When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

As her mother prepares to be a contestant on the 1970's television game show, "The $20,000 Pyramid," a twelve-year-old New York City girl tries to make sense of mysterious notes received from an anonymous source that seems to defy the laws of time and space.

(Recommended for grades 4-6)

Daisy Dawson Is on Her Way! by Steve Voake

Every morning, Daisy the daydreamer swings down the lane to Nettlegreen Elementary School, saying hello to the animals she meets along the way. Then one morning, a brush with a butterfly gives Daisy an extraordinary gift. Imagine her surprise when those same animals start talking back!

(Recommended for ages 6-9)

The Toothpaste Millionaire by Jean Merrill

Sixth-grader Rufus Mayflower doesn't set out to become a millionaire. He just wants to save on toothpaste. Betting he can make a gallon of his own for the same price as one tube from the store, Rufus develops a step-by-step production plan with help from his good friend Kate MacKinstrey. By the time he reaches the eighth grade, Rufus makes more than a gallon- he makes a million!

(Recommended for third-fifth grade)

Three Cups of Tea adapted by Sarah Thomson

This Young Reader's Edition of Greg Mortenson's book is  an updated account of his mission to promote peace by building more than sixty schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan . It includes brand new maps and illustrations, as well as a special afterwards by Mortenson's daughter, Amira ( who is twelve years old). She has traveled with her father as an advocate for the Pennies for Peace program for children.

Recommended for grades 5 and above.

Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo-Book One

If you are a Harry Potter fan, you will love this new series by Obert Skye...

When fate brings fourteen-year- old Leven and thirteen-year-old Winter together, they discover that for mankind to continue dreaming, the gateway between reality and dreams need to be found and demolished.

It has a reading level of 5.6, and will appeal to grades 5 on up!