BACK TO SCHOOL

It's the last week of August, and that means a lot of people are in back-to-school mode. In honor of the new school year, this week's blog post features books about going to school and/or that take place at school.  

Celebrate the return of school with one of these books today!

Picture Books

The King of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes

The Queen of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes

The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson

School's First Day of School by Adam Rex

Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes

Mr. S by Monica Arnaldo

Shu Lin's Grandpa by Matt Goodfellow

It's Me, Henry! by Stephanie Deslauriers

The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn

Middle Grade Books

New Kid by Jerry Craft

Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper

Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar

Frindle by Andrew Clements

The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

I, Funny by James Patters

Wonder by R.J. Palacio

The Superteacher Project by Gordon Korman

The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt

YA Books

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt

Drama by Raina Telgemeier

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus

American Panda by Gloria Chao

Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi

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