A Series of Unfortunate Events, by Lemony Snicket

Because of Winn-Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo

The BFG, by Roald Dahl

Blood on the River, by Elisa Carbone

The Boxcar Children, by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See, by Eric Carle

Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, by C. S. Lewis

The City of Ember, by Jeanne DuPrau (2015 Champion)

The Cricket in Times Square, by George Selden

Diary of a Wimpy Kid, by Jeff Kinney

Frindle, by Andrew Clements

Green Eggs and Ham, by Dr. Seuss

The Guardians of Ga'Hoole: The Capture, by Kathryn Lasky

Half Upon a Time, by James Riley

Harry Potter and the Sorcer's Stone, by J.K. Rowling (2014 Champion)

Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen

The Heroes of Olympus: The Lost Hero, by Rick Riordan

The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien

Holes, by Louis Sachar

Hoot, by Carl Hiaasen

How to Steal a Dog, by Barbara O'Connor 

I Funny, by James Patterson

Island of the Blue Dolphins, by Scott O'Dell (2017 Champion)

James and the Giant Peach, by Roald Dahl

Jumanji, by Chris Van Allsburg

The Kane Chronicles: The Red Pyramid, by Rick Riordan

The Lemonade War, by Jacqueline Davis

Little House on the Prairie, by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Maniac Magee, by Jerry Spinelli

Mr. Popper's Penguins, by Richard and Florence Atwater (2016 Champion)

My Father's Dragon, by Ruth Stiles Gannett

My Side of the Mountain, by Jean Craighead George

The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate

Out of My Mind, by Sharon Draper

Percy Jackson and the Olympians, by Rick Riordan

The Plant that Ate Dirty Socks, by Nancy McArthur

Peter Pan, by J. M. Barrie

The Polar Express, by Chris Van Allsburg

Poppy, by Avi

The Rainbow Fish, by Marcus Pfister

Redwall, by Brian Jacques

Stuart Little, by E. B. White

The Trail, by Meika Hashimoto

The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle 

The War with Grandpa, by Robert Kimmel Smith

Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak 

Wonder, by R.J. Palacio (2018 Champion)