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** [[Think Thinner Snoopy]] by [[Charles Shultz]]
 
** [[Think Thinner Snoopy]] by [[Charles Shultz]]
 
** [[We're On Your Side Charlie Brown]] by [[Charles Shultz]]
 
** [[We're On Your Side Charlie Brown]] by [[Charles Shultz]]
** [[Strike Three Charlie Brown]] by [[Charles Shultz]]
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** [[You're Supposed to Lead, Charlie Brown]] by [[Charles Shultz]]
 
* The Simpsons
 
* The Simpsons
 
** [[The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family]] by [[Matt Groening]]
 
** [[The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family]] by [[Matt Groening]]
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==Fiction==
 
==Fiction==
This is general fiction for children who can read and adults.
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This is general fiction targeted to elementary level reading and higher.
  
 
* [[2001: A Space Odyssey]] by [[Arthur C. Clarke]]
 
* [[2001: A Space Odyssey]] by [[Arthur C. Clarke]]
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* [[About a Boy]] by [[Nick Hornby]]
 
* [[The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle]] by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]
 
* [[The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle]] by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]
 
* [[Alice's Adventures In Wonderland]] by [[Lewis Carroll]]
 
* [[Alice's Adventures In Wonderland]] by [[Lewis Carroll]]
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** [[Circus of the Damned]] by [[Laurell Hamilton]]
 
** [[Circus of the Damned]] by [[Laurell Hamilton]]
 
* [[Anne of Green Gables]] by [[Lucy Maud Montgomery]]
 
* [[Anne of Green Gables]] by [[Lucy Maud Montgomery]]
* [[Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret]] by [[Judy Blume]]
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* [[Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.]] by [[Judy Blume]]
 
* Artemis Fowl
 
* Artemis Fowl
 
** [[Artemis Fowl]] by [[Eoin Colfer]]
 
** [[Artemis Fowl]] by [[Eoin Colfer]]
 
** [[The Arctic Incident]] by [[Eoin Colfer]]
 
** [[The Arctic Incident]] by [[Eoin Colfer]]
* The Baroque Cycle
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* [[The Baroque Cycle (Universe)|The Baroque Cycle]]
 
** [[Quicksilver]] by [[Neal Stephenson]]
 
** [[Quicksilver]] by [[Neal Stephenson]]
 
** [[The Confusion]] by [[Neal Stephenson]]
 
** [[The Confusion]] by [[Neal Stephenson]]
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** [[The System of the World]] by [[Neal Stephenson]]
 
* [[The Best Christmas Pageant Ever]] by [[Barbara Robinson]]
 
* [[The Best Christmas Pageant Ever]] by [[Barbara Robinson]]
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* [[Blubber]] by [[Judy Blume]]
 
* [[The Book of Everything]] by [[Guus Kuijer]]
 
* [[The Book of Everything]] by [[Guus Kuijer]]
 
* [[The Boxcar Children]] by [[Gertrude Chandler Warner]]
 
* [[The Boxcar Children]] by [[Gertrude Chandler Warner]]
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* Discworld
 
* Discworld
 
** [[The Color of Magic]] by [[Terry Pratchett]]
 
** [[The Color of Magic]] by [[Terry Pratchett]]
* DragonLance
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* [[DragonLance (Universe)|DragonLance]]
 
** [[Dragons of Autumn Twilight]] by [[Margaret Weis]] and [[Tracy Hickman]]
 
** [[Dragons of Autumn Twilight]] by [[Margaret Weis]] and [[Tracy Hickman]]
 
** [[Dragons of Winter Night]] by [[Margaret Weis]] and [[Tracy Hickman]]
 
** [[Dragons of Winter Night]] by [[Margaret Weis]] and [[Tracy Hickman]]
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** [[The Dragons of Krynn]] by Multiple Authors
 
** [[The Dragons of Krynn]] by Multiple Authors
 
** [[The Dragons at War]] by Multiple Authors
 
** [[The Dragons at War]] by Multiple Authors
* [[Dune]] by [[Frank Herbert]]
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* [[Dune (Universe)|Dune]]
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** [[Dune]] by [[Frank Herbert]]
 
* [[Easy]] by [[Kerry Hoffmann]]
 
* [[Easy]] by [[Kerry Hoffmann]]
 
* [[The Education of Little Tree]] by [[Forrest Carter]] and [[Rennard Strickland]]
 
* [[The Education of Little Tree]] by [[Forrest Carter]] and [[Rennard Strickland]]
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** [[Foundation and Empire]] by [[Isaac Asimov]]
 
** [[Foundation and Empire]] by [[Isaac Asimov]]
 
* [[Frankenstein (Abridged)]] by [[Margaret Tarner]]
 
* [[Frankenstein (Abridged)]] by [[Margaret Tarner]]
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* [[Freckle Juice]] by [[Judy Blume]]
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* [[Fudge (Universe)|Fudge]]
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** [[Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing]] by [[Judy Blume]]
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** [[Otherwise Known As Shelia the Great]] by [[Judy Blume]]
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* [[Funny Girl]] by [[Nick Hornby]]
 
* [[George's Secret Key to the Universe]] by [[Lucy Hawking]] and [[Stephen Hawking]]
 
* [[George's Secret Key to the Universe]] by [[Lucy Hawking]] and [[Stephen Hawking]]
 
* [[The Giving Tree]] by [[Shel Silverstein]]
 
* [[The Giving Tree]] by [[Shel Silverstein]]
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* [[The Handmaid's Tale]] by [[Margaret Atwood]]
 
* [[The Handmaid's Tale]] by [[Margaret Atwood]]
 
* [[Haunted]] by [[Chuck Palahniuk]]
 
* [[Haunted]] by [[Chuck Palahniuk]]
* Harry Potter
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* [[Harry Potter (Universe)|Harry Potter]]
 
** [[Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone]] by [[J. K. Rowling]]
 
** [[Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone]] by [[J. K. Rowling]]
 
** [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]] by [[J. K. Rowling]]
 
** [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]] by [[J. K. Rowling]]
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** Harry Potter Schoolbook [[Quidditch Through the Ages]] by [[J. K. Rowling]]
 
** Harry Potter Schoolbook [[Quidditch Through the Ages]] by [[J. K. Rowling]]
 
* [[High Fidelity]] by [[Nick Hornby]]
 
* [[High Fidelity]] by [[Nick Hornby]]
* Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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* [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Universe)|Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]
 
** [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]] by [[Douglas Adams]]
 
** [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]] by [[Douglas Adams]]
 
** [[The Restaurant At the End of the Universe]] by [[Douglas Adams]]
 
** [[The Restaurant At the End of the Universe]] by [[Douglas Adams]]
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* [[A Journey to the Center of the Earth]] by [[Jules Verne]]
 
* [[A Journey to the Center of the Earth]] by [[Jules Verne]]
 
* [[Jurassic Park]] by [[Michael Crichton]]
 
* [[Jurassic Park]] by [[Michael Crichton]]
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* [[The Lazy Beaver]] by [[Giovanni Gallo]]
 
* [[The Legend of Sleepy Hollow]] by [[Washington Irving]]
 
* [[The Legend of Sleepy Hollow]] by [[Washington Irving]]
 
* [[The Lies of Locke Lamora]] by [[Scott Lynch]]
 
* [[The Lies of Locke Lamora]] by [[Scott Lynch]]
* Little House
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* [[Little House (Universe)|Little House]]
 
** [[Little House In the Big Woods]] by [[Laura Ingalls Wilder]]
 
** [[Little House In the Big Woods]] by [[Laura Ingalls Wilder]]
 
** [[Little House On the Prairie]] by [[Laura Ingalls Wilder]]
 
** [[Little House On the Prairie]] by [[Laura Ingalls Wilder]]
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* [[Neverwhere]] by [[Neil Gaiman]] - Fantastic!
 
* [[Neverwhere]] by [[Neil Gaiman]] - Fantastic!
 
* [[Nineteen Eighty Four]] by [[George Orwell]]
 
* [[Nineteen Eighty Four]] by [[George Orwell]]
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* [[Otherwise Known As Shelia the Great]] by [[Judy Blume]]
 
* [[Pattern Recognition]] by [[William Gibson]]
 
* [[Pattern Recognition]] by [[William Gibson]]
 
* [[Peter Pan]] by [[J. M. Barrie]]
 
* [[Peter Pan]] by [[J. M. Barrie]]
 
* [[The Pit and the Pendulum]] by [[Edgar Allen Poe]]
 
* [[The Pit and the Pendulum]] by [[Edgar Allen Poe]]
 
* [[The Player of Games]] by [[Ian M. Banks]]
 
* [[The Player of Games]] by [[Ian M. Banks]]
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* [[The Princess Bride]] by [[William Goldman]]
 
* [[Ramona Quimby, Age 8]] by [[Beverly Cleary]]
 
* [[Ramona Quimby, Age 8]] by [[Beverly Cleary]]
 
* [[Ready Player One]] - [[Ernest Cline]]
 
* [[Ready Player One]] - [[Ernest Cline]]
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* [[Starship Titanic]] by [[Terry Jones]]
 
* [[Starship Titanic]] by [[Terry Jones]]
 
* [[Stuart Little]] by [[E. B. White]]
 
* [[Stuart Little]] by [[E. B. White]]
* [[Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing]] by [[Judy Blume]]
 
 
* [[There's a Boy In the Girls' Bathroom]] by [[Louis Sachar]]
 
* [[There's a Boy In the Girls' Bathroom]] by [[Louis Sachar]]
 
* [[They Shoot Horses, Don't They?]] by [[Horace McCoy]]
 
* [[They Shoot Horses, Don't They?]] by [[Horace McCoy]]
 
* [[Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There]] by [[Lewis Carroll]]
 
* [[Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There]] by [[Lewis Carroll]]
* Time Series
 
** [[A Wrinkle In Time]] by [[Madeleine L'Engle]]
 
** [[A Wind In the Door]] by [[Madeleine L'Engle]]
 
 
* [[Treasure Island]] by [[Robert Louis Stevenson]]
 
* [[Treasure Island]] by [[Robert Louis Stevenson]]
 
* [[The Whipping Boy]] by [[Sid Fleischman]]
 
* [[The Whipping Boy]] by [[Sid Fleischman]]
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* [[The War of the Worlds]] by [[H.G. Wells]]
 
* [[The War of the Worlds]] by [[H.G. Wells]]
 
* Wayside School
 
* Wayside School
** [[Sideways Stories from Wayside School]] by [[Louis Sachar]]
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** [[Sideways Stories From Wayside School]] by [[Louis Sachar]]
 
** [[Wayside School Is Falling Down]] by [[Louis Sachar]]
 
** [[Wayside School Is Falling Down]] by [[Louis Sachar]]
 
** [[Sideways Arithmetic From Wayside School]] by [[Louis Sachar]]
 
** [[Sideways Arithmetic From Wayside School]] by [[Louis Sachar]]
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** [[The House At Pooh Corner]] by [[A. A. Milne]]
 
** [[The House At Pooh Corner]] by [[A. A. Milne]]
 
* [[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]] by [[L. Frank Baum]]
 
* [[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]] by [[L. Frank Baum]]
* Worlds of Power
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* [[Worlds of Power]]
** [[Blaster Master (Book)]] by [[A. L. Singer]]
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** [[Blaster Master (book)|Blaster Master]] by [[Peter Lerangis]]
** [[Ninja Gaiden (Book)]] by [[A. L. Singer]]
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** [[Ninja Gaiden (book)|Ninja Gaiden]] by [[Peter Lerangis]]
** [[Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (Book)]] by [[Christopher Howell]]
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** [[Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (book)|Castlevania II: Simon's Quest]] by [[Christopher Howell]]
** [[Wizards and Warriors (Book)]] by [[Ellen Miles]]
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** [[Wizards and Warriors (book)|Wizards and Warriors]] by [[Ellen Miles]]
** [[Bionic Commando (Book)]] by [[Judith Stamper]]
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** [[Bionic Commando (book)|Bionic Commando]] by [[Judith Stamper]]
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* [[A Wrinkle In Time (Universe)|A Wrinkle In Time Series]]
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** [[A Wrinkle In Time]] by [[Madeleine L'Engle]]
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** [[A Wind In the Door]] by [[Madeleine L'Engle]]
 
* [[Young Goodman Brown]] by [[Nathaniel Hawthorne]]
 
* [[Young Goodman Brown]] by [[Nathaniel Hawthorne]]
 
* [[Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance]] by [[Robert Pirsig]]
 
* [[Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance]] by [[Robert Pirsig]]
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* [[13 Things That Don't Make Sense]] by [[Michael Brooks]]
 
* [[13 Things That Don't Make Sense]] by [[Michael Brooks]]
 
* [[25 Big Ideas]] by [[Robert Matthews]]
 
* [[25 Big Ideas]] by [[Robert Matthews]]
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* [[30-Second Quantum Theory]] by [[Brian Clegg]]
 
* [[30-Second Religion]] by [[Russell Re Manning]]
 
* [[30-Second Religion]] by [[Russell Re Manning]]
 
* [[30-Second Theories]] by [[Paul Parsons]]
 
* [[30-Second Theories]] by [[Paul Parsons]]
 
* [[50 Mathematical Ideas You Really Need to Know]] by [[Tony Crilly]]
 
* [[50 Mathematical Ideas You Really Need to Know]] by [[Tony Crilly]]
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* [[59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot]] by [[Richard Wiseman]]
 
* [[1,000 Things Everyone Should Know About Science]] by [[John Farndon]]
 
* [[1,000 Things Everyone Should Know About Science]] by [[John Farndon]]
 
* [[Annoying: The Science of What Bugs Us]] by [[Joe Palca]] and [[Flora Lichtman]]
 
* [[Annoying: The Science of What Bugs Us]] by [[Joe Palca]] and [[Flora Lichtman]]
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* [[Common Sense]] by [[Thomas Paine]]
 
* [[Common Sense]] by [[Thomas Paine]]
 
* [[The Complete Idiot's Guide For Dummies]] by [[Frank Coffey]]
 
* [[The Complete Idiot's Guide For Dummies]] by [[Frank Coffey]]
* [[The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle In the Dark]] by [[Carl Sagan]]
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* [[The Demon-Haunted World: Science As a Candle In the Dark]] by [[Carl Sagan]]
 
* [[The Dilbert Principle]] by [[Scott Adams]]
 
* [[The Dilbert Principle]] by [[Scott Adams]]
 
* [[Don't Swallow Your Gum!]] by [[Aaron Carroll]] and [[Rachel Vreeman]]
 
* [[Don't Swallow Your Gum!]] by [[Aaron Carroll]] and [[Rachel Vreeman]]
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* [[Mind Over Matter: Conversations With the Cosmos]] by [[K. C. Cole]]
 
* [[Mind Over Matter: Conversations With the Cosmos]] by [[K. C. Cole]]
 
* [[A Mindful Life]] by [[Palavali Vivekanand]]
 
* [[A Mindful Life]] by [[Palavali Vivekanand]]
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* [[Mistakes Were Made (but Not By Me)]] by [[Carol Tavris]] and [[Elliot Aronson]]
 
* [[Napalm & Silly Putty]] by [[George Carlin]]
 
* [[Napalm & Silly Putty]] by [[George Carlin]]
 
* [[On the Shoulders of Giants (Illustrated)]] by [[Stephen Hawking]]
 
* [[On the Shoulders of Giants (Illustrated)]] by [[Stephen Hawking]]
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* [[River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life]] by [[Richard Dawkins]]
 
* [[River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life]] by [[Richard Dawkins]]
 
* [[Satanism: The Seduction of America's Youth]] by [[Bob Larson]]
 
* [[Satanism: The Seduction of America's Youth]] by [[Bob Larson]]
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* [[A Secular Parent's Guide to Teaching Religion]] byt [[Aubrey Adrianson]]
 
* [[The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary]] by [[Richard Dawkins]]
 
* [[The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary]] by [[Richard Dawkins]]
 
* [[A Short History of Nearly Everything]] by [[Bill Bryson]]
 
* [[A Short History of Nearly Everything]] by [[Bill Bryson]]
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* [[Women In Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World]] by [[Rachel Ignotofsky]]
 
* [[Women In Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World]] by [[Rachel Ignotofsky]]
 
* [[World Religions: Beliefs and Traditions From Around the Globe]] by [[Robert Pollock]]
 
* [[World Religions: Beliefs and Traditions From Around the Globe]] by [[Robert Pollock]]
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* [[Written In Stone|Written In Stone: The Stone Age Origins of Our Modern-Day Language]] by [[Christopher Stevens]]
  
 
==Poetry==
 
==Poetry==
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These books are published works that act as guides for video games. I rarely read a video game guide cover-to-cover, but there are some exceptions.
 
These books are published works that act as guides for video games. I rarely read a video game guide cover-to-cover, but there are some exceptions.
  
* [[Ultima VII: Blue Book - Key to the Black Gate]]
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* [[Ultima VII: Clue Book - Key to the Black Gate]]
 
* [[The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]
 
* [[The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]
 
* [[Ultima: Exodus - Hint Book]]
 
* [[Ultima: Exodus - Hint Book]]
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* [[I'll Teach My Dog 100 Words]] by [[P.D. Eastman]]
 
* [[I'll Teach My Dog 100 Words]] by [[P.D. Eastman]]
 
* [[If You Give a Mouse a Cookie]] by [[Laura Numeroff]]
 
* [[If You Give a Mouse a Cookie]] by [[Laura Numeroff]]
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* [[Little Bear]] by [[Else Holmelund Minarik]]
 
* [[The Littlest Angel]] by [[Charles Tazewell]]
 
* [[The Littlest Angel]] by [[Charles Tazewell]]
 
* [[The Lorax]] by [[Dr. Seuss]]
 
* [[The Lorax]] by [[Dr. Seuss]]

Revision as of 10:49, 21 September 2018

This is a list of all the books I've read to the best of my memory.

Ancient Writings

Books in this category are over 500 years old.

Baby Books

These books are meant to be read to babies.

Biographies & Memoirs

These are non-fiction biographies or memoirs.

Comics

These are collections of newspaper comics, not graphic novels.

Fiction

This is general fiction targeted to elementary level reading and higher.

Game Books

Books in this list have game elements to them.

Graphic Novels

These are more teen or adult oriented comics.

Non-Fiction

This is general non-fiction for children and adults.

Poetry

These are books consisting mostly of poetry.

Video Game Guides

These books are published works that act as guides for video games. I rarely read a video game guide cover-to-cover, but there are some exceptions.

Young Children's Books

Books in this list are for young children who either can't yet read, or are learning to read. These books usually rely heavily on illustrations.