Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert  BeattyThe Sword of Summer by Rick RiordanFish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly HuntThe War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyNeverseen by Shannon Messenger
Middle Grade Novels of 2015
588 books — 1,122 voters
The School for Good and Evil by Soman ChainaniThe Runaway King by Jennifer A. NielsenThe House of Hades by Rick RiordanEscape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris GrabensteinRump by Liesl Shurtliff
Middle Grade Novels of 2013
377 books — 811 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNumber the Stars by Lois LowryThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakJohnny Tremain by Esther ForbesWar Horse by Michael Morpurgo
Best Children's Books Involving War
180 books — 70 voters
Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. HolmThe Penderwicks by Jeanne BirdsallHoles by Louis SacharA Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue ParkWild Girl by Patricia Reilly Giff
APL Battle Books 5th Grade, 2014
26 books — 15 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankWonder by R.J. PalacioMysteria by David HayesBournemouth Boys and Boscombe Girls by Danny WinterWhat has He Done Now? by David Hayes MD
Must reads for everyone
34 books — 11 voters
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteIl giardino segreto by Frances Hodgson BurnettHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
50 Books Every Child Should Read
1,325 books — 1,053 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All by Rachel Renée RussellSmile by Raina TelgemeierThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsElla Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Best Girls Tween Fiction
387 books — 245 voters
Smile by Raina TelgemeierThe Stonekeeper by Kazu KibuishiThe Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian SelznickDiary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff KinneyDrama by Raina Telgemeier
Best Graphic Novels for Children
1,454 books — 1,793 voters