

These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly
Jo Montfort lives a sheltered life as one of the elite in 1890’s New York City. However, when her father dies in a gun cleaning accident,...
Jul 12, 2017


Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt
I can’t rave enough about Gary D. Schmidt. He exposes the pain of human frailty, but balances it perfectly with the beauty of human...
Jun 26, 2017


Secrets in the Snow by Michaela MacColl
This lighthearted mystery stars Jane Austen as the main character rather than the author. MacColl combines bits of Jane Austen’s actual...
Jun 24, 2017


Making Friends with Billy Wong by Augusta Scattergood
Azalea feels her summer is ruined when she is sent to Paris Junction, Arkansas, to help take care of her Grandma Clark. Getting along...
Jun 11, 2017


Primavera by Mary Jane Beaufrand
In Renaissance Italy at the height of Medici power, Flora is the youngest and least valued daughter of the Pazzi household. She watches...
Nov 4, 2014


The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
It is 1967 and life for Holling Hoodhood is hard. As if Vietnam and the Civil Rights movement aren't enough to worry about, Holling's...
Jun 30, 2014


The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick
Life for Homer Figg has never been easy, but his older brother Harold protects him from their ruthless guardian. However, when Harold is...
Feb 27, 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


Will Sparrow's Road by Karen Cushman
Life in Elizabethan England is hard, but Will Sparrow believes it is hardest for him. Left by his mother, sold by his father, and...
Jan 27, 2014


Troubadour by Mary Hoffman
When young Elinor's parents insist she marry a much older man, Elinor runs away and becomes a troubadour-a traveling poet and minstrel....
Jan 22, 2014

