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“The Very Hungry Caterpillar,”by
Eric Carle: Another classic with stun-
ning visuals and language that’s fun to
listen to and repeat. ($10.99 at Books-A-
Million)
“When I Grow Up: Great Leaders,”
by Lucy Semple: Teach your kids from
day one that they can become anything
by looking back at what some of the
world’s most iconic leaders were like
when they were little. ($8.24 at Books-
A-Million)


Ages 4 to 8


“The Chicken of the Family,”by Ma-
ry Amato: When Henrietta’s sisters
teasingly convince her she’s actually a
chicken, she sets off to find where she
really belongs. ($2.99 at Books-A-Mil-
lion)
“The Day the Crayons Quit,” by
Drew Daywalt: After Duncan’s crayons
go on strike, there’s only one solution: to
draw a beautiful picture with each color
equally. ($15.83 at Books-A-Million)
“Dragons Love Tacos,”by Adam Ru-
bin: A silly tale of what happens when
dragons get together to share tacos.
(Spoiler alert: They’re big fans.) ($14.
at Books-A-Million)
“The Empty Pot,”by Demi: Honesty
is rewarded in this simple story of a Chi-
nese boy who fesses up to the Emperor
when he fails a task. ($10.99 at Books-A-
Million)
“The Giving Tree,”by Shel Silver-
stein: Love and sacrifice go hand in hand
in Silverstein’s tear-jerking classic.
($15.83 at Books-A-Million)
“The Gruffalo,” by Julia
Donaldson: A mouse walking
through a forest loses all fear of
bigger animals once he invents
an even scarier imaginary
friend: The Gruffalo. ($8.99 at
Books-A-Million)
“The Hello, Goodbye Win-
dow,” by Norton Juster: A
sweet story about a little girl’s grandpar-
ents as seen through the lens of a big
front window at their house. ($16.71 at
Books-A-Million)
“Houndsley and Catina and the
Quiet Time,”by James Howe: Two best
friends with completely opposite opin-
ions learn to enjoy a day snowed in to-


gether. ($15.99 at Books-A-Million)
“Inch and Miles: The Journey to
Success,” by John Wooden: Friends
Inch and Miles use a magic whistle to
learn all the keys to succeeding (in life
and sports) in this motivational story by
the late UCLA basketball coaching
great. ($16.95 at Books-A-Million)
“Last Stop on Market Street,” by
Matt de la Peña: This Newbery Medal
winner takes CJ and his grandma on a
bus ride after church, where he learns
about the dynamic world around him.
($15.83 at Books-A-Million)
“The Quiltmaker’s Gift,” by Jeff
Brumbeau: A kindly old quiltmaker
agrees to make a quilt for a greedy mon-
arch, but only after he changes his ways.
($17.59 at Books-A-Million)
“Miss Rumphius,”by Barba-
ra Cooney: Alice makes a vow to
make the world a more beautiful
place in this sweet story. ($7.
at Books-A-Million)
“When I Grow Up,” by
“Weird Al” Yankovic: The music
parody icon brings his signature
silly, smart wordplay to an ex-
ploration of potential future
jobs. ($17.99 at Books-A-Million)

Ages 9 to 13

“All-of-a-Kind Family,”by Sydney
Taylor: A family at the turn of the centu-
ry has fun exploring the city, spending
time together and learning about their
faith. ($6.99 at Books-A-Million)
“Because of Winn-Dixie,”by Kate
DiCamillo: India Opal struggles with
moving to a new town until a stray dog
she names Winn-Dixie helps her build a
new community. ($7.03 at Books-A-Mil-
lion)
“Dork Diaries: Tales from a
Not-So-Fabulous Life,”by Ra-
chel Renee Russell: When Nikki
gets a scholarship to a fancy new
middle school, she has to start all
over again, navigating a new
crush and worrying about a new
mean girl. ($12.31 at Books-A-
Million)
“Esperanza Rising,”by Pam
Munoz Ryan: Esperanza lives a lavish,
extravagant life in Mexico until a trage-
dy leads her and her mother to flee to
California and join a farm labor camp.
($7.03 at Books-A-Million)
“From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs.
Basil E. Frankweiler,”by E.L. Konigs-
burg: Siblings Claudia and Jamie run

away from their home in the suburbs to
live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
($8.99 at Books-A-Million)
“The Hundred Dresses,”by Eleanor
Estes: Wanda’s classmates tease her for
claiming to have 100 beautiful dresses at
home, despite wearing the same dress
every day. ($7.99 at Books-A-Million)
“Mandy,”by Julie Andrews Edwards:
Orphan Mandy finds the place of her
own she’d been longing for when she
discovers a deserted cottage in the
woods. ($7.99 at Books-A-Million)
“The Mouse and The Motorcycle,”
by Beverly Cleary: A young child and a
young mouse bond over a shared inter-
est in the boy’s toy motorcycle. ($7.03 at
Books-A-Million)
“The One and Only Ivan,”by Kath-
erine Applegate: Ivan the gorilla
lives a life independent of the
jungle, but a visit from elephant
Ruby makes him see the world
differently. ($7.82 at Books-A-
Million)
“The People in Pineapple
Place,”by Anne Morrow Lind-
bergh: While exploring his new
town, August discovers a street
full of new friends invisible to
others, who hail from another time peri-
od. ($26.95 at Books-A-Million)
“Sideways Stories from
Wayside School,” by Louis Sa-
char: Silly vignettes from a hel-
ter-skelter school are perfect for
reluctant readers. ($7.03 at
Books-A-Million)
“Travel Team,”by Mike Lup-
ica: Danny may be the shortest
kid on his basketball team, but
he has the biggest heart. ($8.
at Books-A-Million)

Ages 14 and up

“An Absolutely Remarkable
Thing,”by Hank Green: April May is
thrust into viral fame when she acciden-
tally discovers a giant, robot-like struc-
ture. ($14.07 at Books-A-Million)
“The Absolutely True Diary of a
Part-Time Indian,” by Sherman Alexie:
A boy growing up on an Indian reserva-
tion leaves to go to high school in an all-
white farm town. ($15.99 at Books-A-
Million)
“All American Boys,”by Jason Rey-
nolds: Two teenagers, one black and one
white, struggle in the aftermath of a vio-
lent incident in their community.
($10.54 at Books-A-Million)

“To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before,”
by Jenny Han: Lara Jean has written let-
ters to every boy she’s had a crush on.
But they’ve been kept safely in her own
room – until they’re all mysteriously
mailed at once. Now a Netflix rom-com
favorite. ($9.66 at Books-A-Million)
“Every Day,”by David Levithan: A
main character referred to simply as “A”
wakes up in the body of a different per-
son each day. ($9.66 at Books-A-Mil-
lion)
“Fangirl,”by Rainbow Rowell: When
Cath and her twin sister go off to college,
she struggles with holding on to their
past as writers of a “Harry Potter”-
knockoff fan fiction story as Wren be-
gins a new life without her. ($9.66 at
Books-A-Million)
“The Great Gatsby,”by F. Scott Fitz-
gerald: A classic for a reason: Millionaire
Jay Gatsby’s love for married Daisy Bu-
chanan is a cautionary tale about the
American Dream. ($13.71 at Books-A-
Million)
“Most Likely,”by Sarah Watson: A
diverse friend group of high school sen-
iors forges tvery different paths as they
try to make the most of their final year
together.
One of them will go on to become
president of the United States, but
which one of the four remains a
mystery throughout. ($17.99 at
Books-A-Million)
“The Perks of Being a Wall-
flower,”by Stephen Chbosky:
An introverted teenage boy
goes through the heartbreaks
and triumphs of high school.
($11.54 at Books-A-Million)
“Prep,”by Curtis Sittenfeld:
A teenage girl observes and in-
tegrates herself into the foreign world of
rich, jaded prep school kids. ($14.95 at
Books-A-Million)
“Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens
Agenda,” by Becky Albertalli: In the
source material for the movie “Love Si-
mon,” a teenage boy’s email addressing
his sexuality winds up in the wrong
hands, turning into a blackmail scheme
that could threaten to out him before
he’s ready. ($9.66 at Books-A-Million)
“Turtles All the Way Down,”by
John Green: The latest novel from Green
(brother of Hank Green) follows 16-year-
old Aza, who finds herself in the middle
of solving the mystery of a disappeared
billionaire while battling mental health
struggles. ($13.19 at Books-A-Million)

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