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Adam Canfield of the Slash
Winerip, Michael
As co-editors of the Slash, their middle school newspaper, Adam
and Jennifer investigate a story and uncover fraud and corruption in
their school and in the city’s government.
Chicken Boy
Dowell, Frances O’Roark
Since the death of his mother, Tobin’s life has been a mess, but
after he starts raising chickens with his seventh-grade classmate,
Henry, everything starts to fall into place.
Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two
Bruchac, Joseph
After being taught as children that their native language is
useless, Ned Begay and other Navajo men are recruited by the Marines
in World War II to use that very language to send unbreakable coded
messages during many top-secret missions.
Crooked River
Pearsall, Shelley
Twelve-year-old Rebecca Carter struggles with the idea that an
innocent Native American man may be wrongly convicted and sentenced
to death in 1812 Ohio.
Defiance
Hobbs, Valerie
While vacationing in the country, 11-year-old Toby, a cancer
patient, learns some important lessons about living and dying from
an elderly poet and her cow.
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie
Sonnenblick, Jordan
When his younger brother is diagnosed with leukemia, 13-year-old
Steven tries to deal with his complicated emotions, his school life
and his desire to support his family.
East
Pattou, Edith
To save her sister, Rose willingly travels with a huge white bear
and comes to love him. When the Troll Queen steals him away, Rose
goes to the ends of the earth to save him from his cruel
enchantment.
Listening for Lions
Whelan, Gloria
Orphaned after the 1918 flu epidemic in British East Africa,
13-year-old Rachel is tricked into assuming a deceased neighbor’s
identity in order to travel to England.
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
DiCamillo, Kate
Edward Tulane, a cold-hearted and proud toy rabbit, slowly but
surely learns to open his heart to love after being cruelly
separated from the young girl who adored him.
The Misadventures of Maude March
Couloumbis, Audrey
After the death of the stern aunt who raised them, 11-year-old
Sallie and her 15-year-old sister run away from their self-serving
guardians for adventures in the wilds of the western frontier.
MVP*: *Magellan Voyage Project
Evans, Douglas
Twelve-year-old Adam is challenged by the deposed ruler of
Babababad to become the first youngster to travel around the world
in 40 days without an adult.
The Old Willis Place: A Ghost Story
Hahn, Mary Downing
Tired of the rules that have bound them ever since "the bad thing
happened," 12-year-old Diana befriends the daughter of the new
caretaker in an effort to free herself and her brother from their
predicament.
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