Madeleine L'Engle |
A Swiftly Tilting Planet (age 10+) in: A Wrinkle in Time / The Time Quintet adventure , fantasy , science fiction |
A Wrinkle in Time / The Time Quintet (age 10+) in: A Wrinkle in Time / The Time Quintet adventure , fantasy , science fiction | |
A. LaFaye |
Worth (age 8-11) disability , family , historical |
Thanhha Lai |
Inside Out and Back Again (age 8-11) historical , identity , war |
Diedre Laiken |
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (age 9-12) historical , adventure |
Kathryn Lasky |
The Capture (age 9-12) in: Guardians of the Ga'hoole Series adventure , fantasy |
The Journey (age 9-12) in: Guardians of the Ga'hoole Series adventure , fantasy | |
The Rescue (age 9-12) in: Guardians of the Ga'hoole Series adventure , fantasy | |
The Siege (age 9-12) in: Guardians of the Ga'hoole Series adventure , fantasy | |
The Shattering (age 9-12) in: Guardians of the Ga'hoole Series adventure , fantasy | |
The Burning (age 9-12) in: Guardians of the Ga'hoole Series adventure , fantasy | |
The Hatchling (age 9-12) in: Guardians of the Ga'hoole Series adventure , fantasy | |
The Outcast (age 9-12) in: Guardians of the Ga'hoole Series adventure , fantasy | |
The Golden Tree (age 9-12) in: Guardians of the Ga'hoole Series adventure , fantasy | |
The River of Wind (age 9-12) in: Guardians of the Ga'hoole Series adventure , fantasy | |
The First Collier (age 9-12) in: Legends of the Ga'hoole action , adventure , fantasy | |
The Coming of Hoole (age 9-12) in: Legends of the Ga'hoole action , adventure , fantasy | |
To Be a King (age 9-12) in: Legends of the Ga'hoole action , adventure , fantasy | |
The Journal of Augustus Pelletier: the Lewis and Clark Expedition (age 9-12) adventure , historical , letters/journal | |
A Time for Courage: the Suffragette Diary of Kathleen Bowen, Washington, D.C., 1917 (age 8-11) in: Dear America Series war , identity , letters/journal , historical | |
Christmas After All: the Diary of Minnie Swift (age 8-11) in: Dear America Series war , identity , letters/journal , historical | |
Dreams in the Golden Country: the Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish Immigrant Girl, New York City, 1903 (age 8-11) in: Dear America Series war , identity , letters/journal , historical | |
A Journey to the New World: the Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, Plimoth Colony, 1620 (age 8-11) in: Dear America Series war , identity , letters/journal , historical | |
Elizabeth I, Red Rose of the House of Tudor (age 9-12) in: The Royal Diaries Series princesses , letters/journal , historical | |
Jahanara, Princess of Princesses (age 9-12) in: The Royal Diaries Series princesses , letters/journal , historical | |
Marie Antoinette: Princess of Versailles (age 9-12) in: The Royal Diaries Series princesses , letters/journal , historical | |
Jean Lee Latham |
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch (age 10+) brilliant protagonist , voyages/journeys , math/science/technology , historical |
Rachel Laurgaard |
Patty Reeds Doll: the Story of the Donner Party (age 9-12) voyages/journeys , historical , survival |
Ingrid Law |
Savvy (age 10+) supernatural , growing up , fantasy , family |
Scumble (age 10+) supernatural , growing up , fantasy , family | |
Robert Lawson |
Rabbit Hill (age 8-11) friendship , nature |
Ben and Me (age 8-11) humor , historical | |
They Were Strong and Good (age 9-12) historical | |
Milly Lee |
Landed (age 8-11) bigotry , historical |
Jay Leibold |
Secret of the Ninja (age 9-12) in: Choose Your Own Adventure Series authorship , action , adventure |
Donald B. Lemke |
Captured Off Guard: The Attack on Pearl Harbor (age 9-12) adventure , historical , comics |
Lois Lenski |
Strawberry Girl (age 10+) historical |
Peter Lerangis |
The Sword Thief (age 9-12) in: The 39 Clues historical , action , adventure , mystery |
The Viper's Nest (age 9-12) in: The 39 Clues historical , action , adventure , mystery | |
Gail Carson Levine |
Ella Enchanted (age 9-12) folklore , fantasy |
Dave at Night (age 9-12) the arts , historical , family | |
Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg (age 8-11) fantasy , humor , voyages/journeys | |
Fairy Haven and the Quest for the Wand (age 8-11) sequel to: Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg fantasy , humor , voyages/journeys | |
The Two Princesses of Bamarre (age 10+) princesses , adventure , fantasy , magic , illness/loss | |
C. S. Lewis |
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (age 9-12) in: The Chronicles of Narnia war , family , fantasy , adventure |
The Magician's Nephew (age 9-12) in: The Chronicles of Narnia war , family , fantasy , adventure | |
The Horse and His Boy (age 9-12) in: The Chronicles of Narnia war , family , fantasy , adventure | |
Prince Caspian (age 9-12) in: The Chronicles of Narnia war , family , fantasy , adventure | |
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (age 9-12) in: The Chronicles of Narnia war , family , fantasy , adventure | |
The Silver Chair (age 9-12) in: The Chronicles of Narnia war , family , fantasy , adventure | |
The Last Battle (age 9-12) in: The Chronicles of Narnia war , family , fantasy , adventure | |
Elizabeth Foreman Lewis |
Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze (age 10+) growing up , historical |
Grace Lin |
The Year of the Dog (age 8-11) realistic , growing up , humor , identity |
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (age 8-11) traditions , folklore , fantasy | |
Astrid Lindgren |
the Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (age 7-10) humor , adventure |
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter (age 8-11) family , adventure , action , folklore | |
Amy Littlesugar |
The Spinner's Daughter (age 8-11) historical |
Hugh Lofting |
The Story of Doctor Dolittle: Being the History of His Peculiar Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts Never Before Printed (age 9-12) fantasy , animals |
Jack London |
The Call of the Wild (age 10+) historical , adventure , nature , animals |
Lenore Look |
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things (age 8-11) in: Alvin Ho Series friendship , growing up , school |
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disasters (age 8-11) in: Alvin Ho Series friendship , growing up , school | |
Bette Bao Lord |
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson (age 9-12) friendship , humor , identity , sports , school |
Cynthia Lord |
Rules (age 9-12) disability , growing up , friendship , family |
D. Anne Love |
The Puppeteer's Apprentice (age 8-11) adventure , the arts , historical |
Maud Hart Lovelace |
Betsy-Tacy (age 8-11) in: The Betsy-Tacy Series adventure , friendship |
Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill (age 8-11) in: The Betsy-Tacy Series adventure , friendship | |
Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown (age 8-11) in: The Betsy-Tacy Series adventure , friendship | |
Betsy in Spite of Herself (age 8-11) in: The Betsy-Tacy Series adventure , friendship | |
Betsy was a Junior (age 8-11) in: The Betsy-Tacy Series adventure , friendship | |
Betsy and Joe (age 8-11) in: The Betsy-Tacy Series adventure , friendship | |
Heaven to Betsy (age 8-11) in: The Betsy-Tacy Series adventure , friendship | |
Betsy's Wedding (age 8-11) in: The Betsy-Tacy Series adventure , friendship | |
Betsy and the Great World (age 8-11) in: The Betsy-Tacy Series adventure , friendship | |
Susan Lowell |
I Am Lavina Cumming (age 9-12) historical |
Lois Lowry |
The Giver (age 10+) science fiction , fantasy , identity |
Number the Stars (age 10+) survival , bigotry , friendship , historical | |
Anastasia Krupnik (age 9-12) in: Anastasia Series growing up , realistic , humor , family | |
Anastasia Again! (age 9-12) in: Anastasia Series growing up , realistic , humor , family | |
Anastasia at Your Service (age 9-12) in: Anastasia Series growing up , realistic , humor , family | |
Anastasia on Her Own (age 9-12) in: Anastasia Series growing up , realistic , humor , family | |
Gooney, the Fabulous (age 7-10) in: Gooney Bird Greene Series school , humor | |
Gooney Bird and the Room Mother (age 7-10) in: Gooney Bird Greene Series school , humor | |
Gossamer (age 10+) fantasy , growing up | |
Messenger (age 10+) fantasy , identity , science fiction | |
Gathering Blue (age 10+) fantasy , identity , science fiction | |
The Willoughbys (age 9-12) family , adventure , humor | |
Trudy Ludwig |
Confessions of a Former Bully (age 8-11) school , friendship |
Mike Lupica |
Two-Minute Drill (age 9-12) friendship , sports , school |