Coming of Age

Bauer, Joan. Hope Was Here

Bauer, Joan. Squashed
Ellie's goal is to win the pumpkin-growing contest in Iowa.

Blume, Judy. Here's to You, Rachel Robinson

Blume, Judy. Just as Long as We're Together

Blume, Judy. Tiger Eyes
A young girl must adjust to the murder of her father.

Bloor, Edward. Tangerine

Brooks, Bruce. What Hearts
A young boy learns how to appreciate his family over a five year period.

Brooks, Martha. Two Moons in August

Byars, Betsy. Cracker Jackson
Eleven year-old Jackson learns that his former babysitter's husband is abusing her, and he attempts to help her.

Carter, Alden. Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Cannon, A.E.. The Shadow Brothers

Conly, Jane. Trout Summer

Cooney, Caroline B. Driver's Ed

Cooney, Caroline B. Flight 116 Is Down
Heidi helps rescue passengers after a 747 crashes on her family estate.

Cormier, Robert. The Chocolate War

Cormier, Robert. Frenchtown Summer

Cormier, Robert. Tunes for Bears to Dance to

Danziger, Paula. Can You Sue Your Parents for Malpractice?

Danziger, Paula. The Cat Ate My Gymsuit

Danziger, Paula. Remember Me to Harold Square

Dessen, Sarah. Keeping the Moon

Fleischman, Paul F. Whirligig

Fox, Paula. The Moonlight Man

Fox, Paula. One-Eyed Cat

Freeman, Martha. The Year My Parents Ruined My Life

Haddix, Margaret P. Just Ella

Holm, Jennifer. Our Only May Amelia

Johnson, Angela. Toning the Sweep

Lowry, Lois. A Summer to Die

McDonald, Joyce. Swallowing Stones

Myers, Walter Dean. Scorpions
Jamal reluctantly takes on the leadership of a Harlem gang.

Nomiosha, Lensey. Ties That Bind, Ties That Break

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Alice in April

Paterson, Katherine. Jacob Have I Loved

Paulsen, Gary. The Car

Peck, Richard. A Long Way From Chicago

Philbrick, Rodman. Freak the Mighty

Soto, Gary. Baseball in April and Other Stories

Spinelli, Jerry. Maniac Magee
An orphan arrives in a town and changes it forever.

Spinelli, Jerry. Wringer

Voigt, Cynthia. Homecoming
Dicey strives to keep her brothers and sisters together.

Wolff, Virginia Euwer. Probably Still Nick Swansen
Sixteen year-old learning-disabled Nick struggles to endure a life in which the other kids make fun of him.