A Wrinkle in Time
by: Madeleine L'Engle
1963 Newbery Winner
Meg and Charles Wallace's dad is lost in time or space or somewhere, but he is a great scientist. So why can't he get back? Meg and Charles Wallace and a friend, Calvin, with some help from some other time travelers, set out to find him.
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?
The Year the Swallows Came Early
by: Kathryn Fitzmaurice
Elanor "Groovy" Robinson loves cooking and has big plans to attend college and become a professional chef. The year Groovy turns 11 a bunch of things go wrong, really wrong, and her hopes of becoming a chef crumble. As Groovy begins to expect the unexpected and learns more about the people around her she learns the power of forgiveness and hope. This is a wonderful story!
Faith, Hope, and Ivy June
by: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
You will become best friends with Catherine and Ivy June as you read their stories. This book is written as a combination of a story and the journal of both girls.
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!
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!
Dead End in Norvelt by: Jack Gantos
2012 Newbery Winner
This book is about an incredible two months for a boy named Jack Gantos. Jack's plans for summer break are shot down when he gets grounded for LIFE!
Plenty of shock and excitement come Jack's way when his mother loans him out to a feisty old neighbor with an unusual chore - typewriting obituaries filled with stories about the people who founded his Utopian town.
This is a must read!
