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Youth Lit for Adult Readers - Page 2

These are the books that my 11 to 14 year old middle school students (over the past 16 years) have declared to be worth reading. They are also the books that I recommend to adults who aren't afraid of being seen with youth literature. Audiobooks count. Movies do not.
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
J.K. Rowling
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
J.K. Rowling
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
J.K. Rowling
44
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
J.K. Rowling
45
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
J.K. Rowling
46
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (E. L. Konigsburg)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
E. L. Konigsburg
47
Esperanza Rising (Pam Muñoz Ryan)
Esperanza Rising
Pam Muñoz Ryan
48
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card
49
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
50
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea
Ursula K. Le Guin
51
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
52
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
John Knowles
53
Among the Hidden (Margaret Peterson Haddix)
Among the Hidden
Margaret Peterson Haddix
54
Running Out of Time
Running Out of Time
55
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'engle
56
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass
Lewis Carroll
57
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key (Jack Gantos)
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
Jack Gantos
58
Kidnapped (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Kidnapped
Robert Louis Stevenson
59
Diggers
Diggers
60
Truckers
Truckers
61
Wings
Wings
62
Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson
63
The Last Hero
The Last Hero
64
The World of Poo
The World of Poo
65
Nation
Nation
66
Mayflower and the Pilgrims New World
Mayflower and the Pilgrims New World
67
The Highest Tide
The Highest Tide
68
Farmer Giles of Ham
Farmer Giles of Ham
69
Haroun and the Sea of Stories
Haroun and the Sea of Stories
70
Little House in the Big Woods (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House in the Big Woods
Laura Ingalls Wilder
71
Chinese Cinderella
Chinese Cinderella
72
James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
James and the Giant Peach
Roald Dahl
73
Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Ella Enchanted
Gail Carson Levine
74
Uprising
Uprising
75
The Lightning Thief (Rick Riordan)
The Lightning Thief
Rick Riordan
76
Riley Child Rhymes With Hoosier Pictures
Riley Child Rhymes With Hoosier Pictures
77
Odd and the Frost Giants
Odd and the Frost Giants
78
Zhuangzi Speaks the Music of Nature
Zhuangzi Speaks the Music of Nature
79
The Jungle Book (Rudyard Kipling)
The Jungle Book
Rudyard Kipling
80
No Fear Shakespeare Hamlet
No Fear Shakespeare Hamlet
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