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By Karen English, Laura Freeman. 2014
Richard can't wait to show off his flat-ground Ollies at a friend's birthday party at the skate park, but a…
note home from his teacher threatens to ruin his plans. If only he could focus on his schoolwork, he wouldn't get into this kind of trouble! For grades 2-4By Janet Nichols Lynch. 2015
This book is about R.D. a part Mexican part Cheyenne student with a good heart. R.D. gets suspended from school…
on his first day repeating eighth grade for trying to stop a fight between two girls wearing rival gang colors. When Earl, the man he lives with dies, R.D. calls 911, correctly, but then makes several bad decisions as he learns to fend for himself. For grades 6-9By Elaine Marie Alphin. 2003
Best friends Ian and Teddy meet regularly in an abandoned motel in the redwood forest, California, to take photographs. One…
day Teddy doesn't show up and Ian suspects his oppressive father has something to do with his friend's mysterious disappearance. Ian is questioned by the sheriff but he can't remember everything that happened that day. For grades 6-9By Rita Williams-Garcia. 2015
1969. Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern travel to Alabama to spend their summer on Big Ma's farm. But they discover life…
is a bit different in the South, and the trio tries to keep the peace between Big Ma and her half-sister, Miss Trotter. Sequel to P. S. Be Eleven (BR 23471). Coretta Scott King Award. For grades 4-7. 2015By Nnedi Okorafor. 2020
In southeastern Nigeria, twelve-year-old Nnamdi is determined to avenge his police chief father, who was murdered while trying to rid…
the town of criminals. But Nnamdi feels powerless until he receives a magical object which gives him superpowers. Some violence. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2020By James Patterson. 2022
"Ali Cross has always looked up to his father, the famous detective Alex Cross. And after helping to solve two…
big cases, Ali knows he has what it takes to follow in his father's footsteps. Eager to keep solving crimes, Ali and his friends hack into police calls and go to crime scenes to watch the detectives at work--and try to crack the cases themselves. But when Ali witnesses something horrible, he has to grapple with tough questions about what it means to be a detective, and a detective's son. Will Ali find a way to follow in his father's footsteps or will he be the one in danger's path?" -- Provided by publisherBy Andrea Beaty. 2008
Twelve-year-old Lily mourns her brother, and has not spoken since the accident she feels she could have prevented. The summer…
Tinny comes to town, she is the only one who realizes Lily's secret. For grades 4-7By Debi Gliori. 2003
The Strega-Borgia children accidentally create 500 clones of themselves at the same time that the roof on their Scottish castle…
falls in, attracting evil contractors who want their home. Second book in the Strega-Borgia or Pure Dead series. Sequel to "Pure Dead Magic." For grades 4-7By Debi Gliori. 2001
Things are not right at the Strega-Borgia castle. Signor Luciano Strega-Borgia has been kidnapped. Signora Baci Strega-Borgia is struggling with…
her spells at the Advanced Witchcraft Institute. Titus and Pandora don't like their suspiciously cheerful and fearless new nanny. Baby Damp has been accidentally shrunk, e-mailed, and lost on the World Wide Web. And to top it off, there's a gangster in a bunny suit lurking about. First book in the Strega-Borgia or Pure Dead series. Followed by "Pure Dead Wicked." For grades 4-7By Ronald Kidd. 2009
Best friends Paul, Oz, Arnie, and Crank enjoy horror movies but when a couple of movie extras, Laura and Darryl,…
working on the Invasion of the Body Snatchers in 1955 try to involve them in a Communist conspiracy in real life, things get too dangerous and they decide to curtail the friendship. For grades 6-9By Valerie Tripp, Jeanne Thieme, Nancy Niles, Robert Grace. 1988
Now that Grandmary has married an admiral, Samantha lives in New York City with her aunt and uncle. Her friend…
Nellie promised to visit when she wrote Samantha that she and her sisters were moving to the city. But when weeks go by with no sign of Nellie, Samantha sets out to find her. Sequel to Samantha Saves the Day. For grades 2-4By Valerie Tripp, Jean-Paul Tibbles, Susan McAliley. 1997
Tia Dolores has returned to help Josefina and her sisters learn how to do many of the things their mother…
would have taught them. But one of Josefina's sisters is afraid that learning new things, like reading and writing, will make them forget Mama. Sequel to Meet Josefina. For grades 2-4By Gary Soto. 1990
Eleven vignettes set in central California feature young Mexican-Americans going about the business of growing up. Fausto, who longs for…
a guitar, fraudulently receives a hefty reward when he returns a stray pet to a wealthy neighbor, but he is guilt-ridden until he relinquishes the money in church. And Marie, who declines a boring family vacation, is angry that fun was had without her. For grades 5-8 and older readersBy Valerie Tripp, Nick Backes. 1988
Molly8́099s dance class plans a big finale for the World War II veterans, and Molly hopes to play Miss Victory.…
The McIntires have just heard that Dad should be home for the show, and Molly hopes he will find her more grown up. But then she gets sick. Sequel to Molly Saves the Day. For grades 2-4By John Bemelmans Marciano. 2003
As a result of an experiment stripping the fur from his tail, Harold the squirrel finds himself homeless and mistaken…
for a rat on the unfamiliar streets of New York CityBy Gertrude Chandler Warner. 1991
The Alden children are headed for a trip up the Mississippi River on a paddle-wheel boat and a visit with…
their grandfather's friend, Cap Lambert. Then they learn that Cap has hurt his ankle and does'nt want visitors. As is their way, the Alden children head for his cabin anyway with plans to help Cap. For grades 4-7By Anjali Banerjee. 2006
Anu is devastated when, on one of their birdwatching hikes, his beloved grandfather has a heart attack and dies. Anu…
tries everything he can think of to bring his grandfather back, or keep his spirit nearby, including trying to practice the rigors of a sadhu (holy man in India). Sasquatch nominee. Grades 4-7By Kevin O'Malley. 2003
Zeus, Hera, Athene, Poseidon, and Hades pull some dirty tricks as they face off against Hercules, Jason, Odysseus, Achilles, and…
Theseus in this gods versus mortals basketball game in ancient GreeceBy Norma Fox Mazer. 2008
Since ten-year-old Sprig's sister Dakota turned twelve, she's become a bossy know-it-all, making Sprig wish her sister would disappear. But…
with their father working far away in Afghanistan, a neighbor's unexpected illness, and best friend problems, Sprig realizes she may need Dakota after all. For grades 3-6. 2007By Lensey Namioka. 2004
Fiona and her brother Ron have both Chinese and Scottish heritage. Ron reluctantly agrees to participate in Scottish folk dancing…
because he looks the part, but Fiona, with her more Chinese features, is the one who really loves the dances. Global Reading Challenge Title