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The Ultimate Backseat Bookshelf: 100 Must-Reads for Kids 9-14 by NPR

Whether you're a teacher, parent, a kid, or an adult that's young at heart, these are the top 100 best/must read for kids from National Public Radio's Backseat Bookshelf. There are animal stories, pioneer sagas, science-fiction adventures and, of course, beloved classics.
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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Sherman Alexie
Caddie Woodlawn (Carol Ryrie Brink)
Caddie Woodlawn
2
Carol Ryrie Brink
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
3
Sandra Cisneros
The Birchbark House
The Birchbark House
4
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
5
Harper Lee
A Long Way From Chicago
A Long Way From Chicago
6
Esperanza Rising (Pam Muñoz Ryan)
Esperanza Rising
7
Pam Muñoz Ryan
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
8
Betty Smith
The Witch of Blackbird Pond (Elizabeth George Speare)
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
9
Elizabeth George Speare
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred D. Taylor)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
10
Mildred D. Taylor
All of a Kind Family
All of a Kind Family
11
The Little House Series
The Little House Series
12
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
13
Richard Adams
The One and Only Ivan (Katherine Applegate)
The One and Only Ivan
14
Katherine Applegate
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Mr. Popper's Penguins
15
Poppy Avi
Poppy Avi
16
Because of Winn Dixie (Kate DiCamillo)
Because of Winn Dixie
17
Kate DiCamillo
Misty of Chincoteague (Marguerite Henry)
Misty of Chincoteague
18
Marguerite Henry
Bunnicula (James Howe)
Bunnicula
19
James Howe
Redwall Series
Redwall Series
20
The Complete Tales of Winnie-The-Pooh
The Complete Tales of Winnie-The-Pooh
21
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Robert C. O'Brien)
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
22
Robert C. O'Brien
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
Where the Red Fern Grows
23
Wilson Rawls
The Cricket in Times Square (George Selden)
The Cricket in Times Square
24
George Selden
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
25
E.B. White
The Lincolns by Candance Fleming
The Lincolns by Candance Fleming
26
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl
27
Anne Frank
Eleanor Roosevelt a Life of Discovery
Eleanor Roosevelt a Life of Discovery
28
Bomb: The Race to Build - And - Steal-The World's Most Dangerest Wst
Bomb: The Race to Build - And - Steal-The World's Most Dangerest Wst
29
Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
Tuck Everlasting
30
Natalie Babbitt
James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
James and the Giant Peach
31
Roald Dahl
Half Magic
Half Magic
32
The Graveyard Book (Neil Gaiman)
The Graveyard Book
33
Neil Gaiman
The Borrowers
The Borrowers
34
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
35
J.K. Rowling
A Series of Unfortunate Events Series (Lemony Snicket)
A Series of Unfortunate Events Series
36
Lemony Snicket
Mary Poppins (P.L. Travers)
Mary Poppins
37
P.L. Travers
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
38
Louisa May Alcott
Ramona Series
Ramona Series
39
Walk Two Moons (Sharon Creech)
Walk Two Moons
40
Sharon Creech
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