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By Julia Alvarez. 2001
Nine-year-old New Yorker Miguel and his sister Juanita move to Vermont with their mother after their parents divorce. Struggling to…
fit in, Miguel is embarrassed when his Spanish-speaking aunt from the Dominican Republic comes to live with them. For grades 4-7. 2001By Martine Leavitt. 2006
When sixteen-year-old Keturah follows a hart into Lord Temsland's forest she becomes lost. Eventually Lord Death comes to claim her,…
but because she is able to charm him with her story, he gives her a twenty-four-hour reprieve to find her true love. For senior high readers. 2006By Kirby Larson. 2006
Montana, 1918. Sixteen-year-old orphan Hattie Inez Brooks arrives at the remote homestead claim she inherited from an unknown uncle. She…
expects hard work but does not anticipate the strong local anti-German prejudice directed at her good neighbors, the Muellers. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2006By Daniel Mason. 2007
Fourteen-year-old Isabel moves from her third-world village to the city. But Isabel, who has heightened senses of hearing and sight,…
arrives at her cousin's shantytown only to discover that her older brother Isaias is gone. Isabel encounters contemptuous wealthy people and bureaucrats in her search. 2007By Gordon Korman. 2006
Young Republican Leo Caraway loses his Harvard scholarship on a technicality and learns that his biological dad is a legend--former…
punk rocker "King Maggot." Hoping for college money, Leo joins King's comeback tour as a roadie and grows up along the way. For junior and senior high readers. 2006By Linda Sue Park. 2002
Thirteen-year-old Tae-yul and his younger sister, Sun-hee, take turns recounting what happened to their family in Korea while under Japanese…
occupation during World War II. As the Japanese tried to suppress Korean culture, even people's names were changed--Sun-hee was called Keoko. For grades 6-9. 2002By Gillian Flynn. 2006
Chicago reporter Camille Preaker, recently treated for psychological problems, arrives in her hometown of Wind Gap, Missouri, to investigate the…
murders of two preteen girls. Camille sees her mother and thirteen-year-old half-sister for the first time in years. But events from the past overwhelm her. Some violence and some strong language. 2006By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. 2003
Twelve-year-old Dani runs away from her mother after the death of her brother Springer and her parents' divorce. Dani plans…
to hike the entire Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine on her own, but is unexpectedly joined by her mother. For grades 5-8. 2002By Peg Kehret. 2004
When an earthquake creates a tsunami at a Pacific coastal resort, thirteen-year-old Kyle tries to save himself, his sister and…
a boy who has bullied him for years. For grades 4-7By Gloria Whelan. 2006
Michigan, 1942. With their parents working for the war effort, Mirabelle and her siblings travel to live with their grandparents…
on Turtle Island. Fourteen-year-old Belle is resentful when her more sophisticated fifteen-year-old cousin Caroline joins them, but during the summer they become real family. For grades 6-9. 2006By Thrity N Umrigar. 2005
Bombay. Parallel life experiences cause wealthy widow Sera and her impoverished, dutiful servant Bhima to form a bond, despite class…
differences. But when Sera tries to help Bhima solve a family problem, Sera's son-in-law undermines the women's trust in each other. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2005By Pamela Carter Joern. 2006
Pregnant sixteen-year-old Lila comes to stay at her grandmother Toby's Nebraska ranch, where she contemplates her options while investigating long-buried…
secrets and past tragedy. What she uncovers forces Toby to reexamine her own relationships to her sister Gertie, hired hand George, and her adopted daughter Nola Jean. Alex Award. 2006By Diane Roberts. 2003
Sixth-grader Jason P. Percy's family travels in an old pop-up camper from Texas to Los Angeles, where his favorite trivia…
game show, Masquerade Mania, is filmed. Jason endures camping out, a downpour, bad food, and even pink underwear for a chance to be a contestant. For grades 4-7. 2003By Andrew Clements. 2006
Seventeen-year-old violin prodigy Gwen lives with her ailing grandfather in Manhattan while attending a music academy on a scholarship. As…
Gwen prepares to audition for a prestigious college, her grandfather disappears. Fellow musician Robert--Bobby, from Things Not Seen (RC 54713, BR 17135)--provides help and friendship. For grades 6-9. 2006By Anne Tyler. 1988
As Maggie and Ira Moran travel from Baltimore to a funeral in Pennsylvania, they reflect upon their lives, the lives…
of their children, and their hopes for the future. An amusing and perceptive account of marriage and contemporary middle-class American life. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. BestsellerBy Richard Bausch. 2006
Eccentric old ladies Holly and Fiona connect relatives and friends in small town Point Royal, Virginia. As Thanksgiving approaches, various…
unresolved issues surface for Holly's son and daughter-in-law, for local priest Father John, and for widowed handyman Oliver. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2006By Clay Morgan. 2003
After a big storm at sea, Jack, a cabin boy, is marooned on an island near New Zealand. Without human…
company, Jack bonds with a border collie, Moxie, and her group of dogs that protect local sheep from wild dogs. For grades 5-8. 2003By Cynthia Lord. 2006
Sometimes twelve-year-old Catherine resents her autistic brother, David, who breaks rules and gets all her parents' attention. She meets Jason,…
a teenage nonverbal paraplegic, at David's therapy center. As the two become friends, Catherine realizes that accepting differences matters more than any rules. For grades 5-8. Schneider Family Book Award. 2006By Patricia MacLachlan. 2006
As her family gathers for the prairie wedding of her sister Anna, fourth-grader Cassie wonders about all the fuss. She…
observes the similarities between her little brother Jack and her grandfather, who dances at Anna's wedding. Sequel to More Perfect than the Moon (DB 60919). For grades 3-6. 2006By Malín Alegría. 2006
While attending a private school on scholarship Estrella becomes embarrassed by her Mexican culture. At first she wants no part…
of her traditional coming-of-age ceremony--quinceañera--but after falling for a neighborhood boy, Estrella reunites with her old friends and embraces her heritage. For junior and senior high readers. 2006