By Rodman Philbrick
After his mother's death, twelve-year-old Skiff Beaman decides that it is up to him to earn money to take care of himself and his father, so he undertakes a dangerous trip alone out on the ocean off the coast of Maine to try to catch a huge bluefin tuna.
Jun 1, 2007
Cuba 15
By Nancy Osa
City of Ember
By Jeanne DuPrau
Iqbal: A Novel
By Francesco D'Adamo
A fictionalized account of the Pakistani child who escaped from bondage in a carpet factory and went on to help liberate other children like him before being gunned down at the age of thirteen. (Fictionalized biography)
A fictionalized account of the Pakistani child who escaped from bondage in a carpet factory and went on to help liberate other children like him before being gunned down at the age of thirteen. (Fictionalized biography)
So B. It
By Sarah Weeks
Flipped
By Wendelin Van Draanen
Montmorency: Thief, Liar, Gentleman?
By Eleanor Updale
The Twenty-One Balloons
By William Pene du Bois
Airborn
By Kenneth Oppel
Sabriel
By Garth Nix
Gold Dust
By Chris Lynch
In 1975, twelve-year-old Richard befriends Napolean, a Caribbean newcomer to his Catholic school, hoping that Napolean will learn to love baseball and the Red Sox, and will win acceptance in the racially polarized Boston school.
No More Dead Dogs
By Gordon Korman
Eighth-grade football hero Wallace Wallace is sentenced to detention attending rehearsals of the school play where, in spite of himself, he becomes wrapped up in the production and begins to suggest changes that improve not only the play but his life as well.
The Misfits
By James Howe
Jackie's Wild Seattle
By Will Hobbs
Goose Girl
By Shannon Hale
Whirligig
By Paul Fleischman
While traveling to each corner of the country to build a whirligig in memory of the girl whose death he causes, sixteen-year-old Brent finds forgiveness and atonement.
Red Kayak
By Patricia Cummings
Code Talker : A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two
By Joseph Bruchac
After being taught in a boarding school run by whites that Navajo is a useless language, Ned Begay and other Navajo men are recruited by the Marines to become Code Talkers, sending messages during World War II in their native tongue.
Last Shot
By John Feinstein
After winning a basketball reporting contest, eighth graders Stevie and Susan Carol are sent to cover the Final Four tournament, where they discover that a talented player is being blackmailed into throwing the final game.
After winning a basketball reporting contest, eighth graders Stevie and Susan Carol are sent to cover the Final Four tournament, where they discover that a talented player is being blackmailed into throwing the final game.
Tangerine
By Edward Bloor
Twelve-year-old Paul, who lives in the shadow of his football hero brother Erik, fights for the right to play soccer despite his near blindness and slowly begins to remember the incident that damaged his eyesight.
Twelve-year-old Paul, who lives in the shadow of his football hero brother Erik, fights for the right to play soccer despite his near blindness and slowly begins to remember the incident that damaged his eyesight.
Chasing Vermeer
By Blue Balliet
When seemingly unrelated and strange events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve an international art scandal.
When seemingly unrelated and strange events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve an international art scandal.
Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: : The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance
By Jennifer Armstrong
Stargirl
By Jerry Spinelli
Al Capone Does My Shirts
By Gennifer Choldenko
Chew On This: Everything You Don't Want to Know About Fast Food
By Eric Schlosser
The Lightning Thief
By Rick Riordan
City of the Beasts
When fifteen-year-old Alexander Cold accompanies his individualistic grandmother on an expedition to find a humanoid Beast in the Amazon, he experiences ancient wonders and a supernatural world as he tries to avert disaster for the Indians.
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
Surrounded by villains of the first order, brave Bonnie and gentle cousin Sylvia conquer all obstacles in this Victorian melodrama.
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