Always Abigail by Nancy Cavanaugh

Sixth grader Abigail, assigned a different homeroom than her two best friends and made only the alternate on the pom-pom squad, learns a lot about popularity and true friendship when paired with unpopular Gabby for a year-long "Friendly Letter Assignment."

Emily's Blue Period by Cathleen Daly

After her parents get divorced, Emily finds comfort in making and learning about art.

The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing by Sheila Turnage

"When Miss Lana accidentally buys a haunted inn at the Tupelo Landing town auction, Desperado Detectives--aka Mo LoBeau and her best friend Dale--opens up a paranormal division to solve the ghost's identity before the town's big 250th anniversary bash"--Provided by publisher.

Grandfather Gandhi by Arun Gandhi and Bethany Hegedus

"Mahatma Gandhi's grandson tells the story of how his grandfather taught him to turn darkness into light"--Publisher.

The Great American Dust Bowl by Don Brown

Describes, in graphic novel format, the Dust Bowl era of the 1930s when dust storms raged across the heartland of the United States.

The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy

"The four princes erroneously dubbed Prince Charming and rudely marginalized in their respective fairy tales form an unlikely team when a witch threatens the whole kingdom"--Provided by publisher.

The Lost Planet by Rachel Searles

Chase Garrety has no memory when he wakes up on planet Trucon.

The Misadventures of Salem Hyde: Book One: Spelling Trouble by Frank Cammuso

Frequently admonished for her impulsive behavior, Salem Hyde, a young witch, ignores long lectures by her dignified animal companion and enters a spelling competition at school only to discover that the "spelling" involves words instead of magic.

Mountain Dog by Margarita Engle

When his mother is sent to jail in Los Angeles, eleven-year-old Tony goes to live with his forest ranger great-uncle in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, where Tony experiences unconditional love for the first time through his friendship with a rescue dog.

The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier

Irish orphans Molly, fourteen, and Kip, ten, travel to England to work as servants in a crumbling manor house where nothing is quite what it seems to be, and soon the siblings are confronted by a mysterious stranger and secrets of the cursed house.