The Secret Life of Ms. Finkleman

Author	Andrew Clements
ISBN	0689818769

From bestselling and award-winning author Andrew Clements, a quirky, imaginative tale about creative thought and the power of words that will have readers inventing their own words.

Is Nick Allen a troublemaker? He really just likes to liven things up at school -- and he's always had plenty...

Author

Lois Duncan

The Walkers are moving to a new town, and staying with an aunt who's allergic to dogs. Too bad for Andi and her brother Bruce, who love dogs -- and happen to meet a stray that needs help. Soon, Andi hatches a plan, turning the abandoned house down the block into a hotel for dogs. But as more and more tenants move...

Author	Beverly Cleary
ISBN	0192750968

Nine-year-old Beezus Quimby has her hands full with her little sister, Ramona. Sure, other people have little sisters that bother them sometimes, but is there anyone in the world like Ramona? Whether she's taking one bite out of every apple in a box or secretly inviting 15 other 4-year-olds to the house...

Author	Deborah Wiles
ISBN	0545106052

Franny Chapman just wants some peace. But that's hard to get when her best friend is feuding with her, her sister has disappeared, and her uncle is fighting an old war in his head. Her saintly younger brother is no help, and the cute boy across the street only complicates things. Worst of all, everyone is...

Author	Deborah Ellis
ISBN	0888994168

Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, 11-year-old Parvana has rarely been outdoors. Barred from attending school, shopping at the market, or even playing in the streets of Kabul, the heroine of Deborah Ellis's engrossing children's novel The Breadwinner is trapped inside her family's one-room...

Author	Frank Cottrell Boyce
ISBN	1405054646

Liam is too big for his boots. And his football strip. And his school blazer. But being super-sized height-wise has its advantages: he's the only eleven-year-old to ever ride the G-force defying Cosmic rollercoaster - or be offered the chance to drive a Porsche. Long-legged Liam makes a giant leap for...

Author

Anthony Horowitz

Kind of a neat twist on the Prince and the Pauper story.

When spoiled rich kid, Tad Spencer, thoughtlessly wishes that he was someone else he learns the hard way that money isn't everything. Going to bed as wealthy Tad and waking up as the poor and criminally inclined Bob is a shock to him but he does...

Author

Deborah Abela

Max Remy Superspy was one of my top favourite series as a kid/pre-teen. A badass, angsty, messy, uncoordinated, tongue-tied, bullied, messed-up aspiring writer and spy, Max, and her chilled out, open, kind male partner-in-crime, Linden (hey that's my name!). This first book is a fast-paced read,...

Author	John Fardell
ISBN	0571221556

This gripping adventure story is packed with eccentric characters, thrilling secrets, amazing inventions and breathtaking surprises.

Sam's holiday with his friends Zara and Ben is interrupted when a bedraggled traveller blows in on a storm, reawakening a mystery from their Great Uncle...

Author	Jody Feldman
ISBN	0061951056

Each step gets him closer to greatness . . . or disaster.

Lauer Middle School has a super-secret society—The Legend. No one knows who is in it. Or how they pull off the spectacular school-wide events. Seventh grader Travis Raines may be about to find out. A mysterious message appears in his...

Author	Ivy Ruckman
ISBN	0064401766

Storm Chasers meets Stranger Things! An action-packed coming-of-age story of both natural disaster and the bravery it takes to face it.

When a tornado watch is issued one Tuesday evening in June, twelve-year-old Dan Hatch and his best friend, Arthur, don't think much of it. After all, tornado...

Author	Jody Feldman
ISBN	0061214507

Gil Goodson's future happiness depends on winning the Golly Toy & Game Company's ultimate competition. If Gil wins, his dad has promised that the family can move away from all the gossip, false friends, and bad press that have plagued them ever since "The Incident". Inside the toy company's fantastic...

Author	Lauren St. John
ISBN	1444004662

Lauren St John grew up on a farm and game reserve in Africa, the inspiration for her acclaimed memoir, Rainbow's End, and her award-winning White Giraffe series for children. Dead Man's Cove, the first in her Laura Marlin mystery series, won the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award in 2011. Her bestselling...

Author	Linda Chapman
ISBN	0439813840

Lauren's pony Twilight changes into a unicorn when she whispers the magic words. The only catch is that Lauren has to keep it a secret or she could put Twilight in great danger.

Lauren's friend Jessica doesn't want her father to re-marry. On the day f the wedding, Jessica is so unhappy that she...

Author

Ben M. Baglio

Jody McGrath's dolphin dreams are coming true! Her whole family is sailing around the world researching dolphins - and Jody is recording all their exciting adventures in her dolphin diaries

The McGraths are in Key West, Florida, visiting a very special dolphin center - with "dolphin teachers."...

Author	Judy Blume
ISBN	0375861211

This dynamic bestselling author/illustrator duo captures the ups and downs of everyday life in this color box set of four hilarious and perfectly narrated chapter books--for kids who can already read, like the Great One, or for kids who are learning to read, like the Pain. These warm-hearted stories...