The Player King​ - Avi

Meet Lambert, a grubby, hardworking kitchen servant in 1486. Could he possibly be the
rightful heir to the throne of England? Or is it an elaborate deceit? ​This book is based on
a true story.

​Anything But Typical​ - Nora Raleigh Baskin

Jason, an autistic 'tween, shares his view of the world with insight and humor.

The War That Saved My Life​ - Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Ada and her brother have known mostly hardship in London. When children are
evacuated to the countryside, Ada is determined to join them.

Shadow Weaver​ - MarcyKate Connolly

Twelve-year-old Emmeline possesses the unique ability to manipulate shadows, but
when her magical powers are threatened by a noble family she desperately turns to
Dar, her shadow friend, who offers to save her if Emmeline makes Dar flesh again, but
this bargain only puts Emmeline's life in further jeopardy.

The Honest Truth​ - Dan Gemeinhart

A boy named Mark, tired of being sick with cancer, conceives a plan to climb Mount
Rainier, and runs away from home with his dog, Beau - but with over 200 miles between
him and his goal, and only anger at his situation to drive him on, nothing will be easy,
and only his best friend, Jessie, suspects where he is heading.

Projekt 1065​ - Alan Gratz

It is 1943, and thirteen-year-old Michael O'Shaunessey, son of the Irish ambassador to
Nazi Germany in Berlin, is also a spy for the British Secret Service, so he has joined the
Hitler Youth; he pretends that he agrees with their violence but book-burning is hard
enough - but then he is asked to find out more about "Projekt 1065" and both his and his
parents' lives get a lot more dangerous.
Football Genius​ - Tim Green
Troy has a knack for knowing what's going to happen during a football game - in
advance! His mom works for the Atlanta Falcons and this gift could be helpful...or it could
get him into serious trouble.

The Magic Misfits​ ​- Neil Patrick Harris and Alec Azam

Six young magicians and illusionists team up to save their small town from a crooked
carnival owner and his goons.

The Fourteenth Goldfish​ - Jennifer L. Holm

Ellie's scientist grandfather has discovered a way to reverse aging, and consequently
has turned into a teenager - which makes for complicated relationships when he moves
in with Ellie and her mother, his daughter.

A Handful of Stars​ - Cynthia Lord

When her blind dog slips his collar, 12 year old Lily meets Salma Santiago, a young
Hispanic girl whose migrant family are in Main for the blueberry-picking season, and,
based partly on their mutual love of dogs, the two forge a friendship while painting bee
boxes for Lily's grandfather - but as the Blueberry Queen pageant approaches, Lily and
Selma are confronted with some of the hard truths of prejudice and migrant life.

Number the Stars​ - Lois Lowry

In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how
to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis.

Watchdog​ - Will McIntosh

Orphaned and homeless, fourteen-year-old twins Vick and Tara, who is autistic, go up
against a crime lord and her four-legged robotic army, with help from their robotic dog,
Daisy.
Wish​ - Barbara O'Connor
A story about a girl, who, with the help of the dog of her dreams, discovers that family
doesn't always have to be related- they are simply people who love you for who you are.

Save Me a Seat​ - Sarah Weeks; Gita Varadarajan

Ravi has just moved to the United States from India and has always been at the top of
his class; Joe has lived in the same town his whole life and has learning problems - but
when their lives intersect in the first week of 5th grade they are brought together by a
common enemy (the biggest bully in their class) and the need to take control of their
lies.

Brown Girl Dreaming -​ Jacqueline Woodson

A novel in verse about Woodson's childhood in South Carolina and New York in the
1960s and 70s. This book won the National Book Award, The Coretta Scott King Award
and is a Newbery Honor book.