In an earlier blog, we discussed some books that are great books for students to read during the times of their lives, based upon age. Now that your young students are hopefully already reading, it’s time to add to this list! Ideally, all of the classic books listed below would be read, and more! However, this is a great next step for the young students that have fallen in love with reading based on the previous lists from Classic Kiddos!
For Elementary School (Ages 6-10):
- “Charlotte’s Web” by E.B. White
- “The Secret Garden” by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- “Matilda” by Roald Dahl
- “The Chronicles of Narnia” series by C.S. Lewis
- “Anne of Green Gables” by L.M. Montgomery
- “The BFG” by Roald Dahl
- “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll
- “Little House on the Prairie” series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” by Roald Dahl
- “The Tale of Despereaux” by Kate DiCamillo
For Middle School (Ages 11-13):
- “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee
- “The Hobbit” by J.R.R. Tolkien
- “The Giver” by Lois Lowry
- “The Phantom Tollbooth” by Norton Juster
- “Percy Jackson & the Olympians” series by Rick Riordan
- “Holes” by Louis Sachar
- “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton
- “The Diary of a Young Girl” by Anne Frank
- “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins
- “A Wrinkle in Time” by Madeleine L’Engle
For High School (Ages 14-18):
- “1984” by George Orwell
- “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger
- “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee
- “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding
- “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley
- “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury
- “Animal Farm” by George Orwell
- “The Bell Jar” by Sylvia Plath
- “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien
Encourage your young students to read these books, and then let us know what you think!