The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
Joan Aiken
Bonnie Green and her cousin Sylvia come under the power of a wicked governess when Bonnie’s parents leave on a sea voyage. Look for other titles in the Wolves Chronicles.
The Book of Three
Lloyd Alexander
Taran assembles a group of companions to rescue the oracular pig Hen Wen from the forces of evil. Look for other titles in the Prydain Chronicles.
A Hero Ain’t Nothin’ But a Sandwich
Alice Childress
The life of a thirteen-year-old Harlem boy on his way to becoming a heroin addict is seen from his viewpoint and from that of several people around him.
The White Mountains
John Christopher
The Tripods—huge, three-legged machines—descend upon Earth and take control. Look for other titles in The Tripods series
The Dark Is Rising
Susan Cooper
Will, the last born of the Old Ones, must find the six magical Signs that will aid him in the battle between the Dark and Light. Newbery Honor Book. Look for other books in the series.
The Cat Ate My Gymsuit
Paula Danziger
Marcy uses her newfound courage to fight to save a favorite teacher’s job. Also look for the sequel, There’s a Bat in Bunk Five.
Summer of My German Soldier
Bette Greene
A twelve-year-old girl befriends a Nazi soldier, who is imprisoned in a World War II camp in her small hometown in Arkansas. Also look for the sequel, Morning Is a Long Time Coming.
The Friends
Rosa Guy
Phyllisia, from the West Indies, learns to cope with her strict father, her own attitudes, and the prejudices of her schoolmates in Harlem.
The House of Dies Drear
Virginia Hamilton
Thomas and his family move from North Carolina to a strange old mansion in Ohio, which was once a station on the Underground Railroad. Look for The Mystery of Drear House.
The Outsiders
S.E. Hinton
When his best friend, Johnny, kills a member from a rival gang, Ponyboy finds himself caught up in a nightmare of violence.
Redwall
Brian Jacques
Matthias, a young mouse, seeks the legendary sword of Martin the Warrior to save Redwall Abbey from the evil rat Cluny and his hordes. Look for other adventures in the series.
El Bronx Remembered: A Novella and Stories
Nicholasa Mohr
Recreates the everyday realities of life for Puerto Ricans in the South Bronx tenements of the 1940s and 1950s.
Scorpions
Walter Dean Myers
A twelve-year-old boy, forced to join a Harlem gang, learns the consequences of peer pressure. Newbery Honor Book.
Tituba of Salem Village
Ann Petry
Tituba, a slave from Barbados, is one of the first "witches" condemned in the Salem Witch Trials.
Where the Red Fern Grows
Wilson Rawls
A boy achieves his heart’s desire when he trains two hounds to be the finest hunting team in the valley.
Freaky Friday
Mary Rodgers
A thirteen-year-old girl spends a day in her mother’s body.
The Sign of the Beaver
Elizabeth George Speare
Left alone to guard the family’s home, a boy struggles to survive until local Indians teach him their skills.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Mildred D. Taylor
Cassie Logan learns dignity and pride from her father and family in Depression-era Mississippi. Newbery Medal Winner. Look for Let the Circle Be Unbroken and The Road to Memphis, both Coretta Scott King Author Award Books.
The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
The adventures of the well-to-do hobbit who lived happily in his home until a wandering wizard grants his wish.
Journey Home
Yoshiko Uchida
When Yuki and her parents are released from an American concentration camp in Utah and return home to Berkeley, California, they try to reconstruct their lives amidst strong anti-Japanese feelings. Also look for Journey to Topaz.
National Velvet
Enid Bagnold
Velvet Brown dreams of riding her horse in the Grand National, the most important annual race in England.
Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
Lewis Carroll
Whether down a rabbit hole or on the other side of a mirror, Alice discovers a zany world of magical adventures.
Robinson Crusoe
Daniel Defoe
When Robinson is marooned on a desert island, he must cope with loneliness as well as meet the physical challenges.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The adventures of the world’s first and greatest scientific detective, revealed to us by his assistant, partner, and friend, Dr. John Watson. It’s elementary....
The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank
A faithful and devastating record of the years Anne and her family spent in Holland, hiding from the Nazis.
Cheaper by the Dozen
Frank Gilbreth
The true but funny story of the twelve Gilbreth children, whose parents were the original time-and-motion study experts. Also look for the sequel, Belles on Their Toes (920 G4662 B or J 920 G).
Lassie Come-Home
Eric Mowbray Knight
Sold by her owner, a collie undertakes a thousand-mile journey to rejoin him.
At the Back of the North Wind
George MacDonald
The fantastic adventures of a boy as he travels with the powerful and dangerous North Wind.
My Friend Flicka
Mary O’Hara
A young Wyoming ranch boy develops new skills and understanding as he cares for and trains his colt, Flicka.
The Yearling
Marjorie Rawlings
How will Jody choose between destroying the orphaned fawn he has reared and protecting his family’s farm and livelihood?
Bambi
Felix Salten
The adventures of a young deer in the forest as he grows into a beautiful stag.
Black Beauty
Anna Sewell
The life and times of Black Beauty, a carriage horse.
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew
Margaret Sidney
The orphaned Pepper family strives to overcome poverty and stay together.
Ballet Shoes
Noel Streatfeild
Attempting to make ends meet, three sisters try to support themselves through dancing.
The Sword in the Stone
T.H. White
Young Wart goes through many exciting and dangerous adventures as his tutor Merlin trains him for his future role as Britain’s greatest king—Arthur, the once and future.
The Swiss Family Robinson
Johann Wyss
When the Robinson family leaves Switzerland, their ship is wrecked near an island, where they struggle to survive.
