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.

Bread and Roses, Too


by:  Katherine Paterson

Everyone is tired of working in the mills (factories) for terrible low pay.  So in 1912, one of the largest strikes ever, was started.  If you don't work however, how will you get money to buy food?

Some families had to send their children to live with strangers who promised to feed and take care of them until the strike was over.  Rosa and Jake were two of those children and this book tells their story.

Slow start - then excellent!

Where the Red Fern Grows


by:  Wilson Rawls

Awesome!

A loving threesome, they ranged the dark hills and river bottoms of Cherokee country.  Billy had the best two coon dogs around and the best two friends a boy could have!

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.

The Ghost in Room 11

by:  Betty Ren Wright

Matt is the new kid in school and attempts to make friends by telling outrageous lies about his life.  The only problem with lies is that when you need someone to believe the truth, maybe they will and maybe they wont.

Pictures of Hollis Woods

by:  Patricia Reilly Giff
2003 Newbery Honor Book

Great Read !!

Hollis Woods... is the place where a baby was abandoned
... is the baby's name
... is an artist
... is now 12 and has been in so many foster homes she has lost track.  
Will she get her wish - to belong to a real family?

Because of Anya

by:  Margaret Peterson Haddix

Why is Anya wearing a wig?

Everyone figures she must have cancer.  Anya however, is perfectly healthy - except her hair is falling out in clumps.  Just when Anya thinks she might be able to deal with wearing a wig the unthinkable happens - it falls off in gym class.

Very good book!