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The Various
by Steve Augarde
Published 2004 by David Fickling Books
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Shakespeare's Scribe
by Gary L. Blackwood
Published 2000 by Dutton Books
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Al Capone Does My Shirts
by Gennifer Choldenko
Published 2004 by Putnam Publishing Group
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Set in 1935, when guards actually lived on Alcatraz Island with their families, Choldenko's second novel brings humor to the complexities of family dynamics and illuminates the real struggle of a kid trying to free himself from the "good boy" stance he's taken his whole life. More...
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Bud, Not Buddy
by Christopher Paul Curtis
Published 1999 by Delacorte Press
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It's 1936, in Flint, Michigan. Times may be hard, and ten-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy on the run, but Bud's got a few things going for him:
1. He has his own suitcase filled with his own important, secret things.
2. He's the author of Bud Caldwell's Rules and Things for Having a Funner Life and Making a Better Liar Out of Yourself.... More...
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The Field Guide
by Tony DiTerlizzi
Published 2003 by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
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The original chapter books in the "Spikderwick Chronicles" are now available with art from the feature film adaptation from Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies, scheduled for theatrical release on February 15. Each edition features black-and-white illustrations and two full-color tips-ins. More...
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Half Magic
by Edward Eager
Published 1989 by Harcourt
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Seedfolks
by Paul Fleischman
Published 1997 by Harperteen
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An old man seeking renewal, a young girl connecting to a father she never knew, a pregnant teenager dreading motherhood, are just a few of the 13 voices that tell one story of the flowering of a vacant city lot into a neighborhood garden. Old, young, Haitian, Korean, Hispanic, tough, haunted, and hopeful--Newbery Medal winner Paul Fleischman weaves characters as diverse as the plants they grow into a multi-layered exploration of how a community is born and nurtured in an urban environment. Illustrations. More...
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Toad Heaven
by Morris Gleitzman
Published 2005 by Random House Books for Young Readers
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Shoeless Joe & Me
by Dan Gutman
Published 2003 by HarperTrophy
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When Joe Stoshack hears about Shoeless Joe Jackson--and the gambling scandal that destroyed the star player's career--he knows he must travel back in time and try to prevent the infamous Black Sox Scandal from ever taking place. More...
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Penny from Heaven
by Jennifer L. Holm
Published 2006 by Random House Books for Young Readers
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Inspired by Newbery Honor winner Holm's own Italian-American family, "Penny from Heaven" is a shining story about the everyday and the extraordinary, about a time in America's history, not all that long ago, when being Italian meant that you were the enemy. Most of all, it's a story about families--about the things that tear them apart and bring them together. More...
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The Journey
by Kathryn Lasky
Published 2003 by Scholastic Paperbacks
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Lasky brings a fantastical new owl world to life as Soren, Gylfie, Twilight, and Digger travel to the Great Ga'Hoole Tree, where an order of owls rises each night to perform noble deeds. More...
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Gossamer
by Lois Lowry
Published 2006 by Walter Lorraine Books
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In a haunting story that tiptoes between reality and imagination, a lonely, sensitive woman and a damaged, angry boy face their own histories and discover what they can be to one another, renewed by the strength that comes from a tiny, caring creature they will never see. More...
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Travel Team
by Mike Lupica
Published 2004 by Philomel Books
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In his first novel for young readers, the author of "Wild Pitch" and "Bump and Run" tells the story of a 12-year-old Danny Walker, the smallest kid on the basketball court who's cut from the very travel team his father led to national prominence as a boy. More...
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Saffy's Angel
by Hilary McKay
Published 2002 by Margaret K. McElderry Books
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Young Saffron, known as Saffy, discovers that she is adopted. So she sets out in search of all she remembers from her youth--a stone angel in a garden in Italy. More...
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The Prince of the Pond: Otherwise Known as de Fawn Pin
by Donna Jo Napoli
Published 1992 by Dutton Books
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Hatchet
by Gary Paulsen
Published 1987 by Atheneum Books
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Walking to the Bus Rider Blues
by Harriette Gillem Robinet
Published 2000 by Atheneum Books
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Becoming Naomi Leon
by Pam Munoz Ryan
Published 2004 by Scholastic Press
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From the award-winning author of "Esperanza Rising" comes a riveting novel about family and identity, drawn from the warmth, wisdom, and love of Ryan's own Mexican and Oklahoman heritages. More...
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Space Race
by Sylvia Waugh
Published 2000 by Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers
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The Revealers
by Doug Wilhelm
Published 2003 by Farrar Straus Giroux
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Throwing light on a dark problem
Parkland Middle School is a place the students call Darkland, because no one in it does much to stop the daily harassment of kids by other kids. Three bullied seventh graders use their smarts to get the better of their tormentors by starting an unofficial e-mail forum at school in which they publicize their experiences.... More...
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