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The best of Iggy by Annie BarrowsA boy with a penchant for mischief tries to understand why people make such a fuss over his seemingly harmless misdemeanors, before what he originally thought to be a great idea turns out in ways that make him truly sorry for the first time.
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The dragon with a chocolate heart
by Stephanie Burgis
After drinking enchanted hot chocolate, a brave young dragon is transformed into a twelve-year-old human girl with a passion for chocolate
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From the desk of Zoe Washington by Janae MarksReceiving an unexpected letter on her 12th birthday from the incarcerated father she has never met, a courageous young baker prepares for a cooking-show competition while scrambling to determine her father’s innocence.
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Harbor me
by Jacqueline Woodson
When six students are chosen to participate in a weekly talk with no adults allowed, they discover that when they're together, it's safe to share the hopes and fears they have to hide from the rest of the world
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Kinda like brothers
by Coe Booth
When his mother takes in a twelve-year-old foster boy, Jarrett is forced to share his room and his friends with the new boy
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Letters from Cuba
by Ruth Behar
In 1938, eleven-year-old Esther joins her father in tropical, multicultural Cuba, where they toil together to rescue the rest of their Jewish family from persecution in Poland. Includes notes about the author's grandmother, on whom the story is based
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Life of Zarf : the trouble with weasels by Rob HarrellStuck at the bottom of the middle school hierarchy, well below the popular royals, athletic ogres and nerdy minstrels, Zarf the troll is dismayed when his archenemy ascends the throne, prompting Zarf and his misfit sidekicks to rescue their missing king. By the creator of Monster on the Hill.
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Me, Frida, and the secret of the peacock ring
by Angela Cervantes
When Lizzie and Gael share an irresistible challenge, to find the peacock ring that once belonged to artist Frida Kahlo, Paloma decides it is the perfect way to honor her father
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Measuring up
by Lily Lamotte
Having just moved to Seattle from Taiwan, twelve-year-old Cici enters a cooking competition to win the chance to see her grandmother again, but she only knows how to cook Taiwanese food
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Rescue on the Oregon trail by Kate MessnerUnable to pass his tests as a search-and-rescue dog because he is too easily distracted, Ranger is transported to the year 1850, where he must help a young boy and his family on the Oregon Trail.
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Snapdragon by Kat LeyhBefriending an eccentric but savvy older woman who suggests that they help each other while raising a litter of orphaned baby opossums, a young girl discovers that the woman may possess real magic and a possible connection to her family.
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Spark
by Sarah Beth Durst
Naturally quiet since birth, Mina and her stormbeast, Pixit, lead others like themselves in defying authority and attempting to spread the truth that Alorria's idyllic weather comes at a steep cost
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Ten : a soccer story by Shamini FlintA passionate soccer fan in 1986 Malaysia, who longs to play in spite of perceptions that soccer is a boys' game, practices basic soccer skills in her backyard before persuading other girls to help her form a team, an endeavor that is complicated by her unpredictable biracial family.
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A wish in the dark by Christina SoontornvatAfter escaping prison, Pong discovers that a fugitive can never truly be free and that the world outside is no fairer than the one behind bars, while the prison warden’s perfect daughter learns some hard truths as she attempts to track him down. A Newbery Honor winner.
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