Story-Go-Round

United States and Canadian Authors

(Children's and Teenagers' Novels)

Compiled by Lorraine Orman

 

Note: Reading level of titles is indicated by J (Junior), I (Intermediate), or T (Teenage). See Author Lists Introduction for more information about reading levels and choice of titles. 

Alexander, Lloyd
Time Cat (J, I)
Prydain Chronicles (I)
The Gawgon and the Boy (J,I)

Avi
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (T)
Poppy series(J)
Crispin: The Cross of Lead (J)

Bauer, Joan
Rules of the Road (T)
Hope Was Here (T)

Bloor, Edward
Tangerine (I, T)
Crusader (T)

Blume, Judy
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (J)
Forever (T)

Brooks, Martha
Two Moons in August (T)
Bone Dance (T)

 Byars, Betsy
The Summer of the Swans (I,T)
Bingo Brown and the Language of Love (I,T)

Cadnum, Michael
Rundown (T)
The Book of the Lion (T)

Cleary, Beverly
Beezus and Ramona (J)
The Mouse and the Motorcycle (J)

Cormier, Robert
The Chocolate War (T)
Heroes (T)

Coville, Bruce
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher (J)
Jennifer Murdley's Toad (J)

Creech, Sharon
Walk Two Moons (I)
Chasing Redbird (I)
Wanderer (I,T)
Ruby Holler (I)

Crutcher, Chris
Stotan! (T)
Staying Fat For Sarah Byrnes (T)
Whale Talk (T)

Curtis, Christopher Paul
The Watsons Go to Birmingham (T)
Bud, Not Buddy (I,T)

Cushman, Karen
Catherine, Called Birdy (T)
The Midwife's Apprentice (T)
Matilda Bone (I)

Danziger, Paula
The Cat Ate My Gymsuit (J)
Amber Brown series (J)

Dessen, Sarah
This Lullaby (T)
Dreamland (T)

Duncan, Lois
Stranger With My Face (T)
I Know What You Did Last Summer (T)

Farmer, Nancy
A Girl Named Disaster (T)
The House of the Scorpion (T)

Fleischman, Paul
Bull Run (T)
Mind's Eye (T)

Fletcher, Susan
Dragon's Milk series (I)
Shadow Spinner (I,T)

Fox, Paula
Slave Dancer (I,T)
The Eagle Kite (I,T)

Gantos, Jack
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key (J,I)
Desire Lines (T) 

George, Jean Craighead
Julie of the Wolves series (I,T)

Hamilton, Virginia  
Plain City (T)
Bluish (I)

Hesse, Karen
Phoenix Rising (T)
Out of the Dust (I,T)
Young Nick's Head (I,T)

Hoban, Julia
Acting Normal (T)

Hobbs, Will
Far North (T)
Jason's Gold (I,T)

Kerr, M.E.
Fell series (T)
Deliver Us From Evie (T)

Klause, Annette Curtis
Blood and Chocolate (T)
The Silver Kiss (T)

Koller, Jackie French
A Place to Call Home (T)
The Falcon (T)

Konisburg, E.L.
The View From Saturday (I)
T-Backs, T-Shirts, Coat and Suit (I)
Silent to the Bone (T)

Le Guin, Ursula
Catwing series (J)
Earthsea series (T)

Levine, Gail Carson
Ella Enchanted (J)
Dave at Night (I)

Lowry, Lois
Anastasia series (J)
The Giver (I)
Follow the Blue (T) 

Lynch, Chris
Iceman (T)
Shadow Boxer (T)

MacLachlan, Patricia
Sarah, Plain and Tall (J,I)
Journey (I)

Marino, Jan
For the Love of Pete (I)
Searching For Atticus (T)

Mazer, Norma Fox
Missing Pieces (T)
When She Was Good (T)

McCaffrey, Anne
Dragonriders of Pern series (T)
Acorna series (T)

McKinley, Robin
Beauty (I,T)
Deerskin (T)

Napoli, Donna Jo
Zel (T)
Spinners (T)

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds
Shiloh series
Walker's Crossing (T)

Nixon, Joan Lowery 
The Other Side of Dark (T)
The Haunting (T)

 Oppel, Kenneth
Dead Water Zone (T)
Silverwing series (J)

Paterson, Katherine
Bridge to Terabithia (I)
Preacher's Boy (I)

Paulsen, Gary
Hatchet series (I,T)
Harris and Me (I)

Peck, Richard
Strays Like Us (I)
A Long Way From Chicago (I,T)

Pierce, Tamora
The Song of the Lioness series (I,T)
Circle of Magic series (I)

Rylant, Cynthia
The Islander (I)
Missing May (I)

Sachar, Louis
Holes (I,T)
There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom (I) 

Salisbury, Graham
Under the Blood-Red Sun (T)
Jungle Dogs (T)

Scieszka, Jon
Time Warp Trio series (J)

Snicket, Lemony (pseud.)
A Series of Unfortunate Events series (I)

Spinelli, Jerry 
Maniac Magee (I, T)
Wringer (I)
Loser (I) 

Voigt, Cynthia
Homecoming series (I,T)
Elske (T)

Wynne-Jones, Tim
Stephen Fair (T)
The Flight of Burl Crow (T)

Yolen, Jane
Young Merlin series (I)
Armageddon Summer (with Bruce Coville) (T)

 

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