Children's Books
Middle School Reads
Folklore and Mythology
Fairy Tales
Authors
100

The Very Hungry Caterpillar ate this to fix it's upset stomach.

What is one nice green leaf?

100

These are the four Houses in Harry Potter. Name them.

What are Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin?

100

This character torments the Three Little Pigs and Little Red Riding Hood.

Who is The Big Bad Wolf?

100

This is the classic introduction to all fairy tales.

What is "Once Upon a Time?"

100

This author wrote Hatchet, a survival story about Brian in the wilderness.

Gary Paulsen

200

After the Mouse gets his cookie in If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, he asks for this next.

What is Milk?

200

In this dystopian story, teens drawn by lotto to fight to the death in yearly competition.

What are The Hunger Games?

200

The hen in The Little Red Hen bakes this.

What is bread?
200

This is the classic ending to most fairy tales.

What is "And they lived happily ever after?"

200

This graphic novelist writes books about common real-life middle school experiences like braces, siblings, friendships, and drama.

Raina  Telgemeier? 

300

In this humorous graphic novel, two comic loving kids transform their mean principal into a very silly superhero.

What is Captain Underpants?

300

This book by R. J. Palacio follows a boy named Auggie with a facial difference starting school for the first time.

Wonder

300

He is the head of the Greek Gods, with power over the heavens.

Who is Zeus?

300

In this classic fairy tale (from all over the world!), a young girl is forced to become a servant in her own house when her father dies.

What is Cinderella?

300

This author introduced us to Meg, Ms. Who, Whatis, and Which as they traveled through space and time.

Madeleine L'Engle

400

The table on this famous bedtime book holds "a comb and a brush and a bowl full of mush."

What is Goodnight Moon?

400

This novel by James Dashner follows Thomas, who wakes up in a place called the Glade with no memory, where boys must navigate a deadly maze that changes every night.

The Maze Runner

400

This story involved a young chicken panicking when an acorn hit her head, making her believe that the sky was falling.

What is Chicken Little?

400

In this classic Middle Eastern tale, a young pauper is hired by his evil uncle to find a magic lamp that has a djinn who will grant its owner wishes.

What is Aladdin?

400

Before she became famous for the wizarding world, this author faced numerous rejections from publishers for this manuscript she wrote while a single mother living in Edinburgh.

J.K. Rowling

500

This famous rabbit broke into Mr. McGregor's garden.

Who is Peter Rabbit?
500

In this classic YA (Young Adult) book, two rival gangs from different walks of life fight for dominance in the street, with brutal and sometimes deadly consequences.

What is The Outsiders?

500

He is the mighty warrior of Norse mythology who wields Mjolnir and can call lightning.

Who is Thor?

500

He wrote many famous fairy tales including The Little Mermaid, the Ugly Duckling, and the Little Match Girl.

Who is Hans Christian Andersen?

500

This author intertwines historical events with thrilling narratives, including the story of a young prisoner on the USS Missouri and the 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima.

Allen Gratz