50 books every kid should read by the age of 12

50 books every kid should read by the age of 12

How many of these have you read? 

Do you agree/disagree with any of the books on the list? 

What would you add to the list?

Here's the full list:

1. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, by Mo Willems.
2. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site, by Sherri Duskey Rinker.
3. Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown.
4. The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle.
5. Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak.
6. Harold and the Purple Crayon, by Crockett Johnson.
7. The Tale of Peter Rabbit, by Beatrix Potter.
8. The Cat in the Hat, by Dr. Seuss.
9. Frog and Toad Are Friends, by Arnold Lobel.
10. Madeline, by Ludwig Bemelmans.
11. The Complete Tales & Poems of Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne.
12. Mercy Watson to the Rescue, by Kate DiCamillo.
13. Ramona the Pest, by Beverly Cleary.
14. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl.
15. Ivy + Bean: Book 1, by Annie Barrows.
16. Stuart Little, by E.B. White.
17. Where the Sidewalk Ends, by Shel Silverstein.
18. Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White.
19. Coraline, by Neil Gaiman.
20. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, by J.K. Rowling.
21. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: The Chronicles of Narnia, Book 1, by C.S. Lewis.
22. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread, by Kate DiCamillo.
23. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll.
24. Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery.
25. The Bad Beginning: A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 1, by Lemony Snicket.
26. Big Nate: In a Class by Himself: Big Nate, Book 1, by Lincoln Peirce.
27. Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson.
28. Bud, Not Buddy, by Christopher Paul Curtis.
29. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, by Jeff Kinney.
30. The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien.
31. The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1, by Rick Riordan.
32. Little House in the Big Woods, by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
33. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, by Judy Blume.
34. A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle.
35. Esperanza Rising, by Pam Munoz Ryan.
36. Hold Fast, by Blue Balliett.
37. I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World, by Malala Yousafzai and Patricia McCormick.
38. Inside Out and Back Again, by Thanhha Lai.
39. My Side of the Mountain, by Jean Craighead George.
40. Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party, by Ying Chang Compestine.
41. Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech.
42. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, by Anne Frank.
43. Wonder, by R.J. Palacio.
44. Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card.
45. The Fellowship of the Ring, by J.R.R. Tolkien.
46. The Hunger Games, Book 1, by Suzanne Collins.
47. Legend, Book 1, by Marie Lu.
48. March: Book One, by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin.
49. The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton.
50. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee.

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