2009 Summer Reading Club - Reading Lists

Entering Grade 4
Read Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and 2 Other Books from this list:

J Fic Blume

Tales of a fourth grade nothing, by Judy Blume. REQUIRED
The book follows Peter Hatcher, his little brother Fudgie, baby sister Tootsie, their neighbor Sheila Tubman, various pets, and minor characters through New York City and on treks to suburbs and camps.

b10128570X
c. 27, 31, 37

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c. 30

b112859604
c. 40, 41, 42, 43

J LT Fic Blume

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c. 1

J Fic Estes

The hundred dresses, by Eleanor Estes.
Wanda faces mockery at school, both because of her "funny" last name and her claims that she has 100 dresses at home even though she wears the same one to school each day. The structure of the story begins with Wanda's absence from school, flashes to the past to recount how Wanda was treated by the school children, and then returns to the present as those who teased her work to make amends.

b106506882
c. 2

J-CASS Estes

b111028747
c. 1

J Fic Peterson

The Littles, by John Peterson.
Here's the tiny family that always ends in king-sized trouble, the Littles have adventures galore in the land of the Biggs.

b104432901
c. 9, 10

J Fic King-Smith

A mouse called Wolf, by Dick King-Smith.
A mouse with an unusual name shares his musical gift with a widowed concert pianist.

b110931002
c. 1, 2

J Fic Howe

Bunnicula, by James Howe.
Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human family that their foundling baby bunny must be a vampire.

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c. 1

J Fic Smith

Chocolate fever, by Robert Kimmel Smith.
From eating too much chocolate, Henry breaks out in brown bumps that help him foil some hijackers and teach him a valuable lesson about self-indulgence.

b105117845
c. 4, 5, 6

J-CASS Smith

b108335008
c. 1

J Fic Selden

The cricket in Times Square, by George Selden.
The adventures of a country cricket who unintentionally arrives in New York and is befriended by Tucker Mouse and Harry Cat.

b106266627
c. 4

YA C-LIT Selden

b107201471
c. 1

J Fic Gantos

Joey Pigza swallowed the key, by Jack Gantos.
To the constant disappointment of his mother and his teachers, Joey has trouble paying attention or controlling his mood swings when his prescription medications wear off and he starts getting worked up and acting wired. One mishap after another leads Joey first from his regular classroom to special education classes and then to a special education school. Finally, with medication, counseling, and positive reinforcement, Joey triumphs.

b107368742
c. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

J-CASS Gantos

b107810815
c. 1

J Fic Atwater

Mr. Popper's penguins, by Richard Atwater.
The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antarctic penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the Polar Regions.

b100998720
c. 10, 16

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c. 11, 12

J Fic White

Charlotte's web, by E.B. White.
Charlotte 's Web is a wonderful tale of a young girl, her precious pig Wilbur, and a wonderful spider. The book is a beautiful story of friendship, love, and loyalty. OR

b106249514
c. 35

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c. 27, 31, 32, 37

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c. 36

J-CASS White

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c. 1

J Fic White

Stuart Little, by E.B. White.
The adventures of the debonair mouse Stuart Little as he sets out in the world to seek out his dearest friend, a little bird that stayed for a few days in his family's garden. OR

b10575299X
c. 8

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c. 11, 12, 14

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c. 1

b109498859
c. 13

J Fic White

Trumpet of the swan, by E.B. White.
Louis, a voiceless Trumpeter swan, finds himself far from his wilderness home when he determines to communicate by learning to play a stolen trumpet.

b10575500X
c. 2, 5

J Fic Blume

Superfudge, by Judy Blume.
Superfudge picks up from where Tails of a Fourth Grade Nothing leaves off. Peter describes the highs and lows of life with his younger Fudge, and the rest of the Hatcher family.

b101285462
c. 12, 23

b112859598
c. 29, 30, 31, 32

J-CD Fic Blume

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c. 1

J Fic DiCamillo

Because of Winn-Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo.
Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi , Florida , and all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog Winn-Dixie.

b107956445
c. 1, 2

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c. 3, 4, 5

J-CASS DiCamillo

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c. 1

J-CD Fic DiCamillo

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c. 1

J Fic Clements

Frindle, by Andrew Clements.
Nicholas Allen is not a troublemaker, he's just creative. When he decides to liven things up in Mrs. Granger's fifth grade language arts class, he comes up with the greatest plan yet. He invents a new word for a pen…frindle. It doesn't take long for frindle to take root and soon the excitement spreads beyond the school and town and unleashes a series of events that rapidly spins out of control.

b107066695
c. 1, 2, 3

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c. 1

J-CD Fic Clements

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c. 1

J Fic Christopher
(Series Section)

Matt Christopher Series.
Popular series for both boys and girls that centers on sports.

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J Fic Catling

The chocolate touch, by Patrick Skene Catling.
John Midas loves chocolate. He loves it so much that he'll eat it any hour of any day. He doesn't care if he ruins his appetite. He thinks chocolate is better than any other food! But one day, after wandering into a candy store and buying a piece of their best chocolate, John finds out that there might just be such a thing as too much chocolate.

b101602339
c. 1, 4

J-CASS Catling

b101602315
c. 1

Various authors and titles.

Childhood of Famous Americans Series.

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J Fic Osborne
(Series Section)

The Magic Tree House Series.
Step into a world of adventure—go back in time or to distant lands with Jack and Annie! From France in the Middle Ages to the prairies of America to the Moon, Jack and Annie make history fun by taking you right there!

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J Fic Dahl

BFG, by Roald Dahl.
Kidsnatched from her orphanage by a BFG (Big Friendly Giant), who spends his life blowing happy dreams to children, Sophie concocts with him a plan to save the world from nine other man-gobbling cannybull giants.

b10189501X
c. 1, 2, 4

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c. 5

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c. 6

J Fic Yolen

Young Merlin Trilogy, by Jane Yolen.
Tells the story of the wizard Merlin from his abandonment at the age of eight until, at twelve, he begins to understand the scope of his powers.

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Book 1 - Passager

b106191949
c. 1

Book 2 - Hobby

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c. 1

Book 3 - Merlin

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c. 1

J Fic
Various authors and titles.
(Series Section)

American Girl Series.
The series follows girls from many different time periods as they deal with issues facing girls of today and issues central to their time period.

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J 796.3326 Barber

Kickoff, by Tiki Barber.
Inspired by the childhood of NFL superstars Tiki and Ronde Barber, Kickoff! is a story of teamwork, perseverance, and what it takes tobe a champion.

b115034171
c. 1, 2

J Fic Hurwitz

Baseball fever, by Johanna Hurwitz.
Desirous that his son's mind be on higher things, nine-year-old Ezra's father cannot understand the boy's passion for the New York Mets.

b103082554
c. 3, 7

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Entering Grade 5
Read Class Clown, by Johanna Hurwitz and Shoeshine girl, by Clyde Robert Bulla, and 1 Other Book from this list:

J Fic Hurwitz

Class clown, by Johanna Hurwitz.
Lucas Cott, the most obstreperous boy in the third grade, finds it very hard to turn over a new leaf when he decides to become the perfect student. REQUIRED

b106120189
c. 2, 3, 4, 5

J Fic Bulla

Shoeshine girl, by Clyde Robert Bulla.
Determined to earn some money, ten-year-old Sarah Ida gets a job at a shoeshine stand and learns a great many things besides shining shoes.

b110334103
c. 1, 2, 3, 4

J Fic Fitzhugh

Harriet the spy, by Louise Fitzhugh.
Harriet is a spy. In her notebook, she writes down everything she knows about everyone, even her classmates and her best friends. Then Harriet loses track of her notebook, and it ends up in the wrong hands. Before she can stop them, her friends have read the always truthful, awful things she's written about each of them. Will Harriet find a way to put her life and her friendships back together?

b107075763
c. 1, 8

J-CASS Fitzhugh

b107574962
c. 1

J Fic Dahl

Charlie and the chocolate factory, by Roald Dahl.
Each of five children lucky enough to discover an entry ticket into Mr. Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory takes advantage of the situation in his own way.

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c. 11, 12, 18

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c. 21, 22

YA Fic Riordan

The lightning thief, by Rick Riordan.
Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse-Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy's mom finds out, she knows it's time that he knew the truth about where he came from, and that he go to the one place he'll be safe. She sends Percy to Camp Half Blood , a summer camp for demigods (on Long Island ), where he learns that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea. Soon a mystery unfolds and together with his friends Percy sets out on a quest to prevent a catastrophic war between the gods.

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c. 1, 2

J Fic Hurwitz

Class president, by Johanna Hurwitz.
Julio hides his own leadership ambitions to help another candidate win the nomination for class president.

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c. 1

J Fic Hurwitz

School's out, by Johanna Hurwitz.
Lucas thinks his summer vacation is ruined when Mom hires a French au pair to watch over Lucas and his two-year-old twin brothers.

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c. 1

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c. 2, 3, 4

J Fic Butterworth

The enormous egg, by Oliver Butterworth.
Nate is surprised when one of the hens on his family farm lays a giant egg. After a painstaking wait, Nate is even more surprised when it hatches and out pops a baby triceratops. Nate and his family realize they are not equipped to take care of a full-sized dinosaur and set off for the on the hunt for the perfect home.

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c. 1, 2

Ask Librarian to interloan.

Ghost town treasure, by Clyde Robert Bulla.
With the help of an old diary with clues to hidden gold, Ty determines to find a way to save his hometown from becoming a ghost town.

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J Fic Osborne
(Series Section)

Afternoon on the Amazon, by Mary Pope Osborne.
Eight-year-old Jack, his seven-year-old sister, Annie, and Peanut the mouse ride in a tree house to the Amazon rain forests, where they encounter giant ants, flesh-eating piranhas, hungry crocodiles, and wild jaguars.

b106223239
c. 1, 4, 5

J Fic Osborne
(Series Section)

Day of the dragon king, by Mary Pope Osborne.
Jack and Annie set off to find an original copy of an ancient Chinese myth. Armed only with their magic library cards, they must take on a book-burning emperor. But with the help of a scholar and a silk weaver, they triumph again.

b107164899
c. 1, 3, 4

J Fic Osborne
(Series Section)

Lions at lunchtime, by Mary Pope Osborne.
The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to Africa where they meet up with wonderful wild animals, a very hungry warrior, and where they even solve a riddle.

b107032910
c. 1, 2

J Fic Spinelli

Blue ribbon blues, by Jerry Spinelli.
When Tooter Pepperday and her family move to her aunt's farm, she decides to show everyone and win a blue ribbon at the county fair.

b107055193
c. 1, 2

J Fic Wilder
(Series Section)

Little House on the Prairie Series, by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Laura Ingalls Wilder's charming, fascinating tales of her own girlhood spent in the American West. The series, which is both a document of frontier-town America in the 19th century and a beautifully told coming-of-age story.

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J Fic Balliett

Chasing Vermeer, by Blue Balliett.
When a book of unexplainable occurrences brings Petra and Calder together, strange things start to happen: seemingly unrelated events connect. Before they know it, the two find themselves at the center of an international art scandal.

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c. 1

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c. 2, 3

YA Fic Balliett

b110134825
c. 1

J Fic Barry

Peter and the starcatchers, by Dave Barry.
Young orphan Peter and his mates are dispatched to an island ruled by an evil King. They set sail aboard the ship the Never Land carrying a precious and mysterious trunk in its cargo hold and the journey quickly becomes full with excitement and danger.

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c. 1

J Fic Giff

Nory Ryan's song, by Patricia Reilly Giff.
When a terrible blight attacks Ireland 's potato crop in 1845, twelve-year-old Nory Ryan's courage and ingenuity help her family and neighbors survive.

b108181777
c. 1

Various authors and titles.

Rookie Biography Series from Childrens Press.
The Rookie Biography series provides readers with short book but great books. The pages are filled with uncaptioned pictures or color and black-and-white photographs.

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Entering Grade 6
Read Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen and 2 Other Books from this list:

J Fic Paulsen

Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen.
After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the Canadian wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce. REQUIRED

b104382399
c. 1

b106496712
c. 5

J-CASS Paulsen

b108191709
c. 1

YA Fic Paulsen

b1064996712
c. 1

YA CD-LIT Paulsen

b109256979
c. 1

J Fic Snyder

Egypt game, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder.
Two girls get involved in an elaborate Egypt game, a fantasy game that soon leads to strange, unexplainable happenings.

b106044424
c. 4, 5, 6

Ask Librarian to interloan.

The girl in the window, by Wilma Yeo.
Out-of-print.

b105893699

J Fic Babbitt

Tuck everlasting, by Natalie Babbitt.
The Tuck family is confronted with an agonizing situation when they discover that a ten-year-old girl and a malicious stranger now share their secret about a spring whose water prevents one from ever growing older.

b10101823X
c. 2, 3, 7, 8, 11

b109257789
c. 10

J-CASS Babbitt

b106638397
c. 1

J Fic Gipson

Old Yeller, by Fred Gipson.
The classic tale of a boy and a dog, strong and courageous, Old Yeller proved that he could protect Travis's family from any sort of danger. But can Travis do the same for Old Yeller?

b110612875
c. 6, 7, 8

C-LIT Gipson

b106591794
c. 1

J 940.53 F

Remember not to forget: a memory of the Holocaust, by Norman H. Finkelstein.
This is a book that clearly, directly, and succinctly describes for young people the history and origins of anti-Semitism and its culmination in Hitler's Germany.

b103206874
c. 1, 2

J Fic Smith

The war with Grandpa, by Robert Kimmel Smith.
Upset that he has to give up the room he loves to his grandfather, Pete decides to declare war in an attempt to get it back.

b105140089
c. 1

J Fic Bauer

On my honor, by Marion Dane Bauer.
When his best friend drowns while they are both swimming in a treacherous river that they had promised never to go near, Joel is devastated and terrified at having to tell both sets of parents the terrible consequences of their disobedience.

b101117474
c. 1, 2

J-CASS Bauer

b110416065
c. 1

J Fic Jacques

Redwall, by Brian Jacques.
When the peaceful life of ancient Redwall Abbey is shattered by the arrival of the evil rat Cluny and his villainous hordes, Matthias, a young mouse, determines to find the legendary sword of Martin the Warrior which, he is convinced, will help Redwall's inhabitants destroy the enemy.

b107243337
c. 2, 3

J-CASS Jacques

b108556116
c. 1

J Fic Byars

Summer of the swans, by Betsy Byars.
A teenage girl gains new insight into herself and her family when her mentally handicapped brother gets lost.

b10151394X
c. 2, 3

b107288175
c. 5

J Fic L'Engle

A wrinkle in time, by Madeline L'Engle.
Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government.

b103565656
c. 2, 16

b105966630
c. 15

b107662917
c. 13, 14

J Fic Hiaasen

Flush, by Carl Hiaasen.
Noah's dad is sure that the owner of the Coral Queen casino boat is flushing raw sewage into the harbor. He can't prove it though, and so he decides that sinking the boat will make an effective statement and Noah's dad is stuck in jail. Now Noah is determined to succeed where his dad failed. He will prove that the Coral Queen is dumping illegally somehow.

b111303813
c. 1, 2

YA Fic Hiaasen

b111303813
c. 1

J-CD Fic Hiaasen

b111404500
c.1

J Fic O'Dell

Island of the blue dolphins, by Scott O'Dell.
Left alone on a beautiful but isolated island off the coast of California , a young Indian girl spends eighteen years, not only merely surviving through her enormous courage and self-reliance, but also finding a measure of happiness in her solitary life.

b10427430X
c. 10, 11, 12, 14

YA C-LIT O'Dell

b10427427X
c. 1

b107199798
c. 1
(With book)

J Fic Cleary

Dear Mr. Henshaw, by Beverly Cleary.
In his letters to his favorite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in coping with his parents' divorce, being the new boy in school, and generally finding his own place in the world.

b101707290
c. 1, 3, 5, 10

YA Fic Flanagan

The ruins of Gorlan (Ranger's apprentice series, 1), by John Flanagan.
Will is nervous about Choosing Day, when each of them will be assigned to a different master for training. Though his dearest wish is to enter the battle school, his small stature prevents it. Instead, Will is apprenticed to the grim-faced, mysterious Ranger. Soon Will learns that becoming a ranger is more difficult, dangerous, and worthwhile than he had imagined. He earns the respect of his elders and the friendship of a former foe, but all this is prelude to the great adventure that follows.

b111125789
c. 1

YA Fic Collins

Gregor the Overlander, by Suzanne Collins.
When Gregor falls through a grate in the laundry room of his apartment building, he hurtles into the dark Underland, where spiders, rats, cockroaches coexist uneasily with humans. This world is on the brink of war, and Gregor's arrival is no accident. A prophecy foretells that Gregor has a role to play in the Underland's uncertain future. Gregor wants no part of it -- until he realizes it's the only way to solve the mystery of his father's disappearance. Reluctantly, Gregor embarks on a dangerous adventure that will change both him and the Underland forever.

b109651248
c. 1

J Fic DuPrau

City of Ember, by Jeanne DuPrau.
In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions.

b109312776
c. 1

YA Fic DuPrau

b109312776
c. 1

J Fic Levine

Ella enchanted, by Gail Carson Levine.
In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her. Against a bold tapestry of princes, ogres, giants, wicked stepsisters, and fairy godmothers, Ella's quest to break the curse once and for all and discover who she really is.

b10671644X
c. 1, 4, 5

J-CD Fic Levine

b109056229
c. 1

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Entering Grade 7
Read Maniac Magee , by Jerry Spinelli and 2 Other Books from this list:

J Fic Spinelli

Maniac Magee, by Jerry Spinelli.
After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee's life becomes legendary, as he accomplishes athletic and other feats which awe his friends. REQUIRED

b105185693
c. 1, 5, 7

J LT Fic Spinelli

b105185681
c. 1, 2

J-CD Fic Spinelli

b109208547
c. 1

J Fic O'Dell

Zia, by Scott O'Dell.
A young Indian girl, Zia, caught between the traditional world of her mother and the present world of the Mission , is helped by her aunt Karana whose story was told in the Island of the Blue Dolphins.

b104274803
c. 2

J Fic Holm

Penny from heaven, by Jennifer L. Holm.
As she turns twelve during the summer of 1953, Penny gains new insights into herself and her family while also learning a secret about her father's death.

b112106754
c. 1

J Fic Reeder

Shades of gray, by Carolyn Reeder.
At the end of the Civil War, twelve-year-old Will, having lost all his immediate family, reluctantly leaves his city home to live in the Virginia countryside with his aunt and the uncle he considers a "traitor" because he refused to take part in the war.

b104624218
c. 1, 2

Ask Librarian to interloan.

Letters to Julia, by Barbara Ware Holmes.
Out-of-print.

b106893373

J Fic Taylor

Roll of thunder, hear my cry, by Mildred D. Taylor.
A black family living in Mississippi during the Depression of the 1930s is faced with prejudice and discrimination, which its children do not understand.

b105370575
c. 2

b106248273
c. 4

b110332167
c. 5, 6

J Fic Farmer

A girl named Disaster, by Nancy Farmer.
This is a humorous and heart-wrenching story of young girl who discovers her own courage and strength when she makes the dangerous journey from Mozambique to Zimbabwe.

b106476981
c. 1

J Fic O'Dell

The black pearl, by Scott O'Dell.
Ramon has just found a pearl in an oyster he's brought up from an underwater cave where the Manta Diablo, the monster devilfish, lurks. But neither Ramon nor his father can foresee the trouble a pearl can bring.

b104273926
c. 2, 6

YA C-LIT O'Dell

b107043749
c. 1

J Fic Philbrick

Freak the mighty, by Rodman Philbrick.
At the beginning of eighth grade, learning disabled Max and his new friend Freak, whose birth defect has affected his body but not his brilliant mind, find that when they combine forces they make a powerful team.

b108579190
c. 2, 3, 6

J-CASS Philbrick

b107109852
c. 1

Fic Rawlings

The yearling, by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.
A young boy living in the Florida backwoods is forced to decide the fate of a fawn he has lovingly raised as a pet.

b104605960
c. 1, 8

b10654584X
c. 7

812 Hansberry

A raisin in the sun, by Lorraine Hansberry.
A Raisin in the Sun is an astonishing play that shows the reality of a black family in the world, looking for something better.

b102794625
c. 7, 8 (Billed)

b102794662
c. 6

Included in: Plays of our time, edited by Bennett Cerf. (812.08 C)

b101613830
c. 2

Ask Librarian to interloan.

Annie's promise, by Sonia Levitin.
Her experiences at a summer camp in the California mountains in 1945 give twelve-year-old Annie Platt new insight into her overprotective family of German-Jewish immigrants.

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J 940.5318 A

I am a star: child of the Holocaust, by Inge Auerbacher.
The author's reminiscences about her childhood in Germany , years of which were spent in a Nazi concentration camp, includes several of her original poems.

b107954072
c. 1

J Fic Rylant

Missing May, by Cynthia Rylant.
After the death of the beloved aunt who has raised her, twelve-year-old Summer and her uncle Ob leave their West Virginia trailer in search of the strength to go on living.

b104819479
c. 2

b104819480
c. 1

J Fic Greenfield

Sister, by Eloise Greenfield.
After her father dies a young black girl watches her sister withdraw from her and her mother.

b102686142
c. 1

J Fic Speare

The witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George Speare.
In 1687 in Connecticut , Kit Tyler, feeling out of place in the Puritan household of her aunt, befriends an old woman considered a witch by the community and suddenly finds herself standing trial for witchcraft.

b105182047
c. 14

b106296942
c. 7, 13

b10862299X
c. 15

JB Stanton F

You want women to vote, Lizzie Stanton?, by Jean Fritz.
Who says women shouldn't speak in public? And why can't they vote? These are questions Elizabeth Cady Stanton grew up asking herself.

b105993232
c. 1

J Fic Stevenson

Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Set sail to the heart of adventure with cabin boy, Jim Hawkins, aboard the legendary scoundrel, Captain Long John Silver. A secret treasure map becomes the key to heart-pounding thrills, danger and swashbuckling action as a boy faces the high seas and the grandest pirate of all in the adventure of a life time.

b112175028
c. 1

b109404579
c. 17

Fic Stevenson

b112175028
c. 1

b105251240
c. 1

YA C-LIT Stevenson

b105251136
c. 1

J Fic Twain

The adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain (or Samuel Langhorne Clemens).
The classic novel of a mischievous boy's escapades in a 19th-century river town such as whitewashing a fence, seeking buried treasure, and more.

b10871357X
c. 1

J Fic Clemens

b105500392
c. 27

b10550046X
c. 14 (Billed), 25

J-CASS Twain

b105500252
c. 1

J FIC
Twain

Included with The adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

b108531119
c. 1

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Entering Grade 8
Read Rumble Fish, by S.E. Hinton and 2 Other Books from this list:

J Fic Hinton

Rumble Fish, by S.E. Hinton.
An absent minded street hood named Rusty James tries to be like his legendary older brother and ruins his life in the process. REQUIRED

b10296015X
c. 4

b102960185
c. 3

YA Fic Hinton

b10296015X
c. 6, 7

J Fic Armstrong

Sounder, by William H. Armstrong.
Angry and humiliated when his sharecropper father is jailed for stealing food for his family, a young black boy grows in courage and understanding by learning to read and through his relationship with his devoted dog Sounder.

b100968958
c. 1

b110964615
c. 12

b113285899
c. 4, 7

J Fic Korman

Swindle, by Gordon Korman.
After a mean collector named Swindle cons him out of his most valuable baseball card, Griffin Bing must put together a band of misfits to break into Swindle's compound and recapture the card. There are many things standing in their way but Griffin and his team are going to get back what's rightfully his, even if hi-jinks ensue .

b113255317
c. 1

J Fic Selznick

The invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick.
Orphan, Clock Keeper, and thief, Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric, bookish girl and a bitter old man who runs a toy booth in the station, Hugo's undercover life, and his most precious secret, are put in jeopardy.

b112575985
c. 1(Billed) , 2

YA Fic Selznick

b112575985
c. 1

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Girl in blue, by Ann Rinaldi.
To escape an abusive father and an arranged marriage, fourteen-year-old Sarah, dressed as a boy, leaves her Michigan home to enlist in the Union Army, and becomes a soldier on the battlefields of Virginia.

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J Fic Konigsburg

A view from Saturday, by E. L. Konigsburg.
Four students, with their own individual stories, develop a special bond and attract the attention of their teacher, a paraplegic, who chooses them to represent their sixth-grade class in the Academic Bowl competition.

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J-CD Fic Konigsburg

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J-CASS Konigsburg

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J Fic Speare

The witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George Speare.
In 1687 in Connecticut , Kit Tyler, feeling out of place in the Puritan household of her aunt, befriends an old woman considered a witch by the community and suddenly finds herself standing trial for witchcraft.

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c. 14

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c. 7, 13

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Flipped, by Wendelin Van Draanen.
In alternating chapters, two teenagers describe how their feelings about themselves, each other, and their families have changed over the years.

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c. 2, 3, 4

J Fic Henkes

Olive's ocean, by Kevin Henkes.
Martha Boyle and Olive Barstow could have been friends. But they weren't -- and now all that is left are eerie connections between two girls who were in the same grade at school and who both kept the same secret without knowing it. Now Martha can't stop thinking about Olive. A family summer on Cape Cod should help banish those thoughts; instead, they seep in everywhere.

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Blizzard, by Jim Murphy.
Presents a history, based on personal accounts and newspaper articles, of the massive snowstorm that hit the Northeast in 1888, focusing on the events in New York City.

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J Fic Hesse

Letters from Rifka, by Karen Hesse.
In letters to her cousin, a young Jewish girl chronicles her family's flight from Russia in 1919 and her own experiences when she must be left in Belgium for a while when the others emigrate to America .

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c. 1

J Fic Byars

The summer of the swans, by Betsy Byars.
A teenage girl gains new insight into herself and her family when her mentally handicapped brother gets lost.

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c. 5

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c. 2, 3(Billed)

J Fic Zindel

The pigman, by Paul Zindel.
Two high school sophomores tell of the tragic consequences of their friendship for a lonely man.

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c. 7

YA Fic Zindel

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c. 14, 15, 16

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J Fic Avi

The true confessions of Charlotte Doyle, by Avi.
As the only passenger, and the only female, on a transatlantic voyage in 1832, thirteen-year-old Charlotte finds herself caught between a murderous captain and a mutinous crew.

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c.1 (Billed), 2

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YA Fic Avi

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c. 1, 2 (Billed), 3, 4, 5

YA Fic Perkins

Criss cross, by Lynne Rae Perkins.
A story about a group of childhood friends facing the crossroads of life and how they wish to live it.

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c. 1

J Fic Alcott

Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott.
In picturesque nineteenth-century New England, tomboyish Jo, beautiful Meg, fragile Beth, and romantic Amy come of age while their father is off to war.

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Fic Alcott

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c. 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

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J Fic Kadohata

Kira-Kira, by Cynthia Kadohata.
Chronicles the close friendship between two Japanese-American sisters growing up in rural Georgia during the late 1950s and early 1960s, and the despair when one sister becomes terminally ill.

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c. 1, 2

J Fic Sachar

Holes, by Louis Sachar.
As further evidence of his family's bad fortune, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish boys' juvenile detention center in the Texas desert. As punishment, the boys here must each dig a hole every day, five feet deep and five feet across. Ultimately, Stanley "digs up the truth" -- and through his experience, finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.

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c. 9

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c. 2, 3 (Missing), 7, 8

J LT Fic Sachar

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c. 1, 2

J-CASS Sachar

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c. 1

J Fic Lupica

Heat, by Mike Lupica.
Michael Arroyo has a pitching arm that throws serious heat. But his firepower is nothing compared to the heat Michael faces in his day-to-day life.

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c. 1

YA Fic Lupica

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c. 1

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Crash, by Jerry Spinelli.
Seventh-grader John "Crash" Coogan has always been comfortable with his tough, aggressive behavior, until his relationship with an unusual Quaker boy and his grandfather's stroke make him consider the meaning of friendship and the importance of family.

J Fic Spinelli

Stargirl, by Jerry Spinelli.
Leo Borlock follows the unspoken rule at Mica Area High School : don't stand out under any circumstances! Then Stargirl arrives at Mica High and everything changes for Leo and for the entire school.

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c. 2

YA Fic Spinelli

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c. 1, 2, 3

J-CD Fic Spinelli

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c. 1