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
594 books — 1,163 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
389 books — 863 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNumber the Stars by Lois LowryThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakWar Horse by Michael MorpurgoJohnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
Best Children's Books Involving War
188 books — 78 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
1,518 books — 1,244 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingSmile by Raina TelgemeierTales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All by Rachel Renée RussellThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsElla Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Best Girls Tween Fiction
390 books — 250 voters
Smile by Raina TelgemeierThe Stonekeeper by Kazu KibuishiBone, Vol. 1 by Jeff SmithSisters by Raina TelgemeierDrama by Raina Telgemeier
Best Graphic Novels for Children
1,505 books — 2,018 voters