The 22 Books From the '90s That You Need to Read With Your Kids

First published: 1993

Why your child needs to read it: The first dystopian book I ever remember reading, children who are fans of the more current series of its kind, such as The Hunger Games and Divergent, will love this one about 12-year-old Jonas, who realizes he has a very special gift that doesn’t exactly align with his seemingly utopian society’s way of life.

Shop: The Giver by Lois Lowry ($6, originally $10)