Brian's Return*

After returning to civilization, Brian finds that he can no longer live in the city, but must return to the wilderness where he really belongs.

Brian's Song

Two football players conquer the differences of race, personality and place of birth to support each other.

Brian's Winter

What if Brian Robeson of Hatchet had not been rescued? Could he have survived the winter in the wilderness?

Bull Catcher*

Freshman Neil "Bull" Larsen has one goal in mind - to play baseball through high school and beyond. However, when he submits his four-year baseball diary as his senior project, Bull re-examines his dreams and makes some surprising discoveries about himself.

Child Called "It". One Child's Courage To Survive

Dave Pelzer shares his unforgettable story of the many abuses he suffered at the hands of his alcoholic mother and the averted eyes of his neglectful father. Someone with no one to turn to, his dreams barely kept him alive.

Chocolate War

High school politics, cruelty and conformity sparked by the annual fundraising event.

Day No Pigs Would Die

To a 13-year-old Vermont farm boy whose father slaughters pigs for a living, maturity comes early as he learns "doing what's got to be done," especially regarding his pet pig that cannot produce a litter.

Dogsong*

Russel Suskitt, who is an Eskimo, takes a dog team and sled to escape the modern ways of the village.

Don't Look Behind You*

Fahrenheit 451*

BRADBURY, R

Unsettling view of the future in which all books are banned or burned.

Freak The Mighty*

A brilliant poignant novel about a friendship between two boys - a slow learner too large for his age, and a tiny, crippled genius - who pair up to create one formidable human force known as "Freak the Mighty".

Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets (Book 2)

Harry Potter is in terrible danger indeed when he returns to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Chilling, malevolent voices whisper from the walls only to Harry, and it seems certain that his classmate Draco Malfoy is out to get him.

Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire. (Book 4)

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry vies with two other magicians' schools, the stylish Beauxbatons and the icy Durmstrang, in a Triwizard Tournament. Those chosen to compete will undergo three supreme tests. Could Harry be one of the lucky contenders?

Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban (Book 3)

Harry Potter "accidentally" causes the Dursleys' dreadful visitor Aunt Marge to inflate like a monstrous balloon and drift up to the ceiling. Fearing punishment, Harry lunges out into the darkness with his heavy trunk and his owl Hedwig.

Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1)

ROWLING, J

Orphan Harry Potter's life changes when destiny calls and he isenrolled at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Hatchet*

Compelling and realistic story of a young boy's survival in the Canadian wilderness.

Holes *

Stanley Yelnats isn't surprised when a miscarriage of justice sends him to a juvenile detention center. Subjected to hard labor digging huge holes, Stanley befriends a fellow inmate and begins to unravel the mystery surrounding his family's curse.

I Am The Cheese*

Adam Farmer desperately tries to remember the events surrounding the mysterious disappearance of his parents.

I Know What You Did Last Summer*

Four teenagers conceal their responsibility for a hit-and-run accident and are pursued by a mysterious avenger.

Jacob Have I Loved*

A twin, overshadowed by her talented and charismatic sister, is tormented by hate and jealousy.

Lisa, Bright And Dark*

Three teenage friends help Lisa to cope with the mental illness her parents and teachers refuse to acknowledge.

Lord Of The Flies*

A group of English schoolboys, marooned on an island, set up there own society in this classic investigation of the roots of fear and violence.

Max The Mighty*

Grieving over the loss of his best friend, Max Kane befriends a lonely girl nicknamed "Worm", who needs a friend to protect her from her stepfather.

Of Mice And Men

Poignant and powerful story of George Milton and mentally retarded Lennie, searching for a better life.

One Fat Summer

Bobby Marks, fat and miserable, takes a strenuous summer job, loses weight and gains respect.

Pigman

Two lonely high school students meet Mr. Pignati, an old man who lives in his dreams and makes daily visits to the baboons at the zoo. The three find love and laughter, but only for a short time.

Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry*

Unforgettable book of black pride and black heritage. Cassie Logan, daughter of a Mississippi sharecropper, is determined to maintain her dignity through a turbulent year.

Summer Of The Monkeys

A boy and his dog lead an exasperating, humorous pursuit of a band of escaped circus monkeys across rural Oklahoma.

Tex

A year in the life of a poor high school student in Oklahoma struggling to come to terms with an absent father, a tense older brother and a new girlfriend.