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• Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea - NOT AVAILABLE IN ANY FORMAT
• Cinderella Smith by Stephanie Barden - Available Formats: DB 75086
• Close to Famous by Joan Bauer - Available Formats: DB 73023 | BR 19473
• Klipfish Code by Mary Casanova - NOT AVAILABLE IN ANY FORMAT
• Mike Stellar: Nerves of Steel by K.A. Holt - NOT AVAILABLE IN ANY FORMAT
• Milo: Sticky Notes and Brain Freeze by Alan Silberberg - NOT AVAILABLE IN ANY FORMAT
• Night Fairy by Laura Amy Schlitz - Available Formats: DB 71190 | BR 19068
• One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia - Available Formats: DB 71082 | BR 19326
• Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper - Available Formats: DB 71173
• Quarterback Season by Fred Bowen - NOT AVAILABLE IN ANY FORMAT
• Trouble with Chickens: A J.J. Tully Mystery by Doreen Cronin - Available Formats: DB 73264
• Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm - Available Formats: DB 72844 | BR 19109

Author: Mary E. Pearson
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Author: Greg Logsted
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Author: Ruta Sepetys
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1941. Fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother, and her brother are taken from their Lithuanian home by the Soviet secret police. When her father is sentenced to death in a Siberian prison camp, Lina vows to honor her family by documenting what happened. Some violence. For senior high and older readers. 2011.
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• DB 74452 - Read by Corrie James. Reading time: 7 hours, 53 minutes.

Author: Joan Bauer
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After escaping her mother's abusive boyfriend, twelve-year-old Foster McFee and her mother make a new start in Culpepper, West Virginia. Her mom wants to be a lead singer, while Foster dreams of becoming a famous TV chef–and of mastering reading, despite her learning disability. For grades 5-8. 2011.
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• DB 73023 - Read by Mare Trevathan. Reading time: 4 hours, 16 minutes.
• BR 19473 - 2 volumes.

Author: John Stephens
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After their parents disappeared ten years ago, Kate has protected her brother Michael and sister Emma as they have moved from orphanage to orphanage. At Cambridge Falls, the siblings discover a green book that transports them through time, and they become aware of a fearsome enemy. For grades 4-7. 2011.
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• DB 73905 - Read by Andy Pyle. Reading time: 12 hours, 56 minutes.

Author: Eve Yohalem
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Thirteen-year-old Lucy Hoffman feels lonely and bored while her mother, the American ambassador to Ethiopia, works constantly. When Lucy is kidnapped, she knows the embassy will not pay ransom and feels compelled to escape into an unknown area–grasslands full of wild animals. For grades 5-8. 2009.
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• DB 70578 - Read by Nicola Daval. Reading time: 4 hours, 39 minutes.

Author: Rosanne Parry
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Eleven-year-old Ignatius Alderman–called “Brother”–promises to keep his family's Oregon ranch just as it is until his father returns from the war in Iraq. Brother's Quaker grandparents and his own Catholic faith help him face new challenges, like a wildfire that threatens the ranch. For grades 5-8. 2009.
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• BR 18323 - 1 volume.

Author: Alan Silberberg
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Author: Gary D. Schmidt
Annotation:
Marysville, New York; 1968. Eighth-grader Doug, who loves baseball statistics and drawing, manages to be upbeat and honorable–despite having an abusive father, a brother who has been accused of robbery, and another brother who has returned from Vietnam injured. Companion to The Wednesday Wars (DB 65788). For grades 6-9. 2011.
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• DB 73716 - Read by Erik Sandvold. Reading time: 9 hours, 9 minutes.
• BR 19362 - 2 volumes.

Author: Rita Williams-Garcia
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Oakland, California; 1968. Eleven-year-old Delphine and her younger sisters Vonetta and Fern fly out from Brooklyn to spend the summer with their mother, the poet Cecile, who abandoned them years before. Cecile resents their arrival and sends them off to a nearby Black Panther summer camp. For grades 4-7. 2010.
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• DB 71082 - Read by Miriam Wagner. Reading time: 5 hours, 30 minutes.
• BR 19326 - 2 volumes.

Author: Sharon M. Draper
Annotation:
Cerebral palsy limits fifth grader Melody's physical movements and ability to speak but not her capacity to think. In an inclusion class, with the help of her university student aide, Melody figures out what she needs to truly communicate and in doing so surprises many people. For grades 4-7. 2010.
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• DB 71173 - Read by Jill Fox. Reading time: 6 hours, 27 minutes.

Author: Wendelin Van Draanen
Annotation:
After a school-bus accident, sixteen-year-old Jessica has her right leg amputated below the knee and is convinced she will never run again. But prosthetics, a new friend with cerebral palsy, and the support of her track team help Jessica find a way forward. For junior and senior high readers. Schneider Award. 2011.
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• DB 73998 - Read by Jill Fox. Reading time: 6 hours, 44 minutes.

2009 (Division I)
Author: Carl Hiaasen
Annotation:
The Florida Keys. With their father jailed for sinking a gambling boat, Noah Underwood and his sister Abbey gather evidence that casino owner Dusty Muleman is illegally emptying sewage tanks into coastal waters. They receive help from a former card dealer, a pirate, and Dusty's ex-girlfriend. For grades 5-8. 2005.
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• DB 60792 - Read by Erik Sandvold. Reading time: 7 hours, 23 minutes.
• BR 17107 - 2 volumes.

2009 (Division II)
Author: Rick Riordan
Upstate New York, 2005. Sixth-grader Percy Jackson, the son of Poseidon and a mortal mother, attends a summer camp for demigods. After Percy angers Zeus, his friends Grover, a satyr, and Annabeth, daughter of Athena, join him to resolve the problem. For grades 5-8. 2005.
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• DB 63443 - Read by Erik Sandvold. Reading time: 10 hours, 53 minutes.

Author: Marcia Thornton Jones
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Author: Sara Pennypacker
Annotation:
Third-grader Clementine's disastrous week includes cutting her fourth-grade friend Margaret's long hair, chopping off her own hair, and frequenting the principal's office. Her little brother is the easy child, while Clementine, the difficult child, fears that her parents want to get rid of her. For grades 2-4. 2006.
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• DB 65325 - Read by Kate Kiley. Reading time: 1 hour, 22 minutes.

Author: Cynthia Kadohata
Annotation:
Vietnam War. Seventeen-year-old Rick Hanski joins a dog-handler program when he enlists. He trains with Cracker, a purebred German shepherd who learns to sniff out bombs, camouflaged traps, and the enemy. Cracker's skills help save many lives–including Rick's. Some violence. For grades 6-9. 2007.
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• DB 65144 - Read by Alec Volz. Reading time: 6 hours, 41 minutes.

Author: Lynne Jonell
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Author: Sharon M. Draper
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Little Rock, Arkansas; 1957. Fifteen-year-old Sylvia Patterson's normal teenage life is disrupted when she is selected to be part of the first group of African American students to integrate an all-white high school. Everyone has an opinion about what she should do. For grades 6-9. 2007.
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• DB 67232 - Read by Colleen Delany. Reading time: 6 hours, 52 minutes.

Author: Katherine Applegate
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Author: Dan Gutman
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Fifth-grade class geek Brenton figures out how to get his computer to do his homework for him. His mistake is letting his seating group (the class clown, the teacher's pet, and a slacker) in on his secret. For grades 3-6. 2006.
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• BR 16590 - 1 volume.

Author: Ally Carter
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Sophomore Cameron Morgan attends the Gallagher Academy–a girls' school for secret agents, where her mother is the headmistress. On a covert training mission in town, Cammie meets Josh, a cute and ordinary boy, and arranges to see him again. For junior and senior high readers. 2006.
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• DB 66621 - Read by Erin Jones. Reading time: 6 hours, 25 minutes.

Author: Ann Jaramillo
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Author: N.D. Wilson
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Author: K.L. Going
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Georgia, 1976. Gabe is afraid of everything, especially moving up to fifth grade with middle school bullies Duke and Frankie. His best friend Frita's summer plan is to list and conquer fears–her biggest one is the Ku Klux Klan–but they'll start with spiders. For grades 4-7. 2005.
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• DB 61537 - Read by Erik Sandvold. Reading time: 3 hours, 53 minutes.

Author: Susan Beth Pfeffer
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Sixteen-year-old Miranda keeps a journal describing her family's struggle to survive after an asteroid hits the Moon and causes disastrous climate change on Earth. She records her feelings about losing contact with friends and the outside world, locating food, and keeping hope alive. For junior and senior high readers. 2006.
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• DB 65047 - Read by Aimee Jolson. Reading time: 9 hours, 38 minutes.
• BR 18228 - 3 volumes.

Author: Jordan Sonnenblick
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Author: Roland Smith
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A New York City SWAT team arrests fourteen-year-old Peak Marcello for scaling a skyscraper. A judge places Peak on probation and allows him to accompany his father, a famous mountain climber, to Tibet, where Peak hopes to be the youngest person to climb Mount Everest. For grades 6-9. 2007.
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• DB 64746 - Read by Walter Dixon. Reading time: 6 hours, 17 minutes.
• BR 17994 - 2 volumes.

Author: Shannon Hale
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When it is decreed that Prince Steffan of Danland will choose a bride from remote Mount Eskel, Miri and all the village girls–including newly arrived Britta–attend a princess academy to prepare them for the potential honor. For grades 5-8. Newbery Honor Book. 2005.
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• DB 63020 - Read by Anne Flosnik. Reading time: 7 hours, 2 minutes.
• BR 16781 - 2 volumes.

Author: Cynthia Lord
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Sometimes twelve-year-old Catherine resents her autistic brother, David, who breaks rules and gets all her parents' attention. She meets Jason, a teenage nonverbal paraplegic, at David's therapy center. As the two become friends, Catherine realizes that accepting differences matters more than any rules. For grades 5-8. Schneider Family Book Award. 2006.
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• DB 62696 - Read by Victoria Gordon. Reading time: 3 hours, 30 minutes.
• BR 17108 - 1 volume.

Author: Gordon Korman
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Raised and homeschooled on his grandmother's commune, thirteen-year-old Capricorn “Cap” Anderson abruptly transitions to a crowded and noisy middle school while his grandmother recuperates from an accident. Clueless and naive, Cap becomes a target for eighth-grade bully Zach Powers, who sets Cap up for ridicule. For grades 6-9. 2007.
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• DB 68597 - Read by Gary Tipton. Reading time: 4 hours, 16 minutes.

Author: Frank Asch
NOT AVAILABLE IN ANY FORMAT Amazon link

Author: Lisa Graff
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Georgie deals with being a dwarf in a mainstream fourth-grade classroom. First, the size of school furniture makes things awkward. Then he's assigned to an Abraham Lincoln project with Jeanie the Meanie. And a misunderstanding with his best friend Andy needs to be made right. For grades 3-6. 2006.
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• BR 18051 - 1 volume.

Author: Grace Lin
Annotation:
While Pacy's Taiwanese American family prepares the Chinese New Year feast, Pacy hopes the Year of the Dog will be lucky for her. She does make a new best friend at school but “finding herself”–discovering her own talent–takes longer. For grades 3-6. 2006.
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• BR 16624 - 1 volume.

• Flush by Carl Hiaasen - Available Formats: DB 60792 | BR 17107

• Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan - Available Formats: DB 63443 | BR 20213 IN PROCESS

• Abby Takes a Stand by Patricia McKissack - NOT AVAILABLE IN ANY FORMAT
• Day of Tears by Julius Lester - Available Formats: DB 62709
• Gossamer by Lois Lowry - Available Formats: DB 62745
• Jackie's Wild Seattle by Will Hobbs - Available Formats: DB 59876 | BR 15145
• Heat by Mike Lupica - Available Formats: DB 62264 | BR 17941
• Lunch Money by Andrew Clements - Available Formats: DB 61147 | BR 19729
• Mirror's Tale by P.W. Catanese - NOT AVAILABLE IN ANY FORMAT
• Monsoon Summer by Mitali Perkins - Available Formats: DB 61086
• The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall - Available Formats: DB 61553 | BR 16482
• Phineas L. MacGuire Erupts by Frances O'Roark Dowell - Available Formats: DB 67605 | BR 17989
• Princess for a Week by Betty Ren Wright - NOT AVAILABLE IN ANY FORMAT
• Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park - Available Formats: DB 60596 | BR 17940
• Shackleton's Stowaway by Victoria McKernan - Available Formats: DB 61101
• Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie by David Lubar - Available Formats: DB 62064
• *So B. It by Sarah Weeks - Available Formats: DB 58658
• *Soldier Boys by Dean Hughes - Available Formats: BR 14816
• Punished by David Lubar - NOT AVAILABLE IN ANY FORMAT
• Three Good Deeds by Vivian Vande Velde - NOT AVAILABLE IN ANY FORMAT

• //Titles for mature readers//

• Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech - Available Formats: DB 55169 | BR 15524

• Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick - Available Formats: DB 64360 | BR 17937

• Al Capone Does my Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko - Available Formats: DB 58456 | BR 15982
• Bear Named Trouble by Marion Dane Bauer - Available Formats: DB 62598 | BR 17936
• Blackwater Ben by William Durbin - Available Formats: DB 65258
• Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac - Available Formats: DB 60312
• *Emako Blue by Brenda Woods - Available Formats: DB 64625 | BR 16211
• Goose Girl by Shannon Hale - Available Formats: DB 58713
• Halfway to the Sky by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley - Available Formats: DB 64936 | BR 16976
• Ida B. by Katherine Hannigan - Available Formats: DB 59693
• Last Dog on Earth by Daniel Ehrenhaft - Available Formats: DB 64943
• Last Shot by John Feinstein - Available Formats: DB 60035
• Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson - Available Formats: DB 56304
• Made You Look by Diane Roberts - Available Formats: DB 64894 | BR 17053
• Magician's Boy by Susan Cooper - Available Formats: DB 64849
• Millicent Min, Girl Genius by Lisa Yee - Available Formats: BR 15702
• Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings - Available Formats: DB 62764 | BR 17991
• Schwa Was Here by Neal Shusterman - Available Formats: DB 59803
• Shredderman: Secret Identity by Wendelin Van Draanen - Available Formats: DB 59278

• Titles for mature readers

• Escaping the Giant Wave by Peg Kehret - Available Formats: BR 16974

• Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements - Available Formats: DB 54713 | BR 17135

• Airborn by Kenneth Oppel - Available Formats: DB 59792
• Becoming Naomi Leon by Pam Munoz Ryan - Available Formats: DB 60266 | BR 16277
• Blizzard's Wake by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor - NOT AVAILABLE IN ANY FORMAT
• Boy Who Saved Baseball by John Ritter - Available Formats: DB 56513 | BR 15146
• Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes - Available Formats: DB 55776 | BR 14623
• *Buddha Boy by Kathe Koja - Available Formats: DB 66773 | BR 14907
• Donuthead by Sue Stauffacher - NOT AVAILABLE IN ANY FORMAT
• Gold-Threaded Dress by Carolyn Marsden - NOT AVAILABLE IN ANY FORMAT
• Good Dog by Avi - NOT AVAILABLE IN ANY FORMAT
• Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins - Available Formats: DB 74333
• Grover G. Graham and Me by Mary Quattlebaum - NOT AVAILABLE IN ANY FORMAT
• Hawksong by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes - NOT AVAILABLE IN ANY FORMAT
• Heir Apparent by Vivan Vande Velde - Available Formats: DB 56628 | BR 16979
• Rising Water by P.J. Peterson - Available Formats: BR 14714
• *Soldier X by Don Wulffson - Available Formats: RC 53080
• When the Circus Comes to Town by Laurence Yep - NOT AVAILABLE IN ANY FORMAT
• Word Eater by Mary Amato - Available Formats: BR 15529
• World According to Humphrey by Betty Birney - Available Formats: BR 16970

• Titles for mature readers

• Beloved Dearly by Doug Cooney
• Boy at War by Harry Mazer
• City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
• Full Tilt by Neal Shusterman
• Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry
• Granny Torrelli Makes Soup by Sharon Creech
• Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
• House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
• How Tia Lola Came to Visit/Stay by Julia Alvarez
• Lumber Camp Library by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock
• Mississippi Trial, 1955 by Chris Crowe
• Niagara Falls, or Does It? by Henry Winkler
• Once Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris
• Pictures of Hollis Wood by Patricia Reilly Giff
• Runt by Marion Dane Bauer
• Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac
• Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
• Summer of Riley by Eve Bunting
• Transmogrification of Roscoe Wizzle by David Elliott
• Tyler on Prime Time by Steve Atinsky

• Big Mouth and Ugly Girl by Joyce Carol Oates
• Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich
• Crossing Jordan by Adrian Fogelin
• Doing Time Online by Jan Siebold
• Doll People by Ann M. Martin
• Dork in Disguise by Carol Gorman
• Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen
• Ghost in Tokaido Inn by Dorothy Hoobler
• Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer
• Hush by Jacqueline Woodson
• Mysterious Matter of I. M. Fine by Diane Stanley
• Never Trust a Dead Man by Vivian Vande Velde
• No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman
• Nowhere to Call Home by Cynthia DeFelice
• Ties That Bind, Ties That Break by Lensey Namioka
• A Week in the Woods by Andrew Clements
• Zach’s Lie by Roland Smith

• Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis
• Esperanza Rising by Pam Ryan Munoz
• Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
• Graduation of Jake Moon by Barbara Park
• In the Stone Circle by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
• King of the Dragons by Carol Fenner
• Kissing Doorknobs by Terry Hesser
• Last Book in the Universe by Rodman Philbrock
• Memory Boy by Will Weaver
• Power of Un by Nancy Etchemendy
• Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
• Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen

• Blackwater by Eve Bunting
• Cougar by Helen Griffith
• Dark Side of Nowhere by Neal Shusterman
• Dovey Cove by Frances Dowell
• Eye of the Great Bear by Bell Wallace
• Ghost of Fossil Glenn by Cynthia DeFelice
• The Girls by Amy Goldman Koss
• Give a Boy a Gun by Todd Strasser
• Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan
• Jason’s Gold by Will Hobbs
• Rules of the Road by Joan Bauer
• When Zachary Beaver Came to Town by Kimberly Willis Holt

• Alias by Mary Elizabeth Rya
• Armageddon Summer by Jane Yolen & Bruce Coville
• The Door in the Lake by Nancy Butts
• The Kidnappers: A Mystery by Wilo Davis Roberts
• A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt by C. Coco De Young
• P.S. Longer Letter Later by Paula Danziger
• Silverwing by Kenneth Oppel
• Slump: A Novel by Dave Jarzyna
• Stones in Water by Donna Jo Napoli
• Trapped Between the Lash and the Gun by Arvella Whitmore
• Whirligig by Paul Fleischman
• Williwaw! by Tom Bodett

• Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
• Apprenticeship of Lucas Whitaker by Cynthia DeFelice
• Behind the Bedroom Wall by Laura Williams
• Fire Pony by Rodman Philbrick
• Flying Solo by Ralph Fletcher
• Glennis. Before and After by Patricia Calvert
• Joey Pigza Swallowed a Key by Jack Gantos
• Lone Wolf by Kristine Franklin
• Maze by Will Hobbs
• Shadow Spinner by Susan Fletcher
• Virtual War by Gloria Skurzynski
• Yesterday’s Child by Sonia Levitin

• Alien Game by Catherine Dexter
• Belle Prater’s Boy by Ruth White
• The Chicken Doesn’t Skate by Gordon Korman
• Child of the Wolves by Elizabeth Hall
• Danger Zone by David Klass
• Dangerous Skies by Suzanne Fisher Staples
• Flight 116 is Down by Caroline B. Cooney
• Marrying Malcolm Murgatroyd by Mame Farrell
• Music From a Place Called Half Moon by Jerrie Oughton
• Original Freddie Ackerman by Hadley Irwin
• Tangerine by Edward Bloor
• Thunder Cave by Rolan Smith

• Absolutely Normal Chaos by Sharon Creech
• Chevrolet Saturday by Candy Dawson Boyd
• Crash by Jerry Spinelli
• Far North by Will Hobbs
• Freak the Mighty by W.R. Philbrick
• Frindle by Andrew Clements
• The Girl-Son by Anne E. Neuberger
• Light on Hogback Hill by Cynthia De Felice
• Moon Bridge by Marcia Savin
• Moose Tracks by Mary Casanova
• Stranded by Ben Mikaelsen
• The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis

• Bigger by Patricia Calvert
• Boggart by Susan Cooper
• Chelsey and the Green Haired Monster by Carol Gorman
• Crossing the Starlight Bridge by Alice Mead
• Fear Place by Phyllis Naylor
• Frindle by Andrew Clements
• Magnificant Mummy Maker by Elvira Woodruff
• Mama, Let’s Dance by Patricia Hermes
• Mick Harte was Here by Barbara Park
• Quake! A Novel by Joe Cottonwooe
• Running Out of Time by Margeret Haddix
• When Heroes Die by Penny Durant
• When the Road Ends by Jean Thesman