The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (National Book Award for Young People's Literature (Awards)) (Hardcover)
by Jeanne Birdsall

It has everything: suspense, mystery, lots of humor, heroes, it's a wonderful summer romp of a book.

Zen Shorts (Hardcover)
by Jon J Muth (Illustrator)

Graceful art and simple Zen stories that are filled with love and enlightenment.

Becoming Naomi Leon (Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature. Commended (Awards)) (Hardcover)
by PAM MUÑOZ RYAN

This is a story of strength, devotion and the search for family.

A Corner Of The Universe (Paperback)
by Ann Martin

This book is influential for promoting you to think about how precious life really is, and about the obstacles the mentally disabled face, and to make you understand and realize that despite their differences, they are just like us.

Fallen Angels (Paperback)
by Walter Dean Myers

This book is action packed, has a colorful cast of characters, and displays the horrors of war in Vietnam vividly.

A Girl Named Disaster (Paperback)
by Nancy Farmer

While fleeing from Mozambique to Zimbabwe to escape an unwanted marriage, Nhamo, an eleven-year-old Shona girl, struggles to escape drowning and starvation and in so doing comes close to the luminous world of the African spirits.

Out Of The Dust (Apple Signature Edition) (Paperback)
by Karen Hesse

Written in free verse, this award-winning story is set in the heart of the Great Depression, an unforgettable tribute to hope and inner strength.

Missing May (Paperback)
by Cynthia Rylant

After the death of the beloved aunt who has raised her, twelve-year-old Summer and her uncle Ob leave their West Virginia trailer in search of the strength to go on living.

Afternoon Of The Elves (Hardcover)
by Janet Taylor Lisle

This enchanting story about friendship reveals the beauty, wonder and mystery that lies within the imagination.

Life of Pi (Hardcover)
by Yann Martel

A story to make you believe in the soul-sustaining power of fiction and its human creators.