Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson
Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson
Sent with her governess to live with the dreadful Carter family in exotic Brazil in 1910, Maia endures many hardships before fulfilling her dream of exploring the Amazon River.
The Penderwicks on Gardam Street
by Jeanne Birdsall
The Penderwicks are back at home for the school year, and the girls are devastated to learn that their aunt is trying to find women their father can date. They do everything they can to sabotage the plans.
Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss
This is the kid's version of the adult bestseller: it is a hilarious look at why punctuation is. Indeed. Important?
Macaroni Boy by Katherine Ayres
In Pittsburgh in 1933, sixth-grader Mike Costa notices a connection between several strange occurrences, but the only way he can find out the truth about what's happening is to be nice to the class bully. This takes place in the Strip District and it includes historical references about what it used to be like, and the sites that are still there.
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trent Lee Stewart
After passing a series of mind-bending tests, four children are selected for a secret mission that requires them to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules.
The Prince of the Pond by Donna Jo Napoli
Having been turned into a frog by a hag, a frog-prince makes the best of his new life as he mates, raises a family, and instills a new kind of thinking into his frog family. The current most requested book...
The Boys' War by Jim Murphy
Includes diary entries, personal letters, and archival photographs to describe the experiences of boys, sixteen years old or younger, who fought in the Civil War.