Books Featuring Gifted Children*
Arkin, A. (1976). The Lemming Condition. New York: Harper Collins.
Arthur, R. M. (1967). Requiem for a Princess. New York: Atheneum.
Auel, M. (1980). The Clan of the Cave Bear. New York: Crown. (Young Adult - First of a 3-part series.)
Avi. (1990). The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle. New York: Orchard Books.
Avi. (1991). Nothing But the Truth. New York: Orchard Books. Young Adult)
Avi. (1992). Blue Heron. New York: Bradbury Press. (Young Adult)
Babbitt, N. (1975). Tuck Everlasting. New York: Farrar. Straus & Giroux.
Bell, W. (1986). Crabbe's Journey. Boston: Little, Brown. (Young Adult)
Blume, J. (1970). Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret. New York: Bradbury.
Blume, J. (1972). Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great. New York: Dutton.
Blume, J. (1972). Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. New York: Dutton.
Bonhan, F. (1968). The Nitty Gritty. New York: Dutton.
Boyd C. D. Charlie Pippin. New York: Viking Penguin.
Brink, C. (1973). Caddie Woodlawn. New York: Macmillan.
Brittain, B. (1991). Wings. New York: Harper Collins.
Brooks, B. (1986. Midnight Hour Encores. New York: Harper & Row. (Young Adult)
Brooks, J. (1992). Knee Hold. New York: Orchard Books. (Young Adult)
Brown, I. (1981). Morning Glory Afternoon. Hillsboro, OR: Blue Heron.
Bryce, C. 1989). The Power of One. New York: Ballantine. (Young Adult)
Bunting, E. (1990). The Wall. Boston: Clarion Books.
Burnett, F. (1987). The Secret Garden. New York: Scholastic.
Burnett, F. (1989). The Little Princess. New York: Putnam.
Burningham, J. (1978). Time to Get Out of the Bath, Shirley. New York: Crowell.
Calvert, P. (1980). The Snowbird. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
Cameron, . (1971). A Room Made of Windows. Boston: Little, Brown. (First in a series)
Castaneda, O. (1991). Among the Volcanoes. New York: Lodestar.
Cauvin, P. (1979). Little Romance. New York: Dell. (Young Adult). (Also, film/video from Warner Bros., 1979 )
Clark, A. ( 1990). A Ghost from the Grand Banks. New York: Bantam. (Young Adult.)
Cleaver, V., & Cleaver, B. (1971) . I Would Rather Be a Turnip. Philadelphia: Lippincott.
Cohen, B. (1991). 213 Valentines. New York: Henry Holt.
Cole, B. (1989). Celine. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. (Young Adult)
Conford, E. (1977). And This Is Laura. Boston: Little, Brown.
Corcoran, B . ( 1986). I Am the Universe. New York: Atheneum.
Cresswell, H. ( 1977). Ordinary Jack. New York: Macmillan. ("The Bagthorpe Saga," Book 1)
Cresswell, H. (1978). Absolute Zero. New York: Macmillan. ("The Bagthorpe Saga," Book 2)
Cresswell, H. (1978). Bagthorpes Unlimited. New York: Macmillan.
Cresswell, H. (1979). Bagthorpes vs.The World. New York: Macmillan.
Cresswell, H. (1984). Bagthorpes Abroad. New York: Macmillan.
Cresswell, H. (1986). Bagthorpes Haunted. New York: Macmillan.
Cresswell, H. (1989). Bagthorpes Liberated. New York: Macmillan.
Cunningham, J. (1965). Drop Dead. New York: Pantheon Books.
Dahl, R. (1982). George's Marvelous Medicine. New York: Bantam.
Dahl, R. (1988). Matilda. New York: Viking Penguin.
Danziger, P. (1974). The Cat Ate My Gym Suit. New York: Delacorte Press.
DeAngelo, M. (1974). Fiddlestrings. New York: Doubleday.
deTrevino, E. B. (1965). I Juan de Pareja. New York: Bell Books.
Dickinson, P. (1989). Eva. New York: Delacorte Press. (Young Adult)
Duncan, L. (1971). A Gift of Magic. Boston: Little, Brown. (Young Adult)
Dunlop, E. (1975). Elizabeth. New York: Holt, Rinehart Winston.
Fenner, C. (1991). Randall's Wall. New York: McElderry Books.
Fisk, N. (1980. A Rag, A Bone and a Hank of Hair. New York: Crown.
Fitzgerald, J. D. (1967). The Great Brain. New York: Dial. (The first of an extensive series).
Fitzhugh, IJ. (1964). Harriet, the Spy. New York: Dell Yearling.
Fitzhugh, L. (1965). The Long Secret: The Further Adventures of Harriet, the Spy. New York: Dell Yearling.
Fitzhugh, L. (1974). Nobody's Family is Going to Change. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
Gardam, J. (1977). Bilgewater. New York: Greenwillow.
George, J. C. (1959). My Side of the Mountain. New York: E. P. Dutton.
Greene, B. (1973. Summer of My German Soldier. New York: Dial.
Greene, B. (1974). Philip Hall Likes Me. I Reckon Maybe. New York: Dial Press.
Greene, B. (1978). Morning is a Long Time Coming. New York: Dial.
Greene, C. (1969). A Girl Called Al. New York: Viking.
Greene, C. (1975). I Know You, Al. New York: Viking.
Greene, C. ( 1979). Your Old Pal, Al. New York: Viking.
Greene, C. (1982). Alexandra the Great. New York: Viking Press.
Greene, C. (1986). Isabelle and Little Orphan Frannie. New York: Viking Kestrel.
Greenwald, S. (1983). Will the Real Gertrude Hollings Please Stand Up? Boston: Little, Brown. (About Dyslexia.)
Greenwald, S. (1987). Alvin Webster's Surefire Plan for Success (And How it Failed). Boston: Little, Brown.
Greenwald, S. (1991). Here's Hermione. A Rosy Cole Production. Boston: Little, Brown.
Gripe M. (1969). Hugo and Josephine. New York: Dell.
Gripe, M. (1976). In the Time of the Bells. New York: Delacorte.
Hamilton, V. (1971). The Planet of Junior Brown. New York: Macmillan.
Hamilton, V. (1976). Arilla Sun Down. New York: Greenwillow Books. (Young Adult)
Hamilton, V. (1979). Justice and Her Brothers. New York: Wm. Morrow. ("The Justice Cycle," Book 1)
Hamilton, V. (1980). Dustland. New York: Wm. Morrow. ("The Justice Cycle," Book 2)
Hamilton, V. (1981). The Gathering. New York: Wm. Morrow. (The Justice Cycle," Book 3)
Hassler, J. (1981). Jemmy. New York: Atheneum.
Hermes, P. (1990). I Hate Being Gifted. New York: Putnam.
Hersey, J. (1961). The Child Buyer. New York: Bantam. (Young Adult)
Hodges, M. (1967). The Hatching of Joshua Cobb. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
Hoffman, M. (1991). Amazing Grace. New York: Dial.
Holmann, F. (1974). Slake's Limbo. New York: Scribner's
Hoover, H. M. 1976). Treasures of the Morrow. New York: Four Winds Press (Young Adult)
Howker, J. (1989). Badger on the Barge and Other Stories. New York: Greenwillow Books.
Hunt, I. (1978). The Lottery Rose. New York: Scribner's.
Hunter, M. (1972). A Sound of Chariots. New York: Harper & Row.
Hurwitz, J. (1988). Teacher's Pet. New York: Morrow.
Jarrell, R. (1963). The Bad Poet. New York: Macmillan.
Johnston, N. (1977). A Mustard Seed of Magic. New York: Atheneun.
Karr, K. (1990). It Ain't Always Easy. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
Kerr, J. (1971). When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit. New York: Dell.
Kerr, J. (1975). The Other Way Round. New York: Coward, McCann & Geohagen.
Kerr, M. E. (1975). Is that You, Miss Blue? New York: Harper & Row. (Young Adult)
Kerr, M. E. (1986). Night Kites. New York: Harper Row. (Young Adult)
Key, A. (1965). The Forgotten Door. Philadelphia: Westminster Press.
Keyes, D. (1966). Flowers for Algernon. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. (Young Adult)
Knowles, J. (1960). A Separate Peace. New York: Macmillan. (Young Adult)
Konecky, E. (1976). Allegra Maud Goldman. New York: Dell. (Young Adult)
Konigsburg, E. L. ( 1967). From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. New York: Atheneum.
Konigsburg, E. L. (1968). Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth. New York: Atheneum
Konigsburg, E. L. (1972). George. New York: Atheneum.
Konigsburg, E. L. (1976). Father's Arcane Daughter. New York: Atheneum.
Konigsburg, E. L. (1998). The View from Saturday. New York: Aladdin.
Krumgold, J. (1967). Henry 3. New York; Atheneum.
Lasky, K. (1981). The Night Journey. New York: F. Warner.
Lasky, K. (1986). Pageant. New York: Four Winds.
LeGuin, U. (1968). The Wizard of Earthsea. Berkeley, CA: Parnassus Press. (Volume 1 in "The Earthsea Trilogy.")
LeGuin, U. (1971). The Tombs of Atuan. New York: Atheneum. (Volume 2 in "The Earthsea Trilogy.")
LeGuin, U. 1972). The Farthest Shore. New York: Atheneum. (Volume 3 in "The Earthsea Trilogy.")
LeGuin, U. (1990). Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea. New York: Atheneum.
LeGuin, J. (1976). Very Far Away From Anywhere Else. New York: Bantam. (Young Adult)
LeGuin, U . (1979 ). Leese Webster. New York: Atheneum .
L'Engle, M. (1962). A Wrinkle in Time. New York: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux. (Book l in series)
L'Engle, M. (1973). A Wind in the Door. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. (Book 2 in series)
L'Engle, M. (1978). A Swiftly Tilting Planet. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. (Book 3 in series)
L'Engle, M. (1986). Many Waters. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. (Book 4 in series)
Levitin, S. (1976). The Mark of Conte. New York: Macmillan. (Young Adult)
Levitin, S. (1977). Beyond Another Door. New York: Atheneum.
Little, J. (1972). From Anna. New York: Harper Collins.
Little, J. (1977). Listen for the Singing. New York: Harper Collins.
Lord, B. (1984). In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson. New York: Harper & Row.
Love, S. (1978). Melissa's Medley. New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanoich.
Lowry, L. (1979). Anastasia Krupnik. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Lowry, L. (1981). Anastasia Again. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Lowry, L. (1982). Anastasia At Your Service. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Lowry, L. (1984). Anastasia, Ask Your Analyst. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Lowry, L. (1985). Anastasia on Her Own. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Lowry, L. (1986). Anastasia Has the Answers. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Lowry, L. (1987). Anastasia's Chosen Career. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Lowry, L. (1988). All About Sam. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
MacKinnon, B. (1984). The Meantime. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
MacLachlarl, P. (1988). The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt. New York Harper & Row.
Mahy. M. (1986). The Catalog of the Universe. New York: Atheneum. (Young Adult)
Mahy, M. (1987). The Tricksters. New York: Scholastic. (Young Adult)
Martin, A. M. (1988). Very Truly, Shirley. New York: Holiday House. (About Giftedness and Dyslexia)
Mathis, S. B . ( 1972). Teacup Full of Roses. New York: Viking. (Young Adult)
McKinley. R. (1984). The Hero and the Crown. New York: Greenwillow Books.
Moser, D. (1975). A Heart to the Hawks. New York: Atheneum.
Murphy, S. R. (1974). Poor Jenny, Bright as a Penny. New York: Viking.
Murray, M. (1988). Like Seabirds Flying Home. (Young Adult)
Newman, R. (1967). The Boy Who Could Fly. New York: Atheneum.
Nostlinger, C. (1976). Konrad. New York: Avon.
O'Brien, R. C. (1971). Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh. New York: Atheneum.
O'Neal, Z. (1980). The Language of Goldflsh. New York: Viking. (Young Adult)
O'Neal, Z. (1985). In Summer Light. New York: Viking Kestrel. (Young Adult)
Paterson, K. (1974). Of Nightingales that Weep. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell.
Paterson, K. (1976). The Master Puppeteer. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell.
Paterson, K. (1977). Bridge to Teribithia. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell.
Paterson, K. (1978). The Great Gilly Hopkins. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell.
Paterson, K. ( 1980). Jacob Have I Loved. New York: Avon. (Young Adult)
Paterson, K. (1985). Come Sing, Jimmy Jo. New York: E. P. Dutton.
Paterson, K. (1991). Lyddie. New York: Lodestar.
Paulsen, G. (1987). Dogsong. New York: Puffin. (Young Adult)
Paulsen, G. (1989). Hatchet. New York: Puffin. (Young Adult)
Peck, R. (1985). Remembering the Good Times. New York: Delacorte Press. (Young Adult)
Peyton, K. M. (1970). Pennington 's Last Term. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell. (Young Adult)
Peyton, K. M. (1970). Pennington's Seventeenth Summer. New York:Thomas Y. Crowell. (Young Adult)
Peyton, K. M. (1972). The Beethoven Medal. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell. (Young Adult)
Peyton, K. M. (1973). Pennington's Heir. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell. (Young Adult)
Peyton, K. M. (1973). A Pattern of Roses. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell. (Young Adult)
Peyton, K. M. (1977). Prove Yourself a Hero. London: Oxford University Press. (Young Adult)
Peyton, K. M. (1981). Dear Fred. New York: Philomel.
Pfeffer, S. (1989). Dear Dad, Love Laurie. New York: Scholastic.
Picard, B. L. (1966). One is One. New York: Holt, Rinehart, & Winston.
Pinkwater, J. (1989). Buffalo Brenda. New York: Macmillan.
Pinkwater, J. (1991). Tails of the Bronx. New York: Macmillan.
Potok, C. (1967). The Chosen. New York: Random House. (Young Adult)
Potok, C. (1969). The Promise. New York: Random House. (Young Adult)
Raskin, E. (1978). The Westing Game. New York: Avon Books.
Rodgers, M. (1972). Freaky Friday. New York: Harper & Row.
Rodgers, M. (1974). Billions for Boris. New York: Harper & Row.
Rogers, P. (1973). The Rare One. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson.
Roe, E. (1989). Circle of Light. New York: Harper & Row.
Ryan, M. (1991). My Sister is Driving Me Crazy. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Sachar, L. (1991). Someday Angeline. New York: Avon.
Sachar, L. (1991). Dogs Don't Tell Jokes. New York: Knopf.
Sachs, M. (1991). Circles. New York; Dutton.
Say, A. ( 1979). The Ink-Keeper's Apprentice. New York: Harper & Row. (Young Adult)
Sebestzen, O. (1979). Words by Heart. Boston: Little, Brown.
Sebestzen, O. (1989). The Girl in the Box. Boston: Little, Brown.
Sefton, C. (1964). In a Blue Velvet Dress. New York: Harper & Row.
Shecter, B. (1967). Conrad's Castle. New York: Harper.
Shiras, W. H. (1953). Children of the Atom. New York: Gnome Press
Sleator, W. (1983). Fingers. New York: Atheneum. (Young Adult)
Sleator, W. (1985). Singularity. New York: E. P. Dutton.
Sleator, W. (1986). The Boy Who Reversed Himself. New York: E. P. Dutton.
Sleator, W. (1988). The Duplicate. New York: E. P. Dutton.
Sleator, W. (1990). Strange Attractors. New York: E. P. Dutton.
Smith, B. (1943). A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. New York: Harper & Row. (Young Adult)
Snyder, Z. (1987). And Condors Danced. New York: Delacorte.
Snyder, Z. (1990). Libby on Wednesday. New York: Delacorte Press.
Smith, D. B. (1978). Dreams and Drummers. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell.
Sobol, D. (1963). Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective. New York: Elsevier/Nelson Books.
Stolz, M. (1973). Lands End. New York: Harper Row.
Stone, B. (1988). Been Clever, Forever. New York: Harper h Row. (Young Adult)
Sypher, L. (1991). Cousins and Circuses. New York: Puffin.
Sypher, L. (1991). The Edge of Nowhere. New York: Puffin.
Sypher, L. (1991). The Spell of the Northern Lights. New York: Puffin.
Sypher, L. (1991). The Turnabout Year. New York: Puffin.
Talbert, M. (1985). Dead Birds Singing. Boston: Little Brown. (Young Adult)
Taylor, M. 1976). Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. New York: Dial.
Taylor, M. (1981). Let the Circle Be Unbroken. New York: Dial.
Taylor, M. (1990). The Road to Memphis. New York: Dial.
Terris, S. (1990). Author, Author. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
Thompson, J. F. (1987). Simon Pure. New York: Scholastic. (Young Adult)
Tolan, S. (1980). The Last of Eden. New York: Frederick Warne. (Young Adult)
Tolan, S. (1981). No Safe Harbors. New York: Scribner's. (Young Adult)
Tolan, S. (1983). A Time to Fly Free. New York: Scribner's.
Tolan, S. (1983). The Great Skinner Strike. New York: Macmillan.
Tolan, S. (1986). The Great Skinner Enterprises. New York: Four Winds Press.
Tolan, S. (1987). The Great Skinner Getaway. New York: Four Winds Press.
Tolan, S. (1988). The Great Skinner Homestead. New York: Four Winds Press.
Tolan, S. (1986). Pride of the Peacock. New York: Scribner's. (Young Adult)
Tolan, S. (1988). A Good Courage. New York: Morrow Jr. Books. (Young Adult)
Tolan, S. (1990). Plague Year. New York: Morrow Jr. Books. (Young Adult)
Tolan, S. (1991). Marcy Hooper and the Greatest Treasure in the World. New York: William Morrow.
Tolan, S. ( 1992). Sophie and the Sidewalk Man. New York: Four Winds Press.
Towne, M. (1990). Steve the Sure. New York: Atheneum.
Ure, J. (1985). The Most Important Thing. New York: W. Morrow. (Young Adult)
Vinke, H. (1984). The Short Life of Sophie Scholl. New York: Harper & Row. (Young Adult)
Voigt, C. (1981). The Homecoming. New York: Atheneum. (Young Adult)
Voigt, C. (1982). Dicey's Song. New York: Atheneum. (Young Adult)
Voigt, C. (1987). Come a Stranger. New York: Ballantine. (Young Adult)
Walsh, J. (1991). A Chance Child. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
Weiman, E. (1982). It Takes Brains. New York: Atheneum.
Wells, R. (1980). When No One Was Looking. New York: The Dial Press.
Whitaker, A. (1986). Dream Sister. New York: Dell.
Wilhelm, K. (1986). Huvsman's Pets. New York: Ace. (Young Adult.)
Williams, B. W. (1983). Mitzi's Honeymoon with Nana Potts. New York: Dell.
Williams, V. B. (1986). Cherries and Cherry Pits. New York: Greenwillow Books.
Williams, J., & Abrashkin, R. (1968). Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Wojciechowska, M. (1964). Shadow of a Bull. New York: Atheneum.
Wojciechowska, M. ( 1970). Don t Play Dead Before You Have To. New York: Harper & Row.
Wolff, V. (1991). The Mozart Season. New York: Holt. (Young Adult)
Wood, M. (1988). The Secret Life of Hilary Thorne. New York: Macmillan.
Woodson, J. (1990). The Last Summer with Maizon. New York: Dell Yearling.
Wyndham, J. (1983). The Chrysalids. Guilford, CN: Ulverscroft.
Yep, L. (1977). Child of the Owl. New York: Harper & Row.
Yep, L. (1982). Kind Hearts and Gentle Monsters. New York: Harper & Row.
Yep, L. 1991). The Star Fisher. New York: Morrow.
*Mahalo to Pati Wood, Gifted Education Specialist for Providing this list!