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The Ultimate Backseat Bookshelf: 100 Must-Reads For Kids 9-14 From NPR
August 05, 2013 9:10 AM ET - As we enter the last stretch of summer before school
starts again, we present our big annual book list — and this year, we're focusing on great reads for kids.
Back in June, NPR's Backseat Book Club — our book club for young readers — asked you, the NPR audience, to nominate your favorite books for kids age 9-14.
More than 2,000 of you replied, giving us hundreds and hundreds of titles to consider. So we turned to our expert panel (read more about them — and their Newbery honors!
— here), who combined audience favorites with their own choices to come up with a curated list of 100 must-reads.
The final 100 has a little bit of everything: tales of trying to fit in, escaping to magical lands, facing prejudice, coming of age and fighting to survive. There are animal stories, pioneer sagas, science-fiction adventures and, of course, beloved classics.
So if you're looking for a new book for the young readers in your life — or you want to relive that age yourself — please stick around and browse our bookshelf.
(Here's a printable version of the list, too.) And if your favorite book is missing, please tell us about it — nicely! — in the comments. Happy reading!