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120 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 2026-10-24).

Rank	Book	Pages	Read time	Lists	States
1	Wonder R.J. Palacio, 2012	320	5 h 52 min	163	32
2	Shiloh Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, 1991	160	2 h 56 min	115	27
3	New Kid Jerry Craft, 2019	256	4 h 42 min	114	20
6	Maniac Magee Jerry Spinelli, 1990	184	3 h 22 min	100	22
7	Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library Chris Grabenstein, 2013	338	6 h 12 min	90	25
8	Refugee Alan Gratz, 2017	352	6 h 27 min	88	18
9	Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney, 2007	217	3 h 59 min	86	16
10	The Tale of Despereaux Kate DiCamillo, 2003	270	4 h 57 min	85	18
13	The Giver Lois Lowry, 1993	179	3 h 17 min	74	22
14	The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins, 2008	374	6 h 51 min	74	21
15	The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) Rick Riordan, 2005	384	7 h 2 min	72	17
16	Smile Raina Telgemeier, 2010	224	4 h 6 min	71	11
18	Out of My Mind Sharon M. Draper, 2010	295	5 h 25 min	68	16
27	The War That Saved My Life Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, 2015	316	5 h 48 min	61	13
28	The Crossover Kwame Alexander, 2014	240	4 h 24 min	56	12
32	The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate, 2012	320	5 h 52 min	51	10
36	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone J.K. Rowling, 1997	309	5 h 40 min	47	12
39	The Fault in Our Stars John Green, 2012	313	5 h 44 min	45	10
45	Matilda Roald Dahl, 1988	240	4 h 24 min	39	9
47	Odder Katherine Applegate, 2022	288	5 h 17 min	37	11
50	Old Yeller Fred Gipson, 1956	192	3 h 31 min	36	8
53	Dog Man Dav Pilkey, 2016	240	4 h 24 min	35	8
67	Ground Zero Alan Gratz, 2021	304	5 h 34 min	30	9
69	The Mouse and the Motorcycle Beverly Cleary, 1965	192	3 h 31 min	29	8
71	Blubber Judy Blume, 1974	192	3 h 31 min	28	6
72	Children of Blood and Bone Tomi Adeyemi, 2018	543	9 h 57 min	28	3
90	Loser Jerry Spinelli, 2002	224	4 h 6 min	25	7
98	The Wild Robot Peter Brown, 2016	288	5 h 17 min	24	8
116	Schooled Gordon Korman, 2007	208	3 h 49 min	21	4
120	Wish Barbara O'Connor, 2016	236	4 h 20 min	21	7
134	The Whipping Boy Sid Fleischman, 1986	96	1 h 46 min	20	3
167	Crash Jerry Spinelli, 1996	162	2 h 58 min	16	4
184	The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman, 2008	312	5 h 43 min	16	2
187	A Bad Case of Stripes David Shannon, 1998	32	35 min	15	3
193	Flipped Wendelin Van Draanen, 2001	221	4 h 3 min	15	3
199	The Lost Library Rebecca Stead & Wendy Mass, 2023	167	3 h 4 min	15	3
202	Touching Spirit Bear Ben Mikaelsen, 2001	241	4 h 25 min	15	5
204	Unwind Neal Shusterman, 2007	335	6 h 9 min	15	5
205	Where the Red Fern Grows Wilson Rawls, 1961	245	4 h 30 min	15	5
207	Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy Tui T. Sutherland, 2012	336	6 h 10 min	15	1
218	Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen, 1813	432	7 h 55 min	14	0
219	Ralph S. Mouse Beverly Cleary, 2009	181	3 h 19 min	14	3
235	Love That Dog Sharon Creech, 2001	92	1 h 41 min	13	3
239	The Adventures of Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey, 1997	125	2 h 18 min	13	4
244	The Trumpet of the Swan E.B. White, 1970	251	4 h 36 min	13	3
254	Animal Farm George Orwell, 1945	112	2 h 3 min	12	2
267	Double Fudge Judy Blume, 2001	213	3 h 54 min	12	3
277	Heroes Alan Gratz, 2024	219	4 h 1 min	12	4
283	Lord of the Flies William Golding, 1954	224	4 h 6 min	12	4
325	The Unwanteds Lisa McMann, 2012	416	7 h 38 min	12	3
335	A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L'Engle, 1962	232	4 h 15 min	11	2
349	If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Laura Numeroff, 1985	32	35 min	11	3
351	Long Way Down Jason Reynolds, 2017	320	5 h 52 min	11	3
367	The Outsiders S.E. Hinton, 1967	192	3 h 31 min	11	5
368	The Sherlock Society James Ponti, 2025	368	6 h 45 min	11	3
370	To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, 1960	281	5 h 9 min	11	3
372	1984 George Orwell, 1949	328	6 h 1 min	10	3
378	Charlotte's Web E.B. White, 1952	184	3 h 22 min	10	4
381	Counting by 7s Holly Goldberg Sloan, 2014	351	6 h 26 min	10	2
393	Impossible Creatures Katherine Rundell, 2023	385	7 h 4 min	10	2
407	Riding Freedom Pam Muñoz Ryan, 1998	138	2 h 32 min	10	2
420	The Midwife's Apprentice Karen Cushman, 1995	143	2 h 37 min	10	0
433	A Wolf Called Wander Rosanne Parry, 2019	242	4 h 26 min	9	3
439	Esperanza Rising Pam Muñoz Ryan, 2000	272	4 h 59 min	9	4
557	Fablehaven Brandon Mull, 2006	351	6 h 26 min	8	2
606	Looking for Alaska John Green, 2005	248	4 h 33 min	8	1
673	The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1) Lemony Snicket, 1999	176	3 h 14 min	8	2
687	The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1925	180	3 h 18 min	8	3
779	Bone Jeff Smith, 1997	232	4 h 15 min	7	1
798	FIREBOAT Maira Kalman, 2002	48	53 min	7	0
822	Monster Walter Dean Myers, 1999	281	5 h 9 min	7	3
825	Night Elie Wiesel, 1960	120	2 h 12 min	7	3
828	Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck, 1937	112	2 h 3 min	7	3
851	Tangerine Edward Bloor, 1997	294	5 h 23 min	7	1
870	The House on Mango Street Sandra Cisneros, 1984	110	2 h 1 min	7	4
886	The Race to Save the Lord God Bird Phillip Hoose, 2014	223	4 h 5 min	7	0
896	The Witch of Blackbird Pond Elizabeth George Speare, 1958	256	4 h 42 min	7	1
1,027	Fourth Grade Rats Jerry Spinelli, 1991	90	1 h 39 min	6	2
1,148	Ramona Quimby, Age 8 Beverly Cleary, 1981	190	3 h 29 min	6	2
1,157	Salt to the Sea Ruta Sepetys, 2016	416	7 h 38 min	6	1
1,237	The Lemonade War Jacqueline Davies, 2007	192	3 h 31 min	6	2
1,262	The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1850	238	4 h 22 min	6	1
1,288	Tuck Everlasting Natalie Babbitt, 1975	144	2 h 38 min	6	0
1,331	Beloved Toni Morrison, 1987	324	5 h 56 min	5	2
1,446	Purple Hibiscus Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 2003	336	6 h 10 min	5	1
1,473	The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain, 1884	412	7 h 33 min	5	1
1,474	The Bees of Notre-Dame Meghan Browne, 2023	22	24 min	5	1
1,477	The Boxcar Children Gertrude Chandler Warner, 1924	160	2 h 56 min	5	1
1,487	The Door in the Wall Marguerite de Angeli, 1949	125	2 h 18 min	5	0
1,573	A Long Walk to Water Linda Sue Park, 2010	128	2 h 21 min	4	1
1,582	A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens, 1859	448	8 h 13 min	4	0
1,654	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl, 1964	176	3 h 14 min	4	1
1,732	Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury, 1953	249	4 h 34 min	4	2
1,789	Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad, 1899	96	1 h 46 min	4	0
2,055	The Bluest Eye Toni Morrison, 1970	224	4 h 6 min	4	1
2,058	The Book Thief Markus Zusak, 2005	552	10 h 7 min	4	3
2,070	The Color Purple Alice Walker, 1982	304	5 h 34 min	4	0
2,079	The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza Mac Barnett, 2022	323	5 h 55 min	4	1
2,108	The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini, 2003	371	6 h 48 min	4	1
2,247	Witchlings Claribel A. Ortega, 2022	352	6 h 27 min	4	1
2,321	Coraline Neil Gaiman, 2001	176	3 h 14 min	3	1
2,376	Growing Home Beth Ferry, 2025	272	4 h 59 min	3	1
2,501	The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain, 1876	216	3 h 58 min	3	0
2,504	The Bad Guys Aaron Blabey, 2016	144	2 h 38 min	3	1
2,510	The Call of the Wild Jack London, 1903	172	3 h 9 min	3	0
2,520	The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, 1947	283	5 h 11 min	3	2
2,535	The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck, 1939	464	8 h 30 min	3	0
2,546	The Mysterious Benedict Society Trenton Lee Stewart, 2008	512	9 h 23 min	3	1
2,551	The Pearl John Steinbeck, 1947	96	1 h 46 min	3	2
2,563	The Stranger Chris Van Allsburg, 1986	32	35 min	3	1
2,584	Unplugged Gordon Korman, 2021	336	6 h 10 min	3	1
2,667	Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes, 1966	311	5 h 42 min	2	0
2,691	Little Women Louisa May Alcott, 1868	449	8 h 14 min	2	0
2,699	Mercy Watson to the Rescue Kate DiCamillo, 2005	80	1 h 28 min	2	0
2,710	Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood Marjane Satrapi, 2000	160	2 h 56 min	2	0
2,742	The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Mark Haddon, 2003	226	4 h 9 min	2	0
2,746	The Hundred Dresses Eleanor Estes, 1944	80	1 h 28 min	2	0
2,772	The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, 1969	26	29 min	2	0
2,806	Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults) Bryan Stevenson, 2018	304	5 h 34 min	1	1
2,809	The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky, 1999	213	3 h 54 min	1	1

Reading time = pages × 275 words ÷ 250 words per minute, an estimate. Rank = position among all 2,809 books on the lists we track. How the data is built: methodology.

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

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