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Book Riot's 50 Must-Read Books Set in Schools

"Depending on who you ask, school can be exciting or tortuous, a series of adventures or an endless parade of banalities, a place one looks back on with fond nostalgia or one which they count their lucky stars to have escaped. Schools are rich with characters: students and teachers, principals and administrators, professors and bureaucrats. It is no wonder, then, that there is such a wealth of books set in school. From kindergarten to college campuses, there is no shortage of different stories to tell."
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George (Alex Gino)
George
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Alex Gino
Sideways Stories From Wayside School (Louis Sachar)
Sideways Stories From Wayside School
2
Louis Sachar
Lola Levine Is Not Mean! (Monica Brown)
Lola Levine Is Not Mean!
3
Monica Brown
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
4
J.K. Rowling
Stella Diaz Has Something to Say (Angela Dominguez)
Stella Diaz Has Something to Say
5
Angela Dominguez
Frindle (Andrew Clements)
Frindle
6
Andrew Clements
School's First Day of School (Adam Rex)
School's First Day of School
7
Adam Rex
I'm New Here (Anne Sibley O'Brien)
I'm New Here
8
Anne Sibley O'Brien
Yasmin the Teacher (Saadia Faruqi)
Yasmin the Teacher
9
Saadia Faruqi
The Crossover (Kwame Alexander)
The Crossover
10
Kwame Alexander
Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie (Jordan Sonnenblick)
Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie
11
Jordan Sonnenblick
The First Rule of Punk (Celia C.Pérez)
The First Rule of Punk
12
Celia C.Pérez
Flying Solo (Ralph Fletchett)
Flying Solo
13
Ralph Fletchett
Harbor Me (Jaqueline Woodson)
Harbor Me
14
Jaqueline Woodson
I, Funny (James Patterson)
I, Funny
15
James Patterson
Ghost (Jason Reynolds)
Ghost
16
Jason Reynolds
The Wednesday Wars
The Wednesday Wars
17
Drama (Raina Telgemeier)
Drama
18
Raina Telgemeier
Wonder (R.J. Palacio)
Wonder
19
R.J. Palacio
El Deafo (Cece Bell)
El Deafo
20
Cece Bell
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
21
John Green
Hero (S.L.Rottman)
Hero
22
S.L.Rottman
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
23
Angie Thomas
The Rest of Us Live Here (Patrick Ness)
The Rest of Us Live Here
24
Patrick Ness
Final Draft (Riley Redgate)
Final Draft
25
Riley Redgate
This Is Where It Ends (Marieke Nijkamp)
This Is Where It Ends
26
Marieke Nijkamp
The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend (Kody Keplinger)
The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend
27
Kody Keplinger
The Chocolate War (Robert Cormier)
The Chocolate War
28
Robert Cormier
Dear Martin (Nic Stone)
Dear Martin
29
Nic Stone
Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Speak
30
Laurie Halse Anderson
Stargirl (Jerry Spinelli)
Stargirl
31
Jerry Spinelli
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
32
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
33
Stephen Chbosky
The Poet X (Elizabeth Acevedo)
The Poet X
34
Elizabeth Acevedo
One of Us Is Lying (Karen M. McManus)
One of Us Is Lying
35
Karen M. McManus
Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl (Andrea Lawlor)
Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl
36
Andrea Lawlor
Level Up (Gene Luen Yang)
Level Up
37
Gene Luen Yang
The Art of Fielding (Chad Harbach)
The Art of Fielding
38
Chad Harbach
The Groves of Academe (Mary McCarthy)
The Groves of Academe
39
Mary McCarthy
American Panda (Gloria Chao)
American Panda
40
Gloria Chao
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