One Came Home by Amy Timberlake
2014 Newbery Honor Award
This is one of those book so well written that I was up until Midnight to finish it because I could not put it down. That doesn't happen for me very often! A sister lost. A body found. The truth buried. This adventure mystery will keep you on your toes and have you cheering for the main character until the very last page. I can't wait to hear what you think. There are some scary parts, so beware!
Brian's Return
by: Gary Paulsen
This is the 4th book in the Hatchet series. People wrote to Gary Paulsen wanting to know what happened to Brian after he went back to civilization. This book answers those questions. Brian has a hard time dealing with High School back in the real world. As a matter of fact, he has a hard time dealing with people at all and the noise.
Brian decides he must return to the woods to find what he left there.
Wolf Brother
by: Michelle Paver
Six thousand years ago, evil stalks the land. Only 12 year old Torak and his wolf-cub companion can defeat it. Their journey takes them through deep forests, across giant glaciers, and into dangers they never imagined.
Very good - graphic.
Crispin : the cross of lead
by: Avi
2003 Newbery Winner
Asta's son is the only name he has. He and his mom are nothing but poor peasants in 14th century medieval England.
Accused of something he didn't do, Asta's son gets declared a wolf's head. This means anyone who sees him may kill him.
He knows he must run away if he is to survive. With his newly revealed name - Crispin - and his mother's cross of lead he runs!
Very good book!
Peak
by: Roland Smith
For a climber, saying you're stopping by Everest is like saying you're stop by to see God.
14 year-old Peak Marcello is in big trouble for trying to climb a New York City skyscraper. His sentence...go live with his dad who he hasn't seen in years.
Awesome!
Savvy
by: Ingrid Law
Mibs is about to turn 13...the age when the Beaumonts' savvy starts. A savvy is a kind of special power that can be tricky to control. Mibs has one brother that can create electricity and one that causes hurricanes. With this kind of family there is never a dull moment!
I, Q : Independence Hall
(Book 1)
by: Roland Smith
One of the best action adventures I've ever read!
Angela and Q are step brother and sister. Angela's Dad and Q's mom have become rock stars and the family is going on tour. Angela's real mom was a secret service agent and is now dead...or is she...or has she faked her death to become a terrorist?
Must read!
Turtle in Paradise
by: Jennifer L. Holm
2011 Newbery Honor Book
It's 1935 and times are hard. Turtle's mother needs a job and Turtle can't come with her. Turtle is sent to Key West, Florida to stay with relatives she has never met. Thrown in with a bunch of rough and tumble boy cousins isn't easy. Turtle may be a girl, but she is tough and she will prove it - tough as the shell on a turtle.
Best historical fiction I'v read in a long time!
Stormbreaker
by: Anthony Horowitz
Awesome! Must read.
He is only 14, but he has been called to duty. His uncle, who Alex thought was a banker, is dead. He wasn't a banker, he was a spy.
Alex must take over where his uncle left off - to save the lives of millions.
Was his uncle training him all along??
Point Blank
by: Anthony Horowitz
Alex didn't realize that his uncle was training him to be a spy from the time he was born. Now his uncle is dead and Alex at age 14 has been asked to fill his spy shoes.
Alex helped once but he doesn't want to be a spy.
Well, they needed him again.
Island of the Blue Dolphins
by: Scott O'Dell
1960 Newbery Winner
Far off the coast of California is a harsh rock known as San Nicolas Island. In the early 1800s an Indian girl lived alone there for 18 years! This book is her story.
First Light
by: Rebecca Stead
Thea is living in a hidden, secret world and knows it. She is bound and determined to explore the "wider world" but is not allowed to.
Peter is from New York City. His parents are both looking for something but he has no idea what.
Things get very interesting when Thea's world collides with Peter's world.
Awesome book!
The Maze of Bones
by: Rick Riordan
Book 1 in The 39 Clues series
What if you found out that your family had a secret that made it the most powerful family in the world? If you can take a million dollars or the first of 39 clues to the secret, what would you choose? Find out what Amy and Dan Cahill choose in this action filled book!
Jason's Gold
by: Will Hobbs
Fifteen-year-old Jason hears the news of the Alaskan gold rush and decides to take the money his father left him to go get rich. When Jason returns home after being gone for 10 months to share his news with the 2 brothers and collect his money, he gets a brutal surprise. His brothers took off for Alaska 2 days ago and took his share of the money with a promise to share their millions when they find gold. Jason sets out after them and boy what an adventure he is in for.
The Bad Beginning by: Lemony Snicket
(Book #1 of A Series of Unfortunate Events)
Even though they are charming and clever,
the Baudelaire children lead lives full of misery and woe.
One might say they are magnets for misfortune.
The River
by: Gary Paulsen
Two years ago Brian's accident left him stranded in the woods alone and amazingly he survived. (Read Hatchet) This time they want him to do it all again on purpose so they can learn survival skills from him.
Brian agrees, but the emergency supplies go back with the plane or Brian says he won't stay with Derek. Derek is going to record the entire experience, and he agrees to send everything back except the radio. Little did they know they would need those supplies and radios break.
Hatchet
by: Gary Paulsen
1988 Newbery Honor Book
Brian is on his way to see his dad when his single-engine plane goes down in the Canadian wilderness. Does Brian have the physical and emotional strength to survive?
Wonderstruck: a novel in pictures and words
by: Brian Selznick
Two stories that happened 50 years apart are told at the same time. One is told in words and one is told in pictures. The author brings the two stories together in a masterful way. You will not be disappointed!
