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??

No Talking

by:  Andrew Clements

This year's 5th grade class has been nicknamed "The Unshushables" by their teachers.  So, you can imagine the shock of all the teachers when all the 5th graders stop talking... totally... at school!

Great book!

The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs
by:  Betty Birney

When Eben read about the Seven Wonders of the World, he longed to escape his small farming community and do some exploring of his own.

Eben's dad gives him a challenge. If Eben can find seven wonders in his own town he will let him go all the way to Colorado on a train to visit relatives. Eben has 7 days to find 7 wonders!

Awesome book!

Walk Two Moons
by:  Sharon Creech

1995 Newbery Winner

Thirteen-year-old Salamanca Tree Hiddle, known as Sal, is on a trip with her grandparents in search of her mother.  Along the way Sal tells a story about her friend Phoebe.  Phoebe receives mysterious messages, met a "potential lunatic," and her mother also has disappeared.

Wonderful story.

Kira - Kira
by:  Cynthia Kadohata

2005 Newbery Winner

Glittering.  That's how Katie's sister makes everything seem.  "Kira-Kira" means glittering in Japanese.

When Katie and her family move from a Japanese community in Iowa to the Deep South of Georgia, it's Lynn who explains to her why people stop and stare at them.

When Lynn becomes ill, and the whole family begins to fall apart, it is up to Katie to find a way to remind them all that there is always something kira-kira in the future.

A Season of Gifts

by:  Richard Peck

This is the companion to  Down Yonder and A Long Way From Chicago.  If you liked those two books, you'll love this one!

It's 1958 and a new family has moved in next to Mrs. Dowdel.  She is the kind of grandma every kid wishes they had.  There's never a dull moment with Mrs. Dowdel around.

A fabulous holiday read!

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.