Recommended Books

All children benefit from someone they love reading aloud to them, from a child in the womb to a young adult graduating from high school. Below is a list of books that have been sent to our story stations over the last year and are available to order through the United Through Reading App.

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Beezus and Ramona

By Beverly Cleary

Recommended Age: 8 — 12
Type: Chapter Books, Classic Children's Books, Juvenile Fiction

Recommended by Newbery Honor Books

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Beloved and the Pepper Tree

By Ann Gonzales

Recommended Age: 4 — 8
Type: App Ebook, Diversity & Inclusion, Friends Books, General Picture Books

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Besos for Baby: A Little Book of Kisses

By Jen Arena

Recommended Age: 0m — 3
Type: Bedtime Books, Bilingual, Diversity & Inclusion, General Picture Books

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Black Panther: The Junior Novel

By Jim McCann

Recommended Age: 8 — 12
Type: Chapter Books, Diversity & Inclusion, Pop Culture, Super Heroes

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Black Panther: The Young Prince

By Ronald L. Smith

Recommended Age: 7 — 12
Type: Chapter Books, Diversity & Inclusion, Super Heroes

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Black Panther: This is Black Panther (World of Reading, Level 1)

By Alexandra West

Recommended Age: 3 — 5
Type: Diversity & Inclusion, Pop Culture, Reluctant Readers Books, Super Heroes

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Black Panther: Warriors of Wakanda (Little Golden Book)

By Frank Berrios

Recommended Age: 2 — 5
Type: Diversity & Inclusion, Pop Culture, Super Heroes

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Blankie!

By Leslie Patricelli

Recommended Age: 0m — 3
Type: Classic Children's Books, General Picture Books

Recommended by American Academy of Pediatrics

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Blueberries for Sal

By Robert McCloskey

Recommended Age: 3 — 7
Type: Classic Children's Books

Recommended by American Academy of Pediatrics

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Bomb: The Race to Build-and Steal-the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon

By Steve Sheinkin

Recommended Age: 10 — 14+
Type: Chapter Books, Juvenile Non-Fiction, STEM

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Brave Clara Barton

By Frank Murphy

Recommended Age: 5 — 8
Type: Chapter Books, Juvenile Non-Fiction

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Brian’s Winter

By Gary Paulsen

Recommended Age: 10 — 14+
Type: Chapter Books

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Bringing in the New Year

By Grace Lin

Recommended Age: 2 — 5
Type: Diversity & Inclusion, Holiday Books

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Can’t You Sleep Little Bear?

By Martin Waddell

Recommended Age: 3 — 7
Type: Bedtime Books, Classic Children's Books

Recommended by American Academy of Pediatrics

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Captain Marvel: Higher, Further, Faster

By Liza Palmer

Recommended Age: 12 — 14+
Type: Chapter Books, Super Heroes

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Charlotte’s Web

By E. B. White

Recommended Age: 7 — 12
Type: Chapter Books, Classic Children's Books, Friends Books

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Chasing Space (Young Readers’ Edition)

By Leland Melvin

Recommended Age: 8 — 12
Type: Biography/Autobiography, Chapter Books, Diversity & Inclusion, Juvenile Non-Fiction, STEM

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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

By Bill Martin, Jr.

Recommended Age: 0m — 6
Type: ABC Books, Classic Children's Books, General Picture Books

Recommended by American Academy of Pediatrics

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Choices, The True Story of One’s Family Daring Escape to Freedom

By J.E. Laufer

Recommended Age: 13 — 14+
Type: Biography/Autobiography, Chapter Books, Juvenile Non-Fiction

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Chrysanthemum

By Kevin Henkes

Recommended Age: 4 — 8
Type: Classic Children's Books, General Picture Books

Recommended by American Library Association

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