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NY Public Library

The New York Public Library's staff picks for children — a large library system's answer to what a child should read next.

99 books in the catalog stand on this list. The list itself (opens the list's own website) ↗

A reader aged

3 of these books cover age 16. The 4 that name no age at all are left off rather than guessed at — choose any age to bring them back.

• Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, 1989 · ages 8–17 · Lexile 1020L · AR 5.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Mensa Kids
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• The Giver by Lois Lowry, 1993 · ages 13–17 · Lexile 760L · AR 5.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Mensa Kids, Newbery Award
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• The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, 1937 · ages 12–17 · Lexile 1000L · AR 6.6 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Mensa Kids, TJEd Youth Recommended
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