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(series) by Rose Lagercrantz, illustrated by Eva Eriksson. A sweet and realistic Swedish import about a girl who finds joy even amongst life’s setbacks.
(series)by Jaqueline Jules.Freddie receives a mysterious package containing shoes which give him super fast skills.
(series) by John Himmelman. Delightfully humorous short stories about a bunny with serious martial arts skills. Mixed in is a dose of philosophy.
(series) by Johanna Hurwitz. 4 year old Teddy gets to take on some big kid responsibilities.
by Beverly Cleary. Ellen has a new friend, Austine, but can she keep from messing up her new relationship?
(series) by Astrid Lindgren. Clever Emil has humorous adventurous in rural Sweden.
by Susan Cooper. A magician’s assistant gets a crash course on magic when he gets thrown into the Land of Stories on a journey to find St. George.
(series) by Abby Hanlon. An absolutely hilarious series about a girl with an overactive imagination.
by Roddy Doyle. The Gigglers set in motion a super stinky prank and the kids and their dog must thwart it.
by Betsy Byers. Anna is up on the roof writing a poem for a contest, and soon her whole family is composing poetry together.
by Kate Beasley, illustrated Jillian Tamaki. Move over Ramona and Clementine, there is a new spunky girl in town.
by Laura Amy Schlitz, illustrated by Angela Barrett. When a fairy loses her wings she must survive the night in a world full of danger and discovery.
(series) by Grace Lin. Pacy navigates friends, school, family and Chinese New Year as she discovers what it means to be herself.
8 Class Pets + 1 Squirrel ÷ 1 Dog = Chaos
(series) by Vivian Vande. A laugh-out-loud tale of the chaos created when a squirrel runs through an elementary school.
by Lois Lowry, illustrated by Eric Rohmann. In Saint Bartholemew’s church, a group of mice comes up with a clever way to thwart an extermination plan.
by Avi. A charismatic mouse decides to set out on to see the world.
The Adventures of Nanny Piggins
(series) by R. A. Spratt. An outrageously ridiculous nanny (she’s a pig!) has some unorthodox ideas about how to raise children.
Confessions of an Imaginary Friend: A Memoir by Jacques Papier
by Michelle Cuevas. In this unusual, hilarious and intriguing book, the narrator learns he is actually an imaginary friend and must find his purpose.
by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black.Three children discover a magical field guide that changes their lives.
(series) by Rob Buyea. Told with alternating narratives, this story follows the experience of a group of fifth graders as they learn how to be more accepting of themselves and of each other.
by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan. This funny and touching story of an Indian immigrant adjusting to middle school and a boy who recently lost his best friend due to a move is told in alternating voices.
by Louise Erdrich. The first book in a series about a Native American family in the 19th century.
George by Alex Gino. A 5th grade girl struggles with her gender identity and how to explain it to her friends and family.
by Elizabeth Coatsworth, illustrated by Raoul Vitale. A quiet book about a Japanese man and his cat. Interspersed with poetry, the text is imbued with Buddhist teachings.
The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom
(series) by Christopher Healy. Fairy tales get turned upside-down in this hilarious series in which princes and princesses set out to make a name for themselves.
by Mitali Perkins, illustrated by Jamie Hogan. Naima figures out a way to earn money for her family in Bangladesh.
by Christopher Paul Curtis. Spunky and immensely likable Deza struggles through the Great Depression when she, her mother and brother set off to find her father after he disappears.
(series) by Dana Alison Levy. A hilarious tale in which a diverse family, both in personality and ethnicity, navigates the perils of family life and school.
by Sharon Creech. Jack learns how to express himself with the help of a sensitive teacher, his dog and poetry.
by Sid Fleischman. An uppity prince and his whipping boy become embroiled in a kidnapping plot with comic results.
byLaura Marx Fitzgerald. Theodora roams around New York City to solve the puzzle of a mysterious painting left to her by her grandfather.
by Thomas Rockwell. A classic tale about a disgusting dare.
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
(series) by Grace Lin. This is most likely on all the “Best Books for Kids” lists, but most of the parents I talk to have never heard of it so I feel compelled to include it!
by Natalie Babbitt.A rather haunting but classic tale about a girl waiting with her grandmother for a message from the sea. This book will stick with your kids forever.
by Stephanie S. Tolan. A very funny story about a misfit theatrical family and the rebel foster kid who comes to stay with them.
by Richard Peck. This author is well known for his book, A Long Way From Chicago, but this newest release from him about a boy learning about the men he considers his role models.
by Andrea Davis Pinkney, illustrated by Shane W. Evans. A verse novel about Amira who faces war horrors in Sudan.
(series) by Maile Meloy. A suspenseful, thrilling series set during the Cold War. Two friends seek to uncover the mystery surrounding an apothecary’s book.
by Lynda Mullaly Hunt. Ally is skilled at hiding her inability to read, but a sensitive teacher and a diagnosis gives her a fresh start.
by Matthew J. Kirby. Solveig and her siblings are trapped, along with the king’s guard, a group of warriors known as the berserkers in a fortress during a winter storm. Solveig attempts to uncover the traitor amongst them.
by Pam Mu?oz Ryan. A coming of age story in which Esperanza and her family fall on hard times in Mexico during the Great Depression and immigrate to California.
by Lisa Graff. After a terrible accident Trent is suffering from guilt. An unlikely friendship with a rather mysterious girl helps him to move on.
by Lauren Wolk. A compelling story. Annabelle befriends the local hermit and must stand up to bullies to do the right thing.
by Shannon Hale. Dashti, a servant to a princess locked in a tower narrates her imprisonment, correspondence with a prince and her eventual escape and journey to the nearby kingdom.
by Linda Sue Park. An absolutely fascinating story set in medieval Korea about an orphan who becomes a potter’s apprentice.
by Jason Reynolds. 11 year old Genie and his brother travel from Brooklyn to rural Virginia to spend the summer with their grandparents.
by Firoozeh Dumas. In 1970s California a young Iranian immigrant figures out how to be American without rejecting her heritage. Both funny and moving.
by Sharon Draper. An incredibly moving story about a girl breaking out of the confines of her disability.
by Eugene Yelchin. A surprisingly funny tale of a boy who starts to doubt the authority of the USSR in the time of Stalin.
by Elise Broach, illustrated by Kelly Murphy. An artistically talented beetle and a boy solve an art mystery.
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley.Ada and her younger brother Jamie, escape a cruel mother when they are evacuated to the English countryside during WWII.
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