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Charlotte'sWebbyE.B.White

Charlotte'sWeb isthestoryofalittlegirlnamedFernwholovedalittlepignamedWilbur—andofWilbur'sdearfriendCharlotteA.Cavatica,abeautifullargegreyspiderwholivedwithWilburinthebarn.

WiththehelpofTempleton,theratwhoneverdidanythingforanybodyunlesstherewassomethinginitforhim,andbyawonderfullycleverplanofherown,CharlottesavedthelifeofWilbur,whobythistimehadgrownuptoquiteapig.

StuartLittlebyE.B.White

StuartLittleisnoordinarymouse.Borntoafamilyofhumans,helivesinNewYorkCitywithhisparents,hisolderbrotherGeorge,andSnowbellthecat.Thoughhe'sshyandthoughtful,he'salsoatrueloverofadventure.

Stuart'sgreatestadventurecomeswhenhisbestfriend,abeautifullittlebirdnamedMargalo,disappearsfromhernest.Determinedtotrackherdown,Stuartventuresawayfromhomefortheveryfirsttimeinhislife.Hefindsadventureaplenty.Butwillhefindhisfriend?

Mr.Popper'sPenguinsbyRichardAtwater

IttellsthestoryofapoorhousepainternamedMr.Popperandhisfamily,wholiveinthesmalltownofStillwaterinthe1930s.ThePoppersunexpectedlycomeintopossessionofapenguin,CaptainCook.ThePoppersthenreceiveafemalepenguinfromthezoo,whomateswithCaptainCooktohave10babypenguins.Beforelong,somethingmustbedonelestthepenguinseatthePoppersoutofhouseandhome.

CricketinTimesSquarebyGeorgeSelden,GarthWilliams

Tuckerisastreetwisecitymouse.Hethoughthe’dseenitall.Buthe’snevermetacricketbefore,whichreallyisn’tsurprising,because,alongwithhisfriendHarryCat,TuckerlivesintheveryheartofNewYorkCity—theTimesSquaresubwaystation.ChesterCricketneverintendedtoleavehisConnecticutmeadow.He’dbetherestillifhehadn’tfollowedtheentrancingaromaofliverwurstrightintosomeone’spicnicbasket.Now,likeanytouristinthecity,hewantstolookaround.Andhecouldnothavefoundtwobetterguides—andfriends—thanTuckerandHarry.Thetriohavemanyadventures—fromtakinginthesightsandsoundsofBroadwaytoescapingasmokyfire.

Chestermakesathirdfriend,too.Itisaboy,Mario,whorescuesChesterfromadustycornerofthesubwaystationandbringshimtoliveinthesafetyofhisparents’newsstand.HehopesatfirsttokeepChesterasapet,butMariosoonunderstandsthatthecricketismorethanthat.BecauseChesterhasahiddentalentandnoone—notevenChesterhimself—realizesthatthelittlecountrycricketmayjustbeabletoteacheventhetoughestNewYorkersathingortwo.

ThePhantomTollboothbyNortonJuster,JulesFeiffer

"Itseemstomethatalmosteverythingisawasteoftime,"Milolaments."[T]here'snothingformetodo,nowhereI'dcaretogo,andhardlyanythingworthseeing."Thisbored,bored youngprotagonistwhocan'tseethepointtoanythingisknockedoutofhisglumhumdrumbythesuddenandcuriousappearanceofatollboothinhisbedroom.SinceMilohasabsolutelynothingbettertodo,hedustsoffhistoycar,paysthetoll,anddrivesthrough.Whatensuesisajourneyofmythicproportions,duringwhichMiloencounterscountlessoddcharacterswhoareanythingbutdull.

Thelion,theWitchandtheWardrobebyC.S.Lewis

WhenPeter,Susan,EdmundandLucyaresenttostaywithakindprofessorwholivesinthecountry,theycanhardlyimaginetheextraordinaryadventurethatawaitsthem.

ItallbeginsonerainysummerdaywhenthechildrenexploretheProfessor'sramblingoldhouse.Whentheycomeacrossaroomwithanoldwardrobeinthecorner,Lucyimmediatelyopensthedoorandgetsinside.Toheramazement,shesuddenlyfindsherselfstandingintheclearingofawoodonawinterafternoon,withsnowflakesfallingthroughtheair.LucyhasfoundNarnia,amagicallandofFaunsandCentaurs,NymphsandTalkingAnimals--andthebeautifulbutevilWhiteWitch,whohasheldthecountryineternalwinterforahundredyears.

ManiacMageebyJerrySpinelli

JeffreyLionel"Maniac"Mageemighthavelivedanormallifeifafreakaccidenthadn'tmadehimanorphan.Afterlivingwithhisunhappyanduptightauntanduncleforeightyears,hedecidestorun--andnotjustrunaway,butrun.ThisiswherethemythofManiacMageebegins,ashechangesthelivesofaraciallydividedsmalltownwithhisamazingandlegendaryfeats.

CrashbyJerrySpinelli

CrashCoogan,aseventh-gradefootballstar,hasbeenanaggressivepersonfromthetimehewasveryyoung;sometimes,heistooaggressive.Heenjoyshisrough,machobehavioruntilhemeetsanunusualneighborwhoforceshimtothinkabouthislifeandhiswayoftreatingothers.

Arareglimpseintothelifeofabullyinanunforgettablestoryaboutstereotypesandsurprises.

HatchetbyGaryPaulsen

LostBrianRobertson,solepassengeronaCessna406,isonhiswaytovisithisfatherwhenthetinybushplanecrashesintheCanadianwilderness.Withnothingbuthisclothing,atatteredwindbreaker,andthehatchethismotherhadgivenhimasapresent,Brianfindshimselfcompletelyalone.Challengedbyhisfearanddespair--andplaguedwiththeweightofadreadfulsecrethe'sbeenkeepingsincehisparent'sdivorce--Brianmusttamehisinnerdemonsinordertosurvive.Itwilltakeallhisknow-howanddetermination,andmorecouragethanheknewhepossessed.

WheretheRedFernGrowsbyWilsonRawls

Billy,OldDanandLittleAnn--aBoyandHisTwoDogs...

Alovingthreesome,theyrangedthedarkhillsandriverbottomsofCherokeecountry.OldDanhadthebrawn,LittleAnnhadthebrains--andBillyhadthewilltotrainthemtobethefinesthuntingteaminthevalley.Gloryandvictorywerecomingtothem,butsadnesswaitedtoo.Andclosebywasthestrangeandwonderfulpowerthat'sonlyfound...

Anexcitingtaleofloveandadventureyou'llneverforget.

HarryPotterAndThePrisonerofAzkabanbyJ.K.Rowling

Fortwelvelongyears,thedreadfortressofAzkabanheldaninfamousprisonernamedSiriusBlack.Convictedofkillingthirteenpeoplewithasinglecurse,hewassaidtobetheheirapparenttotheDarkLord,Voldemort.

Nowhehasescaped,leavingonlytwocluesastowherehemightbeheaded:

HarryPotter'sdefeatofYou-Know-WhowasBlack'sdownfallaswell.AndtheAzkbanguardsheardBlackmutteringinhissleep,"He'satHogwarts...he'satHogwarts."

HarryPotterisn'tsafe,notevenwithinthewallsofhismagicalschool,surroundedbyhisfriends.Becauseontopofitall,theremaywellbeatraitorintheirmidst.

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Ender'sGamebyOrsonScottCard

Inordertodevelopasecuredefenseagainstahostilealienrace'snextattack,governmentagenciesbreedchildgeniusesandtrainthemassoldiers.Abrilliantyoungboy,Andrew"Ender"Wigginliveswithhiskindbutdistantparents,hissadisticbrotherPeter,andthepersonhelovesmorethananyoneelse,hissisterValentine.PeterandValentinewerecandidatesforthesoldier-trainingprogrambutdidn'tmakethecut--youngEnderistheWiggindraftedtotheorbitingBattleSchoolforrigorousmilitarytraining.

Ender'sskillsmakehimaleaderinschoolandrespectedintheBattleRoom,wherechildrenplayatmockbattlesinzerogravity.Yetgrowingupinanartificialcommunityofyoungsoldiers,Endersuffersgreatlyfromisolation,rivalryfromhispeers,pressurefromtheadultteachers,andanunsettlingfearofthealieninvaders.Hispsychologicalbattlesincludeloneliness,fearthatheisbecominglikethecruelbrotherheremembers,andfanningtheflamesofdevotiontohisbelovedsister. 

IsEnderthegeneralEarthneeds?

ButEnderisnottheonlyresultofthegeneticexperiments.ThewarwiththeBuggershasbeenragingforahundredyears,andthequestfortheperfectgeneralhasbeenunderwayforalmostaslong.Ender'stwooldersiblingsareeverybitasunusualasheis,butinverydifferentways.Betweenthethreeofthemlietheabilitiestoremakeaworld.Iftheworldsurvives,thatis.

HolesbyLouisSachar

StanleyYelnatsisunderacurse.Acursethatbeganwithhisno-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfatherandhassincefollowedgenerationsofYelnats.NowStanleyhasbeenunjustlysenttoaboys'detentioncenter,CampGreenLake,wherethewardenmakestheboys"buildcharacter"byspendingallday,everyday,diggingholes:

fivefeetwideandfivefeetdeep.Itdoesn'ttakelongforStanleytorealizethere'smorethancharacterimprovementgoingonatCampGreenLake.Theboysarediggingholesbecausethewardenislookingforsomething.Stanleytriestodigupthetruthinthisinventiveanddarklyhumoroustaleofcrimeandpunishment—andredemption.

TheGiverbyLoisLowry

Jonas'sworldisperfect.Everythingisundercontrol.Thereisnowarorfearofpain.Therearenochoices.Everypersonisassignedaroleinthecommunity.WhenJonasturns12heissingledouttoreceivespecialtrainingfromTheGiver.TheGiveraloneholdsthememoriesofthetruepainandpleasureoflife.Now,itistimeforJonastoreceivethetruth.Thereisnoturningback.

TheHobbitbyJ.R.R.Tolkien

BilboBagginsisahobbitwhoenjoysacomfortable,unambitiouslife,rarelytravelinganyfartherthanhispantryorcellar.ButhiscontentmentisdisturbedwhenthewizardGandalfandacompanyofdwarvesarriveonhisdoorsteponedaytowhiskhimawayonanadventure.TheyhavelaunchedaplottoraidthetreasurehoardguardedbySmaugtheMagnificent,alargeandverydangerousdragon.Bilboreluctantlyjoinstheirquest,unawarethatonhisjourneytotheLonelyMountainhewillencounterbothamagicringand