A Light in the Attic (Hardcover)
by Shel Silverstein (Illustrator)

Funny observations, hopes and dreams, love, forgiveness - this is truly a book that can stand the test of time.

Somewhere In The Darkness (Paperback)
by Walter Dean Myers

A touching story shows the love between a father and a son at all costs. While things can't always be fixed, sometimes they can be understood and forgiven.

Slam! (Paperback)
by Walter Dean Myers

"Impossible is nothing!" Slam teaches you to do the best and never give up.

My Thirteenth Winter (Paperback)
by Samantha Abeel

This book is an honest, hopeful autobiography that will inspire anyone who has ever had to overcome an obstacle in his or life and is a must-read for teachers, parents, and kids with learning disabilities (LD), which help them to find the light of hope in the dark.

Walt Whitman: Words For America (Hardcover)
by Barbara Kerley , Brian Selznick (Illustrator)

This writing could give you a voice, and achieve the greatest aspiration - to capture the true spirit of America.

When Marian Sang: True Recital Of Marian Anderson (Hardcover)
by Pam Muñoz Ryan , Brian Selznick (Illustrator)

The story about one of the greatest African American singer who break down racial barriers with incomparable courage and dignity.

A Wrinkle in Time (Paperback)
by Madeleine L'Engle

A Wrinkle in Time shows that all people have to preserver to get though those hard times. Depending on whether you’re scared or something's to difficult, you always need to break through those challenges.

Island of the Blue Dolphins (Paperback)
by Scott O'Dell

A gripping story of battling wild dogs and sea elephants, and also an uplifting adventure of the spirit.

Hoot (Paperback)
by Carl Hiaasen

Roy, who is new to his small Florida community, becomes involved in another boy's attempt to save a colony of burrowing owls from a proposed construction site.

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.