Short Stories to Read
Books Made into Movies
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Voirst
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kenney
Dorothy of Oz by Roger S. Baum
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Holes by Louis Sachar
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford
How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
How to Train Your Dragon Book 2 by Cressida Cowell
The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Hugo by Brian Selznick
Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg
Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer by Megan McDonald
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard Atwater
Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene
Nim’s Island by Wendy Orr and Kerry Millard
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Shrek by William Steig
Sleeping Beauty (Maleficent) by Brothers Grimm
The Spiderwick Chronicles by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi
Stuart Little by E.B. White
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Voirst
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kenney
Dorothy of Oz by Roger S. Baum
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Holes by Louis Sachar
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford
How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
How to Train Your Dragon Book 2 by Cressida Cowell
The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Hugo by Brian Selznick
Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg
Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer by Megan McDonald
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard Atwater
Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene
Nim’s Island by Wendy Orr and Kerry Millard
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Shrek by William Steig
Sleeping Beauty (Maleficent) by Brothers Grimm
The Spiderwick Chronicles by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi
Stuart Little by E.B. White
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls