46 Titles Surveyed

Ranked by Percentage of
"READ" Responses / Total Surveys Returned

Read

%

Liked

%

Children
Still
Read %

1.  Charlotte's Web by E. B. White

90

75

52

2.  Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary

72

67

28

3.  Ramona and Her Father by Beverly Cleary

63

57

22

4.  Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

60

45

28

5.  The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson

58

49

22

6.  The Cricket In Times Square by George Selden

56

46

36

7.  The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi                      

53

37

13

    Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel

53

44

25

8.  The Watsons Go to Birmingham: 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis                      

52

42

13

9.  Nothing but the Truthby Avi

48

40

16

          The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper

48

38

24

          The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes

48

41

25

          Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard & Florence Atwater

48

35

22

10.  Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine                          

47

45

17

11.  The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander

43

35

24

12.  Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth by E. L. Konigsburg

40

27

8

      The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

40

25

7

13.  Joey Pigza Loses Control by Jack Gantos

38

33

12

14.  The Dark Thirty by Patricia McKissack

37

29

16

      The Ear, the Eye and the Arm by Nancy Farmer

37

31

18

15.  Doctor DeSoto by William Steig                      

35

27

5

16.  On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer

34

26

14

17.  Eleanor Roosevelt by Russell Freedman

32

27

5

      Moorchild by Eloise McGraw

32

21

9

            Belle Prater's Boy by Ruth White

32

30

18

18.  The Wish Giver by Bill Brittain

31

20

8

19.  What Jamie Saw by Carolyn Coman

30

18

3

20.  Shabanu by Suzanne Fisher Staples

29

24

8

21.  Wringer by Jerry Spinelli

28

20

8

      Dragonwings by Laurence Yep

28

20

5

22.  ABC Bunny Wanda Gag

27

12

5

23.  One-Eyed Cat by Paula Fox

24

15

5

24.  Knee Knock Rise by Natalie Babbitt

22

18

0

25.  Graven Images by Paul Fleischman

18

12

2

      The Cow-Tail Switch, and Other West African Stories by       Harold Courlander

18

10

1

      The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley

18

17

7

26.  Sugaring Time by Kathryn Lasky                      

17

15

2

      Zlateh The Goat and Other Stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer

17

10

2

27.  Enchantress From the Stars by Sylvia Louise Engdahl                            

15

10

0

28.  Figgs & Phantoms by Ellen Raskin

14

9

0

      To Be a Slave by Julius Lester

14

11

0

      The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. LeGuin

14

11

3

29.  What Hearts by Bruce Brooks

13

10

0

      The Animal Family by Randall Jarrell

12

8

3

      The Fledgling by Jane Langton

12

7

3

30.  The Jazz Man by Mary Hays Weik

11

7

0

 

Ranked by Percentage of
"LIKED" Responses / Total Surveys Returned

Read

Liked

Children
Still
Read

1.  Charlotte's Web by E. B. White

90

75

52

2.  Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary

72

67

28

3.  Ramona and Her Father by Beverly Cleary

63

57

22

4.  The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson

58

49

22

5.  The Cricket In Times Square by George Selden

56

46

36

6.  Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

60

45

28

    Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine                            

47

45

17

7.  Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel

53

44

25

8.  The Watsons Go to Birmingham: 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis                      

52

42

13

9.  The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes

48

41

25

10.  Nothing but the Truthby Avi

48

40

16

11.  The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper

48

38

24

12.  The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi                      

53

37

13

13.  Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard & Florence Atwater

48

35

22

      The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander

43

35

24

14.  Joey Pigza Loses Control by Jack Gantos

38

33

12

15.  The Ear, the Eye and the Arm by Nancy Farmer

37

31

18

16.  Belle Prater's Boy by Ruth White

32

30

18

17.  The Dark Thirty by Patricia McKissack

37

29

16

18.  Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth by E. L. Konigsburg

40

27

8

      Doctor DeSoto by William Steig                      

35

27

5

      Eleanor Roosevelt by Russell Freedman

32

27

5

19.  On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer

34

26

14

20.  The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

40

25

7

21.  Shabanu by Suzanne Fisher Staples

29

24

8

22.  Moorchild by Eloise McGraw

32

21

9

23.  The Wish Giver by Bill Brittain

31

20

8

      Wringer by Jerry Spinelli

28

20

8

24.  Dragonwings by Laurence Yep

28

20

5

25.  What Jamie Saw by Carolyn Coman

30

18

3

      Knee Knock Rise by Natalie Babbitt

22

18

0

26.  The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley

18

17

7

27.  One-Eyed Cat by Paula Fox

24

15

5

      Sugaring Time by Kathryn Lasky                      

17

15

2

28.  ABC Bunny Wanda Gag

27

12

5

      Graven Images by Paul Fleischman

18

12

2

29.  To Be a Slave by Julius Lester

14

11

0

      The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. LeGuin

14

11

3

30.  The Cow-Tail Switch, and Other West African Stories by Harold Courlander

18

10

1

      Zlateh The Goat and Other Stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer

17

10

2

      Enchantress From the Stars by Sylvia Louise Engdahl                            

15

10

0

      What Hearts by Bruce Brooks

13

10

0

31.  Figgs & Phantoms by Ellen Raskin

14

9

0

32.  The Animal Family by Randall Jarrell

12

8

3

33.  The Fledgling by Jane Langton

12

7

3

      The Jazz Man by Mary Hays Weik

11

7

0

 

Ranked by Percentage of
"CHILDREN STILL READ" / Total Surveys Returned

Read

Liked

Children
Still
Read

1.  Charlotte's Web by E. B. White

90

75

52

2.  The Cricket In Times Square by George Selden

56

46

36

3.  Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary

72

67

28

    Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

60

45

28

4.  Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel

53

44

25

    The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes

48

41

25

5.  The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper

48

38

24

    The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander

43

35

24

6.  Ramona and Her Father by Beverly Cleary

63

57

22

    The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson

58

49

22

    Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard & Florence Atwater

48

35

22

7.  The Ear, the Eye and the Arm by Nancy Farmer

37

31

18

    Belle Prater's Boy by Ruth White

32

30

18

8.  Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine                            

47

45

17

9.  Nothing but the Truthby Avi

48

40

16

    The Dark Thirty by Patricia McKissack

37

29

16

10.  On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer

34

26

14

11.  The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi                      

53

37

13

      The Watsons Go to Birmingham: 1963 by Christopher Paul       Curtis                      

52

42

13

12.  Joey Pigza Loses Control by Jack Gantos

38

33

12

13.  Moorchild by Eloise McGraw

32

21

9

14.  Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth by E. L. Konigsburg

40

27

8

      The Wish Giver by Bill Brittain

31

20

8

      Shabanu by Suzanne Fisher Staples

29

24

8

      Wringer by Jerry Spinelli

28

20

8

15.  The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

40

25

7

      The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley

18

17

7

16.  Doctor DeSoto by William Steig                      

35

27

5

      Eleanor Roosevelt by Russell Freedman

32

27

5

      Dragonwings by Laurence Yep

28

20

5

      ABC Bunny Wanda Gag

27

12

5

      One-Eyed Cat by Paula Fox

24

15

5

17.  What Jamie Saw by Carolyn Coman

30

18

3

      The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. LeGuin

14

11

3

      The Animal Family by Randall Jarrell

12

8

3

      The Fledgling by Jane Langton

12

7

3

18.  Graven Images by Paul Fleischman

18

12

2

      Sugaring Time by Kathryn Lasky                      

17

15

2

      Zlateh The Goat and Other Stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer

17

10

2

19.  The Cow-Tail Switch, and Other West African Stories by Harold Courlander

18

10

1

20.  Knee Knock Rise by Natalie Babbitt

22

18

0

      Enchantress From the Stars by Sylvia Louise Engdahl                            

15

10

0

            Figgs & Phantoms by Ellen Raskin

14

9

0

      To Be a Slave by Julius Lester

14

11

0

      What Hearts by Bruce Brooks

13

10

0

      The Jazz Man by Mary Hays Weik

11

7

0

 

Ranked by Percentage of Liked/Read

%

1.  Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine                            

96

2.  Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary

93

3.  The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley

91

4.  Sugaring Time by Kathryn Lasky                      

90

5.  Ramona and Her Father by Beverly Cleary

89

6.  Joey Pigza Loses Control by Jack Gantos

87

7.  Eleanor Roosevelt by Russell Freedman

86

8.  Shabanu by Suzanne Fisher Staples

85

    The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson

85

9.  The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes

84

    Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel

84

10.  Charlotte's Web by E. B. White

83

11.  Nothing but the Truthby Avi

82

      The Ear, the Eye and the Arm by Nancy Farmer

82

      The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander

82

      The Cricket In Times Square by George Selden

82

12.  The Watsons Go to Birmingham: 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis                      

81

13.  The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper

80

      To Be a Slave by Julius Lester

80

      The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. LeGuin

80

14.  On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer

77

15.  The Dark Thirty by Patricia McKissack

76

      Doctor DeSoto by William Steig                      

76

16.  What Hearts by Bruce Brooks

75

      Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

75

17.  The Animal Family by Randall Jarrell

73

18.  Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard & Florence Atwater

72

19.  Belle Prater's Boy by Ruth White

71

      Wringer by Jerry Spinelli

71

      Dragonwings by Laurence Yep

71

20.  Graven Images by Paul Fleischman

69

      Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me,       Elizabeth by E. L. Konigsburg

69

      The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi                      

69

21.  Enchantress From the Stars by Sylvia Louise Engdahl                            

67

22.  Moorchild by Eloise McGraw

66

23.  The Wish Giver by Bill Brittain

64

      One-Eyed Cat by Paula Fox

64

24.  The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

63

25.  The Jazz Man by Mary Hays Weik

60

      Zlateh The Goat and Other Stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer

60

26.  What Jamie Saw by Carolyn Coman

59

27.  Figgs & Phantoms by Ellen Raskin

57

      The Fledgling by Jane Langton

57

28.  The Cow-Tail Switch, and Other West African Stories by Harold Courlander

56

29.  ABC Bunny Wanda Gag

44

30.  Knee Knock Rise by Natalie Babbitt

35

 

Raw Data

91 returned surveys – Sorted by READ

 Read

Liked

Children
Still
Read

The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson

53

45

20

The Cricket In Times Square by George Selden

51

42

33

Nothing but the Truthby Avi

44

36

15

The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper

44

35

22

The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes

44

37

23

The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander

39

32

22

Belle Prater's Boy by Ruth White

38

27

16

Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth by E. L. Konigsburg

36

25

7

The Dark Thirty by Patricia McKissack

34

26

15

The Ear, the Eye and the Arm by Nancy Farmer

34

28

16

On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer

31

24

13

Eleanor Roosevelt by Russell Freedman

29

25

5

Moorchild by Eloise McGraw

29

19

8

The Wish Giver by Bill Brittain

28

18

7

What Jamie Saw by Carolyn Coman

27

16

3

Shabanu by Suzanne Fisher Staples

26

22

7

One-Eyed Cat by Paula Fox

22

14

5

Graven Images by Paul Fleischman

16

11

2

The Cow-Tail Switch, and Other West African Stories by Harold Courlander

16

9

1

Figgs & Phantoms by Ellen Raskin

14

8

0

The Animal Family by Randall Jarrell

11

8

3

The Jazz Man by Mary Hays Weik

10

6

 

60 Returned surveys – Sorted by READ

     
       

Charlotte's Web by E. B. White

54

45

31

Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary

43

40

17

Ramona and Her Father by Beverly Cleary

38

34

13

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

36

27

17

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi                      

32

22

8

The Watsons Go to Birmingham: 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis                      

31

25

8

Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard & Florence Atwater

29

21

13

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine                                      

28

27

10

The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

24

15

4

Joey Pigza Loses Control by Jack Gantos

23

20

7

Doctor DeSoto by William Steig                      

21

16

3

Wringer by Jerry Spinelli

17

12

5

Dragonwings by Laurence Yep

17

12

3

ABC Bunny Wanda Gag

16

7

3

Knee Knock Rise by Natalie Babbitt

13

11

 

The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley

11

10

4

Sugaring Time by Kathryn Lasky                      

10

9

1

Zlateh The Goat and Other Stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer

10

6

1

Enchantress From the Stars by Sylvia Louise Engdahl                            

9

6

0

What Hearts by Bruce Brooks

8

6

 

The Fledgling by Jane Langton

7

4

2

36 Surveys Returned – Sorted by READ

     

Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel

19

16

9

To Be a Slave by Julius Lester

5

4

 

The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. LeGuin

5

4

1

       

 

91 returned surveys – Sorted by LIKED

 Read

Liked

Children
Still

Read

The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson

53

45

20

The Cricket In Times Square by George Selden

51

42

33

The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes

44

37

23

Nothing but the Truthby Avi

44

36

15

The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper

44

35

22

The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander

39

32

22

The Ear, the Eye and the Arm by Nancy Farmer

34

28

16

Belle Prater's Boy by Ruth White

38

27

16

The Dark Thirty by Patricia McKissack

34

26

15

Eleanor Roosevelt by Russell Freedman

29

25

5

Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth by E. L. Konigsburg

36

25

7

On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer

31

24

13

Shabanu by Suzanne Fisher Staples

26

22

7

Moorchild by Eloise McGraw

29

19

8

The Wish Giver by Bill Brittain

28

18

7

What Jamie Saw by Carolyn Coman

27

16

3

One-Eyed Cat by Paula Fox

22

14

5

Graven Images by Paul Fleischman

16

11

2

The Cow-Tail Switch, and Other West African Stories by Harold Courlander

16

9

1

Figgs & Phantoms by Ellen Raskin

14

8

0

The Animal Family by Randall Jarrell

11

8

3

The Jazz Man by Mary Hays Weik

10

6

 

60 Returned surveys – Sorted by Liked

     
       

Charlotte's Web by E. B. White

54

45

31

Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary

43

40

17

Ramona and Her Father by Beverly Cleary

38

34

13

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine                                      

28

27

10

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

36

27

17

The Watsons Go to Birmingham: 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis                      

31

25

8