The City of Ember by Jeanna DuPrau is about a city of people who believe that there is no other place besides their city and the darkness. It was built over 300 years ago, with a supply of running water, stored […]
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The Graveyard Book
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman is about a little boy whose family is killed by a man named Jack. The little boy narrowly escapes and wanders into a nearby graveyard. Several ghosts that inhabit the graveyard decide to keep him as their own They name […]
Continue reading »Drita, My Homegirl
Drita is a girl who is from Kosovo, which is located in southeastern Europe. She moves to America to escape the war, but it’s hard to be happy when she can’t speak English. Maxie is a kid who is very […]
Continue reading »Out of My Mind
Out of my Mind by Sharon Draper is about a 11-year- old girl named Melody. She is a genius- she can make up poems and songs, her vocabulary is advanced, and she has a photographic memory. But there is a catch. […]
Continue reading »Judy Bolton Mysteries
The Judy Bolton books by Margaret Sutton is a book series that was written from 1932-1967. It is the longest lasting juvenile series written by a single author. (So hey, they have to be pretty good, right?!) In the books, […]
Continue reading »The Treasures of Weatherby
The Treasures of Weatherby by Zilpha Keatley Snyder is about Harleigh Weatherby, a 12-year-old boy who is teased for being as short as a 6-year-old, so he is taken out of public school and is homeschooled. His Aunt Adelaide, who is very […]
Continue reading »Main Street
The Main Street series by Ann M. Martin is about Flora and Ruby, two girls whose parents died. They come to Camden Falls, where their grandmother lives, to stay with her. The sisters meet Olivia, a girl who lives next […]
Continue reading »Luv Ya Bunches
Luv Ya Bunches is a book about 4 girls who are confused about who they are supposed to be. They are all entering 5th grade and each of them have there own problems. Violet is the new girl and […]
Continue reading »Mascot to the Rescue
Mascot to the Rescue by Peter David is about a boy named Josh who is in the 6th grade. No one else knows, but he has a secret. In the Captain Major comic books, there is a sidekick called Mascot. […]
Continue reading »Freaky Friday
Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers is about a girl named Annabel who wakes up one morning in her mother’s body. The night before, Annabel had had a fight with her mother about how grown-ups get to do everything the way […]
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