2017 Kids’ Choice List
The BFG by Roald Dahl
Snatched from her orphanage by a BFG (Big Friendly Giant), who spends his life blowing happy dreams
to children, Sophie concocts with him a plan to save the world from nine other man-gobbling cannybull
giants.
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Ten-year-old Jesse Aarons, who has lived all his life on a farm in Virginia, becomes friends with Leslie
Burke, a "city girl" who has moved into a farmhouse down the road and opens doors to culture and
imaginative play. But then tragedy strikes.
I am Malala: How one girl stood up for education and changed the world by Malala
Yousafzai (youth edition)
Documents the educational pursuits of a 10 year old girl who became an international symbol of hope and
inspiration when she challenged the traditions of her Pakistan community, offering insight into the
influential role of her courageous father.
Catch You Later, Traitor by Avi
It's 1951, and twelve-year-old Pete Collison is a regular kid in Brooklyn, New York, who loves Sam Spade
detective books and radio crime dramas. But when an FBI agent shows up at Pete's doorstep, accusing
Pete's father of being a Communist, Pete is caught in a real-life mystery. Could there really be Commies
in Pete's family?
Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the
labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican
farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression.
Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Ally's greatest fear is that everyone will find out she is as dumb as they think she is because she still
doesn't know how to read
Fuzzy Mud by Louis Sachar
Two middle-grade kids take a shortcut home from school and discover what looks like fuzzy mud but is
actually a substance with the potential to wreak havoc on the entire world.
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Masterminds by Gordon Korman
"A group of kids discovers they were cloned from the DNA of some of the greatest criminal masterminds
in history for a sociological experiment.
Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool
Odyssey-like adventure of two boys' incredible quest on the Appalachian Trail where they deal with
pirates, buried secrets, and extraordinary encounters.
Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson
A graphic novel adventure about a girl who discovers roller derby right as she and her best friend are
growing apart.
Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix
When a diphtheria epidemic hits her 1840 village, thirteen-year-old Jessie discovers it is actually a 1995
tourist site under unseen observation by heartless scientists, and it's up to Jessie to escape the village
and save the lives of the dying children.
Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan (Magnus Chase and the gods of Asgard series)
Magnus Chase, a homeless boy living in Boston, finds out he is the son of a Norse god.
Timmy Failure: Mistakes were made by Stephan Pastis (Timmy Failure series)
Meet Timmy Failure, the founder, president, and CEO of the best detective agency in town, probably the
nation. And his lazy sidekick, Total, a 1,500-pound polar bear.
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
A boy who turns into a TV set and a girl who eats a whale are only two of the characters in a collection of
humorous poetry illustrated with the author's own drawings.
Woof by Spencer Quinn (Bowser and Birdie series)
Bowser is a mutt, just adopted by eleven-year-old Birdie Gaux and her grandmother, but when they all get
home to Grammy's bait and tackle shop in the bayou they discover that their prize stuffed marlin has been
stolen--so Bowser decides to investigate, and things quickly become complicated and dangerous.
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