6- 9 GRADE |
| Aiken, Joan
Midnight is a place RP 0261193 RC 44630 In the 1840's, fourteen-year-old Lucas and his young friend nne-Marie are forced to flee when Midnight Court burns to the ground, and as they struggle through hard times, they learn to depend on each other through many adventures |
Aiken, Joan
Wolves of Willoughby Chase LP 04173 RC 30653 |
Alcott, Louisa May
Rose in bloom RP 0660244 RC 45948 A story about a yound lady named Rose who returns from a trip around the world an independent woman, only to find her inheritence has attracted many suitors |
| Alexander, Lloyd
Iron ring RP 0648799 RC 45467 Driven by his sense of honor, young King Tamar sets off on a perilous journey, during which he meets talking animals, villainous and noble kings, demons, and the love of his life |
Anderson, Margaret J
Children of summer: Henri Fabre's insects RP 0649328 RC 45413 A fictionalized account of the research of nineteenth-century entomologist Jean Henri Fabre |
Armstrong, Jennifer
Mary Mehan awake RP 0655968 RC 46350 |
| Armstrong, William H.
Sounder LP 06319 RC 22898 |
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| Avi,
True confessions of Charlotte Doyle LP 05655 RC 33473 |
Bachrach, Susan D
Tell them we remember: the story of the Holocaust RP 0363518 RC 46509 |
Ballantine, Betty
Secret oceans RP 0935328 RC 43637 An international team of scientists boards a high-tech submersible on an expedition to communicate with whales |
| Bartoletti, Susan
Growing up in coal country RP 0656665 RC 46445 |
Bauer, Marion Dane
On my honor LP 05253 RC 26123 |
Bawden, Nina
Robbers LP 04172 RC 18433 |
| Bellairs, John
House with a clock in its wall RP 0039319 RC 45943 A ten-year-old orphan, his warlock uncle, and a neighboring witch search Jonathan's house to find a hidden clock that is programmed to end the world |
Bellairs, John
Ghost in the mirror RP 0184383 RC 45946 Rose and Mrs. Zimmermann, the kindly neighbor witch, are transported back to 1828, where they attempt to save the Weiss family from being destroyed by a wicked wizard |
Bellairs, John
Figure in the shadows RP 0893843 RC 45944 Lewis finds an old coin that he hopes will protect him against bullies, and when he decides to test the coins magic powers, but he is not prepared for the astonishing and sinister events that follow |
| Belllairs, John
Secret of the underground room RP 0363579 RC 45518 When Father Higgins disappears, Johnny Dixon and Professor Childermass discover disturbing clues which lead them to England and an encounter with a long-dead knight |
Bloor, Edward
Tangerine RP 0126281 RC 46159 Twelve-year-old Paul, who lives in the shadow of his football herp brother fights for the right to play soccer despite his near blindness and slowly begins to remember the incident that damaged his eyesight |
Blumberg, Rhoda
Full steam ahead: the race to build a transcontinental railroad RP 1013159 RC 44970 |
| Boy Scouts of America,
Boy Scout handbook RP 0118852 RC 43342 |
Bryant, Jennifer Fisher
Lucretia Mott: a guiding light RP 0120453 RC 46028 |
Bryant, Jennifer Fisher
Louis Braille: inventor RP 0379766 RC 46863 |
| Brynie, Faith Hickman
Genetics and human health: a journey within RP 0980471 RC 44056 |
Bunting, Eve
SOS Titanic RP 0119821 RC 43851 Fifteen-year-old Barry O'Neill, traveling from Ireland to america on the maiden voyage of the Titanic, finds his life endangered when the ship hits an iceberg |
Bunting, Eve
Blackwater LP 06258 RC 50943 When Brodie and his cousin Alex find Pauline--the girl he likes--with another guy, a dumb prank on the turns tragic |
| Burns, Khephra
Black stars in orbit: NASA's African American astronauts RP 0366406 RC 41667 |
Byars, Betsy
Disappearing acts: a Herculeah Jones mystery RP 0655354 RC 46723 During his comedy class, amatuer detective Herculeah Jone's tries to solve the mystery when his friend Meats dead body vanishes |
Calvert, Patricia
Glennis, before and after RP 0388428 RC 45345 While her father serves time, twelve-year-old Glennis learns that not all prisons are made out of stone, and spiders aren't the only ones who weave webs |
| Campbell, Eric
Shark callers RP 0927526 RC 43641 Two boy's lives converge at sea against a backdrop of a volcano eruption and tidal wave near New Guinea |
Canfield, Jack
Chicken soup for the kids soul: 101 stories of courage, hope, and laughter RP 0767874 RC 46804 Bestseller |
Christopher, John
City of gold and lead LP 05721 RC 27307 |
| Christopher, John
White mountains LP 05722 RC 26091 A science fiction set in the 21st century about three young friends who embark on a dangerous journey to the White Mountains to escape the Tripods, mechanical aliens |
Christopher, John
Pool of fire LP 05723 RC 35084 |
Cochrane, Patricia A
Purely Rosie Pearl RP 1003022 RC 45580 In 1936 twelve-year-old Rosie Pearl Bush and her family of ,igrants endure the hardships of the Great Depression as they find work picking fruit in the California Valley
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| Colman, Penny
Rosie the riveter: Women working on the home front in World War II RP 0364686 RC 41945 |
Conford, Ellen
Crush RP 0658455 RC 46609 A series of nine romantic episodes in the lives of B.J. and other students at Cutter's Forge High as they plan for the Valentine's Day Sweetheart Stomp |
Cooper, Susan
King of shadows LP 06277 RC 50063 In London as part of an acting troupe performing in the Globe Theatre, young Nat Field contracts the bubonic plague and is transported back to 1599 where he performs for Queen Elizabeth I with Shakespeare |
| Cooper, Susan
Dark is rising LPon order RC 08054 Early on the morning of his eleventh birthday, Will Dawson wakes to find that he is one of the Old Ones, immortals dedicated to controlling the evil forces of the Dark |
Cooper, Ilene
Dead Sea scrolls RP 0388310 RC 45633 |
Couloumbis, Audrey
Getting near to baby LP 06257 RC 50374 Willa and JoAnn are whisked away to an aunt's house while their mother recovers from the sudden death of their baby sister |
| Coville, Bruce
Oddly enough RP 0740321 RC 43249 A collection of short stories featuring an angel, unicorn, vampire, werewolf, and other unusual creatures |
Cox, Clinton
Mark Twain: American's humorist, dreamer, prophet RP 1078234 RC 45656 |
Crew, Gary
Angel's gate RP 0119827 RC 45508 |
| Curtis, Christopher Paul
Watsons go to Birmingham LP 06269 RC 41921 The members of the "Weird Watson" family drive from Michigan to visit Grandma Sands in Alabama, where they experience racism and segregation Newbery Medal |
Cushman, Karen
Ballad of Lucy Whipple RP 1014848 RC 44772 Twelve-year-old California Morning Whipple, who names herself Lucy, is distraught when her mother moves the family from Massachusetts to a rough California mining town in 1949 |
Cushman, Karen
Midwife's apprentice RP 0380992 RC 40833 Set in medieval Endland, a homeless girl is taken in by a sharp-tempered midwife, and eventually gains the three things that she most wants: a full belly, a contented heart, and a place in this world |
| DeFelice, Cynthia
Lostman's river RP 0876446 RC 46744 |
Derby, Pat
Grams, her boyfriend, my family, and me RP 0115556 RC 41565 Fifteen-year-old Andy tells of his chaotic life living with four sisters, his parents, and his opinionated grandma |
Dexter, Catherine
Alien game RP 0838428 RC 44244 As the students at her school become increasingly caught up in the annual game of Elimination, Zoe grows more and more convinced that the new girl in her eighth grade class is not what she seems |
| Dorris, Michael
Window RP 0653258 RC 46538 When ten-year-old Rayona's mother enters a treatment facility, her estranged father, a black man, finally introduces her to his side of the family, and they are not at all what she expected |
Duane, Diane
Wizard abroad RP 1062514 RC 46831 When Nina's parents send her back to Ireland, they do not realize she will be in the homeland of magic, and nita soon finds fellow wizards and plenty to keep her occupied |
Duane, Diane High wizardry RP 0961931 RC 46717 When her younger sister uses the family computer with its special wizard software to travel to worlds light years away, Nita uses her wizardry to find her |
| Eckert, Allan W
Incident at Hawk's Hill LP 00948 RC 38913 |
Ellis, Sarah
Out of the blue RP 1063291 RC 44062 After discovering that she has a twenty-four-year-old half twelve-year-old Megan finds the well-defined edges of her life dissappearing into confusion |
Evslin, Bernard
Heroes, Gods, and monsters of the Greek myths RP 0447020 RC 43420 |
| Farmer, Nancy
Girl named Disaster RP 0385933 RC 45799 Eleven-year-old Nhamo flees from her village in Mozambigue to avoid an arranged marrige |
Fine, Anne
Tulip touch RP 0648188 RC 45631 Natalie, who lives in the large hotel managed by her father, has a dangerous friendship with tulip, the wildly uncontrollable girl on a neighboring farm |
Fisher, Dorothy
Understood Betsy RP 098660 RC 43786 When her aunt can no longer take care of her, Elizabeth Ann learns that she must go to live with cousins in Vermont |
| Fitzhugh, Louise
Harriet, the spy LP 00248 RC 44768 |
Forrester, Sandra
My home is over Jordan RP 0740356 RC 46301 No longer a slave now that the Civil War is over, fifteen-year-old Maddie dreams of getting an education and becoming a teacher, but she finds the reality of freedom harsh |
Fradin, Dennis Brindell
Planet hunters: the search for other worlds RP 0655510 RC 46099 the frozen tundra of Pennsylvania |
| Gantos, Jack
Jack's new power: stories from a Caribbean year RP 0120511 RC 46232 When his father moves the family to Barbados, thirteen-year-old Jack learns that life is not always idyllic on an island paradise |
Gantos, Jack
Joey Pigza swallowed the key LP 06327 RC 48254 When Joey's medication for ADD wears off during the school day, he accidentally swallows his house key, and causes problems while his mother and teachers try to help him |
Garland, Sherry
Cabin 102 RP 1062445 RC 43304 While on a cruise with his family, twelve-year-old Dusty encounters the ghost of an Arawak Indian girl through whom he comes to terms with his fears |
| George, Jean Craighead
Julie's wolfpack RP 0249775 RC 45826 Chronicles six years of the wolf pack family led by Kapu |
George, Jean Craighead
Julie of the wolves LP 00759 RC 34451 Newbery Medal |
Geraghty, Helen Monsoon
Chris Burke: actor RP 1094165 RC 46557 The life of Chris Burke, star of "Life Goes On," who has Down syndrome |
| Giff, Patricia Riley
Lily's crossing LP 06273 RC 45659 In the summer of 1944 Lily goes to Rockaway Beach, New York, with her grandmother and meets a young Hungarian refugee who fled from the Nazis |
Gilbin, James Cross
When plague strikes: the black death, smallpox, and AIDS RP 0368379 RC 43426 |
Glenn, Mel
Jump Ball: a basketball season in poems RP 0660855 RC 46367 |
| Goodman, Susan E
Stones, bones, and petroglyphs: Digging into southwest archeology RP 1047915 RC 46421 Describes a one-week field trip where eighth graders worked with archaeologists at Crow Canyon |
Greenberg, Judith E
Pioneer woman's memoir: based on the journal of Arabella Clemens Fulton RP 0119837 RC 44757 |
Griffin, Adele
Other Shepards LP 06285 RC 48567 Sisters Holland and Geneva live in the shadow of their two brothers and sisters who died before they were born |
| Haas, Dan
You can call me Worm RP 0648182 RC 46392 Hoping to help their troubled father, who has been sitting on his roof for several days, Worm eleven-year-old Worm and his older brother set out from their mother's house on a trek across suburban Virginia |
Haas, Jessie
Unbroken LP 06264 RC 50101 This story takes place in Vermont in 1910, when thirteen-year-old Harry goes to live with her stern Aunt Sarah after her mothers sudden death |
Haddix, Margaret
Leaving Fishers RP 0655488 RC 46161 After joining ger new friends in the religious group called the Fishers of Men, junior Dorry finds herself immersed in a cult from which she must struggle to extricate herself |
| Hano, Renee Roth
Touchwood: a girlhood in occupied France RP 0510924 RC 42958 The author recreates her girlhood experiences as a Jewish child in France during WWII |
Harrington, Geri
Jackie Joyner-Kersee: champion athlete RP 0124729 RC 46556 |
Haskins, Jim
Black, blue, and gray: African Americans in the Civil War RP 0666497 RC 46490 |
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Haynes, Betsy Great dad disaster RP 0187764 RC 43454 Eighth graders Scotti and Lorna are asked out by the boys of their dreams, but Scotti's dad is far from pleased |
Hesse, Karen
Music of dolphins RP 0647979 RC 45591 After rescuing an adolescent girl from the sea, researchers learn she has been raised by dolphins and attempt to rehabillitate her to the human world |
Hesse, Karen
Out of the dust RP 1029082 RC 46712 Told in free verse, an account of two-years of the life of Billie Jo Kelby, who at thirteen loses her mother and new baby brother in a terrible accident for which she is partly to blame Hickman, Janet Jericho RP 0647811 RC 42206 |
| Hite, Sid
Those darn Dithers RP 1021736 RC 43693 This sequel to Dither Farm continues the antics of the dither family and their quirky neighbors in Willow County, Virginia |
Hobbs, Will
Ghost canoe RP 0730130 RC 46239 Adventure taking place on Tatoosh Island, Washington, in 1847, about fourteen-year-old Nathan who is helping his father tend a lighthouse on Cape Flattery |
Holub, Josef
Robber and me RP 0649344 RC 46035 Because he knows a man accused of robbery is innocent, an eleven-year-old orphan struggles to find courage to reveal the truth to his uncle in their small German village in 1867 |
| Howarth, Leslie
Weather eye RP 0367444 RC 43259 In England in 1999, thirteen-year-old Telly organizes her fellow climate observation club members to calm the planet's turbulent weather |
Howe, James
New Nick Kramer: or, my life as a babysitter RP 1075693 RC 45418 Fourteen-year-old Nick signs up for a babysitting and child care class to be near a beautiful new girl at school, but his first attempts at real babysitting prove to be less than successful |
Hughes, Monica
Golden Aquarians RP 1063421 RC 45392 Thirteen-year-old Walt Elliot goes with his father he hasn't seen for years to the planet Aqua, where he discovers his father's project threatens the existence of highly intelligent native species |
| Hunter, Mollie
Sound of chariots RP 0288922 RC 43357 Nine-year-old Bridie McShane is growing up in scotland after WWI tries to come to terms with her grief over her father's death and her increasing sense of the passage of time |
Hurwitz, Johanna
Even Stephen RP 0710469 RC 44402 A traumatic event in the lives of seventeen-year-old Stephen and his little sister helps them to understand and accept themselves and each other |
Ingold, Jeanette
Window RP 0647295 RC 45455 When she goes to live with relatives on a Texas ranch, fifteen-year-ols Mandy encounters the grandmother she never knew and begins to come to terms with her blindness caused by the accident that killed her mother |
| Jacobs, Paul
James Printer: a novel of rebellion RP 1033218 RC 46830 Although he has lived and worked as a printer's apprentice with the Green family in Cambridge for many years, James, a nipmuck Indian, finds himself caught up in the events that lead to a horrible war |
Jacobs, William J
They shaped the game: Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, and Jackie Robinson RP 1055083 RC 45803 |
Jacques, Brian
Long patrol RP 0653268 RC 46543 A frisky young hare called Tammo exchanges imaginary enemies for real ones when his mother sends him to join the Long Patrol of warrior hares |
| Jacques, Brian
Pearls of Lutra RP 0385786 RC 45599 Tansy, a young hedgehog living at Redwall Abbey, attempts to solve the riddle of the missing pearls while at the same time the evil marten, Mad Eyes, desires them for himself |
Jacques, Brian
Outcast of Redwall RP 0386481 RC 45135 The orphan badger, Sunflash the Mace, undergoes many ordeals before claiming his heritage as badger lord of Salamandastrom |
Jaffe, Nina
Patakin: world tales of drums and drummers RP 0801786 RC 45298 Ten folktales involving drums and drummers in cultures around the world |
| Janover, Caroline
Worst speller in jr. high RP 0383972 RC 46687 Starting out in seventh grade, Katie finds herself trying to cope with her dyslexia and form a friendship with a very bright boy at school, while her mother is diagnosed with cancer |
Jiminez, Francisco
Circuit: stories from the life of a migrant child RP 0771573 RC 46960 Twelve interconnected short stories about the hardships of Panchito and his family, who are all illegal migrant workers |
Jones, Charlotte Foltz
Fingerprints and talking bones: how real-life crimes are solved RP 0747183 RC 45658 Discusses the use of forensic science and technology for crime-solving |
| Jones, Diane Wynne
Witch week RP 0076343 RC 46203 When a teacher at an English boarding school finds a note on his desk accusing someone in the class of being a witch, magical things begin to happen and an inquisitor is summoned |
Jones, Tim Wynne
Maestro RP 0386996 RC 45582 Fed up with his father, fourteen-year-old Burl Crow takes off to the Canadian wilderness, where he stumbles upon the cabin of eccenteric pianist Nathanial Orlando Gow |
Jukes, Mavis
It's a girl thing: how to stay healthy, safe, and in charge RP 0932358 RC 43400 |
| Juster, Norton
Phantom tollbooth LP 05283 RC 23208 |
Kehret, Peg
Cages RP 0498076 RC 40969 After losing the lead in the school play and getting in a fight with her drunk stepfather, Kit is arrested for shoplifting and ordered to community service working in an animal shelter
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Kent, Deborah Extraordinary people with disabilities RP 0862847 RC 45510 Profiles of forty-eight notable individuals with disabilities
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| Kipling, Rudyard
Jungle Book RP 0071833 RC 40928 Seven short stories, three of which present the adventures of Mowgli, a boy who is raised by a pack of wolves in India |
Konigsburg, E. L
Silent to the bone LPon order RC 00000 A thirteen-year-old boy named Branwell mysteriously refuses to speak after screaming for his baby half-sister's au pair and is accused of drooping the infant and is sent to a detention center |
Kramer, Barbara
Amy Tan: author of the Joy Luck Club RP 1092638 RC 44265 Biography of Amy Tan, best-selling author |
| L' Engle, Madeleine
Wind in the door LP 05656 RC 41596 |
L' Engle, Madeleine
Swiftly tilting planet LP 05648 RC 49606 |
Lantz, Francess
Someone to love RP 0649867 RC 46211 Although at odds with her parents decision to adopt a baby, fifteen-year-old Sara finds herself drawn to the birth mother, who is having second thoughts about giving up her child |
| Le Guin, Ursula K
Wizard of earthsea LP 04264 RC 25315 |
Le Guin, Ursula K
Tombs of Atuan LP 05251 RC 24584 |
Lester, Julius This strange new feeling RP 0496891 RC 44740 Three love stories, based on actual historic incidents, about African American slave couples who gain their freedom |
| Levy, Elizabeth
Seventh grade tango LP 06331 RC 50671 When ballroom dancing is introduced at their school, Rebecca and Scott are teamed up and turn into wonderful dance partners, but Rebecca's friend Samantha claims Scott as her boyfriend just as Rebecca starts to have romantic feelings for him |
Lipsyte, Robert
Michael Jordan: a life above the rim RP 0964413 RC 43439 |
Lisandreli, Elaine S
Maya Angelou: more than a poet RP 0709051 RC 43311 |
| Lisle, Janet Taylor
The Lost Flower Children LP 06324 no recorded version Nine year old Olivia must discover a lost secret to bring back a party of children transformed by a spell into flowers. |
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| Livingston, Myra Cohn
Cricket never does: a collection of haiku and tanka RP 0871685 RC 46169 |
Lowry, Lois
Your move, J.P RP 0092836 RC 40988 James Priestly Tate, twelve, begins to acquire some strange new habits when he falls in love for the first time |
Lowry, Lois
Gathering Blue LP 06289 RC When Kira is suddenly orphaned, the neighbors try to expel her because of her lame leg, and Kira's talent for embroidery saves her life |
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Lowry, Lois Stay! Keepers story RP 0651572 RC 46164 About a puppy born outside of a french restaurant and the variety of lifestyles he experiences as an orphan |
Lowry, Lois
Rabble Starkey LP 05252 RC 27375 |
Macht, Norman
Jim Abbott: major league pitcher RP 0826367 RC 46565 |
| Macht, Norman
Lou Gehrig RP 0625107 RC 45752 |
MacLachlan, James
Galileo Galilei: first physicist RP 0657236 RC 46846 |
Mark, Jan
God's story RP 0743678 RC 46089 |
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Matas, Carol Of two minds RP 0762809 RC 46427 Follows the adventures of two royal teenagers who possess extraordinary mental powers |
Mayne, William
Drift LP 04272 RC 25103 |
Mazer, Norma Fox
Missing pieces RP 0755770 RC 44403 Longing for a father, fourteen-year-old Jesse leaves her mother and aunt and sets out to learn about the father who abandoned her |
| McCaffrey, Anne
Black horses for the king RP 0384010 RC 45290 |
McCullers, Carson
Member of the Wedding RP 0195651 RC 44002 A bored, lonely twelve-year-old child finds an interest when she hears about her older brother's wedding and decides she will go, uninvited, on the honeymoon |
McDaniel, Melissa
Stephen Hawking: revolutionary physicist RP 0659807 RC 46899 Biography of the British scientist who is famous for his work with black holes, who also is dehabillitated with Lou gehrig's disease |
| McDonald, Megan
Bridge to nowhere RP 0750730 RC 39983 Seventh grader Hallie is adjusting to friendship with an exciting older boy when her father, an unemployed brigde builder, becomes an angry stranger in his own house |
McKean, Thomas
My evil twin RP 0761135 RC 47266 Jellimiah "John" Jensen is very relieved to be transferring to a new school where he can hide his embarrassing first name, but when his old school accidentially sends a transcript for each of his names |
Meltzer, Milton
Ten queens: portraits of women of power RP 0667544 RC 46941 The author portrays ten powerful queens throughout history who ruled in theory own right through intelligence and courage |
| Meyer, Carolyn
Gideon's people RP 0383761 RC 46034 Torn between youthful rebellion and their traditional heritages, two very different boys from very different cultures--one amish, one Orthodox Jew-- discover just how similar they really are |
Meyer, Carolyn
White lilacs RP 0525517 RC 45542 In 1921 in Dillon, Texas, twelve-year-old Rose Lee sees trouble threatening her blach community when the whites decide to take the land there for a park and forcibly relocate the black families to an ugly stretch of territory outside of town |
Meyer, Carolyn
Jubilee journey RP 1063394 RC 46308 Emily Rose learns about her black heritage and uncovers some new and exciting parts of her own identity while visiting her great-grandmother in Texas |
| Montgomery, L. M
Anne of Avonlea LP 05652 RC 14907 |
Montgomery, L. M
Jane of Lantern Hill RP 0336631 RC 40703 Living in Toronto with an unhappy mother and a domineering grandmother, Jane learns that her father is not dead, ad she goes to visit him on Prince Edward Island |
Montgomery, L. M
Anne of Green Gables LP 05647 RC 14670 |
| Montgomery, L. M
Anne of Green Gables LP 05647 RC 14670 |
Morpurgo, Michael
Arthur, high king of Britain RP 1055474 RC 43414 A twelve-year-old boy comes across Arthur Pendragon, who has just awakened from his long sleep beneath the earth, and hears from him some of the exciting stories of his past |
Morris, Gerald
Squire, his knight, and his lady LP 06300 RC 49598 In this sequel to The Squire's Tale, Sir Gawain and Terence set off on an adventure-filled quest |
| Morris, Gerald
Squire's tale LP 06291 RC 46840 A medieval tail of a boy named Terence who follows Gawain of Orkney, who is traveling to join the Knights of the Round Table and the adventures that reveal Terence's true identity |
Murphy, James
Great Fire RP 0708102 RC 44868 |
Myers, Edward
Hostage RP 1055484 RC 46466
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| Myers, Edward
Climb or die RP 0827577 RC 47312 Adventure about thirteen-year-old Jake and fourteen-year-old Danielle who are stranded when their parents are seriously injured in a car accident in a snowstorm on the way to their Colorado cabin |
Myers, Anna
Spotting the leopard RP 0385323 RC 45279 In the late 1930's, H. J. Harper is intent on finding a way to help his older sister study to become a veterinarian and on tracking down an escape leopard from the zoo in Oklahoma City |
Myers, Walter D
Amistad: a long road to freedom RP 0649828 RC 46426 |
| Napoli, Donna Jo
Stones in water RP 0649345 RC 46143 After being taken by German soldiers from a local movie theatre along with other Italian boys including his German friend, Roberto is forced to work in germany, escapes into the Ukranian winter, before desperately trying to make his way back home |
Napoli, Donna Jo
Crazy Jack LP 06290 RC 50017 A coming of age story about risk-taking centered around the age old tale of Jack and the Beanstalk, with a modern edge |
Nardo, Don
Franklin D. Roosevelt RP 0578116 RC 46895 |
| Nardo, Don
Roman Colosseum RP 0914081 RC 46600 |
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds
Ice RP 0190062 RC 45251 When thirteen-year-old Chrissa is sent to her grandmother's farm, she learns more about her absent father and some of the reasons for the distant relationship with her mother |
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds
Outrageously Alice RP 0730132 RC 45568 Now in the eighth grade, Alice decides she is boring and tries to reinvent herself |
| Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds
Achingly Alice RP 0701657 RC 46549 Alice is in the eighth grade and continuing her crusade to get her widowed father and her favorite teacher, Miss Summers, to marry |
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds
Alice the brave RP 0987353 RC 44063 The summer before eighth grade, Alice tries to confront her fears, not the least which is a fear of deep water |
Neville, Emily
It's like this, Cat LP 00175 RC 22850 Newbery Medal |
| Nodelman, Perry
Completely different place RP 0647344 RC 45773 Johnny Nesbit thinks his strange adventures are over until he wakes up in a dollhouse staring at the face of a classmate who dissappeared |
Nolan, Hans
Send me down a miracle RP 1000653 RC 45353 A sleepy, God-fearing southern town erupts in chaos when a flamboyant artist from New york City returns to her birthplace for an artistic experiment |
O' Dell, Scott Sing down the moon LP 05096 RC 25275 |
| O' Dell, Scott
Island of the Blue Dolphins LP 04759 RC 22397 Newbery Medal |
O' Dell, Scott
Streams to the river, river to the sea LP 05317 RC 26090 |
O' Dell, Scott
Zia RP 0292325 RC 44035 Zia, a fourteen-year-old Indian girl and her brother, Mando, make plans to rescue Aunt Karana, who was left on the Island of the Blue Dlophins eighteen years ago |
| O' Grady, Scott
Basher Five-Two: The true story of F-16 fighter pilot Captain Scott O' Grady RP 0934194 RC 45398 Air Force pilot Scott O' Grady recounts the harrowing experience of being shot down over hostile Bosnian territory in 1995 |
O' Leary, Patsy Baker
With wings as eagles RP 0739992 RC 46492 In 1938 in rural North Carolina, twelve-year-old Bubba Hawkins finds himself in emotional turmoil when his father returns from prison to resume his life with his wife and sons and his black neighbors |
Ocko, Stephanie
Water: almost enough for everyone RP 0987410 RC 5419 Examines the phenomenon of drought as an environmental and social threat worldwide |
| O' Grady, Scott
Basher Five-Two: The true story of F-16 fighter pilot Captain Scott O' Grady RP 0934194 RC 45398 Air Force pilot Scott O' Grady recounts the harrowing experience of being shot down over hostile Bosnian territory in 1995 |
O' Leary, Patsy Baker
With wings as eagles RP 0739992 RC 46492 In 1938 in rural North Carolina, twelve-year-old Bubba Hawkins finds himself in emotional turmoil when his father returns from prison to resume his life with his wife and sons and his black neighbors |
Ocko, Stephanie
Water: almost enough for everyone RP 0987410 RC 45419 Examines the phenomenon of drought as an environmental and social threat worldwide |
| Paterson, Katherine
Preacher's boy LP 06259 RC 49750 "This story takes place in Vermont in 1899 when Robbie, a minister's son, gives up being a Christian for six months before the turn of the century because he wants to live freely till the "Dread Day |
Paterson, Katherine
Jip: his story RP 1022334 RC 45131 While living on a Vermont poor farm during 1855 and 1856, Jip learns his identity and that of his mother and comes to understand how he arrived at that place |
Paterson, Katherine
Bridge to Terabithia LP 06320 RC 48732 A haunting story about Jess and his best friend Leslie, who create a secret kingdom in the woods where they reign supreme--until tragedy strikes |
| Paterson, Katherine
Parzival: the quest of the grail knight RP 0665458 RC 46333 Parzival's mother tried to raise him without knowledge of King Arthur's court, but one day he meets three knights in the woods, and becomes determined to be a knight himself |
Paterson, Katherine
Great Gilly Hopkins LP 06318 RC 12172 The story of Gilly Hopkins, a girl trying to find her real mother, who schemes against almost everyone who tries to love her along the way |
Paulsen, Gary
Sarny: a life remembered RP 1025755 RC 45906 The continuing adventures of Sarny, the slave girl Nightjohn taught to read, through the aftermath of the Civil War during which she taught other Blacks and lived a full life until age ninety-four |
| Paulsen, Gary
Harris and me: a summer remembered RP 1012005 RC 45249 In the 1950's, two boys on a farm find all kinds of trouble and adventure |
Paulsen, Gary
Tucket's ride RP 1034541 RC 43949 When fifteen-year-old Francis and two younger children lose their way in the wilderness of the Southwest, they face capture at the hands of dangerous men |
Paulsen, Gary
Hatchet LP 06311 RC 30535 A thirteen-year-old boy named Brian, troubled by his parents divorce, must try and survive after his plane crashes in the Canadian wilderness and he is the only survivor |
| Paulsen, Gary
Call me Francis Tucket RP 0366597 RC 43950 In this sequel th Mr. Tucket, young Francis has parted ways with the mountain man who rescued him from the Pawnees, and is heading to Oregon to find his families wagon train
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Paulsen, Gary
Tent: a parable in one sitting RP 0383840 RC 42729 Dismayed and embarrassed when his father takes him on the road to get rich preaching the word of God, fourteen-year-old Steven finds himself caught up in the money and the things it can buy |
Paulsen, Gary
Mr. Tucket RP 1016366 RC 43949 In 1848, while on a wagon train headed for Oregon, fourteen-year-old Francis Tucket is kidnapped my Pawnee Indians and then falls in with a one-armed trapper who teaches him how to live in the wild |
| Paulsen, Gary
My life in dog years LP 06266 RC 48269 Paulsen write about eight of the pet dogs that have shared his life, their adventures, and how they have made his life memorable |
Paulsen, Gary
Father water, mother woods: essays on fishing and hunting in the North Woods RP 1031801 RC 40683 |
Paulsen, Gary
Car RP 1021528 RC 44997 Fourteen-year-old Terry awakes one morning to find his parents gone, so he assembles a car kit his father owned and sets off on a journey to Oregon in search of his uncle
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| Pearce, Phillipa
Way to Sattin Shore LP 04163 RC 24489 |
Peck, Richard
Long way from Chicago LP 06293 RC 50305 In eight short stories an old man reminisces about the week him and his little sister spent with their grandmother |
Peck, Robert
Arly's run RP 0363388 RC 44981 Arly, an orphan in search of a home and family, escapes from a brutal migrant labor camp, joins a traveling religious show, and battles a devastating Florida hurricane |
| Peretti, Frank E
Deadly curse of Toco-Rey RP 0388408 RC 45724 The sixth book in the Cooper Kids adventures based on Dr. Jacob Cooper and his children Jay and Lila and their adventures |
Phillip, Neil
Earth always endures: Native American Poems RP 0655166 RC 45951 |
Pringle, Laurence
Elephant woman: Cynthia Moss explores the world of elephants RP 0653332 RC 46051 |
| Rappoport, Ken
Grant Hill RP 0383797 RC 46383 |
Ritter, John H
Choosing up sides RP 0766125 RC 46935 In 1921, thirteen-year-old Luke finds himself torn between accepting his left-handedness or conforming to the belief of his preacher-father that such a condition of evil and must be overcome |
Roberts, Willo Davis
Twisted summer RP 0381015 RC 44211 Fourteen-year-old Cici hopes for a romantic summer at the beach but instead finds herself trying to solve a murder which had occurred there the previous year |
| Rydberg, Ernie
Footsy LP 00825 RC 07879 |
Sachs, Marilyn
What my sister remembered RP 0585677 RC 43389 While visiting her younger sister Mollie, Beth confronts painful memories of the sudden death of her parents and the subsequent adoption of the sisters by different families |
Salisbury, Graham
Blue skin of the sea LP 05646 RC 38728 |
| Salisbury, Graham
Under the blood-red sun RP 1016368 RC 44654 Thirteen-year-old Tomi's biggest concerns are baseball, homework, and the local bully, until life with his Japanese family in Hawaii changes drastically after the bombing of Pearl Harbor |
San Souci, Robert D
Even more short and shivery: thirty spine tingling tales RP 0751696 RC 45766 San Souci relates thirty more international tales of demons and ghosts |
Schmidt, Gary D
Pilgrim's progress: a retelling RP 0948750 RC 43496 The pilgrim Christian undertakes the dangerous journey to the Celestial City, experiencing physical and spiritual obstacles along the way |
| Schraff, Anne
Women of peace: Nobel Peace Prize winners RP 1022950 RC 40901 |
Service, Pam C
Phantom Victory RP 0361255 RC 44162 A teenage boy and girl, aided by ancestral ghosts embark on a treasure hunt to find an heirloom necklace hidden years earlier by a guest at South Bass Island's Victory Hotel |
Sheldon, Dyan
Boy of my dreams RP 0647326 RC 46202 Mike and her best friend Hope breathlessly await meeting the guys of their dreams and falling in love, but after Mike thinks that she has found the perfect boy there seems to be some question of wheather he is her destiny |
| Siegel, Beatrice
Marian Wright Edelman: The Making of a crusader RP 0388928 RC 44492 Profile of the founder of the Children's Defense und |
Skinner, David
Wrecker RP 0738925 RC 45635 Bent on vengeance against a schoolyard bully, seventh-graders Theo and Michael join forces to fashion a "wrecker" that will destroy their tormentor |
Sleator, William
Night the heads came RP 0383777 RC 45176 When aliens abduct both Leo and his artist friend Tim, Leo tries to determine why these creatures from outer space want particularly to use his friend's talent |
| Smith, Roland
Thunder cave RP 1038194 RC 43377 After his mother's death, young Jake Lansa leaves his New York home on a long quest to Kenya in search of his father, a wildlife biologist |
Snelling, Lauraine
Winner's Circle RP 0116229 RC 45825 As Trish and her filly Firefly recover from a tragic racing accident, she tries to find out who's behind the disturbing threats she continues to receive and discovers that God has the perfect plan for her |
Soto, Gary
Crazy weekend RP 0938600 RC 43722 After their photograph of a robbery is published in the newspaper, Hector and Mando find themselves pursued by two goofy thieves |
| Soto, Gary
Local news RP 0849715 RC 44338 Thirteen tales set in a Mexican American neighborhood in which young boys and girls dhare the embarrassment and disappointments they frequently endure at the hands of friends or siblings |
Spinelli, Jerry
Crash RP 0655505 RC 45172 Crash Coogan is a self-centered seventh-grade jock until his grandfather's illness forces him and the rest of his family to reassess their values |
Spinelli, Jerry
Maniac Magee LP 05654 RC 33527 Newbery Medal |
| Spinelli, Jerry
Library card RP 0388965 RC 45177 In each of these four stories, a young person is led by the magic of a library card to the power of books |
Spinelli, Jerry
Knots in my yo-yo string LP 06278 RC 46923 The author tells humorous stories of his adventure-filled childhood in Pennsylvania
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Springer, Nancy
I am Mordred: a tale from Camelot RP 0912577 RC 46756 When Mordred learns the identity of his father, he struggles with feelings of hatred, but also fights the fatewhich determines that he kill the good and gracious king |
| Stanley, Jerry
I am Japanese American: a true story of Japanese internment RP 0189584 RC 44161 |
Stine, R. L
Dare RP 0856395 RC 44909 Johanna Wise is dared by some wealthy classmates she knows to kill her next door neighbor on Fear Street: a teacher named Mr. Northwood |
Stine, R. L Sunburn RP 0126854 RC 44358 Marla invites three girls to spend a week at her mansion on the beach, and suspicious incidents make the other girls think Marla is seeking revenge for a tragic accident whch took Marla's sisters life |
| Stine, R. L
Cheater RP 0368818 RC 44512 Carter Phillips is under pressure to ace her math exam, so she gets Adam Messner to take it for her, but his price is blackmail, and Carter's only way out may be murder |
Sutcliff, Rosemary
Wanderings of Odysseus: the story of the odyssey RP 0957860 RC 45779 The story of the Greek hero Odysseus, who, after successfully capturing Troy, endures nineteen years of perils returning home to Ithaca |
Taylor, Mildrid D
Roll of thunder, hear my cry LP 04801 RC 50326 Nine-year-old Cassie Logan recalls a turbulent time in Mississippi during the Great Depression, describing her African American family's struggle to survive Newbery Medal |
| Taylor, Theodore
Sniper RP 0495391 RC 43260 Fifteen-year-old Ben is left in charge of his parents' wild animal preserve while they are away, but when the chief animal handler is injured and someone starts to pick off the wild cats, Ben's responsibilities may overwhelm him |
Thompson, Peggy
Nine-ton-cat: behind the scenes at an art museum RP 0655533 RC 46219 |
Tucker, Tom
Brainstorm! The stories of twenty American kid inventors RP 1063603 RC 41819 |
| Van Leeuwen, Jean
Dear mom, you're ruining my life RP 0849845 RC 43883 Samantha has just turned eleven, is the tallest person in 6th grade, and is totally embarrassed by everything her mother does |
VanCleave, Janice
Janice VanCleave's the human body for every kid: Easy activities that make learning science fun RP 0847929 RC 43479 |
Wertime, Marcia
Bob Dole: politician RP 0827683 RC 46864 |
| West, Callie
My first love RP 1101382 RC 43383 When junior Amy gets asked out by Chris, she suddenly forgets her goals and dreams as she gets carried away with her first real boyfriend |
Westall, Robert
Gulf RP 0381975 RC 43584 Tom, a British schoolboy during the Gulf War, narrates his younger brother's struggles with an apparent mental illnessor "mystery of nature" which has himassuming the role of an Iraqi buy fighting in the war |
White, Ruth
Belle Prater's boy LP 06279 RP 0379488 RC 45802 When twelve-year-old Woodrow Prater's mother Belle mysteriously vanishes from their Appalachian shack, Woodrow moves into town to live with his grandparents and starts a friendship with cousin Gypsy Newbery Medal |
| Williams, Carol Lynch
True colors of Caitlynne Jackson RP 0730610 RC 46198 Twelve-year-old Caitlynne and her sister Cara try to fend for themselves when their volatile mother abandons them for the summer |
Wilson, Nancy H
Becoming Felix RP 0818370 RC 45397 Worried about the difficulties on his families Massachsetts dairy farm, twelve-year-old JJ is willing to give up his dreams of becoming a great clarinet player and on his friendship with a new Jewish classmate and his love of music |
Wilson, Janet
Ingenious Mr. Peale: painter, patriot, and man of science RP 1021860 RC 44726 The life of Charles Wilson Peale |
| Wood, June R
When pigs fly RP 0838035 RC 43252 Thirteen-year-old Buddy Rae and her best friend Jiniwin and their adventures taking care of buddy's sister, who has down's syndrome |
Wright, Betty Ren
Out of the dark RP 0927519 RC 43913 When Jessica moves to her grandmother's childhood home and makes friends with the handicapped girl next door, she begins to have nightmares about the old schoolhouse in the woods |
Wunderli, Stephen
Heartbeat of halftime RP 0889563 RC 45674 Thirteen-year-old Wing clings to the dream that his perpetually losing football team can ride an unexpected winning streak to the championship game before his father dies of cancer |
| Yarbrough, Camille
Shimmershine queens RP 0125551 RC 45416 Two fifth graders try to uplift themselves and their classmates out of a less than beautiful urban present by encouraging dreams and the desires to achieve them |
Yashinsky, Dan
Ghostwise: a book of midnight stories RP 0655346 RC 46740 Collection of thirty-five tales of the supernatural from many different cultures |
Yep, Laurence Thief of hearts RP 0119882 RC 45839 When Stacy is paired with a Chinese girl at school who is accused of theft, she must come to terms with her own Chinese and American heritage |
| Yep, Laurence
Case of the Goblin Pearls RP 0836522 RC 46951 Lily and her aunt, a Chinese actress, join forces to solve the theft of some pricelesspearls and stop the operator of a sweatshop in Chinatown |
Zalben, Jane
Unfinished dreams RP 0712634 RC 45344 Sixth-grader Jason Glass pursues his dream of becoming a great violinist while his mentor, school principal Mr. Carr, suffers from AIDS |
Zindel, Paul
Doom stone RP 0383773 RC 45420 When fifteen-year-old Jackson goes to visit his Aunt sarah, an anthropologist, he embarks on some horrifying adventures with her |