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Bloor, Edward
TANGERINE
Appx. 294 pages
Twelve-year-old Paul, who lives in the shadow of his football hero brother Erik, fights
for the right to play soccer despite his near blindness and slowly begins to remember the
incident that damaged his eyesight.
Clements, Andrew
FRINDLE
Appx. 105 pages
When he decides to turn his fifth-grade teacher's love of the dictionary around on her,
clever Nick Allen invents a new word and begins a chain of events that quickly moves beyond
his control.
Curtis, Christopher Paul
THE WATSON'S GO TO BIRMINGHAM - 1963
Appx. 224 pages
The ordinary interactions and everyday routines of the Watsons, an African-American
family living in Flint, Michigan, are drastically changed after they go to visit Grandma
in Alabama in the summer of 1963.
Ferris, Jean
LOVE AMONG THE WALNUTS
Appx. 216 pages
Born and raised in isolation in a wealthy, eccentric family, Sandy is shocked when he,
his parents, and their servants become victims of a vicious plot by his greedy uncles to
incapacitate them and take their money.
Funke, Cornelia
THE THIEF LORD
Appx. 352 pages
Two brothers, having run away from the aunt who plans to adopt the younger one, are
sought by a detective hired by their aunt, but they have found shelter with--and protection
from--Venice's "Thief Lord."
Holt, Kimberly Willis
WHEN ZACHARY BEAVER CAME TO TOWN
Appx. 227 pages
Toby and Cal have life-changing summer when Zachary Beaver, "the fattest boy in the world"
arrives as a sideshow in their small Texas town.
Horvath, Polly
EVERYTHING ON A WAFFLE
Appx. 160 pages
Primrose's parents have been lost at sea, but she believes without an iota of doubt that
they are still alive, somewhere. She moves in with her Uncle Jack, but feels generally
friendless. Her only real refuge is a local restaurant called The Girl on the Red Swing, where
the owner, Miss Bowzer, serves everything on waffles -- except advice and good sense, which
come free of charge and are always reliable.
Howe, James
MISFITS
Appx. 274 pages
Four students who do not fit in at their small-town middle school decide to create a
third party for the student council elections to represent all students who have ever been
called names.
Konigsburg, E.L.
THE VIEW FROM SATURDAY
Appx. 163 pages
This 1996 Newbery Medal winner charts the ties that bind four members of an
extraordinarily successful 6th-grade quiz bowl team. In a starred review, Publisher's Weekly
called it "glowing with humor and dusted with magic."
Paulsen, Gary
HARRIS AND ME: A SUMMER REMEMBERED
Appx. 157 pages
Sent to live with relatives on their farm because of his unhappy home life, an
eleven-year-old city boy meets his distant cousin Harris and is given an introduction
to a whole new world.
Philbrick, Rodman R.
FREAK THE MIGHTY
Appx. 160 pages
At the beginning of eighth grade, learning disabled Max and his new friend Freak,
whose birth defect has affected his body but not his brilliant mind, find that when they
combine forces they make a powerful team.
MAX THE MIGHTY
Spinelli, Jerry
STARGIRL
Appx. 186 pages
Stargirl, a teen who animates quiet Mica High with her colorful personality, suddenly
finds herself shunned for her refusal to conform.
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