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Strange Happenings: Five Tales of Transformation
by Avi
Published 2006 by Harcourt
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Newbery Medalist Avi presents characters who experience startling transformations in this collection of thought-provoking short stories that is by turns chilling, ethereal, and surreal. More...
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The Wright 3
by Blue Balliett
Published 2006 by Scholastic Press
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Spring semester at the Lab School in Hyde Park finds Petra and Calder drawn into another mystery when unexplainable accidents and ghostly happenings throw a spotlight on Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural masterpiece, the Robie House. Illustrations. More...
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Moves Make Man
by Bruce Brooks
Published 1984 by HarperCollins
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Half-Moon Investigations
by Eoin Colfer
Published 2006 by Miramax Books
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Victory
by Susan Cooper
Published 2006 by Margaret K. McElderry Books
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A Newbery Medalist delivers an enthralling family saga in which two children cross an ocean 200 hundred years apart: Sam in 1805, and Molly in 2005. Separate yet together, Sam and Molly struggle through fear and excitement to a final ordeal that terrifyingly tests their courage. More...
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The 7 Professors of the Far North
by John Fardell
Published 2005 by Putnam Publishing Group
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Eager's Nephew
by Helen Fox
Published 2006 by Wendy Lamb Books
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The Road to Paris
by Nikki Grimes
Published 2006 by Putnam Publishing Group
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In this Coretta Scott King Honor Book, young Paris isnt thrilled to be in yet another foster home. No matter how hard she tries to fit in, she cant ignore the feeling that she never will--especially in a town thats mostly white while she is half black. More...
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Princess Academy
by Shannon Hale
Published 2005 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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All the teenage girls from a small mountain village must attend the academy to learn how to become a princess. Miri soon finds herself confronted with a harsh academy mistress, bitter competition among the girls, and her own conflicting desires to be chosen. More...
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Into the Firestorm: A Novel of San Francisco, 1906
by Deborah Hopkinson
Published 2006 by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
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""I believe I can just see you on the streets of that bright city."
"Gran's gone now, but her words live on with Nicholas Dray, almost twelve, as he makes his way from the hot cotton fields to that Queen of Cities: San Francisco. Nick's on his own for the first time, with nowhere to turn.... More...
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The Star of Kazan
by Eva Ibbotson
Published 2004 by Dutton Children's Books
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In this award-winning novel, set in pre-World War I Vienna, a young servant girl learns that she is actually an aristocrat whose true home is an ancient castle. There, Annika discovers that all is not as it seems in the lives of her newfound family. Illustrations. More...
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Cracker!: The Best Dog in Vietnam
by Cynthia Kadohata
Published 2007 by Atheneum Books
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The 2005 Newbery Medal-winning author of "Kira-Kira" returns with this action-packed glimpse into the Vietnam War, as seen through the eyes of a German shepherd trained to sniff out bombs, traps, and the enemy, and her handler, a young soldier who thinks he's not tough enough for war. More...
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Alien Secrets
by Annette Curtis Klause
Published 1999 by Laurel-Leaf Books
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Puck, expelled from boarding school on Earth, is on her way to stay with her parents, who are doing alien research on Shoon.On board the spaceship, Puck befriends Hush, a native Shoowa who is also returning home in shame. He was entrusted with the Soo, a symbol of freedom for his people, and now it has been stolen.... More...
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A Biography of Madeleine L'Engle: Author of a Wrinkle in Time
by Doreen Gonzales
Published 1991 by Dillon Press
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Heat
by Mike Lupica
Published 2006 by Philomel Books
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The #1 "New York Times" bestseller is now in paperback. Baseball is young Michael Arroyo's only salvation, but his dream of playing in the Little League World Series is soon threatened. Includes a teaser for Lupica's upcoming novel, "Miracle on 49th Street." More...
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The Higher Power of Lucky
by Susan Patron
Published 2006 by Atheneum Books
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Lucky, age ten, doesn't expect running away to be so complicated. A large cast of magnanimous surprises awaits her when she plans to hide from her guardian in the Mojave Desert. Illustrations. More...
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Esperanza Renace / Esperanza Rising
by Pam Munoz Ryan
Published 2002 by Scholastic en Espanol
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For the first 12 years of her life, Esperanza Ortega is pampered by servants and sheltered by her doting parents on their ranch in Aguascalientes, Mexico. But a sudden tragedy shatters that world of wealth and privilege. Homeless and destitute, she and her mother emigrate to California to work in the fields and start a new life. More...
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Bella at Midnight
by Diane Stanley
Published 2006 by HarperCollins
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Loosely based on "Cinderella," this fairy tale features a memorable heroine who embarks on a stirring adventure when she discovers her surprising destiny. Illustrations. More...
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