J/F/BARTHOLOMEW
Bartholomew, Lois ThompsonThe White Dove

Traveling by the dark of night and taking refuge in hidden caves during the day, Tasha and her companions fight for democracy in a kingdom ruled by the man who overthrew her father.

J/F/COLFER
Colfer, EoinArtemis Fowl

In this high-action, gritty bestseller, Artemis Fowl, a 12-year-old evil genius, tries to regain his family’s lost fortune by kidnapping a member of an elite fairy fighting unit. The fairies fight back with guns, bombs and magic.

J/F/DEFELICE
DeFelice, CynthiaDeath at Devil’s Bridge

Ben is excited about his new summer job as first mate on a fishing boat, but when he unknowingly becomes involved with illegal drug selling and a possible murder case, his summer becomes dangerous.

J/F/DICAMILLO
Dicamillo, KateThe Tiger Rising

Rob, an unusually quiet boy, finds a caged tiger in the woods near his home and develops a strong friendship with a spunky, but angry girl while planning how to free it.

J/F/DOWELL
Dowell, Frances O’RoarkDovey Coe

Parnell Caraway is a snobby and rude young man who wants to marry Dovey Coe’s older sister. Dovey has never liked Parnell, and when she is accused of his murder, she admits “I hated Parnell Caraway as much as the next person, but I didn’t kill him.”

J/F/ETCHEMENDY
Etchemendy, NancyThe Power of UN

When Gib Finney is given a machine that “undoes” moments in the past, he is not sure which moment he should undo to stop his sister from being hit by a truck.

J/F/FOGELIN
Fogelin, AdrianCrossing Jordan

Despite their family’s firm racial prejudices, Cass and Jemmie build a strong, secret friendship around their mutual talent for running. When a horrible accident occurs, the families must decide whether to put aside their racist feelings and come together to help each other out.

J/F/GIFF
Giff, Patricia ReillyNory Ryan’s Song

When a terrible blight attacks Ireland’s potato crop in 1845, Nory Ryan uses her courage and ingenuity to help her family and neighbors survive.

J/F/GUTMAN
Gutman, DanBabe and Me

Joe Stoshack goes back in time to Wrigley Field for the third game of the World Series on October 1, 1932, to find out if Babe Ruth really did call his home run hit to the centerfield bleachers.

J/F/HAHN
Hahn, Mary DowningPromises to the Dead

Jesse’s promise to a dying slave mother takes him on a dangerous journey to bring her son to safety during the early days of the Civil War.

J/F/HONEY
Honey, ElizabethDon’t Pat the Wombat

Wormz, Nicko and their friends manage to have some hilarious moments at camp, despite their fear that the camping experience in the Australian bush would be ruined by the presence of their dreaded teacher, Mr. Cromwell.

J/F/IBBOTSON
Ibbotson, EvaIsland of the Aunts

The three Aunts are unusual women who have spent their lives caring for the amazing creatures that visit their secret island home. Now that they are getting older, they go looking for three children to take over the care of their selkies, mermaids, boobries and other exotic animals.

J/F/JAC
Jacques, BrianCastaways of the Flying Dutchman

Ben and his dog, castaways from the doomed ghost ship, Flying Dutchman, wander the world righting wrongs, foiling villains and helping those in need.

J/F/JOHNSON
Johnson, Emily RhoadsWrite Me if You Dare!

Maddie finds a note attached to a popped balloon which leads to a mysterious pen pal who seems to have lived so many years ago that Maddie suspects she may be a ghost.

J/F/KORMAN
Korman, GordonNo More Dead Dogs

Wallace Wallace, an 8th grade football hero, is sentenced to detention at the school play rehearsals, where in spite of himself, he begins to transform the sleepy play into a more modern production filled with rollerblading and rock-and-roll bands.

J/F/LEVINE
Levine, Gail CarsonThe Two Princesses of Bamarre

When her courageous older sister Meryl comes down with the Grey Death, timid Princess Addie must brave the gryphons, specters and dragons of their kingdom to find a cure.

J/F/MONTES
Montes, MarisaSomething Wicked’s in Those Woods

After their parents are killed in an accident, Javier and his younger brother move from Puerto Rico to California to live with their aunt. Unfortunately, a ghost from an unsolved mystery begins to haunt them.

J/F/PECK
Peck, RichardA Year Down Yonder

At the height of the Depression, Mary Alice is sent to live with her outlandish grandmother in a rural Illinois town. Her grandmother leads Mary Alice into more outrageous adventures than she every dreamed of back in Chicago! 2001 Newbery Medal winner.

J/B/PAULSEN
Paulsen, GaryGuts

From near-death plane crashes to crazy moose attacks, author Gary Paulson relates how his own life experiences influenced the creation of the character Brian Robeson from the book Hatchet.

J/F/PEVSNER
Pevsner, StellaIs Everyone Moonburned but Me?

Stuck between a glamorous, self-involved older sister and a spoiled, delicate younger sister, Hannah never seems to get the attention she deserves. Life presents some examples of how much her family really does appreciate her.

J/F/WARE
Ware, CherylVenola in Love

Through her diary entries, class notes and e-mail messages, Venola confides candidly and comically about her unrequited love, her life at school and her growing family.

J/F/WILSON
Wilson, JacquelineThe Lottie Project

Charlie thinks her new school year will be as easy as ever, until her strict teacher assigns a tough school project and Charlie’s mother loses her job.

J/F/WOLF
A Wolf at the Door: and Other Retold Fairy Tales

Thirteen fairy tales you thought you knew come back with a newer and sometimes twisted slant.

J/F/WRIGHT
Wright, Betty RenThe Moonlight Man

Jenny and her family have moved from place to place since her mother died. Now she’s glad to be settled into one of the five houses on Crescent Lane. It’s just too bad that all of the houses are being haunted by ghosts from the past.

Prepared by JLR, SP, CM, June 2001