Sabriel by Garth Nix Sabriel is different than the other girls in the boarding school that lies just south of the Old Kingdom: not only is she adept at Charter Magic, she also has inherited the power and responsibility of binding the Dead to death.
Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen Julianna Baker flipped over Bryce Loski the first day he moved into the neighborhood in second grade, and now that they are in junior high, she's beginning to see him for who he truly is.
True Believer by Virginia Euwer Wolff As if the typical teenage struggles with love, friends, and family aren't enough for a person to handle, fifteen-year-old La Vaughn strives to rise above the poverty she is raised in, pushed along by her mother who dreams of her daughter being a success.
Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer Peripatetic waitress Hope Yancey and her Aunt Addie, diner chef extraordinaire, must move again, this time from Brooklyn, New York to Mulhoney, Wisconsin.
When My Name Was Keoko by Linda Sue Park A brother and sister cling to their Korean heritage when their country is occupied by the Japanese in the 1940s.
