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A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story
by Linda Sue Park
A boy's story of courage and perseverance, as he faces the civil war in Sudan.
A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about a girl in Sudan in 2008 and a boy in Sudan in 1985. The girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours’ ... (Goodreads)
Scaredy Squirrel
by Mélanie Watt
A brave squirrel embarks on a series of adventures to overcome his fears.
Scaredy Squirrel never leaves his nut tree. It's way too dangerous out there. He could encounter tarantulas, green Martians or killer bees. But in his tree, every day is the same and if danger comes ... (Goodreads)
Becoming Naomi León
by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Naomi León's journey to find her true identity and reunite with her family. A heartwarming story of love, courage, and self-discovery.
Naomi Outlaw is a Hispanic girl who lives a carefree (if not lonely) life with her great-grandmother, Mary Outlaw, and deformed younger brother, Owen, in the fictional town of Lemon Tree, California. ... (Wikipedia)
Gabi, a Girl in Pieces
by Isabel Quintero
Gabi, a Mexican-American teenager, navigates through her senior year of high school while dealing with family drama, body image issues, and discovering her own identity.
Gabi Hernandez chronicles her last year in high school in her diary: college applications, Cindy's pregnancy, Sebastian's coming out, the cute boys, her father's meth habit, and the food she craves. ... (Goodreads)
Hoot
by Carl Hiaasen
A boy's mission to save burrowing owls, uncovering a dark plot along the way.
The main character Roy Eberhardt moves from Montana to Florida and into the fictional town of Coconut Cove, where a 7th grader, Dana Matherson, starts to bully him. On the bus to school, Roy sees a ... (Wikipedia)
Clementine
by Sara Pennypacker
A young girl's journey of self-discovery, learning to be brave and stand up for herself.
Clementine is having not so good of a week. • On Monday she's sent to the principal's office for cutting off Margaret's hair. • Tuesday, Margaret's mother is mad at her. • Wednesday, she's sent to ... (Goodreads)
The Night Diary
by Veera Hiranandani
A young girl's journey during the Partition of India, as she navigates her identity and the world around her.
In the vein of, Inside Out and Back Again, and, The War That Saved My Life, comes a poignant, personal, and hopeful tale of India's partition, and of one girl's journey to find a new home in a ... (Goodreads)
The London Eye Mystery
by Siobhan Dowd
When Ted's cousin Salim disappears from the London Eye, Ted and his sister Kat use their unique perspectives to solve the mystery.
The story begins with Aunt Gloria visiting Ted's family. Ted is a boy with Asperger syndrome. She is accompanied by her son Salim, a half- Asian boy who is about a year older than Ted. People with ... (Wikipedia)
There Is a Bird on Your Head!
by Mo Willems
A young girl joins her feathered friend on a silly journey through the house.
Gerald and Piggie are best friends! Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to. In There Is a Bird On My Head! , Gerald ... (Barnes & Noble)
Legend
by Marie Lu
A young hero must save her nation from the brink of destruction, using her wits and courage.
Legend is set in a future flooded, fortified Los Angeles, ruled by the totalitarian Republic. The novel centers around Day and June, two 15-year-olds on opposite sides of the economic spectrum. June ... (Wikipedia)
Ellen Foster
by Kaye Gibbons
A young girl's struggle to find a permanent home and family in the face of abuse and neglect.
Ellen is an only child who does not have a real home, even at the time when both her parents are still alive. Her father is " trash " and has a drinking problem , and the whole atmosphere is one of ... (Wikipedia)
The Enchantress
by Michael Scott
A young man's quest to save an imprisoned enchantress, with epic battles with ancient gods.
Enchantress picks up where its predecessor,, The Warlock, , left off. Two of its central characters, the fifteen-year-old twins, Sophie and Josh Newman, have been re-united after being briefly ... (Wikipedia)
The Lions of Little Rock
by Kristin Levine
A 12-year-old girl faces the racial tensions of 1958 Arkansas during the Little Rock Nine integration crisis.
Two girls separated by race form an unbreakable bond during the tumultuous integration of Little Rock schools in 1958 Twelve-year-old Marlee doesn't have many friends until she meets Liz, the new ... (Goodreads)
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
by Dusti Bowling
A girl born without arms moves to a new town, makes friends, and solves a mystery. A heartwarming tale of perseverance and friendship.
Aven Green loves to tell people that she lost her arms in an alligator wrestling match, or a wildfire in Tanzania, but the truth is she was born without them. And when her parents take a job running ... (Goodreads)
The Rise of Nine
by Pittacus Lore
A group of nine extraordinary teens join forces to save the world from an alien invasion.
Marina and Six, along with Ella (previously unknown member of the Garde) and Crayton (her Cêpan) are on a plane heading towards India, where they hope to find another member of the Garde: Number ... (Wikipedia)
Maniac Magee
by Jerry Spinelli
A young orphan boy, Jeffrey Lionel Magee, becomes a legend in a racially divided town by bringing people together through his incredible feats of athleticism and kindness.
Jeffrey Lionel Magee's parents were killed in a trolley accident when a drunk driver crashed and sunk it into the river in Bridgeport, Pennsylvania , orphaning him at age three. After living with his ... (Wikipedia)
You Are Special
by Max Lucado
A parable about unconditional love, teaching children to appreciate their unique qualities.
Max was interested in helping children understand their value - not from the world's perspective, but from God's. Wemmicksville is a land created by Eli, the "God" figure of the story. He creates ... (Goodreads)
Hate List
by Jennifer Brown
A high school student's journey through grief, guilt, and ultimately, redemption.
For readers of Marieke Nijkamp's, This Is Where It Ends, a powerful and timely contemporary classic about the aftermath of a school shooting. Five months ago, Valerie Leftman's boyfriend, Nick, ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear
by Don Wood
A resourceful mouse outwits a hungry bear to save a strawberry.
First published in 1984, a picture book in which the Little Mouse will do all he can to save his strawberry from the Big, Hungry Bear, even if it means sharing it with the reader. The Little Mouse ... (Barnes & Noble)
Refugee
by Alan Gratz
Three children, three different times, all with a common goal of finding refuge.
A tour de force from acclaimed author Alan Gratz (,Prisoner B-3087,), this timely — and timeless — novel tells the powerful story of three different children seeking refuge. A, New York Times, ... (Barnes & Noble)
Things Not Seen
by Andrew Clements
A young boy wakes up invisible and must navigate the challenges of being unseen while trying to find a cure.
Robert Phillips, known by his nickname "Bobby," wakes up one day to find that he can no longer see himself. Then, to make sure he was right he looked in the mirror and could not see himself. Upon ... (Wikipedia)
Scarlet
by Marissa Meyer
A re-imagining of the classic story of Little Red Riding Hood set in a futuristic world.
Scarlet Benoit is a young girl living on her grandmother's farm in Rieux, France. Her grandmother has gone missing for many weeks and Scarlet is sure that she has been kidnapped rather than left on ... (Wikipedia)
The Julian Chapter
by R.J. Palacio
A young boy learns to confront his fears by talking to an imaginary figure of his enemy.
Over 1 million people have read Wonder and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. Now readers will have a chance to hear from the book's most ... (Goodreads)
The Forty Rules of Love
by Elif Shafak
A story of romance and spiritual enlightenment, exploring the teachings of a Sufi master.
Ella Rubenstein is forty years old and unhappily married when she takes a job as a reader for a literary agent. Her first assignment is to read and report on Sweet Blasphemy , a novel written by a ... (Goodreads)
The Recruit
by Robert Muchamore
A young adult is recruited into a secret intelligence agency, tasked with protecting the nation.
The Recruit begins with eleven-year-old James Choke in his combined science class in his first term of secondary school, where he accidentally slashes classmate Samantha Jennings' face with a nail on ... (Wikipedia)
The Boston Girl
by Anita Diamant
A woman's story of growing up in the early 20th century, navigating the changing roles of women.
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Red Tent and Day After Night, comes an unforgettable coming-of-age novel about family ties and values, friendship and feminism told through the eyes ... (Goodreads)
Counting by 7s
by Holly Goldberg Sloan
A story of resilience and hope, as an outsider learns to find her place in the world.
Willow Chance is a twelve-year-old genius, obsessed with nature and diagnosing medical conditions, who finds it comforting to count by 7s. It has never been easy for her to connect with anyone other ... (Goodreads)
A Little Princess
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
A young girl's courageous spirit as she overcomes adversity and discovers a life of joy.
Captain Richard Crewe, a wealthy English widower, has been raising his only child, Sara, in India where he is stationed with the British Army. Because the Indian climate is considered too harsh for ... (Wikipedia)
Grandfather's Journey
by Allen Say
A Japanese man moves to America, but misses his homeland. His grandson later moves to Japan and feels the same way.
A young man from Japan , during the Meiji era , crosses the Pacific Ocean and explores the United States. He finds that of all the places he has seen, he likes coastal California best because of the ... (Wikipedia)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
by Richard Bach
An exploration of self-expression and personal growth as a seagull learns to defy the boundaries of his flock.
The book tells the story of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, a seagull who is bored with daily squabbles over food. Seized by a passion for flight, he pushes himself and learns everything he can about ... (Wikipedia)
