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books by decade
the 1990s
books I’ve enjoyed, broken down by decade
for all ages, for all time, for everyone
1990
Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss
1996
Falling Up by Shel Silverstein
1999
The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1) by Lemony Snicket
The Reptile Roomg (A Series of Unfortunate Events #2) by Lemony Snicket
adult fiction
1991
Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder
1994
Twelve Red Herrings (short story collection) by Jeffrey Archer
1995
High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
Vertical Run by Joseph R. Garber
1996
The Runaway Jury by John Grisham
1999
short stories
1994
Never Stop on the Motorway by Jeffrey Archer
non-fiction
1994
Reviving Ophelia : Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls by Mary Pipher, Ph.D
1997
Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris
Naked by David Sedaris
YA / middle
1998
Holes by Louis Sachar
children : elementary
coming soon
children : picture books
1990
Just Going to the Dentist by Mercer Mayer (Little Critter)
"More More More," Said the Baby: Three Love Stories by Vera B. Williams
Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss
What If the Shark Wears Tennis Shoes? by Winifred Morris, illustrated by Betsy Lewin
1991
A Year Around the Great Oak by Gerda Muller
Chrysanthemum by Kevin Hanks
If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Joffe Numeroff, illustrated by Felicia Bond
Just Me and My Little Brother (Little Critter) by Mercer Mayer
Papa, Do You Love Me? by Barbara M. Joose, illustrated by Barbara Lavallee
Tuesday by David Wiesner (Caldecott winner)
1992
Circus! by Peter Spier
If You Ever Meet a Whale: Poems selected by Myra Cohn Livingston, illustrated by Leonard Everett Fisher
Just Like Dad by Mercer Mayer (Little Critter)
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith
There’s a Nightmare in My Closet by Mercer Mayer
1993
Grandfather’s Journey by Allen Say
1994
The Children of the King by Max Lucado (Christian)
Olivia Saves the Circus by Ian Falconer
1995
Clown by Quentin Blake
The Library by Sarah Stewart & pictures by David Small
1996
Falling Up by Shel Silverstein
Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei by Peter Sís
1997
The Gardener by Sarah Stewart & pictures by David Small
One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Fairytale - Demi
The Trip (Little Critter) by Mercer Mayer
1998
Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! - by Dr. Seuss, with some help from Jack Prelutsky & Lane Smith
Snowflake Bentley - Jacqueline Briggs Martin, illustrated by Mary Azarian (1998, Caldecott Medal)
1999
A Child’s Calendar - Poems by John Updike, illustrations by Trina Start Hyman (Caldecott Honor)
Sector 7 by David Wiesner (1999, Caldecott Honor winner 2000)
coffee table books / other
1998
The world of William Steig by Lee Lorenz
special category
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haven’t read
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