Back to School Booklist
It's time to go back to school! Whether you're starting school for the first time or are looking back to your school days, we've compiled a list of books to help you get ready or reminisce!
Click on a title to find it in our catalog; and find many more titles at cobbcat.org
Children's Picture Books
First Day Critter Jitters by Jory John
I Got the School Spirit by Connie Schofield-Morrison
Clover Kitty Goes to Kittygarten by Laura Purdie Salas
The King of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes
Lola Goes to School by Anna McQuinn
The School Book by Todd Parr
It’s Your First Day of School, Busy Bus! by Jody Jensen Shaffer
Lena’s Shoes Are Nervous by Keith Calabrese
The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson
We Don’t Eat Our Classmates by Ryan Higgins
Children's and Preteen Chapter Books
Stella Díaz Dreams Big by Angela Dominguez
Things Seen From Above by Shelley Pearsall
Pippa Park Raises Her Game by Erin Yun
The Prettiest by Brigit Young
The Amazing Life of Azaleah Lane by Nikki Shannon Smith
The Next Great Paulie Fink by Ali Benjamin
Emmy in the Key of Code by Aimee Lucido
Supergifted by Gordon Korman
Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina
The Losers Club by Andrew Clements
Teen and Young Adult Fiction
The Mary Shelley Club by Goldy Moldavsky
The Other Side of Perfect by Mariko Turk
May the Best Man Win by ZR Ellor
The Sky Blues by Robbie Couch
Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar
Between Perfect and Real by Ray Stoeve
Love in English by Maria Andreu
Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney
Smash It! by Francina Simone
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
Adult Fiction
We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry
Minor Dramas & Other Catastrophes by Kathleen West
The Orchard by David Hopen
Adequate Yearly Progress by Roxanna Elden
Trust Exercise by Susan Choi
The Divines by Ellie Eaton
Master Class by Christina Dalcher
At Briarwood School for Girls by Michael Knight
Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey
Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth