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Realistic Alvarez, Julia - How Tía Lola Came to
Stay. Although ten-year-old Miguel is at first embarrassed by his colorful
aunt, Tia Lola, when she comes to Vermont from the Dominican Republic to stay
with his mother, his sister, and him after his parents' divorce, he learns to
love her. Creech, Sharon - The Wanderer. Thirteen-year-old
Sophie and her cousin Cody record their transatlantic crossing aboard the
Wanderer, a forty-five foot sailboat, which is en route to visit their
grandfather in England. DiCamillo, Kate - Because of
Winn-Dixie. Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town
of Naomi, Florida, and all the good things that happen to her because of her
big ugly dog, Winn-Dixie. Gantos, Jack - Joey Pigza Swallowed
the Key. To the constant disappointment of his mother and his teachers, Joey
has trouble paying attention and controlling his mood swings, when his
prescription meds wear off and he starts getting worked up and acting wired. Hiaasen, Carl - Hoot. Roy, who is new to his
small Florida community, becomes involved in another boy's attempt to save a
colony of burrowing owls from a proposed construction site. Johnston, Tony - Any Small Goodness. Arturo and his family
and friends share all kinds of experiences living in the barrio of East Los
Angeles. Martin, Ann M. - A Corner of the
Universe. The summer that Hattie turns twelve, she meets the childlike uncle she
never knew and becomes friends with a girl who works at the carnival that comes
to Hattie's small town. Spinelli, Jerry - Crash. Seventh-grader John
"Crash" Coogan has always been comfortable with his tough, aggressive
behavior, until his relationship with an unusual Quaker boy and his
grandfather's stroke make him consider the importance of friendship and family. Classic Tolkien, J.R.R. - The Hobbit. The adventures of
hobbit Bilbo Baggins in a land inhabited by dwarfs, elves, goblins, dragons,
and humans. Autobiography Spinelli, Jerry - Knots in My Yo-Yo
String. This Italian-American Newbery Medalist presents a humorous account of
his childhood and youth in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Historical Choldenko, Gennifer - Al Capone Does
My Shirts. A twelve-year-old boy named Moose moves to Alcatraz Island in 1935
when guards' families were housed there, and has to contend with his
extraordinary new environment in addition to life with his autistic sister. Curtis, Christopher Paul - Bud, Not
Buddy. Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during
the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the
man he believes to be his father - a renowned bandleader. Peck, Richard - A Long Way from Chicago. Joe recounts his
annual summer trips with his sister to rural Illinois during the Great
Depression to visit their larger-than-life grandmother. Salisbury, Graham - Under the
Blood-Red Sun. Tomikazu Nakaji's life with his Japanese family in Hawaii changes
drastically after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941. Science Fiction
& Fantasy Carman, Patrick - The Dark Hills
Divide. When she finds the key to a secret passageway leading out of the
walled city of Bridewell, twelve-year-old Alexa explores the mysterious forests
and mountains that lie beyond the wall. Haddix, Margaret Peterson - Running
Out of Time. When a diphtheria epidemic hits her 1840 village, thirteen-year-old
Jessie discovers it is actually a 1996 tourist site under unseen observation by
heartless scientists. Ibbotson, Eva - Which Witch? Deciding that he must
sire a child to carry on his tradition of Loathing Light and Blighting the
Beautiful, the Great Wizard Arriman announces a competition among the witches
of Todcaster, one of whom will marry him. Oppel, Kenneth - Airborn. Matt, a young cabin
boy aboard an airship, and Kate, a wealthy young girl traveling with her
chaperone, team up to search for the existence of mysterious winged creatures
reportedly living hundreds of feet above the Earth's surface. Pierce, Tamora - Sandry's Book. Four young misfits
find themselves living in a strict temple community where they become friends
while learning to use their powers, especially magic. Stroud, Jonathan - The Amulet of
Samarkand. Nathaniel, a magician's apprentice, summons up the djinni Bartimaeus
and instructs him to steal the Amulet of Samarkand from the powerful magician
Simon Lovelace. Walden, Mark – H.I.V.E.: The Higher
Institute of Villainous Education. 13-year-old Otto is kidnapped and taken to a
secret academy where all of the top young, devious minds are being trained as
the next generation of super-villains. Mystery &
Adventure Funke, Cornelia - The Thief Lord. Orphaned brothers
Prosper and Bo, having run away from their cruel aunt and uncle, decide to hide
out in Venice where they fall in with the Thief Lord, a thirteen-year-old boy
who leads a crime ring of street children. Horowitz, Anthony - Stormbreaker. After the death of the
uncle who had been his guardian, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider continues his uncle's
dangerous work for Britain's intelligence agency, MI6. Nelson, O. T. - The Girl Who Owned a
City. When a plague sweeps over the earth killing everyone except children
under twelve, ten-year-old Lisa organizes a group to rebuild a new way of life. Reiss, Kathryn - Time Windows. Thirteen-year-old
Miranda moves into a house in which a mysterious dollhouse allows her to see
into the past, where she discovers a force of evil in her new home. Riordan, Rick - The Lightning Thief. Fantasy. Twelve-year-old Percy, son of a
mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea, goes to a camp for demigods
where he and his friends set out on a quest to prevent a war between the gods. Van Draanen, Wendelin - Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief. Thirteen-year-old
Sammy gets in trouble when she involves herself in the investigation of a
robbery at the "seedy" hotel across the street from her apartment.
