Since the publication of Forget me not, I’ve had so many parents, teachers, and kids write to me asking for recommendations of what to read next. So many, in fact, that I thought it would be helpful to post them here for everyone to enjoy.
WONDER by R.J. Palacio
STARGIRL by Jerry Spinelli
FLIPPED by Wendelin Van Draanen
FISH IN A TREE by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
THE THING ABOUT JELLYFISH by Ali Benjamin
BOOKED by Kwame Alexander
SURE SIGNS OF CRAZY by Karen Harrington
MOCKINGBIRD by Kathryn Erskine
THREE BIRD SUMMER by Sara St. Antoine
BROWN GIRL DREAMING by Jacqueline Woodson
RHYME SCHEMER by K.A. Holt
HEARTBEAT by Sharon Creech
RULES by Cynthia Lord
RAIN REIGN by Ann M. Martin
COUNTING BY 7’S by Holly Goldberg Sloan
FINDING PERFECT by Elly Swartz
KAT GREENE COMES CLEAN by Melissa Roske
INSIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN THE LIFE OF A CACTUS by Dusti Bowling
SAVE ME A SEAT by Sarah Weeks & Gita Varadarajan
THE PAGES BETWEEN US by Lindsey Leavitt & Robin Mellom
SUMMERLOST by Ally Condie
LOVE, AUBREY by Suzanne LaFleur
TRAIN I RIDE by Paul Mosier
WHERE THE WATERMELONS GROW by Cindy Baldwin
RESTART by Gordon Korman
WISHTREE by Katherine Applegate
ORPHAN ISLAND by Laurel Snyder
THE SOMEDAY BIRDS by Sally J. Pla
WHEN MY SISTER STARTED KISSING by Helen Frost
KARMA KHULLAR’S MUSTACHE by Kristi Wientge
LIKE MAGIC by Elaine Vickers
GARVEY’S CHOICE by Nikki Grimes
BRACED by Alyson Gerber
THE ETHAN I WAS BEFORE by Ali Standish
ROOT BEER CANDY AND OTHER MIRACLES by Shari Green
HOUR OF THE BEES by Lindsay Eager
PLANET EARTH IS BLUE by Nicole Panteleakos
THE THREE RULES OF EVERYDAY MAGIC by Amanda Rawson Hill
THE LAST FIFTH GRADE OF EMERSON ELEMENTARY by Laura Shovan
VILONIA BEEBE TAKES CHARGE by Kristin Gray
OUT OF THE DUST by Karen Hesse
WHEN YOU REACH ME by Rebecca Stead
OKAY FOR NOW by Gary D. Schmidt
A RAMBLER STEALS HOME by Carter Higgins
Happy Reading!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the recommendations! I’ve only read about a third of these.