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The Sea of Trolls

A Girl Named Disaster

The House of the Scorpion

The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm

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Treasure Island

Book Your Trip

Summer Doldrums? These Nautical Reads Will Put Wind In Your Sails

June 17, 2014 • If books float your boat, we've got just the thing: magical barge battles, the search for the Northwest Passage and a trans-Atlantic cruise that follows in Geoffrey Chaucer's footsteps. Also pirates!

Treasure Island

Book Your Trip

Summer Doldrums? These Nautical Reads Will Put Wind In Your Sails

June 17, 2014 • If books float your boat, we've got just the thing: magical barge battles, the search for the Northwest Passage and a trans-Atlantic cruise that follows in Geoffrey Chaucer's footsteps. Also pirates!

Hatchet

100 Best Books

The Ultimate Backseat Bookshelf: 100 Must-Reads For Kids 9-14

August 5, 2013 • More than 2,000 of you weighed in with your nominations for the best books for young readers.

Harry Potter Box Set

Summer Books 2012

Your Favorites: 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels

August 7, 2012 • More than 75,000 of you voted for your favorite young-adult fiction. Now, after all the nominating, sorting and counting, the final results are in. Here are the 100 best teen novels, chosen by the NPR audience.

Books

School Picks Favorite Books Ahead of Main Awards

January 17, 2005 • The winners of the most prestigious awards in children's literature have been announced. The Caldecott Medal is awarded to the best picture book, and the Newbery to the best children's book. Before the awards, were announced, one Illinois school held its own mock competition.

School Picks Favorite Books Ahead of Main Awards

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