Ways to Make Sunshine

Ways to make sunshine by Renee Watson

Ways to Make Sunshine 4th grader Ryan doesn’t let anything keep her from racing her big brother on bikes, experimenting in the kitchen or solving the mystery of the tin she found in her new closet.

A Song Below Water

A song below water by Bethany C. Morrow

A Song Below Water Explore a world a lot like ours (with the usual high school drama, family secrets and unrequited crushes) and add in mythological creatures that live, work and go to school with everyone else.

Sanctuary

Sanctuary by Paola Medoza and Abby Sher

Sanctuary This thrilling page-turner kept me hooked until the end as Vali tries to get her and her brother to sanctuary in a not-so-distant 2032 USA.

Tuck Everlasting

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

Tuck Everlasting This atmospheric and mysterious book is about a kind and quiet family who are keeping a big secret about the spring by their house. When the secret is discovered by others in the town, a cascade of changes and choices is forced upon everyone in the story.

A Single Shard

A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park

A Single Shard A captivating story about an orphan boy in medieval Korea whose enduring passion for making ceramic art lands him a challenging yet rewarding apprenticeship with a master and a daunting journey to the royal court.

Bo at Ballard Creek

Bo at Ballard Creek by Kirkpatrick Hill

Bo at Ballard Creek Bo lives in Alaska with her dads and an eccentric community of kind, hardworking people. This book is heartwarming and fun, whether it’s a regular day on the homestead or a day of Alaskan adventure and troublemaking.

East

East by Edith Pattou

East Fierce Rose embarks on a magical and mysterious journey, accompanied by an even fiercer polar bear companion, to discover how her fate can protect her family.

Esperanza Rising

Esperanza Rising by Mam Munoz Ryan

Esperanza Rising Esperanza learns to transcend her emotional challenges as well as the physical challenges before her when her family must leave home to become migrant farm workers during the great depression. Esperanza is inspiring, courageous, and she feels so real.