| Rabbit Hill | Lawson, Robert | 1050 | 20087 | 5.4 | 6 |
| Rabbit Is Rich | Updike, John | 1180 | 169737 | 10.0 | 42 |
| Rachel Chance | Thesman, Jean | 780 | 44247 | 5.9 | 9 |
| Rain Forests: A Nonfiction... | Osborne, Will | 730 | 4266 | 2.9 | 3 |
| Rain God, The | Islas, Arturo | 1030 | 49895 | 7.8 | 12 |
| Rainbow People, The | Yep, Laurence | 680 | 38637 | 4.1 | 11 |
| Raisin In The Sun, A | Hansberry, Lorraine | | 32256 | 6.8 | 8 |
| Ramona And Her Father | Cleary, Beverly | 840 | 19994 | 5.4 | 6 |
| Ramona Quimby, Age 8 | Cleary, Beverly | 860 | 20460 | 3.5 | 6 |
| Ramsay Scallop | Temple, Frances | 890 | 61310 | 6.7 | 13 |
| Ransom Of Mercy Carter, The | Cooney, Caroline B. | 730 | 54205 | 5.9 | 13 |
| Rascal | North, Sterling | 1140 | 41771 | 7.1 | 12 |
| Rat Boys: A Dating Experiment | Eberhardt, Thom | 840 | 39212 | 5.6 | 11 |
| Re-Elect Nutty | Hughes, Dean | 590 | 25952 | 5.4 | 5 |
| Reality Bug, The | MacHale, D. J. | 580 | 105544 | 5.5 | 24 |
| Rebecca | DuMaurier, Daphne | 880 | 154413 | 7.2 | 29 |
| Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm | Wiggin, Kate Douglas | 1190 | 72616 | 8.9 | 19 |
| Rebels Against Slavery | McKissack, Patricia | 1130 | 29835 | 6.9 | 11 |
| Red Badge Of Courage, The | Crane, Stephen | 900 | 45802 | 7.6 | 10 |
| Red Cap | Wisler, G. Clifton | 820 | 38703 | 6.8 | 8 |
| Red Pony, The | Steinbeck, John | 810 | 27877 | 6.4 | 9 |
| Red Scarf Girl, The | Jiang, Ji-li | 780 | 54818 | 6.1 | 14 |
| Redwall | Jacques, Brian | 800 | 101150 | 7.8 | 22 |
| Reflections | Jonas, Ann | 240 | 212 | 3.1 | 1 |
| Reflections On A Gift Of... | Dunning, Stephen | | 11877 | 7.9 | 5 |
| Reilly's Luck | L'Amour, Louis | 790 | 79381 | 7.2 | 15 |
| Reluctant God, The | Service, Pamela F. | 870 | 54989 | 7.1 | 12 |
| REM World | Philbrick, Rodman | 700 | 33802 | 5.9 | 10 |
| Remarkable Journey-Prince Jen | Alexander, Lloyd | 790 | 58481 | 6.1 | 14 |
| Remembering The Good Times | Peck, Richard | 690 | 42802 | 5.7 | 11 |
| Renegades Of Pern | McCaffrey, Anne | 1010 | 120633 | 7.5 | 26 |
| Reptile Room, The | Snicket, Lemony | 1040 | 28945 | 6.4 | 9 |
| Respiratory System, The | Stille, Darlene R. | 750 | 1308 | 5.1 | 3 |
| Restaurant At The End-Universe | Adams, Douglas | 970 | 52563 | 8.1 | 12 |
| Return Of The Great Brain | Fitzgerald, John D. | 850 | 39689 | 5.1 | 9 |
| Return Of The King | Tolkien, J.R.R. | 920 | 134488 | 9.0 | 27 |
| Return Of The Native, The | Hardy, Thomas | 1040 | 139406 | 9.0 | 31 |
| Return Of The Twelves | Clarke, Pauline | | 50000 | 7.1 | 12 |
| Return To Hawk's Hill | Eckert, Allan W. | 1230 | 41430 | 7.5 | 12 |
| Return To Morocco | Johnston, Norma | | 50000 | 5.5 | 10 |
| Revenge Of The Whale | Philbrick, Nathaniel | 1170 | 48189 | 8.5 | 13 |
| Revolutionary War On Wednesday | Osborne, Mary Pope | 320 | 4989 | 2.2 | 3 |
| Ribbons | Yep, Laurence | 710 | 38431 | 6.7 | 11 |
| Rifle, The | Paulsen, Gary | 1480 | 16916 | 7.9 | 7 |
| Rifles For Watie | Keith, Harold | 910 | 105906 | 7.1 | 21 |
| Righteous Revenge of Artemis.. | Myers, Walter Dean | 980 | 28483 | 5.6 | 8 |
| Ring Of Endless Light, A | L'Engle, Madeleine | 810 | 83744 | 5.5 | 19 |
| Ring Of Tricksters | Hamilton, Virginia | 540 | 8647 | 5.5 | 3 |
| River Boy | Bowler, Tim | 710 | 39193 | 5.8 | 11 |
| River Rats | Stevermer, Caroline | 690 | 57503 | 6.8 | 14 |
| Road To Memphis, The | Taylor, Mildred D. | 670 | 81917 | 8.1 | 18 |
| Robinson Crusoe | Defoe, Daniel | 1320 | 119857 | 9.0 | 34 |
| Robyn's Book | Miller, Robyn | 1140 | 39350 | 7.5 | 11 |
| Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry | Taylor, Mildred D. | 920 | 64646 | 6.9 | 15 |
| Roller Skates | Sawyer, Ruth | 810 | 44203 | 6.7 | 9 |
| Romare Bearden: Celebrating... | Schwartzman, Myron | 1160 | 23526 | 9.0 | 7 |
| Romeo And Juliet | Shakespeare, William | | 24852 | 9.0 | 14 |
| Rookie Arrives, The | Dygard, Thomas J. | 830 | 40361 | 6.2 | 9 |
| Root Cellar, The | Lunn, Janet | 840 | 66525 | 6.9 | 16 |
| Rosie's Birthday Rat | Glaser, Linda | 230 | 1694 | 1.8 | 2 |
| Rowan And The Travelers | Rodda, Emily | 560 | 31183 | 4.3 | 9 |
| Rowan Hood, Outlaw Girl... | Springer, Nancy | 760 | 33325 | 5.4 | 10 |
| Rowan Of Rin | Rodda, Emily | 660 | 30830 | 4.6 | 9 |
| Ruby Holler | Creech, Sharon | 660 | 44819 | 5.4 | 12 |
| Ruby In The Smoke, The | Pullman, Philip | 750 | 58187 | 6.5 | 14 |
| Rudyard Kipling (Poetry For..) | Kipling, Rudyard | | 3498 | 6.1 | 4 |
| Rules Of The Road | Bauer, Joan | 850 | 43198 | 5.9 | 9 |
| Rumble Fish | Hinton, S.E. | 680 | 23822 | 5.9 | 5 |
| Run For Your Life | Levy, Marilyn | 630 | 43355 | 4.2 | 11 |
| Runner, The | Voigt, Cynthia | 840 | 64764 | 6.8 | 12 |
| Running Scared | Dygard, Thomas J. | 1010 | 32653 | 5.8 | 9 |
| Runs With Horses | Burks, Brian | 850 | 18170 | 6.1 | 5 |
