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!

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
1968 Newbery Winner

by:  E. L. Konigsburg

Claudia and Jamie run away from home to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  Claudia hopes to teach her parents a lesson in Claudia appreciation and she needs her brother because he has money.


Claudia still feels the same after running away.  And she was hoping to feel different.  When the statue of the angel comes to the museum surrounded by mystery, Claudia just knows if she can solve the mystery she will become different.  That's where Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler come in.

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!

Holes
by: Louis Sachar

1999 Newbery Winner


As further evidence of his family's bad fortune, which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to an awful correctional camp in the Texas desert. Something just isn't quite right at this camp and its up to Stanley and some of the other guys to prove it.

Flush
by:  Carl Hiaasen

Noah's dad is arrested for sinking a large gambling boat that he caught dumping its sewage into the sea.  Noah and his sister set out on a dangerous quest to get their dad out of jail and clear his name.  Awesome book!

Three Times Lucky by:  Sheila Turnage
2012 Newbery Honor Book

This book will grip your interest and you will not be able to put it down! Mos is a 6th grade girl and summer vacation is looking good. When the cafe's crankiest customer turns up dead Mo's summer takes an unexpected turn. Part mystery, part action, part realistic fiction this is one great story!