An Autumn Tale (David Updike)
When Homer puts his jack-o-lantern over his head like a helmet on the eve of Halloween, he gains access to a secret meeting of the celebrating trees. HoM: 12
Bambi (Felix Salten)
The adventures of a young deer in the forestas he grows into a beautiful stag. HoM: 12
The Barn (Avi)
In an effort to fulfill their dying father's last request, 9-year-old Ben and his brother and sister construct a barn on their land in the Oregon Territory. HoM: 1
The Blossoms and the Green Phantom (Betsy Byars)
Junior Blossom has finally created the ultimate invention—the Green Phantom.It's big, black, and it's beautiful! All it needs is the secret ingredient. HoM: 2
The Borrowers (Mary Norton)
Little people live in an old house and do nicely by borrowing from the human inhabitants. HoM: 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11
The Boxcar Children (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
Four orphans, two boys and two girls, set up housekeeping in an old boxcar. HoM: 5
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Jess and Leslie become friends and create a special place in the woods until the tragedy of an accidental death. HoM: 3, 5, 7, 10
The Brooklyn Bridge (Judith St. George)
Text and photos describe the seemingly impossible feat of building a bridge over the East River during the 19th century. HoM: 7
Buffalo Woman (Paul Goble)
A buffalo turns into a beautiful girl in this Plains Indian legend. HoM: 4, 8, 11, 12
Bunnicula (James Howe)
Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human family that their foundling baby bunny must be a vampire. HoM: 5, 6, 7
Cam Jensen (Series) (David Adler)
Cam Jensen and his friends explore many adventures in space in these captivating books. HoM: 5, 6
Cat's Cradle; Owl's Eyes: A Book of Strings (Camilla Gryski)
Fun for the fingers in these 21 ways to knotty fun. HoM: 1, 4, 5, 6
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie Bucket meets Willy Wonka in this most delicious modern fantasy. HoM: 2, 4, 7, 11
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Wilbur, a lovable pig, is rescued by Charlotte, a beautiful and intelligent spider. HoM: 1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 10, 11
Choose Your Own Adventure (Series) (R. A. Montgomery)
Mystery problem-solving stories. HoM: 4
Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A miser learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future. HoM: 4
To Climb a Waterfall (Jean Craighead George)
Gives directions for climbing a waterfall, including where to rest and what to look for. HoM: 10
The Courage of Sarah Noble (Alice Dalgliesh)
Sarah's courage is strengthened by the comfort of her mother's cloak. HoM: 1, 5, 8
The Cricket in Times Square (Seldon)
Heartwarming adventures of Harry, Tucker, Chester, and other animal friends who live in Times Square. HoM: 3, 7, 8, 11
Dear Mr. Henshaw (Beverly Cleary)
A boy reveals his loneliness in his letters to an author. HoM: 3, 5, 7, 8, 9
Donovan's Word Jar (Monalisa DeGross)
When the jar that Donovan keeps his word collection in fills up, he finds a special way to give his words away and get something wonderful in return. HoM: 1, 4, 9
The Eighteen Emergency (Betsy Byars)
When the toughest boy in school swears to kill him, 12-year-old Mouse finds little help from friends and must prepare for this emergency alone. HoM: 2
Encyclopedia Brown (Series B) (Donald Sobol)
America's Sherlock Holmes finds solutions to problems. HoM: 5, 6
Freckle Juice (Judy Blume)
Andrew wants freckles so badly that he buys Sharon's freckle recipe for 50 cents. HoM: 4, 11
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (E.L. Konigsburg)
Claudia and her young brother hide out in the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art for a week. HoM: 3, 4, 6, 11
The Gathering of Days (Joan Blos)
The journal of a 14-year-old girl, kept the last year she lived on the family farm, record's daily events in her small New Hampshire town. HoM: 8
Great Brain (Series) (John Fitzgerald)
The ingenious, and sometimes devious adventures of T. D. and his brother J. D. in Mormon, Utah in the 1890s. HoM: 4
The Great Gilly Hopkins (Katherine Paterson)
An 11-year-old foster child tries to cope with her longings and fears as she schemes against everyone who tries to be friendly. HoM: 5, 11
Hardy Boys (Series) (Franklin Dixon)
The Hardy sleuths are called in to solve mysteries. HoM: 5
Harriet the Spy (Louise Fitzhugh)
Harriet's notebook of her thoughts and observations fall into the wrong hands. HoM: 1, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10
Hatchet (Gary Paulson)
After a plane crash, 13-year-old Brian spends 54 days in the wilderness with only the aid of a hatchet given to him by his mother. HoM: 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 10, 11
Heidi (Johanna Spyri)
The adventure of Heidi, a young Swiss girl living high on the mountain with her grandfather. HoM: 12
HomerPrice (Robert McCloskey)
Stories from Homer Price's life, including the day Homer and his pet skunk capture four bandits, and the another tale about a doughnut machine on the rampage. HoM: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7
The House Gobbaleen (Lloyd Alexander)
Unhappy over what he considers his bad luck, Tooley ignores his cat's warning and invites a greedy little man into his home. HoM: 3, 4, 7
The House With a Clock in Its Walls (John Bellairs)
Lewis tries to discover the source of the mysterious ticking heard in Uncle Jonathan's mansion. HoM: 1, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12
How They Built the Statue of Liberty (Mary J. Shapiro)
We know what she looks like, but how was she built? HoM: 1, 6, 9, 11, 12
How to Eat Fried Worms (Thomas Rockwell)
Billy takes the dare but that last worm is a tough one to swallow. HoM: 1, 4, 7, 11
The Indian in the Cupboard (Lynne Banks)
A miniature toy Indian comes to life in a magical cupboard. HoM: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell)
Survival is the goal of an Indian girl who lives alone for 18 months on a rocky island off California's coast. HoM: 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Jacob Have I Loved (Katherine Paterson)
Feeling deprived all her life of schooling, friends, mother, and even her name, Louise finally begins to find an identity separate from her twin sister. HoM: 3
James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
Poor James must escape somehow from Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker,and finds refuge in a magic peach. HoM: 4, 5, 9, 10, 11
J.T. (Jane Wagner)
J.T.'s sensitivity and responsibility emerge when he finds an old, one-eyed, badly hurt alley cat. HoM: 7
Julie of the Wolves (Jean Craighead George)
A girl caught between two cultures gets lost in the tundra and survives with the help of a wolf pack. HoM: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11
Key To the Treasure (Peggy Parrish)
The adventures of Liza, Bill, and Jed as they try to find the clues and solve the mystery of the "Key To the Treasure." HoM: 7
A Light in the Attic (Shel Silverstein)
Hilarious and wildly popular poetry. HoM: 5, 9, 11, 12
The Littles (John Peterson)
An introduction to the Littles, a family of tiny people. HoM: 7
The Man Who Tricked a Ghost (Laurence Yep)
Sung, a brave man who is not afraid of ghosts, meets one on a dark road and tricks it into revealing its secret weakness. HoM: 7
Maniac Magee (Jerry Spinelli)
He wasn't born with the name Maniac Magee. His real name was Jeffrey Lionel Magee, but when his parents died, his life changed and so did his name. HoM: 2
Many Luscious Lollipops (Ruth Heller)
Illustrations and a simple text introduce readers to adjectives and demonstrate how they are used. HoM: 9
Martin Luther King, Jr: A Man Who Changed Things (Carol Greene)
A simple biography of the minister and civil rights leader who helped African Americans win many battles for equal rights. HoM: 1
Mary Poppins (P.L. Travers)
Jane and Michael find fun and adventure with their incredible nanny. HoM: 4, 6, 9, 10, 12
The Matchlock Gun (Walter Edmonds)
In 1756, during the French and Indian War in upper New York, 10-year-old Edward is
determined to protect his family with an ancient Spanish gun. HoM: 7
Matilda (Ronald Dahl)
Matilda is a genius, but her family believes her only talent is as a scapegoat for everything that goes wrong. HoM: 3
Misty of Chincoteague (Marguerite Henry)
Classic story about the training of a wild pony. HoM: 1, 3, 10, 12
Mouse and the Motorcycle (Beverly Cleary)
The adventures of a boy and a little mouse who wants to ride his toy motorcycle. HoM: 3
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Robert O'Brien)
Escaped rats from NIMH try to set up their own society in the Maryland countryside. HoM: 3, 4, 7, 8, 11
My Side Of The Mountain (Jean George)
A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains including his struggle to survive. HoM: 1, 8
Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade (Barthe DeClements)
A fifth grade class, repelled by the overweight new student who has serious home problems, finally learns to accept him. HoM: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7
Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren)
Pippi, a wonder girl, lives alone although she is only nine.She does many things such as tying brushes to her feet and skating in suds to scrub the floor. HoM: 2
Ramona (Series) (Beverly Cleary)
The humorous adventures of eight-year-old Ramona as she deals with life and her family problems. HoM: 1, 3, 7, 11
The Real McCoy (Wendy Towle)
A biography of the Canadian-born Black American who studied engineering in Scotland and patented over 50 inventions despite the racial obstacles. HoM: 1
The River (Gary Paulsen)
Fifteen-year-old Brian, profoundly changed by his time in the wild, is asked to undergo a similar experience to help scientists learn more about survival. HoM: 12
Sarah, Plain and Tall (Patricia MacLachlan)
A prairie family needs a mother and soon a mail-order bride arrives. HoM: 3, 8
The Sign of the Beaver (Elizabeth Speare)
Left alone to guard the family's wilderness home in 18th century Maine, a boy is hard-pressed to survive until local Indians teach him their skills. HoM: 5, 10, 11
Spy on Third Base (Matt Christopher)
A third baseman is sick with anxiety about whether or not to help his team by using his knack for knowing where the batter is going to hit the ball. HoM: 3
Stone Fox (John Gardiner)
Little Willy hopes to pay back taxes on his grandfather's farm with the purse from a dog sled race he enters. HoM: 5, 6, 8
Summer Fun (Carolyn Haywood)
A collection of ten stories, five previously published by the author, that take place during the summer. HoM: 3
Summer of the Swans (Betsy Byars)
A teen-age girl gains new insight to herself and her family when her mentally retarded brother gets lost. HoM: 3, 10
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Fudge, and Superfudge (Judy Blume)
Poor precocious Fudge faces fifth grade and life with gloom in these funny episodic books. HoM: 1, 3, 5, 8, 11
The Talking Eggs (Robert San Souci)
A Southern folk tale in which kind Blanche, following the instructions of an old witch, gains riches while her greedy sister makes fun of the old woman. HoM: 1, 3, 6
A Taste of Blackberries (Doris Smith Buchanan)
A boy experiences grief and guilt when his best friend dies. HoM: 3, 5
That Julia Redfern (Eleanor Cameron)
Julia learns to channel her imagination and uses her writing skills well following the death of her father. HoM: 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 11
Time for Andrew (Mary Downing Hahn)
Spending the summer with his great-aunt, 11-year-old Drew is drawn 80 years into the past to trade places with his dead great-great-uncle. HoM: 5
The Trumpet of the Swan (E.B. White)
Louis, a trumpeter swan, finds a friend named Sam and regains his voice. HoM: 3, 4, 6, 8, 10
Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
The Tuck Family is confronted with an agonizing situation when they discover that a 10-year-old girl and a stranger now share their secret. HoM: 8
The T.V. Kid (Betsy Byars)
To escape failure, boredom, and loneliness, a young boy plunges with all his imagination into the world of television. HoM: 2, 8
Upstairs Room (Johanna Reiss)
Hiding from Nazis is a scary experience in this true story. HoM: 1, 2, 5, 10
Weasel (Cynthia DeFelice)
Alone in the frontier wilderness in the winter while her father is recovering from an injury, Nathan runs afoul of the renegade killer known as Weasel. HoM: 7
What Do Authors Do? (Eileen Christelow)
Writing requires dedication and patience and the help of friends, family, editors, designers, and printers. HoM: 1
Where the Lilies Bloom (Vera Cleaver)
In the Great Smoky Mountains, a 14-year-old girl struggles to keep her family together after their father dies. HoM: 1, 8
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rauls)
A loving threesome, they ranged the dark hills and river bottoms of Cherokee country. Old Dan had the brawn, Ann had the brains, and Billy had the will. HoM: 5, 10
Where the Sidewalk Ends (Shel Silverstein)
Hilarious and wildly popular poetry. HoM: 5, 9, 11, 12
The Whipping Boy (Sid Fleischman)
A bratty prince and his whipping boy have many adventures when they inadvertently trade places after becoming involved with d angerous outlaws. HoM: 1, 10, 11
Who Says a Dog goes Bow-Wow (Hank De Zutter)
Presents animal sounds in different languages. HoM: 10
The Witch of Blackbird Pond (Elizabeth George Speare)
A young girl's rebellion against bigotry culminates in a terrifying witch hunt and trial. HoM: 8
You Shouldn't Have to Say Goodbye (Patricia Hermes)
For 13-year old Sarah, life consists of gymnastics, her best friend Robin, and her parents until her mother is diagnosed with terminal cancer. HoM: 3, 5
