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100 books, each with its page count, estimated reading time, and where it appears on U.S. school reading lists. Ranked by how often the book is listed (dataset 2026-07-21).

Rank	Book	Pages	Read time	Lists	States
1	Wonder R.J. Palacio, 2012	320	5 h 52 min	148	29
2	New Kid Jerry Craft, 2019	256	4 h 42 min	109	20
3	Shiloh Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, 1991	160	2 h 56 min	104	25
5	Maniac Magee Jerry Spinelli, 1990	184	3 h 22 min	87	20
7	Refugee Alan Gratz, 2017	352	6 h 27 min	83	18
8	Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney, 2007	217	3 h 59 min	81	16
9	Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library Chris Grabenstein, 2013	338	6 h 12 min	80	23
10	The Tale of Despereaux Kate DiCamillo, 2003	270	4 h 57 min	78	17
12	Out of My Mind Sharon M. Draper, 2010	295	5 h 25 min	62	14
15	The Giver Lois Lowry, 1993	179	3 h 17 min	61	20
19	The War That Saved My Life Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, 2015	316	5 h 48 min	58	12
21	The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) Rick Riordan, 2005	384	7 h 2 min	57	14
23	The Crossover Kwame Alexander, 2014	240	4 h 24 min	56	12
28	The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins, 2008	374	6 h 51 min	51	14
30	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone J.K. Rowling, 1997	309	5 h 40 min	47	12
40	Matilda Roald Dahl, 1988	240	4 h 24 min	36	8
47	Old Yeller Fred Gipson, 1956	192	3 h 31 min	32	8
49	Dog Man Dav Pilkey, 2016	240	4 h 24 min	31	8
51	Odder Katherine Applegate, 2022	288	5 h 17 min	30	9
57	Ground Zero Alan Gratz, 2021	304	5 h 34 min	27	8
61	The Mouse and the Motorcycle Beverly Cleary, 1965	192	3 h 31 min	26	8
85	The Whipping Boy Sid Fleischman, 1986	96	1 h 46 min	20	3
98	The Wild Robot Peter Brown, 2016	288	5 h 17 min	18	6
109	Children of Blood and Bone Tomi Adeyemi, 2018	543	9 h 57 min	16	0
120	The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman, 2008	312	5 h 43 min	16	2
127	The Lost Library Rebecca Stead & Wendy Mass, 2023	167	3 h 4 min	15	3
130	Touching Spirit Bear Ben Mikaelsen, 2001	241	4 h 25 min	15	5
139	Where the Red Fern Grows Wilson Rawls, 1961	245	4 h 30 min	14	5
166	Heroes Alan Gratz, 2024	219	4 h 1 min	12	4
190	The Unwanteds Lisa McMann, 2012	416	7 h 38 min	12	3
198	Wish Barbara O'Connor, 2016	236	4 h 20 min	12	4
202	A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L'Engle, 1962	232	4 h 15 min	11	2
216	Impossible Creatures Katherine Rundell, 2023	385	7 h 4 min	10	2
219	Long Way Down Jason Reynolds, 2017	320	5 h 52 min	10	2
303	Esperanza Rising Pam Muñoz Ryan, 2000	272	4 h 59 min	8	4
310	Fablehaven Brandon Mull, 2006	351	6 h 26 min	8	2
409	The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1) Lemony Snicket, 1999	176	3 h 14 min	8	2
436	The Sherlock Society James Ponti, 2025	368	6 h 45 min	8	2
441	The Trumpet of the Swan E.B. White, 1970	251	4 h 36 min	8	2
448	To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, 1960	281	5 h 9 min	8	3
480	A Bad Case of Stripes David Shannon, 1998	32	35 min	7	1
506	Charlotte's Web E.B. White, 1952	184	3 h 22 min	7	3
518	FIREBOAT Maira Kalman, 2002	48	53 min	7	0
566	The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1925	180	3 h 18 min	7	2
578	The Race to Save the Lord God Bird Phillip Hoose, 2014	223	4 h 5 min	7	0
587	The Witch of Blackbird Pond Elizabeth George Speare, 1958	256	4 h 42 min	7	1
593	Unwind Neal Shusterman, 2007	335	6 h 9 min	7	3
620	A Wolf Called Wander Rosanne Parry, 2019	242	4 h 26 min	6	2
674	Crash Jerry Spinelli, 1996	162	2 h 58 min	6	1
695	Flipped Wendelin Van Draanen, 2001	221	4 h 3 min	6	1
777	Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck, 1937	112	2 h 3 min	6	3
801	Ramona Quimby, Age 8 Beverly Cleary, 1981	190	3 h 29 min	6	2
816	Schooled Gordon Korman, 2007	208	3 h 49 min	6	1
843	The Adventures of Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey, 1997	125	2 h 18 min	6	2
882	The House on Mango Street Sandra Cisneros, 1984	110	2 h 1 min	6	4
948	1984 George Orwell, 1949	328	6 h 1 min	5	1
961	Beloved Toni Morrison, 1987	324	5 h 56 min	5	2
1,000	If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Laura Numeroff, 1985	32	35 min	5	1
1,015	Lord of the Flies William Golding, 1954	224	4 h 6 min	5	2
1,016	Love That Dog Sharon Creech, 2001	92	1 h 41 min	5	1
1,028	Night Elie Wiesel, 1960	120	2 h 12 min	5	2
1,065	The Door in the Wall Marguerite de Angeli, 1949	125	2 h 18 min	5	0
1,080	The Midwife's Apprentice Karen Cushman, 1995	143	2 h 37 min	5	0
1,084	The Outsiders S.E. Hinton, 1967	192	3 h 31 min	5	4
1,112	Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy Tui T. Sutherland, 2012	336	6 h 10 min	5	0
1,123	A Long Walk to Water Linda Sue Park, 2010	128	2 h 21 min	4	1
1,141	Animal Farm George Orwell, 1945	112	2 h 3 min	4	1
1,165	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl, 1964	176	3 h 14 min	4	1
1,261	Looking for Alaska John Green, 2005	248	4 h 33 min	4	0
1,300	Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen, 1813	432	7 h 55 min	4	0
1,341	The Bluest Eye Toni Morrison, 1970	224	4 h 6 min	4	1
1,354	The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza Mac Barnett, 2022	323	5 h 55 min	4	1
1,364	The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini, 2003	371	6 h 48 min	4	1
1,383	The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1850	238	4 h 22 min	4	1
1,468	Coraline Neil Gaiman, 2001	176	3 h 14 min	3	1
1,480	Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury, 1953	249	4 h 34 min	3	2
1,483	Fourth Grade Rats Jerry Spinelli, 1991	90	1 h 39 min	3	1
1,491	Growing Home Beth Ferry, 2025	272	4 h 59 min	3	1
1,511	Monster Walter Dean Myers, 1999	281	5 h 9 min	3	2
1,550	The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain, 1884	412	7 h 33 min	3	1
1,551	The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain, 1876	216	3 h 58 min	3	0
1,552	The Bad Guys Aaron Blabey, 2016	144	2 h 38 min	3	1
1,564	The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, 1947	283	5 h 11 min	3	2
1,572	The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck, 1939	464	8 h 30 min	3	0
1,575	The Lemonade War Davies, Jacqueline, 2007	192	3 h 31 min	3	1
1,577	The Mysterious Benedict Society Trenton Lee Stewart, 2008	512	9 h 23 min	3	1
1,587	Unplugged Gordon Korman, 2021	336	6 h 10 min	3	1
1,603	A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens, 1859	448	8 h 13 min	2	0
1,612	Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes, 1966	311	5 h 42 min	2	0
1,615	Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad, 1899	96	1 h 46 min	2	0
1,620	Little Women Louisa May Alcott, 1868	449	8 h 14 min	2	0
1,621	Mercy Watson to the Rescue Kate DiCamillo, 2005	80	1 h 28 min	2	0
1,628	Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood Marjane Satrapi, 2000	160	2 h 56 min	2	0
1,637	The Book Thief Markus Zusak, 2005	552	10 h 7 min	2	1
1,638	The Boxcar Children Gertrude Chandler Warner, 1924	160	2 h 56 min	2	0
1,639	The Color Purple Alice Walker, 1982	304	5 h 34 min	2	0
1,641	The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Mark Haddon, 2003	226	4 h 9 min	2	0
1,644	The Hundred Dresses Eleanor Estes, 1944	80	1 h 28 min	2	0
1,650	The Pearl John Steinbeck, 1947	96	1 h 46 min	2	1
1,654	The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, 1969	26	29 min	2	0

Reading time = pages × 275 words ÷ 250 words per minute, an estimate. Rank = position among all 1,664 books on the lists we track. How the data is built: methodology.

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Wonder by R.J. Palacio — Amazon
New Kid by Jerry Craft — Amazon
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor — Amazon

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