The Earth Dragon Awakes Laurence Yep Ages 8-12 Over the years the earth has moved many times under San Francisco. But it has been thirty-eight years since the last strong earthquake. People have forgotten how bad it can be. But…
The Cricket in Times Square Garth Williams Ages 7-10 Tucker is a streetwise city mouse. He thought he’d seen it all. But he’s never met a cricket before, which really isn’t surprising, because, along with his friend Harry Cat, Tucker…
The Cheer-Up Cupcakes Bake A Wish Lorna Honeywell Lily and her brother, Archie, have hade a bad day. Luckily for them, Grandma has a magical secret that might just cheer them up.
The Chalk Box Kid Clyde Robert Bulla Ages 6-9 A new neighborhood. A new school. A lonely birthday. Life isn’t easy for nine-year-old Gregory. Then he finds an abandoned chalk factory behind his house. It’s a secret place, just for…
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas John Boyne Ages 9+ Berlin, 1942: When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being packed in crates. His father has received a promotion and the family must…
The BFG Roald Dahl Ages 7-10 The BFG is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and jumbly. It’s lucky for Sophie that he is. Had she been carried off in the middle of the night by the…
The Best School Year Ever Barbara Robinson Ages 8-11 This hilarious novel stars the Herdmans, the worst kids in the world, who made their first appearance in author Barbara Robinson’s classic The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. In The Best School…
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer & The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain Mark Twain’s characters are surprising, unforgettable and truly human. The character Huckleberry Finn is based on one of Twain’s childhood friends. Twain writes “In Huckleberry Finn I…
Technically, It’s Not My Fault John Grandits Ages 10-12 An eleven-year-old boy named Robert voices typical—and not so typical—middle-grade concerns in this unique, memorable collection of hilarious poems. His musings cover the usual stuff, like pizza, homework, thank-you notes, and…
Tangerine Edward Bloor Ages 11-13 Paul Fisher sees the world from behind glasses so thick he looks like a bug-eyed alien. But he’s not so blind that he can’t see there are some very unusual things about his family’s new…