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Anderson, Laurie Halse
Chains
(grades 6
and up)
This title is also available as
an
audiobook.
A
teen slave agrees to spy for the Rebels while living in a Loyalist household
at the dawn of the Revolutionary War.
A
National Book Award Finalist.
 Appelt,
Kathi
The
Underneath
(grades
4-8)
An abused
hound dog and two kittens endure many trials in this lyrical novel set in the
bayou.
A
National Book Award Finalist and a Newbery Honor Book.
Avi
The
Seer of Shadows
(grades
4-7)
In 1872, 14-year-old Horace
takes on a supernatural mystery after being apprenticed to a crooked photographer who
claims to be able to capture ghosts on film.
Bartoletti, Susan Campbell
The Boy Who Dared
(grades
6-12)
17-year-old Helmuth Hübener was sentenced to death
in 1942 for denouncing the Nazis.
This is his story.
 Broach,
Elise
Masterpiece
(grades
4-8)
Marvin, an
artistically gifted beetle, and 11-year-old James trap a thief at the Museum of
Metropolitan Art.
Bunce, Elizabeth
A.
Curse Dark As Gold
(grades 7 and
up)
This retelling
of the Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale is set in an 18th century village.
Winner of
the Morris Award.
Burg,
Shana
A
Thousand Never Evers
(grades
5-8)
Addie
begins junior high in rural Mississippi at the outbreak of the Civil Rights
Movement of 1963.
 Connor,
Leslie
Waiting for Normal
(grades
5-8)
After her
stepfather and half-sisters move upstate, 12-year-old Addie tries to live a
“normal” life while coping with her unpredictable mother.
Winner of the
Schneider Award.
Crabtree, Julia
Discovering Pig
Magic
(grades
5-8)
Three
13-year-old girls perform a “magic” ritual in the hopes that it will counteract
their fears and worries. But could their friendship be the greatest, most
important power of all? Winner of the Milkweed
Prize for Children’s Literature.
 Dowd,
Siobhan
The
London Eye Mystery
(grades
5-8)
12-year-old
Ted, who has Asperger’s Syndrome, investigates his cousin’s mysterious
disappearance from a sightseeing attraction in London.
Dowell,
Frances O’Roark
Shooting the Moon
(grades
5-8)
12-year-old
Jamie learns about life, family, and international conflict when her older
brother enlists in the Vietnam War.
Gaiman,
Neil
The
Graveyard Book
(grades 6
and up)
This title is also available as
an
audiobook.
After his
family is tragically murdered, Nobody “Bod” Owens is raised by a community of
ghosts in a British graveyard.
Winner of
the 2009 Newbery Medal.
Hardinge,
Frances
Well
Witched
(grades
4-7)
Three
11-year-old boys pay the price for stealing coins from a wishing well inhabited
by an angry witch.
 Henkes,
Kevin
Bird Lake Moon
(grades
4-7)
Two boys
gain insight into themselves and their families while spending the summer on a
lake in Wisconsin.
Horvath,
Polly
My
One Hundred Adventures
(grades
4-7)
This title is also available as
an
audiobook.
12-year-old
Jane enjoys an eventful summer filled with hot-air
balloons, unruly babysitting charges, and fortune tellers.
Ibbotson, Eva
 The
Dragonfly Pool
(grades
5-8)
Tally, an
11-year-old girl from London, hatches a daring plan to help the 12-year-old
prince of Bergania flee the Nazis during the early years of World War II.
Law,
Ingrid
Savvy
(grades
4-8)
In the
Beaumont family, turning 13 is about a lot more than cake and ice cream; a 13th
birthday reveals a Beaumont’s supernatural talent. For Mibs, 13 is
just two days away. What will her “savvy” be?
A Newbery
Honor Book.
Mass,
Wendy
Every Soul a Star
(grades
5-9)
The lives
of three young teens—Bree, Ally, and Jack—are transformed after they witness a
solar eclipse.
 Murdock,
Catherine Gilbert
Princess Ben
(grades
6-10)
15-year-old Princess Ben hones
her flair for magic after discovering a secret room full of spell books.
Nuzum,
K.A.
The
Leanin’ Dog
(grades
4-7)
In 1930s
Colorado, the friendship of an injured dog helps 11-year-old Dessa come to terms
with the sudden death of her mother.
Pratchett, Terry
 Nation
(grades 7
and up)
In a
parallel world not unlike our own, a motley crew of refugees builds new lives
and new faith after a devastating tsunami.
A Printz
Honor Book.
Preller,
James
Six
Innings
(grades
5-8)
The six
tense innings of a Little League championship game reveal much insight about the
triumphs and trials that the players face both on and off the field.
Prineas,
Sarah
The
Magic Thief
(grades
3-6)
Conn expects a hefty
punishment after he is caught picking the pocket of a powerful wizard. Instead, the wizard enrolls Conn in wizard school and enlists his
help in discovering who—or what—is draining magic from their city.
Uehashi, Nahoko
Moribito: Guardian
of the Spirit
(grades 7 and
up)
A female
bodyguard is hired to protect a young prince in this action-packed ninja story
set in a fantasy world akin to medieval Japan.
Winner of
the Batchelder Award.
 Venkatraman, Padma
Climbing the Stairs
(grades 7
and up)
In 1941,
India struggles to gain political independence from Britain. After her father
is hurt in a riot, 15-year-old Vidya adjusts to life with a tyrannical aunt. Is
there room in Vidya’s future for both marriage and education?
Voake,
Steve
Daisy Dawson Is On Her Way!
(grades
2-4)
Daisy, a
small girl with a big imagination, teams up with a horse, a squirrel and a cat
to rescue a very special stray dog from the pound.
 Woodson,
Jacqueline
After Tupac and D
Foster
(grades 6
and up)
In NYC
circa 1996, three 13-year-old girls search for the answers to life’s mysteries
in the music of Tupac Shakur.
A
Newbery Honor book.
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