"Close to Famous" by Joan Bauer. Twelve-year-old Foster McFee and her mother escape from her mother's abusive boyfriend and end up in the small town of Culpepper, West Virginia, where they use their strengths and challenge themselves to build a new life, with the help of the friends they make there.
"Missing on Superstition Mountain" by Elise Broach. When brothers Simon, Henry, and Jack move with their parents to Arizona, they are irresistibly drawn to explore the aptly named Superstition Mountain, in spite of warnings that it is not safe.
"Will at the Battle of Gettysburg" by Laurie Calkhoven. In 1863, twelve-year-old Will, who longs to be a drummer in the Union army, is stuck in his sleepy hometown of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, but when the Union and Confederate armies meet right there in his town, he and his family are caught up in the fight. Includes historical notes, glossary, and a timeline of events.
"Barn Boot Blues" by Catherine Friend. Meet 12 year old Taylor McNamara. She’s a city girl. But her parents
have just moved her onto a sheep farm in the middle of nowhere. She’s
trying to get into the spirit of farming, but things aren't going very
well. Taylor struggles to adapt to her new life, but finds it hard to adjust
to the farm’s daily surprises, especially those that prove to be
embarrassing at school. With the help of her friend Megan, Taylor
embarks on a nearly disastrous plan to move her family back to the city.
"Hidden" by Helen Frost. When
fourteen-year-olds Wren and Darra meet at a Michigan summer camp, both
are overwhelmed by memories from six years earlier when Darra's father
stole a car, unaware that Wren was hiding in the back.
"The Underdogs" by Mike Lupica. Small but fast
twelve-year-old Will Tyler, an avid football player in the down-and-out
town of Forbes, Pennsylvania, takes matters into his own hands to try
and finance the city's football team, giving the whole community hope in
the process.
"13 Gifts" by Wendy Mass. Shortly before her
thirteenth birthday, shy and withdrawn Tara is sent to stay with her
aunt, uncle, and cousin in her parents' hometown of Willow Falls, where
she makes friends and becomes involved with an elderly buyer and seller
of collectibles, who seems to be trying to give Tara some kind of
mysterious message.
"In Front of God and Everybody" by K.D. McCrite. Growing up in the country is never easy, but it sure is funny—especially
if you happen to have a sister obsessed with being glamorous, a grandma
just discovering make-up, hippie friends who never shower, and brand
new neighbors from the city who test everyone’s patience. From
disastrous dye jobs to forced apologies and elderly date tagalongs,
you’ll laugh ‘til you cry.
"The Unwanteds" by Lisa McMann. In a society that
purges thirteen-year-olds who are creative, identical twins Aaron and
Alex are separated, one to attend University while the other, supposedly
Eliminated, finds himself in a wondrous place where youths hone their
abilities and learn magic.
"Sparrow Road" by Sheila O'Connor. Twelve-year-old Raine spends the summer at a mysterious artists colony and discovers a secret about her past.
"Wonderstruck" by Brian Selznick. Having lost his mother
and his hearing in a short time, twelve-year-old Ben leaves his
Minnesota home in 1977 to seek the father he never knew in New York
City, and meets there Rose, who is also longing for something missing
from her life. Ben's story is told in words; Rose's in pictures.
"Pie" by Sarah Weeks. After the death of
Polly Portman, whose award-winning pies put the town of Ipswitch,
Pennsylvania, on the map in the 1950s, her devoted niece Alice and
Alice's friend Charlie investigate who is going to extremes to find Aunt
Polly's secret pie crust recipe. Includes fourteen pie recipes.
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