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Junie B. Jones is Captain Field Day
Par Barbara Park. 2001
Junie B. Jones is selected as her classroom's captain in the kindergarten field day. After her group loses several races…
to another team, Junie B. rallies her schoolmates to victory. For grades K-3. 2001Twelve-year-old Australian Cedar misses her brother who ran away from boarding school and her mother who works all the time.…
But she copes by roaming the neighborhood, romping with her dog, and learning acrobatics from a new neighbor whose parents are in a circus. For grades 5-8. 2002Cairo Kelly and the Mann
Par Kristin Butcher. 2002
Cairo and Midge, mischief-making baseball players, have been sent to their middle school principal's office fifty-five times in one year.…
But when they learn that their favorite umpire, Harold Mann, can't read, they rally to help him pass the sports league's new test. For grades 4-7. 2002The seeing summer
Par Jeannette Eyerly. 1981
At first Carey is disappointed when she learns Jenny, the new girl next door, is blind. She soon discovers, though,…
that she and Jenny are more alike than different, especially after they are kidnapped. For grades 3-6. 1981On treacherous ground: secret stories of the West
Par Earl Murray. 2002
Ten short stories spanning two centuries of the American West. In "Untold Honor," soldiers escorting pioneer wagons prepare for a…
showdown with the Sioux Indians. Also includes "On Treacherous Ground"--a modern tale of lawlessness set in the 1990s. 2002The dream bearer
Par Walter Dean Myers. 2003
Twelve-year-old David seeks refuge in his Harlem neighborhood park from his mentally unstable father and unruly teenage brother. David and…
his best friend, Loren, meet elderly eccentric, Moses Littlejohn, who becomes their mentor with stories about his visions. For grades 5-8. 2003The new rules of high school
Par Blake Nelson. 2003
Seventeen-year-old Max has been the perfect high school student--on the honor roll, debate-team captain, and school-paper editor--but during his senior…
year he begins questioning his approach to life, and things start to change. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. For senior high readers. 2003The city of Ember: The First Book of Ember (The City of Ember #1)
Par Jeanne DuPrau. 2003
A city planned to survive for two hundred years, now in year 241, suffers shortages--and a secret message-bearing box is…
missing. Independent-thinking twelve-year-olds Doon and Lina exchange obligatory jobs and make a discovery that could change their known world. For grades 5-8. 2003The farther you run
Par Davida Hurwin. 2003
Eighteen-year-old Samantha has a hard time adjusting to life without her friend, Juliana, who died of cancer in A Time…
for Dancing (BR 10714). But Samantha meets Mona in summer school. They graduate, get jobs, boyfriends, and an apartment, and Samantha learns to cope. Strong language. For senior high readers. 2003Nothing wrong with a three-legged dog
Par Graham McNamee. 2000
Shy and the only white kid in his fourth grade class, Keath is an easy target for bullies. His friendship…
with classmate Lynda and her three-legged dog, Leftovers, helps Keath cope with visiting his beloved, stroke-victim grandmother and stand up to his major tormentor in school. For grades 3-6. 2000The Beast
Par Walter Dean Myers. 2003
When sixteen-year-old "Spoon" receives a scholarship to a New England prep school, he leaves Harlem and his girlfriend Gabi behind.…
Returning home at Christmastime, he discovers Gabi is a drug addict and he no longer is in step with street life. Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2003The spirit of Covington
Par Joan A Medlicott. 2003
When fire destroys the farmhouse of Amelia, Grace, and Hannah the three devastated ladies and Hannah's daughter, Laura, seek temporary…
refuge elsewhere. The stress of rebuilding, losing their keepsakes, and living apart affects their relationships. Sequel to From the Heart of Covington (RC 54508, BR 14151). 2003Granny Torrelli makes soup
Par Sharon Creech. 2003
Rosie's grandmother knows that the kitchen is a wonderful place for trading confidences and advice in the form of stories.…
When Rosie and her best friend, Bailey, who is vision impaired, have a falling out, Granny Torrelli reunites them through cooking. For grades 5-8. 2003Secret heart
Par David Almond. 2001
Stammering Joe Maloney, bullied by the boys in his village school, dreams of tigers. When a shabby circus comes to…
town he finds a soul mate in Corinna, a trapeze artist, and other performers. For grades 5-8. 2001Shooting monarchs
Par John Halliday. 2003
Macy, a sociopathic killer abused as a child, forces sixteen-year-old Leah Hoffman into his car trunk but waits to murder…
her. Leah is saved by Danny Driscoll, a classmate with an untreated spinal condition who secretly loves her. The rescue ends in tragedy for Danny. Some violence. For senior high readers. 2003Friction: a novel
Par E. R Frank. 2003
When Stacy, a new eighth-grade girl, starts spreading nasty rumors about classmate Alexandra and her favorite teacher, Simon, the class…
doesn't know what to think. But when Stacy accuses Simon of molesting her, Alex visits her house and discovers the truth. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 2003Brownsville
Par Oscar Casares. 2003
Nine short stories about poverty, resourcefulness, and the cultural chasm existing in the U.S.-Mexican border town of Brownsville, Texas. Characters…
confront an array of situations, contradictions, and solutions, from youth learning lessons about money and neighborhood disputes over barking dogs to finding meaning in a depressed world. 2003Shifting Calder wind
Par Janet Dailey. 2003
Texas. When Chase Calder regains consciousness, he has amnesia but is sure someone tried to kill him. Chase and his…
rescuer, Laredo Smith, decide to let everyone except his daughter-in-law, Jessy, think he is dead while they search for the shooter. Sequel to Green Calder Grass (RC 54999, BR 14312). Some strong language. 2003The second summer of the sisterhood (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants #Bk. 2)
Par Ann Brashares. 2003
In this sequel to The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (DB 53252), four lifelong friends--Bridget, Lena, Tibby, and Carmen--continue to…
share a pair of magic blue jeans over the summer vacation. Although miles apart, they all experience family problems, romance, friendship, and betrayal. For senior high readers. 2003A wanted man
Par Nancy J Parra. 2002
Feisty librarian Brianna McGraw needs a thousand dollars to buy the freedom of her little brother and other orphans who…
were "adopted" by unscrupulous Nevada miners. To get the money, Brianna sets out to collect the bounty offered for capturing fugitive Trey Morgan. She captures his heart instead. 2002