Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola (Author), Tomie de Paola (Illustrator) Strega Nona -- "Grandma Witch" -- is the source for potions, cures, magic, and comfort in her Calabrian town. Her magical everfull pasta pot is especially intriguing to hungry Big Anthony. He is supposed to look after her house and tend...

Age: 11-15 years Lexile: 800 Author: Buchanan, Michael Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press (4/16/2010) Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9 inches It's bad enough being the new kid, but as a freshman, Jimmy finds school less enjoyable than many of his classmates. Standing 5'5" and weighing 187...

Age: 9-12 years Author: Maruno, Jennifer Paperback: 144 pages Publisher: Napoleon Publishing (4/15/2009) Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.4 x 7.3 inches Short-listed for the 2012 Pacific Northwest Young Readers Choice Award and for the 2011 Hackmatack Childrens Choice Award Nine-year-old Michiko Minagawa...

Age: 8-12 years Lexile: 370 Author: Peirce, Lincoln Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing (4/26/2011) Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.7 x 8.9 inches Eleven-year-old Nate Wright is living OUT LOUD and he wouldn't have it any other way! Even though his friends won't let him be the lead singer...

Age: 11-15 years Lexile: 770 Author: Patterson, James Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers (9/15/2009) Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 1 x 7.8 inches James Patterson's bestselling Maximum Ride series is back, with Max and the gang as The Protectors. Someone--or some thing- -is decimating...

Age: 8-10 years Lexile: 800 Author: Buckey, Sarah Masters Paperback: 200 pages Publisher: American Girl Publishing Inc (1/3/2016) Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.5 x 7.6 inches Samantha and Nellie set sail for Europe aboard an ocean liner in 1906. Also traveling on the ship is a world-famous archaeologist...

Age: 9-15 years Lexile: 880 Author: Rowling, J. K. Paperback: 309 pages Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books (10/1/1999) Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.8 x 7.8 inches Harry Potter has no idea how famous he is. That's because he's being raised by his miserable aunt and uncle who are terrified Harry will learn...

Age: 9-12 years Lexile: 810 Author: Lin, Grace Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (4/12/2011) Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 1 x 7.6 inches In the valley of Fruitless mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her parents. In the evenings, her father...

Age: 10-12 years Lexile: 840 Author: Holling, Holling Clancy Paperback: 64 pages Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (2/19/1980) Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 0.3 x 11 inches A young Indian boy carves a little canoe with a figure inside and names him Paddle-to-the-Sea. Paddle's journey, in text and pictures, through...

Age: 12-17 years Lexile: 690 Author: Boll, Rosemarie Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Second Story Press (4/1/2010) Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 0.5 x 5.5 inches Thirteen-year-old Danny never knew that his father was abusing his mother, until the day his father almost killed her. Now he finds himself in...

Age: 6-9 years Lexile: 530 Author: Osborne, Mary Pope Paperback: 128 pages Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (9/23/2008) Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 0.6 x 8.6 inches Jack and Annie arrive on the one continent they havent visited before: Antarctica! What can they hope to learn about happiness...

Age: 8-12 years Lexile: 500 Author: Peirce, Lincoln Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: HarperCollins (3/23/2010) Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.9 x 8.2 inches Big Nate is funny, big time. --Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid For fans of the hilarious Diary of a Wimpy Kid series: Get ready to meet...

Age: 6-10 years Lexile: 600 Author: DiTerlizzi, Tony Paperback: 107 pages Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (5/1/2003) Product Dimensions: 4.5 x 0.6 x 6.8 inches The Grace children discover the faerie world is closer than you think in this repackage of the first book in the #1 New York...

Age: 8-12 years Lexile: 660 Author: Haddix, Margaret Peterson Paperback: 327 pages Publisher: Scholastic (8/31/2010) Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.8 x 7.8 inches Fourteen-year-old Amy Cahill and her younger brother, Dan, have had enough. Not only do they have to find the 39 Clues first, they're expected...

Age: 8-12 years Lexile: 400 Author: Kibuishi, Kazu Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Graphix (9/1/2011) Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 0.5 x 9.2 inches Kazu Kibuishi's thrilling, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling series continues! Emily and her friends think they'll find the help they need in Cielis, but something...

Age: 9-12 years Lexile: 830 Author: Lowry, Lois Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Scholastic (1/1/2011) Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.8 x 7.8 inches Two-time Newbery Award-winning author Lois Lowry brings a brand-new, beautiful diary to the Dear America series! Suddenly orphaned by the Spanish flu epidemic...

Age: 8-12 years Lexile: 610 Author: Riordan, Rick Paperback: 220 pages Publisher: Scholastic Press (10/1/2008) Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1 x 7.8 inches The first book in the #1 bestselling phenomenon sends readers around the world on the hunt for the 39 Clues! Minutes before she died Grace Cahill changed...

Age: 8-12 years Lexile: 730 Author: Korman, Gordon Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Scholastic Press (8/30/2011) Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 0.8 x 5.2 inches Are you ready to save the world? The bestselling series returns with an adventure spanning 6 explosive books, 2 secret-filled card packs, and a website...

Age: 7-10 years Lexile: 300 Author: Holm, Jennifer L. Paperback: 96 pages Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (8/26/2008) Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 0.6 x 7.3 inches It was a dark and scary Halloween. . . . This year, Babymouse is determined to have the best Halloween costume and the best...

Age: 8-12 years Author: Capodanno, Beth Paperback: 36 pages Publisher: Createspace (1/1/2012) Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.1 x 10 inches Stew is a busy young boy who doesn't like to take a bath; but after learning how to brew some Stinky Feet Stew, bathing doesn't seem so bad.

Age: 4-8 years Author: Seder, Rufus Butler Paperback: 12 pages Publisher: Workman Publishing (10/1/2009) Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 1.1 x 7.4 inches It's Waddle! And it's in color. And boy, is it irresistible. In the same way that kids can't read Gallop! without wanting to gallop around the room, Waddle!...

Age: 12+ years Lexile: 700 Author: Black, Kat Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Scholastic Press (1/1/2009) Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9 inches A thrilling historical fantasy series full of intrigue, mystery, and adventure--from an exciting new voice! Scotland. 1307. Thirteen-year-old Tormod MacLeod is...