| Year |
Title |
Call No. |
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2009
2008
2007 |
The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman The
orphan Bod, short for Nobody, is taken in by the inhabitants of a
graveyard as a child of eighteen months and raised lovingly and
carefully to the age of eighteen years by the community of ghosts and
otherworldly creatures. Good Masters!
Sweet Ladies! Voices From A Medieval Village
by Laura Amy Schlitz
A collection of short one-person plays featuring teenage characters who
live in or near a thirteenth century English manor.
The Higher Power
of Lucky by
Susan Patron
Fearing that her legal guardian plans to abandon her to return to
France, ten-year-old aspiring scientist Lucky Trimble determines to run
away while also continuing to seek the Higher Power that will bring
stability to her life. |
F GAI
812 PAT
F PAT |
|
2006 |
Criss Cross
by Lynne Ray Perkins
Teenagers in a small town in the
1960s experience new thoughts and feelings, question their identities,
connect, and disconnect as they search for the meaning of life and love. |
F PER |
|
2005 |
Kira-Kira
by Cynthia Kadohata
Chronicles the close friendship
between two Japanese-American sisters growing up in rural Georgia during
the late 1950s and early 1960s, and the despair when one sister becomes
terminally ill. |
F KAD |
|
2004 |
The Tale of Despereaux
by Kate DiCamillo
The adventures of Despereaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual
talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a
princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin. |
F DIC |
|
2003 |
Crispin: The Cross of
Lead by Avi
An action-filled page-turner set in 14th-century England. Accused of
murder and wanted dead or alive, Crispin flees his village and falls in
with a juggler, Bear, who becomes his protector and teacher.
Relentlessly pursued by Crispin’s enemies, the pair flees to solve the
mystery of his identity and fight the injustices of feudalism. |
F AVI |
| 2002 |
A Single Shard by Linda Sue
Park
Set in 12th-century Korea, Tree-ear, an orphan who lives under a bridge
with his wise friend, Crane-man, becomes fascinated with a community of
potters. |
F PAR |
| 2001 |
A Year Down Yonder by
Richard Peck
During the recession of 1937, fifteen-year-old Mary Alice is sent to
live with her feisty, larger-than-life grandmother in rural Illinois and
comes to a better understanding of this fearsome woman. |
F PEC |
| 2000 |
Bud, Not Buddy Christopher
Paul Curtis
Bud Caldwell runs away from a foster home and begins an unforgettable
journey in search of his father. |
F CUR |
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1999 |
Holes by Louis Sachar
Stanley Yelnats is sent to a horrible correctional camp in the Texas
desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense
of himself. |
F SAC |
| 1998 |
Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
In a series of poems, a 15-year-old relates the hardships of living on
her family's farm during the dust bowl years of the Depression. |
F HES |
| 1997 |
The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg
Four students with a special bond are chosen by their teacher to
represent their sixth-grade class at the Academic Bowl. |
F KON |
| 1996 |
The Midwife's Apprentice by
Karen Cushman
In Medieval England a homeless girl is taken in by a sharp-tempered
midwife, and gains the three things she wants most in life. |
F CUS |
| 1995 |
Walk Two Moons by Sharon
Creech
Thirteen-year-old Salamanca Tree Hiddle sets out on a cross-country
journey with her grandparents to see her mother, who has not returned
from a visit to Idaho, and in so doing begins to understand herself and
her own mother. |
F CRE |
| 1994 |
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Jonas receives memories shared by only one other in his community and
discovers a terrible truth. |
F LOW |
| 1993 |
Missing May by Cynthia Rylant
After the death of a beloved aunt, a twelve-year old girl and her uncle
search for the strength to go on living. |
F RYL |
| 1992 |
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds
Naylor
A boy tries to hide a lost beagle from both his family and the dog's
cruel owner. |
F NAY |
| 1991 |
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
After his parents die, a boy accomplishes athletic feats which awe his
contemporaries. |
F SPI |
| 1990 |
Number the Stars by Lois
Lowry
In 1943, during the Nazi's occupation of Denmark, a ten-year-old helps
shelter her Jewish friend. |
F LOW |
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1989 |
Joyful Noise by Paul
Fleischman
A collection of poems, meant to be read allowed, describing the
characteristics and activities of insects |
811.54 FLE |
| 1988 |
Lincoln: A Photobiography by
Russell Freedman
Photographs and text trace the life of the Civil War President. |
92 LIN |
| 1987 |
The Whipping Boy by Sid
Fleischman
The adventures of a bratty prince and his whipping boy when they
inadvertently trade places. |
F FLE |
| 1986 |
Sara, Plain and Tall by
Patricia MacLachlan
When a mail-order bride comes to the prairie to live with their father,
the kids hope that she will leave. |
F MAC |
| 1985 |
The Hero and the Crown by
Robin McKinley
With the guidance of a wizard and the help of the blue sword, a young
girl wins her legitimate birthright as the daughter of a King. |
F MCK |
| 1984 |
Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly
Cleary
In his letters to his favorite author, a boy reveals his problems with
family, school, and growing up. |
F CLE |
| 1983 |
Dicey's Song by Cynthia
Voigt
As one of four abandoned children now living with their grandmother, a
young girl must decide on their future. |
F VOI |
| 1982 |
A Visit to William Blake's
Inn by Nancy Willard
A collection of poems describing the curious menagerie of guests who
visit William Blake's inn. |
811 WIL |
| 1981 |
Jacob Have I Loved by
Katherine Paterson
Feeling completely deprived all her life, Louise a twin sister, finally
begins to find her identity. |
F PAT |
| 1980 |
A Gathering of Days by Joan
W. Blos
A fourteen-year old girl's journal of the last year she lived on the
family farm in a small New Hampshire town. |
F BLO |
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1979 |
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
The mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an
unlikely assortment of heirs. |
F RAS |
| 1978 |
Bridge to Terabithia by
Katherine Paterson
A ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia becomes friends with a newcomer who
subsequently meets an untimely death. |
F PAT |
| 1977 |
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
by Mildred D. Taylor
A black family in the South is faced with prejudice and discrimination
during the 1930's. |
F TAY |
| 1976 |
The Grey King by Susan
Cooper
A young man is swept into a desperate quest to find the golden harp and
to awaken the ancient Sleepers. |
F COO |
| 1975 |
M.C. Higgins, The Great by
Virginia Hamilton
A boy is torn between moving his family away form impending pollution,
and fighting for the home they love. |
F HAM |
| 1974 |
The Slave Dancer by Paula
Fox
Kidnapped by the crew of an Africa-bound ship, a young boy discovers
that his job is to play music for the cargo of slaves. |
F FOX |
| 1973 |
Julie of the Wolves by Jean
Craighead George
Escaping from an unwanted marriage in Alaska, a thirteen-year-old Eskimo
girl gets lost and is befriended by a wolf pack. |
F GEO |
| 1972 |
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of
Nimh by Robert C. O'Brien
A widowed mouse visits the rats whose former imprisonment in a
laboratory made them wise. |
F OBR |
| 1971 |
The Summer of the Swans by
Betsy Byars
A teen-age girl gains new insight to herself and her family when her
mentally retarded brother gets lost. |
F BYA |
| 1970 |
Sounder by William H.
Armstrong
A young black boy learns the pain of humiliation as well as renewed
hope. |
F ARM |
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1969 |
The High King by Lloyd
Alexander
In this final chronicle of Prydain, the forces of good and evil meet in
ultimate confrontation. |
F ALE |
| 1968 |
From the Mixed-up Files of
Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiller by E.L. Konigsburg
Two children run away from home and go to New York's Metropolitan Museum
of Art. |
F KON |
| 1967 |
Up A Road Slowly by Irene
Hunt
A seven-year old orphan goes to live with her aunt, where she learns new
values. |
F HUN |
| 1966 |
I Juan De Pareja by
Elizabeth Borton Trevino
A slave and his master, a famous 17th century Spanish painter, develop a
friendly relationship. |
F TRE |
| 1965 |
Shadow of a Bull by Maia
Wojciechowska
A young man must decide between becoming a bullfighter, like his famous
father, or following his heart and becoming a doctor. |
F WOJ |
| 1964 |
It's Like This Cat by Emily
Neville
A story of a fourteen-year old boy in New York City and his family, his
friends, and a stray tomcat. |
F NEV |
| 1963 |
A Wrinkle In Time by
Madeline L'Engle
Three extra-terrestrial beings take a young girl and her friends to
another world. |
F LEN |
| 1962 |
The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth
George Speare
A young boy seeks revenge against the Romans for killing his parents,
but Jesus turns him away from vengeance. |
F SPE |
| 1961 |
Island of the Blue Dolphins
by Scott O'Dell
A courageous Indian girl survives alone for eighteen years on an
isolated island. |
F ODE |
| 1960 |
Onion John by Josephy
Krumgold
"Onion John" and a boy are good friends until the boy's father
interferes by trying to change Onion John's way of life. |
F KRU |
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1959 |
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
by Elizabeth George Speare
A young girl's rebellion against bigotry culminates in a terrifying
witch hunt and trial. |
F SPE |
| 1958 |
Rifles for Watie by Harld
Keith
The struggles and hardships faced by a young man on his 300-mile escape
route during the Civil War. |
F KEI |
| 1957 |
Miracles on Maple Hill by
Virginia Sorensen
A ten-year-old girl and her family move from the city to Grandmother's
old Pennsylvania farmhouse. |
F SOR |
| 1956 |
Carry on, Mr. Bowditch by
Jean Lee Latham
A fictionalized biography of the mathematician and astronomer who
authored "The American Practical Navigator." |
92 BOW |
| 1955 |
The Wheel on the School by Meindert DeJong
The residents of a small town in Holland try to bring storks to nest in
their village. |
F DEJ |
| 1954 |
...And Now Miguel by Joseph Krumgold
A boy living on a sheep ranch in New Mexico longs to go to the Sangre de
Cristo Mountains. |
F KRU |
| 1953 |
Secret of the Andes by Ann
Nolan Clark
An Indian boy tending llamas in Peru learns the secrets and traditions
of his Inca ancestors. |
F CLA |
| 1952 |
Ginger Pye by Eleanor Estes
A family is happy until a man with a mustard-colored hat appears and
their dog disappears. |
F EST |
| 1951 |
Amos Fortune, Free Man by
Elizabeth Yates
The biography of a free man, born the son of an African king, but
captured at fifteen and sold as a slave in Massachusetts. |
92 FOR |
| 1950 |
The Door in the Wall by
Marguerite de Angeli
The crippled son of a great lord in 14th century England overcomes his
disabilities. |
F DEA |
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1949 |
King of the Wind by
Marguerite Henry
The abuses and triumphs of the Arabian stallion who became a founding
sire of the Thoroughbred breed. |
F HEN |
| 1948 |
The 21 Balloons by William Pene du Bois
Three weeks after leaving in a balloon to cross the Pacific, a pilot is
found floating in the Atlantic. |
F DUB |
| 1947 |
Miss Hickory by Carolyn
Sherwin Bailey
A country woman, whose body is an apple wood twig, and whose head is a
hickory nut, survives a New Hampshire winter. |
F BAI |
| 1946 |
Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski
A girl and her family raise strawberries in Florida, but have to face
their neighbors' dislike. |
F LEN |
| 1945 |
Rabbit Hill by Robert Lawson
New folks are coming to live in the Bit House, and the animals wonder if
they will plant a garden. |
F LAW |
| 1944 |
Johnny Tremain by Esther
Forbes
The Revolutionary War and the Boston Tea Party are described in this
historical novel of that time period in Boston. |
F FOR |
| 1943 |
Adam of the Road by Janet
Elizabeth Gray
An eleven-year-old boy in the 13th century England searches for his
father and his dog. |
F GRA |
| 1942 |
The Matchlock Gun by Walter
D. Edmonds
A ten-year-old protecting his frontier family is able to handle a heavy
gun when the Indians attack. |
F EDM |
| 1941 |
Call It Courage by Armstrong
Sperry
Although he is afraid of the sea, the son of a Polynesian chief sets
forth in his canoe to conquer his fear. |
F SPE |
| 1940 |
Daniel Boone by James
Daugherty
Daniel Boone describes his life and adventures, as well as American
pioneer life. |
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1939 |
Thimble Summer by Elizabeth Enright
A silver thimble is found in the dried-up river bed, and the rains come
to end a long drought on a Wisconsin farm. |
F ENR |
| 1938 |
The White Stag by Kate Seredy
The legendary story of the Huns' and Magyars' migration from Asia to
their permanent home in Europe. |
398.2 SER |
| 1937 |
Roller Skates by Ruth Sawyer
For one glorious year, a young girl was given the opportunity to explore
New York City on roller skates. |
F SAW |
| 1936 |
Caddie Woodlawn by Carol
Ryrie Brink
The adventures of an eleven-year old tomboy growing up on the Wisconsin
frontier in the nineteenth century. |
F BRI |
| 1935 |
Dobry by Monica Shannon
A Bulgarian peasant boy is helped by his artist grandfather to leave his
village and study art. |
F SHA |
| 1934 |
Invincible Louisa: The Story
of the Author of Little Women by Cornelia Meigs
The true-life story of Louisa May Alcott and what really happened to the
"Little Women." |
92 ALC |
|
1933 |
Young Fu of the Upper
Yangtze by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis
The adventures of a young coppersmith's apprentice in China. |
F LEW |
|
1932 |
Waterless Mountain
by Laura Adams Armer
A young Navaho boy undergoes training in the ancient beliefs of his
people in order to become a Medicine Priest. |
F ARM |
|
1931 |
The Cat Who Went to
Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth
A cat watches a Japanese artist paint animals going one by one to do
homage to the Buddha. |
F COA |
|
1930 |
Hitty: Her First
Hundred Years by Rachel Field
A female doll, carved from mountain ash, has many adventures as she
travels around the world. |
F FIE |
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1929 |
The Trumpeter of
Krakow by Eric P. Kelly
An act of bravery and self-sacrifice in ancient Poland saves a family
two centuries later. |
F KEL |
|
1928 |
Gay-Neck: A Story of a
Pigeon by Dhan Gopal Mukerji
A brave carrier pigeon and his master help the Allies during World War
I. |
F MUK |
|
1927 |
Smoky: The Cow Horse
by Will James
The life of a horse on the range, as a cowpony in a rodeo, and as a
carthorse |
F JAM |
|
1926 |
Shen of the Sea:
Chinese Stories for Children by Arthur Bowie Chrisman
Sixteen short stories about Chinese life. |
SC CHR |
|
1925 |
Tales from Silver
Lands by Charles Joseph Finger
A collection of tales from the Indians of various South American
countries. |
398.2 FIN |
|
1924 |
The Dark Frigate
by Charles Boardman Hawes
A young man dares not return to England after his ship is taken over by
pirates. |
F HAW |
|
1923 |
The Voyages of Doctor
Dolittle by Hugh Lofting
Dr. Dolittle and his ten-year old assistant travel to Spider-Monkey
Island. |
F LOF |
|
1922 |
The Story of Mankind
by Hendrik William Van Loon
Chronicles the history of man and civilization from primitive beginnings
to the current day. |
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