Adam, Paul.  Max Cassidy : Escape from Shadow Island.  J FIC Adam
British fourteen-year-old Max Cassidy calls on his skills and training as a professional escape artist when he attempts to clear his mother of murdering his father, who disapeared two years earlier in the Central American country of Santo Domingo.

Beatty, Patricia.  Blue Stars Watching.  J FIC Beatty
Resentful at being sent to California with his sister to avoid the dangers of the Civil War in Delaware, thirteen-year-old Will is soon entangled with Rebel plotters and Union spies in San Francisco.

Beatty, Patricia.Charley Skedaddle.  J FIC Beatty
During the Civil War, a twelve-year-old Bowery Boy from New York City joins the Union Army as a drummer, deserts during a battle in Virginia, and encounters a hostile old mountain woman.

Carman, Patrick.  Skeleton Creek.  J Fic Carman
Although housebound following an eerie accident, teenaged Ryan continues to investigate the strange occurences in his hometown of Skeleton Creek, recording his findings in a journal and viewing email video clips sent by fellow detective Sarah. The reader may view Sarah's videos on a website by using links and passwords found in the text.

Cheng, Andrea. Eclipse . J Fic Cheng
In Cincinnati, Ohio, in the summer of 1952, eight-year-old Peti gives up his room to his Hungarian relatives, including a twelve-year-old cousin who bullies him, and worries about his grandfather who cannot escape from behind the Iron Curtain.

DeClements, Barthe. Five Finger Discount.  J FIC DeClements
Ten-year-old Jerry's attempts to adjust to his new school and make new friends are complicated by his determination to keep secret the fact that his father is
serving time in the local prison for being a thief.

Decter, Ed. The Outriders:  Expedition to Willow Key. J PB D
A class is ready to go on the ultra-cool field trip but didnt raise enought money for the class to go.  But then the richest guy in town makes a proposal that changed everything.

Dowswell, Paul.  The Cabinet of Curiosities.  J FIC Dowswell
When Lukas is orphaned, his Uncle Anselmus, the court physician to Rudolph II, summons him to Prague, a refuge for Europe's greatest alchemists and natural philosophers, offering to take him on as an apprentice.

Fleischman, Sid.  The Whipping Boy.  J Fic Fleischman/ J PB F
A bratty prince and his whipping boy have many adventures when they inadvertently trade places after becoming involved with dangerous outlaws.

Grabenstein, Chris.  Riley Mack and the Other Known Troublemakers.  J FIC Grabenstein
Eleven-year-old Riley Mack and his friends, Briana, Mongo, Jake and Jamal outwit the school bully, solve the mystery of who stole the goldendoodle named Poodle, and get evidence to help the FBI catch bank robbers.

Green, Tim. Football hero. J Fic Green
When twelve-year-old Ty's brother Thane is recruited out of college to play for the New York Jets, their Uncle Gus uses Ty to get insider information for his gambling ring, landing Ty and Thane in trouble with the Mafia.

Haven, Paul.  Two Hot Dogs with Everything . J Fic Haven
Although everyone credits him and his superstitions for the Slugger's first winning streak in 108 baseball seasons, eleven-year-old Danny Gurkin believes that his discovery of a secret from the team's past may be the real reason behind the ball club's success.

Higgins, Simon.  Moonshadow: Rise of the Ninja.  J FIC Higgins (SERIES)
It's the dawn of an age of peace in medieval Japan. But a power-hungry warlord is plotting to plunge the national into a deadly civil war. Enter Moonshadow, the newest agent for the Grey Light Order, a secret brotherhood of ninja spy warriors. Can Moonshadow defeat the evil warlord or will his first mission be his last?

Hulme, John. The Glitch in Sleep. J Fic Hulme
When twelve-year-old Becker Drane is recruited by The Seems, a parallel universe that runs everything in The World, he must fix a disastrous glitch in the Department of Sleep that threatens everyone's ability to ever fall asleep again.

James, Charlie. Billy the Fish. J Fic James
After eating Dad's experimental fish food, Ned's little brother turns into a cod and finds himself sharing an aquarium tank with Kylie the killer whale.

Kent, Rose. Kimchi & Calamari. J Fic Kent
Adopted from Korea by Italian parents, fourteen-year-old Joseph Calderaro begins to make important self-discoveries about race and family after his social studies teacher assigns an essay on cultural heritage and tracing the past.

Kerrin, Jessica Scott.  Martin Bridge sound the alarm! J Fic Kerrin
Martin's back in two more stories. He gets a new babysitter and learns that dancing isn't all bad. In the second story, Martin and his friend Stuart find themselves locked in a toy store with no way out.

Kinney, Jeff. Diary of a wimpy kid : Greg Heffley's journal.  J FIC Kinney
Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship.

Lemma, Don.  When the Sergeant Came Marching Home.  J FIC Lemma
In 1946 when his father returns from the war, a ten year old boy and his family move from the Montana town where they had been living to an old, run-down farm in the middle of nowhere, where they work hard trying to make ends meet.

Levinson, Marilyn. And Don't Bring Jeremy. J FIC Levinson
New in the neighborhood and eager to be part of a new crowd, sixth-grader Adam finds it difficult to come to terms with the needs of his older brother who suffers from a learning disability and often seems younger than Adam himself.

Look, Lenore.  Alvin Ho allergic to girls, school, and other scary things.  J Fic Look
A young boy in Concord, Massachusetts, who loves superheroes and comes from a long line of brave Chinese farmer-warriors, wants to make friends, but first he must overcome his fear of everything.

McNish, Cliff.  Breathe : A Ghost Story. J Fic McNish
When he and his mother move into an old farmhouse in the English countryside, asthmatic, twelve-year-old Jack discovers that he can communicate with the ghosts inhabiting the house and inadvertently establishes a relationship with a tormented, malevolent spirit that threatens to destroy both his mother and himself.

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds.   The Boys Start the War.  J Fic Naylor
Disgusted that a family with three girls moves into the house across the river, nine-year-old Wally and his three brothers declare a practical joke war on the girls. Read the rest of the series.

Peck, Richard.  Lost in Cyberspace.   J FIC Peck
While dealing with changes at home, sixth-grader Josh and his friend Aaron use the computer at their New York prep school to travel through time, learning some secrets from the school's past and improving Josh's home situation.

Rodowsky, Colby F.  Ben and the Sudden Too-Big Family. J Fic Rodowsky
Until now, ten-year-old Ben has believed that life is made up of "all right" and "not all right" stuff, but when his father remarries and the couple adopts a baby, he wonders which kind of stuff will prevail.

Russell, Christopher.Dogboy. J Fic Russell
In 1346, twelve-year-old Brind, an orphaned kennel boy raised with hunting dogs at an English manor, accompanies his master, along with half of the manor's prized mastiffs, to France, where he must fend for himself when both his master and the dogs are lost at the decisive battle of Crécy.

Salmon, Dena K. The Eleventh Dimension. J Fic Salmon
Lance, who loves the addictive online battle game Discordia, finds himself transported to the real Discordia, where he must battle enemies to complete his quest or risk being changed into the zombie character he plays in the game.

Schooley, Bob.  Liar of Kudzu. J Fic Schooley
Twelve-year-old Pete, known as Liar for his ability to stretch the truth, teams up with the class geek and the new girl in school to investigate a strange object from outer space.

Shalant, Phyllis.  The Great Cape Rescue.  Shalant
Upon entering fourth grade, Fin and his friends think they must stop playing superheroes, until they discover that their game might become real through a magical cape, and the Society of Super Secret Heroes is born.

Starmer, Aaron.  DWEEB : Burgers, Beasts, and Brainwashed Bullies.  J FIC Starmer
After being framed for stealing bake sale money, the five smartest boys in the eighth grade are imprisoned in a small room beneath their junior high school in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, and must use their nerdish powers to expose a conspiracy involving fast food, standardized testing, and a school full of overachieving zombies.

Teague, Sam. The King of Hearts' Heart. J FIC Teague
Aspiring to make the varsity track team, thirteen-year-old Harold neglects his brain-damaged friend Billy, until a crisis leads him to transfer his dreams of championship to Billy.

Young, Steve. 15 Minutes.  J Fic Young
Seventh-grader Casey Little is always late until he discovers a magic watch that takes him back in time, a trick he uses both on and off the football field.

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