A Booklist Built for Students
Carefully chosen books with parent guides, discussion questions, and reading tips. Every title is age-appropriate and chosen to spark conversation, curiosity, and a love of reading.
Early Readers
Ages 3–9 · Engaging first books and picture books that spark a love of reading.
Charlotte's Web
by E.B. White
Wilbur the pig forms an unlikely friendship with Charlotte the spider, who uses her web-spinning magic to save him from a troubling fate on the farm.
Magic Tree House: Dinosaurs Before Dark
by Mary Pope Osborne
Jack and Annie discover a mysterious tree house filled with books that transport them back in time — first stop, the age of dinosaurs! A thrilling first adventure in a beloved series.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
by Eric Carle
A tiny caterpillar eats through a colorful variety of foods before transforming into a beautiful butterfly — teaching counting, days of the week, and the wonder of metamorphosis.
Middle Grade
Ages 8–13 · Adventure, humor, and heart — books that grow with your child.
Anne of Green Gables
by L.M. Montgomery
An imaginative, red-haired orphan named Anne Shirley is accidentally sent to the Cuthbert farm on Prince Edward Island. What begins as a mistake transforms into a deeply moving story of belonging, friendship, and growing up.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
by Jeff Kinney
Greg Heffley navigates middle school life through a journal filled with his exaggerated thoughts, hilarious mishaps, and stick-figure illustrations — the perfect laugh-out-loud book for reluctant readers.
Hatchet
by Gary Paulsen
After a plane crash leaves thirteen-year-old Brian alone in the Canadian wilderness with only a hatchet, he must learn to survive — and in the process, discovers what he's truly made of.
Holes
by Louis Sachar
Stanley Yelnats is sent to a juvenile detention camp in the Texas desert, where boys are forced to dig holes all day. As Stanley digs, he unravels interconnected mysteries spanning generations — all linked by a mysterious curse.
Young Adult
Ages 10–14 · Thought-provoking stories that challenge and inspire older students.
Anne of Green Gables
by L.M. Montgomery
An imaginative, red-haired orphan named Anne Shirley is accidentally sent to the Cuthbert farm on Prince Edward Island. What begins as a mistake transforms into a deeply moving story of belonging, friendship, and growing up.
Hatchet
by Gary Paulsen
After a plane crash leaves thirteen-year-old Brian alone in the Canadian wilderness with only a hatchet, he must learn to survive — and in the process, discovers what he's truly made of.
The Giver
by Lois Lowry
In a seemingly perfect society where all pain and conflict have been eliminated, twelve-year-old Jonas is chosen to receive the community's memories — and begins to see the dark truth behind his 'utopian' world.
💡 Parent Tip
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