nyc books

migght be fun to read a bunch of books with the same setting. found this list here


My New York, by Kathy Jakobsen. This kids’ Let’s Go has a map and a “Where’s Waldo?” search for Woody Allen.

From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, by E. L. Konigsburg. A must-read for any kid planning to run away and live in the Met.

The School Story, by Andrew Clements. How two private-school girls enter the publishing industry at the age of 12.

The Cricket in Times Square, by George Selden. This tale of three animals and a boy in a subway newsstand is about the great things that happen if you keep your eyes and ears open—and go to Chinatown.

Nothing Ever Happens on 90th Street, by Roni Schotter. A bored girl writer finds an abundance of stories on her own block.

It’s Like This, Cat,, by Emily Cheney Neville. Proof that adolescence is best survived with a stray cat, a friend who’s a J.D., and multiple trips to Coney Island. The House on East 88th Street, by Bernard Waber. A picture book about the merits of taking baths, doing chores, and making friends with the creatures you find in your brownstone.

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, by Judy Blume. An Upper West Side boy thinks life is bad when his little brother eats his turtle—until the next book, when the family moves to . . . Jersey.

Madlenka, by Peter Sis. In this beautifully illustrated ode to diversity, a 7-year-old visits her neighbors and inadvertently makes a trip around the world.

Eloise, by Kay Thompson. The quintessential guide on how to torment an apartment building (or the Plaza Hotel), from your nanny to the doorman.

Stuart Little, by E. B. White. An Upper East Side mouse shows how even the smallest people can make a big impact, and that sometimes you have to leave the city to find yourself.