Catling, Patrick Skene. The Chocolate Touch. A boy acquires a magical gift that turns everything his lips touch into chocolate (RL 4.5).
Cleary, Beverly. The Mouse and the Motorcycle. A reckless young mouse named Ralph makes friends with a boy in room 215 of the Mountain View Inn and discovers the joys of motorcycling (RL 5.6).
DiCamillo, Kate. The Tale of Despereaux. The adventures of Despereaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin (RL 4.5).
Dowell, Frances O’Roark. Phineas L. MacGuire—Erupts! Fourth-grade science whiz Phineas MacGuire is forced to team up with the new boy in class on a science fair project, but the boy's quirky personality causes Phineas to wonder if they have any chance of winning (RL 5.0).
Gutman, Dan. The Million Dollar Shot. Eleven-year-old Eddie gets a chance to win a million dollars by sinking a foul shot at the National Basketball Association finals (RL 4.6).
Kehret, Peg. Escaping the Giant Wave. When an earthquake creates a tsunami while thirteen-year-old Kyle is babysitting his sister during a family vacation at a Pacific Coast resort, he tries to save himself, his sister, and a boy who has bullied him for years. Includes an author's note which provides factual information on tsunamis (RL 5.9).
Kehret, Peg. Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio. The author describes her battle with polio at age thirteen and her efforts to overcome its debilitating effects (RL 5.2).
Korman, Gordon. The 6th Grade Nickname Game. Eleven-year-old best friends Jeff and Wiley, who like to give nicknames to their classmates, try to find the right one for the new girl Cassandra, while adjusting to the football coach who has become their new teacher (RL 5.4).
Lord, Cynthia. Rules. Frustrated at life with an autistic brother, twelve-year-old Catherine longs for a normal existence but her world is further complicated by a friendship with an young paraplegic (RL 3.9).
Marsh, Carole. Real Kids, Real Places (mystery series). This series—loaded with historical facts and educational value-- places real children in current-day adventures and mysteries set in landmark settings across America (RL 4.5).
Moore, Eva. The Wild Whale Watch. The students of the Magic School Bus go on a field trip to observe whales (RL 4.2).
Pennypacker, Sara. Clementine. While sorting through difficulties in her friendship with her neighbor Margaret, eight-year-old Clementine gains several unique hairstyles while also helping her father in his efforts to banish pigeons from the front of their apartment building (RL 4.5).
Sachar, Louis. Wayside School is Falling Down. In the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, students learn to tango, face the cafeteria's dreaded mushroom surprise, and study a hobo during show-and-tell (RL 3.9).
Salisbury, Graham. Calvin Coconut: Trouble Magnet. Nine-year-old Calvin catches the attention of the school bully on the day before he starts fourth grade, while at home, the unfriendly, fifteen-year-old daughter of his mother's best friend has taken over his room (RL 3.3).
Scieszka, Jon. Tut Tut. Sam, Joe, and Fred finish their school project on ancient Egypt without using their magical time travel book, but when Joe's sister Anna plays with it and travels to the land of pyramids, they must follow her back in time to bring her back to 1996 (RL 3.5).
Speare, Elizabeth George. The Sign of the Beaver. Left alone to guard the family's wilderness home in eighteenth-century Maine, a boy is hard-pressed to survive until local Indians teach him their skills (RL 5.7).
Spinelli, Jerry. Maniac Magee. After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee's life becomes legendary, as he accomplishes athletic and other feats which awe his contemporaries (RL 5.0).
Thompson, Gare. Who Was Helen Keller? Tells Helen Keller's life story, describing her loss of her sight and hearing in childhood, her learning of language skills with the help of Annie Sullivan, her work to earn her college degree, her fame, and her efforts to help others with disabilities (RL 4.1).
