| Barbara Brooks Wallace |
The Trouble With Miss Switch (age 8-11) school , science fiction , magic |
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Peppermints in the Parlor (age 8-11) family , adventure , mystery | |
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The Perils of Peppermints (age 8-11) sequel to: Peppermints in the Parlor family , adventure , mystery | |
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The Barrel in the Basement (age 8-11) fantasy , folklore , humor | |
| Bill Wallace |
Upchuck and the Rotten Willy (age 8-11) adventure , friendship , animals |
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The Pick of the Litter (age 9-12) friendship , animals | |
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Beauty (age 8-11) animals , family | |
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The Dog Who Thought He Was Santa (age 8-11) traditions , animals | |
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Snot Stew (age 8-11) humor , animals | |
| Jim Wallace |
Search for the Mountain Gorillas (age 9-12) in: Choose Your Own Adventure Series authorship , action , adventure |
| David Ward |
Between Two Ends (age 8-11) authorship , adventure , fantasy |
| Lynd Ward |
The Silver Pony: a Story in Pictures (age 7-10) animals , fantasy |
| Gertrude Chandler Warner |
The Amusement Park Mystery (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery |
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The Animal Shelter Mystery (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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The Black Pearl Mystery (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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Blue Bay Mystery (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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The Boxcar Children (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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Caboose Mystery (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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the Canoe Trip Mystery (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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The Castle Mystery (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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The Dinosaur Mystery (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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The Ghost Ship Mystery (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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The Haunted Cabin Mystery (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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Houseboat Mystery (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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The Lighthouse Mystery (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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Mike's Mystery (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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The Mystery at the Ballpark (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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The Mystery Horse (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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The Mystery in San Francisco (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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Mystery in the Cave (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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The Mystery in Washington, D.C. (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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The Mystery of the Hidden Painting (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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The Mystery of the Lake Monster (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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The Mystery of the Missing Cat (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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The Mystery of the Singing Ghost (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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Mystery Ranch (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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The Outer Space Mystery (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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The Pizza Mystery (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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Snowbound Mystery (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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The Yellow House Mystery (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
| Sally Warner |
Super Emma (age 7-10) friendship , school |
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Best Friend Emma (age 8-11) in: The Emma Series humor , friendship , school | |
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Not-So-Weird Emma (age 8-11) in: The Emma Series humor , friendship , school | |
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Only Emma (age 8-11) in: The Emma Series humor , friendship , school | |
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EllRay Jakes Is Not a Chicken (age 7-10) in: EllRay Jakes Series friendship , school | |
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EllRay Jakes Is Not a Rock Star (age 7-10) in: EllRay Jakes Series friendship , school | |
| Kate Waters |
On the Mayflower: the Voyage of the Ship's Apprentice and a Passenger Girl (age 7-10) voyages/journeys , historical |
| Jude Watson |
Beyond the Grave (age 9-12) in: The 39 Clues historical , action , adventure , mystery |
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In Too Deep (age 9-12) in: The 39 Clues historical , action , adventure , mystery | |
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The Way of the Apprentice (age 9-12) in: Star Wars, Jedi Quest Series war , science fiction , adventure , action | |
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The Trail of the Jedi (age 9-12) in: Star Wars, Jedi Quest Series war , science fiction , adventure , action | |
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The Shadow Trap (age 9-12) in: Star Wars, Jedi Quest Series war , science fiction , adventure , action | |
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The False Peace (age 9-12) in: Star Wars, Jedi Quest Series war , science fiction , adventure , action | |
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The Final Showdown (age 9-12) in: Star Wars, Jedi Quest Series war , science fiction , adventure , action | |
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The School of Fear (age 9-12) in: Star Wars, Jedi Quest Series war , science fiction , adventure , action | |
| Sarah Weeks |
Oggie Cooder (age 8-11) school , humor |
| H. G. Wells |
The Time Machine (age 9-12) adventure , science fiction |
| Kitty Wells |
Shadow Magic (age 7-10) in: Pocket Cats Series fantasy , school , animals |
| Rosemary Wells |
Wingwalker (age 8-11) growing up , historical |
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Red Moon at Sharpsburg: a Novel (age 10+) survival , historical , war | |
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My Havana: Memories of a Cuban Boyhood (age 9-12) identity , growing up , historical | |
| Michael Wenberg |
Elizabeth's Song (age 8-11) historical , family , the arts |
| Jacqueline West |
The Shadows (age 9-12) in: The Books of Elsewhere Series adventure , spooky , fantasy |
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Spellbound (age 9-12) in: The Books of Elsewhere Series adventure , spooky , fantasy | |
| Nick West |
Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in The Mystery of the Coughing Dragon (age 8-11) in: Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators Series mystery |
| Robert Paul Weston |
Zorgamazoo (age 9-12) adventure , fantasy , poetry |
| Gloria Whelan |
Hannah (age 8-11) historical , school |
| E. B. White |
Stuart Little (age 9-12) family , adventure |
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The Trumpet of the Swan (age 8-11) friendship , growing up , the arts | |
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Charlotte's Web (age 8-11) friendship , animals , enterprise | |
| Ellen Emerson White |
Voyage on the Great Titanic: the Diary of Margaret Ann Brady, R.M.S. Titanic, 1912 (age 8-11) in: Dear America Series war , identity , letters/journal , historical |
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The Journal of Patrick Seamus Flaherty: United States Marine Corps, Khe Sanh, Vietnam, 1968 (age 8-11) in: My Name Is America Series war , identity , letters/journal , historical | |
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Kaiulani: the People's Princess (age 9-12) in: The Royal Diaries Series princesses , letters/journal , historical | |
| Ruth White |
Belle Prater's Boy (age 9-12) tragedy , illness/loss , growing up , friendship , family |
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Way Down Deep (age 9-12) mystery , family , identity | |
| Ian Whybrow |
Little Wolf's Book of Badness (age 7-10) humor , school |
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Little Wolf's Diary of Daring Deeds (age 7-10) sequel to: Little Wolf's Book of Badness humor , school | |
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Little Wolf's Haunted Hall for Small Horrors (age 7-10) sequel to: Little Wolf's Book of Badness humor , school | |
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Little Wolf, Forest Detective (age 7-10) sequel to: Little Wolf's Book of Badness humor , school | |
| Laura Ingalls Wilder |
Little House on the Prairie (age 8-11) in: Little House on the Prairie Series family , historical |
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Little House in the Big Woods (age 8-11) in: Little House on the Prairie Series family , historical | |
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By the Shores of Silver Lake (age 8-11) in: Little House on the Prairie Series family , historical | |
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Farmer Boy (age 8-11) in: Little House on the Prairie Series family , historical | |
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On the Banks of Plum Creek (age 8-11) in: Little House on the Prairie Series family , historical | |
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The First Four Years (age 8-11) in: Little House on the Prairie Series family , historical | |
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The Long Winter (age 8-11) in: Little House on the Prairie Series family , historical | |
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Little Town on the Prairie (age 8-11) in: Little House on the Prairie Series family , historical | |
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These Happy Golden Years (age 8-11) in: Little House on the Prairie Series family , historical | |
| Deborah Wiles |
Love, Ruby Lavender (age 8-11) tragedy , letters/journal , illness/loss , family |
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Each Little Bird that Sings (age 8-11) tragedy , friendship , family , illness/loss | |
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The Aurora County All-Stars (age 8-11) friendship , family , bigotry , sports | |
| Maria D. Wilkes |
Little Town at the Crossroads (age 8-11) sequel to: Little House in Brookfield family , historical |
| Barbara Williams |
Titanic Crossing (age 9-12) family , historical |
| Jay Williams |
Danny Dunn, Invisible Boy (age 8-11) in: The Danny Dunn Series humor , adventure , math/science/technology |
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Danny Dunn, Scientific Detective (age 8-11) in: The Danny Dunn Series humor , adventure , math/science/technology | |
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Danny Dunn, Time Traveler (age 8-11) in: The Danny Dunn Series humor , adventure , math/science/technology | |
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Danny Dunn and the Smallifying Machine (age 8-11) in: The Danny Dunn Series humor , adventure , math/science/technology | |
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Danny Dunn and the Swamp Monster (age 8-11) in: The Danny Dunn Series humor , adventure , math/science/technology | |
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Danny Dunn and the Voice From Space (age 8-11) in: The Danny Dunn Series humor , adventure , math/science/technology | |
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Danny Dunn and the Weather Machine (age 8-11) in: The Danny Dunn Series humor , adventure , math/science/technology | |
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Danny Dunn on the Ocean Floor (age 8-11) in: The Danny Dunn Series humor , adventure , math/science/technology | |
| Margery Williams |
The Velveteen Rabbit: or, How Toys Become Real (age 8-11) friendship , magic |
| Rita Williams-Garcia |
One Crazy Summer (age 9-12) identity , family , historical |
| Nathan Wilson |
Leepike Ridge (age 9-12) survival , action , adventure |
| Henry Winkler |
Niagara Falls, Or Does It? (age 8-11) in: Hank Zipzer Series school , friendship , humor |
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I Got a D in Salami (age 8-11) in: Hank Zipzer Series school , friendship , humor | |
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Day of the Iguana (age 8-11) in: Hank Zipzer Series school , friendship , humor | |
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The Zippity Zinger (age 8-11) in: Hank Zipzer Series school , friendship , humor | |
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The Night I Flunked My Field Trip (age 8-11) in: Hank Zipzer Series school , friendship , humor | |
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Holy Enchilada! (age 8-11) in: Hank Zipzer Series school , friendship , humor | |
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Help! Somebody Get Me Out of Fourth Grade! (age 8-11) in: Hank Zipzer Series school , friendship , humor | |
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Summer School! What Genius Thought That Up? (age 8-11) in: Hank Zipzer Series school , friendship , humor | |
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My Dog's a Scaredy-Cat: a Halloween Tail (age 8-11) in: Hank Zipzer Series school , friendship , humor | |
| Elizabeth Winthrop |
The Castle in the Attic (age 9-12) magic , knights/castles/dragons , fantasy |
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The Battle For the Castle (age 9-12) sequel to: The Castle in the Attic magic , knights/castles/dragons , fantasy | |
| William Wise |
Christopher Mouse: the Tale of a Small Traveler (age 8-11) adventure , friendship , animals |
| Maia Wojciechowska |
Shadow of a Bull (age 9-12) identity , family , growing up |
| Janet S. Wong |
Minn and Jake (age 8-11) humor , friendship , poetry |
| Marcia Wood |
The Secret Life of Hilary Thorne (age 8-11) family , authorship , fantasy |
| Maryrose Wood |
The Mysterious Howling (age 8-11) in: Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place humor , mystery |
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The Hidden Gallery (age 8-11) in: Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place humor , mystery | |
| Elvira Woodruff |
Awfully Short for the Fourth Grade (age 8-11) magic , fantasy , adventure , school |
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Dear Napoleon, I Know You're Dead, But... (age 9-12) fantasy , letters/journal , spooky | |
| Patricia C. Wrede |
Dealing With Dragons (age 10+) in: The Enchanted Forest Chronicles princesses , knights/castles/dragons , fantasy , humor |
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Searching For Dragons (age 10+) in: The Enchanted Forest Chronicles princesses , knights/castles/dragons , fantasy , humor | |
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Calling on Dragons (age 10+) in: The Enchanted Forest Chronicles princesses , knights/castles/dragons , fantasy , humor | |
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Talking to Dragons (age 10+) in: The Enchanted Forest Chronicles princesses , knights/castles/dragons , fantasy , humor | |
| Patricia Wrede |
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (age 9-12) in: Star Wars Series war , science fiction , adventure , action |
| Betty Ren Wright |
Haunted Summer (age 9-12) family , mystery , spooky |
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The Dollhouse Murders (age 9-12) spooky , family , mystery | |
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Princess for a Week (age 8-11) princesses , spooky , mystery | |
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The Ghosts of Mercy Manor (age 8-11) family , spooky | |
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The Ghost Witch (age 8-11) spooky | |
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Too Many Secrets (age 8-11) family , mystery | |
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Christina's Ghost (age 8-11) mystery , spooky | |
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A Ghost in the Window (age 8-11) mystery , spooky | |
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Crandall's Castle (age 8-11) mystery , spooky | |
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Nothing But Trouble (age 8-11) mystery , self-reliance , family | |
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Rosie and the Dance of the Dinosaurs (age 8-11) mystery , the arts , self-reliance , family | |
| Sharon Dennis Wyeth |
Freedom's Wings (age 7-10) in: My America Series letters/journal , historical |
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Ginger Brown the Nobody Boy (age 7-10) friendship | |
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Ginger Brown: Too Many Houses (age 7-10) identity , family | |
| Tim Wynne-Jones |
Rex Zero, King of Nothing (age 10+) family , historical , growing up |
| Johann Wyss |
The Swiss Family Robinson (age 9-12) family , adventure , survival |