Katherine Paterson's Children's Reading List
Enjoyed by the 8–12 Crowd
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It can be challenging to find books that bridge the gap between children's classics and young adult novels. So Katherine's grandkids picked 19 books perfect for preteens that will keep the magic of reading alive!
The Tale of Despereaux
By Kate DiCamillo, published by Candlewick Press
The Yankee Years
By Joe Torre, published by Anchor
Heat
By Mike Lupica, published by Penguin Group (USA)
Siren Song
By Anne Ursa, published by Simon & Shuster Children's
The The Willoughbys books
By Lois Lowry, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Charlotte's Web
By E.B. White, published by HarperCollins
One Hundred Dresses
By Eleanor Estes, published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Land of the Lawn Weenies
By David Lubar, published by Doherty, Tom Associates, LLC
Ribsy
By Beverly Cleary, published by HarperCollins
Little House on the Prairie
By Laura Ingalls Wilder, published by HarperCollins
Walk Two Moons and "anything she writes"
By Sharon Creech, published by HarperCollins
Tuck Everlasting
By Natalie Babbitt, published by Square Fish
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIHM
By Robert C. O'Brien, published by Simon& Schuster Children's
Roll of Thunder, Hear Me Cry
By Mildred Taylor, published by Penguin Group (USA)
Tom's Midnight Garden
By Rosemary Wells, published by HarperCollins
No Promises in the Wind
By Irene Hunt, published by Penguin Group (USA)
The Crispin: Cross of Lead books
By Avi, published by Hyperion Books for Children
The Great Gilly Hopkins
By Katherine Paterson, published by HarperCollins
Bread and Roses
By Katherine Paterson, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
10 picks for teenagers