REALLY GOOD BOOKS!!

AUTHOR

TITLE

NOTES

Alexander, Lloyd*

The High King

fantasy adventure

Almond, David

Skellig

friendship, angels

Avi

Something Upstairs

ghosts, time travel

Avi

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

historical, survival at sea

Avi*

Beyond the Western Sea Series

Industrial Revolution adventure

Banks, Sara Harrell

Abraham's Battle

Civil War

Barr, Linda

I Won't Let Them Hurt You

child abuse

Bauer, Marion Dane

A Question of Trust

animal story, family

Bauer, Marion Dane

On My Honor

drowning, responsibility

Bell, William

Zack

prejudice, racially mixed families

Bellairs, John*

The House With a Clock in Its Walls

mystery

Bunting, Eve

Blackwater

drowning, guilt

Bunting, Eve

Sharing Susan

2 teenagers switched at birth

Carter, Forrest

Education of Little Tree

Indian boy, Depression era

Conrad, Pam

Holding Me Here

divorce, family

Conrad, Pam

Stonewords

time travel, fantasy

Conrad, Pam*

Zoe Rising

sequel to Stonewords

Cooney, Caroline

The Face on the Milk Carton

kidnapped as a child

Cooney, Caroline

The Terrorist

suspense, package bomb

Cooney, Caroline

Whatever Happened to Janie

sequel to The face on the milk carton

Cooney, Caroline*

Driver's Ed

car accident, responsibility

Cooper, Susan

The Boggart

fantasy creature

Cormier, Robert*

Tenderness

girl obsessed with serial killer

Coville, Bruce*

The Skull of Truth

humor, fantasy

Creech, Sharon

Chasing Redbird

self exploration

Deuker, Carl

Painting the Black

sports, doing what's right

Duncan, Lois

Don't Look Behind You

mystery and suspense

Duncan, Lois

Who Killed My Daughter

true story of the murder of author's daughter

Duncan, Lois*

Down a Dark Hall

mystery and suspense

Dygard, Thomas

Quarterback Walk-on

football

Dygard, Thomas

Wilderness Peril

survival

Ehrlich, Amy

Where it Stops, Nobody Knows

family, moving

Ferguson, Alane

Show Me the Evidence

mystery and suspense

Fine, Anne

Alias Madame Doubtfire

like the movie

Fine, Anne

Flour Babies

school, responsibility

Fine, Anne

The Tulip Touch

friendship, choosing between right & wrong

Fleischman, Paul

A Fate Totally Worse Than Death

mystery, parody of teen horror novels

Fleischman, Sid

The 13th Floor: A Ghost Story

time travel, pirates, humor

Garland, Sherry

Shadow of the Dragon

gangs, multicultural

Gault, William

Thin Ice

hockey

George, Jean Craighead

Julie of the Wolves

survival, Alaska

George, Jean Craighead

Julie's Wolf Pack

sequel to Julie of the wolves

George, Jean Craighead*

Julie

sequel to Julie of the wolves

Gilson, Jamie

Thirteen Ways to Sink a Sub

humor, school

Grove, Vicki

The Rimwalkers

risk taking

Gutman, Dan

The Million Dollar Shot

basketball, friendship

Haddix, Margaret Peterson

Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey

child abandonment, diaries

Haddix, Margaret Peterson

Just Ella

Cinderella's side of the story

Haddix, Margaret Peterson

Running Out of Time

suspense

Haddix, Margaret Peterson*

Among the Hidden

science fiction, friendship

Hahn, Mary Downing

Stepping on the Cracks

WWII era, friendship

Hahn, Mary Downing

Tallahassee Higgins

family

Hahn, Mary Downing

Time for Andrew

time travel, ghosts

Hahn, Mary Downing

Wait Till Helen Comes

mystery, ghosts

Hahn, Mary Downing*

Look For Me by Moonlight

gothic mystery

Heneghan, James

Wish Me Luck

historical fiction, WWII

Hill, David

Take It Easy

survival

Hinton, S.E.*

The Outsiders

gangs

Hobbs, Will

Beardance

Indian boy helping bear survive

Hobbs, Will*

Far North

survival

Hughes, Monica

Invitation to the Game

science fiction

Jacques, Brian

Redwall series

animal fantasy

Janover, Caroline

The Worst Speller in Jr. High

self-esteem, dyslexia

Levine, Gail

Ella Enchanted

Cinderella reinvented

Levitin, Sonia

Annie's Promise

sequel to Silver days

Levitin, Sonia

Silver Days

WWII era

Lipsyte, Robert

The Chief

sequel to The contender

Lipsyte, Robert

The Contender

boxing

Lipsyte, Robert*

The Brave

sequel to The contender

Lowry, Lois

The Giver

fantasy/perfect society

Lowry, Lois

Zooman Sam

Anastasia's brother learns to read

Lowry, Lois*

Anastasia series

young girl's growing up adventures

Luger, H. C.

The Elephant Tree

survival

Mazzio, Joann

The One Who Came Back

death of a friend

McDonald, Joyce

Swallowing Stones

accidental shooting and consequences

McManus, Patrick

Never Cry Arp

hilarious stories

Meyer, Carolyn

Where the Broken Heart Still Beats

kidnapped by Indians as a child

Mikaelson, Ben

Petey

cerebral palsy, tearjerker

Miklowitz, Gloria

Anything to Win

steroids

Murrow, Liza Ketchum

Twelve Days in August

soccer, homosexuality

Myers, Edward

Climb or Die

winter, survival

Myers, Walter Dean

Scorpions

gangs, violence

Myers, Walter Dean*

Monster

boy on trial for murder

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds

The Fear Place

survival, wilderness

Nixon, Joan Lowery

A Family Apart

Orphan Train series

Nixon, Joan Lowery

A Place To Belong

Orphan Train series

Nixon, Joan Lowery

Caught in the Act

Orphan Train series

Nixon, Joan Lowery

In the Face of Danger

Orphan Train series

Nixon, Joan Lowery

Land of Dreams

sequel to Land of Hope

Nixon, Joan Lowery

Land of Hope

Ellis Island series, immigrants

Nixon, Joan Lowery

Land of Promise

sequel to Land of Hope

Nixon, Joan Lowery

Shadowmaker

mystery and suspense

Nixon, Joan Lowery

Spirit Seeker

mystery and suspense

Nixon, Joan Lowery

The Other Side of Dark

mystery and suspense

Nixon, Joan Lowery*

A Candidate for Murder

mystery and suspense

O'Grady, Scott

Basher Five-Two

survival of fighter pilot in Bosnia

Orr, Wendy

Peeling the onion

car accidents, friendship

Paterson, Katherine*

Bridge to Terabithia

friendship

Patneaude, David

Someone was watching

mystery

Paulsen, Gary

Brian's return

final sequel to Hatchet

Paulsen, Gary

Hatchet

survival in the wilderness

Paulsen, Gary

The river

sequel to Hatchet

Paulsen, Gary*

Brian's winter

sequel to Hatchet

Pearson, Kit

Awake and dreaming

fantasy, family

Pearson, Kit

The sky is falling

WWII era, Canada

Pevsner, Stella

How could you do it, Diane

suicide

Philbrick, Rodman

Freak the mighty

handicaps, friendship

Philbrick, Rodman

Max the mighty

friendship, sequel to Freak the mighty

Propp, Vera

When the soldiers were gone

life after WWII

Pullman, Phillip

The golden compass

fantasy

Pullman, Phillip

The subtle knife

sequel to golden compass

Rowling, J.K.

Harry Potter series

wizards and witches

Roybal, Laura

Billy

family kidnapping, identity

Ruckman, Ivy

No way out

women's adventure

Sharpe, Susan

Real friends

belonging, self-confidence

Shusterman, Neal

The dark side of nowhere

science fiction

Skurzynski, Gloria

Virtual war

science fiction, virtual reality

Sleator, William

The duplicate

boy who can duplicate himself, fantasy

Sleator, William*

The beasties

suspense, environment

Snyder, Zilpha Keatley

The runaways

runaways in Nevada

Spinelli, Jerry

Maniac magee

running, search for identity

Spinelli, Jerry

Wringer

friendship, fitting in, animals

Spinelli, Jerry*

Crash

humor, friendship

Stem, Jacqueline

The cellar in the woods

mystery

Taylor, Mildred*

Roll of thunder, hear my cry

Depression era, prejudice

Thesman, Jean

Appointment with a stranger

mystery

Venokur, Ross

The amazing frecktacle

fantasy

Voigt, Cynthia

The homecoming

abandoned children

Voigt, Cynthia*

Dicey's song

sequel to The Homecoming

White, Robb

Deathwatch

survival in the desert

Wiseman, David

Jeremy Visick

time travel

Yolen, Jane

The gift of Sarah Barker

Shakers, young love

Yolen, Jane*

The devil's arithmetic

Holocaust, time travel

Young, Alida

Dead wrong

steroids

Zindel, Paul*

The doom stone

suspense

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