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by Jo Knowles
Published Aug 2013
Read ReviewsStarting middle school brings all the usual challenges - until the unthinkable happens, and Fern and her family must find a way to heal.
by Siobhan Parkinson
Published Jun 2011
Read ReviewsFrom Ireland's first laureate for children's literature comes a story of abuse and neglect told with sincerity, heart, and a healthy dose of humor.
If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period
by Gennifer Choldenko
Published Apr 2009
Read ReviewsTwo worlds collide in one compelling story set in a suburban American middle-school. Kirsten's world is crumbling. Her parents are barely speaking to one another and her best friend has come under the spell of the queen bee Brianna. Walker's goal is to survive the new very white private school his mom has sent him to because she thinks he's going ...
by Jeanne Birdsall
Published Mar 2007
Read ReviewsDeliciously nostalgic and quaintly witty, this is a story as breezy and carefree as a summer day. 2005 National Book Award Winner. Ages 8-12.
by Katherine Hannigan
Published Jan 2007
Read Reviews'This insightful, seemingly intuitive first novel digs deep inside the soul of 9-year-old narrator Ida B Applewood....Hannigan shows a remarkable understanding of a stubborn child's perspective in her honest, poignant portrayal of loss and rebirth. Ages 9-up.'
by Peter Dickinson
Published Jun 2005
Read ReviewsMagic hovers just beneath the surface in this unusual and moving story about the bond between a boy and his grandfather.
by Jerry Spinelli
Published Aug 2003
Read ReviewsA touching book about the human spirit, the importance of failure, and how any name can someday be replaced with "hero." Reading age approx 9 yrs+.
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