Need something to read? Try one of these!
More From Christopher Paul Curtis--If you liked The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963, you might enjoy these:
The Journey of Little Charlie
Bud, Not Buddy
Bucking the Sarge
Elijah of Buxton
The Mighty Miss Malone
The Madman of Piney Woods (a companion book to Elijah of Buxton)
Mr. Chickee's Funny Money
Mr. Chickee's Messy Mission
If you like Fantasy:
Story Peddler by Lindsay Franklin
The Unblemished Series by Sara Ella (three books, Unblemished, Unraveling, and Unbreakable)
Coral by Sara Ella
The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
Fabelhaven by Brandon Mull
The Books of Bayern by Shannon Hale
Doon Books by Carey Corp and Lorie Langdon
Out of Time series by Nadine Brandes (three books: A Time to Die, A Time to Speak, A Time to Rise)
Fawkes by Nadine Brandes
Romanov by Nadine Brandes
Angel Eyes by Sharon Dittemore
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Eragon Series by Christopher Paolini
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
The Land of Stories series by Chris Colfer
Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan
Harry Potter series
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
The Hobbit
The Red Wall series by Brian Jacques
Everlost by Neal Shusterman
The Magic Treehouse series
The Wingfeather Saga books by Andrew Peterson
Knights of Arrethtrae series by Chuck Black
Any book by Kiera Kass
Any book by Kasie West
Any book by Mary Weber
Fun Classics:
Tale of Desperaux by Kate DiCamillo
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S. Lewis
Nancy Drew
Hardy Boys
The Celery Stalks at Midnight
To Kill a Mockingbird
A Little Easier Reading Level:
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes
The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary (ANYTHING by Beverly Cleary, really :) )
Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
I Survived... series
Mia Mayhem by Kara West
A Cricket in Times Square by Beverly Cleary
More Books!
Epic Order of the Seven series by Jenny L. Cote
The Giver by Lois Lowry
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Numbe the Stars by Lois Lowry
The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Operation Yes by Sara Holmes
Nory Ryan's Song by Patricia Reilly Giff