| The Secret Shortcut |
Teaque, Mark |
1.3 |
E |
Contemporary |
|
| Tulip Sees America |
Rylant, Cynthia |
1.5 |
E |
Contemporary |
Travel America |
| The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash |
Noble, Trinka |
1.7 |
E |
Contemporary |
Field Trip |
| Hooray for the Golly Sisters |
Byars, Betsy |
1.8 |
ER |
Frontier America |
The Wild West |
| Gold Fever |
Kay, Verla |
2.4 |
E |
California Gold Rush |
Man from Tennessee travels to find gold |
| True Heart |
Moss, Marissa |
2.5 |
E |
WWII -- Homefront |
Train Yard |
| Red Fox and His Canoe |
Benchley, Nathaniel |
2.6 |
ER |
Native America |
|
| Lost and Found |
Teague, Mark |
2.7 |
E |
Contemporary |
|
| How I Spent My Summer Vacation |
Teague, Mark |
2.8 |
E |
Contemporary |
|
| The Very Bumpy Bus Ride |
Muntean, Michaela |
2.8 |
E |
Contemporary |
Going to the fair |
| Ira Sleeps Over |
Waber, Bernard |
2.8 |
E |
Contemporary |
Ira's first sleep over |
| Sam the Minuteman |
Benchley, Nathaniel |
2.9 |
ER |
Revolutionary War |
Battle of Lexington and Concord |
| George the Drummer Boy |
Benchley,. Nathaniel |
2.9 |
ER |
Revolutionary War |
British drummer boy sees battle |
| The Drinking Gourd |
Monjo, F. N. |
3 |
ER |
Underground RR |
|
| Smoky Night # |
Bunting, Eve |
3 |
E |
Contemporary |
a fire during the LA riots |
| Madeline in London |
Bemelmans, Ludwig |
3.2 |
F |
Contemporary |
Sequel to Madeline |
| The Babe and I |
Adler, David |
3.2 |
E |
Great Depression |
|
| Madeline's Rescue |
Bemelmans, Ludwig |
3.2 |
F |
Contemporary |
Sequel to Madeline |
| Thunder Cake |
Polacco, Patricia |
3.5 |
E |
Contemporary |
|
| Adaline Falling Star |
Osborne, Mary Pope |
3.5 |
F |
Frontier America |
Kit Carson's daughter |
| Mirette on the High Wire |
McCully, Emily |
3.6 |
E |
France |
Girl learns to walk on a tightrope |
| Mailing May |
Tunnell, Michael |
3.6 |
E |
Early 1900's |
Idaho -- girl travels over the mountains |
| Stella Louella's Runaway Book |
Ernst, Lisa |
3.7 |
E |
Contemporary |
chasing down lost library book |
| Madeline and the Gypsies |
Bemelmans, Ludwig |
3.8 |
F |
Contemporary |
Sequel to Madeline |
| Miss Rumphius |
Cooney, Barbara |
3.8 |
F |
Travel |
travel the world and come home again |
| Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt |
Hopkinson, Deborah |
3.8 |
E |
Underground RR |
|
| Blueberries for Sal |
McCloskey, Robert |
3.8 |
E |
Maine Woods |
|
| Madeline |
Bemelmans, Ludwig |
3.8 |
E |
Contemporary |
Adventures of a little girl in France |
| Madeline and the Bad Hat |
Bemelmans, Ludwig |
3.8 |
E |
Contemporary |
Sequel to Madeline |
| The Whipping Boy * |
Fleischman, Sid |
3.9 |
F |
Middle Ages |
|
| The Sign of the Beaver ** |
Speare, Elizabeth George |
4 |
F |
Colonial America |
Survival |
| Stone Fox |
Gardiner, John |
4 |
F |
Early 1900's |
Boy enters sled race to save farm |
| Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride |
Ryan, Pam |
4.1 |
E |
late 1930's |
Amelia Earhart & Eleanor Roosevelt |
| The Raft |
LeMarche, Jim |
4.1 |
E |
Contemporary |
boy visits grandmother's cabin |
| The Bear That Heard Crying |
Kinsey-Warnock, Natalie |
4.1 |
E |
Colonial America |
Survival |
| The Courage of Sarah Noble * |
Dalgliesh, Alice |
4.2 |
F |
Colonial America |
|
| Jackie and Me |
Gutman, Dan |
4.3 |
F |
Time Travel |
Meet Jackie Robinson, Baseball great |
| Amelia Hits the Road |
Moss, Marissa |
4.3 |
F |
Contemporary |
journal format |
| Babe and Me |
Gutman, Dan |
4.3 |
F |
Time Travel |
meet Babe Ruth, Baseball Great |
| Honus and Me |
Gutman, Dan |
4.3 |
F |
Time Travel |
Meet Honus Wagner, Baseball great |
| Fever, 1793 |
Anderson, Laurie |
4.4 |
F |
Early United States |
Yellow Fever Epidemic in Philadelphia |
| On the Far Side of the Mountain |
George, Jean Craighead |
4.5 |
F |
Contemporary |
Survival |
| Wringer ** |
Spinelli, Jerry |
4.5 |
F |
Contemporary |
|
| A Year Down Yonder * |
Peck, Richard |
4.5 |
F |
Great Depression |
Rural Illinois |
| A Long Way From Chicago ** |
Peck, Richard |
4.5 |
F |
Great Depression |
Rural Illinois |
| Holes |
Sachar, Louis |
4.6 |
F |
Contemporary |
Survival/Mystery Adventure |
| Stickeen |
Muir, John |
4.8 |
F |
Early 1900's |
True Story -- John Muir and his dog |
| The Pumpkin Runner |
Arnold, Marsha |
4.9 |
E |
Austrailia |
|
| Walk Two Moons * |
Creech, Sharon |
4.9 |
F |
Contemporary |
|
| Call It Courage * |
Sperry, Armstrong |
5 |
F |
South Seas Island |
Island Boy overcomes his fear of the sea |
| Cracker Jackson |
Byars, Betsy |
5 |
F |
Contemporary |
|
| Rules of the Road |
Bauer, Joan |
5 |
F |
Contemporary |
A teenage "Driving Mrs. Daisy" |
| Julie |
George, Jean Craighead |
5 |
F |
Arctic Tundra |
sequel to Julie of the Wolves |
| The King's Fifth |
O'Dell Scott |
5 |
F |
Historical |
|
| Sarah Bishop |
O'Dell, Scott |
5 |
F |
Revolutionary War |
Survival |
| Weasel |
De Felice, Cynthia |
5 |
F |
Frontier America |
|
| The Not-Just-Anybody Family |
Byars, Betsy |
5 |
F |
Contemporary |
|
| The Maze |
Hobbs, Will |
5 |
F |
Contemporary |
|
| A Girl Named Disaster ** |
Farmer, Nancy |
5.1 |
F |
Contemporary Africa |
survival |
| Backwater |
Bauer, Joan |
5.1 |
F |
Contemporary |
A trip into the backwoods to find family |
| Charley Skedaddle |
Beatty, Patricia |
5.2 |
F |
Civil War |
|
| The Wanderer ** |
Creech, Sharon |
5.2 |
F |
Contemporary |
Sea Adventure |
| Dogsong ** |
Paulsen, Gary |
5.2 |
F |
Arctic Tundra |
|
| The Shakespeare Stealer |
Blackwood, Gary |
5.2 |
F |
Elizabethan England |
orphan survives and meets the bard |
| First Test |
Pierce, Tamora |
5.3 |
F |
Middle Ages |
Girl wants to become a knight |
| The Wheel on the School ** |
De Jong, Meindert |
5.3 |
F |
Holland |
|
| The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle** |
Avi |
5.3 |
F |
The High Seas |
Charlotte is the only girl on ship -- mutiny |
| Homeless Bird |
Whelan, Gloria |
5.3 |
F |
Contemporary -- India |
Girl learns to survive on her own |
| Maniac Magee * |
Spinelli, Jerry |
5.4 |
F |
Contemporary |
Adventures of a homeless boy |
| The River |
Paulsen, Gary |
5.5 |
F |
Contemporary |
Sequel to Hatchet |
| Jason's Gold |
Hobbs, Will |
5.5 |
F |
Klondike Gold Rush |
|
| Brian's Return |
Paulsen, Gary |
5.5 |
F |
Contemporary |
sequel to Hatchet -- survival tale |
| Caddie Woodlawn * |
Brink, Carol Ryrie |
5.6 |
F |
Frontier Wisconsin |
Pioneer girl's adventures and exploits |
| Bigger |
Calvert, Patricia |
5.7 |
F |
Civil War -- end |
Boy and Dog search for missing father |
| Julie's Wolf Pack |
George, Jean Craighead |
5.7 |
F |
Arctic Tundra |
sequel to Julie of the Wolves |
| Far North |
Hobbs, Will |
5.7 |
F |
Contemporary |
Survival in the Northwest Terr. Of Canada |
| Bud, Not Buddy * |
Curtis, Christopher |
5.8 |
F |
Great Depression |
Orphan searches for father in Michigan |
| My Side of the Mountain ** |
George, Jean Craighead |
5.9 |
F |
Contemporary |
Survival |
| Shadow Spinner |
Fletcher, Susan |
5.9 |
F |
Middle East |
Girl survives in the days of Scherazade |
| Ghost Canoe |
Hobbs, Will |
5.9 |
F |
Frontier America |
Oregon Coast -- mystery adventure |
| Brian's Winter |
Paulsen, Gary |
5.9 |
F |
Contemporary |
Survival |
| The Voyage of the Frog |
Paulsen, Gary |
6 |
F |
Contemporary |
Survival |
| Behind Rebel Lines |
Reit, Seymour |
6 |
F |
Civil War |
Emma Edmonds spies for the Union |
| Hatchet ** |
Paulsen, Gary |
6.1 |
F |
Contemporary |
Survival |
| The Erstaz Elevator |
Snicket, Lemony |
6.3 |
F |
|
A Series of Unfortunate Events # 6 |
| The Wide Window |
Snicket, Lemony |
6.3 |
F |
|
A Series of Unfortunate Events # 3 |
| The Reptile Room |
Snicket, Lemony |
6.3 |
F |
|
A Series of Unfortunate Events # 2 |
| Island of the Blue Dolphins * |
O'Dell, Scott |
6.4 |
F |
Deserted Island |
Survival |
| Julie of the Wolves * |
George, Jean Craighead |
6.4 |
F |
Arctic Tundra |
|
| The Bad Beginning |
Snicket, Lemony |
6.4 |
F |
|
A Series of Unfortunate Events #1 |
| The Black Pearl ** |
O'Dell, Scott |
6.5 |
F |
Contemporary |
|
| Pippi Longstocking |
Lindren, Astrid |
6.6 |
F |
|
|
| The Cay |
Taylor, Theodore |
6.7 |
F |
WWII -- homefront |
Survival |
| The Door in the Wall * |
de Angeli, Marguerite |
7 |
F |
Middle Ages |
|
| The Slave Dancer * |
Fox, Paula |
7 |
F |
Slave Trade |
Survival |
| Adam of the Road * |
Gray, Elizabeth |
7.4 |
F |
Middle Ages |
|
| Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea |
Verne, Jules |
7.6 |
F |
|
|
| Kidnapped |
Stevenson, Robert Louis |
7.8 |
F |
|
|
| Treasure Island |
Stevenson, Robert Louis |
8 |
F |
Pirates |
|
| Adventures of Hucklebery Finn |
Twain, Mark |
8 |
F |
late 1800's |
Mississippi River life |
| Adventures of Tom Sawyer |
Twain, Mark |
8.3 |
F |
late 1800's |
Mississippi River life |
| The Prince and the Pauper |
Twain, Mark |
8.4 |
F |
England |
prince and pauper switch places |
| Around the World in Eighty Days |
Verne, Jules |
8.6 |
F |
|
|
| The Black Arrow |
Stevenson, Robert Louis |
8.9 |
F |
Middle Ages |
|
| Robinson Crusoe |
Defoe, Daniel |
9.2 |
F |
Desert Island |
Survival |
| David Copperfield |
Dickens, Charles |
9.8 |
F |
Industrial Revolution |
England |
| Moby Dick |
Melville, Herman |
12.3 |
F |
The High Seas |
the great white whale |
