The Annoying Team, I. Cooper.  A club started in a school classroom quickly gets out of hand.

Beany And The Meany, S. Wojciechowski.  Beany has to work on science fair without her best friend as a partner.

The Dragon Of Doom, B. Coville.  Edward tries to help a magician who keeps mixing up spells.

Evie & Margie, B. Waber.  Wanting the same part in the school play causes jealousy between best friends.

The Gold-Threaded Dress, C. Marsden.  Oy is teased and excluded by some of her classmates, just because she is from Thailand.

Golden And Grey, L. Arnold.  Imagine how useful it could be to have a  ghost as your invisible friend, especially if you are new in school.

Keeker And The Sneaky Pony, H. Higginson.  Plum the pony is not at all interested in belonging to a little girl.

Kelly’s Cabin, L. Smith.  A big cardboard box, and a dog, help Kelly make friends in her new neighborhood.

Miranda The Great, E. Estes.  When barbarians invade ancient Rome, Miranda the cat leads a group of kittens to safety in the Coliseum.

Manuelo The Playing Mantis,  D. Freeman.  A praying mantis wants to make music like the crickets and katydids.

Ook The Book, L. Rovetch.  Silly rhymes for beginning readers.

The Pirate’s Plot, E. Miles.  Leo chooses 5 random things, including a pirate ship and a 6-toed cat, and his teacher promises to make up a story about them to share with the whole class.

Pony-Crazed Princess: Princess Ellie To The Rescue, D. Kimpton.  The first in an entertaining series about a princess who is more interested in the royal stables than the royal palace.

Sea Dog, D. Gaetz.  Will Kyle be able to keep the half-drowned dog he rescues on the beach?

Shredderman: Secret Identity, W. Van Draanen..  Nolan gets a funny and creative revenge on the class bully.

Blow Out The Moon, L. Koponen.  An American girl spends a year at boarding school in the English countryside, and changes in unexpected ways.

Blue Jasmine, K. Sheth.  Although Seema loves her home in India, her adventurous spirit is up for the challenge of making new friends when her family moves to America.

Children Of The Lamp: The Akhenaten Adventure, P. B. Kerr.  When 12 year old twins discover they are descended for djinn (genie), they must test their awakening powers against an ancient and evil pharaoh.

Goose Girl, S. Hale.  “On her way to marry a prince she’s never met, a princess is betrayed by her guards and must become a goose girl to survive until she can reveal her true identity.”

Leaving Protection, W. Hobbs.  Robbie is happy to land a summer job as deck hand on an Alaskan salmon troller, but is soon worried his mysterious captain is searching for more than fish.

The Lightning Thief, R. Riordan.  In this witty adventure quest, Percy discovers he isn’t the only one who can see mythological beasts, when he finds himself at a summer camp with other half-human children of the Greek Gods.

Lizzie Bright And The Buckminster Boy, G. Schmidt.  When Turner, son of a new minister in a small Maine town in the early 1900’s, stands up to the local’s prejudices, his family and friends pay a terrible price.

Magyk, A. Sage.  An inventive fantasy, in which two children, both abandoned as infants and raised apart, find that their destiny is mixed up with that of an extraordinary wizard.

The Ranger’s Apprentice, J. Flanagan.  Will and his friend are learning sword fighting, combat and surveillance, so they can join the forces protecting their kingdom from great evil.

The Ravenmaster’s Secret, E. Woodruff.  In 1735, the son of the raven keeper in the Tower of London, risks his life to help a Scottish princess.

Rider In The Dark V. Holmes.  A mysterious stallion, and smugglers, bring excitement and danger to Lady Helena’s quiet English village.

The Star Of Kazan, E. Ibbotson.  A foundling girl raised by servants in turn of the century Vienna, and a gypsy boy who protects a beautiful horse from an uncaring master, are brought together by a stolen inheritance.

The Tiger, J. Stone. In long ago China, five young warrior monks set out to find out why their temple was destroyed.

Top Secret: A Handbook of Codes, Ciphers and Secret Writing, P. Janeczko.  How to talk or write in all sorts of secret ways, plus how to codebreak.

Travel Team, M. Lupica.  Being the son of a former basketball star is a lot for Danny to live up to.

Airborn, K. Oppel.  Matt, crew member on the luxury airship Aurora, and Kate, a young heiress in search of an exotic new animal species, find more danger than they bargained for when air pirates sail over the horizon.

Amaryllis, C. Crist-Evans. His concern for his soldier brother grows as Jimmy reads the letters Frank sends home from Vietnam.

Annie, Between The States, L. Elliott.  Annie’s brothers are fighting for the South during the Civil War, but her loyalty is divided when she meets an honorable northern officer.

B For Buster, I. Lawrence.  The World War II adventures of a young crew member on bombing raids over Germany.

The Bonemender, H. Bennett.  Gabrielle’s healing powers bring her into contact with the Elven race in this romantic fantasy.

Conrad’s Fate, D. Wynne-Jones.  When his uncle sends him to work in a mysterious mansion, Conrad must overcome his bad karma and discover who is working the magic that is causing noticeable changes in his world.

Godless, P. Hautman.  An unlikely group of teenagers are drawn together when the religion they invent as a joke takes on a life of its own.

Gothic! ed. D. Noyes. Ten original dark tales by popular contemporary authors, written in the style of Poe and Shelley.

How I Live Now,  M. Rosoff. In a time eeriely like our present, a short war in England leads to the unraveling of civilized society, and 3 cousins must cope with the after effects of terrorism on their own.

 

A Day in the Life Of Murphy, A. Provensen.  A funny dog’s eye view of the busy life of a terrier and his farm family.

Once Upon A Tide, T. Mitton & S. Young. An enchanting story in rhyme about a boy & girl who build a boat and sail off into adventure.

One White Wishing Stone, D. Gayzagian.  A beach day counting story with lovely muted illustrations.

Sand, E. Prager and Stars, S. Tomecek. Two entries in the ‘Jump Into Science’ series; each filled with inviting art and basic information.

What The Sea Saw, S. St. Pierre.Explore the water, the shoreline and the dunes, in lyrical text and stunning realistic scenes.

Inventing Elliot, Gardner. Elliot switches school freshman year, determined not to be bullied.  However the tough new image he projects backfires.

Montmorency On The Rocks, E. Updale. Can a thief turned gentleman ever really escape his life of crime?

The Naming, A. Croggon. Maerad is rescued from slavery by a powerful bard who recognizes her untapped talent in this epic fantasy in the Tolkien tradition.

Nine Days A Queen, A. Rinaldi.  Lady Jane Grey, who at 15 was Queen of England, tells her sad story.

Red Kayak, P. Cummings.  A tragic accident causes 3 boys to rethink their friendship, and the consequences of their actions.

Saving Francesca, M. Marchetta.  Its hard enough being one of the few new girls at a snobby, previously all-boy academy; at the same time Francesca is trying to cover up problems at home.

So Yesterday, S. Westerfeld.  A witty, pointed satire of how our society revolves around the quest for ‘cool’.

The Stone Goddess, M. Ho.  Nakri’s happy family life is torn apart by the war in Cambodia.

The Truth About Forever, S. Dessen.  Macy is stuck with a boring summer job and SAT practice until she meets a boy who convinces her to take some risks on life and love.

Walking Naked,  A. Brugman.  When Megan starts a friendship with the class oddball the popular group she belongs to threatens to exclude her.

Vampire High, D. Rees.  In this funny satire about high school, Cody is guaranteed all A’s if he will play on the water polo team.