Books for Kids

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The Castle Corona by Sharon Creech
Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis
The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies- Honor Book!
The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd
Spy Mice: Goldwhiskers by Heather Vogel Frederick
Barack Obama: Our 44th President by Beatrice Gormley
Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix- WINNER!
Horns & Wrinkles by Joseph Helgerson
Billy the Fish by Charlie James
Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat by Lynne Jonell
Weedflower by Cynthia Kadohata
Green Glass Sea by Ellen Klages
Swindle by Gordon Korman- Honor Book!
Rules by Cynthia Lord- Honor Book!
The Big Field by Mike Lupica
Abby Takes a Stand by Pat McKissack
Out of Patience by Brian Meehl
How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O'Connor- Honor Book!
Bread and Roses, Too by Katherine Paterson
Pizza, Pigs, and Poetry: How to Write a Poem by Jack Prelutsky
Simon Bloom, the Gravity Keeper by Michael Reisman
Paint the Wind by Pam Muñoz Ryan
My Haunted House by Angie Sage
Listen! by Stephanie Tolan
Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson

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Whales on Stilts by M. T. Anderson
The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs by Betty Birney
Shakespeare's Secret by Elise Broach
Free Baseball by Sue Corbett
Chicken Boy by Frances O'Roark Dowell
The Sacrifice by Kathleen Benner Duble
Swordbird by Nancy Yi Fan
Escape! The Story of the Great Houdini by Sid Fleischman
I, Coriander by Sally Gardner
The Homework Machine by Dan Gutman - Honor Book!
Double Identity by Margaret Peterson Haddix - Honor Book!
Martin Bridge: Ready for Takeoff! by Jessica Scott Kerrin
Regarding the Trees: A Splintered Saga Rooted in Secrets by Kate Klise
The Year of the Dog by Grace Lin
Drita, My Homegirl by Jenny Lombard
Gossamer by Lois Lowry
Punished! by David Lubar
Miracle on 49th Street by Mike Lupica - Honor Book!
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Clementine by Sara Pennypacker
Rickshaw Girl by Mitali Perkins
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart - WINNER!
H.I.V.E. (Higher Institute for Villainous Education) by Mark Walden - Honor Book!
Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
Counting on Grace by Elizabeth Winthrop

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Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson - Honor Book!
Shark Life by Peter Benchley
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters... by Jeanne Birdsall - Honor Book!
The World According to Humphrey by Betty Birney - Honor Book!
The Last Holiday Concert by Andrew Clements
Sing a Song of Tuna Fish by Esmé Raji Codell
The Legend of Spud Murphy by Eoin Colfer
The Big House by Carolyn Coman
Lion Boy by Zizou Corder
The People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau
Last Shot: a Final Four Mystery by John Feinstein
A Writing Kind of Day by Ralph Fletcher
Eager by Helen Fox
Ghosthunters and the Totally Moldy Baroness! by Cornelia Funke
The Liberation of Gabriel King by K.L. Going
Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
Ida B...and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World by Katherine Hannigan
Blow Out the Moon by Libby Koponen
Leon and the Champion Chip by Allen Kurzweil
Worth by A. LaFaye
A Dog's Life: the Autobiography of a Stray by Ann M. Martin - Honor Book!
Stink and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker by Megan McDonald
Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan - WINNER!
Listening for Lions by Gloria Whelan

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The Mayor of Central Park by Avi
The Anybodies by N. E. Bode
Sliding into Home by Dori Butler
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko - Honor Book!
Sahara Special by Esmé Raji Codell
Fire on Ice by Sasha Cohen
Magician's Boy by Susan Cooper
Millions by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Tale of Despereaux Kate DiCamillo - WINNER!
The Conch Bearer by Chitra Banerjee Divakuruni
City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau - Honor Book!
No Small Thing by Natale Ghent
Mrs. Roopy is Loopy by Dan Gutman
Among the Betrayed by Margaret Peterson Haddix - Honor Book!
Thunder from the Sea by Joan Hiatt Harlow - Honor Book!
Star of Kazaon by Eva Ibbotson
Quake! Disaster in San Francisco by Gail Karwoski
Gifts from the Sea by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock
The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place by E. L. Konigsburg
Leaping Beauty by Gregory Maguire
Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo
The Young Man and the Sea by W. R. Philbrick
Becoming Naomi Leon by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Shredderman 1: Secret Identity by Wendelin Van Draanen

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The Secret School by Avi
Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett
Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism by Georgia Byng - WINNER!
Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins - Honor Book!
Granny Torrelli Makes Soup by Sharon Creech
United Tates of America by Paula Danziger
Once Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris - Honor Book!
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
All the Way Home Patricia Reilly Giff
Working Like a Dog by Gena K. Gorrell
Because of Anya by Margaret Peterson Haddix - Honor Book!
Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine
Travel Team by Mike Lupica
Belle Teal by Ann M. Martin
Half and Half by Lensey Namioka
Ruby Electric by Theresa Nelson
Storm-Blast by Curtis Parkinson
Trouble Don't Last by Shelley Pearsall
Stuart's Cape by Sara Pennypacker
I, Freddy by Dietlof Reiche
The Boy Who Saved Baseball by John H. Ritter
The Freedom Trail Mystery by Nancy Speck
Loser by Jerry Spinelli - Honor Book!
Niagara Falls, or Does It? by Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver
Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson

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Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi
Double Fudge by Judy Blume - Honor Book!
A Week in the Woods by Andrew Clements
Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech - Honor Book!
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Caroline Funke - WINNER!
Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff
A Strong Right Arm by Michelle Y. Green
Qwerty Stevens, Back in Time: The Edison Mystery by Dan Gutman
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen - Honor Book!
Everything on a Waffle by Polly Horvath
Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson
Breaking Through by Francisco Jiménez
Anna Sunday by Sally M. Keehn
The Stranger Next Door by Peg Kehret
Lumber Camp Library by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock
Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry
Caleb's Story by Patricia MacLachlan
The Doll People by Ann M. Martin and Laura Godwin - Honor Book!
Saffy's Angel by Hilary McKay
Crazy Mixed Up Spanglish Day by Marisa Montes
The Same Stuff as Stars by Katherine Paterson
Fair Weather by Richard Peck
Noses Are Red by Richard Scrimger
Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie S. Tolan
When the Circus Came to Town by Laurence Yep

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How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay by Julia Alvarez
Tree Girl by T. A. Barron
Hope was Here by Joan Bauer
Jake's Orphan by Peggy Brooke
Gloria's Way by Ann Cameron
The Wanderer by Sharon Creech - Honor Book!
Fur-ever Yours, Booker Jones by Betsy Duffey
Laugh-eteria by Douglas Florian
Dork in Disguise by Carol Gorman - Honor Book!
Jackie and Me by Dan Gutman - WINNER!
Boston Jane: An Adventure by Jennifer L. Holm
One Small Dog by Johanna Hurwitz
Any Small Goodness: A Novel of the Barrio by Tony Johnston
Saving Lilly by Peg Kehret
The Time Bike by Jane Langton
The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine - Honor Book!
A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park
The Field of the Dog by Katherine Paterson
Paint by Magic by Kathryn Reiss
Rowan and the Zebak by Emily Rodda
Recycling George by Stephen Roos
A Straw for Two by Eric Sanvoisin
Hey Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge? by Jon Scieszka
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli - Honor Book!
Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan

Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson - Honor Book!
The Summer of Riley by Eve Bunting - Honor Book!
Samir and Yonatan by Daniella Carmi
Stealing Thunder by Mary Casanova
Cool as Ice by Matt Christopher
The Janitor's Boy by Andrew Clements - Honor Book!
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer - WINNER!
The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis
The Elevator Family by Douglas Evans
Frightful's Mountain by Jean Craighead George
Just Ella by Margaret Peterson Haddix
The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse by Bruce Hale
Stowaway by Karen Hesse
The Year of Miss Agnes by Kirkpatrick Hill
My Louisiana Sky by Kimberly Willis Holt
Water Rat by Marnie Laird
The Art of Keeping Cool by Janet Taylor Lisle
Gold Dust by Chris Lynch
Judy Moody by Megan McDonald
Bad Boy, A Memoir by Walter Dean Myers
The Graduation of Jake Moon by Barbara Park
Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan - Honor Book!
Love, Ruby Lavender by Deborah Wiles
Gracie's Girl by Ellen Wittlinger
The Wizard's Map by Jane Yolen

Skellig by D. Almond
Perloo the Bold by Avi
Soccer Duel by M. Christopher
The Landry News by A. Clements
While No One Was Watching by J. L. Conly
King of Shadows by S. Cooper
Bud, Not Buddy by C. P. Curtis - Honor Book!
26 Fairmont Avenue by T. dePaola
Because of Winn-Dixie by K. DiCamillo - WINNER!
Cody Unplugged by B. Duffy
Flying Solo by Ralph Fletcher - Honor Book
Shadow Spinner by Susan Fletcher
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town by K. W. Holt
Bunnicula Strikes Again! by J. Howe
The Secret of Platform 13 by E. Ibbotson - Honor Book!
Dave at Night by G. C. Levine
Sunwing by K. Oppel - Honor Book!
Preacher's Boy by K. Paterson
Soldier's Heart by G. Paulsen
A Long Way from Chicago by R. Peck
First Test by T. Pierce
The Missing Mummy by Ron Roy
It's All Greek to Me by J. Scieszka
The Mouse of Amherst by E. Spires
Diary of Melanie Martin or: How I Survived Matt the Brat,
Michelangelo, and the Leaning Tower of Pizza by C. Weston

The Lost Years of Merlin by T.A. Barron - Honor Book!
Shakespeare Stealer by G. Blackwood
Spike It by M. Christopher
Amber Brown Is Feeling Blue by P. Danziger
The Ghost Of Fossil Glen by C. De Felice - Honor Book!
A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt by C.C. De Young
The King Of Dragons by C. Fenner
The Skin I'm In by S. Flake
Bandit's Moon by S. Fleischman
Joey Pigza Swallowed The Key by J. Gantos
Honus & Me by D. Gutman
Among The Hidden by M.P. Haddix - Honor Book!
Second Cousins by V. Hamilton
The 6th Grade Nickname Game by G. Korman
No Pretty Pictures by A. Lobel
The Wild Kid by H. Mazer
Silverwing by K. Oppel - Honor Book!
Riding Freedom by P.M. Ryan
Holes by L. Sachar - WINNER!
Summer Reading Is Killing Me! by J. Scieszka
Sasquatch by R. Smith
Sammy Keyes And The Hotel Thief by W. Van Draanen
I Rode A Horse Of Milk White Jade by D.L. Wilson
Old People, Frogs, And Albert by N.H. Wilson
Bat 6 by V.E. Wolff