Books every child should read by the time they’re 14
(but if you haven’t, no sweat, run to your local library and grab a copy now).
Classics for Every Age for All Time.
Series of Unfortunate Events (13 books) by Lemony Snicket
Matilda by Roald Dahl (anything and everything by Roald Dahl. Note: only his works for children)
Older
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Steward
The Prydain Chronicles by Lloyd Alexander
Holes by Louis Sachar
Hunger Games by Susanne Collins
Middle
Esme Dooley by Jane Donovan & Rosie McTozy
Matthew Looney and the Space Pirates by Jerome Beatty
The Great Brain (series) by J.D. Fitzgerald