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Chasing Redbird
by Sharon Creech
Thirteen-year-old Zinny searches for answers about her family's past and her own identity while exploring the woods behind her house.
Zinnia "Zinny" Taylor, an initially quiet, yet sometimes outrageous thirteen-year-old girl. She enjoys the care of her aunt and uncle, Jessie and Nate, as her parents are preoccupied with her ... (Wikipedia)
The View from Saturday
by E.L. Konigsburg
Four sixth graders and their teacher compete in a trivia contest, revealing their unique stories and bond.
How has Mrs. Olinski chosen her sixth-grade Academic Bowl team? She had a number of answers. But were any of them true? How had she really chosen Noah and Nadia and Ethan and Julian? And why did they ... (Goodreads)
The Wanderer
by Sharon Creech
A young girl travels with her mother to different places, making new friends and discovering the beauty of life.
The sea, the sea, the sea. It rolled and rolled and called to me. Come in, it said, come in. Sophie hears the sea calling, promising adventure as she sets sail for England with her three uncles and ... (Goodreads)
Walk Two Moons
by Sharon Creech
A young girl embarks on a road trip with her grandparents to find her missing mother, while reflecting on her own life and relationships.
The novel is narrated by a 13-year-old girl named Salamanca (Sal). Sal's mother has recently left Sal's father, and Sal's grandparents are taking her on a cross-country car trip to Lewiston, Idaho to ... (Wikipedia)
Wayside School Gets A Little Stranger
by Louis Sachar
Whimsical adventures of a class of students in a peculiar school.
Mr. Gorf was the son of Mrs. Gorf, who tormented the students in, Sideways Stories From Wayside School, before being turned into an apple and eaten. He was born in Kathmandu, Nepal . He was never ... (Wikipedia)
The Door to December
by Richard Paige
A mother searches for her daughter who was kidnapped and subjected to a sinister experiment that altered her mind.
The #1 New York Times bestselling author delivers a truly suspenseful novel of a mother who must save her daughter from a threat she can hardly understand. What happened to nine-year-old Melanie ... (Goodreads)
Dicey's Song
by Cynthia Voigt
Four siblings navigate life after their mother abandons them. Dicey, the eldest, takes on the role of caretaker.
Picking up where, Homecoming, left off, Dicey Tillerman and her three siblings, Sammy, Maybeth, and James, are now living with their crazy and widowed grandmother Abigail Tillerman, or Gram as the ... (Wikipedia)
11 Birthdays
by Wendy Mass
Two best friends, Amanda and Leo, are stuck in a time loop, reliving their 11th birthday party until they learn to forgive each other.
Amanda and Leo have been best friends since they were born, but on their 10th birthday, she hears Leo saying terrible things about her and she stops speaking to him. Their 11th birthday does not go ... (Wikipedia)
Fever 1793
by Laurie Halse Anderson
A young girl's fight for survival in the midst of a deadly fever epidemic in Philadelphia.
An epidemic of fever sweeps through the streets of 1793 Philadelphia in this novel from Laurie Halse Anderson where "the plot rages like the epidemic itself" ( The New York Times Book Review ). ... (Barnes & Noble)
Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective
by Donald J. Sobol
A ten-year-old detective solves a variety of mysteries in his small town.
A Civil War sword...A watermelon stabbing... Missing roller skates... A trapeze artist's inheritance... And an eyewitness who's legally blind! Theses are just some of the ten brain-twisting mysteries ... (Goodreads)
Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson
A young girl and boy's adventures in a secret kingdom, overcoming the harsh realities of life.
Artistic young Jess Aarons deals with the hardships of his home life, such as his duties on his family's farm and the annoyances of his four sisters. Leslie Burke is an intelligent, wealthy girl who ... (Wikipedia)
The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them
by E. Lockhart
A humorous guide for teenage girls on understanding and dealing with boys. Includes tips and tricks for navigating relationships.
Here is how things stand at the beginning of newly-licensed driver Ruby Oliver's junior year at Tate Prep: Kim: Not speaking. Far away in Tokyo. Cricket: Not speaking. Nora: Speaking–sort of. Chatted ... (Goodreads)
Ballet Shoes
by Noel Streatfeild
Three orphan sisters discover their talents and passions in pursuit of their dreams.
The book concerns three adopted sisters, Pauline, Petrova and Posy Fossil. Each of the girls is discovered as a baby by Matthew Brown (Great-Uncle-Matthew, known as "Gum"), an elderly, absentminded ... (Wikipedia)
Whatever Happened to Janie?
by Caroline B. Cooney
A girl who was kidnapped as a child discovers her true identity and struggles to adjust to her new life.
How could it possibly be true? But it is true. As Janie Johnson glanced at the face of the ordinary little girl on the milk carton, she was overcome with shock. She recognized that little girl - it ... (Goodreads)
The Princess Diaries
by Meg Cabot
A teenage girl discovers she is a princess and must navigate royal life while dealing with typical high school drama.
Mia Thermopolis is pretty sure there's nothing worse than being a five-foot-nine, flat-chested freshman, who also happens to be flunking Algebra. Is she ever in for a surprise. First mom announces ... (Goodreads)
Flipped
by Wendelin Van Draanen
A boy and girl's perspectives on their relationship change as they grow up.
Julianna 'Juli' Baker meets Bryce Loski two weeks before the beginning of second grade. Though Juli believes she’s in love, Bryce is annoyed by her constant and persistent attention. In elementary ... (Wikipedia)
The Princess and the Hound
by Mette Ivie Harrison
A princess and a hound are bound by a magical curse. They must unravel the mystery to break the spell and save their kingdom.
The story focuses on two characters, Prince George and Princess Beatrice, that have been arranged to be married . Prince George possesses a magical ability to speak with animals which is forbidden in ... (Wikipedia)
The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman
A young boy's journey through a graveyard, learning the secrets of the dead.
The story begins as the man Jack murders most of the members of a family (later revealed to be the Dorian family) except for the toddler upstairs. Unknown to him, the toddler has climbed out of his ... (Wikipedia)
Stunning
by Sara Shepard
A popular high school student disappears, revealing secrets and lies among her friends. Who is responsible for her disappearance?
Now a hit ABC Family TV show, Sara Shepard’s #1, New York Times, bestselling Pretty Little Liars series continues with, Stunning,.,, In the eleventh novel, A is still out there, lurking in the ... (Barnes & Noble)
Killing Mr. Griffin
by Lois Duncan
A group of high school students plan to kidnap their strict English teacher, but things go horribly wrong.
Brian Griffin is a strict high-school English teacher at Del Norte High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico , who never accepts late homework and is demanding of his students. When Mark Kinney, one of ... (Wikipedia)
Never Have I Ever
by Sara Shepard
A group of friends play a dangerous game of "Never Have I Ever" that leads to dark secrets and deadly consequences.
New York Times bestselling series The second book in the, New York Times, bestselling series The Lying Game, by author of the bestselling Pretty Little Liars series, Sara Shepard,., Sutton Mercer is ... (Barnes & Noble)
Teen Idol
by Meg Cabot
High school student, Jenny, discovers that the new student at school is actually a famous pop star. Chaos ensues as she tries to keep his secret safe.
Jenny Greenley is a high school junior who lives in the small town of Clayton, Indiana . She is secretly the school newspaper's advice columnist Ask Annie, a job she got a new life due to her ability ... (Wikipedia)
A Crooked Kind of Perfect
by Linda Urban
Zoe dreams of playing piano at Carnegie Hall, but instead gets an organ and competes in the Perform-O-Rama.
Ten-year-old Zoe Elias has perfect piano dreams. She can practically feel the keys under her flying fingers; she can hear the audience's applause. All she needs is a baby grand so she can start her ... (Goodreads)
Kristy's Great Idea
by Raina Telgemeier
Kristy and her friends start a babysitting club, but things get complicated when they face competition and personal conflicts.
This graphic novel adapted by Raina Telgemeier, the #1, New York Times, bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning author of, Smile, is now available in full color! Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, and ... (Barnes & Noble)
Waiting for Normal
by Leslie Connor
Twelve-year-old Addie struggles to find stability and a sense of home while living with her unpredictable mother.
A sixth-grader , Addie, has just moved into a trailer with her troubled mother. Once she has gotten over the move, Addie befriends some girls at school and a lady named Soula who runs the minimart. ... (Wikipedia)
If You're Reading This, It's Too Late
by Pseudonymous Bosch
Cass and Max-Ernest are on a mission to save a magician who has been kidnapped by the Midnight Sun. But danger lurks around every corner.
Beware! Dangerous secrets lie between the pages of this book. OK, I warned you. But if you think I'll give anything away, or tell you that this is the sequel to my first literary endeavor, The Name ... (Goodreads)
The Night Before
by Wendy Walker
A woman goes missing after a night out with her friends, and her sister must unravel the secrets of that night to find her.
A, Today Show, and, New York Post, Summer Reads Selection!,Riveting and compulsive, national bestselling author Wendy Walker’s, The Night Before, “takes you to deep, dark places few thrillers dare to ... (Barnes & Noble)
Letters from Rifka
by Karen Hesse
A young Jewish girl flees Russia in 1919, hoping to reach America and escape persecution. Her journey is filled with danger and uncertainty.
During the Russian Civil War of 1919, Rifka and her family must flee Russia because the Russian army are after her one of her brothers for leaving the army; the penalty for that is death for the ... (Wikipedia)
Hetalia: Axis Powers, Vol. 1
by Hidekaz Himaruya
A comedic manga that personifies countries as characters, following their interactions and conflicts throughout history.
In these hilarious comic strips, the world's powers take on ridiculous stereotypes. During World War 1, gruff Germany finds Italy hiding in a wooden box of tomatoes. World War I quickly comes to an ... (Goodreads)
Lies We Tell Ourselves
by Robin Talley
In 1959 Virginia, two girls from opposite sides of the civil rights battle must confront their own beliefs and prejudices.
In 1959 Virginia, the lives of two girls on opposite sides of the battle for civil rights will be changed forever. Sarah Dunbar is one of the first black students to attend the previously all-white ... (Goodreads)
