# Books written in the 2020s, assigned in US schools

Pandemic-era publications still entering syllabi; representation continues broadening across genres and identities.

**454** books written between 2020 and 2029 that US schools assign across state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Decade window:** 2020–2029
**Lexile range:** 1000L–1000L
**Grade span:** K–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/decade/2020s
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Themes of the 2020s

- family (62)
- friendship (57)
- identity (44)
- courage (43)
- humor (26)
- perseverance (24)
- history (21)
- mystery (21)

## Authors writing in the 2020s

- Jason Reynolds (4)
- Mac Barnett (4)
- Alan Gratz (3)
- Candace Fleming (3)
- Carole Boston Weatherford (3)
- Corey R. Tabor (3)
- Gordon Korman (3)
- Jenn Reese (3)

## Genres

- Children's (87)
- Picture Book (66)
- Young Adult (30)
- Science Fiction & Fantasy (29)
- Middle Grade Fiction (28)
- Middle Grade Fantasy (18)
- Realistic Fiction (15)
- Middle Grade Graphic Novel (13)

## The 2020s canon

- [A Game of Fox & Squirrels](https://readinglist.school/book/a-game-of-fox-squirrels) by Jenn Reese _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2020)_
- [All Because You Matter (An All Because You Matter Book)](https://readinglist.school/book/all-because-you-matter) by Tami Charles _(Grades K–5 · pub 2020)_
- [All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team](https://readinglist.school/book/all-thirteen-the-incredible-cave-rescue-of-the-thai-boys-soccer-team) by Christina Soontornvat _(Grades 6–12 · pub 2020)_
- [Apple](https://readinglist.school/book/apple-skin-to-the-core) by Eric Gansworth _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2020)_
- [Black Girl Unlimited](https://readinglist.school/book/black-girl-unlimited-the-remarkable-story-of-a-teenage-wizard) by Echo Brown _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2020)_
- [Bubble Trouble](https://readinglist.school/book/bubble-trouble) by Margaret Mahy _(Grades K–5 · pub 2020)_
- [Chance](https://readinglist.school/book/chance-escape-from-the-holocaust-memories-of-a-refugee-childhood) by Uri Shulevitz _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2020)_
- [Clap When You Land](https://readinglist.school/book/clap-when-you-land) by Elizabeth Acevedo _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2020)_
- [Class Act](https://readinglist.school/book/class-act) by Jerry Craft _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2020)_
- [Dress Coded](https://readinglist.school/book/dress-coded) by Carrie Firestone _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2020)_
- [Elatsoe](https://readinglist.school/book/elatsoe) by Darcie Little Badger _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2020)_
- [Everything Sad Is Untrue](https://readinglist.school/book/everything-sad-is-untrue) by Daniel Nayeri _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2020)_
- [Fighting Words](https://readinglist.school/book/fighting-words) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2020)_
- [Finding Langston](https://readinglist.school/book/finding-langston) by Lesa Cline-Ransome _(Grades 4–7 · pub 2020)_
- [Flora and Ulysses](https://readinglist.school/book/flora-and-ulysses) by Kate DiCamillo _(Grades 4–7 · pub 2020)_
- [Furia](https://readinglist.school/book/furia) by Yamile Saied Méndez _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2020)_
- [Genesis Begins Again](https://readinglist.school/book/genesis-begins-again) by Alicia D. Williams _(Grades 5–8 · pub 2020)_
- [How I Became A Ghost](https://readinglist.school/book/how-i-became-a-ghost) by Tim Tingle _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2020)_
- [I Talk Like a River](https://readinglist.school/book/i-talk-like-a-river) by Jordan Scott _(Grades K–5 · pub 2020)_
- [Indian No More](https://readinglist.school/book/indian-no-more) by Charlene Willing _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2020)_
- [It Sounded Better in My Head](https://readinglist.school/book/it-sounded-better-in-my-head) by Nina Kenwood _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2020)_
- [Jackie and Me](https://readinglist.school/book/jackie-and-me) by Dan Gutman _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2020)_
- [King and the Dragonflies (Scholastic Gold)](https://readinglist.school/book/king-and-the-dragonflies) by Kacen Callender _(Grades 5–8 · pub 2020)_
- [Millionaires for the Month](https://readinglist.school/book/millionaires-for-the-month) by Stacy McAnulty _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2020)_
- [Okay for Now](https://readinglist.school/book/okay-for-now) by Gary D. Schmidt _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2020)_
- [Over and Under the Rainforest](https://readinglist.school/book/over-and-under-the-snow) by Kate Messner _(Grades K–5 · pub 2020)_
- [Primer](https://readinglist.school/book/primer) by Jennifer Muro _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2020)_
- [Raybearer](https://readinglist.school/book/raybearer) by Jordan Ifueko _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2020)_
- [Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library](https://readinglist.school/book/schomburg-the-man-who-built-a-library) by Carole Boston Weatherford _(Grades K–5 · pub 2020)_
- [Show Me a Sign (Show Me a Sign, Book 1)](https://readinglist.school/book/show-me-a-sign) by Ann Clare LeZotte _(Grades 4–7 · pub 2020)_
- [Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You](https://readinglist.school/book/stamped-racism-antiracism-and-you) by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi _(1000L · Grades 7–12 · pub 2020)_
- [Star Daughter](https://readinglist.school/book/star-daughter) by Shveta Thakrar _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2020)_
- [Stepping Stones](https://readinglist.school/book/stepping-stones) by Lucy Knisley _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2020)_
- [The Bear and the Moon](https://readinglist.school/book/the-bear-and-the-moon) by Matthew Burgess _(Grades K–5 · pub 2020)_
- [The Black Kids](https://readinglist.school/book/the-black-kids) by Christina Hammonds Reed _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2020)_
- [The Blossom and the Firefly](https://readinglist.school/book/the-blossom-and-the-firefly) by Sherri L. Smith _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2020)_
- [The Field Guide to the North American Teenager](https://readinglist.school/book/the-field-guide-to-the-north-american-teenager) by Ben Philippe _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2020)_
- [The Truth As Told by Mason Buttle](https://readinglist.school/book/the-truth-as-told-by-mason-buttle) by Leslie Connor _(Grades 4–7 · pub 2020)_
- [This Is My Brain in Love](https://readinglist.school/book/this-is-my-brain-in-love) by I. W. Gregorio _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2020)_
- [Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson](https://readinglist.school/book/treasure-island) by Robert Louis Stevenson _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2020)_
- [Twins](https://readinglist.school/book/twins) by Varian Johnson _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2020)_
- [Ways to Make Sunshine](https://readinglist.school/book/ways-to-make-sunshine) by Renée Watson _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2020)_
- [We Are Water Protectors](https://readinglist.school/book/we-are-water-protectors) by Carole Lindstrom _(Grades K–4 · pub 2020)_
- [When Stars Are Scattered](https://readinglist.school/book/when-stars-are-scattered) by Victoria Jamieson _(Grades 5–8 · pub 2020)_
- [Woven in Moonlight](https://readinglist.school/book/woven-in-moonlight) by Isabel Ibañez _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2020)_
- [¡Vamos! Let's Go Eat](https://readinglist.school/book/vamos-lets-go-eat) by Raúl the Third III _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2020)_
- [96 Miles](https://readinglist.school/book/96-miles) by J. L. Esplin _(Grades 6–8 · pub 2021)_
- [A Bird Will Soar](https://readinglist.school/book/a-bird-will-soar) by Alison Green Myers _(Grades 4–7 · pub 2021)_
- [A Face for Picasso](https://readinglist.school/book/a-face-for-picasso-coming-of-age-with-crouzon-syndrome) by Ariel Henley _(Grades 6–12 · pub 2021)_
- [A Sitting in St. James](https://readinglist.school/book/a-sitting-in-st-james) by Rita Williams-Garcia _(Grades 4–9 · pub 2021)_
- [A Snake Falls to Earth](https://readinglist.school/book/a-snake-falls-to-earth) by Darcie Little Badger _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2021)_
- [Ace of Spades](https://readinglist.school/book/ace-of-spades) by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2021)_
- [Allergic](https://readinglist.school/book/allergic) by Megan Wagner Lloyd _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2021)_
- [Alone](https://readinglist.school/book/alone) by Megan E. Freeman _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2021)_
- [Black Brother, Black Brother](https://readinglist.school/book/black-brother-black-brother) by Jewell Parker Rhodes _(Grades 5–8 · pub 2021)_
- [Boogie Boogie, Y’all](https://readinglist.school/book/boogie-boogie-yall) by C.G. Esperanza _(Grades K–5 · pub 2021)_
- [Bright Star](https://readinglist.school/book/bright-star) by Yuyi Morales _(Grades K–5 · pub 2021)_
- [Confetti Girl](https://readinglist.school/book/confetti-girl) by Diana López _(Grades 6–8 · pub 2021)_
- [Danny Blackgoat, Navajo Prisoner [Dyslexic Edition]](https://readinglist.school/book/danny-blackgoat-navajo-prisoner) by Tim Tingle _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2021)_
- [Efren Divided](https://readinglist.school/book/efren-divided) by Ernesto Cisneros _(Grades 4–7 · pub 2021)_
- [Eyes That Kiss in the Corners](https://readinglist.school/book/eyes-that-kiss-in-the-corners) by Joanna Ho _(Grades K–5 · pub 2021)_
- [Firekeeper's Daughter](https://readinglist.school/book/firekeepers-daughter) by Angeline Boulley _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2021)_
- [Fox at Night](https://readinglist.school/book/fox-at-night) by Corey R. Tabor _(Grades K–2 · pub 2021)_
- [From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry](https://readinglist.school/book/from-a-whisper-to-a-rallying-cry-the-killing-of-vincent-chin-and-the-trial-that-) by Paula Yoo _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2021)_
- [Ground Zero](https://readinglist.school/book/ground-zero) by Alan Gratz _(Grades 6–8 · pub 2021)_
- [Kent State](https://readinglist.school/book/kent-state) by Deborah Wiles _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2021)_
- [King of Ragtime](https://readinglist.school/book/king-of-ragtime-the-story-of-scott-joplin) by Stephen Costanza _(Grades K–5 · pub 2021)_
- [Last Night at the Telegraph Club](https://readinglist.school/book/last-night-at-the-telegraph-club) by Malinda Lo _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2021)_
- [Me (Moth)](https://readinglist.school/book/me-moth) by Amber McBride _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2021)_
- [Photographic](https://readinglist.school/book/photographic-the-life-of-graciela-iturbide) by Isabel Quintero _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2021)_
- [Redemptor (Raybearer Book 2)](https://readinglist.school/book/redemptor) by Jordan Ifueko _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2021)_
- [Riverland](https://readinglist.school/book/riverland) by Fran Wilde _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2021)_
- [Root Magic](https://readinglist.school/book/root-magic) by Eden Royce _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2021)_
- [Samira Surfs](https://readinglist.school/book/samira-surfs) by Rukhsanna Guidroz _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2021)_
- [Scritch Scratch](https://readinglist.school/book/scritch-scratch) by Lindsay Currie _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2021)_
- [See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog](https://readinglist.school/book/see-the-cat-three-stories-about-a-dog) by David LaRochelle _(Grades K–2 · pub 2021)_
- [Sonadores (Dreamers)](https://readinglist.school/book/dreamers) by Yuyi Morales _(Grades K–5 · pub 2021)_
- [Stand Up, Yumi Chung](https://readinglist.school/book/stand-up-yumi-chung) by Jessica Kim _(Grades 4–7 · pub 2021)_
- [Stella](https://readinglist.school/book/stella) by McCall Hoyle _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2021)_
- [The Adventures of Team Pom: Squid Happens](https://readinglist.school/book/the-adventures-of-team-pom-squid-happens) by Isabel Roxas _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2021)_
- [The Great Stink](https://readinglist.school/book/the-great-stink-how-joseph-bazalgette-solved-londons-poop-pollution-problem) by Colleen Paeff _(Grades K–5 · pub 2021)_
- [The House at the Edge of Magic](https://readinglist.school/book/the-house-at-the-edge-of-magic) by Amy Sparkes _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2021)_
- [The People's Painter](https://readinglist.school/book/the-peoples-painter) by Cynthia Levinson _(Grades 2–5 · pub 2021)_
- [The War I Finally Won](https://readinglist.school/book/the-war-i-finally-won) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley _(Grades 5–8 · pub 2021)_
- [The Words in My Hands](https://readinglist.school/book/the-words-in-my-hands) by Asphyxia _(Grades 8–12 · pub 2021)_
- [Turtle in Paradise](https://readinglist.school/book/turtle-in-paradise) by Jennifer L. Holm _(Grades 4–9 · pub 2021)_
- [Unplugged](https://readinglist.school/book/unplugged) by Gordon Korman _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2021)_
- [Unspeakable](https://readinglist.school/book/unspeakable-the-tulsa-race-massacre) by Carole Boston Weatherford _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2021)_
- [Vampires, Hearts & Other Dead Things](https://readinglist.school/book/vampires-hearts-other-dead-things) by Margie Fuston _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2021)_
- [Victories Greater Than Death](https://readinglist.school/book/victories-greater-than-death) by Charlie Jane Anders _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2021)_
- [Watercress](https://readinglist.school/book/watercress) by Andrea Wang _(Grades K–4 · pub 2021)_
- [Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger](https://readinglist.school/book/wayside-school-gets-a-little-stranger) by Louis Sachar _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2021)_
- [What Beauty There Is](https://readinglist.school/book/what-beauty-there-is) by Cory Anderson _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2021)_
- [When You Look Like Us](https://readinglist.school/book/when-you-look-like-us) by Pamela N. Harris _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2021)_
- [A Journey Under the Sea](https://readinglist.school/book/a-journey-under-the-sea) by Craig Foster _(Grades 2–5 · pub 2022)_
- [A Land of Books](https://readinglist.school/book/a-land-of-books-dreams-of-young-mexihcah-word-painters) by Duncan Tonatiuh _(Grades K–5 · pub 2022)_
- [A Lot to Like!](https://readinglist.school/book/a-lot-to-like) by Derek Anderson _(Grades 2–5 · pub 2022)_
- [Absurd Words](https://readinglist.school/book/absurd-words-a-kids-fun-and-hilarious-vocabulary-builder-for-future-word-nerds) by Tara Lazar _(Grades 6–12 · pub 2022)_
- [African Town](https://readinglist.school/book/african-town) by Irene Latham _(Grades 7–12 · pub 2022)_
- [All My Rage](https://readinglist.school/book/all-my-rage) by Sabaa Tahir _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2022)_
- [Amari and the Night Brothers](https://readinglist.school/book/amari-and-the-night-brothers) by B. B. Alston _(Grades 4–7 · pub 2022)_
- [Beneath the Wide Silk Sky](https://readinglist.school/book/beneath-the-wide-silk-sky) by Emily Inouye Huey _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2022)_
- [Blue](https://readinglist.school/book/blue-brew-hammond) by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond _(Grades K–4 · pub 2022)_
- [Booked](https://readinglist.school/book/booked) by Kwame Alexander _(Grades 5–8 · pub 2022)_
- [Burn Down, Rise Up](https://readinglist.school/book/burn-down-rise-up) by Vincent Tirado _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2022)_
- [Cotorras Sobre Puerto Rico](https://readinglist.school/book/parrots-over-puerto-rico) by Susan L. Roth _(Grades 2–5 · pub 2022)_
- [Dadaji's Paintbrush](https://readinglist.school/book/dadajis-paintbrush) by Rashmi Sirdeshpande _(Grades K–3 · pub 2022)_
- [Demon in the Wood Graphic Novel](https://readinglist.school/book/demon-in-the-wood-graphic-novel) by Leigh Bardugo _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2022)_
- [Every Bird a Prince](https://readinglist.school/book/every-bird-a-prince) by Jenn Reese _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2022)_
- [Farmhouse](https://readinglist.school/book/farmhouse) by Sophie Blackall _(Grades K–4 · pub 2022)_
- [Fly](https://readinglist.school/book/fly) by Brittany J. Thurman _(Grades K–5 · pub 2022)_
- [Forever Cousins](https://readinglist.school/book/forever-cousins) by Laurel Goodluck _(Grades K–3 · pub 2022)_
- [Four for the Road](https://readinglist.school/book/four-for-the-road) by K.J. Reilly _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2022)_
- [Freddie vs. the Family Curse](https://readinglist.school/book/freddie-vs-the-family-curse) by Tracy Badua _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2022)_
- [Freewater](https://readinglist.school/book/freewater) by Amina Luqman-Dawson _(Grades 4–7 · pub 2022)_
- [Frizzy](https://readinglist.school/book/frizzy) by Claribel Ortega _(Grades 4–5 · pub 2022)_
- [Gibberish](https://readinglist.school/book/gibberish) by Young Vo _(Grades K–3 · pub 2022)_
- [Hell Followed with Us](https://readinglist.school/book/hell-followed-with-us) by Andrew Joseph White _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2022)_
- [Hot Dog](https://readinglist.school/book/hot-dog) by Doug Salati _(Grades K–2 · pub 2022)_
- [How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe](https://readinglist.school/book/how-moon-fuentez-fell-in-love-with-the-universe) by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2022)_
- [How to Eat a Book](https://readinglist.school/book/how-to-eat-a-book) by MacLeod _(Grades K–4 · pub 2022)_
- [How to Survive Your Murder](https://readinglist.school/book/how-to-survive-your-murder) by Danielle Valentine _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2022)_
- [In the Beautiful Country](https://readinglist.school/book/in-the-beautiful-country) by Jane Kuo _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2022)_
- [Inheritance](https://readinglist.school/book/inheritance-a-visual-poem) by Elizabeth Acevedo _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2022)_
- [It's a Sign!](https://readinglist.school/book/there-was-a-party-for-langston) by Jarrett Pumphrey _(Grades K–5 · pub 2022)_
- [John's Turn](https://readinglist.school/book/johns-turn) by Mac Barnett _(Grades K–4 · pub 2022)_
- [Knight Owl](https://readinglist.school/book/knight-owl) by Christopher Denise _(Grades K–3 · pub 2022)_
- [Kumo](https://readinglist.school/book/kumo-the-bashful-cloud) by Kyo Maclear _(Grades K–5 · pub 2022)_
- [Like](https://readinglist.school/book/like-barrows) by Annie Barrows _(Grades K–4 · pub 2022)_
- [Little Monarchs](https://readinglist.school/book/little-monarchs) by Jonathan Case _(Grades 4–5 · pub 2022)_
- [Lupe Wong Won't Dance](https://readinglist.school/book/lupe-wong-wont-dance) by Donna Barba Higuera _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2022)_
- [Me Gusta](https://readinglist.school/book/mango-abuela-and-me) by Angela Dominguez _(Grades K–5 · pub 2022)_
- [Midnight and Moon](https://readinglist.school/book/midnight-and-moon) by Kelly Cooper _(Grades K–4 · pub 2022)_
- [Murder Among Friends](https://readinglist.school/book/murder-among-friends) by Candace Fleming _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2022)_
- [Not All Sheep Are Boring!](https://readinglist.school/book/not-all-sheep-are-boring) by Bobby Moynihan _(Grades K–4 · pub 2022)_
- [Odder](https://readinglist.school/book/odder) by Katherine Applegate _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2022)_
- [Operation Final Notice](https://readinglist.school/book/operation-final-notice) by Matthew Landis _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2022)_
- [Ophie's Ghosts](https://readinglist.school/book/ophies-ghosts) by Justina Ireland _(Grades 4–7 · pub 2022)_
- [Our Planet! There's No Place Like Earth](https://readinglist.school/book/our-planet-theres-no-place-like-earth) by Stacy McAnulty _(Grades K–5 · pub 2022)_
- [Perfectly Parvin](https://readinglist.school/book/perfectly-parvin) by Olivia Abtahi _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2022)_
- [Red, White, and Whole](https://readinglist.school/book/red-white-and-whole) by Rajani LaRocca _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2022)_
- [Roll for Initiative](https://readinglist.school/book/roll-for-initiative) by Jaime Formato _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2022)_
- [Seen and Unseen](https://readinglist.school/book/seen-and-unseen) by Elizabeth Partridge _(Grades 5–9 · pub 2022)_
- [Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coatl](https://readinglist.school/book/shinji-takahashi-and-the-mark-of-the-coatl) by Julie Kagawa _(Grades 6–8 · pub 2022)_
- [Sisters of the Lost Marsh](https://readinglist.school/book/sisters-of-the-lost-marsh) by Lucy Strange _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2022)_
- [Swim Team](https://readinglist.school/book/swim-team) by Johnnie Christmas _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2022)_
- [That's Not My Name!](https://readinglist.school/book/thats-not-my-name-syed) by Anoosha Syed _(Grades K–4 · pub 2022)_
- [The Agathas](https://readinglist.school/book/the-agathas) by Kathleen Glasgow _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2022)_
- [The Civil War of Amos Abernathy](https://readinglist.school/book/the-civil-war-of-amos-abernathy) by Michael Leali _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2022)_
- [The Door of No Return](https://readinglist.school/book/the-door-of-no-return) by Kwame Alexander _(Grades 6–8 · pub 2022)_
- [The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza](https://readinglist.school/book/the-first-cat-in-space-ate-pizza) by Mac Barnett _(Grades 2–5 · pub 2022)_
- [The First Helping (Lunch Lady Books 1 & 2)](https://readinglist.school/book/the-first-helping-lunch-lady-books-1-2) by Jarrett J. Krosoczka _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2022)_
- [The Fort](https://readinglist.school/book/the-fort) by Gordon Korman _(Grades 6–8 · pub 2022)_
- [The Girl in the Lake](https://readinglist.school/book/the-girl-in-the-lake) by India Hill Brown _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2022)_
- [The Honeys](https://readinglist.school/book/the-honeys) by Ryan La Sala _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2022)_
- [The House of the Scorpion](https://readinglist.school/book/the-house-of-the-scorpion) by Nancy Farmer _(Grades 7–10 · pub 2022)_
- [The Last Cuentista](https://readinglist.school/book/the-last-cuentista) by Donna Barba Higuera _(Grades 4–7 · pub 2022)_
- [The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen](https://readinglist.school/book/the-life-and-crimes-of-hoodie-rosen) by Isaac Blum _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2022)_
- [The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester](https://readinglist.school/book/the-many-half-lived-lives-of-sam-sylvester) by Maya MacGregor _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2022)_
- [The Mystery of the Monarchs](https://readinglist.school/book/the-mystery-of-the-monarchs) by Barb Rosenstock _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2022)_
- [The Scratch Daughters](https://readinglist.school/book/the-scratch-daughters) by H.A. Clarke _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2022)_
- [The Silence That Binds Us](https://readinglist.school/book/the-silence-that-binds-us) by Joanna Ho _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2022)_
- [The Summer of Bitter and Sweet](https://readinglist.school/book/the-summer-of-bitter-and-sweet) by Jen Ferguson _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2022)_
- [The Thief](https://readinglist.school/book/the-thief) by Megan Whalen Turner _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2022)_
- [The Three Billy Goats Gruff](https://readinglist.school/book/the-three-billy-goats-gruff) by Mac Barnett _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2022)_
- [The Way I Say It](https://readinglist.school/book/the-way-i-say-it) by Nancy Tandon _(Grades 4–5 · pub 2022)_
- [The Words We Keep](https://readinglist.school/book/the-words-we-keep) by Erin Stewart _(Grades 8–12 · pub 2022)_
- [There Might Be Lobsters](https://readinglist.school/book/there-might-be-lobsters) by Carolyn Crimi _(Grades K–5 · pub 2022)_
- [This Is Not My Hat](https://readinglist.school/book/this-is-not-my-hat) by Jon Klassen _(Grades K–3 · pub 2022)_
- [Thornwood](https://readinglist.school/book/thornwood) by Leah Cypess _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2022)_
- [Torch](https://readinglist.school/book/torch) by Lyn Miller-Lachmann _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2022)_
- [Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky](https://readinglist.school/book/tristan-strong-punches-a-hole-in-the-sky) by Kwame Mbalia _(Grades 4–7 · pub 2022)_
- [Two Degrees](https://readinglist.school/book/two-degrees) by Alan Gratz _(Grades 5–8 · pub 2022)_
- [Two Dogs](https://readinglist.school/book/two-dogs) by Ian Falconer _(Grades K–4 · pub 2022)_
- [Victory. Stand!](https://readinglist.school/book/victory-stand-raising-my-fist-for-justice) by Tommie Smith _(Grades K–5 · pub 2022)_
- [Wait Till Helen Comes](https://readinglist.school/book/wait-till-helen-comes) by Mary Downing Hahn _(Grades 4–7 · pub 2022)_
- [Wake the Bones](https://readinglist.school/book/wake-the-bones) by Elizabeth Kilcoyne _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2022)_
- [Wildoak](https://readinglist.school/book/wildoak) by C.C. Harrington _(Grades 4–7 · pub 2022)_
- [Witchlings](https://readinglist.school/book/witchlings) by Claribel A. Ortega _(Grades 2–5 · pub 2022)_
- [A Conspiracy of Kings](https://readinglist.school/book/a-conspiracy-of-kings) by Megan Whalen Turner _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2023)_
- [A First Time for Everything](https://readinglist.school/book/a-first-time-for-everything) by Dan Santat _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2023)_
- [A Letter for Bob](https://readinglist.school/book/a-letter-for-bob) by Kim Rogers _(Grades K–3 · pub 2023)_
- [All the Fighting Parts](https://readinglist.school/book/all-the-fighting-parts) by Hannah V. Sawyerr _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2023)_
- [Ancestory: The Mystery and Majesty of Ancient Cave Art](https://readinglist.school/book/ancestory) by Hannah Salyer _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2023)_
- [Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe](https://readinglist.school/book/aristotle-and-dante-discover-the-secrets-of-the-universe) by Benjamin Alire Sáenz _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2023)_
- [Bea and the New Deal Horse](https://readinglist.school/book/bea-and-the-new-deal-horse) by L. M. Elliott _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2023)_
- [Because of You, John Lewis](https://readinglist.school/book/because-of-you-john-lewis) by Andrea Davis Pinkney _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2023)_
- [Big](https://readinglist.school/book/big-harrison) by Vashti Harrison _(Grades K–3 · pub 2023)_
- [Big](https://readinglist.school/book/big) by Vashti Harrison _(Grades K–5 · pub 2023)_
- [Brick Dust and Bones](https://readinglist.school/book/brick-dust-and-bones) by M.R. Fournet _(Grades 6–8 · pub 2023)_
- [Butt or Face?](https://readinglist.school/book/butt-or-face) by Kari Lavelle _(Grades K–2 · pub 2023)_
- [Chinese Menu](https://readinglist.school/book/chinese-menu-the-history-myths-and-legends-behind-your-favorite-foods) by Grace Lin _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2023)_
- [Confessions of a Class Clown](https://readinglist.school/book/confessions-of-a-class-clown) by Arianne Costner _(Grades 6–8 · pub 2023)_
- [Control Freaks](https://readinglist.school/book/control-freaks) by J.E. Thomas _(Grades 6–8 · pub 2023)_
- [Curlfriends: New in Town (a Graphic Novel)](https://readinglist.school/book/curlfriends-new-in-town) by Sharee Miller _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2023)_
- [Divine Rivals](https://readinglist.school/book/divine-rivals) by Rebecca Ross _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2023)_
- [Dogtown](https://readinglist.school/book/dogtown) by Katherine Applegate & Gennifer Choldenko _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2023)_
- [Doña Quixote: Rise of the Knight](https://readinglist.school/book/dona-quixote-rise-of-the-knight) by Rey Terciero _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2023)_
- [Duel](https://readinglist.school/book/duel) by Jessixa Bagley _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2023)_
- [Farther Than the Moon](https://readinglist.school/book/farther-than-the-moon) by Lindsay Lackey _(Grades 6–8 · pub 2023)_
- [Final Word (The Winterton Deception #1)](https://readinglist.school/book/final-word) by Janet Sumner Johnson _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2023)_
- [Forever Is Now](https://readinglist.school/book/forever-is-now) by Mariama J. Lockington _(Grades 8–12 · pub 2023)_
- [Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel](https://readinglist.school/book/four-eyes-graphic-novel) by Rex Ogle _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2023)_
- [Fox Has a Problem](https://readinglist.school/book/fox-has-a-problem) by Corey R. Tabor _(Grades 2–5 · pub 2023)_
- [Global](https://readinglist.school/book/global) by Eoin Colfer & Andrew Donkin _(Grades 6–8 · pub 2023)_
- [Good Different](https://readinglist.school/book/good-different) by Meg Eden Kuyatt _(Grades 6–9 · pub 2023)_
- [Grounded](https://readinglist.school/book/grounded-airport) by Aisha Saeed, S.K. Ali, Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow & Huda Al-Marashi _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2023)_
- [Hands](https://readinglist.school/book/hands) by Torrey Maldonado _(Grades 6–8 · pub 2023)_
- [Hannah Sharpe, Cartoon Detective](https://readinglist.school/book/hannah-sharpe-cartoon-detective) by Janet Tashjian _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2023)_
- [Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust](https://readinglist.school/book/hidden-hope) by Elisa Boxer _(Grades 2–5 · pub 2023)_
- [Hoops](https://readinglist.school/book/hoops-tavares) by Matt Tavares _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2023)_
- [How This Book Got Red](https://readinglist.school/book/how-this-book-got-red) by Margaret Chiu Greanias _(Grades K–2 · pub 2023)_
- [I Am a Tornado](https://readinglist.school/book/i-am-a-tornado) by Drew Beckmeyer _(Grades K–4 · pub 2023)_
- [Iceberg](https://readinglist.school/book/iceberg) by Jennifer A. Nielsen _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2023)_
- [Impossible Creatures](https://readinglist.school/book/impossible-creatures) by Katherine Rundell _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2023)_
- [Jawbreaker](https://readinglist.school/book/jawbreaker) by Christina Wyman _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2023)_
- [Just a Pinch of Magic](https://readinglist.school/book/just-a-pinch-of-magic) by Alechia Dow _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2023)_
- [Kin](https://readinglist.school/book/kin-rooted-in-hope) by Carole Boston Weatherford _(Grades 4–9 · pub 2023)_
- [Leaf Man Board Book](https://readinglist.school/book/leaf-man) by Lois Ehlert _(Grades K–5 · pub 2023)_
- [Little Red Riding Hood (40th Anniversary Edition)](https://readinglist.school/book/little-red-riding-hood) by Trina Schart Hyman _(Grades K–5 · pub 2023)_
- [Mexikid](https://readinglist.school/book/mexikid-a-graphic-memoir) by Pedro Martín _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2023)_
- [Mexikid](https://readinglist.school/book/mexikid) by Pedro Martín _(Grades 6–8 · pub 2023)_
- [Milloo's Mind](https://readinglist.school/book/milloos-mind) by Reem Faruqi _(Grades K–4 · pub 2023)_
- [Misfit Mansion](https://readinglist.school/book/misfit-mansion) by Kay Davault _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2023)_
- [Mr. S](https://readinglist.school/book/mr-s) by Monica Arnaldo _(Grades K–4 · pub 2023)_
- [Nic Blake and the Remarkables](https://readinglist.school/book/nic-blake-and-the-remarkables) by Angie Thomas _(Grades 4–5 · pub 2023)_
- [Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy](https://readinglist.school/book/nic-blake-manifestor-prophecy) by Angie Thomas _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2023)_
- [Nigeria Jones](https://readinglist.school/book/nigeria-jones) by Ibi Zoboi _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2023)_
- [Night in the City](https://readinglist.school/book/night-in-the-city) by Julie Downing _(Grades K–2 · pub 2023)_
- [Nimbus](https://readinglist.school/book/nimbus) by Jan Eldredge _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2023)_
- [Nothing Else But Miracles](https://readinglist.school/book/nothing-else-but-miracles) by Kate Albus _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2023)_
- [Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard](https://readinglist.school/book/now-let-me-fly) by Ronald Wimberly _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2023)_
- [Oh No, the Aunts Are Here](https://readinglist.school/book/oh-no-the-aunts-are-here) by Adam Rex _(Grades K–4 · pub 2023)_
- [Oliver's Great Big Universe](https://readinglist.school/book/olivers-great-big-universe) by Jorge Cham _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2023)_
- [Once There Was](https://readinglist.school/book/once-there-was) by Kiyash Monsef _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2023)_
- [Parachute Kids](https://readinglist.school/book/parachute-kids) by Betty C. Tang _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2023)_
- [Promise Boys](https://readinglist.school/book/promise-boys) by Nick Brooks _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2023)_
- [Punycorn](https://readinglist.school/book/punycorn) by Andi Watson _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2023)_
- [Race for the Ruby Turtle](https://readinglist.school/book/race-for-the-ruby-turtle) by Stephen Bramucci _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2023)_
- [Rewind](https://readinglist.school/book/rewind-graff) by Lisa Graff _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2023)_
- [Rez Ball](https://readinglist.school/book/rez-ball) by Byron Graves _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2023)_
- [Ruby Lost and Found](https://readinglist.school/book/ruby-lost-and-found) by Christina Li _(Grades 6–9 · pub 2023)_
- [Saints of the Household](https://readinglist.school/book/saints-of-the-household) by Ari Tison _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2023)_
- [She Is a Haunting](https://readinglist.school/book/she-is-a-haunting) by Trang Thanh Tran _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2023)_
- [Simon Sort of Says](https://readinglist.school/book/simon-sort-of-says) by Erin Bow _(Grades 6–8 · pub 2023)_
- [Six Feet Below Zero](https://readinglist.school/book/six-feet-below-zero) by Ena Jones _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2023)_
- [Something Like Home](https://readinglist.school/book/something-like-home) by Andrea Beatriz Arango _(Grades 6–8 · pub 2023)_
- [Something, Someday](https://readinglist.school/book/something-someday) by Amanda Gorman _(Grades K–4 · pub 2023)_
- [Stateless](https://readinglist.school/book/stateless) by Elizabeth Wein _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2023)_
- [Stuntboy, In-Between Time](https://readinglist.school/book/stuntboy-in-the-meantime) by Jason Reynolds _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2023)_
- [Stuntboy, In-Between Time](https://readinglist.school/book/stuntboy-in-between-time) by Jason Reynolds _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2023)_
- [Sunshine: A Graphic Novel](https://readinglist.school/book/sunshine) by Jarrett J. Krosoczka _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2023)_
- [Thank a Farmer](https://readinglist.school/book/thank-a-farmer) by Maria Gianferrari _(Grades K–2 · pub 2023)_
- [That's Not My Name](https://readinglist.school/book/thats-not-my-name) by Megan Lally _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2023)_
- [The Bees of Notre-Dame](https://readinglist.school/book/the-bees-of-notre-dame) by Meghan Browne _(Grades K–4 · pub 2023)_
- [The Blood Years](https://readinglist.school/book/the-blood-years) by Elana K. Arnold _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2023)_
- [The Cursed Moon](https://readinglist.school/book/the-cursed-moon) by Angela Cervantes _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2023)_
- [The Dark Is Rising](https://readinglist.school/book/the-dark-is-rising) by Susan Cooper _(Grades 4–9 · pub 2023)_
- [The Fire of Stars](https://readinglist.school/book/the-fire-of-stars) by Kirsten W. Larson _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2023)_
- [The Ghost Job](https://readinglist.school/book/the-ghost-job) by Greg van Eekhout _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2023)_
- [The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1)](https://readinglist.school/book/the-guardian-test) by Christina Soontornvat _(Grades 2–5 · pub 2023)_
- [The Labors of Hercules Beal](https://readinglist.school/book/the-labors-of-hercules-beal) by Gary D. Schmidt _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2023)_
- [The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lesbianas-guide-to-catholic-school) by Sonora Reyes _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2023)_
- [The Lost Library](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lost-library) by Rebecca Stead & Wendy Mass _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2023)_
- [The Lost Year](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lost-year) by Katherine Marsh _(Grades 6–8 · pub 2023)_
- [The Mirrorwood](https://readinglist.school/book/the-mirrorwood) by Deva Fagan _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2023)_
- [The Mona Lisa Vanishes](https://readinglist.school/book/the-mona-lisa-vanishes) by Nicholas Day _(Grades 6–8 · pub 2023)_
- [The Mystery of the Radcliffe Riddle](https://readinglist.school/book/the-mystery-of-the-radcliffe-riddle) by Taryn Souders _(Grades 4–5 · pub 2023)_
- [The One and Only Ruby](https://readinglist.school/book/the-one-and-only-ruby) by Katherine Applegate _(Grades 2–5 · pub 2023)_
- [The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale](https://readinglist.school/book/the-skull) by Jon Klassen _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2023)_
- [The Superteacher Project](https://readinglist.school/book/the-superteacher-project) by Gordon Korman _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2023)_
- [The Twenty-One](https://readinglist.school/book/the-21-the-true-story-of-the-youth-who-sued-the-us-government-over-climate-chang) by Elizabeth Rusch _(Grades 6–12 · pub 2023)_
- [To Catch a Thief](https://readinglist.school/book/to-catch-a-thief) by Martha Brockenbrough _(Grades 4–5 · pub 2023)_
- [To Shape a Dragon's Breath](https://readinglist.school/book/to-shape-a-dragons-breath) by Moniquill Blackgoose _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2023)_
- [Tomfoolery!](https://readinglist.school/book/tomfoolery-randolph-caldecott-and-the-rambunctious-coming-of-age-of-childrens-bo) by Michelle Markel _(Grades K–5 · pub 2023)_
- [Two Tribes](https://readinglist.school/book/two-tribes) by Emily Bowen Cohen _(Grades 6–8 · pub 2023)_
- [Warrior Girl Unearthed](https://readinglist.school/book/warrior-girl-unearthed) by Angeline Boulley _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2023)_
- [Watch Out for the Lion!](https://readinglist.school/book/watch-out-for-the-lion) by Brooke Hartman _(Grades K–4 · pub 2023)_
- [We Still Belong](https://readinglist.school/book/we-still-belong) by Christine Day _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2023)_
- [What Happened to Rachel Riley?](https://readinglist.school/book/what-happened-to-rachel-riley) by Claire Swinarski _(Grades 6–8 · pub 2023)_
- [When Sea Becomes Sky](https://readinglist.school/book/when-sea-becomes-sky) by Gillian McDunn _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2023)_
- [When You Can Swim](https://readinglist.school/book/when-you-can-swim) by Jack Wong _(Grades K–5 · pub 2023)_
- [When You Trap a Tiger](https://readinglist.school/book/when-you-trap-a-tiger) by Tae Keller _(Grades 4–7 · pub 2023)_
- [Wild Blue: Taming a Big-Kid Bike](https://readinglist.school/book/wild-blue-taming-a-big-kid-bike) by Dashka Slater _(Grades K–2 · pub 2023)_
- [William Still and His Freedom Stories](https://readinglist.school/book/william-still-and-his-freedom-stories) by Don Tate _(Grades K–5 · pub 2023)_
- [Wombat Said Come In](https://readinglist.school/book/wombat-said-come-in) by Carmen Agra Deedy _(Grades K–4 · pub 2023)_
- [Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass: The Graphic Novel](https://readinglist.school/book/yaqui-delgado-wants-to-kick-your-ass) by Meg Medina _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2023)_
- [Yoshi, Sea Turtle Genius](https://readinglist.school/book/yoshi-sea-turtle-genius) by Lynne Cox _(Grades 2–5 · pub 2023)_
- [You Are Here: Connecting Flights](https://readinglist.school/book/you-are-here-connecting-flights) by Ellen Oh _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2023)_
- [You're So Amazing!](https://readinglist.school/book/youre-so-amazing) by James Catchpole _(Grades K–2 · pub 2023)_
- [Yuna's Cardboard Castles](https://readinglist.school/book/yunas-cardboard-castles) by Marie Tang _(Grades K–2 · pub 2023)_
- [A Mischief of Mice](https://readinglist.school/book/a-mischief-of-mice) by Christie Matheson _(Grades K–3 · pub 2024)_
- [A Plate of Hope](https://readinglist.school/book/a-plate-of-hope-the-inspiring-story-of-chef-jos-andr-s-and-world-central-kitchen) by Erin Frankel _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2024)_
- [A Plate of Hope: The Inspiring Story of Chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchen](https://readinglist.school/book/a-plate-of-hope) by Erin Frankel _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_
- [A Rover's Story](https://readinglist.school/book/a-rovers-story) by Jasmine Warga _(Grades 4–5 · pub 2024)_
- [A Royal Conundrum](https://readinglist.school/book/a-royal-conundrum) by Lisa Yee _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_
- [A Work in Progress](https://readinglist.school/book/a-work-in-progress) by Jarrett Lerner _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2024)_
- [Aisle Nine](https://readinglist.school/book/aisle-nine) by Ian X. Cho _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2024)_
- [All He Knew](https://readinglist.school/book/all-he-knew) by Helen Frost _(Grades 5–8 · pub 2024)_
- [Amir and the Jinn Princess](https://readinglist.school/book/amir-and-the-jinn-princess) by M. T. Khan _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2024)_
- [Beanie the Bansheenie](https://readinglist.school/book/beanie-the-bansheenie) by Eoin Colfer _(Grades 2–5 · pub 2024)_
- [Beautiful Blackbird](https://readinglist.school/book/beautiful-blackbird) by Ashley Bryan _(Grades K–5 · pub 2024)_
- [Before the Ever After](https://readinglist.school/book/before-the-ever-after) by Jacqueline Woodson _(Grades 5–8 · pub 2024)_
- [Between Two Brothers](https://readinglist.school/book/between-two-brothers) by Crystal Allen _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2024)_
- [Boy 2.0](https://readinglist.school/book/boy-2-0) by Tracey Baptiste _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2024)_
- [Braided](https://readinglist.school/book/braided) by Leah Cypess _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2024)_
- [Brownstone](https://readinglist.school/book/brownstone) by Samuel Teer _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2024)_
- [Buffalo Fluffalo](https://readinglist.school/book/buffalo-fluffalo) by Bess Kalb _(Grades K–2 · pub 2024)_
- [Call Me Roberto!: Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos](https://readinglist.school/book/call-me-roberto) by Nathalie Alonso _(Grades 2–5 · pub 2024)_
- [Chooch Helped](https://readinglist.school/book/chooch-helped) by Andrea L. Rogers _(Grades K–3 · pub 2024)_
- [Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody](https://readinglist.school/book/chronicles-of-a-lizard-nobody) by Patrick Ness _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2024)_
- [Code Name Kingfisher](https://readinglist.school/book/code-name-kingfisher) by Liz Kessler _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2024)_
- [Countdown to Yesterday](https://readinglist.school/book/countdown-to-yesterday) by Shirley Marr _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_
- [Curveball](https://readinglist.school/book/curveball) by Pablo Cartaya _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2024)_
- [Daydreamer](https://readinglist.school/book/daydreamer) by Rob Cameron _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2024)_
- [Dog Trouble: A Graphic Novel](https://readinglist.school/book/dog-trouble) by Kristin Varner _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_
- [Don't Think of Tigers](https://readinglist.school/book/dont-think-of-tigers) by Alex Latimer _(Grades K–3 · pub 2024)_
- [Du Iz Tak?](https://readinglist.school/book/du-iz-tak) by Carson Ellis _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2024)_
- [Ernö Rubik and His Magic Cube](https://readinglist.school/book/erno-rubik-and-his-magic-cube) by Kerry Aradhya _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_
- [Everything We Never Had](https://readinglist.school/book/everything-we-never-had) by Randy Ribay _(Grades 7–12 · pub 2024)_
- [Evidence! How Dr. John Snow Solved the Mystery of Cholera](https://readinglist.school/book/evidence-john-snow-cholera) by Deborah Hopkinson _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_
- [Ferris](https://readinglist.school/book/ferris) by Kate DiCamillo _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_
- [Fowl Play](https://readinglist.school/book/fowl-play) by Kristin O'Donnell Tubb _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_
- [Girls Like Her](https://readinglist.school/book/girls-like-her) by Melanie Sumrow _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2024)_
- [Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature](https://readinglist.school/book/haiku-ew) by Lynn Brunelle _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_
- [Healer of the Water Monster](https://readinglist.school/book/healer-of-the-water-monster) by Brian Young _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2024)_
- [Heavenly Tyrant (Iron Widow, Book 2)](https://readinglist.school/book/iron-widow) by Xiran Jay Zhao _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2024)_
- [Heroes](https://readinglist.school/book/heroes) by Alan Gratz _(Grades 6–8 · pub 2024)_
- [How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety Guide](https://readinglist.school/book/how-dinosaurs-went-extinct) by Ame Dyckman _(Grades K–2 · pub 2024)_
- [How the Boogeyman Became a Poet](https://readinglist.school/book/how-the-boogeyman-became-a-poet) by Tony Keith Jr. _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2024)_
- [I Know How to Draw an Owl](https://readinglist.school/book/i-know-how-to-draw-an-owl) by Hilary Horder Hippely _(Grades K–5 · pub 2024)_
- [I Lived Inside a Whale](https://readinglist.school/book/i-lived-inside-a-whale) by Xin Li _(Grades K–3 · pub 2024)_
- [Introducing Sandwina: The Strongest Woman in the World!](https://readinglist.school/book/introducing-sandwina) by Vicki Conrad _(Grades 2–5 · pub 2024)_
- [Invisible Isabel](https://readinglist.school/book/invisible-isabel) by Sally J. Pla _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_
- [It Came from the Trees](https://readinglist.school/book/it-came-from-the-trees) by Ally Russell _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_
- [Just Keep Walking](https://readinglist.school/book/just-keep-walking) by Erin Soderberg Downing _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_
- [Just Like Millie](https://readinglist.school/book/just-like-millie) by Lauren Castillo _(Grades K–3 · pub 2024)_
- [Knight Owl and Early Bird](https://readinglist.school/book/knight-owl-and-early-bird) by Christopher Denise _(Grades K–3 · pub 2024)_
- [Lola](https://readinglist.school/book/lola-valenti) by Karla Arenas Valenti _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_
- [Louder Than Hunger](https://readinglist.school/book/louder-than-hunger) by John Schu _(Grades 7–12 · pub 2024)_
- [Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All](https://readinglist.school/book/magnolia-wu-unfolds-it-all) by Chanel Miller _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_
- [Mid-Air](https://readinglist.school/book/mid-air) by Alicia D. Williams _(Grades 5–8 · pub 2024)_
- [Millie Fleur's Poison Garden](https://readinglist.school/book/millie-fleurs-poison-garden) by Christy Mandin _(Grades K–3 · pub 2024)_
- [Moonstorm](https://readinglist.school/book/moonstorm) by Yoon Ha Lee _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2024)_
- [Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens](https://readinglist.school/book/mountain-of-fire) by Rebecca E. Barone _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2024)_
- [Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic](https://readinglist.school/book/narwhal-unicorn-of-the-arctic) by Candace Fleming _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_
- [No Cats in the Library](https://readinglist.school/book/no-cats-in-the-library) by Lauren Emmons _(Grades K–2 · pub 2024)_
- [No Crystal Stair](https://readinglist.school/book/no-crystal-stair-a-documentary-novel-of-the-life-and-work-of-lewis-michaux-harle) by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson _(Grades 4–9 · pub 2024)_
- [Not Like Other Girls](https://readinglist.school/book/not-like-other-girls) by Meredith Adamo _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2024)_
- [Not Nothing](https://readinglist.school/book/not-nothing) by Gayle Forman _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2024)_
- [Not an Easy Win](https://readinglist.school/book/not-an-easy-win) by Chrystal Giles _(Grades 6–8 · pub 2024)_
- [Once They See You: 13 Stories to Shiver and Shock](https://readinglist.school/book/once-they-see-you) by Josh Allen _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2024)_
- [Onyx & Beyond](https://readinglist.school/book/onyx-and-beyond) by Amber McBride _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_
- [Pedro's Yo-Yos: How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of Toys](https://readinglist.school/book/pedros-yo-yos) by Rob Peñas _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_
- [Picture Purrfect (Bodega Cats #1)](https://readinglist.school/book/picture-purrfect-bodega-cats) by Hilda Eunice Burgos _(Grades 2–5 · pub 2024)_
- [Popcorn](https://readinglist.school/book/popcorn-harrell) by Rob Harrell _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2024)_
- [Popcorn: A hilarious and moving story about coping with anxiety](https://readinglist.school/book/popcorn-rob-harrell) by Rob Harrell _(Grades 4–7 · pub 2024)_
- [Puzzleheart](https://readinglist.school/book/puzzleheart) by Jenn Reese _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2024)_
- [Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare School](https://readinglist.school/book/scare-school-diaries-welcome-to-scare-school) by Jarrett Lerner _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_
- [Shut Up, This Is Serious](https://readinglist.school/book/shut-up-this-is-serious) by Carolina Ixta _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2024)_
- [Sky's End](https://readinglist.school/book/skys-end) by Marc J. Gregson _(Grades 7–12 · pub 2024)_
- [Skyriders](https://readinglist.school/book/skyriders) by Polly Holyoke _(Grades 6–8 · pub 2024)_
- [Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet](https://readinglist.school/book/spooky-lakes) by Geo Rutherford _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2024)_
- [Tales from Cabin 23: The Boo Hag Flex](https://readinglist.school/book/tales-from-cabin-23-the-boo-hag-flex) by Justina Ireland _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_
- [The Circuit Graphic Novel](https://readinglist.school/book/the-circuit-stories-from-the-life-of-a-migrant-child) by Francisco Jiménez _(Grades 4–9 · pub 2024)_
- [The Collectors Stories](https://readinglist.school/book/the-collectors-stories) by A. S. King _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2024)_
- [The Color of a Lie](https://readinglist.school/book/the-color-of-a-lie) by Kim Johnson _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2024)_
- [The Dark!: Wild Life in the Mysterious World of Caves](https://readinglist.school/book/the-dark-caves) by Lindsey Leigh _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2024)_
- [The Dream Catcher](https://readinglist.school/book/the-dream-catcher) by Marcelo Verdad _(Grades K–5 · pub 2024)_
- [The Eyes and the Impossible](https://readinglist.school/book/the-eyes-and-the-impossible) by Dave Eggers _(Grades 4–7 · pub 2024)_
- [The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn](https://readinglist.school/book/the-fire-the-water-and-maudie-mcginn) by Sally J. Pla _(Grades 4–7 · pub 2024)_
- [The Firefly Summer](https://readinglist.school/book/the-firefly-summer) by Morgan Matson _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2024)_
- [The First State of Being](https://readinglist.school/book/the-first-state-of-being) by Erin Entrada Kelly _(Grades 6–8 · pub 2024)_
- [The Forbidden Book](https://readinglist.school/book/the-forbidden-book) by Sacha Lamb _(Grades 7–12 · pub 2024)_
- [The Girl Who Figured It Out](https://readinglist.school/book/the-girl-who-figured-it-out) by Minda Dentler _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_
- [The Last Bloodcarver](https://readinglist.school/book/the-last-bloodcarver) by Vanessa Le _(Grades 7–8 · pub 2024)_
- [The Last Dragon on Mars](https://readinglist.school/book/the-last-dragon-on-mars) by Scott Reintgen _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2024)_
- [The Last Hope in Hopetown](https://readinglist.school/book/the-last-hope-in-hopetown) by Maria Tureaud _(Grades 6–8 · pub 2024)_
- [The Liars Society](https://readinglist.school/book/the-liars-society) by Alyson Gerber _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_
- [The Longest Shot: How Larry Kwong Changed the Face of Hockey](https://readinglist.school/book/the-longest-shot-kwong) by Chad Soon & Amy Maranville _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2024)_
- [The Lumbering Giants of Windy Pines](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lumbering-giants-of-windy-pines) by Mo Netz _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_
- [The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien](https://readinglist.school/book/the-mythmakers-lewis-tolkien) by John Hendrix _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2024)_
- [The Night Train](https://readinglist.school/book/the-night-train) by Lorelei Savaryn _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2024)_
- [The Old Willis Place](https://readinglist.school/book/the-old-willis-place) by Mary Downing Hahn _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_
- [The Partition Project](https://readinglist.school/book/the-partition-project) by Saadia Faruqi _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2024)_
- [The Reappearance of Rachel Price](https://readinglist.school/book/the-reappearance-of-rachel-price) by Holly Jackson _(Grades 7–12 · pub 2024)_
- [The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman](https://readinglist.school/book/the-tenth-mistake-of-hank-hooperman) by Gennifer Choldenko _(Grades 6–9 · pub 2024)_
- [The Terrible Two](https://readinglist.school/book/the-terrible-two) by Mac Barnett _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2024)_
- [The Wilderness of Girls](https://readinglist.school/book/the-wilderness-of-girls) by Madeline Claire Franklin _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2024)_
- [The Witching Wind](https://readinglist.school/book/the-witching-wind) by Natalie Lloyd _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_
- [The Wrong Way Home](https://readinglist.school/book/the-wrong-way-home) by Kate O'Shaughnessy _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2024)_
- [The Yellow Bus](https://readinglist.school/book/the-yellow-bus) by Loren Long _(Grades K–3 · pub 2024)_
- [The Young Necromancer's Guide to Ghosts](https://readinglist.school/book/the-young-necromancers-guide-to-ghosts) by Vanessa Ricci-Thode _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2024)_
- [Time to Make Art](https://readinglist.school/book/time-to-make-art) by Jeff Mack _(Grades K–3 · pub 2024)_
- [Trail of the Dead (Killer of Enemies #2)](https://readinglist.school/book/killer-of-enemies) by Joseph Bruchac _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2024)_
- [Twenty-Four Seconds from Now . . .](https://readinglist.school/book/twenty-four-seconds-from-now) by Jason Reynolds _(Grades 7–10 · pub 2024)_
- [Under the Surface](https://readinglist.school/book/under-the-surface) by Diana Urban _(Grades 7–12 · pub 2024)_
- [Ursula Upside Down](https://readinglist.school/book/ursula-upside-down) by Corey R. Tabor _(Grades K–3 · pub 2024)_
- [Vacation](https://readinglist.school/book/vacation-ame-dyckman) by Ame Dyckman _(Grades K–1 · pub 2024)_
- [Volcanoes](https://readinglist.school/book/volcanoes) by Nell Cross Beckerman _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_
- [You Are Brave: A Book About Trying New Things](https://readinglist.school/book/you-are-brave) by Margaret O'Hair _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2024)_
- [A Fate So Cold](https://readinglist.school/book/a-fate-so-cold) by Amanda Foody _(Grades 7–12 · pub 2025)_
- [A Game of Noctis](https://readinglist.school/book/a-game-of-noctis) by Deva Fagan _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2025)_
- [A Sea of Lemon Trees](https://readinglist.school/book/a-sea-of-lemon-trees) by María Dolores Águila _(Grades 5–8 · pub 2025)_
- [A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall](https://readinglist.school/book/a-strange-thing-happened-in-cherry-hall) by Jasmine Warga _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2025)_
- [A World Without Summer](https://readinglist.school/book/a-world-without-summer-a-volcano-erupts-a-creature-awakens-and-the-sun-goes-out) by Nicholas Day _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2025)_
- [All the Blues in the Sky](https://readinglist.school/book/all-the-blues-in-the-sky) by Renée Watson _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2025)_
- [Benny Ramírez and the Nearly Departed](https://readinglist.school/book/benny-ram-rez-and-the-nearly-departed) by José Pablo Iriarte _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2025)_
- [Black Girl You Are Atlas](https://readinglist.school/book/black-girl-you-are-atlas) by Renée Watson _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2025)_
- [Chronically Dolores](https://readinglist.school/book/chronically-dolores) by Maya Van Wagenen _(Grades 8–12 · pub 2025)_
- [Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear](https://readinglist.school/book/dead-things-are-closer-than-they-appear) by Robin Wasley _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2025)_
- [Dear Primo](https://readinglist.school/book/dear-primo-a-letter-to-my-cousin) by Duncan Tonatiuh _(Grades K–5 · pub 2025)_
- [Death in the Jungle](https://readinglist.school/book/death-in-the-jungle-murder-betrayal-and-the-lost-dream-of-jonestown) by Candace Fleming _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2025)_
- [Gemini Rising](https://readinglist.school/book/gemini-rising) by Jonathan Brazee _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2025)_
- [Goblin Girl](https://readinglist.school/book/goblin-girl) by K a Mielke _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2025)_
- [Growing Home](https://readinglist.school/book/growing-home) by Beth Ferry _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2025)_
- [Hope in the Valley](https://readinglist.school/book/hope-in-the-valley) by Mitali Perkins _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2025)_
- [Into the Wild Magic](https://readinglist.school/book/into-the-wild-magic) by Michelle Knudsen _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2025)_
- [J vs. K](https://readinglist.school/book/j-vs-k) by Kwame Alexander & Jerry Craft _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2025)_
- [Kareem Between](https://readinglist.school/book/kareem-between) by Shifa Saltagi Safadi _(Grades 4–7 · pub 2025)_
- [Keeper of the Lost Cities](https://readinglist.school/book/keeper-of-the-lost-cities) by Shannon Messenger _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2025)_
- [Legendarios: Wrath of the Rain God](https://readinglist.school/book/legendarios-wrath-of-the-rain-god) by Karla Arenas Valenti _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2025)_
- [Legendary Frybread Drive-In](https://readinglist.school/book/legendary-frybread-drive-in-intertribal-stories) by Cynthia Leitich Smith _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2025)_
- [Love, Misha](https://readinglist.school/book/love-misha) by Askel Aden _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2025)_
- [Mockingjay (Deluxe Edition) (Hunger Games, Book Three)](https://readinglist.school/book/mockingjay) by Suzanne Collins _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2025)_
- [Never Take Your Rhino on a Plane](https://readinglist.school/book/never-take-your-rhino-on-a-plane) by K. E. LEWIS _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2025)_
- [Never Thought I'd End Up Here](https://readinglist.school/book/never-thought-id-end-up-here) by Ann Liang _(Grades 7–12 · pub 2025)_
- [Not Quite Dead Yet](https://readinglist.school/book/not-quite-dead-yet) by Holly Jackson _(Grades 7–12 · pub 2025)_
- [Once for Yes](https://readinglist.school/book/once-for-yes) by Allie Millington _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2025)_
- [Red Flags and Butterflies](https://readinglist.school/book/red-flags-and-butterflies) by Sheryl Azzam _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2025)_
- [Remember Us](https://readinglist.school/book/remember-us) by Jacqueline Woodson _(Grades 4–9 · pub 2025)_
- [Some of Us](https://readinglist.school/book/some-of-us-a-story-of-citizenship-and-the-united-states) by Rajani Larocca _(Grades K–5 · pub 2025)_
- [Song of a Blackbird](https://readinglist.school/book/song-of-a-blackbird) by Maria van Lieshout _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2025)_
- [Sunrise on the Reaping](https://readinglist.school/book/sunrise-on-the-reaping) by Suzanne Collins _(Grades 7–12 · pub 2025)_
- [The Dead of Summer (Book 1)](https://readinglist.school/book/the-dead-of-summer) by Ryan La Sala _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2025)_
- [The Garden of Abdul Gasazi](https://readinglist.school/book/the-garden-of-abdul-gasazi) by Chris Van Allsburg _(Grades K–5 · pub 2025)_
- [The Mona Lisa Vanishes](https://readinglist.school/book/the-mona-lisa-vanishes-a-legendary-painter-a-shocking-heist-and-the-birth-of-a-g) by Nicholas Day _(Grades 4–10 · pub 2025)_
- [The Secret of the Sapphire Sentinel](https://readinglist.school/book/the-inn-at-the-amethyst-lantern) by J. Dianne Dotson _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2025)_
- [The Sherlock Society](https://readinglist.school/book/the-sherlock-society) by James Ponti _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2025)_
- [The Wild Journey of Juniper Berry](https://readinglist.school/book/the-wild-journey-of-juniper-berry) by Chad Morris _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2025)_
- [Trans History: A Graphic Novel: From Ancient Times to the Present Day](https://readinglist.school/book/trans-history-from-ancient-times-to-the-present-day) by Alex L. Combs _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2025)_
- [We Go Slow](https://readinglist.school/book/we-go-slow) by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie _(Grades K–5 · pub 2025)_
- [When Alexander Graced the Table](https://readinglist.school/book/when-alexander-graced-the-table) by Alexander Smalls _(Grades K–5 · pub 2025)_
- [White Lies](https://readinglist.school/book/white-lies-how-the-south-lost-the-civil-war-then-rewrote-the-history) by Ann Bausum _(Grades 6–12 · pub 2025)_
- [Wildful](https://readinglist.school/book/wildful) by Kengo Kurimoto _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2025)_
- [You and Me on Repeat](https://readinglist.school/book/you-and-me-on-repeat) by Mary Shyne _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2025)_
- [A Scar like a River](https://readinglist.school/book/a-scar-like-a-river) by Lisa Graff _(Grades 4–9 · pub 2026)_
- [All the Noise at Once](https://readinglist.school/book/all-the-noise-at-once) by DeAndra Davis _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2026)_
- [First Love Language](https://readinglist.school/book/first-love-language) by Stefany Valentine _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2026)_
- [In the Time of the Butterflies](https://readinglist.school/book/the-coquies-still-sing) by Julia Alvarez _(Grades K–5 · pub 2026)_
- [Navigating Night](https://readinglist.school/book/navigating-night) by Julie Leung _(Grades K–5 · pub 2026)_
- [Ruby Finley Vs. the Interstellar Invasion](https://readinglist.school/book/ruby-finley-vs-the-interstellar-invasion) by K. Tempest Bradford _(Grades 5–12 · pub 2026)_
- [Soundtrack: A Novel](https://readinglist.school/book/soundtrack) by Jason Reynolds _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2026)_
- [Whale Eyes](https://readinglist.school/book/whale-eyes-a-memoir-about-seeing-and-being-seen) by James Robinson _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2026)_

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