What are the Top 25 Novels for Young People?
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novels are listed alphabetically
(s) indicates the first book in a series
or trilogy
* indicates language and/or content which
may be inappropriate for younger readers
Tom Cantwell - Top 25 Novels for Young People
- Animal Farm - George Orwell
- Artemis Fowl (s) - Eoin Colfer
- Bridge to Terabithia - Katherine Paterson
- The Catcher in the Rye * - J.D. Salinger
- Catherine, Called Birdy - Karen Cushman
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (s) - Roald Dahl
- Charlotte's Web - E.B. White
- The Golden Compass (s) - Philip Pullman
- Hatchet (s) - Gary Paulsen
- The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien
- To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
- The Light in the Forest - Conrad Richter
- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (s) - C.S. Lewis
- The Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien
- My Side of the Mountain (s) - Jean Craighead George
- The Neverending Story - Michael Ende
- The Outsiders - S.E. Hinton
- Petey - Ben Mikaelsen
- Redwall (s) - Brian Jacques
- Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (s) - Mildred Taylor
- A Separate Peace - John Knowles
- Stargirl - Jerry Spinneli
- Stuck in Neutral * - Terry Trueman
- The Sword of Shannara (s) - Terry Brooks
- Watership Down - Richard Adams
Rebecca Wilson - Top 25 Books (not necessarily
novels) for Young People
- Anne of Green Gables (s) - L.M. Montgomery
- The Black Stallion (s) - Walter Farley
- The Catcher in the Rye * - J.d. Salinger
- Charlotte's Web - E.B. White
- The Cricket in Times Square - George Seldon
- A Girl From Yamhill County - Beverly Cleary
- The Giving Tree - Shel Silverstein
- Heidi - Joahnna Spyri
- James and the Giant Peach - Roald Dahl
- The Last Unicorn - Peter S. Beagles
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (s) - C.S Lewis
- Little House on the Prarie (s) - Laura Ingalls Wilder
Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
Old Yeller - Fred Gipson
The Phantom Tollbooth - Norton Juster
- Ralph S. Mouse (s) - Beverly Cleary
The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
Stuart Little - E.B White
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty Smith
The Velveteen Rabbit - Margery Williams
Watership Down - Richard Adams
Where the Red Fern Grows - Wilson Rawls
- Where the Sidewalk Ends - Shel Silverstein
- Where the Wilds Things Are - Maurice Sendak
- The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
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