Adventure
Call it Courage by Armstrong Sperry
Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare
The Black Pearl by Scott O'Dell
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
On The Far Side of The Mountain by Jean Craighead George
The Seekers by Erin Hunter
Mystery
Peppermint in the Parlor by Barbara Brooks Wallace
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Who Stole the Wizard of Oz by Avi
Windcatcher by Avi
Something Upstairs by Avi
The 39 Clues by Gordan Korman
Fantasy
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIHM by Robert C. O'Brien
Ralph S. Mouse by Beverly Cleary
The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary
The Cricket in Times Square by George Seldon
Redwall by Brian Jacques
Max and Me and the Time Machine by G. Greer and Bob Ruddick
Humorous Fiction
There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom by Louis Sachar
Chocolate Touch by Patrick Skene Catling
Freckle Juice by Judy Blume
Fudge-A-Mania by Judy Blume
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
Skinnybones by Barbara Park
The BFG by Roald Dahl
Science Fiction
Among the Hidden by Margaret Haddix
The City of Ember by DuPrau
Realistic Fiction
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor
On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
Missing May by Cynthia Rylant
Historical Fiction
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Streams to the River, River to the Sea by Scott O'Dell
The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
Kokopelli's Flute by Will Hobbs
Daniel's Story by Carol Matas
Can't You Make Them Behave, King George? by Jean Fritz
Where Do You Think You're Going, Christopher Columbus? by Jean Fritz
Shh! We're Writing the Constitution by Jean Fritz