Letters From Rifka Karen Hesse Ages 9-12 Historical Fiction “America,” the girl repeated. “What will you do there?” I was silent for a little time. “I will do everything there,” I answered. Rifka knows nothing about America when she flees…
Journey Into Terror Bill Wallace Ages 8-12 Photographing two Learjets in order to test his new camera, Samuel Ross quickly forgets the angry man who tries to stop him (and who’s captured in the picture), until his new life in…
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life Wendy Mass Ages 10-13 In one month Jeremy Fink will turn thirteen. But does he have what it takes to be a teenager? He collects mutant candy, he won’t venture more than four…
Jawbreaker Christina Wyman Ages 8-12 Max Plink’s life just got a lot more complicated. Trouble at home? Check―with money tight, her parents haven’t been getting along lately. School bullies? Double check―especially if you count her sister, who is the worst…
Grenade Alan Gratz Ages 10-13 It’s 1945, and the world is in the grip of war. Hideki lives with his family on the island of Okinawa, near Japan. When WWII crashes onto his shores, Hideki is drafted into the Blood…
Hubert Invents the Wheel Claire & Monte Mongytgomery Ages 9-12 Is Hubert on a roll, or is his invention spinning toward disaster? Hubert loves to think, and not only does that distinguish him from his father, Gorp, and everyone else…
How to Eat Frieda Worms Thomas Rockwell Ages 7-10 Billy isn’t one to back down from a bet. But this one is gross: If he eats fifteen worms in fifteen days, Alan will pay him fifty dollars. Billy takes the…
Hide and Seek Ida Vos Ages 8-12 Eight-year-old Rachel Hartog, her sister Esther and her parents are forced to go into hiding as the Germans take over their town. At first they stay with Father Thijssen at the Rectory but…
Hello Universe Erin Entrada Kelly Ages 9-11 In one day, four lives weave together in unexpected ways. Virgil Salinas is shy and kindhearted and feels out of place in his crazy-about-sports family. Valencia Somerset, who is deaf, is smart, brave,…
Haunted States of America Joan Holub Ages 8-12 Planning a vacation? Want to find a haunted house in your own state? Want to get really scared? Here’s the definitive listing of spooky places in every single state and some Canadian…