Notes From A Liar and Her Dog by Gennifer Choldenko
ISBN 0142500682 Putnam Paperback (10 to 14) WB Price: $11.95
How could Ant MacPherson possibly tell her parents the truth all of the time? They never understand anything! The only person in her family Ant admits to being related to is her little dog, Pistachio. She writes notes in her journal to her "real mom" and tells people at school that she's adopted. But when a concerned teacher sees the truth about Ant and her lies, it seems that Ant may be in for a big change.A "School Library Journal" Best Book of the Year.19.76 cms L x 16.2 cms W 216 pgs

The Kid In The Red Jacket by Barbara Park
EAN 9780394805719 Random Paperback (8 to 12) WB Price: $10.95
When ten-year-old Howard has to move with his family to a distant state, he is forced to live on a street named Chester Pewe, adjust to a new school, and get used to being shadowed by the little girl in a nearby house."Park writes in a witty and bittersweet style about the awkward, super-sensitive age of early adolescence; her humor reflects and sharpens the sensibilities of her readers in the areas of family and friend relationships. Another first-rate addition to the middle-grade popular reading shelf."School Library Journal.An IRA/CBC Children's Choice.19.25 cms L x 13.16 cms W (0.09 kgs) 128 pages

The Teacher's Funeral by Richard Peck
EAN 9780142405079 Random Paperback (9 to 12) WB Price: $11.95
An award-winning author creates a whole world of one-of-a-kind characters in his newest novel. In 1904 Indiana, 15-year-old Russell Culver is raring to leave his small town. But he has a particularly eventful season of school ahead of him, led by a teacher he never expected--his sister, Tansy.19.25 cms L x 14.38 cms W (0.18 kgs) 190 pages

Because Of Anya by Margaret Peterson Haddix
EAN 9780689869938 Aladdin Paperback (8 to 12) WB Price: $10.45
Anya's fourth-grade classmates don't understand why she wears a wig, but when it falls off in front of the whole class, she reveals that she has alopecia areata, a disease that results in hair loss. Keely wants to find a way to help Anya. But what can Keely do when all Anya wants is to have hair again?18.90 cms L x 13.67 cms W 114 pages

Mary, Bloody Mary by Carolyn Meyer
EAN 9780152164560 EAN 9780152164560 Gulliver Paperback (12 to 17)
WB Price: $11.95
The story of Mary Tudor's childhood is a classic fairy tale: A princess who is to inherit the throne of England is separated from her mother; abused by an evil stepmother who has enchanted her father; stripped of her title; and forced to care for her baby stepsister, who inherits Mary's rights to the throne. Believe it or not, it's all true.Told in the voice of the young Mary, this novel explores the history and intrigue of the dramatic rule of Henry VIII, his outrageous affair with and marriage to the bewitching Anne Boleyn, and the consequences of that relationship for his firstborn daughter. Carolyn Meyer has written a compassionate historical novel about love and loss, jealousy and fear--and a girl's struggle with forces far beyond her control.Award: Young Reader's Choice Award | Winner | Grades 7-9 | 2002 Review Quote: "Meyer writes powerfully and sympathetically, mixing the grim details of life in the 1500s with glamorous, fascinating descriptions of life in the court of Henry VIII."-Booklist "This interesting and well-researched fictional biography brings a bit of history vividly and compellingly to life."-VOYA 17.93 cms L x 11.63 cms W (0.18 kgs) 227 pages

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
by Kate DiCamillo
EAN 9780763625894 Candlewick Hardcover (9 to 12) 
WB Price: $32.95
A timeless tale by the incomparable Kate DiCamillo, complete with stunning full-color plates by Bagram Ibatoulline, honors the enduring power of love."Someone will come for you, but first you must open your heart. . . ."Once, in a house on Egypt Street, there lived a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. The rabbit was very pleased with himself, and for good reason: he was owned by a girl named Abilene, who treated him with the utmost care and adored him completely.And then, one day, he was lost.Kate DiCamillo takes us on an extraordinary journey, from the depths of the ocean to the net of a fisherman, from the top of a garbage heap to the fireside of a hoboes' camp, from the bedside of an ailing child to the bustling streets of Memphis. And along the way, we are shown a true miracle -- that even a heart of the most breakable kind can learn to love, to lose, and to love again.20.88 cms L x 18.64 cms W (0.56 kgs) 198 pages Awards: Parents' Choice Award (Spring) | Winner | Gold | 2006 ; Quill Awards | Nominee | Children's Chapter | 2006. Also Available in Paperback (19.05 cms L x 12.70 cms W (0.23 kgs) 210 pages) $12.95

Forty Acres and Maybe A Mule by Robinet, Harriette Gillem
EAN 9780689833175 Aladdin Paperback (8 to 12) WB Price: $10.95
Maybe nobody gave freedom, and nobody could take it away like they could take away a family farm. Maybe freedom was something you claimed for yourself.Like other ex-slaves, Pascal and his older brother Gideon have been promised forty acres and maybe a mule. With the family of friends they have built along the way, they claim a place of their own. Green Gloryland is the most wonderful place on earth, their own family farm with a healthy cotton crop and plenty to eat. But the notorious night riders have plans to take it away, threatening to tear the beautiful freedom that the two boys are enjoying for the first time in their young lives. 19.43 cms L x 12.98 cms W (0.11 kgs) 144 pages.Awards: Winner of the 1999 Scott O'Dell Award,A Notable Children's Book in the Field of Social Studies 

Seesaw Girl by Linda Sue Park
EAN 9780440416722 Yearling Paperback (9 to 12) WB Price: $8.95
"Impatient with the constraints put on her as an aristocratic girl living in 17th-century Korea, 12-year-old Jade Blossom determines to see beyond her small world.Jade Blossom can never go beyond her family's inner court. All girls from good Korean families must learn to sew, do laundry, and work in the kitchen. This prepares them for their future lives in their husbands' inner court.Jade has other interests. She longs to take trips to the mountains and the marketplace. If only she could read and paint, but these are things only boys can do. Jade won't stop thinking about the world beyond the high walls of her home. Then one day she secretly sets off to do what no other girl her age has ever done before.Review Quotes:"The story is full of lively action and vivid descriptions, enhanced by appealing black-and-white paintings to give a clear sense of the period." -- "School Library Journal 19.46 cms L x 13.16 cms W (0.08 kgs) 112 pages 

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
EAN 9780375831003 Knopf Hardcover (12 to 17) WB Price: $32.95
It's just a small story really, about among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. . . .Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak's groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can't resist-books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement before he is marched to Dachau.
This is an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul.20.93 cms L x 15.29 cms W (0.73 kgs) 552 pages Awards:Parents' Choice Award (Spring) | Winner | Gold | 2006 ; Quill Awards | Nominee | Young Adult/Teen | 2006 ;21.31 cms L x 14.55 cms W (0.68 kgs) 552 pages

The Book Thief
ISBN 0375842209 EAN: 9780375842207 (12 to 17) Knopf Paperback 
WB Price: $21.95 
Set during World War II in Germany, Zusak's groundbreaking novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing, encounters something she cant resist: books.With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement before he is marched to Dachau.This is an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul.20.42 cms L x 13.56 cms W (0.43 kgs) 576 pages

Master Puppeteer by Katherine Peterson
EAN 9780064402811 Harper Paperback (12 to 17) WB Price: $10.95
Who is the man called Sabura, the mysterious bandit who robs the rich and helps the poor? And what is his connection with Yosida, the harsh and ill- tempered master of feudal Japan's most famous puppet theater? Young Jiro, an apprentice to Yosida, is determined to find out, even at risk to his own life.Meanwhile, Jiro devotes himself to learning puppetry. Kinshi, the puppet master's son, tutors him. When his sheltered life at the theater is shattered by mobs of hungry, rioting peasants, Jiro becomes aware of responsibilities greater that his craft. As he schemes to help his friend Kinshi and to find his own parent, Jiro stumbles onto a dangerous and powerful secret....Award: National Book Awards | Winner | Children's | 1977. 19.25 cms L x 13.11 cms W (0.15 kgs) 192 pages

Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster
EAN 9780140374551 Puffin Paperback (9 to 12) WB Price: $10.95
A trustee of the John Grier orphanage has offered to send Judy Abbott to college. The only requirements are that she must write to him every month, and that she can never know who he is. Judy's life at college is a whirlwind of friends, classes, parties and a growing friendship with the handsome Jervis Pendleton. With so much happening in her life, Judy can scarcely stop writing! 19.7 cms L x 13 cms W (0.16 kgs) 192 pages

A Jar of Dreams by Yoshiko Uchida 
EAN 9780689716720 Aladdin Paperback (10 to 14) WB Price: $8.95
Growing up in California during the depression isn't easy for eleven-year-old Rinko. She desperately wants to fit in and be like everyone else, but instead she is ridiculed and made to feel different because she is Japanese.But when Aunt Waka comes to visit, and brings with her the old-fashioned wisdom of Japan, she teaches Rinko the importance of her Japanese heritage, and the value of her own strengths and dreams, in this warm and touching story."An ingenious simplicity and grace mark the first-person telling of the story of eleven-year-old Rinko and her Japanese family in Berkeley, California. Times are hard for everyone in 1935, but being Japanese is for Rinko an added burden. . . . Compared with the many worldly-wise contemporary book heroines, Rinko in her guilelessness is genuine and refreshing, and her worries and concerns seem wholly natural, honest and convincing".--The Horn Book.19.5 cms L x 13 cms W (0.10 kgs) 144 pages 

Make Lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff
EAN 9780805080704 Holt Paperback (13 to 17) WB Price: $13.95
An award-winning novel about growing up and making choices
Viginia Euwer Wolff's groundbreaking novel, written in free verse, tells the story of fourteen-year-old LaVaughn, who is determined to go to college--she just needs the money to get there. When she answers a babysitting ad, LaVaughn meets Jolly, a seventeen-year-old single mother with two kids by different fathers. As she helps Jolly make lemonade out of the lemons her life has given her, LaVaughn learns some lessons outside the classroom. Award:Newbery Medal Winner 19.7 cms L x 13 cms W (0.16 kgs) 200 pages.Review Quotes:"Written in a riveting stream-of-consciousness fashion ... the book plunges into the depths of inner-city poverty.... At once disturbing and uplifting, this finely nuanced, touching portrait proudly affirms our ability to reach beyond ourselves and out to one another." --"Booklist"

The Pinballs by Betsy Byars
EAN 9780064401982 Harper Paperback (10 to 14) WB Price: $10.95
You can't always decide where life will take you--especially when you're a kid.Carlie knows she's got no say in what happens to her. Stuck in a foster home with two other kids, Harvey and Thomas J, she's just a pinball being bounced from bumper to bumper. As soon as you get settled, somebody puts another coin in the machine and off you go again. But against her will and her better judgment, Carlie and the boys become friends. And all three of them start to see that they can take control of their own Iives.19.5 cms L x 13.26 cms W (0.10 kgs) 144 pages. By an Newbery Award winning author.

Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter
EAN 9780486432069 Dover Paperback (9 to 12) WB Price: $5.95
When orphaned Pollyanna Whittier comes to live with her stern maiden aunt, she not only manages to spread her perpetual cheerfulness and optimism among the miserable people of the town, she also transforms the life of her lonely relative. Translated into several languages since its original publication in 1913, Pollyanna was made into a Broadway play and a popular motion picture. One of the all-time, best-loved stories for children, this classic--along with its spirited heroine--continues to inspire young readers.20.88 cms L x 13.46 cms W (0.16 kgs) 190 pages

The Pushcart War by Jean Merrill
EAN 9780440471479 Yearling Paperback (10 to 14) WB Price: $11.95
The pushcarts have declared war! New York City's streets are clogged with huge, rude trucks that park where they want, hold up traffic, and bulldoze into anything that is in their way, and the pushcart peddlers are determined to get rid of them. But the trucks are just as determined to get rid of the pushcarts, and chaos results in the city.The pushcarts have come up with a brilliant strategy that will surely let the hot air out of their enemies. The secret weapon--a peashooter armed with a pin; the target--the vulnerable truck tires. Once the source of the flat tires is discovered, the children of the city joyfully join in with their own pin peashooters. The pushcarts have won one battle, but can they win the war against a corrupt mayor who taxes the pins and prohibits the sale of dried peas? 19.13 cms L x 13 cms W (0.15 kgs) 222 pages

The Singing Tree by Kate Seredy
EAN 9780140345438 Puffin Paperback (9 to 12) WB Price: $11.95
Life on the Hungarian plains is changing quickly for Jancsi and his cousin Kate. Father has given Jancsi permission to be in charge of his own herd, and Kate has begun to think about going to dances. Jancsi hardly even recognizes Kate when she appears at Peter and Mari's wedding wearing nearly as many petticoats as the older girls wear. And Jancsi himself, astride his prized horse, doesn't seem to Kate to be quite so boyish anymore. Then, when Hungary must send troops to fight in the Great War and Jancsi's father is called to battle, the two cousins must grow up all the sooner in order to take care of the farm and all the relatives, Russian soldiers, and German war orphans who take refuge there.Award: Newbery Medal | Honor Book | Children's | 1940, 19.76 cms L x 13 cms W (0.24 kgs) 256 pages

Anne Frank Beyond The Diary
EAN 9780140369267 Puffin Paperback (12+) WB Price: $18.95
Photographs, illustrations, and maps accompany historical essays, diary excerpts, and interviews, providing an insight to Anne Frank and the massive upheaval which tore apart her world.In over one hundred photographs, many which have never been published, this poignant memoir brings to life the harrowing story of one young Jewish woman's struggle to survive during a period of history which must never be forgotten.22.73 cms L x 18.9 cms W (0.34 kgs) 113 pages

Arthur For The Very First Time by Patricia MacLachlan
EAN 9780064402880 Harper Paperback (8 to 11) WB Price: $10.95
Arthur Rasby is ten years old and having the worst summer of his life. His parents don't listen to him, so he writes everything down -- everything that's "real" -- in his journal. But when he goes to stay with his Great-Aunt Elda and Great-Uncle Wrisby on their farm, his world is turned upside down. For the first time Arthur wonders what's real and what's not.His aunt and uncle do things Arthur's parents would never do -- like climbing out windows to sit in trees, singing to their pet pig, and speaking French to a pet chicken. Life on the farm happens much too fast to write down -- sometimes wonderful, sometimes terrible. Arthur begins to understand there is more than one way of seeing and doing and loving. And he realizes there's a whole world just waiting to be discovered.Award: ALA Notable Book 19.3 cms L x 13 cms W (0.10 kgs) 117 pages

Autumn Street by Lois Lowry
EAN 9780440403449 Yearling Paperback (8 to 11) WB Price: $10.95
When her father goes to fight in World War II, Elizabeth goes with her mother and sister to her grandfather's house where she learns to face up to the always puzzling and often cruel realities of the adult world."Lowry hones her writing to a high polish through which vivid settings and textured characters gleam in high relief."-- Booklist. Award: An ALA Notable Children's Book.19.2 cms L x 13 cms W (0.13 kgs) 188 pages

The Broken Cord by Michael Dorris
EAN 9780060916824 Harper Paperback (14+) WB Price: $24.95
Michael Dorris' story of his adopted son Adam, born with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), explores the enormous scope of the disease and parallels one father's endless battle to overcome the problem."As passionate as it is fierce. Intensely personal and moving beyond belief, "The Broken Cord....is a book so powerful it will not only break your heart; it will restore your faith."--Alice Hoffman, author of "At Risk. The controversial national bestseller that received unprecedented media attention, sparked interest in the plight of children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, and touched a nerve in all of us. Winner of the 1989 National Book Critics Circle Award.20.5 cms L x 13.67 cms W (0.24 kgs) 320 pages

A Yellow Raft In Blue Water by Michael Dorris
EAN 9780312421854 Picador Paperback (14+) WB Price: $25.95
Michael Dorris has crafted a fierce saga of three generations of Indian women, beset by hardships and torn by angry secrets, yet inextricably joined by the bonds of kinship. Starting in the present day and moving backward, the novel is told in the voices of the three women: fifteen-year-old part-black Rayona; her American Indian mother, Christine, consumed by tenderness and resentment toward those she loves; and the fierce and mysterious Ida, mother and grandmother whose haunting secrets, betrayals, and dreams echo through the years, braiding together the strands of the shared past.Review Quotes:"Earns admiration from first page to last...Suspenseful, constantly gripping, original in its characters and settings, and finally, profoundly moving." --People;"The writing here is powerful and deeply evocative of scene and place. Michael Dorris has created a set of characters so real that they seem to acquire lives of their own, almost, off the printed page."Mademoiselle;"Dazzling." San Francisco Chronicle;"Spellbinding." Los Angeles Times;"Memorable...Marvelous." --The Washington Post Book World; "Vivid, intense...straight from the heart." Newsday(New York)21.29 cms L x 14 cms W (0.35 kgs) 384 pages

Song of The Trees by Mildred D. Taylor
EAN 9780142500750 Puffin Paperback (8 to 12) WB Price: $9.95
With the depression bearing down on her family and food in short supply, Cassie Logan isn't sure where her next meal will come from. But there is one thing that she knows will always be there-the whispering trees outside her window. Cassie's trees are a steady source of comfort to her, but they also happen to be worth a lot of money. When Mr. Andersen tries to force Big Ma to sell their valuable trees, Cassie can't just sit by and let it happen. She knows that her family needs the money, but something tells her that they need the trees just as much. The beloved heroine of "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" enchants us again in this story of strength and pride."A triumphant book . . . A true story truly told."--"The New York Times.20 cms L x 12.75 cms W (0.07 kgs) 64 pages