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A Grateful Harvest

By Kristiana Gregory

In this second Prairie River series, Nessa is having difficulty making friends and her position as the local teacher is on shaky ground. Through it all she relies heavily on prayer to sustain her.

A Single Shard

By Linda Sue Park

Tree-ear, an orphan in medieval Korea, lives under a bridge in a potters’ village, and longs to learn how to throw the delicate celadon ceramics himself.

A Thousand Never Evers

By Shana Burg

As the civil rights movement in the South gains momentum in 1963, the black residents, including Addie Ann Pickett, in the small town of Kuckachoo, Mississippi, begin their own courageous struggle for racial justice.

After the Train

By Gloria Whelan

Ten years after the end of World War II in the town of Rolfen, West Germany, a young boy named Peter discovers a secret about his past. This leads him to question everything in his peaceful town.

Around the World in 100 Days

By Gary Blackwood

It is 1891 and Harry Fogg and his crew have 100 days to circle the entire globe. Only cars on land and boats in the water are allowed.

Be Loved

By Emma Mae Jenkins

Readers will experience the chain-breaking liberty of knowing the Lord’s presence and the freedom to be unique. This full-color, hardback book includes pictures from Emma Mae’s life, along with key Bible verses that God used to strengthen and guide her through the ups and downs of her high school years as a young Christian. Readers will learn to face the challenges of their student years with religion, courage, hope, and lifegiving love for others.

Beyond the Laughing Sky

By Michelle Cuevas, Illustrated by Julie Morstad

Ten-year-old Nashville doesn’t feel like he belongs with his family, in his town, or even in this world. He was hatched from an egg his father found on the sidewalk and has grown into something not quite boy and not quite bird. Despite the support of his loving parents and his adoring sister, Junebug, Nashville wishes more than anything that he could join his fellow birds up in the sky. After all, what’s the point of being part bird if you can’t even touch the clouds?

Britfield and the Lost Crown

By C. R. Stewart

He’s spent the majority of his life locked behind the cruel walls of Weatherly Orphanage, but when Tom learns that his parents might actually be alive, he is determined to find them. Together with his best friend Sarah, and armed with only the word “Britfield,” as a clue to Tom’s mysterious past, the two make a daring escape.

Soon, they are on the run from a famous Scotland Yard detective and what appears to be half of the police officers in England! The hunt is on, but will Tom and Sarah be able to evade capture long enough to solve an even bigger conspiracy that could tear our world apart

Case Closed? Nine Mysteries Unlocked by Modern Science

By Susan Hughes, Illustrated by Michael Wandelmaier

Scientists, archeologists and historians peer into nine unsolved mysteries from the past. Readers will learn about the tools and techniques used to explain these cases.

Courageous: A Novel of Dunkirk

By Yona Zeldis McDonough

Aiden has been afraid of the ocean since his brother’s ship was sunk by the Germans. Then the call comes in: British forces are stranded at Dunkirk, and they need help from civilian boats.

Daughter of Venice

By Donna Jo Napoli

Frustrated with the restrictions her gender imposes on her life, fourteen-year-old Donata, roams the streets of sixteenth-century Venice dressed as a boy.

Dickens: His Work and his World

By Michael Rosen, Illustrated by Robert Ingpen

A spirited look at one of our greatest novelists, Charles Dickens, with beautiful illustrations and discussions of some of his greatest works.

Dragons of Silk

By Laurence Yep

Silk binds the lives of four girls from generations together. Across the span of 75 years , both in China and in America, each girl shows strength and courage as she faces life’s challenges - from war, prejudice and financial hardship.

El Lector

By William Durbin

Fifteen cigar workers were arrested in front of Ybor City’s Labor Temple on November 7, 1931, and charged with “unlawful assembly, rioting, and assault to commit murder.”

Finest Kind

By Lea Wait

Adjusting to a new life in Maine is hard. Keeping a deep family secret is harder

Flags Over America: A Star-Spangled Story

By Cheryl Harness

This history-of-flags picture book focuses on the United States’s revolutionary beginnings, from liberty poles to the legendary “Star-Spangled Banner” that flew over Fort McHenry in 1814.

Friends And Enemies

By Louann Caeddert

In WW II, William finds himself alienated from Jim who does not believe in fighting.

From the Desk of Zoe Washington

By Janae Marks

Zoe Washington isn’t sure what to write. What does a girl say to the father she’s never met, hadn’t heard from until his letter arrived on her twelfth birthday, and who’s been in prison for a terrible crime?

A crime he says he never committed.

Could Marcus really be innocent? Zoe is determined to uncover the truth. Even if it means hiding his letters and her investigation from the rest of her family. Everyone else thinks Zoe’s worrying about doing a good job at her bakery internship and proving to her parents that she’s worthy of auditioning for Food Network’s Kids Bake Challenge.

But with bakery confections on one part of her mind, and Marcus’s conviction weighing heavily on the other, this is one recipe Zoe doesn’t know how to balance.

Get Along, Little Dogies: The Chisholm Trail Diary of Hallie Lou Wells

By Lisa Waller Rogers

Hallie Lou Wells persuades her father to let her go in his place on a cattle drive along the Chisolm Trail in 1878.

Green Angel

By Alice Hoffman

Haunted by grief and her past after losing her family, fifteen-year-old Green retreats into her ruined garden as she struggles to survive emotionally and physically on her own. This was written in response to Sept.11, 2001. Ask Scholastic for a discussion guide for class study.

Her Own Two Feet

By Meredith Davis and Rebeka Uwitonze

Rebeka Uwitonze was born in Rwanda with curled and twisted feet, which meant she had to crawl or be carried to get around. At nine years old, she gets an offer that could change her life. A doctor in the US might be able to turn her feet. But it means leaving her own family behind and going to America on her own.

Hidden Child

By Isaac Millman

The author details his difficult experience as a young Jewish child living in Nazi-occupied France during the 1940’s.

How Oscar Indigo Broke the Universe

By David Teague

Oscar Indigo has never been good at baseball, so naturally he’s nervous when he has to fill in for his team’s injured All-Star, Lourdes. Luckily, Oscar has a mysterious gold watch that can stop time, which he uses to fake a game-winning home run. Now Oscar’s the underdog hero of his town and even Lourdes wants to be his friend.

I Can’t Believe I Have To Do This

By Jan Alford

Twelve-year-old Dean Matthews receives a journal as a birthday present from his mother and records the events of the following year. At first, he is very unhappy about having to do this, but he learns valuable lessons along the way.

Into the Unknown: How Great Explorers Found Their Way by Land, Sea and Air

By Stewart Ross

An engaging guide about 14 explorers, from Marco Polo to Neil Armstrong, and how they traveled. Detailed cross- section illustrations of the craft in which they explored.

Itch

By Polly Farquhar

Isaac’s sixth-grade year gets off to a rough start. For one thing, a tornado tears the roof off the school cafeteria. His mother leaves on a two-month business trip to China. And as always. . . . there’s the itch.

Drawing on her own experiences with idiopathic angioedema and food allergies, Polly Farquhar spins a tale of kids trying to balance the desire to be ordinary with the need to be authentic–allergies, itches, confusion and all.

Kensuke’s Kingdom

By Michael Morpugo

When Michael is swept off his family’s yacht, he washes up on a desert island, where he struggles to survive—until he finds he is not alone.

Laugh with the Moon

By Shana Burg

Battling the death of her mother, 13 year old Clare spends several weeks in Malawi with her father. She meets new friends that will help her open her heart after loss.

Listen!

By Stephanie S. Tolan

The story of a twelve-year girl, Charley and her difficult emotional and physical journey as the themes of nature, family, and love are weaved into a complex and powerful portrait of recovery.

Littlejim’s Dreams

By Gloria Houston

In 1920 in the mountains of North Carolina, fourteen-year-old Jim Houston sees his hopes of continuing his education fade when his mother becomes seriously ill and his logger father must deal with underhanded businessmen.

Miles’ Song

By Alice McGill

Miles, a slave, endures trying to have his spirit broken by secretly learning to read.

Missing From Haymarket Square

By Harriette Gillem Robinet

Three children in Chicago in 1886 experience the Haymarket Riot in response to the exploitative working conditions.

Moon Over Tennessee

By Craig Crist-Evans

In the spring of 1863, a thirteen-year-old boy leaves his home on a farm in northeastern Tennessee with his father, who has joined the confederate army. This is a moving personal narrative in the form of a journal.

Mud City

By Deborah Ellis

After fleeing her native Afghanistan fourteen-year-old Shauzia is living in a refugee camp in Pakistan. She masquerades as a boy to try and earn money to fulfill her dream of living in France.

My Louisiana Sky

By Kimberly Holt

Growing up in Louisiana in the 1950’s, twelve-year-old Tiger Ann struggles with her feelings with her stern but loving grandmother, her mentally slow parents, and her good friend and neighbor, Jesse.

Nine Days a Queen: The Short Life and Reign of Lady Jane Grey

By Ann Rinaldi

Lady Jane Grey, who at fifteen was Queen of England for nine days before being executed, recounts her life story from the age of nine.

Odd Man Out

By Sarah Ellis

Kip grabbed the flashlight from his pack and pushed his way through the wall head first, landing with a thump he soon discovers a binder on a shelf and so the mystery begins

Once Was a Time

By Leila Sales

In the war-ravaged England of 1940, Charlotte Bromley is sure of only one thing: Kitty McLaughlin is her best friend in the whole world. But when Charlotte’s scientist father makes an astonishing discovery that the Germans will covet for themselves, Charlotte is faced with an impossible choice between danger and safety. Should she remain with her friend or journey to another time and place? Her split-second decision has huge consequences, and when she finds herself alone in the world, unsure of Kitty’s fate, she knows that somehow, some way, she must find her way back to her friend. Written in the spirit of classic time-travel tales, this book is an imaginative and heartfelt tribute to the unbreakable ties of friendship.

Out of My Heart

By Sharon M. Draper

Melody wants to conquer her fears and make new friends, so she hopes a summer camp for kids like her will welcome someone with cerebral palsy who wants to learn to ride horses and do other fun things for the first time.

Perfect Season

By Tim Green

After moving to New Jersey Troy, a talented athlete and genius, undergoes several challenges as he joins a new football team to play football and offer his football expertise to a professional team.

Prairie Lotus

By Linda Sue Park

Prairie Lotus is a powerful, touching, multilayered book about a girl determined to fit in and realize her dreams: getting an education, becoming a dressmaker in her father’s shop, and making at least one friend. Acclaimed, award-winning author Linda Sue Park has placed a young half-Asian girl, Hanna, in a small town in America’s heartland, in 1880. Hanna’s adjustment to her new surroundings, which primarily means negotiating the townspeople’s almost unanimous prejudice against Asians, is at the heart of the story. Narrated by Hanna, the novel has poignant moments yet sparkles with humor, introducing a captivating heroine whose wry, observant voice will resonate with readers.

Project Mulberry

By Linda Sue Park

While working on a project for an after-school club, Julia, a Korean American girl, and her friend Patrick learn not just about silkworms, but also about tolerance, prejudice, friendship, patience, and more. Between the chapters are short Dial Pressogues between the author and main character about the writing of the book.

Radiant Girl

By Andrea White

n the aftermath of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster, Katya comes to understand the things most important about her homeland and fulfills a promise she made to herself many years before.

Rescue

By Jennifer A. Nielsen

Meg Kenyon races to save her father and aid the French resistance in this World War II story of espionage and intrigue.

Rio Grande Stories

By Carolyn Meyer

To help raise money at their new school, a group of seventh graders decide to write and sell a book which is a tribute to the diverse heritages and traditions within their school community and the city of Alburquerque.

Run with Me: The Story of a U.S. Olympic Champion

By Sanya Richards-Ross

From her early days running in Jamaica to her final race, Sanya shares the importance of determination, courage and faith. She uses the 4 Ps—push, pace, position and poise—a model created by her coach, Clyde Hart, to approach and tackle every obstacle. In her book, Sanya reveals how these strategies have helped her and will help kids learn how to run their best race in life. Run with Me is Sanya’s story—her wins and her losses—chronicling her unique triumphs and trials with fame, family and faith. Written purposely for the 8-12 audience, this book will inspire kids to pursue their dreams at full speed.

Saba: Under the Hyena’s Foot

By Jane Kurtz

After being kidnapped and brought to the emperor’s palace in Gondar, Ethiopia, twelve-year-old Saba discovers that she and her brother are part of the emperor’s desperate attempt to consolidate political power in 1846.

Searching for Lottie

By Susan L. Ross

Charlie, a budding violinist, decides to research the life of her great-aunt and namesake for her middle school ancestry project. Everyone in Charlie’s family believes Great-Aunt Charlotte (called Lottie), a violin prodigy, died at the hands of the Nazis, but the more Charlie uncovers about her long-lost relative, the more muddied Great-Aunt Lottie’s story becomes. Could it be that Lottie somehow survived the war by hiding in Hungary? Could she even still be alive today?

Shadow-Catcher

By Betty Levin

Jonathan attempts to solve a mystery in 1892 while accompanying his traveling photographer grandfather.

Shine!

By J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

Shine on! might be the catchphrase of twelve-year-old Piper’s hero—astronaut, astronomer, and television host Nellie Dumont Frisse—but Piper knows the truth: some people are born to shine, and she’s just not one of them. That fact has never been clearer than now, since her dad’s new job has landed them both at Chumley Prep, a posh private school where everyone seems to be the best at something and where Piper definitely doesn’t fit in.