“Because of Winn-Dixie” By: Kate DiCamillo



Summary: Opal and her father move to a new town and is in need of a companion. Opal finds herself a new friend, Winn- Dixie. Winn-Dixie wins the hearts of Opals father and the community. 


Newbery Medal Nominee (2001), Book Sense Book of the Year Award for Children's Literature (2001), Josette Frank Award (2001), Mark Twain Award (2003), Texas Bluebonnet Award (2002) South Carolina Book Award for Children's Book Award (2003), Charlotte Award (2002), Nene Award (2005), Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award for Grade 4-6 (2002), Massachusetts Children's Book Award (2002), Keystone to Reading Book Award for Intermediate (2003), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award (2002), Sunshine State Young Readers Award for Grades 3-5 (2001), Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award for Junior (2003), Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award (2003), New Mexico Land of Enchantment Award for Children's (2003), California Young Readers Medal for Intermediate (2003), Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature Nominee (2001), Chapman Award for Shared Reading Nominee for Fiction (2000), Washington State Sasquatch Award (2003), Oklahoma Sequoyah Award for Children (2003)

Published: 2002





“Beezus and Ramona” By: Beverley Cleary




Summary: Beezus Quimby has her hands full with her younger sister Ramona. Their relationship has proven to have its challenges as Beezus accepts the responsibility of taking care of her sister. Beezus struggles with her feelings for Ramona and her antics.

Awards: N/A

Published: 1955



“Maniac Magee” By: Jerry Spinelli




Summary: Jeffery Lionel Maniac Magee decides  to run away from his uptight uncle and aunt. That is where the myth of Maniac Magee begins as he changes the lives of a racially divided town.

Awards: Newbery Medal (1991), Charlotte Award (1992), Nene Award (1996), Massachusetts Children's Book Award (1993), Flicker Tale Children's Book Award (1992) Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award for Grades 6-8 (1992), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award (1992), Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award (1993), Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award Nominee (1993), Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis Nominee for Jugendbuch (2001), New Mexico Land of Enchantment Award (1993), Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (1993)

Published: 1990



“Wonder” By: R.J Palacio




Summary: August Pullman was born with a facial defect which has kept him from public school. During his 5^th grade year August desperately wants to experience school like every other kid his age, but some of his classmates struggle to get past his differences.



Awards: Josette Frank Award (2013), Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominee (2013), West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (WAYRBA) for Younger Readers (2013), South Carolina Book Award for Children's Book (2014), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award (2014) Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award (2015), Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for Preis der Jugendjury (2014), New Mexico Land of Enchantment Award for Children (2014), California Young Readers Medal for Intermediate (2015), James Cook Book Award Nominee (2013), Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature (2013), Louisiana Young Readers' Choice for Grades 3-5 (2015), NAIBA Book of the Year for Middle Readers (2012), Waterstones Children's Book Prize (2013), Washington State Sasquatch Award Nominee (2015), Bluestem Book Award (2014), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Middle Grade & Children's (2012), Carnegie Medal Nominee (2013), North Carolina Children's Book Award (2014), Premio El Templo de las Mil Puertas Nominee for Mejor novela extranjera independiente (2012), Rhode Island Children’s Book Award (2014), FAB Award Nominee (2014), Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (2014), Hea Lasteraamat (2014)

Published: 2012









“Frindle” By: Andrew Clements, Brian Selznick





Summary: Nick Allen, full of energy and the class clown, finds out some onteresting information about how words are created and gets inspiration for frindle. Nick soon gets his friends to use the new word and it then spreads across the country.



Awards: Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award for Grade 4-6 (1999), Massachusetts Children's Book Award (1999), Flicker Tale Children's Book Award (2001), Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award for Grades 3-6 (2000), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (1998) Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award (1999), Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award (1999), Phoenix Award (Children's Literature Association) (2016), California Young Readers Medal Nominee for Intermediate (2000), Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature Nominee (1997), Washington State Sasquatch Award (1999), Bluestem Book Award Nominee (2015), North Carolina Children's Book Award (1999), Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (1999)



Published: 1996



“Holes” By: Louis Sachar



Summary: Stanley Yelnats is under curse that began gernerations ago with his great-great- grandfather. Stanley was sent unjustly to a boys detention center where the warden makes the boys dig holes to build character. Stanely soons finds out that digging the holes is is about much more than building character.



Awards: Newbery Medal (1999), National Book Award for Young People's Literature (1998), West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (WAYRBA) for Older Readers (2001), Grand Canyon Reader Award for Teen Book (2001), Nene Award (2001) Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award for Grade 6-9 (2001), Massachusetts Children's Book Award (2001), Flicker Tale Children's Book Award (2000), Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award for Grades 6-8 (2000), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award (2000), Evergreen Teen Book Award (2001), Soaring Eagle Book Award (2003), Sunshine State Young Readers Award for Grades 3-5 and Grades 6-8 (2002), Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award for Junior (2001), Zilveren Zoen (2000), Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis Nominee for Jugendbuch (2001), Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction (1999), New Mexico Land of Enchantment Award for Young Adult (2001), Oklahoma Sequoyah Award for Children and YA (2001), Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (2002)

Published: 1998





“Stargirl” Jerry Spinelli



Summary: Leo borlock doesn’t like to stand out and neither does anyone at Mica Area High School, but then Stargirl arrives. Stargirl brings color and music to an enchanting student body, but things suddenly shift as she is shunned in the midst of Leo’s love for her.



Awards: Book Sense Book of the Year Award Nominee for Children's Literature (2001), South Carolina Book Award Nominee for Young Adult Book Award (2003), Grand Canyon Reader Award for Teen Book (2003), Charlotte Award (2004), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (2002) Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award Nominee (2001), Iowa Teen Award (2003), Lincoln Award Nominee (2006)



Published: 2000



“Because of Mr. Terupt” By: Rob Buyea



Summary: Mr. Terupt, a new energetic teacher knows how to manage the challenging personalities of 7 unique students while making the classroom fun place to learn until one snowy day when an un-expecting accident changes everything.



Awards: Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award Nominee for Grades 3-6 (2013), Intermediate Nutmeg Book Award (2013)



Published: 2010



“No Talking” By: Andrew Clements



Summary: The fifth grade boys and girls at Laketon Elementary don’t get along very well, but the real issue is that they are loud and disorderly. One day Dave Parker has an idea that silences him until he must throw an insult at Lynsey Burgess…then a quiet completion ensues.

Awards: Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award for Grades 3-6 (2009), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (2009), Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award (2010), California Young Readers Medal for Intermediate (2010)



Published: 2007






“Hello, Universe” By: Erin Entrada Kelly



Summary: In one day, four lives intwine together in an unexpecting way. Through luck, bravery and help from the universe, an adventure occurs that brings the four together.



Awards: Newbery Medal (2018), Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominee (2019)

Published: 2017