Katherine Paterson's Children's Reading List
Teenage Picks
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The novels Katherine's grandkids chose for their recommended reading list for teenagers will take you from the French Revolution to modern-day Afghanistan and incredible places in between. Introduce your young adult reader to some of the most riveting stories of all-time.
![The Giver](https://static.oprah.com/images/obc/201003/20100331-obc-giver-130x89.jpg)
By Lois Lowry, published by Random House Children's Books
![A Jar of Dreams](https://static.oprah.com/images/obc/201003/20100331-obc-jar-dreams-130x89.jpg)
By Yoshika Uchida, published by Simon & Shuster Children's Publishing
![To Kill a Mockingbird](https://static.oprah.com/images/obc/201003/20100331-obc-kill-mockingbird-130x89.jpg)
By Harper Lee, published by Morrow from HarperCollins
![The Kite Runner](https://static.oprah.com/images/obc/201003/20100331-obc-kite-runner-130x89.jpg)
By Khaled Hosseini, published by Penguin Group (USA)
![A Thousand Splendid Suns](https://static.oprah.com/images/obc/201003/20100331-obc-thousand-splendid-suns-130x89.jpg)
By Khaled Hosseini, published by Penguin Group (USA)
![Animal Farm](https://static.oprah.com/images/obc/201003/20100331-obc-animal-farm-130x89.jpg)
By George Orwell, published by Penguin Group (USA)
![1984](https://static.oprah.com/images/obc/201003/20100331-obc-1984-130x89.jpg)
By George Orwell, published by Penguin Group (USA)
![A Separate Peace](https://static.oprah.com/images/obc/201003/20100331-obc-separeate-peace-130x89.jpg)
By John Knowles, published by Simon & Shuster Adult
![Les Miserables](https://static.oprah.com/images/obc/201003/20100331-obc-les-miserables-130x89.jpg)
By Victor Hugo, published by Penguin Group (USA)
![Hope Was Here](https://static.oprah.com/images/obc/201003/20100331-obc-hope-was-here-130x89.jpg)
By John Bauer, published by Penguin Group (USA)
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