Island of the Blue Dolphins Scott O’Dell Ages 8-11 Newbery Medal winner Island of the Blue Dolphins is considered one of the greatest children’s books ever written. This story of survival is as haunting and beautiful today as it was…
The Mighty Miss Malone Christopher Paul Curtis Ages 9-12 “We are a family on a journey to a place called wonderful.” This is the motto of Deza Malone’s family, but the road is getting rocky. Deza is the smartest girl…
The Maldonado Miracle Theodore Taylor Ages 8-12 Twelve-year-old Jose Maldonado used to dream of becoming a fine artist. But this son of a poor Mexican farmer now focuses on survival, not art. After Jose’s mother died, his father left to…
The Magicians Elephant Kate DiCamillo Ages 7-10 When a fortuneteller’s tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the questions that he needs to ask: Does his sister still live? And if…
The List of Things That Will Not Change Rebecca Stead Ages 8-12 After her parents’ divorce, Bea’s life became different in many ways. But she can always look back at the list she keeps in her green notebook to remember…
The Indian in the Cupboard Series Books 1-5 Lynne Reid Banks Ages 8-10 The Indian in the Cupboard is the first of five gripping books about Omri and his plastic North American Indian – Little Bull – who comes alive…
The Kane Chronicles Trilogy Rick Riordan Ages 9+ Since their mother’s death, Carter and Sadie have become near strangers. While Sadie has lived with her grandparents in London, her brother has traveled the world with their father, the brilliant Egyptologist,…
The Jungle Book Rudyard Kipling Ages 8-12 On a warm evening in the Seeonee hills, a family of wolves finds someone at the threshold of their cave–a human child, who knows nothing of the world of men. Adopted by Father…
The Happy Hollisters Series Books 1-33 Helen S. Hamilton Each one of the Hollister children – Pete (age 12), Pam (10), Ricky (7), Holly (6) and Sue (4) – plays an important role in finding clues, along with their parents,…
The Great Wheel Robert Lawson Ages 10-12 “Your fortune lies to the west. Keep your face to the sunset . . . and one day you’ll ride the greatest wheel in all the world.” When Aunt Honora reads this fortune…