ALL OF A KIND FAMILY - A Jewish family finds life in New York City in the early 20th century a joyous and adventurous experience. by Sydney Taylor

BULL RUN - Northerners, Southerners, generals, couriers, dreaming boys, and worried sisters describe the glory, the horror, the thrill, and the disillusionment of the first battle of the Civil War. by Paul Fleischman

I, JUAN DE PAREJA - A fictionalized biography of the African slave of the great Spanish painter Velazquez. by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino

LETTERS FROM RIFKA - In letters to her cousin, a young Jewish girl chronicles her family's perilous 1919 flight from Russia to America, and her own experiences when she has to be left behind in Belgium. By Karen Hesse

LITTLE HOUSE IN THE BIG WOODS - Laura and her pioneer family share a home in the wilderness of Wisconsin in this first of a beloved series. by Laura Ingalls Wilder

THE MASTER PUPPETEER - In 18th century Osaka, the thirteen-year-old son of a poor puppet-maker becomes a theater apprentice and discovers the identity of the mysterious bandit who robs the rich and helps the starving poor in famine-struck Japan. by Katharine Paterson

>>>A Guide for Using the Master Puppeteer in the Classroom

THE MIDWIFE'S APPRENTICE - In medieval England, a nameless, homeless girl is taken in a sharp-tempered midwife, and in spite of obstacles and hardship, eventually gains the three things she most wants: a full belly, a contented heart, and a place in this world. 1996 Newbery Award. by Karen Cushman

>>>The Midwife's Apprentice: A Unit Plan

MORNING GIRL - Morning Girl, who loves the day, and her younger brother, Star Boy, who loves the night, take turns describing their life on a Caribbean island just before Columbus lands. by Michael Dorris

ROLL OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY - A black family living in Mississippi in 1933 is faced with prejudice. 1977 Newbery Award. by Mildred Taylor

>>>Literature Circle Guide: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Literature Guides, Grades 4-8)

>>>Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry [UNABRIDGED] -- Audio Cassette

THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND - A sixteen-year-old girl from Barbados moves to a Puritan colony in Connecticut and is accused of being a witch. by Elizabeth George Speare

>>>A Guide for Using The Witch of Blackbird Pond in the Classroom

>>>The Witch of Blackbird Pond : A Unit Plan

>>>The Witch of Blackbird Pond Study Guide

BULLY FOR YOU, TEDDY ROOSEVELT! - The dynamic life of the 26th president who hunted big game animals and fought for conservation. by Jean Fritz

CHARLES A. LINDBERGH: A HUMAN HERO - A fascinating portrait that explores the accomplishments and shortcomings of the adventurous American aviator, enhanced. by James Cross Giblin

THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL - The secret journal of a Dutch Jewish girl written during the time her family went into hiding from the Nazis during World War II. by Anne Frank

>>>Teaching the Diary of Anne Frank (Grades 5 and UP)

>>>The Diary of Anne Frank ; Play and Related Readings

>>>A Guide for Using Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl in the Classroom

>>>Anne Frank Diary of a Young Girl : A Unit Plan

ELEANOR ROOSEVELT: A LIFE OF DISCOVERY - Photographs and insight portray a dynamic first lady devoted to public service and humanitarian causes. by Russell Freedman

>>>Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery - AUDIO

EZRA JACK KEATS - Fans and young readers alike will be delighted with this insightful story of the beloved picture book author and illustrator. by Dean Engel

HOMESICK: MY OWN STORY - The author's memoir of her childhood in China in the 1920's. by Jean Fritz

LEONARDO DA VINCI - A recreation of the life of the Renaissance painter and inventor through handsomely detailed illustrations. by Diane Stanley

>>>How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day

LINCOLN: A PHOTOBIOGRAPHY - The life of the 16th president movingly portrayed in words and pictures. 1988 Newbery Award. Russell Freedman

LITTLE BY LITTLE: A WRITER'S EDUCATION - Recollections of her childhood in Taiwan and Canada and what it was like to be almost blind reveal the source for the strength and feelings in her books. by Jean Little

LIVES OF THE MUSICIANS - Good times, bad times (and what the neighbors thought) - a witty collection. First in a series. by Kathleen Krull

SARAH, PLAIN AND TALL - Caleb and Anna hope that the mail-order bride who comes from Maine to their prairie home will stay. by Patricia MacLachlan

>>>Reading Guide To Sarah, Plain and Tall

>>>A Guide for Using Sarah Plain and Tall/Journey in the Classroom

>>>Sarah, Plain and Tall: A Play in Two Acts

THE BOGGART - When an ancient and mischievous spirit is accidentally transported from Scotland to Toronto, it wreaks havoc for Emily and her brother Jessup.
by Susan Cooper

CHARLOTTE'S WEB - The story of a little girl named Fern who loves a little pig named Wilbur and of Wilbur's dear friend, Charlotte A. Cavatica, a beautiful, large gray spider who lives with Wilbur in the barn. by E. B. White

>>>A Guide for Using Charlotte's Web in the Classroom

THE DARK IS RISING - Will Stanton's 11th birthday is the beginning of a frightening yet wonderful discovery of a special gift - immortality and power against the forces of evil. by Susan Cooper

FALCON'S EGG - A girl finds a large, hot, red egg in Central Park and cares for the remarkable creature which hatches from it. by Luli Gray

THE HAUNTING - After a shy and rather withdrawn eight-year-old begins receiving frightening supernatural images and messages, he learns about a family legacy which could be considered a curse or a rare gift. by Margaret Mahy

THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE - Four English children go through a wardrobe door to Narnia where Aslan, the noble lion, fights the spell of the white witch. First in the Chronicles of Narnia series. by C. S. Lewis

THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE - Spanish Edition

>>>A Guide for Using The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in the Classroom

>>>The Lion, Witch & Wardrobe Study Guide

>>>The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Picture Book

THE MOORCHILD - Feeling that she is neither fully human nor "Folk," a changeling learns her true identity and attempts to find the human child whose place she had been given. by Eloise McGraw

THE RETURN OF THE TWELVES - In his new home, a young boy finds twelve old wooden soldiers (all alive) that once belonged to the famous Bronte children. by Pauline Clarke

TUCK EVERLASTING - The Tuck family is confronted with an agonizing situation when they discover that a ten-year-old girl and a malicious stranger now share their secret about a spring whose water prevents one from ever growing any older. by Natalie Babbitt

>>>Tuck Everlasting Study Guide

>>>A Guide for Using Tuck Everlasting in the Classroom

>>>Literature Circle Guides: Tuck Everlasting (Grades 4-8)

>>>Tuck Everlasting: A Unit Plan

ABEL'S ISLAND - Castaway on an uninhabited island, Abel, a very civilized mouse, finds his resourcefulness and endurance tested to the limit as he struggles to survive and return home. by William Steig

BABE, THE GALLANT PIG - A piglet destined to be butchered arrives at the farmyard, is adopted by an old sheep dog, and discovers a special secret to success. by Dick King-Smith

BUNNICULA - Though scoffed at Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human family that their foundling baby bunny is a vampire. by Deborah Howe

THE CRICKET IN TIMES SQUARE - A fast-talking mouse and a city-wise cat welcome a country cricket to a new home in a NYC subway station. by George Selden

THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY - Two dogs and a cat support each other through hardships, hunger, and danger as they travel two hundred and fifty miles across Canada to reach home. by Sheila Burnford

>>> Homeword Bound - The Incredible Journey

MRS. FRISBY AND THE RATS OF NIMH - In need of help for her children, a widowed mouse visits the rats whose former imprisonment in a laboratory has given them wisdom. 1972 Newbery Award. by Robert O'Brien

>>>A Guide for Using Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH in the Classroom

>>>Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh: A Study Guide

>>>LA Senora Frisby Y Las Ratas De Nimh/Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh (Coleccion El Barco De Vapor, 82)

>>>Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh: Student Packet Grades 7-8

POPPY - A courageous girl mouse embarks on a journey to save her family and defeat the tyrannical horned owl who rules the forest.by Brian Floca Avi

SHILOH - When he finds a lost beagle in the hills behind his West Virginia home, Marty tries to hide it from his family and the dog's real owner, a mean-spirited man who shoots deer out of season and mistreats his dogs.1992 Newbery Award. by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

>>> SHILOHA

>>>Guide for Using Shiloh in the Classroom

SOUNDER - Angry and humiliated when his sharecropper father is jailed for stealing food for his family, a young black boy grows in courage and understanding with the help of his devoted dog Sounder. 1970 Newbery Award. by William Armstrong

>>> SOUNDER

>>>A Guide for Using Sounder in the Classroom

THE WAINSCOTT WEASEL - A sensitive but heroic young weasel finds a way to save his seaside community on Long Island. Beautifully illustrated. by Tor Seidler

FREAKY FRIDAY - A thirteen-year-old girl gains a much more sympathetic understanding of her relationship with her mother when the two switch bodies. by Mary Rodgers

>>> FREAKY FRIDAY

HARRIS AND ME: A SUMMER REMEMBERED - Pig wrestling and mouse hunting are just two of a young boy's raucous escapades the summer he lived on his cousin's farm. by Gary Paulsen

HOW TO EAT FRIED WORMS - Two boys set out to prove that worms can make a delicious meal. by Thomas Rockwell

KNIGHTS OF THE KITCHEN TABLE - A magic book transports three boys back to the days of King Arthur in the first book of the "The Time Warp Trio."
by Jon Scieszka

LIZARD MUSIC - When left to take care of himself, a young boy encounters a community of intelligent lizards who tell him of a little known invasion from outer space. by Daniel Manus Pinkwater

ORDINARY JACK - An eleven-year-old English boy, Jack, the only "ordinary" member of the talented and eccentric Bagthorpe family, concocts a scheme to distinguish himself as a modern-day prophet. The first book in The Bagthorpe Saga.
by Helen Cresswell

THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH - Milo, a little boy who didn't know what to do with himself, goes through the phantom tollbooth, behind which lies a strange land and even stranger adventures. by Norton Juster

>>>A Guide for Using The Phantom Tollbooth in the Classroom

SQUASHED - Ellie is determined that Max, her 600 pound pumpkin, will win the big weigh-in at the County Fair. by Joan Bauer

THE TWITS - The misadventures of two terrible old people who enjoy playing nasty tricks and are finally outwitted a family of monkeys. by Roald Dahl

UNREAL! - Magic underpants, a ghost that haunts an outhouse, and ice cream that can make you smart are some of the ingredients in these "eight surprising stories.
by Paul Jennings

THE DOLLHOUSE MURDERS - A dollhouse filled with a ghostly light in the middle of the night and dolls that have moved from where she has left them lead Amy and her sister to unravel the mystery surrounding grisly murders that took place years ago.
by Betty Ren Wright

DOWN A DARK HALL - Suspicious and uneasy about the atmosphere at her new boarding school, fourteen-year-old Kit slowly realizes why she and the other three students at school were selected. by Lois Duncan

THE EGYPT GAME - Melanie and her new friend April enjoy a common interest in ancient Egypt and develop a land of Egypt in an abandoned storage yard.
by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

>>>The Egypt Game Literature Unit

>>>Spend the Day in Ancient Egypt : Projects and Activities That Bring the Past to Life

ENCYCLOPEDIA BROWN: BOY DETECTIVE - The first in a series of detective stories in which the reader is challenged to match wits with the ten-year-old mastermind of Idaville's war on crime. by Donald J. Sobol

FROM THE MIXED-UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E. FRANKWEILER - A twelve-year-old girl and her brother run away to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1968 Newbery Award. by E. L. Konigsburg

>>> FROM THE MIXED-UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E. FRANKWEILER

>>>A Guide for Using From the Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler in the Classroom

>>>Literature Circle Guide: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

THE HOUSE OF DIES DREAR - Thirteen-year-old Thomas and his family move from North Carolina to a strange, old mansion in Ohio which was once a station on the Underground Railroad. by Virginia Hamilton

>>> THE HOUSE OF DIES DREAR

THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS - A boy goes to live with his magician uncle in a mansion that has a clock hidden in the walls which is ticking off the minutes until doomsday. by John Bellairs

THE RUBY IN THE SMOKE - In nineteenth-century London, sixteen-year-old Sally, a recent orphan, becomes involved in a deadly search for a mysterious ruby.
by Phillip Pullman

THE VIEW FROM THE CHERRY TREE - Rob admits to having seen a murder, but in the confusion of his older sister's wedding no one believes him - except the murderer.
by Willo Davis Roberts

THE WESTING GAME - The mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the circumstances of his death before they can claim their inheritance. 1979 Newbery Award. by Ellen Raskin

>>>The Westing Game (Teaching Resource) Novel Vocabulary

>>>The Westing Game (Teaching Resource) Assessment Pack

ANNA TO THE INFINITE POWER - A twelve-year-old math whiz accidentally learns the startling facts about her true identity and her role in an important secret experiment. by Mildred Ames

>>> ANNA TO THE INFINITE POWER

THE EAR, THE EYE, AND THE ARM - In 2194 Zimbabwe, General Matsika's three children are kidnapped and put to work in a plastic mine, while three mutant detectives use their special powers to search for them. by Nancy Farmer

>>> THE EAR, THE EYE, AND THE ARM - AUDIO CASSETTE

ENCHANTRESS FROM THE STARS - Three civilizations from different planets in widely varying stages of development clash in what could be either a mutually disastrous or beneficial encounter. by Sylvia Engdahl

EVA - After a terrible accident, a young girl wakes up to discover that she has been given the body of a chimpanzee. by Peter Dickinson

THE GIVER - At the Ceremony of the Twelves, Jonas begins to learn the horrifying truth about the perfect society in which he has grown up. 1994 Newbery Award.
by Lois Lowery

INTERSTELLAR PIG - Barney's boring seaside vacation suddenly becomes more interesting when the cottage next door is occupied three exotic neighbors who are addicted to a doomsday game. by William Sleator

STINKER FROM SPACE - An agent of the Sylon Confederacy who is fleeing from enemy ships, crash lands on Earth, transfers his mind to the body of a skunk, and enlists the aid of two children in getting back to his home planet. by Pamela Service

THE WHITE MOUNTAINS - The harrowing escape of a young boy from a futuristically mechanized tyranny is compellingly described. First book of the author's trilogy about the Tripods, of which The City Of Gold and Lead, and The Pool Of Fire form the second and third books respectively. by John Christopher

A WRINKLE IN TIME - A trio of whimsical characters, intent on helping Meg find her father, take her, her brother, and a friend on an interplanetary voyage to a distant planet where an omnipotent brain has robotized everyone. by Madeleine L'Engle

>>>Literature Circle Guide: A Wrinkle in Time

>>>A Guide for Using A Wrinkle in Time in the Classroom

A GIRL NAMED DISASTER - While journeying to Zimbabwe, eleven-year-old Nhamo struggles to escape drowning and starvation and in so doing comes close to the luminous world of the African spirits.

HATCHET - After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the wilderness, learning to survive initially with only the aid of a hatchet given his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce. by Gary Paulsen

ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS - When her younger brother dies in 1800, Karana, an Indian girl, spends eighteen years alone on the Island of San Nicholas, far off the coast of California. 1961 Newbery Award. by Scott O'Dell

>>>Island of the Blue Dolphins (Literature Circle Guides, Grades 4-8)

JULIE OF THE WOLVES - While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, a thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl becomes lost on the North Slope of Alaska and is befriended a wolf pack. 1973 Newbery Award. by Jean Craighead George

>>>Literature Circle Guides: Julie of the Wolves (Grades 4-8)

>>>Reading Guide To Julie Of The Wolves

>>>Julie of the Wolves : A Unit Plan

>>>A Guide for Using Julie of the Wolves in the Classroom

SAVE QUEEN OF SHEBA - After miraculously surviving a Sioux Indian raid on the trail to Oregon, a brother and sister set out with few provisions to find the rest of the settlers. by Louise Moeri

SLAKE'S LIMBO - Thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake, hounded his fears and misfortunes, flees them into New York City's subway tunnels, never again--he believes--to emerge. by Felice Holman

STONE FOX - Willy tries desperately to win a sled dog race against an enigmatic Indian. by John Reynolds Gardiner

>>>A Guide for Using Stone Fox in the Classroom

THE TRUE CONFESSIONS OF CHARLOTTE DOYLE - As the lone "young lady" on a transatlantic voyage in 1832, Charlotte learns that the captain is murderous and the crew rebellious.

THE WHIPPING BOY - A bratty prince and his whipping boy have many adventures when they inadvertently trade places after becoming involved with dangerous outlaws. 1987 Newbery Award. by Sid Fleischman

Z FOR ZACHARIAH - Seemingly the only person left alive after the holocaust of a war, a young girl is relieved to see a man arrive into her valley until she realizes that he is a tyrant and she must somehow escape. by Robert O'Brien

>>>Letts Explore for GCSE: "Z for Zachariah"

ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME MARGARET - Faced with the difficulties of growing up and choosing a religion, a twelve-year-old girl talks over her problems with her own private God. by Judy Blume

THE FRIENDS - A young West Indian girl in Harlem, New York recognizes that her own selfish pride rather than her mother's death and her father's tyrannical behavior created the gulf between her and her best friend. by Rosa Guy

THE GOATS - Abandoned on an island by their fellow campers, a boy and a girl learn to survive both physically and emotionally. by Brock Cole

HARRIET THE SPY - Precocious, overpriviledged Harriet darts around her Manhattan neighborhood ferreting out the "scoop" on the moving scene. by Louise Fitzhugh

>>> HARRIET THE SPY

>>>Harriet The Spy - Movie Poster

>>>A Guide for Using Harriet the Spy in the Classroom

MANIAC MAGEE - After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee's life becomes legendary, as he accomplishes athletic and other feats which awe his contemporaries. 1991 Newbery Award. by Jerry Spinelli

>>>Literature Circle Guides: Maniac Magee (Grades 4-8)

>>>Maniac Magee Study Guide

>>>Maniac Magee (Literature Unit Series)

MOTOWN AND DIDI - Motown and Didi, two teenage loners in Harlem, become allies in a fight against Touchy, the drug dealer whose dope is destroying Didi's brother, and find themselves falling in love with each other. by Walter Dean Myers

SHABANU: DAUGHTER OF THE WIND - When eleven-year old Shabanu, the daughter of a nomad in present-day Pakistan, is pledged in marriage to an older man whose money will bring prestige to the family, she must either accept the decision, as is the custom, or risk the consequences of defying. by Suzanne Fisher Staples

TONING THE SWEEP - On a trip to the desert to bring her dying grandmother home, Emily learns about the family's tragic past and gains pride as a third generation black woman. by Angela Johnson

WALK TWO MOONS - After her mother leaves home suddenly, thirteen-year-old Sal and her grandparents take a car trip to Idaho retracing her mother's route. 1995 Newbery Award. by Sharon Creech

>>>Walk Two Moons: Literature Unit: A Guide for Using in the Classroom

WHAT JAMIE SAW - Having fled to a family friend's hillside trailer after his mother's boyfriend tried to throw his baby sister against a wall, nine-year-old Jamie finds himself living an existence full of uncertainty and fear. by Carolyn Coman

AND THE GREEN GRASS GREW ALL AROUND: FOLK POETRY FROM EVERYONE - Teases and taunts, wishes and warnings - a buoyant collection of beloved childhood nonsense. by Alvin Schwartz

THE DREAM KEEPER AND OTHER POEMS - Lyrical poems, songs, and blues explore the black experience. by Langston Hughes

I AM THE DARKER BROTHER - An anthology of African-American poets.
by Arnold Adoff

JOYFUL NOISE - The world of insects captured in poems for two voices that are perfect for reading aloud. 1989 Newbery Award. by Paul Fleischman

A PIZZA THE SIZE OF THE SUN - Humor, rhythm and rhyme abound in nearly 100 poems. by Jack Prelutsky

SOUL LOOKS BACK IN WONDER - Tom Feelings and poems such writers as Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, and Askia Toure portray the creativity, strength, and beauty of their African American heritage.

WHAT TO DO WHEN A BUG CRAWLS IN YOUR MOUTH AND OTHER POEMS TO DRIVE YOU BUGGY - Roaches, bees, ants, beetles – silly verse to chuckle over in a colorfully illustrated book. by Rick Walton