Adventure

• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory By, Roald Dahl
• Julie and the Wolves By, George
• Number the Stars By, Joan Lowery Nixon
• From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankwater By, Koningsburg
• Hatchet By, Gary Paulsen
• The Boxcar Children By, Warner
• Harriet The Spy By, Louise Fitzhugh

Family and Friends

• Everyone Else's Parents Said Yes By, Paula Danziger
• Teacher's Pet By, Johanna Hurwitz
• The Baby-Sitters Club Series By, Ann M. Martin
• Matilda By, Roald Dahl

Fantasy and Science Fiction

• The Aliens Ate My Homework By, Bruce Coville
• The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe By, C.S. Lewis
• Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH By, O'Brien
• Harry Potter By, J.K. Rowling

Sports

• Undercover Tailback By, Matt Christopher
• There's a Girl in My Hammerlock By, Jerry Spinelli