream of Trains](https://readinglist.school/book/i-dream-of-trains) by Angela Johnson _(Grades K–5 · pub 2003)_
- [Leonardo, the Beautiful Dreamer](https://readinglist.school/book/leonardo-beautiful-dreamer) by Robert Byrd _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2003)_
- [Purple Hibiscus](https://readinglist.school/book/purple-hibiscus) by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie _(920L · Grades 10–12 · pub 2003)_
- [The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time](https://readinglist.school/book/the-curious-incident-of-the-dog-in-the-night-time) by Mark Haddon _(1090L · Grades 8–12 · pub 2003)_
- [The Dirty Cowboy](https://readinglist.school/book/the-dirty-cowboy) by Amy Timberlake _(Grades K–5 · pub 2003)_
- [The Kite Runner](https://readinglist.school/book/the-kite-runner) by Khaled Hosseini _(840L · Grades 10–12 · pub 2003)_
- [The Million Dollar Shot](https://readinglist.school/book/the-million-dollar-shot) by Dan Gutman _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2003)_
- [The Tale of Despereaux](https://readinglist.school/book/the-tale-of-despereaux) by Kate DiCamillo _(670L · Grades 3–6 · pub 2003)_
- [Trading Places with Tank Talbott](https://readinglist.school/book/trading-places-with-tank-talbott) by Dori Hillestad Butler _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2003)_
- [Upon the Head of the Goat](https://readinglist.school/book/upon-the-head-of-the-goat) by Aranka Siegal _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2003)_
- [A Week in the Woods](https://readinglist.school/book/a-week-in-the-woods) by Andrew Clements _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2004)_
- [Big Mama Makes the World](https://readinglist.school/book/big-momma-makes-the-world) by Phyllis Root _(Grades K–5 · pub 2004)_
- [Dust to Eat](https://readinglist.school/book/dust-to-eat-drought-and-depression-in-the-1930s) by Michael L. Cooper _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2004)_
- [Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye](https://readinglist.school/book/geronimo-stilton-lost-treasure-of-the-emerald-eye) by Geronimo Stilton _(530L · Grades 2–5 · pub 2004)_
- [Ida B. and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World](https://readinglist.school/book/ida-b-and-her-plans-to-maximize-fun-avoid-disaster-and-save-the-world) by Katherine Hannigan _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2004)_
- [Peter and the Starcatchers](https://readinglist.school/book/peter-and-the-starcatchers) by Dave Barry _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2004)_
- [Remember](https://readinglist.school/book/remember-the-journey-to-school-integration) by Toni Morrison _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2004)_
- [Ruby Holler](https://readinglist.school/book/ruby-holler) by Sharon Creech _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2004)_
- [Say What?](https://readinglist.school/book/say-what) by Margaret Peterson Haddix _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2004)_
- [Space Station Science](https://readinglist.school/book/space-station-science-life-in-free-fall) by Marianne J. Dyson _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2004)_
- [The Boxer](https://readinglist.school/book/the-boxer) by Kathleen Karr _(Grades 4–9 · pub 2004)_
- [The End of the Beginning](https://readinglist.school/book/the-end-of-the-beginning) by Avi _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2004)_
- [The Mysterious Collection of Dr. David Harleyson](https://readinglist.school/book/the-mysterious-collection-of-dr-david-harleyson) by Jean Cassels _(Grades K–5 · pub 2004)_
- [There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom](https://readinglist.school/book/theres-a-boy-in-the-girls-bathroom) by Louis Sachar _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2004)_
- [Wenny Has Wings](https://readinglist.school/book/wenny-has-wings) by Janet Lee Carey _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2004)_
- [And If the Moon Could Talk](https://readinglist.school/book/and-if-the-moon-could-talk) by Kate Banks _(Grades K–5 · pub 2005)_
- [Apples to Oregon](https://readinglist.school/book/apples-to-oregon) by Deborah Hopkinson _(Grades K–5 · pub 2005)_
- [Avalon High](https://readinglist.school/book/avalon-high) by Meg Cabot _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2005)_
- [Children of the Great Depression](https://readinglist.school/book/children-of-the-great-depression) by Russell Freedman _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2005)_
- [Criss Cross](https://readinglist.school/book/criss-cross) by Lynne Rae Perkins _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2005)_
- [Cryptid Hunters](https://readinglist.school/book/cryptid-hunters) by Roland Smith _(Grades 5–8 · pub 2005)_
- [Day of Tears](https://readinglist.school/book/day-of-tears) by Julius Lester _(Grades 7–12 · pub 2005)_
- [Down the Rabbit Hole](https://readinglist.school/book/down-the-rabbit-hole) by Peter Abrahams _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2005)_
- [Eragon](https://readinglist.school/book/eragon) by Christopher Paolini _(Grades 6–9 · pub 2005)_
- [Flush](https://readinglist.school/book/flush) by Carl Hiaasen _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2005)_
- [How I Live Now](https://readinglist.school/book/how-i-live-now) by Meg Rosoff _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2005)_
- [Kira-Kira](https://readinglist.school/book/kira-kira) by Cynthia Kadohata _(Grades 4–7 · pub 2005)_
- [Looking for Alaska](https://readinglist.school/book/looking-for-alaska) by John Green _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2005)_
- [Mercy Watson to the Rescue](https://readinglist.school/book/mercy-watson-to-the-rescue) by Kate DiCamillo _(450L · Grades K–3 · pub 2005)_
- [Mystery Fish](https://readinglist.school/book/secrets-of-a-civil-war-submarine) by Sally M. Walker _(Grades 6–10 · pub 2005)_
- [Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude](https://readinglist.school/book/once-upon-a-cool-motorcycle-dude) by O'Malley, Kevin _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2005)_
- [Project Mulberry](https://readinglist.school/book/project-mulberry) by Linda Sue Park _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2005)_
- [Stormwitch](https://readinglist.school/book/stormwitch) by Susan Vaught _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2005)_
- [The Amethyst Road](https://readinglist.school/book/the-amethyst-road) by Louise Spiegler _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2005)_
- [The Book Thief](https://readinglist.school/book/the-book-thief) by Markus Zusak _(730L · Grades 8–11 · pub 2005)_
- [The Hello, Goodbye Window](https://readinglist.school/book/the-hello-goodbye-window) by Norton Juster _(Grades K–2 · pub 2005)_
- [The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lightning-thief) by Rick Riordan _(740L · Grades 4–7 · pub 2005)_
- [The River Between Us](https://readinglist.school/book/the-river-between-us) by Richard Peck _(Grades 7–12 · pub 2005)_
- [The Tequila Worm](https://readinglist.school/book/the-tequila-worm) by Viola Canales _(Grades 7–12 · pub 2005)_
- [The Thief Lord](https://readinglist.school/book/the-thief-lord) by Cornelia Funke _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2005)_
- [The World According to Humphrey](https://readinglist.school/book/the-world-according-to-humphrey) by Betty G. Birney _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2005)_
- [American Born Chinese](https://readinglist.school/book/american-born-chinese) by Gene Luen Yang _(530L · Grades 7–12 · pub 2006)_
- [Bunnicula](https://readinglist.school/book/bunnicula) by Deborah Howe _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2006)_
- [Clementine](https://readinglist.school/book/clementine) by Sara Pennypacker _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2006)_
- [Crossing Bok Chitto](https://readinglist.school/book/crossing-bok-chitto) by Tim Tingle _(Grades K–3 · pub 2006)_
- [Fablehaven](https://readinglist.school/book/fablehaven) by Brandon Mull _(Grades 4–7 · pub 2006)_
- [Henry Hikes to Fitchburg](https://readinglist.school/book/henry-hikes-to-fitchburg) by D.B. Johnson _(Grades K–5 · pub 2006)_
- [Ivy and Bean](https://readinglist.school/book/ivy-and-bean) by Annie Barrows _(580L · Grades 2–4 · pub 2006)_
- [Make Lemonade](https://readinglist.school/book/make-lemonade) by Virginia Euwer Wolff _(Grades 4–9 · pub 2006)_
- [Mrs. Crump's Cat](https://readinglist.school/book/mrs-biddlebox) by Linda Smith _(Grades K–5 · pub 2006)_
- [Not Afraid of Dogs](https://readinglist.school/book/not-afraid-of-dogs) by Susanna Pitzer _(Grades K–5 · pub 2006)_
- [Peeps](https://readinglist.school/book/peeps) by Scott Westerfeld _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2006)_
- [Ramona Forever](https://readinglist.school/book/ramona-forever) by Beverly Cleary _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2006)_
- [Rules](https://readinglist.school/book/rules-cynthia-lord) by Cynthia Lord _(Grades 4–7 · pub 2006)_
- [Rules](https://readinglist.school/book/rules) by Cynthia Lord _(Grades 4–7 · pub 2006)_
- [Secrets of My Hollywood Life](https://readinglist.school/book/secrets-of-my-hollywood-life) by Jen Calonita _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2006)_
- [Team Moon](https://readinglist.school/book/team-moon) by Catherine Thimmesh _(Grades 5–9 · pub 2006)_
- [The Ghost's Grave](https://readinglist.school/book/the-ghosts-grave) by Peg Kehret _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2006)_
- [The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza)](https://readinglist.school/book/the-little-red-hen-makes-a-pizza) by Philemon Sturges _(Grades K–5 · pub 2006)_
- [The Schwa was Here](https://readinglist.school/book/the-schwa-was-here) by Neal Shusterman _(Grades 4–9 · pub 2006)_
- [The Sea of Monsters](https://readinglist.school/book/the-sea-of-monsters) by Rick Riordan _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2006)_
- [The White Darkness](https://readinglist.school/book/the-white-darkness) by Geraldine McCaughrean _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2006)_
- [Things Not Seen](https://readinglist.school/book/things-not-seen) by Andrew Clements _(Grades 6–8 · pub 2006)_
- [Zelda and Ivy, the Runaways](https://readinglist.school/book/zelda-and-ivy-the-runaways) by Laura McGee Kvasnosky _(Grades K–2 · pub 2006)_
- [Call Me Hope](https://readinglist.school/book/call-me-hope) by Gretchen Olson _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2007)_
- [Champ](https://readinglist.school/book/champ) by Marcia Thornton Jones _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2007)_
- [Devilish](https://readinglist.school/book/devilish) by Maureen Johnson _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2007)_
- [Diary of a Wimpy Kid](https://readinglist.school/book/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid) by Jeff Kinney _(950L · Grades 3–7 · pub 2007)_
- [How to Steal a Dog](https://readinglist.school/book/how-to-steal-a-dog) by Barbara O'Connor _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2007)_
- [Letters from a Slave Girl](https://readinglist.school/book/letters-from-a-slave-girl) by Mary E. Lyons _(Grades 4–9 · pub 2007)_
- [Lord of the Deep](https://readinglist.school/book/lord-of-the-deep) by Graham Salisbury _(Grades 4–9 · pub 2007)_
- [No Talking](https://readinglist.school/book/no-talking) by Andrew Clements _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2007)_
- [River Friendly, River Wild](https://readinglist.school/book/river-friendly-river-wild) by Jane Kurtz _(Grades K–5 · pub 2007)_
- [Schooled](https://readinglist.school/book/schooled) by Gordon Korman _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2007)_
- [Tending to Grace](https://readinglist.school/book/tending-to-grace) by Kimberly Newton Fusco _(Grades 6–9 · pub 2007)_
- [The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian](https://readinglist.school/book/the-absolutely-true-diary-of-a-part-time-indian) by Sherman Alexie _(600L · Grades 7–10 · pub 2007)_
- [The Bomb](https://readinglist.school/book/the-bomb-theodore-taylor) by Theodore Taylor _(Grades 7–10 · pub 2007)_
- [The Higher Power of Lucky](https://readinglist.school/book/the-higher-power-of-lucky) by Susan Patron _(Grades 4–7 · pub 2007)_
- [The King of Attolia](https://readinglist.school/book/the-king-of-attolia) by Megan Whalen Turner _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2007)_
- [The Lemonade War](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lemonade-war) by Davies, Jacqueline _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2007)_
- [The Man Who Walked Between the Towers](https://readinglist.school/book/the-man-who-walked-between-the-towers) by Mordicai Gerstein _(Grades K–5 · pub 2007)_
- [The Moorchild](https://readinglist.school/book/the-moorchild) by Eloise McGraw _(Grades 4–9 · pub 2007)_
- [The Strongest Man in the World](https://readinglist.school/book/the-strongest-man-in-the-world-louis-cyr) by Nicolas Debon _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2007)_
- [There Is a Bird On Your Head! (An Elephant and Piggie Book)](https://readinglist.school/book/there-is-a-bird-on-your-head) by Mo Willems _(Grades K–2 · pub 2007)_
- [Tikki Tikki Tembo](https://readinglist.school/book/tikki-tikki-tembo) by Arlene Mosel _(Grades K–5 · pub 2007)_
- [Unwind](https://readinglist.school/book/unwind) by Neal Shusterman _(Grades 8–12 · pub 2007)_
- [Uptown](https://readinglist.school/book/uptown) by Bryan Collier _(Grades K–5 · pub 2007)_
- [Vintage](https://readinglist.school/book/vintage-a-ghost-story) by Steve Berman _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2007)_
- [Zen and the Art of Faking It](https://readinglist.school/book/zen-and-the-art-of-faking-it) by Jordan Sonnenblick _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2007)_
- [A Curse Dark as Gold](https://readinglist.school/book/a-curse-dark-as-gold) by Elizabeth C. Bunce _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2008)_
- [A Life in the Wild](https://readinglist.school/book/a-life-in-the-wild) by Pamela S. Turner _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2008)_
- [A Mango-Shaped Space](https://readinglist.school/book/a-mango-shaped-space) by Wendy Mass _(Grades 5–8 · pub 2008)_
- [A Room on Lorelei Street](https://readinglist.school/book/a-room-on-lorelei-street) by Mary E. Pearson _(Grades 4–9 · pub 2008)_
- [As If Being 12 3/4 Isn't Bad Enough, My Mother Is Running for President!](https://readinglist.school/book/as-if-being-12-3-4-isnt-bad-enough-my-mother-is-running-for-president) by Donna Gephart _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2008)_
- [Chains](https://readinglist.school/book/chains) by Laurie Halse Anderson _(780L · Grades 5–9 · pub 2008)_
- [Cracker The Best Dog in Vietnam](https://readinglist.school/book/cracker-the-best-dog-in-vietnam) by Cynthia Kadohata _(Grades 6–8 · pub 2008)_
- [Deep and Dark and Dangerous](https://readinglist.school/book/deep-and-dark-and-dangerous) by Mary Downing Hahn _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2008)_
- [Eleven](https://readinglist.school/book/eleven) by Patricia Reilly Giff _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2008)_
- [Firegirl](https://readinglist.school/book/firegirl) by Tony Abbott _(Grades 4–9 · pub 2008)_
- [Flora Segunda](https://readinglist.school/book/flora-segunda) by Ysabeau S. Wilce _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2008)_
- [Frankenstein Takes the Cake](https://readinglist.school/book/frankenstein-takes-the-cake) by Adam Rex _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2008)_
- [Home of the Brave](https://readinglist.school/book/home-of-the-brave) by Katherine Applegate _(Grades 4–9 · pub 2008)_
- [In the Belly of the Bloodhound](https://readinglist.school/book/in-the-belly-of-the-bloodhound) by L. A. Meyer _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2008)_
- [Into the Wild](https://readinglist.school/book/into-the-wild) by Sarah Beth Durst _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2008)_
- [Jellicoe Road](https://readinglist.school/book/jellicoe-road) by Melina Marchetta _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2008)_
- [Last Night](https://readinglist.school/book/last-night) by Hyewon Yum _(Grades K–5 · pub 2008)_
- [Life as We Knew It](https://readinglist.school/book/life-as-we-knew-it) by Susan Beth Pfeffer _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2008)_
- [Madapple](https://readinglist.school/book/madapple) by Christina Meldrum _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2008)_
- [Nation](https://readinglist.school/book/nation) by Terry Pratchett _(Grades 4–9 · pub 2008)_
- [Nightmare at the Book Fair](https://readinglist.school/book/nightmare-at-the-book-fair) by Dan Gutman _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2008)_
- [Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade](https://readinglist.school/book/nothings-fair-in-fifth-grade) by Barthe DeClements _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2008)_
- [Please Write in this Book](https://readinglist.school/book/please-write-in-this-book) by Mary Amato _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2008)_
- [Savvy](https://readinglist.school/book/savvy) by Ingrid Law _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2008)_
- [The Girl Who Could Fly](https://readinglist.school/book/the-girl-who-could-fly) by Victoria Forester _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2008)_
- [The Gollywhopper Games](https://readinglist.school/book/the-gollywhopper-games) by Jody Feldman _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2008)_
- [The Graveyard Book](https://readinglist.school/book/the-graveyard-book) by Neil Gaiman _(820L · Grades 5–8 · pub 2008)_
- [The Green Glass Sea](https://readinglist.school/book/the-green-glass-sea) by Ellen Klages _(Grades 5–8 · pub 2008)_
- [The House in the Night](https://readinglist.school/book/the-house-in-the-night) by Susan Marie Swanson _(Grades K–2 · pub 2008)_
- [The Hunger Games](https://readinglist.school/book/the-hunger-games) by Suzanne Collins _(810L · Grades 6–9 · pub 2008)_
- [The Lincolns](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lincolns-a-scrapbook-look-at-abraham-and-mary) by Candace Fleming _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2008)_
- [The Maze of Bones](https://readinglist.school/book/the-maze-of-bones) by Rick Riordan _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2008)_
- [The Mysterious Benedict Society](https://readinglist.school/book/the-mysterious-benedict-society) by Trenton Lee Stewart _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2008)_
- [The Surrender Tree / El ábol de la rendición](https://readinglist.school/book/the-surrender-tree) by Margarita Engle _(Grades 7–12 · pub 2008)_
- [Trouble Don't Last](https://readinglist.school/book/trouble-dont-last) by Shelley Pearsall _(Grades 5–8 · pub 2008)_
- [Under the Blood-Red Sun](https://readinglist.school/book/under-the-blood-red-sun) by Graham Salisbury _(Grades 5–8 · pub 2008)_
- [We Are the Ship](https://readinglist.school/book/we-are-the-ship) by Kadir Nelson _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2008)_
- [We Are the Ship](https://readinglist.school/book/we-are-the-ship-the-story-of-negro-league-baseball) by Kadir Nelson _(Grades K–5 · pub 2008)_
- [We Are the Ship](https://readinglist.school/book/we-are-the-ship-the-story-of-negro-baseball) by Kadir Nelson _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2008)_
- [When the Wolves Returned](https://readinglist.school/book/when-the-wolves-returned) by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2008)_
- [Willie and the All-Stars](https://readinglist.school/book/the-blacker-the-berry) by Floyd Cooper _(Grades K–5 · pub 2008)_
- [A Coyote Solstice Tale](https://readinglist.school/book/a-coyote-solstice-tale) by Thomas King _(Grades K–3 · pub 2009)_
- [A Season of Gifts](https://readinglist.school/book/a-season-of-gifts) by Richard Peck _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2009)_
- [All the Lovely Bad Ones](https://readinglist.school/book/all-the-lovely-bad-ones) by Mary Downing Hahn _(Grades 5–8 · pub 2009)_
- [Ashley Bryan](https://readinglist.school/book/words-to-my-lifes-song) by Ashley Bryan _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2009)_
- [Bad News for Outlaws](https://readinglist.school/book/bad-news-for-outlaws) by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2009)_
- [Benny and Penny in the Big No-No!](https://readinglist.school/book/benny-and-penny-in-the-big-no-no) by Geoffrey Hayes _(Grades K–2 · pub 2009)_
- [Bucking the Sarge](https://readinglist.school/book/bucking-the-sarge) by Christopher Paul Curtis _(Grades 4–9 · pub 2009)_
- [By the Light of the Halloween Moon](https://readinglist.school/book/by-the-light-of-the-halloween-moon) by Caroline Stutson _(Grades K–5 · pub 2009)_
- [Claudette Colvin](https://readinglist.school/book/claudette-colvin-twice-toward-justice) by Phillip Hoose _(Grades 6–10 · pub 2009)_
- [Closed for the Season](https://readinglist.school/book/closed-for-the-season) by Mary Downing Hahn _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2009)_
- [Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun](https://readinglist.school/book/commodore-perry-in-the-land-of-the-shogun) by Rhoda Blumberg _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2009)_
- [Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life](https://readinglist.school/book/dork-diaries-tales-from-a-not-so-fabulous-life) by Rachel Renée Russell _(890L · Grades 4–7 · pub 2009)_
- [Fairy Wings](https://readinglist.school/book/fairy-wings) by Lauren Mills _(Grades K–5 · pub 2009)_
- [Flash Burnout](https://readinglist.school/book/flash-burnout) by L. K. Madigan _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2009)_
- [Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can't Have](https://readinglist.school/book/food-girls-and-other-things-i-cant-have) by Allen Zadoff _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2009)_
- [Forged by Fire](https://readinglist.school/book/forged-by-fire) by Sharon M. Draper _(Grades 7–10 · pub 2009)_
- [Going Bovine](https://readinglist.school/book/going-bovine) by Libba Bray _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2009)_
- [Graceling](https://readinglist.school/book/graceling) by Kristin Cashore _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2009)_
- [Hold Still](https://readinglist.school/book/hold-still) by Nina LaCour _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2009)_
- [Laura Ingalls Wilder](https://readinglist.school/book/the-good-the-bad-and-the-barbie-a-dolls-history-and-her-impact-on-us) by Tanya Lee Stone _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2009)_
- [Marching For Freedom](https://readinglist.school/book/marching-for-freedom-walk-together-children-and-dont-you-grow-weary) by Elizabeth Partridge _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2009)_
- [Me, the Missing, and the Dead](https://readinglist.school/book/me-the-missing-and-the-dead) by Jenny Valentine _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2009)_
- [Midnighters #2: Touching Darkness](https://readinglist.school/book/midnighters-2-touching-darkness) by Scott Westerfeld _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2009)_
- [Million-Dollar Throw](https://readinglist.school/book/million-dollar-throw) by Mike Lupica _(Grades 5–8 · pub 2009)_
- [Peace, Locomotion](https://readinglist.school/book/peace-locomotion) by Jacqueline Woodson _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2009)_
- [Powerless](https://readinglist.school/book/powerless-matthew-cody) by Matthew Cody _(Grades 4–7 · pub 2009)_
- [Ralph S. Mouse](https://readinglist.school/book/ralph-s-mouse) by Beverly Cleary _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2009)_
- [Scat](https://readinglist.school/book/scat) by Carl Hiaasen _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2009)_
- [Sea of the Dead](https://readinglist.school/book/sea-of-the-dead) by Julia Durango _(Grades 4–9 · pub 2009)_
- [Skeleton Creek](https://readinglist.school/book/skeleton-creek) by Patrick Carman _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2009)_
- [Snow (Book & CD Set)](https://readinglist.school/book/snow) by Uri Shulevitz _(Grades K–5 · pub 2009)_
- [So B. It](https://readinglist.school/book/so-b-it) by Sarah Weeks _(Grades 5–8 · pub 2009)_
- [Stepping Up](https://readinglist.school/book/stepping-up) by Mark Fink _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2009)_
- [Stolen Children](https://readinglist.school/book/stolen-children) by Peg Kehret _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2009)_
- [Surviving the Applewhites](https://readinglist.school/book/surviving-the-applewhites) by Stephanie S. Tolan _(Grades 5–8 · pub 2009)_
- [The Adoration of Jenna Fox](https://readinglist.school/book/the-adoration-of-jenna-fox) by Mary E. Pearson _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2009)_
- [The City of Ember](https://readinglist.school/book/the-city-of-ember) by Jeanne DuPrau _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2009)_
- [The Dunderheads](https://readinglist.school/book/the-dunderheads) by Paul Fleischman _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2009)_
- [The Everafter](https://readinglist.school/book/the-everafter) by Amy Huntley _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2009)_
- [The Game of Silence](https://readinglist.school/book/the-birchbark-house) by Louise Erdrich _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2009)_
- [The Game of Silence](https://readinglist.school/book/the-game-of-silence) by Louise Erdrich _(Grades 4–7 · pub 2009)_
- [The Great Gilly Hopkins](https://readinglist.school/book/the-great-gilly-hopkins) by Katherine Paterson _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2009)_
- [The Hotel Under the Sand](https://readinglist.school/book/hotel-under-the-sand) by Kage Baker _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2009)_
- [The Knife of Never Letting Go](https://readinglist.school/book/the-knife-of-never-letting-go) by Patrick Ness _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2009)_
- [The Lion & the Mouse](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lion-and-the-mouse) by Jerry Pinkney _(Grades K–3 · pub 2009)_
- [The Lion & the Mouse](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lion-the-mouse) by Jerry Pinkney _(Grades K–3 · pub 2009)_
- [The Longest Night](https://readinglist.school/book/the-longest-night) by Marion Dane Bauer _(Grades K–5 · pub 2009)_
- [The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane](https://readinglist.school/book/the-miraculous-journey-of-edward-tulane) by Kate DiCamillo _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2009)_
- [When You Reach Me](https://readinglist.school/book/when-you-reach-me) by Rebecca Stead _(750L · Grades 4–8 · pub 2009)_
- [Where the Mountain Meets the Moon](https://readinglist.school/book/where-the-mountain-meets-the-moon) by Grace Lin _(810L · Grades 4–7 · pub 2009)_

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