Defying the Diva

7 best books like Defying the Diva (D. Anne Love): Bridge to Terabithia, See You in the Cosmos, Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics, The Wednesday Wars, A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story, Ban This Book, Wayside School Boxed Set

Bridge to Terabithia

Author

Katherine Paterson

Jess Aarons' greatest ambition is to be the fastest runner in his grade. He's been practicing all summer and can't wait to see his classmates' faces when he beats them all. But on the first day of school, a new girl boldly crosses over to the boys' side and outruns everyone.

That's not a very promising...

See You in the Cosmos

Author	Jack Cheng
ISBN	0399186379

A space-obsessed boy and his dog, Carl Sagan, take a journey toward family, love, hope, and awe in this funny and moving novel for fans of Counting by 7s, Walk Two Moons, and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

11-year-old Alex Petroski loves space and rockets, his mom, his brother,...

Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics

Author	Chris Grabenstein
ISBN	0553510401

Welcome, boys and girls, readers of all ages, to the first-ever Library Olympiad! Kyle and his teammates are back, and the world-famous game maker, Luigi Lemoncello, is at it again!

This time Mr. Lemoncello has invited teams from all across America to compete in the first ever LIBRARY OLYMPICS....

The Wednesday Wars

Author	Gary D. Schmidt
ISBN	0618724834

In this Newbery Honor-winning novel, Gary D. Schmidt offers an unforgettable antihero. The Wednesday Wars is a wonderfully witty and compelling story about a teenage boy’s mishaps and adventures over the course of the 1967–68 school year in Long Island, New York.

Meet Holling Hoodhood,...

A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story

Author	Linda Sue Park
ISBN	0547251270

A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about a girl in Sudan in 2008 and a boy in Sudan in 1985. The girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours’ walk from her home: she makes two trips to the pond every day. The boy, Salva, becomes one of the "lost boys" of Sudan,...

Ban This Book

Author	Alan Gratz
ISBN	0765385562

-Readers, librarians, and all those books that have drawn a challenge have a brand new hero.... Stand up and cheer, book lovers. This one's for you.- --Kathi Appelt, author of the Newbery Honor-winning The Underneath

An inspiring tale of a fourth-grader who fights back when her favorite book...

Wayside School Boxed Set

Author	Louis Sachar
ISBN	0380791714

Louis Sachar doesn't do voices. He doesn't sing, either – not unless you count the “dramatic reading” stylings of William Shatner as singing (when incanting “Wayside School is Falling Down,” for instance, or performing one character's “Missing Sock” song).

This makes the...