

Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling
Aven Green has grown up believing she can do anything. And she can, even without arms. However, when her parents take a job running a run...
Aug 18, 2018


Short by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Julia Marks wouldn’t call herself short, because she hates that word and refuses to use it. She also hates that everyone sees her that...
Aug 3, 2018


Code Word Courage by Kirby Larson
Billie is a lonely, eleven-year-old girl afraid of losing her older brother Leo as he fights in WWII. Denny is a young Navajo Marine,...
Jul 6, 2018


Captain Superlative! By J.S. Puller
Janey Silverman is content to be invisible at Deerwood Park Middle School. You don’t make many friends, but you also are never noticed by...
Jun 22, 2018


The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Ten-year-old Ada Smith has spent her entire life in their tiny London apartment. Her abusive mother, ashamed of Ada's clubfoot, keeps Ada...
Jun 14, 2017


Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Ally Nickerson hates school. Although she works hard, she just can't learn. The letters on the page won't hold still and schoolwork...
Oct 22, 2016


Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage
As a baby, Mo LeBeau flowed into the small town of Tupelo Landing on the flood of a hurricane. She has searched for her "upstream...
Oct 22, 2016


Pip Bartlett's Guide to Magical Creatures by Jackson Pearce and Maggie Stiefvater
Pip Bartlett can talk to magical creatures, but no one believes her. Also, her ability often leads to trouble. After a Unicorn Incident...
Jan 7, 2016


Lulu's Mysterious Mission by Judith Viorst
The 'difficult' Lulu returns, but now her parents have hired a babysitter! According to Lulu, eeny meeny miney mo, that babysitter's got...
May 15, 2014


Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
Esperanza enjoys an indulged life on her family's ranch in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Surrounded by wealth and loving family, she has little...
Feb 14, 2014

