Anne of Green Gables
by:  L.M. Montgomery

Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert are "older." They are brother and sister, and live together on a beautiful, large farm.

They decide to adopt a 10-12 year-old by and give him a nice home. In return, the boy would be a great help on the farm.

They accidentally end up with a girl - Anne. They plan to return her, but end up loving her and keeping her.

When You Reach Me
by:  Rebecca Stead

2010 Newbery Winner

Miranda and Sal are in 6th grade. They are best friends and live in New York. When Sal gets punched by a kid on the street for no reason, everything changes.

The the mysterious letters start showing up in the strangest places. Miranda isn't supposed to tell about the letters but they are scaring her. Should she keep them a secret...?

This is a MUST READ!

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.

Number the Stars

by:  Lois Lowry
1990 Newbery Winner

Through Annemarie's eyes, we see the Danish Resistance as they manage to smuggle almost the entire Jewish population (7900) across the sea to Sweden.

Crunch
by:  Leslie Connor

The country has run out of gas !?!  What ?!?  And what bad luck that mom and dad were on the road and are now stranded.  And what worse luck that all 5 kids are home alone to fend for themselves and run the family bike repair business.  The bike business is now booming because everyone now has to walk or bike!

Wishes, Kisses, and Pigs
by:  Betsy Hearne

Is it possible to turn your brother into a pig?
Mama doesn't know what to do and Daddy's gone, so Louise has a tough question to answer on her own.  How do you undo a wish once you realize how dangerous wishes can be?

Love, Ruby Lavender
by:  Deborah Wiles

Ruby Lavender is sad. Her grandmother and best friend took off to Hawaii to visit her new smelly grand-baby.
So, Ruby becomes best friends with the chickens that she and her grandmother stole rescued.

Very good!