By Kathryn Littlewood
Twelve-year-old
Rose Bliss wants to work magic in her family's bakery as her parents
do, but when they are called away and Rose and her siblings are left in
charge, the magic goes awry and a beautiful stranger tries to talk Rose
into giving her the Bliss Cookery Booke.
By Jeanne Birdsall
While vacationing with their widowed father in the Berkshire Mountains,
four lovable sisters, ages four through twelve, share adventures with a
local boy, much to the dismay of his snobbish mother.
By Sharon Creech
With
the help of her wise old grandmother, twelve-year-old Rosie manages to
work out some problems in her relationship with her best friend, Bailey,
the boy next door.
By Gail Carson Levine
In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against
the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her.
By Jessica Day George
Eleven-year-old
Princess Celie lives with her parents, the king and queen, and her
brothers and sister at Castle Glower, which adds rooms or stairways or
secret passageways most every Tuesday, and when the king and queen are
ambushed while travelling, it is up to Celie--the castle's
favorite--with her secret knowledge of its never-ending twists and
turns, to protect their home and save their kingdom.
By Angie Frazier
In
1905, Suzanna is in training to be a well-mannered hostess at a Loch
Harbor, New Brunswick, hotel, but her dream of being a detective gets a
boost when a seven-year-old guest goes missing and Suzanna's uncle, a
famous detective, comes to solve the case.
No Flying in the House
No Flying in the House
By Betty Brock
A tiny talking dog arrives at the home of the rich Mrs. Vancourt and asks shelter for herself and her companion, a little girl.
By Kristin Wolden Nitz
When eleven-year-old Kate and her younger brother Michael encounter a
baby griffin in an Italian garden, they vow to help the creature find
its way back home and to keep Griffo's existence a secret.
Sideways Stories from Wayside School
Sideways Stories from Wayside School
By Louis Sachar
Humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside
School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each
story.
By Betty G. Birney
Eben McAllister searches his small town to see if he can find anything comparable to the real Seven Wonders of the World.
By Peggy Parish
Each summer Lisa, Bill, and Jed visit their grandparents, and they hear
the story of the sketches hung above the mantel. The sketches are clues
to a hidden treasure, and no one has been able to figure them out for a
century. There is a missing first clue, but when the children stumble
upon the second clue, they're on their way. Could it be that on this
visit they will solve the secret that has eluded so many for more than a
hundred years.
By Jessica Day George
Orphaned
after a fever epidemic, Creel befriends a dragon and unknowingly
inherits an object that can either save or destroy her kingdom.
By Jeanne DuPrau
In
the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a
Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city,
perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions.
By Dan Gordon
As
a child lies ill with fever, the figures of a bugle boy, a blustery
sergeant major, a princess, and other toys come to life and search for
the mysterious Davin, a powerful figure who can cure the boy.
By Gordon Korman
Homeschooled by his hippie grandmother, Capricorn (Cap) Anderson has
never watched television, tasted a pizza, or even heard of a wedgie. But
when his grandmother lands in the hospital, Cap is forced to move in
with a guidance counselor and attend the local middle school. While Cap
knows a lot about tie-dyeing and Zen Buddhism, no education could
prepare him for the politics of public school.
By D.V. Kelleher
A group of six kids band together in a "superhero" group and eventually put their play skills to practical use.
By Andrew Clements
The noisy fifth grade boys of Laketon Elementary School challenge the equally loud fifth grade girls to a "no talking" contest.
By Andrew Clements
Twelve-year-old identical twins Jay and Ray have long resented that
everyone treats them as one person, and so they hatch a plot to take
advantage of a clerical error at their new school and pretend they are
just one.
By Andrew Clements
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.
By Patricia C. Wrede
Bored with traditional palace life, a princess goes off to live with a
group of dragons and soon becomes involved with fighting against some
disreputable wizards who want to steal away the dragons' kingdom.
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