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Going into Seventh Grade Summer Reading List (Thank you to Ann Grandin, librarian at the San Francisco Waldorf School and the book “Make Way for Reading by Karen Latimer and Pamela Fenner) Cause and Effect: The Consequences of Our Actions 1. Chuiu’s House by Gloria Whelan (2005). In a land where law states a family may only have two children and where many also hope to have a son, 14---year---old Chu Ju elects to leave her village in the night when her mother gives birth to a sister. How does she find her way, face separation from family, and discover a home of her own? 2. Cousins by Virginia Hamilton (1990). What if you just think a negative thought about someone? Does that make it happen? When Cammie loses her cousin and rival, Betty Ann, she confronts the power of her feelings and her relationship with a beloved grandmother. Also read Second Cousins by the same author. 3. Frozen Stiff by Sherry Shahan (1998). Set in an authentically described Alaskan setting, this book follows two cousinswho secretively set out on a kayak trip, expecting to return before their mothers’ return. Inexperienced kayakers, Cody and Derek face overwhelming bad luck as a “glacier surge” floods their campsite, steals their kayak, and forces them to trust a masked woodsman, who ultimately guides them to safety. 4.A Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Farmer (1996). A young woman, destined to be the 4th wife of a cruel man, defies tradition by setting out from Zimbabwe, not knowing where her decision will lead. Soon, she finds herself on an uncharted island of a great lake in Mozambique; simultaneously a survival tale, an odyssey, and a spiritual voyage. Winnerof the 1998 Newbery Honor. 5. The Haymeadow by Gary Paulsen (1994). Moving up a mountain to care for his family’s several---thousand sheep, 14---year---old John Barron and his four dogs, eager to be out on their own, draw on quick---draw resourcefulness and ingenuity to deal with floods, coyote attacks, and various other assaults on the haymeadow’s potential monotony. Fine passages in this survival take on the experience of solitude and momentary doubt. 6. Heart of a Chief by Joseph Bruchac (1998). Chris’s life has become complicated: at school, he has been appointed to lead a study on sports teams with Indians; meanwhile, at his own reservation, this future chief must question some of the inhabitants’ urge to turn his beautiful island into an income—generating casino. How does he stand his ground while maintaining respect?

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Going into Seventh Grade Summer Reading List

(Thank you to Ann Grandin, librarian at the San Francisco Waldorf School and thebook “Make Way for Reading by Karen Latimer and Pamela Fenner)

Cause and Effect: The Consequences of Our Actions

1. Chuiu’s House by Gloria Whelan (2005). In a land where law states a family may onlyhave two children and where many also hope to have a son, 14---year---old Chu

Ju elects to leave her village in the night when her mother gives birth to a sister.How does she find her way, face separation from family, and discover a home ofher own?

2. Cousins by Virginia Hamilton (1990). What if you just think a negative thought aboutsomeone? Does that make it happen? When Cammie loses her cousin and rival,Betty Ann, she confronts the power of her feelings and her relationship with abeloved grandmother. Also read Second Cousins by the same author.

3. Frozen Stiff by Sherry Shahan (1998). Set in an authentically described Alaskan setting,this book follows two cousinswho secretively set out on a kayak trip, expectingto return before their mothers’ return. Inexperienced kayakers, Cody and Derekface overwhelming bad luck as a “glacier surge” floods their campsite, stealstheir kayak, and forces them to trust a masked woodsman, who ultimatelyguides them to safety.

4.A Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Farmer (1996). A young woman, destined to be the4th wife of a cruel man, defies tradition by setting out from Zimbabwe, notknowing where her decision will lead. Soon, she finds herself on an unchartedisland of a great lake in Mozambique; simultaneously a survival tale, an odyssey,and a spiritual voyage. Winnerof the 1998 Newbery Honor.

5. The Haymeadow by Gary Paulsen (1994). Moving up a mountain to care for hisfamily’s several---thousand sheep, 14---year---old John Barron and his four dogs,eager to be out on their own, draw on quick---draw resourcefulness andingenuity to deal with floods, coyote attacks, and various other assaults on thehaymeadow’s potential monotony. Fine passages in this survival take on theexperience of solitude and momentary doubt.

6. Heart of a Chief by Joseph Bruchac (1998). Chris’s life has become complicated: atschool, he has been appointed to lead a study on sports teams with Indians;meanwhile, at his own reservation, this future chief must question some of theinhabitants’ urge to turn his beautiful island into an income—generating casino.How does he stand his ground while maintaining respect?

7. One---Eyed Cat by Paula Fox (1984). Ned fired the forbidden rifle just once, but thenwas not sure what it might have hit—until he spots a one---eyed cat. Wonderingif he was actually seen, Ned travels through emotions of shame, fear, and guiltuntil unexpected answers bathe anxious worries in truth, and with this comesresolution. Winner of a 1985 Newbery Honor.

8. On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer (1986). This short book—a mere 96 pages—packs a punch. When his daredevil best friend, Tony, drowns in a treacherousriver they had promised to never go near, Joel is devastated when he must gohome and tell both sets of parents about their momentary disobedience and theharsh con—sequences of a dare. The fine line between the urge to break free ofadult protection while still desperately needing it is a theme raised as father andson work back intO a relationship of trust. Winner of the 1987 Newbery Honor.

9. The Skull of Truth by Bruce Colville (1999). Charlie is quite possibly the biggest liar intown, but when he steals a skull from a Magic Shop he can suddenly only tell thetruth, attimes hilarious, atothertimes quite devastating. Part of the Magic---Shop Series.

10. Tiger, Tiger by Lynn Reid Banks (2005). Two tiger cubs are taken from the jungle toRome, one to serve as a defanged, pampered pet to Caesar’s daughter, Aurelia, theother as man---eating entertainment in the Colosseum. What happens when a slip ofjudgment in a moment of play allows Boots, to escape? And what is the outcome forAurelia’s beloved slave and tiger tamer, Julius?

11. Toby Alone by Timothée de From belle (translated from the French by SarahArdizzone in 2006). Just one and a half millimeters tall, Toby resides with his “people” ina great oak tree, whose energy secret is his to guard or reveal; to preserve it, will it benecessary to kill an innocent boy? A detailed map illustrates Toby’s complex botanicalworld.

12. Ungifted by Gordon Korman (2012). When troublemaker Donovan pulls a prank athis middle school, he is sent (paperwork mistake) to The Academy of ScholasticDistinction, where his poor math and science skills are a source of genuine puzzlement.Donovan’s unrealized gift for constructing robots, however, may indicate a brilliance heand others never knew he had.

Sport Themes

1. The Boy Who Saved Baseball by John Ritter (2003). The Dillontown baseball teammust win the next game if they wish to hold onto their playing field, threatened bydevelopers in rural California—enter a mysterious boy and potential savior, Cruz de IaCruz, who arriveson horseback, claims to know how to hit, and helps lure famed playerDante delGata to coach (also read Ritter’s Over the Wall and just released FenwayFever).

2. The Brilliant Fall of GiannaZby Kate Messner (2011). Seventh grader Gianna—a girlwith cross---country goals and time---management hurdles—has just a fewweeks to collect and categorize 25 Vermont leaves for an upcoming Science Fairproject—if only her grandmother’s health weren’t failing and rival, Bianca,chomping at the bit to assume Gianna’s spot as the team’s star runner. (Alsoread Sugar and Ice by the same author.)

3. Crash by Jerry Spinelli (1997). A bit of a spoof on the “typical jock,” this workcontrasts a wise and gentle Quaker boy with a likable, but shallow sportsfanatic, one who thinks anyone not interested in football has to be “weird;”probing questions about competition and pacifism. (Also read Spinelli’sManiac McGee, Loser, and Sfrirgirl).

4. Flying the Dragon by Natalie Dias Lorenzi (2012). Following two cousins in alternatingchapters, Flying the Dragon brings together Hiroshi, uprooted from Japan, andhis soccer—playing Virginia cousin, Skye, in a rokkaku competition (the art offighting kites). Japanese language and cultural elements blend seamlessly into atale probing what it means to be both an outsider and a child working fromheart---held roots.

5. The Great Wail of Lucy Wu by Wendy Wan~--Long Shang (2010). An aspiringbasketball star and interior designer, Lucy must re---create her aspirations whenher grandmother’s sister moves into her room. Dealing with a bully who tries toscare her off the basketball team and Talent Chang, the know—-it—-all in herChinese school, creates additional challenges in an ultimately successful sixth---grade year.

6. The Kings are Already Here by Garret Freymann---Weyr (2003). Phoebe, at fifteen,has never questioned the course of her ballet life. Nikolai, a sixteen-—year-—old,wishes to be a chessmaster. M~eting in Europe, Nikolai and Phoebe study oneanother’s “obsessions,” making a decision whether or not to “stay true” orembark on a different path.

7. Mudville by Kurtis Scaletta (2010). For 22 years, since a fateful game against their rivaltown, it has rained in Moundville, so when the rain finally stops, 12---year---oldRoy, his friends, and his foster brother Sturgis dare to face the curse and form ateam.

8. The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen (2011). When Jessica, a competitiverunner, looses her leg in an accident, she experiences the paradox of beingboth “spotlighted” and “unseen” by others enter a peer math tutor withcerebral palsy, who “sees” Jessica clearly, and who leads her on a path ofrehabilitation. Winner of the ALA Schneider Family Book Award for childrenovercoming a physical disability. Other worthy Schneider winners are Marceilo

in the Real World and Mockingbird.

9. Schooled by Gordon Korman (2008). Homeschooled by a devoted grandmother, Rain,Capricorn Andersen is suddenly thrust into public school, where he must copewith bullies, competitive sports, TV, and also, thankfully, those other free---thinking and creative students open to his refreshing, independent, andsomewhat odd take on life.

10. Tangerine by Edward Bloor (1998). So what if he is legally blind? Paul Fisher can playsoccer with the best of them, can even be recruited by the orange---grower championsof a local middle school. But can he solve the mystery of his callous football---playingolder brother, who holds the secret to Paul’s lost vision?

11. When the Sargent Came Marching Home by Don Lemma (2009). Moved to a rustic,no--- plumbing family farm in Minnesota following his father’s return from WWll,Donald secretly plans to run away to Hollywood until he discovers the subtler pleasuresof riding horses, playing ice hockey, and surviving a one---room schoolhouse where he isat first “the can” in kick----the---can. (Also read the sequel Out in Left Field.)

Survival: In Urban or Other “Wildernesses”

1.Almost Home by Joan Bauer (2012). When Sugar and her mother find themselveshomeless in Chicago, Sugar manages to hold onto her gratitude throughrelationships with a supportive foster family, her love of poetry, a sympatheticteacher, and a rescue dog named Hush.

2. The Applewhites at Wit’s End by Stephanie Tolan (2013). Worried about herunconventional father turning their North Carolina Farm into a camp for creativechildren, structure---loving E.D. must cope with out---of---control campers,temperamental artists, and a belligerent goat. Thankfully, her trusted friend,Jake Semple, is near.

3. Hatchet: The 2Oth---Annivery Edition by Gary Paulsen (2007). Even if you have readthis book before, this new version with illustrations by Drew Willis and sidebarcomments by the author gives the reader an entirely new experience of 13---year---old Brian’s perilous of survival in the wild. Winner of a Newbery Honor.

4. Hold Fast by Blue Balliett (2013). Author of Chasing Vermeer, Balliett entertains herewith the story of Early Pearl, whose family slips into Chicago’s temporary sheltersystem while looking for their missing father, a clerk at the Chicago Public Library.References to Konigsburg’s From the Mixed---Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweilerand Langston’s Hughes’ First Books of Rhythms beg a simultaneous look at theseinspiring sources.

5. Laugh with the Moon by Shana Berg (2013). Sent to a school in the African jungle,

where she works on the floor with students amidst roosters and centipedes, 13---year---old Clare faces an outing in the countryside that goes horribly wrong. Ittakes the indOmitable perspective of an orphan named Memory to help herreclaim a sense of joy.

6. Navigating Early by dare Vanderpool (2013). An odyssey---like adventure of two boys’quest on the Appalachian Trail, this work by Newbery---winning authorVanderpool of Moon Over Manifest pairs formerly land---locked, practical Jackwith mysterious Early, who sees his life through the story of pi and newspapersightings of a great black bear. And what of the legendary WWll student, Early’sbrother known as the Fish, who supposedly never returned?

Adventures—In Times Past

1. The Conch Bearer by Chitra Divakaruni (2005). In a run---down shack in the tiredIndian neighborhood he calls home, a 12---year---old boy is given the care of amystical conch, which he must return to its home many miles away (also readthe sequels: The Mirror of Fire and Dreaming and Shadowland).

2. The Folk Keeper by Franny Billingsley (2001). Orphan Corinna disguises herself as aboy to assume the post of Folk Keeper, one who keeps the Evil Folk at Bay.During this time, she discovers her heritage as a Seal Maiden as she stays with awealthy family by the water. Fine calendar references to celebrations fromCandelmas to the Harvest Fair to the Storms of the Equinox. Also read WellWished by the same author.

3. Here Lies Arthur by Philip Reeve (2010). When her village is attacked and burned,Gwyna seeks protection from the Bard Myrddin, who uses Gwyna in his plan totransform young Arthur into the heroic King.

4. The ilyrian Adventure by Lloyd Alexander. In the late 19th century, a fearless 16---year--- old orphan “who has the digestive talents of a goat and the mind of achess---master” researches the ancient legend of Illyria with her guardian andparticipates in adangerous rebellion. Part of the Vesper Holly Series.

5. The Kite Fighters by Linda Sue Park (2002). In lSth---century Korea, 1473, twobrothers discover a keen fascination with kites. Kee---sup can craft a kite ofunequaled strength and beauty, while Young---sup can seemingly control thewind itself. When they are asked by a king to enter a competition, they mustbreak with tradition to guarantee success.

6. The Storm Makers by Jennifer E. Smith (2013). Gifted with the power to control theweather, 12---year---old twins, Ruby and Simon, must adjust to life on aWisconsin farm, where a 100---year drought is killing the local crops.

7. Summer at Forsaken Lake by Michael D. Biel (2013). With their father en route toAfrica for Doctors without Borders, Nicholas and his twin sisters visit his father’schildhood home in Maine, where he learns to love sailing; makes friend with atomboy girl, Charlie; and probes the mystery of the legendary “The SeaweedStrangler” and its connection to his family. (Pulls heavily from Arthur Ransome’sWe Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea.)

8. Tree Castle Island by Jean Craighead George (2002). After building his own canoe, 14--- year---old Jack Hawkins goes out to try it on his favorite Okefenokee Swamp,where an accident tests his survival skills and leads him to a shocking discovery.

9. Wild Life by Cynthia de Felice (2011). When 12---year---old Eric’s parents aredeployed to Iraq, he goes to live with his grandparents in North Dakota, relativeswhose stern ways can’t make room for a stray dog. A solution? Eric tries to liveon his own in the wilderness until circumstances drive him home.

Friendships (and the Occasional Bully)

1. Caddy’s World by Hilary McKay (2011). In this continuing saga, Caddy resuscitatesprecarious friendships, accommodates a new baby in the family, and bolsters herfather’s humorous efforts to care for his children while his wife is in the hospital. A light,heart—--warming read; do explore any of the other books in the Casson Family Series.

2. Chasing Redbird by Sharon Creech (1997). Thirteen---year---old Zinny, uncovers familysecrets and her true feelings for irritant, Jack Boone, as she clears a mysterioussettler trail near her family farm in Kentucky.

3. Every Soul a Star by Wendy Maas (2008). Ally, Bree, and Jack meet in the one placethe Total Eclipse can be seen in all its totality, each carrying a secret problem,which becomes dim when compared to the tasks in front of them as they forgeunlikely friendships. The story is told in alternating lst---person narratives.

4. Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen (2001). In the 8th grade, a girl who has previouslychased after a boy (since they were seven) and the boy who previously avoidedher like the plague switch places as he wonders if she’s actually better than hethought and she concludes: “What did I ever see in him?” A comedy---of---errorstale told in two voices.

5. Glory Be by Augusta Scattergood (2012). Weathering the threshold of turning twelve,Glory deals with the rejection of an older sister beginning high school; thesudden awkwardness of her friendship with Frankie, a new girl from the North;and her feelings surrounding the potential shut---down of the town’s segregatedswimming pool.

6. If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period by Gennifer Choldenko (2009). When Kirsten’s bestfriend falls under the spell of Queen Bee Brianna, she finds new friendship inWalker, whose goal is to survive the new white school his mother has sent himto. At times sharp, at times funny, always clear---sighted, Tree explores issues ofrace, wealth, weight through two “smart” kids who find they have a great deal incommon.

7. The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd (2007). When prickly friends, Ted and Kat,wait for their cousin to exit a Ferris wheel, he vanishes into thin air. Sleuthing thestreets of London for clues, as police, too, bumble about, Kat soon admires Ted’smeticulous,previously annoying methods as he approaches the world in his ownunique way.

8. OKfor Now by Gary Schmidt (2011). Moving to what he considers “the dump of theNortheast,” upstate New York, Doug Swieteck finds solace in colorful plates ofJames Audubon’s “Birds of America” as he navigates relationships with theopinionated daughter of the local deli owner, a demanding father, and a brotherinjured in war. Winner of a 2011 National Book Award Honor.

9. The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg (1998). In this Newbery---winning novel,four students with individual stories, bond with and attract the attention of theirteacher, a paraplegic, who chooses them to represent their school in anAcademic Bowl Compe--- tition. Students who like this might also enjoy TheMysterious Benedict Society series.

10. The Wild Girls by Pat Murphy (2008). Moving from Connecticut to 1970s California,Joan finds a friend, Fox, and fellow writing enthusiast in her new neighborhood, a girlwho leads her into a writing competition and a term with a college professor VernaVolante.

it When Zachary Beaver Came to Town by Kimberly Willis Holt (1999). When a trailerhousing “the largest boy in the world” landsin the sleepy town of Antler, Texas,townsfolk come with $2---bills in their hands to see this American wonder. But it is 13---year---old Toby, with problems of his own, who makes a show of friendship and whoquietly invites Zachary to make more than a “visual” statement. Winner of the NationalBook Award. Also read My Lousianna Sky or The Water Seeker by the same author.

Friendship: Across Nations, Across Faiths, Across Mountains, Across Time

1. Bird in a Box by Andrea Davis Pinkney (2011). In a small upstate New York townduring the Great Depression, three children—Hibernia, Willie, and Otis—findsolace in the exciting boxing matches of Joe Lewis. Told from three narrativeperspectives, the lives of each child are fully realized with rich first---persondetail and immediacy.

2. FarAway Summer by Johanna Hurwitz (1998). It is the summer of 1910 and Dossi issurprised to find herself in Vermont as part of a charity---driven vacation. TheChristian setting and rambling farmlands are a contrast to her urban Jewishtenement. Will she be able to make friends with Emma Meade, the enigmaticdaughter of her host family? (Also read the sequel The Unsigned Valentine.)

3. The Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman by Meg Woliztzer (2011). Brought together by theYouth Scrabble Tournament, Duncan, Nate, and April may have different andurgent needs to win (impressing a stern homeschooling father, shushing a familyof irrepressible jocks, or discovering a lost friend). All still manage, hoever, tofind camaraderie and., actually, a bit of magic.

4. Inside Out and Back Again by Thannha Lal (2012). Wishing at times to be back inwartime Saigon over peacefui Alabama, Ha recollects the beauty of her countrybefore the Vietnam War and the struggles of adapting to safety in anunfamiliar setting. A poetic record of cultural allegiance and strength of family,based on the author’s own childhood. Winner: 2011 National Book Award.

5.Sam!r and Yonatan by Daniella Carmi (2002). Two boys, one Palestinian and theother Israeli, forge a strong friendship in a Red Cross hospital, where victims oflocal turbulence—differing in language, faith, and economic circumstances—learn about one another and their unexpected similarities. Winner of the ALA2001 Mildred L. Batchelder Award for best book in translation.

6. Hope, Faith, and Ivy June by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (2009). When push comes toshove, two Kentucky girls—one well off and from the city, the other dirt poorand from a shattered family—explore their similarities and their manydifferences on a student exchange program, finding strength in one anotherwhen tragedy occurs.

7. Same Sun Here by Silas House and Neela Vaswani (2012). Meena, an Indian immigrantliving in New York’s Chinatown, and River, a Kentucky coal miner’s son,correspond as pen pals about their changing lives, absent hard---working fathers,and activism within their very different communities.

8. Worth by A. LaFaye (2006). Is friendship possible between an injured farm boy whomust give his chores (and father’s admiration) to an Orphan Train rider to beginthe uncertain path of attending school? In this winner of the Scott O’Dell Awardfor Historical Fiction, two boys travel the bumpy road from resentment tobrotherhood, with the work of the farm, the work of school, and the work ofsocial commerce forming a strong thread from beginning to end.

(Saving Worlds

1. The City of Ember by Jeanne Du Prau (2008). Far in the future, 12---year---old Linatrades jobs on Assignment Day to be a runner for her beloved but deterioratingcity, while her friend, Doon, descends underground, hoping to find the clue totheir home’s dwindling resources. (Also read sequels: The People of Spcirks andThe Prophet of Yonwood.)

2. Gifts by Ursula Le Gum (2004). When a young man from a scattered and desolateUpland farm blinds himself rather than use his gift of “unmaking,” he upsetsthe balance.among rival folk, who harbor potentially destructive talents oftheir own. A neighboring girl also rejects her “gift,” that of killing animalsduring the hunt, forcing the community to consider burying their powers ratherthan using them. Also read Voices and Powers in the same “Annals of theWestern Shore” series.

3. House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer (2004). In the future, where humans are waryof clones, Matt enjoys special status as the clone son of 142---year---old leader,El Patron, .who wishes to live forever. In this corrupt land filled with poppy fieldsbetween Mexico and the United States, Matt discovers what’s in store for him,shifting his focus into an effort to save himself and his country from ruin. Winnerof the National Book Award and Newbery Honor. Deftly drawn characters.

4. The Last Book in the Universe by Rodman Philbrick (2002). Spaz, an epileptic teenager,unable to accommodate the numbing “mind probes” of his generation, beginsthe heroic fight to bring human intelligence and heart back to his planet. Whenhe meets an elder named Ryter, who also strongly rejects the probes, he learnsabout the history of Earth and the need to eliminate the alternate realitiesdiminishing his peers. A quest for an ill sister also drives the plot celebratingindividual thinking and free will.

7. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary Schmidt (2004). The ills of society andjoys of friendship intertwine in this tale of the ambitions and conscience of aCongre--- gationalist town, an island of former slaves, and Boston developers.Children playing baseball, digging clams, and hunting for whales question adulttourism agendas. An up--- right aunt provides a counterpoint to adults---behaving-—very-—badly. Based on a true story, this is an older read with an openending. Winner of the Newbery and Printz honors.

8. Nation by Terry Pratchett (2008). When a tsunami destroys a Pacific island, Mau,returning from his initiation, believes he is the only one left, until shipwreckedErmintrude (reborn as “Daphne”) arrives to partner with him on the rebirth ofthe island. As refugees scramble to shore, a new community finds its hold in aplace where both opportunistic and religious leaders strive for supremacy.Winner of the 2009 Boston---Globe Horn Book Award. Plenty of humor to lightena potentially heavy load.

9. Trout Summer by Jane Leslie Conly (1998). Nothing magic happens in this book. But13--- year---old Shana and 12---year---old Cody must draw on something prettyclose in their attempt to understand and ultimately rescue an old man who takeshis canoe (accidentally) over the falls. “Families change,” he says, “Just likepeople,” making a nod to Shana’s and Cody’s work at reuniting with their ownturbulent families.

10. The Unnamcthles by Ellen Booraem (2010). Living on a neat, unadorned islandnamed, well, “Island,” 13---year---old Ned feels ill at ease with the unmitigatingconformity of its occupants, occupants ruled by a bible that deems art frivolous.Washed up to shore as a baby, Ned profits from a friendship with a messymentor, half man and half goat, who leads the island to an ultimatecelebration of things bearing the maker’s creative stamp.

Short, Satisfying Reads (under 125 pages)

The Cay by Theodore Taylor

Guts by Gary Paulsen

The Green Book by Jill Patton Walsh

Field of Dogs by Katherine Paterson

The Janitor by Andrew Clements

The Midnight Inn by Paul Fleischman

A Week in the Woods by Andrew Clements

The Borning Room by Paul Fleischman

Twenty and Ten by Claire Huchet Bishop

Journey to Jo’Burg by Beverly Naidoo

Half---a---Moon Inn by Paul Fleischman

A Fine White Dust by Cynthia Rylant

The Pearl by John Steinbeck

Ghost in the Noonday Sun by Sid Fleischman

Stone---Faced Boy by Paula Fox

Keeper of the Doves by Betsy Bya rs

Missing May by Cynthia Rylant

Meiko and the Fifth Treasure by E. Coerr

Frenchtown Summer by Robert Cormier

Regarding the Fountain by Kate Klise

Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars

Red Dirt Jessie by Anna Myers

Other Titles

Adam of the Road, Elizabeth Gray

Amazing Maurice and the Educated Rodents, Terry Pratchett

And Now Miguel, Joseph Krumgold

Anne of the Green Gables, LM~ Montgomery

The Arm of the Starfish, Madeline L’Engle

Around the World in Eighty Days, Jules Verne

Banner in the Sky, James Ramsey Ullman

The Black Pearl, Scott O’Dell

The Book of Pirates, Koward Pyle

Bridge to Terabithia, Katherine Paterson

Bud, Not Buddy, Christopher Paul Curtis

Calico Captive, Elizabeth George Speare

Call it Courage, Armstrong Sperry

Crispin: The cross of Lead, AvI C)Danzal Lynn Hall

The Dark ii RisIng, Susan Cooper

Dogsong, Gary Paulsen

The Door In the Wall, Marguerite de MgelI

Dragonwlngs, Lawrence Yep

Fal: The Dragon Harper, Peter Patierson

Far North, Will Hobbs

Hang Tough, Paul Mather—Aifred Siote

The Hero and the Crown, Robin Mckinley

The Hobbit, J.RR. Toikien (N

Hoofprint on the Wind, Mn Nolan Clark.

ft’s Like This, Cat - Emily Neviiie

ivanhoe, Sir Walter Scott

Julie of the Woives;Jean Craighead George

The Little White Horse, Elizabeth Goudge

IJttie Women, Louisa May Alcott

The Lost World, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Matilda Bone, Karen Cushman

Megan’s isiand, Wiiio Davis Roberts

The Merchant’s Mark, Cynthia Hamett

My War with Goggie Eyes, Anne Fine C

Never Cry Wolf, Farley Mowat

Redwall, Brian Jacques

A Single Shard, Unda Sue Park

Skellig, David Almond

Smoky the Cowhorse, Williarnés James

The Swiss Family Robinson, Johann Wyss

Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson

Tuck Everlasting, Natalie Babbitt

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Juies Verne

Twenty-One Balloons, William Pene Du Bob

The Westing Game, Ellen Raskin

Where the Red Fern Grows, Wilson Rawis

The White Company, Sir Arthur Conan Doyie

The White Stag, Kate Seredy

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