Here is the list of books we’ll be reading and reviewing. It was compiled after an online poll conducted by Elizabeth Bird on her blog, A Fuse #8 Production on the School Library Journal website. (You will find details of how the poll worked here.) The titles are listed in rank order. Books we have finished will show up with a link to the review.
I’m sure there are many favorites that did not make the cut – for myself, I was surprised that Cricket in Times Square is not on the list. We’re always happy to hear your recommendations for further reading, but for now, we’ll be sticking to this list for our reviews.
1. Charlotte’s Web, by E. B. White
2. A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle
3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, by J. K. Rowling
4. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, by C. S. Lewis
5. From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, by E. L. Konigsburg
6. Holes, by Louis Sachar
7. The Giver, by Lois Lowry
8. The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett
9. Anne of Green Gables, by L. M. Montgomery
10. The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norton Juster
11. The Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin
12. The Hobbit, by J.R.R Tolkien
13. Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson
14. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J. K. Rowling
15. Because of Winn-Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo
16. Harriet the Spy, by Louise Fitzhugh
17. Maniac Magee, by Jerry Spinelli
18. Matilda, by Roald Dahl
19. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl
20. Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbitt
21. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan
22. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread, by Kate DiCamillo
23. Little House in the Big Woods, by Laura Ingalls Wilder
(Katie’s review here)
24. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J. K. Rowling
25. Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott
26. Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen
27. A Little Princess, by Frances Hodgson Burnett
28. Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne
29. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland/Alice Through the Looking Glass, by Lewis Carroll
30. The Dark is Rising, by Susan Cooper
31. Half Magic, by Edward Eager; (Katie’s review here)
32. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, by Robert, C. O’Brien
33. James and the Giant Peach, by Roald Dahl
34. Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963, by Christopher Paul Curtis; Katie’s review here
35. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J. K. Rowling
36. Are You there, God? It’s Me, Margaret, by Judy Blume
37. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred Taylor
38. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, by J. K. Rowling
39. When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead
40. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum
41. The Witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George Speare
42. Little House on the Prairie, by Laura Ingalls Wilder; (Katie’s review here)
43. Ramona the Pest, by Beverly Cleary
44. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, by Judy Blume
45. The Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman
46. Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls
47. Bud, Not Buddy, by Christopher Paul Curtis
48. The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits and a Very Interesting Boy, by Jeanne Birdsall
49. Frindle, by Andrew Clements
50. Island of the Blue Dolphins, by Scott O’Dell
51. The Saturdays, by Elizabeth Enright
52. The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick
53. Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame
54. The BFG, by Roald Dahl
55. The Great Gilly Hopkins, by Katherine Paterson
56. Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry
57. Ramona Quimby, Age 8, by Beverly Cleary
58. The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, by Joan Aiken
59. Inkheart, by Cornelia Funke
60. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, by Avi
61. Stargirl, by Jerry Spinelli
62. The Secret of the Old Clock, by Caroline Keene
63. Gone-Away Lake, by Elizabeth Enright
64. A Long Way from Chicago, by Richard Peck
65. Ballet Shoes, by Noah Streatfeild
66. Henry Huggins, by Beverly Cleary
67. Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher, by Bruce Coville
68. Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech
69. The Mysterious Benedict Society, by Trenton Lee Stewart
70. Betsy Tacy, by Maud Hart Lovelace
71. A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning, by Lemony Snicket
72. My Father’s Dragon, by Ruth Stiles Gannett
73. My Side of the Mountain, by Jean Craighead George
74. The Borrowers, by Mary Norton
75. Love That Dog, by Sharon Creech
76. Out of the Dust, by Karen Hesse
77. City of Ember, by Jeanne DuPrau
78. Johnny Tremain, by Esther Forbes
79. All-of-a-Kind Family, by Sydney Taylor; (Katie’s review here)
80. The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman; (Katie’s review here)
81. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, by Grace Lin
82. The Book of Three, by Lloyd Alexander
83. The Thief, by Megan Whalen Turner
84. Little White Horse, by Elizabeth Goudge
85. On the Banks of Plum Creek, by Laura Ingalls Wilder
86. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J. K. Rowling
87. The View from Saturday, by E. L. Konigsburg
88. The High King, by Lloyd Alexander
89. Ramona and her Father, by Beverly Cleary
90. Sarah, Plain and Tall, by Patricia MacLachlan
91. Sideways Stories from Wayside School, by Louis Sachar
92. Ella Enchanted, by Gail Carson Levine
93. Caddie Woodlawn, by C. R. Brink
94. Swallows and Amazons, by Arthur Ransome
95. Pippi Longstocking, by Astrid Lindgrin
97. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, by Kate DiCamillo
98. Children of Green Knowe, by L. M. Boston
99. The Indian in the Cupboard, by Lynne Reid Banks
100. The Egypt Game, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
A mother, a daughter and 100 books 
I look forward to following your project! I love children’s classics. I read through The Little House series for the first time last year.
1, 4, 9, 23, 25, and 85 are some of my favorite books. 29 is HILARIOUS.
Have fun! 🙂
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I don’t feel as bad as I thought I would! I have read many of these books and LOVED them – especially Wayside School, Island of the Blue Dolphins, ANYTHING Jean Craighead George, Ramona…aahhhh!!! I cannot wait to see what y’all think of all these. Bravo for braving the Hobbit! I may read it alongside y’all.
– s
I’m reading The Secret Garden right now for the first time. You’re going to love it! It’s so good. 🙂
We’ve read it – it’s wonderful! But I’m sure a lot of it will be new to Katie again when we get to it.
I’m excited to hear her thoughts. I wish I’d read it as a child. 🙂
I’m grateful to Jillian for introducing me to your blog. What an enriching and pleasurable experience for mother and daughter! Inspiring. I’ve read 32 of the titles on your list. It will be fun to follow your progress.
Blessings:)
Glad to have you along for the ride!
Hello ! Your project is wonderful. I’ve been through 15 books. Some in the list are not available in French or even in English in France. The list is very inspiring I think.
Welcome! It is a good list – I was happy to find it, and we’re enjoying reading through it. Thanks for stopping by and saying hello!
I absolutely love this project, I was an avid reader when I was younger and happy to say I still am. I look forward to walking down memory lane while reading your thoughts on some of my favorite books as a child (I think I counted 47 that I’d read myself)!
Hi Patti and Katie,
I’m working on a project for a course entitled “Littérature pour la jeunesse” at the University of Lyon. I am very lucky to have the opportunity to read French young adult authors and to share some of my American favorites with my classmates. I plan on sharing your list as part of my presentation. Thank you so much for writing such a lovely blog! Je l’adore! 🙂
I just discovered your site and it is very similar to what I just recently started, except I am doing adult books as well. I am looking forward to reading some of your reviews. I just may send some of my readers over here to save myself the time of writing reviews on books that you have already done, if you don’t mind. Come check my site out!
BtW, I just went back through the list and counted – I’ve read 39 of the books on your list and plan to write reviews on several of them myself. Some of my personal favorites: #1, 4, 7, 10, 37, 46, 50 & 56.
What a great Mother/Daughter activity!
your an awesome author
Thank you – I’ve been away from my blogs for a while, so I just saw this comment – it’s very encouraging : )