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The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
j AIKEN      Joan Aiken
Wicked wolves, evil governesses & 2 brave girls.

The Book of Three
j ALEXANDER      Lloyd Alexander
Classic fantasy of a pig-keeper who saves his country.

Crispin : the cross of lead
j AVI      Avi
During the Middle Ages, an orphaned English boy falsely accused of murder runs away only to encounter more danger.

Squashed
j BAUER      Joan Bauer
Love and pumpkin-growing and the life of a sixteen-year-old girl.

Carrie’s War
j BAWDEN      Nina Bawden
In World War II Carrie and her brother are evacuated from London.

Turn Homeward, Hannalee
j BEATTY      Patricia Beatty
During the Civil War a Georgia girl works in a northern textile mill.

The House with a Clock in its Walls
j M BELLAIRS      John Bellairs
Evil magic lurks in a mansion.

The Penderwicks: a summer tale of four sisters, two rabbits, and a very interesting boy
j BIRDSALL      Jeanne Birdsall
A memorable family summer vacation.

Anastasia’s Album
j 947.08 Bre      Hugh Brewster
Letters written by Anastasia, the last Russian tsar’s youngest daughter, accompanied by photographs of her childhood.

Caddie Woodlawn
j BRINK      Carol Ryrie Brink
A Wisconsin girl’s frontier adventures.

SOS Titanic
j BUNTING      Eve Bunting
Four Irish children sail on the Titanic’s maiden voyage.

The Secret Garden
j BURNETT      Frances Hodgson Burnett
Three children work together to make a garden bloom.

An Angel for May
j BURGESS      Melvin Burgess
Tam travels back in time to his British village in World War II.

Behind the Attic Wall
j CASSEDY      Sylvia Cassedy
Ghosts contact Maggie in her great aunt’s bleak house.

The Return of the Twelves
j CLARKE      Pauline Clarke
The Bronte children’s wooden soldiers come to life for a modern boy.

Dear Lovey Hart, I am Desperate
j CONFORD      Ellen Conford
Carrie writes an advice column for her high school newspaper.

The Dark is Rising
j COOPER      Susan Cooper
Will Stanton must keep the world safe from evil.

Millions
j COTTRELL BOYCE      Frank Cottrell Boyce
Two brothers must find a way too quickly spend a small fortune they find.

Brooklyn Bridge
j 624.2 Cur      Lynn Curlee
The planning and construction of one of the country’s great bridges.

The Watsons go to Birmingham- 1963
j CURTIS      Christopher Paul Curtis
A Michigan African-American family takes a trip to Alabama in 1963.

Matilda Bone
j CUSHMAN      Karen Cushman
A fourteen-year-old girl learns about medicine and life in medieval England.

The House of Sixty Fathers
j DE JONG      Meindert DeJong
A Chinese boy tries to reach safety during
World War II.

The tale of Despereaux : being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread
j DICAMILLO      Kate DiCamillo
A small mouse changes the lives of people and animals living in his castle.

Dovey Coe
j DOWELL      Frances O’Roark Dowell
A 12 year-old girl is accused of murder in her small North Carolina town in 1928.

Seedfolks
j FLEISCHMAN      Paul Fleischman
A diverse group of people transform a vacant city lot into a beautiful garden and in so doing transform themselves.

Our Eleanor : a scrapbook look at Eleanor Roosevelt's remarkable life
j 92R ROOSEVELT Fle      Candace Fleming
Anecdotes and archival photos introduce readers to the life of the legendary first lady.

Hoot
j HIAASEN      Carl Hiaasen
Two new friends try to save endangered owls from a proposed construction site.

Lincoln: A Photobiography
j 92L LINCOLN Fre      Russell Freedman
Lincoln’s life in pictures and text.

Julie
j GEORGE      Jean Craighead George
Sequel to Julie of the Wolves in which Julie returns to her father’s Eskimo village.

Lily’s Crossing
j GIFF      Patricia Reilly Giff
Lily spends the summer of 1944 with her grandparents where she befriends a young Hungarian refugee.

The House of Dies Drear
j HAMILTON      Virginia Hamilton
Suspense in a house that used to be an Underground Railroad station.

Sun and Spoon
j HENKES      Kevin Henkes
Ten year-old Spoon and his grandfather deal with the death of a beloved grandmother.

Boston Jane: An Adventure
j HOLM      Jennifer L. Holm
A Philadelphia girl finds little use for etiquette in the Pacific Northwest, where she lives among traders and Chinook Indians.

When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
j HOLT      Kimberly Willis Holt
During the Vietnam War, two Texas boys befriend the “fattest boy in the world.”

Everything on a Waffle
j HORVATH      Polly Horvath
Eleven year-old Primrose learns about the unpredictability of life after her parents are presumed lost at sea.

Journey to the River Sea
j IBBOTSON      Eva Ibbotson
In 1910, a young London girl is sent with her governess to live with her dreadful relatives in the Brazilian Amazon.

Martin the Warrior
j JACQUES      Brian Jacques
A young mouse warrior vows to end an evil beast's reign of terror.

The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place
j KONIGSBURG      E. L. Konigsburg
A 12 year old girl tries to save three unique towers built by her beloved grand uncles.

True North
j LASKY      Kathryn Lasky
A 14 year-old Boston girl aids a fugitive slave girl on the Underground Railroad.

Hana's suitcase : a true story
j 940.5318 Lev      Karen Levine
The curator of a Japanese Holocaust center learns about the life of a Czech girl who died in the Holocaust.

Number the Stars
j LOWRY      Lois Lowry
A 10 year-old girl helps a Jewish family escape Nazi-occupied Denmark.

The Haunting
j MAHY      Margaret Mahy
A shy boy inherits supernatural powers.

The Moorchild
j MCGRAW      Eloise McGraw
A changeling tries to find the human child whose place she has been given.

Dog Friday
j MCKAY      Hilary McKay
A 10 year old boy finds an abandoned dog.

How I found the Strong: a Civil War story
j MCMULLAN      Margaret McMullan
With the help of the family slave, a boy grows up after his father and brother go to fight in the Civil War.

A Family Apart
j NIXON      Joan Lowery Nixon
Six city children go west on the Orphan Train.

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
j OBRIEN      Robert C. O’Brien
A mother mouse seeks help from the wise rats who once lived in a science laboratory.

Island of the Blue Dolphins
j ODELL      Scott O’Dell
An Indian girl is left alone on an island.

Lyddie
j PATERSON      Katherine Paterson
A Vermont farm girl becomes a factory worker in Massachusetts in the 1840s.

Harris and Me
j PAULSEN      Gary Paulsen
A city boy spends a memorable summer on his cousin’s farm.

A Long Way from Chicago
j PECK      Richard Peck
During the Great Depression two siblings make memorable trips to visit their larger-than-life grandmother.

The Young Man and the Sea
j PHILBRICK      Rodman Philbrick
A 12 year old boy sails alone on a dangerous ocean trip to try to catch a huge bluefin tuna.

Lizard Music
j SF PINKWATER      D. Manus Pinkwater
Victor discovers that intelligent lizards plan to invade Earth.

A Watcher in the Woods
j RANDALL      Florence Engel Randall
A girl senses an invisible presence.

The upstairs room
j 92R REISS Rei      Johanna Reiss
A Dutch Jewish girl spent 2 ½ years hiding in the upstairs bedroom of a farmer's house during World War II.

Henry Reed, Inc.
j ROBERTSON      Keith Robertson
Funny escapades of an inventive boy.

Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy
j SCHMIDT     Gary Schmidt
A minister’s son befriends a Black girl from a community his new town wants to develop into a tourist spot.

Sequoyah : the Cherokee man who gave his people writing
j 92S SEQUOYAH Rum      James Rumford
Although they fear his symbols, a Cherokee man perseveres and invents a system of writing for his people.

When Marion Sang: the true recital of Marian Anderson
j 92A ANDERSON Rya      Pam Munoz Ryan
Marian Anderson battled racism and became the first African American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera.

Missing May
j RYLANT      Cynthia Rylant
A girl and her uncle go on a trip to find a reason to live after Aunt May’s death.

The Alfred Summer
j SLEPIAN      Jan Slepian
Four teenagers, 2 of them disabled, find friendship.

The Egypt Game
j SNYDER      Zilpha Keatley Snyder
An imaginary game brings danger.

The Sign of the Beaver
j SPEARE      Elizabeth George Speare
In the 18th century, a Maine boy is helped by the local Indians when he is left alone to guard his wilderness home.

Call It Courage
j SPERRY      Armstrong Sperry
A Polynesian boy faces his fear.

The Perilous Road
j STEELE      William O. Steele
Chris endures a terrible Civil War battle

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
j TAYLOR      Mildred D. Taylor
A black family faces prejudice and discrimination in the depression-era South.

Sammy Keyes and the Sisters of Mercy
j M VAN DRAANEN      Wendelin Van Draanen
A feisty teenage girl lives with her grandmother and solves mysteries.

My season with penguins: an Antarctic journal
j 598.47 Web      Sophie Webb
The author's two-month stay in Antarctica, where she studied and drew penguins.

Homeless Bird
j WHELAN      Gloria Whelan
In India, 13 year-old Koly fights against her ill-fated arranged marriage.

The Castle in the Attic
j WINTHROP      Elizabeth Winthrop
William enters the world of a mysterious toy castle.

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