| 100% | WAYSIDE | 7 | "Sideways Stories from ___ School," 1978 children's novel by Louis Sachar about a 30-story tall school |
| 36% | DEARJOHN | 8 | Novel by Nicholas Sparks about a US Army soldier whose father suffers from Asperger's syndrome: 2 wds. |
| 34% | WHATISTHEWHAT | 13 | 2006 novel by Dave Eggers about a Sudanese child refugee (4 wds.) |
| 34% | FISHRUMBLE | 10 | S.E. Hinton novel about a melee between aquatic schools? |
| 34% | STUARTLITTLE | 12 | Children's novel by E.B. White featuring a boy who is two inches tall and looks like a mouse (2 wds.) |
| 33% | SWAMPLANDIA | 11 | 2011 novel by 30-Across about a family of alligator wrestlers |
| 32% | BFG | 3 | "The ___," children's novel written by Roald Dahl in 1982 about a young girl named Sophie who meets a colossal man |
| 31% | THEANTIDOTE | 11 | 2025 novel by 30-Across about a Nebraska town during the Great Depression: 2 wds. |
| 31% | SPY | 3 | Harriet the ___, kid detective from the eponymous children's novel by Louise Fitzhugh |
| 31% | MARYPOPPINS | 11 | 1964 film starring 17-Across and 30-Across based on children's books by P.L. Travers about a magical nanny (2 wds.) |
| 30% | THEHALFMOON | 11 | 2023 novel by 30-Across about a married couple running a bar in a small town (3 wds.) |
| 30% | SIMON | 5 | "___ vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda," 2015 novel by Becky Albertalli about the struggles of a high school boy |
| 30% | AGNESGREY | 9 | Novel by Anne Bronte about a governess |
| 30% | CHOCOLAT | 8 | Novel by Joanne Harris about a confectioner |
| 30% | THEROOSTERBAR | 13 | 2017 bestselling novel by 38-Across about law school students who open a tavern (3 wds.) |
| 30% | WATERBABIES | 11 | The —, 1863 children's novel by Charles Kingsley subtitled A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby |
| 30% | SMALLSTEPS | 10 | 2006 novel by Louis Sachar |
| 30% | THEGIANTPEACH | 13 | "James and ___," children's novel written by Roald Dahl in 1961, about a young boy's adventure with seven magically-altered garden bugs: 3 wds. |
| 30% | CAPTAIN | 7 | ___ Underpants, comedic superhero from the eponymous children's novel series by Dav Pilkey |
| 30% | HOMECOMING | 10 | 2023 novel by 37-Across that tells the story of a journalist who uncovers secrets from the past |
| 30% | FAIRYTALE | 9 | A children's story about magical lands |
| 29% | CRUSOE | 6 | "Robinson ___," novel by Daniel Defoe about a mariner |
| 29% | HOME | 4 | "Lassie Come-___," novel written by Eric Knight about a rough collie's journey |
| 29% | WORTHDYINGFOR | 13 | 2010 novel by Lee Child about Jack Reacher meets the Duncans and solves an old case of a missing child: 3 wds. |
| 29% | STUART | 6 | "___ Little" (E.B. White's children's novel about a mouse) |
| 29% | VILLETTE | 8 | Novel by Charlotte Bronte about a fictional character named Lucy Snowe |
| 29% | THEOUTSIDERS | 12 | 1983 Francis Ford Coppola film starring Rob Lowe adapted from a novel by S.E. Hinton (2 wds.) |
| 28% | THESMALLHAND | 12 | 2010 short novel by Susan Hill subtitled A Ghost Story |
| 28% | SMILE | 5 | Graphic novel by Raina Telgemeier about a girl with braces |
| 28% | HOOT | 4 | YA novel by Carl Hiaasen about a threatened owl habitat |