

Larger-Than-Life Lara by Dandi Daley Mackall
Ten-year-old Laney Grafton has never met anyone like Lara Phelps. Lara is so large that she can't fit in a regular classroom desk or sit...
Oct 24, 2013


Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
Jeffrey Magee was a normal kid with a normal life, but after his parents died his life changed. When he finally made it to the town of...
Oct 18, 2013


The Boy on the Porch by Sharon Creech
When John and Marta awake to find a young boy sleeping on their porch, they wonder what kind of parents would leave their boy with...
Oct 17, 2013


The Gawgon and The Boy by Lloyd Alexander
The Gawgon and The Boy doesn't follow Lloyd Alexander's usual pattern of larger-than-life characters and wild adventure. However, the...
Jul 27, 2013


Eleven by Patricia Reilly Giff
Sam can't remember life before his Grandpa Mack, but sometimes his memory brings up snatches of a cold and angry place. Although he is...
Apr 23, 2013


The Great Unexpected by Sharon Creech
Once again, Sharon Creech uses poetic writing and endearing characters to create a heartwarming story. Naomi Deane and Lizzie Scatterding...
Feb 14, 2013


The Second Life of Abigail Walker by Frances O'Roark Dowell
Abby doesn't fit in with the girls at her school in spite of her parents' pressure to lose weight and get along. After months of enduring...
Feb 14, 2013


Jake and Lily by Jerry Spinelli
Jake and Lily Wambold are twins so inseparable that they can read each other's thoughts. They can't play hide and seek, because they...
Feb 13, 2013


Tortilla Sun by Jennifer Cervantes
Izzy Roybal is used to her life of constantly moving from place to place with just her mother. She wonders about her father who died...
Nov 26, 2012


Absolutely Normal Chaos by Sharon Creech
When thirteen-year-old Mary Lou Finney is given the assignment to keep a summer journal, she has no idea her summer will be so eventful....
Nov 25, 2012