27 Books Every '90s Kid Has Read At Least Once
By Daniel Kim
One of the best parts of being a '90s kid is that we grew up with some rad books. Seriously, reading was cool. Remember those magic days of going to your school's Scholastic book fair or your library and feeling like anything was possible? Or afternoons curled up on your bean bag, devouring your latest find? Or rushing through your math schoolwork so that you could have free reading time? (Aah, if only free reading time were a thing at adult jobs!)
If you were a girl growing up the '90s and '00s, there were definitely some books that we all got hooked on, from the chapter book series that we fell hard for to the books that we read over and over again. There were some books that were practically fashionable; if you weren't reading them you were missing out.
So, if you're a '90s girl like me, these books will take you back to the good ol' days of wazzup, ring pops. and (of course) some mad good reading. On this list, you're sure to find some of your favorite reads, and hopefully a few gems that you nearly forgot about. Even though we can't actually go back to the '90s, these books will certainly take you for a ride down memory lane.
1
'Ella Enchanted' by Gail Carson Levine
2
The Nancy Drew Series by Caroline B. Cooney
3
The Babysitters Club by Ann M. Martin
4
A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
5
Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
6
Junie B. Jones series by Barbara Park
Every mishap Junie B. gets herself into was more entertaining the one before it. Plus, the girl had some serious sass.
7
'Esperanza Rising' by Pam Muñoz Ryan
8
'The Goose Girl' by Shannon Hale
9
'Twilight' by Stephanie Meyer
10
'Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret' by Judy Blume
11
'A Great and Terrible Beauty' by Libba Bray
12
'The Giver' by Lois Lowry
13
'Fever 1793' by Laurie Halse Anderson
14
'Holes' by Louis Sachar
15
The American Girl series by Valerie Tripp
We all had our favorite American Girl, and we tore through their stories. Felicity, Molly, Josefina, Kit, Addy, Kaya, Kirsten, Samantha... they were like our pen pals from a different era.
16
'Matilda' by Roald Dahl
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'Where the Sidewalk Ends' by Shel Silverstein
18
The Animorphs series by K.A. Applegate
Not only were these covers the coolest thing in your school's library, but the intergalactic battle of the Animorphs was some seriously good reading. We all know which morphs we'd want if we could change into animals.
19
'Artemis Fowl' by Eoin Colfer
An advanced society of fairies living underground get mixed up with a rich boy genius? SO GOOD. This book (and its sequels) were everything a reader could ever want.
20
'A Wrinkle in Time' by Madeline L'engle
21
'From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler' by E.L.Konigsburg
22
'First Test' by Tamora Pierce
23
'Bridge to Terabithia' by Katherine Paterson
24
'The Westing Game' by Ellen Raskin
25
'Because of Winn-Dixie' by Kate DiCamillo
26
'Stargirl' by Jerry Spinelli
27
'Poppy' by Avi
Avi was quintessential for every '90s reader. Poppy the field mouse and all of her forest friends felt like my best friends.
