Class V-VI

In this coming of age memoir, the best-selling author and Caldecott Medalist shares his life-changing middle school trip to Europe during which he experiences a series of firsts, including first love. Winner of the National Book Award.

Built to explore Mars, Resilience begins to develop human-like feelings as he learns from the NASA scientists who assembled him.

Tree Ear, a thirteen-year-old orphan in medieval Korea, lives under a bridge near a potters' village, and longs to learn how to throw the delicate celadon ceramics himself.

Since she was a pup, Zima has been taught to fear humans—especially witches—but when her family is threatened, she has no choice but to seek help from the witch Baba Yaga. 

Alanna of Trebond, a young noblewoman from the kingdom of Tortall, isn't like other girls from noble families. What she really wants is to become a knight, something women definitely aren't allowed to do. But Alanna will not be deterred, and she arrives in the capital disguised as a boy to begin training as a page.

In 1948, 12-year-old Amil, who is both Muslim and Hindu, struggles to find his place in Bombay, India, until his twin sister suggests he tell his story through drawings meant for their late mother as he tries to find hope.

A biography of the legendary and inspiring Josefina "Joey" Guerrero: World War II spy, Filipina guerrilla fighter, war hero, Medal of Freedom recipient, leprosy survivor, teacher, and peacemaker. 

The gripping story of the fearless women pilots who aimed for the skies--and beyond.

Jacqueline Woodson was raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In this memoir, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. 

Twelve-year-old Oscar and Natasha help an ex-mobster bust out of his retirement community in exchange for money to help Oscar and his grandfather stay in their home.

Catherine feels trapped. Her father is determined to marry her off to a rich man--any rich man, no matter how awful.

But by wit, trickery, and luck, Catherine manages to send several would-be husbands packing. Then a shaggy-bearded suitor from the north comes to call--by far the oldest, ugliest, most revolting suitor of them all.

An incredible memoir from Sharon Robinson about one of the most important years of the civil rights movement. In January 1963, Sharon Robinson turns thirteen the night before George Wallace declares on national television "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" in his inauguration speech as governor of Alabama. It is the beginning of a year that will change the course of American history.

A young Dominican girl navigates middle school, her strict mother, shifting friendships, and her dream of being an artist in this debut coming-of-age graphic novel inspired by the author's tween years. 

Shaindy is a twelve-year-old Orthodox Jewish girl who struggles in school and has no good friends. She watches with envy as her next-door neighbor, GAYIL, excels socially and academically. They have little to do with each other, and it comes as a surprise when Shaindy looks out her window one September evening and sees Gayil staring out at her from her own window with a sign reading want to know a secret?  

In preparation for winter, a skilled young hunter embarks on a perilous journey up the mountain to gather obsidian, where he encounters the fearsome eagle god Savik and is presented with a life-altering choice. 

A touching and humorous graphic novel memoir of author/illustrator Cece Bell who grew up hearing impaired.

Whether it is basketball dreams, family fiascos, first crushes or new neighborhoods, this bold anthology—written by the best children’s authors—celebrates the uniqueness and universality in all of us.

A collection of humorous stories from over two dozen contemporary female writers, as well as autobiographical essays, comics, poems, and comic strips.

July Chen sees ghosts but pretends she doesn't. July saves a boy ghost from being devoured, but discovers he's a wandering soul wavering between life and death. As the new friends embark on an adventure, they unearth a ghastly truth–for William to live, July must die.

Geography-loving Ginny is facing a lonely summer. When her one bright spot, a geography-themed camp, gets canceled at the last minute, a brilliant idea strikes: she'll create her own geography camp. But things don't go as planned.

A girl in foster care is placed with a family in the witness protection program and finds that hiding in plain sight is complicated and dangerous.

Myths! Lies! Secrets! Smash the stories behind famous moments in history and expose the hidden truth. Perfect for fans of I Survived and Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales.

A fun, breezy, and enthusiastically punctuated camp mystery for readers who devour horse stories.

Magic is fading, and magical creatures are suddenly dying in the Archipelago. Mal and Christopher embark on a wild adventure, racing from island to island, searching for someone who can help them.

Through a series of poems, a young girl chronicles the life-changing year of 1975, when she, her mother, and her brothers leave Vietnam and resettle in Alabama.

Valentina Camacho was the top athlete at her fencing gym until a life-changing accident, but now her body doesn't move the same and there's a new number one. Can she find her way back to her passion?

Two unsuspecting heroes work to save the Land of Irpa from an ancient threat. Follow the adventures of Bea and Cad in the first three volumes of this epic graphic novel quest. 

The story of the four March sisters--Jo, Meg, Amy, and Beth--and of the courage, humor, and ingenuity they display to survive poverty and the absence of their father during the Civil War.

Jack hates poetry, but his teacher won't stop giving her class poetry assignments. The more he writes, the more he learns that he does have something to say. Recommended by common book author Jason Reynolds.

Eleven-year-old Maizy Chen visits her grandparents, who own and run a Chinese restaurant in Last Chance, Minnesota; as her visit lengthens, she makes unexpected discoveries about her family's history and herself.

Twelve-year-old Max sets out on a dangerous quest to discover if he is true of heart and what the future holds.

Pedro Martin grew up in the U.S. hearing stories about his legendary abuelito. During a family road trip to Mexico, he connects with his grandfather and learns more about his own Mexican identity.

When eight endangered macaws are stolen from a bird sanctuary in the Mayan ruins of Copán, four sleuthing cousins must find out who took them--and why? Written by a Brearley Spanish teacher.

A highly illustrated, playful field guide for budding natural scientists and curious observers of the world all around us. 

A modern folktale about Great-grandfather Bat’s rematch of the legendary Great Ball Game that shows how friendship and embracing the unexpected can overcome obstacles and solve mysteries.

Razzi has always been told: don't go Outside. It isn't safe. The walls of the Refuge will protect you from them. But Outside has a way of getting in, and Razzi, guided by a dog she has a strangely close connection with, wonders what it's like to run free beyond the walls.

After their two-week family tour of Los Angeles, ten-year-old Feng Li Lin and her older brother and sister learn they will remain in California while their parents return to Taiwan, forcing them to navigate a new school, a new language, bullies, racism, and the pressures of running a household.

Victoria has always loved horses. But riding in competitions is high stakes, high stress, and shockingly expensive. And even though Victoria's best friend Taylor loves competing, Victoria has lost her taste for it.

In rural Iowa in 1941, twelve-year-old Peggy's quiet life is turned upside down by refugee arrivals, first love, and a heartbreaking diagnosis.

While on a school trip to Paris, Jordan, Drew, and Liam find navigating a foreign city almost as tricky as navigating the same friendships, fears and differences they struggle with at home.

Stories about three courageous spies of World War I, including Harriet Tubman, Allan Pinkerton, and Pauline Cushman.

Annemarie "Shug" Wilcox, facing junior high school, disgruntled with her appearance, and confused by changing relationships, decides there is nothing worse than being twelve years old.

After eleven-year-old Ollie's school bus mysteriously breaks down on a field trip, she has to take a trip through scary woods and must use all of her wits to survive. She must stick to small spaces.

The gripping story of America’s first female cryptanalyst, Elizebeth Smith Friedman, who busted Nazi spy rings

What will happen to Maya when she finds out her culinary summer camp is a summer camp for vampires? Find out in this quirky and heartwarming graphic novel.

Musical prodigy Rosie stops playing the violin, upsetting her ambitious mother but making room in her life for new experiences, including a glitch in space-time that lets her meet her mom as a twelve-year-old.

Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.

The year is 1915 and the world is at war. Marta and her father are passengers on the Lusitania, desperately trying to get back home to Germany. While aboard, her father is discovered and detained. Alone and frightened, Marta must rely on the kindness of strangers while keeping her identity secret. 

Johannes, a free dog, lives in a park hemmed in on three sides by dense human neighborhoods, and on one side by the ocean. His job is to be the Eyes--to see everything that happens within the park and report to the park's elders, three ancient bison who ensure the Equilibrium. But changes are afoot.

Twelve-year-old Eva and orphan Dusty race against time to keep a rare aerimander egg containing an unhatched dragon-like creature out of the wrong hands.

An orphan boy in a Nazi-occupied French village finds purpose, connection, and courage in helping to save a racehorse and joining the Resistance.

An elite group of underdogs trained to fight crime must save their unique school from shutting down.

How the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre and became the most famous artwork in the world.

If your house were on fire, what one thing would you save? Newbery medalist Linda Sue Park explores different answers to this provocative question in linked poems that capture the diverse voices of a middle school class.

When her grandmother comes off the airplane in Houston from Pakistan, Mahnoor knows that having Dadi move in is going to disrupt everything about her life. She doesn't have time to be Dadi's unofficial babysitter: her journalism teacher has announced that their big assignment will be to film a documentary, which feels more like storytelling than what Maha would call 'journalism.'

Scilla, destitute and starving, scales the walls of the Earl of Havermore's vast kitchen garden only to be caught then offered a job because she’s mistaken as a boy. Scilla’s journey of anxiety over her deception and her crush on a garden boy, as well as the safety of finally having a home, makes her want to maintain her secret. But how long can it last?

The first book in a trilogy about a girl who claims she is visiting a parallel universe where a nefarious being called The Riverman is stealing the souls of children and fears her soul may be next.

Deep in the wilds of Scotland, no beaver has been spotted in Scotland or England for over five hundred years, until the young beaver, Dunwattle, is sighted! And now Dunwattle is destined to be destroyed for revealing the hidden colony. Who is haunting Dunwattle and will their ancient beaver colony survive?

When Caro Monday's mother disappears, Caro has no choice but to stay with a miserable woman who she's never met. In the lining of her suitcase is a painting that some dangerous art thieves are hunting down! Can Caro and her friends solve the mystery of the stolen painting and find its owners before it's too late?

Babak and Sana's father devoted his life to teaching others; but after he is claimed as a casualty of World War II, the brother-sister duo must find a way to survive on their own in an often forgotten region in Iran. 

As the only passenger, and the only female, on a transatlantic voyage in 1832, thirteen-year-old Charlotte finds herself caught between a murderous captain and a mutinous crew.

When twelve-year-old Fern and her mother abruptly leave their isolated, off-the-grid community, Fern wants nothing more than to return, but things get murky as she slowly adjusts to her new life and discovers unsettling truths about her old one.

After moving from her home in Haiti to her uncle's home in Brooklyn, ten-year-old Gabrielle, feeling bullied and out of place, makes a misguided deal with a witch.

In 1980s Bosnia, five cousins grow closer than sisters when they are confronted with the harsh realities of the adult world around them.

Zane uncovers more than treasure in this modern-day retelling of Treasure Island reimagined in Manhattan. 

Wesley's hopeful plans for Indigenous Peoples' Day (and asking her crush to the dance) go all wrong, until she finds herself surrounded by the love of her Indigenous family and community at the intertribal powwow.

This award-winning book immerses readers in James's point of view, allowing them to see the world through his disabling eye conditions. 

A beautiful manga style graphic novel about a girl who longs for magic in her life and learns that, on the inside, she already is what she wishes she could be.

Twelve-year-old Maggie's stutter causes her much heartache, and only her menagerie of pets provides her comfort, but when she finds Rumpus, an abandoned snow leopard in a forest in Cornwall, their chance encounter will change their lives forever.