Age: 8-12 years Lexile: 800 Author: Ray, Delia Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Yearling Books (8/28/2012) Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.7 x 7.6 inches When 12-year-old Linc Crenshaw decides he wants to go to public school, his professor mom isn't so happy with the idea. He's convinced it will be the ticket...

Age: 9-12 years Lexile: 590 Author: LaFleur, Suzanne M. Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Yearling Books (7/24/2012) Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.6 x 7.6 inches Elise and Franklin have always been best friends. Elise has always lived in the big house with her loving Uncle and Aunt , because Elise's parents...

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 Lexile: 860 Author: Cleary, Beverly Paperback: 208 pages Publisher: HarperTrophy (3/19/2013) Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.4 x 7.6 inches In this special reissue of Ramona Quimby, Age 8 , the timeless classic now features a special foreword written by actress, producer, and author Amy Poehler,...

Age: 8-12 years Lexile: 440 Author: Sachar, Louis Paperback: 176 pages Publisher: HarperTrophy (9/2/2003) Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.5 x 7.8 inches Bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning author Louis Sachar knows how to make readers laugh. And there are laughs galore in perennial favorite Wayside School...

Age: 8-12 years Lexile: 750 Author: Cleary, Beverly Paperback: 208 pages Publisher: HarperTrophy (3/19/2013) Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.4 x 7.6 inches Ramona Quimby can't wait to start fourth grade. With a new baby sister to brag about, new calluses to show off, and a new best friend to get to know,...

Age: 8-12 years Lexile: 490 Author: Sachar, Louis Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Random House (NY) (8/12/1988) Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.5 x 7.7 inches Give me a dollar or Ill spit on you. Thats Bradley Chalkers for you. Hes the oldest kid in the fifth grade. He tells enormous lies. He picks fights...

Age: 3-7 years Lexile: 680 Author: Berenstain, Stan Paperback: 32 pages Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (4/12/1982) Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.1 x 8 inches This classic Berenstain Bears story is the perfect way to teach children about the unique and special bond between siblings! Come...

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...

Tuesday by David Wiesner (Author) A Caldecott classic celebrating twenty years in print. David Wiesner received the 1991 Caldecott Medal for Tuesday . In the years that followed, he went on to receive two more Caldecotts, and Tuesday went on to sell half a million copies in the United States and to be...

Age: 10-13 years Lexile: 660 Author: Avi Paperback: 256 pages Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (9/1/2004) Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.8 x 7.5 inches Reintroducing a magical, bestselling medieval mystery from a Newbery-winning author! The release coincides with Avi's exciting new companion to this book,...

Age: 8-12 years Lexile: 730 Author: Morpurgo, Michael, M.B.E . Paperback: 176 pages Publisher: Scholastic (7/1/2004) Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.5 x 7.5 inches A spellbinding tale of survival and self-discovery from award-winning author Michael Morpurgo, who is poised for breakthrough U.S. success. When...

When Sophie Gets Angry--Really, Really Angry by Molly Bang (Author) "Let Scholastic Bookshelf be your guide through the whole range of your child's experiences-laugh with them, learn with them, read with them! Eight classic, best-selling titles are available now! Category: Feelings "Oh is Sophie ever...

Age: 6-9 years Lexile: 740 Author: Wick, Walter Paperback: 40 pages Publisher: Cartwheel Books (6/1/2004) Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 0.2 x 9.2 inches An all-new format and story based on the best-selling Can You See What I See? series! Seymour, a character in both CAN YOU SEE WHAT I SEE? and DREAM MACHINE,...

Age: 12+ years Lexile: 1320 Author: Burnford, Sheila Paperback: 160 pages Publisher: Laurel Leaf Library (12/18/1995) Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 0.4 x 6.9 inches Instinct told them that the way home lay to the west. And so the doughty young Labrador retriever, the roguish bull terrier and the indomitable...

Age: 3-4 years Lexile: 490 Author: Almond, David Paperback: 208 pages Publisher: Laurel Leaf Library (9/11/2001) Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 0.6 x 6.9 inches Michael was looking forward to moving into a new house. But now his baby sister is ill, his parents are frantic, and Doctor Death has come to call....

The Little Island by Margaret Wise Brown (Author), Leonard Weisgard (Illustrator) Once there was a little island in the ocean. That little island changes as the seasons come and go. The storm and the day and night change it. So do the lobsters and seals and gulls that stop by. Then one day a kitten visits...

Age: 8-12 years Lexile: 870 Author: Paulsen, Gary Paperback: 112 pages Publisher: Yearling Books (2/13/2001) Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.3 x 7.7 inches Gary Paulsen's popular Western saga continues in the fourth novel about Francis Tucket. Things look grim for Francis and his adopted family, Lottie and...

Age: 4-7 years Lexile: 660 Author: Plume, Ilse Paperback: 32 pages Publisher: Dragonfly Books (2/9/1998) Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.1 x 10.2 inches Once there lived a donkey, a dog, a cat, and a rooster who had grown too old to be useful to their masters. Because their masters want to get rid of them,...

Age: 10+ years Lexile: 660 Author: Sachar, Louis Paperback: 233 pages Publisher: Yearling Books (5/9/2000) Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.6 x 7.6 inches Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations...

Age: 10-12 years Lexile: 640 Author: Lawrence, Iain Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Yearling Books (11/9/1999) Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.5 x 7.6 inches There was once a village bred by evil. On the barren coast of Cornwall, England , lived a community who prayed for shipwrecks, a community who lured...

Age: 7-10 years Lexile: 620 Author: Lowry, Lois Paperback: 160 pages Publisher: Yearling Books (3/13/2001) Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.4 x 7.6 inches Everyone's favorite little brother is back, dressed as a zookeeper at his nursery school's Future Job Day. Sam Krupnik is all set for Future Job Day at...

Age: 8-12 years Lexile: 650 Author: Rockwell, Thomas Paperback: 128 pages Publisher: Yearling Books (6/1/1953) Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.3 x 7.6 inches People are always daring Billy to do zany things. But Billy may have bitten off more than he can chew when he takes his friend Alan's bet that Billy...

Age: 8-12 years Lexile: 640 Author: Smith, Robert Kimmel Paperback: 160 pages Publisher: Yearling Books (9/1/1984) Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.4 x 7.6 inches Peter is thrilled that Grandpa is coming to live with his family. That is, until Grandpa moves right into Peters room, forcing him upstairs. Peter...

Age: 6-9 years Lexile: 590 Author: Cheng, Andrea Paperback: 160 pages Publisher: Harcourt Brace and Company (5/7/2013) Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.4 x 7.6 inches In Chinese, peng you means friend. But in any language, all Anna knows for certain is that friendship is complicated. When Anna needs company,...

Age: 8-12 years Lexile: 750 Author: Lord, Cynthia Paperback: 192 pages Publisher: Scholastic (6/1/2012) Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.8 x 8.8 inches Touch Blue and your wish will come true. "Why take chances?" says eleven-year-old Tess Brooks. "Especially when it's so easy to let the universe know what you...

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...

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: 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: 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: 9-12 years Author: Barrow, Randi Paperback: 256 pages Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (1/1/2013) Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.8 x 7.5 inches In post-WWII Russia, one boy dares to save an entire race of outlawed dogs -- the German shepherd! World War II has just ended when thirteen-year-old Mikhail...

Age: 8-11 years Lexile: 590 Author: Tarshis, Lauren Paperback: 112 pages Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (3/1/2011) Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.2 x 7.5 inches The horror of Hurricane Katrina is brought vividly to life in this fictional account of a boy, a dog, and the storm of the century. Barry's family...

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: 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: 810 Author: Boelts, Maribeth Paperback: 144 pages Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (10/25/2011) Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.4 x 7.6 inches Russell and Shawn call themselves the PS Brothers: P is for poop, S is for scoop , and Brothers is because theyre best friends. Scooping poop is...

Age: 10-12 years Author: Park, Linda Sue Paperback: 128 pages Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (10/4/2011) Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.2 x 8 inches The New York Times bestseller A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two eleven-year-olds in Sudan, a girl in 2008 and...

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: 8-12 years Author: Hesse, Karen Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: Scholastic (1/1/1999) Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.8 x 7.5 inches This gripping story, written in sparse first-person, free-verse poems, is the compelling tale of Billie Jo's struggle to survive during the dust bowl years of the Depression....

Age: 8-12 years Lexile: 720 Author: Pilkey, Dav Paperback: 121 pages Publisher: Little Apple (9/1/1997) Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.2 x 7.5 inches The first book in Dav Pilkey's mega-bestselling Captain Underpants series. Now with super-cool foil covers! Shiny! Fun! George and Harold have created the...

Age: 4-7 years Lexile: 930 Author: Wolff, Virginia Euwer Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: Scholastic Signature (4/1/2000) Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.5 x 7.2 inches Bat 6an annual softball game between two rivalrous teams of sixthgrade girlsexplodes catastrophically in 1948 because of the prejudice surrounding...

Cinderella's Rat by Susan Meddaugh (Author) Life is full of surprises for the rat who gets turned into a coachman by Cinderellas fairy godmother. Susan Meddaugh uses her wit and animated artwork to give a hilarious new take on an old tale in this story of an ordinary rat caught in extraordinary circumstances....

Emma's Rug by Allen Say (Author) In a story of warmth and surprise, Allen Say explores the origins of artistic inspiration. Elegant illustrations portray the journey of a child who discovers that creativity ultimately comes from within. Age Range: 4 - 8 years Grade Level: Preschool and up Paperback:...

Age: 7-10 years Author: La Fevers, R. L. Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (5/1/2008) Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.8 x 7.8 inches Theodosia Throckmorton has her hands full at the Museum of Legends and Antiquities in London. Her father may be head curator, but it is Theo and only Theo who...

Age: 8-12 years Lexile: 770 Author: Kehret, Peg Paperback: 144 pages Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks (10/1/1998) Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.5 x 7.5 inches Working on a class project on Mount Saint Helens, Warren and Betsy are accidentally sent through time to the day of the volcano's eruption and must...

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig (Author, Illustrator) On a rainy day, Sylvester finds a magic pebble that can make wishes come true. But when a lion frightens him on his way home, Sylvester makes a wish that brings unexpected results. How Sylvester is eventually reunited with his loving...

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: 8-12 years Lexile: 850 Author: Farley, Walter Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: Yearling Books (8/20/1991) Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.6 x 7.7 inches In this, the second book in the series, the heart-stopping adventures of the Black Stallion continue as Alec discovers that two men are after the Black....

Age: 8-12 years Lexile: 730 Author: Park, Barbara Paperback: 128 pages Publisher: Random House Children's Books (8/27/1996) Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.3 x 7.7 inches Kids arent supposed to die. Phoebes brother, Mick, was one of the funniest, coolest kids youd ever meet the kid who made you laugh until...

A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams (Author, Illustrator) This classic and award-winning picture book was written and illustrated by the celebrated Vera B. Williams and was named a Caldecott Honor Book by the American Library Association. "A tender knockout . . . it's rare to find much vitality,...

Age: 4-8 years Lexile: 850 Author: Tresselt, Alvin Paperback: 40 pages Publisher: HarperCollins (4/22/1988) Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 9.8 inches