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Beezus and Ramona
Beverly Cleary - HarperCollins
Format: Print book
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Ramona Quimby is the youngest of all the famous characters in Mrs. Cleary's wonderful Henry Huggins stories. She is also far and away the most deadly. Readers of the earlier books will remember that Ramona has always been a menace to Beezus, her older sister, to Henry, and to his dog Ribsy.... |
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The Birchbark House
Louise Erdrich - Hyperion Paperbacks for Children
Format: Paperback
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"[In this] story of a young Ojibwa girl, Omakayas, living on an island in Lake Superior around 1847, Louise Erdrich is reversing the narrative perspective used in most children's stories about nineteenth-century Native Americans. Instead of looking out at 'them' as dangers or curiosities,... |
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The Black Stallion
Walter Farley
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THE SOLE SURVIVORS of a devastating shipwreck, Alec Ramsay and the Black Stallion must learn to rely on each other to survive. As a strong bond develops between them, Alec gains the trust of the magnificent beast and eventually the Black allows Alec to ride. Finally, they are rescued, but will... |
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The Borrowers
Mary Norton - Harcourt
Format: Paperback
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The Borrowers - the Clock family: Homily, Pod, and their fourteen-year-old daughter, Arrietty, to be precise - are tiny people who live underneath the kitchen floor of an old English country manor. All their minuscule home furnishings, from postage stamp paintings to champagne cork chairs,... |
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Bud, Not Buddy
Christopher Paul Curtis - Delacorte Press
Format: Print book
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It's 1936, in Flint, Michigan. Times may be hard, and ten-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy on the run, but Bud's got a few things going for him:1. He has his own suitcase filled with his own important, secret things.2. He's the author of Bud Caldwell's Rules and Things for Having a Funner... |
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Charlotte's Web
E. B. White - Sundance
Format: Paperback
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This beloved book by E. B. White, author of Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan, is a classic of children's literature that is "just about perfect."Some Pig. Humble. Radiant. These are the words in Charlotte's Web, high up in Zuckerman's barn. Charlotte's spiderweb tells... |
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The Giver
Lois Lowry - Laurel-Leaf
Format: Mass Market Paperback
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Jonas's world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear of pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community. When Jonas turns 12 he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true... |
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
E.L. Konigsburg - Aladdin Books
Format: Paperback
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In this winner of the Newbery Medal from E.L. Konigsburg, when suburban Claudia Kincaid decides to run away, she knows she doesn't just want to run from somewhere, she wants to run to somewhere - to a place that is comfortable, beautiful, and, preferably, elegant.Claudia knew... |
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Half Magic
Edward Eager - Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Format: Paperback
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It all begins with a strange coin on a sun-warmed sidewalk. Jane finds the coin, and becasue she and her sblings are having the worst, most dreadfully boring summer ever, she idly wishes something exciting would happen. And something does: Her wish is granted. Or not quite.... |
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Harriet the Spy
Louise Fitzhugh - Dell Yearling
Format: Paperback
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Harriet M. Welsch is a spy. In her notebook, she writes down everything she knows about everyone, even her classmates and her best friends. Then Harriet loses track of her notebook, and it ends up in the wrong hands. Before she can stop them, her friends have read the always truthful, sometimes... |
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Hatchet
Gary Paulsen - SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format: Mass Market Paperback
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This award-winning contemporary classic is the survival story with which all others are compared - and a page-turning, heart-stopping adventure, recipient of the Newbery Honor. Hatchet has also been nominated as one of Americas best-loved novels by PBSs The Great American Read.. Thirteen-year-old... |
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Holes
Louis Sachar - Dell
Format: Paperback
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This winner of the Newbery Medal and the National Book Award features Stanley Yelnats, a kid who is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnats. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys'... |
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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
C S Lewis - HarperTrophy
Format: Paperback
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A mass-market paperback edition of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, book two in the classic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia. This edition features cover art by Cliff Nielsen and interior black-and-white illustrations by the series' original illustrator, Pauline Baynes. Four... |
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The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-ExupeÌry - Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Format: Paperback
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Few stories are as widely read and as universally cherished by children and adults alike as The Little Prince. Richard Howard's translation of the beloved classic beautifully reflects Saint-Exupry's unique and gifted style. Howard, an acclaimed poet and one of the preeminent translators... |
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Matilda
Roald Dahl - Alfaguara
Format: Paperback
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Una niita genio devoralibros con asombrosos y divertidos poderes.Matilda es una vida lectora de solo cinco aos. Sensible e inteligente, todos la admiran menos sus mediocres padres, que la consideran una intil. Adems, tiene poderes extraos y maravillosos ... Un da, Matilda decide liberarse... |
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Mr. Popper's Penguins
Richard Atwater - Little
Format: Print book
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A classic of American humor, the adventures of a house painter and his brood of high-stepping penguins have delighted children for generations. "Here is a book to read aloud in groups of all ages. There is not an extra or misplaced word in the whole story."--The Horn Book. Newbery... |
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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Robert C. O'Brien - Sunburst Communications [production company]
Format: Paperback
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Some extraordinary rats come to the aid of a mouse family in this Newbery Medal Award-winning classic by notable children's author Robert C. O'Brien.Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with four small children, is faced with a terrible problem. She must move her family to their summer quarters... |
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The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster - Epstein & Carroll ; distributed by Random House
Format: Print book
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With almost 4 million copies sold over 50 years after its original publication, generations of readers have now journeyed with Milo to the Lands Beyond in this beloved classic that Philip Pullman says "comes up bright and new every time I read it . . . it will continue to charm and delight... |
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Ramona the Pest
Beverly Cleary - HarperTrophy
Format: Paperback
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Ramona Quimby is excited to start kindergarten. No longer does she have to watch her older sister, Beezus, ride the bus to school with all the big kids. She's finally old enough to do it too!Then she gets into trouble for pulling her classmate's boingy curls during recess. Even worse, her crush... |
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Mildred D Taylor - Puffin Books
Format: Paperback
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The stunning repackage of a timeless Newbery Award Winner, with cover art by two-time Caldecott Honor Award winner Kadir Nelson!With the land to hold them together, nothing can tear the Logans apart. Why is the land so important to Cassie's family? It takes the events of one turbulent... |
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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Judy Blume - Puffin Books
Format: Paperback
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Celebrating 40 years of a Judy Blume classic! Millions of fans young and old have been entertained by the quick wit of Peter Hatcher, the hilarious antics of mischevious Fudge, and the unbreakable confidence of know-it-all Sheila Tubman in Judy Blume's five Fudge books. And now, Puffin... |
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The Westing Game
Ellen Raskin - Puffin Books
Format: Paperback
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A Newbery Medal Winner"A supersharp mystery...confoundingly clever, and very funny." - BOOKLIST , starred review A bizarre chain of events begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of Samuel W. Westing's will. And though no one knows why the eccentric,... |
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Where the Red Fern Grows
Wilson Rawls - Yearling; Reprint edition
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Billy, Old Dan and Little Ann -- a Boy and His Two Dogs...A loving threesome, they ranged the dark hills and river bottoms of Cherokee country. Old Dan had the brawn, Little Ann had the brains -- and Billy had the will to train them to be the finest hunting team in the valley. Glory and victory... |
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Winnie-the-Pooh
A A Milne - Dell Co.
Format: Paperback
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For nearly seventy years, readers have been delighted by the adventures of Christopher Robin and his lovable friends. Paired with the perfectly suited drawings of Ernest H. Shepard, A.A. Milne's classic story continues to captivate children of all ages. |
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Esperanza Rising
Pam Munoz Ryan - Scholastic Press
Format: Book
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Pura Belpr Award WinnerIRA Notable Book for a Global SocietyNew York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and SharingEsperanza thought she'd always live with her family on their ranch in Mexico--she'd always have fancy dresses, a beautiful home, and servants. But a sudden tragedy forces... |
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The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett
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When orphaned Mary Lennox, lonely and sad, comes to live at her uncle's great house on the Yorkshire moors, she finds it full of secrets. At night, she hears the sound of crying down one of the long corridors. Outside, she meets Dickon, a magical boy who can charm and talk to animals.... |
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Mildred D. Taylor - Puffin
Format: Paperback
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Winner of the Newbery Medal, this remarkably moving novel has impressed the hearts and minds of millions of readers. Set in Mississippi at the height of the Depression, this is the story of one family's struggle to maintain their integrity, pride, and independence in the face of racism... |
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The Wizard Of Oz
L. Frank Baum - Modern Pub
Format: Hardcover
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The Wizard of Oz is an American children's novel written by author L. Frank Baum, originally published by the George M. Hill Company in Chicago on May 17, 1900. It has since been reprinted on numerous occasions, most often under the title The Wizard of Oz. The Book was the First in the Oz Series.... |
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A Wrinkle in Time: 50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition
Madeleine L'Engle - Square Fish
Format: Paperback
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The 50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition of Madeleine L'Engle's ground-breaking science fiction and fantasy classic, now a major motion picture.Fifty years ago, Madeleine L'Engle introduced the world to A Wrinkle in Time and the wonderful and unforgettable characters Meg and Charles... |
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Number the Stars
Lois Lowry - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback
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As the German troops begin their campaign to "relocate" all the Jews of Denmark, Annemarie Johansen's family takes in Annemarie's best friend, Ellen Rosen, and conceals her as part of the family.Through the eyes of ten-year-old Annemarie, we watch as the Danish Resistance smuggles... |
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The Cricket in Times Square
George Selden - Square Fish
Format: Paperback
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Tucker is a streetwise city mouse. He thought he'd seen it all. But he's never met a cricket before, which really isn't surprising, because, along with his friend Harry Cat, Tucker lives in the very heart of New York City -- the Times Square subway station. Chester Cricket never intended... |
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Shiloh
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor - Aladdin Paperbacks
Format: Paperback
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Marty will do anything to save his new friend Shiloh in this Newbery Medal-winning novel from Phillis Reynolds Naylor.When Marty Preston comes across a young beagle in the hills behind his home, it's love at first sight - and also big trouble. It turns out the dog, which Marty names Shiloh,... |
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Frindle
Andrew Clements - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Nicholas Allen has plenty of ideas. Who can forget the time he turned his third-grade classroom into a tropical island, or the times he fooled his teacher by chirping like a blackbird? But now Nicks in fifth grade, and it looks like his days as a troublemaker are over. Everyone knows that... |
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