Our Favorite Literature Circle (and Shared Reading) Books

Presented in order of preference from 15+ years of ratings:

The One and Only Ivan
Skeleton Creek
Wonder
A Dog's Life
Juniper Berry
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Gregor the Overlander
The Wanderer
The Sister's Grimm 1
The Sea of Monsters (Lightning Thief Book 2)
Jackie and Me
The Brixton Brothers 1
Floors
Fever, 1793
Out of My Mind
Holes
The Phantom Tollbooth
Woods Runner
The Cay
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Things Not Seen
The Tale of Despereaux
Chasing Vermeer
101 Ways to Bug Your Parents
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
Tuck Everlasting
The Brixton Brothers 2
Small Steps
A Corner of the Universe
The Genius Files
Princess Academy
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher
Wayside School is Falling Down
The Lemonade War
All the Wrong Questions
The Maze of Bones
The Homework Machine
The Book of Three
Lunch Money
Crash
Bud, Not Buddy
The Secret Language of Girls
Rules
Notes from a Liar and Her Dog
Stargirl
Kid vs. Squid
Framed
Swindle
Running Out of Time
Vincent Shadow: Toy Inventor
Among the Hidden
Timothy of the Cay
Among the Imposters
It Only Looks Easy
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
Once Upon a Marigold
Ida B
Double Fudge
Artemis Fowl 1
Fudge-a-Mania
Loser
Absolutely Normal Chaos
Number the Stars
Radio Fifth Grade