The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
In 1832 , thirteen-year-old Charlotte arrives for a transatlantic voyage, only to find out she will be the only female on board the ship.

Avi

Basketball (or something like it)
Three friends experience a basketball season learning about themselves and the game.

Baskin, Nora Raleigh

Airman
Conor is thrown in jail for a crime he did not commit.  Years pass and he plots his escape.  Is he ready?

Colfer, Eoin

The Ruins of Gorlan (Ranger’s Apprentice series)
When Will is rejected by battleschool, he becomes an apprentice to the mysterious Ranger Halt.

Flanagan, John

Disappearing Act
Twelve-year-old Kevin and his older sister Holly flee to California when they discover that someone is stalking them.

Fleischman, Sid

The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights
In the mid-1930s, Marian Anderson a famed vocalist was denied the right to sing at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. because of her race.

Freedman, Russell

Coraline
Coraline discovers a secret passageway in her new home.  This terrifying tale is also available in the graphic novel format.

Gaiman, Neil

Among the Hidden (Shadow Children series)
In a future where families are limited to only two children, Luke has lived all his twelve years in isolation, until he discovers another "third" child.

Haddix, Margaret Peterson

Princess Academy
To Miri, life at the Princess Academy is only bearable because she is learning a secret language.  The other girls are jealous of her chances at being chosen to be the princess, though all she really wants to do is work at the quarry.  Will she have what it takes to be the Academy Princess?

Hale, Shannon

Stormbreaker (Alex Rider series)
After the death of his uncle, Alex Rider is forced to continue his uncle's dangerous work for Britain's intelligence agency, MI6.

Horowitz, Anthony

Mable Riley: A Reliable Record of Humdrum, Peril, and Romance
When 14-year-old Mable Riley leaves home for Ontario, she prays for adventure and finds it.

Jocelyn, Marthe

Kira-Kira
The glitter in Katie’s family’s life starts to fade when her little sister gets seriously ill.  Her family is also struggling to keep their jobs at the poultry processing plant where there is talk of a union to improve the harsh conditions.

Kadohata, Cynthia

Edward’s Eyes
When Jake’s bother dies he is heartbroken.  Memories of Edward are plentiful and the family is comforted by the fact that Edward’s gift of sight lives on.

MacLachlan, Patricia

Mango-Shaped Space
 Afraid that she is crazy, Mia who sees a special color with every letter, number, and sound, keeps this a secret until she discovers it is a condition called synesthesia.

Mass, Wendy

The Pushcart War
The streets of New York are traffic filled and not friendly to the pushcart peddlers.  They strike back and bring the trucking industry to its knees.

Merrill, Jean

Secret Letters From 0 to 10
 Ernest lives a boring existence with his grandmother until a girl named Victoria enters his class at school.

Morgenstern, Susie Hoch

Small White Scar
Fifteen-year-old Ben starts a new life as a cowboy.  His developmentally disabled twin brother follows.

Nuzum, K.A.

The Wee Free Men
Tiffany leaves her family’s farm to rescue her brother from the fairy kingdom with the help of 6-inch tall blue men.

Pratchett, Terry

The Lighting Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians series)
Meet Percy Jackson; he appears to be your average 6th grader, until it is revealed his father is an immortal.

Riordan, Rick

So B. It
After spending her life with her mentally challenged mother, Heidi sets out to find out who she really is.

Weeks, Sarah

Listening for Lions
Rachel is an orphan.  Pressured to take on the identity of a girl who died in the flu epidemic, she travels to London under a new name.  Will she regret this choice?

Whelan, Gloria

Counting on Grace
Grace and her family live on French Hill in the mill town.  She is excited to quit school to start working in the weaving room, until she realizes her days will be filled with long hours, dangerous conditions, and little pay.

Winthrop, Elizabeth