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Undercover (Laura Geringer Bks.)
By Beth Kephart. 2007
Sophomore loner Elisa has a talent for observing the world and operates a business ghostwriting love letters for guys. As…
her parents' marriage disintegrates, Elisa escapes by ice-skating on the local pond. Theo, a client, begins joining her and they fall in love. For senior high readers. 2007Project Mulberry: a novel
By Linda Sue Park. 2005
While working on a project for an after-school club Korean American Julia and her friend Patrick learn about silkworms and…
also about tolerance, prejudice, friendship, patience, and more. Alternating with chapters are short dialogs between the author and Julia, the main character, about writing. For grades 4-7. 2005Phineas L. MacGuire erupts!: The First Experiment (From The Highly Scientific Notebooks Of Phineas L. Macguire Ser.)
By Frances O'Roark Dowell. 2007
At the beginning of fourth grade, Mac's best friend Marcus moves away, and Mac is stuck with the new boy--Mac…
R., whom nobody likes--as his partner for the science fair. But then Mac discovers that Mac R.'s real name is Ben and he's a natural-born artist. For grades 3-6. 2006Roxie and the hooligans
By Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. 2006
In Lord Thistlebottom's Book of Pitfalls and How to Survive Them, fourth-grader Roxie Warbler finds no advice on handling Helvetia's…
Hooligans, the bullies at school. But Roxie's survival skills come in handy when she, the Hooligans, and a pair of crooks land on a deserted island. For grades 3-6. 2006Junie B. Jones smells something fishy (Junie B. Jones Ser. #No. 12)
By Barbara Park. 1998
Disappointed because the rules for her class's Pet Day will not let her take her dog to school, Junie B.…
Jones considers taking a raccoon, a worm, or a dead fish. For grades K-3. 1998Fame and glory in Freedom, Georgia
By Barbara O'Connor. 2003
Sixth-grader "Bird" Weaver, an outcast at school, befriends Harlem Tate, the new kid in town, and together they enter the…
spelling bee. Harlem is considered dumb and difficult to like, but once he gets the eyeglasses he needs he begins to bloom. For grades 4-7. 2003Drums, girls, & dangerous pie
By Jordan Sonnenblick. 2005
Eighth-grader Steven prefers drum practice over homework, has a crush on the hottest girl in his class, and wishes his…
five-year-old brother, Jeffrey, weren't so annoying. When Jeffrey is diagnosed with leukemia, Steven's world is turned upside down. For grades 5-8. 2004Adam Canfield of the Slash (Adam Canfield of the Slash #1)
By Michael Winerip. 2005
Middle-schoolers Jennifer and Adam, coeditors of the school newspaper, are on the lookout for front-page news. But it's third-grader Phoebe…
who delivers a major scoop to Adam--leading to an investigation of the principal. For grades 5-8. 2005Junie B. Jones is a graduation girl (Junie B. Jones #17)
By Barbara Park. 2001
Junie B. Jones has just turned six and is looking forward to her kindergarten graduation. But when she won't leave…
her white gown in the box, she gets grape-juice stains on it. And trying to fix things makes them worse. For grades K-3. 2001No talking
By Andrew Clements, Mark Elliott. 2007
Dave's experiment to remain silent all day fails when he yells at Lynsey. His claim that girls talk more than…
boys turns into a fifth-grade contest of no speaking, even in class. But the teachers and the principal don't like it. For grades 3-6. 2007The stupendous dodgeball fiasco
By Janice Repka. 2004
Eleven-year-old Phillip's dream of running away from the circus, where his father is a clown and his mother is the…
fat lady, comes true. He moves in with relatives in Hardingtown, Pennsylvania, unofficial dodgeball capital of the world--but life is far from normal. For grades 4-7. 2004Spain or shine (S.A.S.S. : Students Across the Seven Seas)
By Michelle Jellen. 2005
At home in California, sixteen-year-old Elena Holloway feels overshadowed by her siblings. But then she spends a semester in Spain…
living with a Spanish family, studying playwriting, and flirting with Miguel, an attractive local boy. For grades 6-9. 2005If only you knew: a Hotlanta novel (Hotlanta Ser. #2)
By Denene Millner. 2008
Atlanta. Twins Sydney and Lauren run into trouble when Sydney makes secret visits to their biological father in jail and…
Lauren falls in love with a boy from the wrong side of town. And their wealthy stepfather may be involved in murder. Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2008Sweethearts: a novel
By Sara Zarr. 2008
Salt Lake City. Non-Mormons Jennifer and Cameron are each other's only friend in elementary school. Cameron moves away and "Jenna"…
is told that he died. But eight years later Cameron reappears, and their past interferes with Jenna's new life as a thin and popular senior. For senior high readers. 2008Game
By Walter Dean Myers. 2008
Harlem. African American high school senior Drew Lawson aims to go to college and play basketball for the NBA despite…
his mediocre grades. Rivalry begins when Drew's coach favors Tomas, a new white teammate from Prague. For junior and senior high readers. 2008Eclipse (The Twilight Saga #3)
By Stephenie Meyer. 2007
After befriending werewolf Jacob in New Moon (BR 18147), Bella must choose between him and her former vampire boyfriend Edward,…
from Twilight (BR 18146). Meanwhile vicious killings occur in nearby Seattle as a female vampire seeks revenge--putting Bella in danger and stirring old enmities. For senior high readers. 2007Waiting for normal
By Leslie Connor. 2008
Upstate New York. Addie's plucky spirit makes the best of awkward situations such as moving into a tiny trailer with…
her difficult mother, separating from her stepdad and two half sisters, and coping with her learning difficulties in her new school's band. For grades 5-8. Schneider Family Book Award. 2008Revenge of the dragon lady (Dragon Slayers' Academy Set 2 Ser.)
By Kate McMullan. 2007
After accidentally killing a dragon, Wiglaf hopes his friends at Dragon Slayers' Academy will help him be a hero when…
he faces the dragon's mother, Seetha, the Beast from the East. For grades 2-4. 2003Stuck in the 70's
By D. L Garfinkle. 2007
Los Angeles. Spoiled seventeen-year-old Shay travels in time from her boyfriend's 2006 Jacuzzi to Tyler's 1978 bathtub. Nerdy Tyler agrees…
to help Shay return home if she helps him become popular, but soon Shay wants to stay--and Tyler wants her gone. A high-interest, low-vocabulary book. For senior high readers. 2007The year of the rat: a novel (A Pacy Lin Novel)
By Grace Lin. 2013
A new year in the Chinese calendar brings a new set of challenges for Pacy, a Taiwanese-American girl growing up…
in upstate New York, in this endearing sequel to The Year of the Dog. For grades 3-6