Aiken, Joan The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, 1962.
Bonnie Green and her cousin Sylvia come under the power of a wicked governess when Bonnie's parents leave on a sea
voyage.
Alexander, Lloyd Book of Three, 1964.
In this fantasy with origins in Welsh mythology, Taran has many adventures on a hazardous mission to save the kingdom
of Prydain from the forces of evil.
Armstrong, William Sounder, 1969.
Angry and humiliated when his sharecropper father is jailed for stealing food for his family, a young black boy grows in courage
and understanding by learning to read, and through the devotion of his dog Sounder.
Babbit, Natalie Tuck Everlasting, 1975.
The Tuck family is confronted with an agonizing situation when they discover that a ten-year-old and a malicious stranger now
share their secret about a spring whose water prevents one from growing older.
Banks, Lynne Reid The Indian in the Cupboard, 1980.
A nine-year-old boy receives a plastic Indian, a cupboard, and a key for his birthday and finds himself involved in an adventure
when the Indian comes to life in the cupboard and befriends him.
Blume, Judy Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, 1972.
Peter finds his two-year-old brother an ever increasing problem.
Brown, Jeff Flat Stanley, 1964.
After a bulletin board falls on Stanley while he is sleeping, he finds that being flat has its advantages.
Burnford, Shelia Incredible Journey, 1961.
A Siamese cat, an old bull terrier, and a young Labrador retriever travel together 250 miles through the Canadian wilderness to
find their family.
Catling, Patrick Skene The Chocolate Touch, 1952.
A boy acquires a magical gift that turns everything his lips touch into chocolate.
Cleary, Beverly Ramona the Pest, 1968.
Five-year-old Ramona starts kindergarten with a series of misdeeds.
Collier, James Lincoln My Brother Sam is Dead, 1974.
Recounts the tragedy that strikes the Meeker family during the American Revolution when one son joins the rebel forces while
the rest of the family tries to stay neutral in a Tory town.
Dahl, Roald James and the Giant Peach, 1961.
A young boy escapes from two wicked aunts and embarks on a series of adventures with six giant insects he meets inside a giant peach.
Fitzgerald, John D. The Great Brain, 1967.
The exploits of the Great Brain of Adenville, Utah, are described by his younger brother, frequently the victim of the Great Brain's
schemes for gaining prestige or money.
Fitzhugh, Louise Harriet the Spy, 1964.
Eleven-year-old Harriet keeps notes on her neighbors and classmates in a secret notebook, but when some of the students
read the notebook, they seek revenge.
Forbes, Esther Johnny Tremain, 1971.
After injuring his hand, a silversmith's apprentice in Boston becomes a messenger for the Sons of Liberty in the days before
the American Revolution.
George, Jean Craighead Julie of the Wolves, 1972.
While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, a thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl gets lost on the North slope of
Alaksa and is befriended by a wolf pack.
My Side of the Mountain, 1988.
A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains including his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, his animal friends, and his ultimate realization that he needs human companionship.
Greene, Bette The Summer of My German Soldier, 1973.
Sheltering an escaped German prisoner of war is the beginning of some shattering experiences for a twelve-year-old Jewish girl
in Arkansas.
Jones, Diana Wynne Charmed Life, 1977.
Gwendolen Chant and her brother Cat find the Chrestomancie Castle family's magic powers difficult to counter with the inferior
powers of the Coven Steet witches.
Juster, Norton Phantom Tollbooth, 1961.
Milo journeys through a tollbooth to a fantasy land where learning the importance of words and numbers provides a cure
for his boredom.
Konigsburg, E.L. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, 1967.
Having run away from home with her younger brother to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, twelve-year-old Claudia
strives to keep things in order in their new home and to become a changed person, and a heroine to herself.
L'Engle, Madeleine A Wrinkle in Time, 1962.
Meg Murray and her friend become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who disappeared
while engaged in secret work for the government.
LeGuin, Ursula Wizard of Earthsea, 1968.
A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to the Master
Wizard.
Morey, Walt Gentle Ben, 1965.
Traces the friendship between a boy and a bear in the rugged Alaskan Territory.
O'Brien, Robert Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, 1971.
Having no one to help her with her problems, a widowed mouse visits the rats whose former imprisonment in a laboratory
made them wise and long lived.
O'Dell, Scott Island of the Blue Dolphins, 1960.
Left alone on a beautiful but isolated island off the coast of California, a young Indian girl spends eighteen years, not only merely surviving through her enormous courage and self reliance, but also finding a measure of happiness in her solitary life.
Paterson, Katherine Bridge to Terabithia, 1977.
The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia expands when he becomes friends with a newcomer who subsequently meets her
ultimate death trying to reach their hideaway, Terabithia, during a storm.
Paulsen, Gary Hatchet, 1987.
After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the Canadian Wilderness, learning to survive with only
the aid of a hatchet given to him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parent's divorce.
Peck, Robert Newton Soup, 1974.
The adventures and misadventures of two boys growing up in a small Vermont town.
Peterson, John The Littles, 1967.
The adventures of a family of tiny people who live within the walls of the Bigg's house.
Raskin, Ellen The Westing Game, 1978.
The mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the
circumstances of his death before they can claim their inheritance.
Robinson, Barbara The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, 1972.
The six mean Herdman kids, lie, steal, smoke cigars, and then become involved in the community Christmas pageant.
Rockwell, Thomas How to Eat Fried Worms, 1973.
Two boys set out to prove that worms can make a delicious meal.
Rodgers, Mary Freaky Friday, 1972.
A thirteen-year-old girl gains a much more sympathetic understanding of her relationship with her mother when she
has to spend a day in her mother's shoes.
Selden, George The Cricket in Times Square, 1960.
The Adventures of a country cricket, who unintentionally arrives in New York, and is befriended by Tucker Mouse and
Harry Cat.
Taylor, Mildred D. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, 1976.
A black family living in Mississippi during the Depression of the 1930s is faced with prejudice and discrimination.
Talyor, Theodore The Cay, 1969.
When the freighter on which they are traveling is torpedoed by a German submarine during World War II, an adolescent
white boy, blinded by a blow in the head, and an old black man are stranded on a tiny Caribbean island where the boy acquires
a new kind of vision, courage, and love from his old companion.
Tolkien, J. R. R. The Hobbit, 1977.
Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well to do Hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering
wizard Gandalf chooses him to share in an adventure from which he may never return.
Voight, Cynthia Dicey's Song, 1982.
Now that the four abandoned Tillerman children are settled in with their grandmother, Dicey finds that their new
beginnings require love, trust, humor, and courage. (sequel to Homecoming)
