F WEE	Pie (age 8-11) by Sarah Weeks illness/loss ... friendship ... enterprise Publisher comments: When Alice's Aunt Polly passes away, she takes with her the secret to her world-famous pie-crust recipe. Or does she? In her will, Polly leaves the recipe to her extraordinarily surly cat Lardo . . . and then leaves Lardo in the care of Alice. Suddenly Alice is thrust into the center of a piestorm, with everyone in town trying to be the next pie-contest winner ... including Alice's mother and some of Alice's friends. The whole community is going pie-crazy . . . and it's up to Alice to discover the ingredients that really matter. Like family. And friendship. And enjoying what you do.
F LUD	Confessions of a Former Bully (age 8-11) by Trudy Ludwig school ... friendship Publisher comments: After Katie gets caught teasing a schoolmate, she's told to meet with Mrs. Petrowski, the school counselor, so she can make right her wrong and learn to be a better friend. Bothered at first, it doesn't take long before Katie realizes that bullying has hurt not only the people around her, but her, too. Told from the unusual point of view of the bullier rather than the bullied, Confessions of a Former Bully provides kids with real life tools they can use to identify and stop relational aggression.
F LAS	Marven of the Great North Woods (age 8-11) by Kathryn Lasky friendship ... historical Publisher comments: When the influenza epidemic strikes Duluth, Minnesota, in 1918, Marven's parents send their son far away from the danger of the disease. But a logging camp in the great north woods? A true story of a small Jewish boy and a bearish French-Canadian lumberjack, and how they became friends under the most unusual circumstances.
F MIL	Fractions = Trouble! (age 8-11) by Claudia Mills humor ... friendship ... school Publisher comments: If Wilson Williams thought multiplication was difficult, he is finding fractions impossible. And when his parents hire a math tutor for him, he is sure hes the only kid in the history of Hill Elementary to have one. Wilson is determined to make sure that no one finds out, not even his best friend, Josh. At least his pet hamster, Pip, is sympathetic. Pip is going to be part of Wilsons science fair project, because any project with hamsters in it is bound to be wonderful. But Josh has the coolest project of all: at what temperature does a pickle explode? Unfortunately, it looks as if Wilsons secret may end up exploding their friendship.
F MIL	Mason Dixon: Pet Disasters (age 8-11) by Claudia Mills friendship ... animals Publisher comments: Soon-to-be fourth-grader Mason Dixon does not want a pet, but his parents think it will be good for him. Goldfish dies soon after his arrival (from overfeeding). Mason is relieved. Hamster escapes. Mason is relieved. Cat has to go back because best friend Brody is too allergic to ever be at their house while Cat is there. Mason is relieved. But when Dog comes, it takes a little dose of jealousy for Mason to realize he does want a pet, all of his very own.
F ROY	Max Quigley: Technically Not a Bully (age 8-11) by James Roy humor ... school ... friendship ... brilliant protagonist Catalog: After playing a prank on one of his "geeky" classmates, sixth-grader Max Quigley's punishment is to be tutored by him.
F LIT	Willy and Max: a Holocaust Story (age 8-11) by Amy Littlesugar friendship ... historical ... war Catalog: In Belgium during World War II, Willy becomes friends with Max and his Jewish family, and although they become separated, they remain related by a bond of friendship and a special painting.
F ROB	Wendy and the Bullies (age 8-11) by Nancy Robinson friendship ... school ... humor Publisher comments: Wendy and Karen are so afraid of bullies that they have a Bully Log which charts bullies' descriptions and behavior patterns, a Bully Map which shows where the bullies hang out, and a Strategic War Room where they dream up fanciful plans to rid themselves of bullies forever.
F CRE	Heartbeat (age 8-11) by Sharon Creech poetry ... growing up ... identity ... friendship ... family Twelve-year-old Annie ponders the many rhythms of life the year that her mother becomes pregnant, her grandfather begins to falter, and her best friend and running partner grows distant.
F VAN	Smart Dog (age 8-11) by Vivian Vande Velde brilliant protagonist ... friendship ... school ... animals Fifth grader Amy Prochenko is wildly unpopular. Then one day Amy meets Sherlock, a dog on the run from a university lab. Sherlock is not like other dogs: He can talk, he's smarter than most of Amy's classmates--and he needs Amy's help. Suddenly Amy's life is full of danger and excitement, and she finds she is becoming, of all things, popular. Best of all, she discovers in Sherlock the sort of friend she's always longed for--and one she must protect no matter what the cost.
F SLO	Tony and Me (age 8-11) by Alfred Slote friendship ... sports Catalog: Tony, a star athlete, befriends Bill and gives hope to the losing baseball team, but Tony's problems force Bill to make some tough decisions.
F SLO	My Robot Buddy (age 8-11) by Alfred Slote adventure ... friendship ... science fiction Jack asked for a robot for his birthday, and his robot buddy, Danny One, brings more surprises than Jack could have wished for. sequel: The Trouble on Janus
F COS	Fire Mate (age 8-11) by Olga Cossi friendship ... identity ... historical ... animals An Indian girl develops a special relationship with the St. Bernard puppy she finds abandoned by dognappers in the forest. The two are inseparable until the dog's owners show up to claim him.
F ASC	Pearl's Promise (age 8-11) by Frank Asch friendship ... adventure ... mystery With her brother in the clutches of a python in a pet shop, Pearl, a mouse, goes through hair-raising adventures to rescue him.
F ARN	Golden and Grey: an Unremarkable Boy and a Rather Remarkable Ghost (age 8-11) by Louise Arnold humor ... identity ... friendship ... school When a downhearted ghost becomes the "invisible friend" of an eleven-year-old boy who is an outcast in his new school, the two help each other find their place in their respective worlds. sequel: Golden and Grey, the Nightmares that Ghosts Have
F ANG	First the Good News (age 8-11) by Judie Angell friendship ... authorship ... humor Ninth-grade journalist Annabelle Goobitz and her four best friends pretend to be groupies in order to land an interview with television comedian Hap Rhysbeck, but the young comedian makes an announcement that takes them by surprise.
F ANG	Dear Lola: or, How to Build Your Own Family: a Tale (age 8-11) by Judie Angell enterprise ... friendship ... family Six parentless kids ranging in age from 5 to 18 run away from the orphanage and, as a family, successfully establish a household miles away until local do-gooders begin investigating.
F CLE	Keepers of the School (age 8-11) by Andrew Clements friendship ... mystery ... school Publisher comments: Benjamin Pratt's school is about to become the site of a new amusement park. It sounds like a dream come true But lately, Ben has been wondering if he's going to like an amusement park in the middle of his town - with all the buses and traffic and eight dollar slices of pizza. It's going to change everything. And, Ben is not so big on all the new changes in his life, like how his dad has moved out and started living in the marina on what used to be the family sailboat. Maybe it would be nice if the school just stayed as it is. He likes the school. Loves it, actually. It's over 200 years old and sits right on the harbor. The playground has ocean breezes and the classrooms have million dollar views. MILLION DOLLAR views. And after a chance — and final — run-in with the school janitor, Ben starts to discover that these MILLION DOLLAR views have a lot to do with the deal to sell the school property. But, as much as the town wants to believe it, the school does not belong to the local government. It belongs to the CHILDREN and these children have the right to defend it Don't think Ben, his friend Jill (and the tag-along Robert) can ruin a multimillion dollar real estate deal? Then you don't know the history and the power of the Keepers of the School. A suspenseful six book series, book one, We the Children, starts the battle on land and on sea. It's a race to keep the school from turning into a ticket booth and these kids are about to discover just how threatening a little knowledge can be. title: We the Children title: Fear Itself title: The Whites of Their Eyes
F CLE	Extra Credit (age 8-11) by Andrew Clements school ... friendship ... identity Publisher comments: It isn't that Abby Carson can't do her schoolwork. She just doesn't like doing it. And consequently, Abby will have to repeat sixth grade, unless she meets some specific conditions, including taking on an extra credit project: find a pen pal in a distant country. But when Abby's first letter arrives at a small school in Afghanistan, complications arise. The elders agree that any letters going back to America must be written well, but the only qualified English-speaking student is a boy. And in this village, it's not proper for a boy to correspond with a girl. So, Sadeed's sister will dictate and sign the letters for him. But what about the villagers who believe that girls should not be anywhere near a school? And what about those who believe that any contact with Americans is...unhealthy? As letters flow back and forth between the prairies of Illinois and the mountains of central Asia, across cultural and religious divides, through the minefields of different lifestyles and traditions, a small group of children begin to speak and listen to each other. And in just a few short weeks, they make important discoveries about their communities, about their world, and most of all, about themselves.
F ALV	Return to Sender (age 8-11) by Julia Alvarez identity ... friendship Publisher comments: After Tyler's father is injured in a tractor accident, his family is forced to hire migrant Mexican workers to help save their Vermont farm from foreclosure. Tyler isnt sure what to make of these workers. Are they undocumented? And what about the three daughters, particularly Mari, the oldest, who is proud of her Mexican heritage but also increasingly connected her American life. Her family lives in constant fear of being discovered by the authorities and sent back to the poverty they left behind in Mexico. Can Tyler and Mari find a way to be friends despite their differences? In a novel full of hope, but no easy answers, Julia Alvarez weaves a beautiful and timely story that will stay with readers long after they finish it.
F PAR	The Wedding Planner's Daughter Series (age 8-11) by Coleen Murtagh Paratore family ... humor ... friendship Publisher comments: Twelve-year-old Willa Havisham is a classics reader, a cherry-cordial eater, and quite possibly the world's worst wisher. But when she and her glamorous single mother, Stella, move to Bramble, Cape Cod, Willa's wishes begin to come true: She makes her first-ever best friend, Tina. She bonds with her hip, candy-making Nana. And best of all, steely Stella is falling for Willa's English teacher, Sam — he's perfect dad material! But before Willa can marry off her mother, or dance with her adorable crush, Joseph, a pit gets stuck in the wishing well.... Can Willa undo the damage before Stella misses her chance to say "I do"? title: The Wedding Planner's Daughter title: The Cupid Chronicles title: Willa by Heart
F BLU	Cornelia and the Audacious Escapades of the Somerset Sisters (age 8-11) by Lesley M. M. Blume adventure ... authorship ... friendship Publisher comments: Eleven-year-old Cornelia is the daughter of two world-famous pianists, a legacy that should feel fabulous, but instead feels just plain lonely. She surrounds herself with dictionaries and other books to isolate herself from the outside world. But when a glamorous neighbor named Virginia Somerset moves next door with her servant Patel and a mischievous French bulldog named Mister Kinyatta, Cornelia discovers that the world is a much more exciting place than she had originally thought.
F CAB	Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls Series (age 8-11) by Meg Cabot realistic ... family ... humor ... friendship Publisher comments: When nine-year-old Allie Finkle's parents announce that they are moving her and her brothers from their suburban split-level into an ancient Victorian in town, Allie's sure her life is over. She's not at all happy about having to give up her pretty pink wall-to-wall carpeting for creaky floorboards and creepy secret passageways-not to mention leaving her modern, state-of-the-art suburban school for a rundown, old-fashioned school just two blocks from her new house. With a room she's half-scared to go into, the burden of being "the new girl," and her old friends all a half-hour car ride away, how will Allie ever learn to fit in? title: Moving Day title: New Girl title: Best Friends and Drama Queens title: Stage Fright
F DIT	Kenny and the Dragon (age 8-11) by Tony DiTerlizzi knights/castles/dragons ... fantasy ... friendship Publisher comments: What do you do when your new best buddy has been designated a scourge by the community and marked for imminent extermination? Just ask Kenny Rabbit. When the simple folks in the sleepy little village of Roundbrook catch wind that there's a dragon running loose in the countryside, they get the wrong idea and the stage is set for a fight to the death. So it's up to Kenny to give his neighbors front-row seats to one of the best-known battles in history, the legendary showdown between St. George and the dragon, without losing a friend in the fray.
F GOW	Amelia Rules! Series (age 8-11) by Jimmy Gownley family ... growing up ... friendship A collection of comic stories featuring Amelia, who has moved from Manhattan to a small town in the wake of her parent's divorce. Fortunately, Amelia has her fourth-grade friends, the Gathering of Awesome Super Pals, otherwise known as G.A.S.P. title: The Whole World's Crazy title: Amelia Rules!: What Makes You Happy title: Superheroes
F GRA	The Thing About Georgie: A Novel (age 8-11) by Lisa Graff realistic ... humor ... identity ... school ... friendship Publisher comments: The thing about poodles is that Georgie Bishop hates to walk them. The thing about Jeanie the Meanie is that she would rather write on her shoe than help Georgie with their Abraham Lincoln project. The thing about Georgie's mom is that she's having a baby, a baby who will probably be taller than Georgie very, very soon. The thing about Georgie . . . well, what is the thing about Georgie? In this poignant story peppered with comedy, newcomer Lisa Graff creates an unforgettable character in nine-year-old Georgie Bishop, who struggles to grow up when he isn't getting any taller.
F LAS	Camp Princess Series (age 8-11) by Kathryn Lasky princesses ... fantasy ... mystery ... friendship Publisher comments: Are you growing tired of royal balls and boring banquets with visiting kings and princes? Do you long to escape the confines of the palace and find yourself in a completely new place, surrounded by other princesses your own age? Camp Princess is the perfect place for any princess to find a summer of magical fun! And this year, for a princess named Alicia, Camp Princess will become something more, a place of mystery and adventure. Her turret seems to be haunted, and the golden bird that she captured for the songbird contest refuses to sing a note! It's all utterly frustrating, until one shadowy night, when Alicia feels a ghostly presence in her room and begins to discover a destiny far more exciting than anything she could have imagined. title: Born to Rule: A Camp Princess Novel
F LOO	Alvin Ho Series (age 8-11) by Lenore Look friendship ... growing up ... school Publisher comments: Alvin Ho is an Asian American second grader who is afraid of everything--elevators, tunnels, girls, and, most of all, school. He's so afraid of school that, while he's there, he never, ever, says a word. But at home he's a very loud superhero named Firecracker Man, a brother to Calvin and Anibelly, and a gentleman-in-training, so he can be just like his dad. title: Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things title: Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disasters title: Alvin Ho: Allergic to Birthday Parties, Scinece Projects, and Other Manmade Catastrophes title: Alvin Ho: Allergic to Dead Bodies, Funerals, and other Fatal Circumstances
F MAD	The English Roses Series (age 8-11) by Madonna friendship Catalog: Four best friends are jealous of a neighbor girl and refuse to have anything to do with her, until they each have a dream in which a fairy godmother shows them what the girl's life is really like. title: The English Roses title: Good-Bye Grace title: A Rose by Any Other Name
F MAS	Princess School Series (age 8-11) by Jane B. Mason princesses ... friendship ... school ... fantasy ... humor Publisher comments: With her feet bare (those glass slippers don't fit) and her second-hand gown splattered with mud (thanks, evil stepsisters), Ella's first day of Princess School is off to a lousy start. If she can only find her fairy godmother before the first class begins, Ella is sure she'll put things right. But her FG is off at a convention and Ella is on her own--she'll have to get through the first weeks of Princess School without any bobbity-boo. Ella is terrified--until she meets silly Snow, spunky Rapunzel, and beautiful, sheltered Rose. She begins to realize that with these friends, Princess School could be a LOT of fun. title: If the Shoe Fits title: Who's the Fairest title: Let Down Your Hair title: Beauty is a Beast title: Princess Charming title: Apple-y Ever After title: Thorn in Her Side title: Wake Up Beauty
F MCG	Julia Gillian Series (age 8-11) by Alison McGhee growing up ... friendship Publisher comments: Ten-year-old Julia Gillian knows everything about her quirky neighbors, her Minneapolis neighborhood, even the inscrutable "claw machine" in the back of the corner hardware store. The one thing Julia Gillian doesn't know is how the book she's reading is going to end. It doesn't seem as if it's going to have a happy ending, and that scares her. But Julia learns a little something about fear: sometimes you just have to work through it. And though bad things do happen sometimes, having good friends and family around you makes life a bit less scary - and much more fun. title: Julia Gillian (and the Art of Knowing) title: Julia Gillian and the Quest for Joy
F PIN	The Artsy Smartsy Club (age 8-11) by Daniel Pinkwater friendship ... the arts ... humor They were on their own: three kids and one giant chicken. Stuck in Hoboken for the summer, Nick Itch, Loretta Fischetti, and Bruno Ugg are really, really bored. After whiling away their time spitting in the Hudson River and trying to teach Henrietta, Nick's 266-pound chicken, how to juggle marshmallows, they're ready for something...anything...to happen. When a mysterious and brilliant chalk artist starts decorating Hoboken's streets, the three friends are blown away. They set off to explore the art world in a frenzy of adventurous drawing, screeving, and eggplant picnics.
F HAD	Dexter the Tough (age 8-11) by Margaret Peterson Haddix illness/loss ... authorship ... friendship ... school It's only the first day of school for Dexter, but he's already mad at the principal, and the secretary, and the janitor, and the kids who laugh at him. When his teacher tells the class to write a story, Dexter writes about how tough he is, and how he's already gotten into a fight. Is any of Dexter's story true? Why was the other boy crying before Dexter hit him? And why would the other boy still want to be Dexter's friend? Even Dexter doesn't know the answers to some of those questions. But as he deals with family problems, a persistent teacher, and a boy who's strangely interested in floor wax, he discovers many surprises hidden in his own tale.
F PAR	Skinnybones (age 8-11) by Barbara Park friendship ... sports ... humor For the smallest kid on the baseball team, Alex “Skinnybones” Frankovitch has a major-league big mouth! But when he brags his way into a pitching contest, this might be one mess that not even Alex can talk his way out of. sequel: Almost Starring Skinnybones
F BRO	No Flying in the House (age 8-11) by Betty Brock friendship ... magic ... fantasy Most little girls have parents to look after them, but not Annabel Tippens. She has Gloria, a tiny white dog who talks and wears a gold collar. And that's not the only thing that makes Annabel different: She can do all kinds of things that other kids can't do, like kiss her own elbow and fly around the house! Could it be true that Annabel is not a little girl at all, but a fairy? Soon Annabel will have to decide. If she chooses to be a fairy, she'll have to say good-bye to Gloria forever. But how can she decide between her newly found magic and her dearest friend?
F DUF	Hey, New Kid! (age 8-11) by Betsy Duffey friendship ... identity ... school Cody's father is an F.B.I. agent, he's got a pet emu, and he's an ace on Rollerblades. At least, that's what Cody tells his class on the first day at his new school. Being Super Deluxe Cody is great, until someone throws a skating party. And suddenly, the game may be up!
F GIF	Have You Seen Hyacinth Macaw (age 8-11) by Patricia Reilly Giff humor ... friendship ... mystery Abby and her friend Potsie work on several mysteries: a mysterious new neighbor, a missing person, a theft, and the unusual actions of Abby's brother.
F KIN	The Merman (age 8-11) by Dick King-Smith friendship ... fantasy While vacationing in Scotland, Zeta meets a rather unusual fellow. He's a terrific swimmer. He chats with seals. And he has a fish tail. Marinus is a merman, definitely not your average summer friend. Who else could teach Zeta everything from swimming to astronomy to French? Everything's an adventure when Marinus is around, and as the summer ends, Zeta knows she'll miss her new friend terribly. Luckily, Marinus has one last surprise in store for her, one that will last a lifetime.
F ROB	Veronica Meets Her Match (age 8-11) by Nancy Robinson school ... friendship Veronica's fervent attempts to gain peer acceptance continue as she claims the new girl as her own special friend.
F ROB	Veronica the Show-off (age 8-11) by Nancy Robinson school ... friendship Although lonely and desperately in need of friends, Veronica overwhelms her new classmates with her outrageous behavior in a bid for attention.
F BRO	Tangles (age 8-11) by Errol Broome growing up ... friendship When she takes money from her neighbor's wallet in order to buy a kitten, Sophie finds that she cannot live with the guilt.
F GRE	Rosy Cole's Great American Guilt Club (age 8-11) by Sheila Greenwald friendship ... school Convinced that she doesn't have any of the things that matter, i.e. trendy clothes and a house in the country, Rosy Cole decides to form a club which will allow her rich friends to give her their surplus clothes, sports gear, and jewelry.
F HAL	Megan's Mare (age 8-11) by Lynn Hall friendship ... animals Eleven-year-old Megan, daughter of a Yorkshire horse trainer, finding she has a special bond with the beautiful problem mare Berry, determines to help her overcome her fear of wooden bridges.
F HUR	The Hot and Cold Summer (age 8-11) by Johanna Hurwitz humor ... friendship Two inseparable ten-year-old boys discover there is room in their friendship for another person and it really doesn't matter that she is a girl.
F KEH	The Richest Kids in Town (age 8-11) by Peg Kehret humor ... friendship ... enterprise New to town and homesick for his old life, fourth-grader Peter teams up with a classmate to earn money for a trip to his old hometown but all their moneymaking schemes have unexpected results.
F MCK	Run Away Home (age 8-11) by Patricia C. McKissack bigotry ... friendship ... historical In 1886 in Alabama, an eleven-year-old African American girl and her family befriend and give refuge to a runaway Apache boy.
F MIL	After Fifth Grade, the World (age 8-11) by Claudia Mills friendship ... school Heidi tries a succession of ways to make her fifth-grade teacher less mean.
F NAY	Eddie, Incorporated (age 8-11) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor friendship ... enterprise Twelve-year-old Eddie decides to go into business for himself with two friends and soon discovers that a business is not a simple thing.
F EIS	The Lexie Series (age 8-11) by Lisa Eisenberg friendship ... humor Whether she's figuring out what to do for the girl scout talent show or planning a birthday party, Lexie is a fourth grader dealing with all the problems and fascinations of everyday life. title: Lexie on Her Own title: Leave it to Lexie title: Happy Birthday Lexie!
F WIL	The Aurora County All-Stars (age 8-11) by Deborah Wiles friendship ... family ... bigotry ... sports Twelve-year-old House Jackson--star pitcher and team captain of the Aurora County All-Stars--has been sidelined for a whole sorry year with a broken elbow. He's finally ready to play, but wouldn't you know that the team's only game of the year has been scheduled for the exact same time as the town's 200th-anniversary pageant. Now House must face the pageant's director, full-of-herself Frances Shotz (his nemesis and perpetrator of the elbow break), and get his team out of this mess. There's also the matter of a mysterious old recluse who has died and left House a wheezy old dog named Eudora Welty--and a puzzling book of poetry by someone named Walt Whitman. Through the long, hot month of June, House makes surprising and valuable discoveries about family, friendship, poetry . . . and baseball.
F WAR	The Emma Series (age 8-11) by Sally Warner humor ... friendship ... school Emma Mcgraw is slowly making friends at her new school. But when Cynthia calls her weird, emma is shocked. They are supposed to be best friends! In response, Emma decides that Cynthia's new name should be bossy pants, and she tells everyone in the class. Now the entire third grade is trading nicknames. And while it starts out being funny, Emma begins to see the downside of name-calling. But just when she decides it's time for apologies, her teacher makes the most dreaded call of all, the one to everyone's parents. title: Best Friend Emma title: Not-So-Weird Emma title: Only Emma title: Super Emma
F TAC	Misadventures of Millicent Madding Series (age 8-11) by Brian Tacang math/science/technology ... friendship ... humor As an inventor, Millicent knows this formula by heart. But a series of failures, like the Ever-Juicy Gum Enhancer Pellet (a bit too juicy) and the Retractable Ponytail Holder (a hairy mess), have left her a few beakers short on faith. Even Millicent's best friends in The Wunderkind Club are ready to give up on her inventions. Bully-Be-Gone, her latest creation, should be the breakthrough Millicent needs. After all, her formula for thwarting the enemies of overachievers everywhere is foolproof. Almostfoolproof. Before long, Millicent has a disaster of monumental proportions on her hands. With only days to concoct an antidote, her friendships, and her future as an inventor, hang in the balance. title: Bully-Be-Gone
F SAC	The Four Ugly Cats in Apartment 3D (age 8-11) by Marilyn Sachs friendship ... animals After a neighbor in her apartment building dies, ten-year-old Lily tries to find homes for his four ugly, noisy cats.
F ROB	Puppet Pandemonium (age 8-11) by Diane Roberts the arts ... friendship Goodbye Seattle. Goodbye baseball buddies. Goodbye Gram & her cool puppet shows. Hello, Texas. Baker is sure there isn't anything worse than moving. Except being THE NEW KID. Sure, Gram gave him Waldo, a ventriloquist's dummy, for company-- but a puppet, no matter how funny it is, can't take the place of real friends. Baker is bummed. Until he starts school and discovers that kids in Texas (cowboy hats aside) aren't as different as he thought. And that puppets just might be the key to fitting in. Let the show begin!
F ORR	Nim's Island (age 8-11) by Wendy Orr humor ... friendship ... adventure ... nature ... survival A girl. An iguana. An island. And e-mail. Meet Nim: a modern-day Robinson Crusoe! She can chop down bananas with a machete, climb tall palm trees, and start a fire with a piece of glass. So she's not afraid when her scientist dad sails off to study plankton for three days, leaving her alone on their island. Besides, it's not as if no one's looking after her; she's got a sea lion to mother her and an iguana for comic relief. She also has an interesting new e-mail pal. But when her father's cell-phone calls stop coming and disaster seems near, Nim has to be stronger and braver than she's ever been before. And she'll need all her friends to help her. sequel: Nim at Sea
F MYE	Surviving Brick Johnson (age 8-11) by Laurie Myers humor ... friendship ... school Alex is running for his life. After making fun of the notorious bully Brick Johnson, he's now convinced that Brick is out to get him. There is only one way to survive Brick Johnson, take karate lessons and become a powerful sensei. But after Brick shows up in karate class and treats Alex with respect, Alex's picture of him begins to change. How can Brick be a bully and a nice guy at the same time?
F MCD	Julie, 1974: an American Girl Series (age 8-11) by Megan McDonald growing up ... friendship ... historical Julie Albright doesn't want to move away from her San Francisco neighborhood near Chinatown, even if their new apartment is just a few miles away. Moving means leaving her best friend, Ivy, and her pet rabbit, Nutmeg. Worst of all, it means leaving Dad, now that her parents are divorced. Julie tries to make the best of it by joining the school's basketball team, but the coach won't allow girls to play. She learns that it's up to her to make positive changes in her new school--and her new life. title: Meet Julie title: Changes for Julie title: Happy New Year, Julie title: Julie and the Eagles title: Julie tells her story title: Julie's Journey
F MAR	The Jade Dragon (age 8-11) by Carolyn Marsden identity ... friendship A Chinese-American girl longs for friendship with a classmate adopted from China in this subtle, insightful middle-grade novel. Ginny is sure the new girl in her second-grade class will be her best friend. After all, Stephanie is Chinese, just like Ginny. But Ginny soon discovers some puzzling things about Stephanie: she doesn't like Chinese food, she hates her straight black hair, and even more surprisingly, her parents are not Chinese. At Ginny's house, MaMa cooks delicious Chinese dishes as the family prepares for their big holiday party and Stephanie spies Ginny's most prized possession, a hand-carved jade dragon, and asks to take it home. Much as Ginny yearns for a best friend, is it worth the risk of losing her special keepsake and angering MaMa? Drawing on Virginia Loh's real life story, the authors poignantly capture Ginny's dilemma as she navigates with difficulty between her culture and her friendship.
F MAC	Troll Trouble Series (age 8-11) by Alan MacDonald fantasy ... friendship ... humor When a family of Trolls moves into the quiet suburb of Biddlesden, it’s likely that things are going to get ugly (and possibly hairy and smelly) very soon, since trolls like to roar as loudly as possible and stomp their hairy feet. Even worse, the Trolls have moved in next door to the Priddle family. BIG mistake, and sparks will fly! title: Trolls, Go Home! title: Trolls United title: Trolls on Vacation
F KES	The Emily Windsnap Series (age 8-11) by Liz Kessler identity ... friendship ... family ... fantasy This story about a girl who learns she is half mermaid lures readers into a glorious undersea world--an enchanting fantasy about family secrets, loyal friendship, and the power of love. . title: The Tail of Emily Windsnap title: Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep title: Emily Windsnap and the Castle in the Mist title: Emily Windsnap and the Siren's Secret
F JON	Emmy and the Home for Troubled Girls (age 8-11) by Lynne Jonell adventure ... fantasy ... friendship ... humor Publisher comments: Emmy Addison is an ordinary girl...almost. If you don't count the fact that her parents are rich (very), her best friend is a boy (and a soccer star), and she can talk to rodents (and they talk back), she's very ordinary indeed. But she hasn't been that way for long. It was only a few weeks ago that Emmy and her friends Ratty and Joe got rid of the evil Miss Barmy, the nanny who had nearly ruined Emmy's life, and the lives of five other girls who went missing. Miss Barmy is now a rat. How much harm can she do?
F JON	Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat (age 8-11) by Lynne Jonell adventure ... fantasy ... friendship ... humor Publisher comments: Emmy was a good girl. At least she tried very hard to be good. She did her homework without being told. She ate all her vegetables, even the slimy ones. And she never talked back to her nanny, Miss Barmy, although it was almost impossible to keep quiet, some days. She really was a little too good. Which is why she liked to sit by the Rat. The Rat was not good at all . . . Hilarious, inventive, and irresistably rodent-friendly, this is a fantastic first novel from acclaimed picture book author Lynne Jonell.
F JON	Champ (age 8-11) by Marcia Thornton Jones friendship ... animals ... sports Riley is awful at sports. He wants to quit the baseball team, but his dad won't let him give up. So when one bad swing brings a three-legged dog into his life, Riley feels like he's been thrown a curveball. How can he take care of a dog and make his dad proud? Champ is a former champion show dog. But when the accident that leaves him with Riley also leaves him with three legs, this dog has to learn some new tricks. Can Champ show Riley that winning doesn't always mean coming in first? Together, Riley and Champ make a great team, but not everyone thinks so. Could they be separated?
F DOW	From the Highly Scientific Notebooks of Phineas L. Macguire (age 8-11) by Frances O'Roark Dowell humor ... friendship ... math/science/technology Here's what you need to know about Phineas L. MacGuire, boy-scientist extraordinaire, aka Mac: 1. He's allergic to purple, telephone calls, and girls, and can prove it. 2. He's probably the world's expert on mold, including which has the highest stink potential. 3. He does not have a best friend. He does, however, have an un-best friend, who he does not ... repeat, not ... want to upgrade to best friend status. But disaster strikes when his teacher pairs Mac and his un-best friend together for the upcoming science fair. Worse, this un-best friend wants the project to be on dinosaurs, which is so third grade. Worse still, it seems as though everyone else in his class finds the un-best friend as unlikeable as Mac does. But, being a boy-scientist, once Mac notices this, he just might have to do some investigating.... title: Phineas L. Macguire -- Erupts! The First Experiment title: Phineas L. Macguire Gets Slimed
F DAV	The Lemonade War Series (age 8-11) by Jacqueline Davies friendship ... brilliant protagonist ... enterprise ... math/science/technology Evan Treski is people-smart. He is good at talking with people, even grownups. His younger sister, Jessie, on the other hand, is math-smart...but not especially good at understanding people. She knows that feelings are her weakest subject. So when their lemonade war begins, there really is no telling who will win...and even more important, if their fight will ever end. title: The Lemonade War title: The Lemonade Crime
F CAR	What a Wimp (age 8-11) by Carol Carrick growing up ... friendship Although his teacher, mother, and older brother are sympathetic, Barney knows he'll have to find his own way to deal with the bully, Lennie.
F CAR	Sarah and the Naked Truth (age 8-11) by Elisa Lynn Carbone identity ... friendship While ten-year-old Sarah faces some challenges after losing most of her hair in a bubble gum accident, her closest friends Christina and Olivia deal with identity issues of their own, and in the end all learn to stand up to others in order to be true to themselves.
F BYA	The Cybil War (age 8-11) by Betsy Cromer Byars friendship ... humor Simon learns some hard lessons about good and bad friendships when his good friend Tony's stories involve him in some very troublesome and complicated situations.
F CHR	Favor for a Ghost (age 8-11) by Matt Christopher animals ... friendship ... spooky When the ghost of his friend Billy returns to beg him to move the grave of his former dog next to his own, Lenny tries to find a way to fulfill the request despite the opposition of the dog's second owner.
F CLE	No Talking (age 8-11) by Andrew Clements friendship ... realistic ... humor ... school The fifth-grade girls and the fifth-grade boys at Laketon Elementary don't get along very well. But the real problem is that these kids are loud and disorderly. That's why the principal uses her red plastic bullhorn. A lot. Then one day Dave Packer, a certified loudmouth, bumps into an idea ... a big one that makes him try to keep quiet for a whole day. But what does Dave hear during lunch? A girl, Lynsey Burgess, jabbering away. So Dave breaks his silence and lobs an insult. And those words spark a contest: Which team can say the fewest words during two whole days? And it's the boys against the girls. How do the teachers react to the silence? What happens when the principal feels she's losing control? And will Dave and Lynsey plunge the whole school into chaos? This funny and surprising book is about language and thought, about words unspoken, words spoken in anger, and especially about the power of words spoken in kindness...with or without a bullhorn.
F BAT	Being Bee (age 8-11) by Catherine Bateson friendship ... family Bee can't understand what her father sees in Jazzi. Ever since Bee's mom died, she, her dad, and her two guinea pigs, Fifi and Lulu, have been getting along just fine. Now Bee is supposed to welcome Jazzi, with her bangled skirts and her rock-hard scones and her new way of looking at everything. Imagine how Bee feels when her dad invites Jazzi to move in! Life certainly gets more complicated, especially after Bee discovers that there is something big that Jazzi has not told Dad. Yet knowing the secret makes Bee see another side of Jazzi, one that oddly enough makes Bee more comfortable. Full of warmth and humor, this novel looks at loss, trust, and acceptance.
F AMA	Please Write in this Book (age 8-11) by Mary Amato friendship ... authorship ... school When Ms. Wurtz leaves a blank book in the Writer's Corner with a note encouraging those who find it to "talk to each other" in its pages, the students' entries spark a classroom-wide battle.
F TOL	Darci and the Dance Contest (age 8-11) by Martha Tolles school ... friendship Anxious to make friends in her new school, sixth-grader Darci finds herself drawn into an uneasy relationship with the capricious Lisa and her circle of friends.
F YOL	The Mermaid's Three Wisdoms (age 8-11) by Jane Yolen friendship A mermaid who cannot speak is banished from her undersea home and sent to live on land as a human where she is found by a 12-year-old girl with a hearing impairment.
F YOL	Hobo Toad and the Motorcycle Gang (age 8-11) by Jane Yolen humor ... friendship During their stop at a roadside diner, Hobo Toad and Mac the truck driver are taken prisoner by a motorcycle gang.
F KRE	The Wilder Summer (age 8-11) by Stephen Krensky school ... friendship Charlie Wilder is unenthusiastic about summer camp until he sets eyes on Lydia Travers, but getting to know Lydia turns out to be far more complicated than he had ever anticipated.
F LOV	The Betsy-Tacy Series (age 8-11) by Maud Hart Lovelace adventure ... friendship After Betsy Ray moves into the house across the street from Tacy Kelly, the girls become inseparable livelong friends. title: Betsy-Tacy title: Betsy-Tacy and Tib title: Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill title: Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown title: Betsy in Spite of Herself title: Betsy was a Junior title: Betsy and Joe title: Heaven to Betsy title: Betsy's Wedding title: Betsy and the Great World
F SEI	The Wainscott Weasel (age 8-11) by Tor Seidler nature ... friendship While other young weasels dance under the pines, Bagley thinks about Bridget, the mesmerizing fish who lives in a pond down the brook from his den. Only a true hero can save Bridget from the gruesome death that awaits her, and this is exactly what Bagley, much to his own surprise, proves himself to be.
F SEI	The Wainscott Weasel (age 8-11) by Tor Seidler nature ... friendship All sorts of creatures live near the Wainscott woods on the South Fork of Long Island, but the most remarkable citizens of this seaside community are the weasels, including Zeke Whitebelly and his boisterous brothers, Bagley Brown, Jr., and Wendy Blackish. This whimsical story about nature and friendship is beautifully illustrated.
F KIN	Martin's Mice (age 8-11) by Dick King-Smith friendship ... humor A farm cat who doesn't want to catch mice keeps a family of them as pets in the barn; but then he is given away to a townswoman and acquires a new perspective.
F KIN	Harriet's Hare (age 8-11) by Dick King-Smith friendship ... science fiction A young girl's life with her father on their farm in England is changed when she befriends a talking hare that is really a shape-changing alien.
F GIL	Thirteen Ways to Sink a Sub (age 8-11) by Jamie Gilson friendship ... school The boys and girls in the fourth grade devise a contest to "sink their substitute teacher by making her cry.
F GIL	Sticks and Stones and Skeleton Bones (age 8-11) by Jamie Gilson friendship ... school Hobie, whose fifth grade class is meeting in a shopping mall because the school was devastated by a flood, has a disagreement with his best friend Nick that escalates into a big fight as the day continues.
F GIL	Hello, My Name Is Scrambled Eggs (age 8-11) by Jamie Gilson friendship ... identity When his folks host a Vietnamese family that has come to settle in their town, Harvey enjoys Americanizing twelve-year-old Tuan.
F FLE	Bandit's Moon (age 8-11) by Sid Fleischman bigotry ... friendship ... adventure ... historical Newly orphaned, young Annyrose escapes from the villainous O.O. Mary and falls under the protection of a proud and fearless Mexican bandit, regarded as the Robin Hood of the California Gold Rush. Annyrose wants only to search for her older brother who had run off to the gold diggings, but she finds herself galloping beside the celebrated outlaw in his own quest. He is hunting down the last of a band of "Yankee" riffraff who wronged him, an event that turned the innocent young Mexican into an avenging terror of the roads.
F DEF	The Light on Hogback Hill (age 8-11) by Cynthia DeFelice friendship ... mystery When she investigates the mysterious light up on Hogback Hill, eleven-year-old Hadley finds and befriends a hunchbacked old woman with a tragic past.
F GRE	Queen Sophie Hartley (age 8-11) by Stephanie Greene family ... friendship It's not easy being a nine-year-old kid in the middle of a busy, gifted family. Especially when the list of things you're good at includes only two items ... "Crying" and "Stopping crying" ... and the list of things you're not good at seems to be getting longer every day. When Sophie's mom suggests that she's good at being kind and just needs a little more practice, Sophie feels hopeful. But being kind to a grouchy old lady or her big sister, Nora, or the weird new girl at school isn't as easy as it sounds. If only Sophie were a queen, she could practice being kind to commoners instead. It would be much more dignified and elegant. And she would finally get to wear her very own diamond tiara. . . .
F HUR	Aldo Applesauce (age 8-11) by Johanna Hurwitz identity ... friendship When he and his family move to the suburbs, shy Aldo has difficulty finding new friends, but he soon finds his own way. sequel: Aldo Ice Cream sequel: Aldo Peanut Butter
F KIN	Mysterious Miss Slade (age 8-11) by Dick King-Smith humor ... animals ... friendship When eight-year-old Patsy and her younger brother befriend their old neighbor and her many animals, the children help the mysterious lady change her life. All the village children think Miss Slade is a witch. Perhaps it's the patch on her eye. Or maybe it's the ancient caravan she lives in, surrounded by six dogs, six cats, several goats, and a lot of chickens. But Jim and Patsy Reader know better. To them, Miss Slade is the eccentric neighbor who lets them ride her donkey, shares her lunch of chips and cookies, and makes them laugh out loud. But Miss Slade is still a mystery to Jim and Patsy. Why does she speak like an aristocrat? And where did she get that gold sovereign? It turns out Miss Slade does have a secret after all...one that brings trouble when discovered. Luckily, she has some friends...human and canine...who can help.
F KRA	Tales of the Wicked Witch (age 8-11) by Hanna Kraan friendship ... humor ... short stories Fourteen episodes in the lives of forest animals and their resident witch whose cauldron, much to her dismay, contains more fun than nastiness. sequel: The Wicked Witch Is at it Again!
F GIF	Casey, Tracy and Company Series (age 8-11) by Patricia Reilly Giff friendship ... school Casey Valentine, and her sometimes best friend Tracy, navigate the bumpy road to popularity in this fun series. title: Fourth-Grade Celebrity title: Love, From the Fifth-Grade Celebrity title: The Girl Who Knew It All
F MCK	Dog Friday (age 8-11) by Hilary McKay friendship ... animals Ten-year-old Robin Brogan's life takes a turn for the interesting when a new family with five children moves next door. And when Robin, who's terrified of dogs, finds a starving, abandoned dog on the beach, it's his new neighbors who help him overcome his fears to save an animal that desperately needs him.
F MCK	Valentine's Day Can Be Murder (age 8-11) by Colleen O'Shaughnessy McKenna friendship ... school Roger and Marsha are school enemies and then he accidentally put a mushy poem in Marsha's valentine box. She thinks she has a secret admirer, but what will happen when Marsha finds out the truth?
F PEA	The Little Gentleman (age 8-11) by Philippa Pearce humor ... friendship ... magic A young girl's dull life is transformed when she meets and befriends an extraordinary talking mole that likes to be read to and tell of his own past exploits throughout the centuries.
F TAN	On Board the Titanic: What it Was Like When the Great Liner Sank (age 8-11) by Shelley Tanaka friendship ... historical Seventeen-year-old Jack Thayer explores the Titanic and forms a brief friendship with another passenger before experiencing the wreck of the giant ocean liner.
F GUT	The Get Rich Quick Club (age 8-11) by Dan Gutman humor ... friendship ... enterprise We, the members of the Get Rich Quick Club, in order to form a more perfect summer, vow that we will figure out a way to make a million dollars by September. We agree that neither rain nor snow nor gloom of night will prevent us from achieving our stated goal, till death do us part. Gina Tumolo and her Get Rich Quick Club are determined to make their summer pay off. They're going to make a pact and hatch a scheme, and their small-town life will never be the same again.
F GOI	The Liberation of Gabriel King (age 8-11) by K. L. Going growing up ... friendship ... bigotry Gabriel King was a born chicken. Hes afraid of spiders, corpses, loose cows, and just about everything related to the fifth grade. Gabes best friend, Frita Wilson, thinks Gabe needs some liberating from his fears. Frita knows something about being brave she's the only black kid in school in a town with an active Ku Klux Klan. Together Gabe and Frita are going to spend the summer of 1976 facing down the fears on Gabes list. But it turns out that Frita has her own list, and while shes helping Gabe confront his fears, shes avoiding the thing that scares her the most.
F WIN	Hank Zipzer Series (age 8-11) by Henry Winkler school ... friendship ... humor Life (and school) isn't easy for Hank, but he always finds a way out of the hilarious situations he finds himself in. title: Niagara Falls, Or Does It? title: I Got a D in Salami title: Day of the Iguana title: The Zippity Zinger title: The Night I Flunked My Field Trip title: Holy Enchilada! title: Help! Somebody Get Me Out of Fourth Grade! title: Summer School! What Genius Thought That Up? title: My Secret Life of a Ping-Pong Wizard title: My Dog's a Scaredy-Cat: a Halloween Tail title: The Curtain Went Up, My Pants Fell Down title: Barfing in the Backseat title: Who Ordered This Baby? Definitely Not Me! title: The Life of Me: Enter at Your Own Risk
F STR	Skating Shoes (age 8-11) by Noel Streatfeild friendship ... sports ... identity ... school ... the arts Publisher comments: It's a stroke of great luck when Harriet Johnsons doctor prescribes skating after an illness that has left her feeling frail and listless. For on her very first day at the rink, Harriet meets orphaned Lalla Moore, who is being brought up by her wealthy aunt Claudia to be a skating champion. Although they have little in common, the girls form a fast friendship. Harriet is energized by talented, funny Lalla, and Lalla in turn blossoms under the affection of openhearted Harriet. The girls skate together more and more. But just as Lallas interest in skating starts to fade, Harriets natural talent begins to emerge. Suddenly Lalla and Harriet seem headed in two very different directions. Can their friendship survive?
F COO	The Beloved Dearly (age 8-11) by Doug Cooney humor ... friendship ... enterprise Ernie is an ambitious young entrepreneur who runs pet funerals. Business is good--there are a lot of dead bunnies and expired ant-farm colonies--but it goes through the roof once he hires Swimming Pool, a tomboy who's a great crier. However, Ernie gets greedy and refuses to give Swimming Pool the raise she deserves. So Swimming Pool goes out on her own. This is a hilarous and touching book about commerce and friendship.
F CLI	I Hate Your Guts, Ben Brooster (age 8-11) by Eth Clifford friendship ... mystery Catalog: When eleven-year-old Charlie's nine-year-old cousin Ben arrives from Japan with the wrong suitcase to spend a year with him, Charlie is irritated by Ben's genius intelligence, but comes to admire him as the two are drawn into a mystery concerning a handwritten will in Ben's suitcase.
F CLE	Lady Ellen Grae (age 8-11) by Vera Cleaver friendship ... humor Catalog: Ellen Grae feels sure her father won't send her to stay with her aunt in Seattle if she proves she can be a "lady" and take care of herself.
F CLE	Ellen Grae (age 8-11) by Vera Cleaver friendship ... humor Kidalog: Ellen Grae is a master storyteller. The trouble is, no one believes her.
F CLE	Room One: a Mystery or Two (age 8-11) by Andrew Clements friendship ... mystery ... school Catalog: A young boy living in rural western Nebraska investigates the connection between a mysterious face in the window of an empty house and the possible closing of the one-room school he attends.
F CLE	The Report Card (age 8-11) by Andrew Clements friendship ... brilliant protagonist ... school catalog: Fifth-grader Nora Rowley has always hidden the fact that she is a genius from everyone because all she wants is to be normal, but when she comes up with a plan to prove that grades are not important, things begin to get out of control.
F CLE	Lunch Money (age 8-11) by Andrew Clements humor ... friendship ... authorship ... school ... enterprise Catalog: Twelve-year-old Greg, who has always been good at moneymaking projects, is surprised to find himself teaming up with his lifelong rival, Maura, to create a series of comic books to sell at school.
F BUT	The Trouble With Jenny's Ear (age 8-11) by Oliver Butterworth math/science/technology ... friendship ... humor ... enterprise Catalog: Two boys experiment with electronics, and meet with extraordinary results. Jenny can hear people's thoughts!
F DEL	Kitty From the Start (age 8-11) by Judy Delton humor ... friendship ... school Kitty moves to a new neighborhood and eventually makes a successful transition into her new third grade. sequel: Kitty in the Summer sequel: Kitty in High School
F BAL	Bristle Face (age 8-11) by Zachary Ball growing up ... family ... friendship ... animals Half-dog, half porcupine in appearance, Bristle Face becomes an outstanding hunting dog and a good friend of the fourteen-year-old orphan boy who adopts him.
F BAW	Humbug (age 8-11) by Nina Bawden family ... friendship When eight-year-old Cora is sent to stay next door with the seemingly pleasant woman called Aunt Sunday, she is tormented by Aunt Sunday's mean-spirited, deceitful daughter, but finds an ally in Aunt Sunday's elderly mother.
F CAS	Dorothy's Darkest Days (age 8-11) by Judith Caseley illness/loss ... school ... friendship ... family Dorothy's boisterous life with her parents, two brothers, and sister is suddenly changed when something tragic happens to a classmate of hers, but she finds that things eventually do return to normal.
F BAI	Miss Hickory (age 8-11) by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey adventure ... friendship Miss Hickory is very worried. Her owner has moved to Boston, and how can Miss Hickory survive a harsh New Hampshire winter all alone? After all, she is just a doll whose body is an apple-wood twig and whose head is a hickory nut, and whose house is made out of corncobs. But Miss Hickory has ingenuity, and the help of neighbors like Crow, Bull Frog, and Ground Hog to see her through. And near the end of those cold, dark months, something unexpected happens to Miss Hickory--something even more welcome than the coming of spring.
F DEC	Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade (age 8-11) by Barthe DeClements friendship ... school ... humor It isn't easy to be the new kid, as the fifth graders soon discover.
F WIS	Christopher Mouse: the Tale of a Small Traveler (age 8-11) by William Wise adventure ... friendship ... animals After being sold to an unscrupulous pet store owner, a young mouse lives with several owners and has many adventures, before ending up with an appreciative family.
F WIL	The Velveteen Rabbit: or, How Toys Become Real (age 8-11) by Margery Williams friendship ... magic By the time the velveteen rabbit is dirty, worn out, and about to be burned, he has almost given up hope of ever finding the magic called Real.
F WIL	Each Little Bird that Sings (age 8-11) by Deborah Wiles friendship ... family ... illness/loss Comfort Snowberger is well acquainted with death since her family runs the funeral parlor in their small southern town, but even so the ten-year-old is unprepared for the series of heart-wrenching events that begins on the first day of Easter vacation with the sudden death of her beloved great-uncle Edisto.
F WHI	Charlotte's Web (age 8-11) by E. B. White friendship ... animals ... enterprise Wilbur the pig is desolate when he discovers he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner, until his spider friend Charlotte comes up with a plan to save him.
F WHI	The Trumpet of the Swan (age 8-11) by E. B. White friendship ... growing up ... the arts A voiceless trumpeter swan named Louis, attempting to win the love of a beautiful swan named Serena, learns to play a trumpet stolen for him by his father, and then finds himself far from his wilderness home when he sets out to become a trumpeter and pay his father back.
F TOD	Pig and the Shrink (age 8-11) by Pamela Todd math/science/technology ... friendship ... school Tucker Harrison has a big problem. The principal has nixed his handwriting analysis project for the science fair--can he help it if his teacher's handwriting shows a criminal mind? Now he quickly must come up with a project that's sure to dazzle the judges and get him into the State Math and Science Academy, something his father is counting on. Tucker is desperately searching for an idea when he runs smack into Pig. Angelo Pighetti is the fat kid in class, the one who always gets picked on. Suddenly Tucker has a brainstorm--why not make Pig his science fair project? If he can get Pig to lose weight he'll have a living, breathing, successful experiment. What could be more perfect? But Tucker soon learns that Pig has his own ideas of how to live his life. What is there to do when your subject won't cooperate?
F STE	The Real Thief (age 8-11) by William Steig mystery ... friendship When Gawain the goose is deserted by his friends after being unjustly convicted of stealing from his beloved king, the real thief is tortured by his conscience.
F STA	The Green Dog: a Mostly True Story (age 8-11) by Suzanne Fisher Staples friendship ... animals The summer after fourth grade, a lonely girl wants just one thing: a dog. It's all she can think of. She tries everything to convince her parents to let her have one, but nothing works. She is sure that she will spend another whole summer alone, dogless and friendless, with no one to share her adventures in the woods and waterways of northeastern Pennsylvania. Just when things look bleakest, a dog appears on the side of the road and needs rescuing. He looks exactly like the dog she's been dreaming of. Together they spend long, golden days fishing, swimming, and exploring the woods. Jeff works his magic on everyone in the house, but it's soon evident that he has a nose for trouble, like digging up the neighbor's rhubarb patch and overturning a pail of green paint. Suzanne's father rapidly loses patience. "One more incident," he warns, "and that dog is going to the farm."
F SMI	A Taste of Blackberries (age 8-11) by Doris Buchanan Smith friendship ... illness/loss Jamie is special, full of surprises, unpredictable. He can get into trouble, and then out of it. He courts danger, and always escapes. And he has an answer for every impossible question. But when something sudden and terrible happens to Jamie, his best friend has to face the tragedy alone. Now there are questions that not even Jamie could have answered.
F SIE	Doing Time Online (age 8-11) by Jan Siebold growing up ... friendship ... math/science/technology After he is involved in a prank that led to an elderly woman's injury, twelve-year-old Mitchell must make amends by participating in a police program in which he chats online with a nursing home resident.
F RYL	Gooseberry Park (age 8-11) by Cynthia Rylant friendship ... humor When a storm separates Stumpy the squirrel from her newborn babies, her animal friends come to the rescue.
F PAT	Flip-flop Girl (age 8-11) by Katherine Paterson family ... friendship ... illness/loss Uprooted following the death of their father, nine-year-old Vinnie and her five-year-old brother, Mason, cope in different ways--one in silence--but both with the help of Lupe, the flip-flop girl.
F NIC	Beethoven Lives Upstairs (age 8-11) by Barbara Nichol historical ... friendship ... letters/journal ... the arts The letters that ten-year-old Christoph and his uncle exchange show how Christoph's feelings for Mr. Beethoven, the eccentric boarder that shares his house, change from anger and embarrassment to compassion and admiration.
F JEN	Out Standing in My Field (age 8-11) by Patrick Jennings family ... friendship ... sports Ty has been named for baseball legend Ty Cobb, but the hero of Jennings' wonderful new novel isn't living up to his namesake's reputation when it comes to The Game. He loves baseball; he just isn't great at it, despite all the efforts of his coach and father, who himself once dreamed of playing in the majors. To complicate matters, Ty's younger sister Daisy is a baseball whiz (as well as the school genius). In this sharply witty, deeply poignant all-American novel, Ty has to figure out just who he's trying to please: his father, his teammates, or himself.
F HIL	The Purloined Corn Popper (age 8-11) by E.W. Hildick friendship ... mystery Ten-year-old Tim is worried when a popcorn popper containing a wad of money is stolen from his kitchen and his friend Freddie is suspected of the crime.
F HER	Kevin Corbett Eats Flies (age 8-11) by Patricia Hermes friendship ... school ... family Kevin and his friend Bailey conspire to prevent Kevin's father from moving himself and Kevin once again. sequel: Heads, I Win
F GRE	Koya DeLaney and the Good Girl Blues (age 8-11) by Eloise Greenfield family ... friendship Koya Delaney, an eleven-year-old African-American girl, has trouble expressing anger, until her cousin, a popular male singer, comes to town.
F GIL	Hobie Hanson, You're Weird (age 8-11) by Jamie Gilson humor ... friendship ... school With his best friend away at computer camp, Hobie reluctantly shares adventures with a girl classmate the summer after fourth grade. sequel: Hobie Hanson: Greatest Hero of the Mall sequel: Soccer Circus
F AHL	The Bear Nobody Wanted (age 8-11) by Janet Ahlberg adventure ... friendship ... growing up Tells the story of a teddy bear who is too proud and self-centred to be loved. It traces his life and his story of rejection, disaster, friends gained and lost, hurt and love, until eventually, transformed by a remarkable life, he becomes a bear truly deserving of a loving owner.
F STA	Harry Sue (age 8-11) by Sue Stauffacher growing up ... friendship ... family Harry Sue Clotkin is tough. Her mom's in the slammer and she wants to get there too, as fast as possible, so they can be together. But it's not so easy to become a juvenile delinquent when you've got a tender heart. Harry Sue's got her hands full caring for the crumb-snatchers who take up her afternoons at the day care center, and spending time with her best friend Homer, a quadriplegic who sees life from a skylight in the roof of his tree house. When Harry Sue finds an unlikely confidante in her new art teacher, her ambitions toward a life of crime are sidelined as she comes to a deeper understanding about her past--and future.
F SPI	Fourth Grade Rats (age 8-11) by Jerry Spinelli school ... humor ... realistic ... friendship Suds faces the transition to fourth grade with a bit of uncertainty, but soon finds that he has what it takes in this funny and touching school story.
F LIS	The Great Dimpole Oak (age 8-11) by Janet Taylor Lisle realistic ... friendship ... nature The citizens of Dimpole rally together to save an historic oak tree from being cut down, an oak that is as much a part of the town as the citizens themselves.
F DIC	The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (age 8-11) by Kate Dicamillo adventure ... friendship ... voyages/journeys Someone will come for you, but first you must open your heart. Once, in a house on Egypt Street, there lived a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. The rabbit was very pleased with himself, and for good reason: he was owned by a girl named Abilene, who treated him with the utmost care and adored him completely. And then, one day, he was lost. Kate DiCamillo takes us on an extraordinary journey, from the depths of the ocean to the net of a fisherman, from the top of a garbage heap to the fireside of a hoboes' camp, from the bedside of an ailing child to the bustling streets of Memphis. And along the way, we are shown a true miracle, that even a heart of the most breakable kind can learn to love, to lose, and to love again.
F CLE	Socks (age 8-11) by Beverly Cleary humor ... realistic ... friendship ... family ... animals Socks is one happy cat. He lives with a nice young couple called Brickers who play with him, pet him, feed him treats, and always have a warm lap for him to sit in. Then a new baby joins the family Suddenly, the Brickers are sharing their laps and love with Charles William, and Socks is getting into trouble. He runs from a phantom dog, wrestles with Nana's best wig, and fights Old Taylor the tomcat for his territory. But as Charles William grows, Socks discovers that he has a new friend and a new way to be a part of the family.
F CLE	Otis Spofford (age 8-11) by Beverly Cleary humor ... school ... realistic ... friendship There was nothing Otis Spofford liked better than stirring up a little excitement, particularly at school. A less resourceful teacher than Mrs. Gitler would have found him pretty hard to take. But even Mrs. Gitler did not entirely relish the bullfight at the fiesta arranged for the P.T.A. meeting. Otis was disappointed at not being the toreador, but as the front half of the bull he managed to steal the whole show, to the annoyance of his classmates and his teacher. It was then that Mrs. Gitler suggested that Otis might someday get his comeuppance.
F CLE	Ellen Tebbits (age 8-11) by Beverly Cleary the arts ... school ... realistic ... friendship Ellen was eight years old and wore bands on her teeth. Her best friend had just moved away and she missed her. Still, as she walked to the Spofford School of the Dance one Saturday, she was almost glad she had no best friend. Best friends do not have secrets from each other, and Ellen had a secret she did not want to share with anyone. But by the time the dancing lesson was over (surely the most devastating dancing lesson on record), Ellen had found a best friend and shared her secret. The best friend was Austine, and the secret was that Ellen was wearing woolen underwear. So was Austine!
F BYA	My Dog, My Hero (age 8-11) by Betsy Cromer Byars friendship ... animals ... short stories 'My Hero' to Be Chosen: Eight finalists will compete tonight for the title My Hero. The winner will wear the coveted gold Hero medal. These brave and courageous dogs will each appear with their nominator who will tell their story.
F BLU	Blubber (age 8-11) by Judy Blume realistic ... friendship ... school Blubber is a good name for her, the note said about Linda. Jill crumpled it up and left it on her desk. But Robby grabbed the note and before long it had gone halfway around the room. That's where it all started.
F BAU	Ghost Eye (age 8-11) by Marion Dane Bauer animals ... friendship ... spooky Purrloom Popcorn, an exotically beautiful cat with one blue eye and one gold eye, receives his first real love from a lonely girl and an array of ghost cats.
F KEL	Lucy Rose Series (age 8-11) by Katy Kelly growing up ... friendship ... family ... school ... letters/journal Here's the thing about Lucy Rose: she has an extremely interesting take on life, and has an extremely lot to do to keep things together. This series is a good friend to have. title: Lucy Rose: Here's the Thing About Me title: Lucy Rose: Here is the Thing About Me title: Lucy Rose: Big on Plans title: Lucy Rose: Busy Like You Can't Believe title: Lucy Rose: Working Myself to Pieces and Bits
F BIR	The Penderwicks Series (age 8-11) by Jeanne Birdsall friendship ... adventure This summer the Penderwick sisters have a wonderful surprise: a holiday on the grounds of a beautiful estate called Arundel. Soon they are busy discovering the summertime magic of Arundel's sprawling gardens, treasure-filled attic, tame rabbits, and the cook who makes the best gingerbread in Massachusetts. But the best discovery of all is Jeffrey Tifton, son of Arundel's owner, who quickly proves to be the perfect companion for their adventures. The icy-hearted Mrs. Tifton is not as pleased with the Penderwicks as Jeffrey is, though, and warns the new friends to stay out of trouble. One thing's for sure: it will be a summer the Penderwicks will never forget. title: The Penderwicks: a Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy title: The Penderwicks at Point Mouette title: The Penderwicks on Gardam Street
F WIL	Scooter (age 8-11) by Vera B. Williams realistic ... family ... friendship Elana is thrilled to be living all the way up on the eighth floor of 514 Melon Hill Avenue, an apartment building in New York City. But with her new life come changes--and challenges. Anything can happen as Elana coasts toward discoveries and surprises in her new home.
F WAL	Upchuck and the Rotten Willy (age 8-11) by Bill Wallace adventure ... friendship ... animals Chuck the cat wants to save his friend Willy from getting caught by the dog catcher, but he is afraid that some new cats in the area will be upset when they find out his best friend is a dog. sequel: The Great Escape: Upchuck and the Rotten Willy sequel: Running Wild
F WRI	The Ghost of Popcorn Hill (age 8-11) by Betty Ren Wright adventure ... friendship ... spooky Catalog: Martin and Peter love their family's new cabin until they hear ghostly laughter in their room at night.
F WON	Minn and Jake (age 8-11) by Janet S. Wong humor ... friendship ... poetry Do you ever feel like you've somehow lost your true best friend? Minn feels this way. So does Jake. But Minn and Jake have no intention of being friends. Minn's a string bean. Jake's a shrimp. Minn's a girl. Jake's a boy. And in fifth grade, who wants a best friend of the opposite sex? But Minn and Jake are forced together by circumstances, which only strengthen their resistance, until Minn takes Jake lizard hunting. What a surprising way to choose a friend.
F STE	Backyard Dragon (age 8-11) by Betty and Samuel Sterman fantasy ... friendship ... knights/castles/dragons With the help of three friends, a young boy and his grandfather help a fifteenth-century Welsh dragon find its way home.
F STA	Donuthead (age 8-11) by Sue Stauffacher identity ... friendship ... humor Franklin Delano Donuthead, a fifth-grader obsessed with hygiene and safety, finds an unlikely friend and protector in Sarah Kervick, the tough new student who lives in a dirty trailer, bonds with his mother, and is as ``irregular'' as he is.
F SPI	Wringer (age 8-11) by Jerry Spinelli identity ... friendship ... nature ... growing up For as long as he can remember, Palmer LaRue has dreaded the day he turns ten, the day he'll take his place beside all the other ten-year-old boys in town, the day he'll be a wringer. But Palmer doesn't want to be a wringer. It's one of the first things he learned about himself and it's one of the biggest things he has to hide.
F MOR	Kavik the Wolf Dog (age 8-11) by Walt Morey friendship ... nature ... survival ... adventure ... animals Following instinct alone, a wolf-dog embarks on a fantastic journey over 2000 miles from Washington to Alaska to return to the boy who once saved his life.
F MAC	Can of Worms (age 8-11) by Kathy Mackel humor ... science fiction ... friendship ... school ``Fellow citizens of the galaxy: I do not belong on this planet. I am being held against my will, trapped by ignorance and cruelty. You must save me. Take me away from this. I am desperately in need of your assistance. Please help me. Mike Pillsbury.'' When a frustrated plea to the universe attracts a motley crew of aliens determined to rescue him, Mike Pillsbury decides he isn't quite ready to relinquish life on Earth. Will his visitors, who all have something at stake, let him stay?
F LAW	Rabbit Hill (age 8-11) by Robert Lawson friendship ... nature When humans move to the hill, the families already in residence worry about whether they will be good neighbors or not.
F KVA	One Lucky Summer (age 8-11) by Laura McGee Kvasnosky realistic ... friendship ... sports Moving from Santa Cruz, California, to Sacramento, Steven, a ten-year-old baseball player, spends the summer trying to make friends with his next-door neighbor, ballet-loving Lucinda. Will this unlikely pair find common ground? The outcome will surprise them both.
F HUR	Faraway Summer (age 8-11) by Johanna Hurwitz identity ... friendship ... letters/journal ... family In the summer of 1910, Dossi is surprised and terrified to discover that her sister is sending her to a Vermont farm on a charity-sponsored vacation. The landscape and the people of Vermont are very different from her urban Jewish tenement, but Dossi is enchanted by the big blue sky and the peaceful countryside. She longs to make the daughter of her Christian host family her friend, and she fills a journal with her thoughts, fears, and impressions of a universe very different from her own. And soon Dossi begins to realize that, sometimes, worlds apart are not so far away from each other after all.
F HEN	Words of Stone (age 8-11) by Kevin Henkes illness/loss ... friendship ... family Blaze Werla is having a routine summer. He spends his days alone, wandering around the hill next door, and his nights awake, avoiding the dreams that haunt him. Then a message appears on the side of the hill and Blaze's predictable summer suddenly takes a turn toward the mysterious. By the time he meets outgoing Joselle Stark, Blaze finds himself in entirely new territory, where the unexpected seems almost normal.
F HAW	Figment, Your Dog, Speaking (age 8-11) by Laura Hawkins friendship ... animals Marcella's tendency to tell wild stories gets her attention, but also trouble. Her life changes, though, when she meets a talking dog with a knack for changing people's lives.
F HAR	The Secret Elephant of Harlan Kooter (age 8-11) by Dean Harvey friendship ... humor Harlan, a young resident of Pine View, Florida, tries to hide an escaped circus elephant, with unpredictable results.
F GIF	Lily's Crossing (age 8-11) by Patricia Reilly Giff war ... illness/loss ... friendship ... historical Every summer Lily and her father go to her family's house in Rockaway, near the Atlantic Ocean. But the summer of 1944 is different. World War II has called Lily's father overseas, Lily's best friend Margaret had to move with her family to a wartime factory town, and Lily is forced to live with her grandmother. But then a boy named Albert, a refugee from Hungary, comes to live in Rockaway. He has lost most of his family to the war. Soon he and Lily form a special friendship, and they have secrets to share. But they have both told lies, and Lily's lie may cost Albert his life.
F COV	Magic Shop Series (age 8-11) by Bruce Coville fantasy ... friendship ... magic ... humor Problems of the real world are nothing compared to the problems stirred up in Mr. Elives' Magic Shop, where young customers leave with more than they bargained for. title: Juliet Dove, Queen of Love title: Jennifer Murdley's Toad title: The Skull of Truth title: Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher title: The Monster's Ring
F MAR	The Doll People (age 8-11) by Ann Matthews Martin friendship ... adventure ... fantasy Annabelle Doll is eight years old; she has been for more than a hundred years. Not a lot has happened to her, cooped up in the dollhouse, with the same doll people, day after day, year after year...until one day the Funcrafts move in. title: The Doll People title: The Meanest Doll in the World title: The Runaway Dolls
F KON	The View From Saturday (age 8-11) by E. L. Konigsburg realistic ... identity ... friendship ... brilliant protagonist Four students, with their own individual stories, develop a special bond and attract the attention of their teacher, who chooses them to represent their sixth-grade class in the Academic Bowl competition.
F GIF	Pictures of Hollis Woods (age 8-11) by Patricia Reilly Giff the arts ... friendship ... family A troublesome twelve-year-old orphan, staying with an elderly artist who needs her, remembers the only other time she was happy in a foster home, with a family that truly seemed to care about her.
F SEL	The Cricket in Times Square Series (age 8-11) by George Selden friendship ... enterprise The adventures of a country cricket who unintentionally arrives in New York and is befriended by Tucker Mouse and Harry Cat. title: The Cricket in Times Square title: Harry Kitten and Tucker Mouse title: Chester Cricket's New Home title: Tucker's Countryside title: Chester Cricket's Pigeon Ride title: The Old Meadow title: Harry Cat's Pet Puppy
F CHR	A Little Princess (age 8-11) by Tracy Christopher growing up ... friendship ... fantasy A simplified, abridged version of Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic story about a pupil at Miss Minchin's London school, who is left in poverty when her father dies but is later rescued by a mysterious benefactor.
F ROC	How to Eat Fried Worms (age 8-11) by Thomas Rockwell realistic ... friendship ... school ... humor Billy makes a bet, then has to make good on it...fifteen worms in fifteen days. As hilarious as it is disgusting, Billy stands up for what's right in his own way.
F PFE	Portraits of Little Women Series (age 8-11) by Susan Beth Pfeffer family ... friendship ... historical Based on Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, this charming series shares stories of friendship and sisterhood. title: Amy Makes a Friend title: Portraits of Little Women. Amy Makes a Friend title: A Gift for Amy title: A Gift for Meg title: Portraits of Little Women. A Gift for Beth title: Portraits of Little Women. A Gift for Jo title: Portraits of Little Women. Amy's Story title: Portraits of Little Women. Beth's Story title: Portraits of Little Women. Jo's Story title: Portraits of Little Women. Meg's Story
F MAZ	The Amazing Days of Abby Hayes Series (age 8-11) by Anne Mazer friendship ... school This series follows the friendships and foibles of fifth-grader Abby Hayes. title: The Pen is Mightier Than the Sword title: The Declaration of Independence title: Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining title: Everything New Under the Sun title: Good Things Come in Small Packages title: The More, the Merrier title: Out of Sight, Out of Mind title: Reach for the Stars title: Some Things Never Change title: Too Close for Comfort title: Two Heads Are Better Than One title: Look Before You Leap title: Have Wheels, Will Travel title: The Best is Yet to Come title: Knowledge is Power title: That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles title: Now You See It, Now You Don't title: It's Music To My Ears title: Home is Where the Heart Is title: All That Glitters Isn't Gold
F MAR	The Baby-Sitters Little Sister Series (age 8-11) by Ann Matthews Martin friendship ... mystery Members of the Babysitter's Club solve mysteries, repair friendships, and look after their young charges with care and determination. title: Karen's Big Weekend title: Karen's Doll Hospital title: Karen's Kite title: Karen's Lucky Penny title: Karen's School Bus title: Karen's Tuba title: Karen's Twin title: Karen's Two Families title: Karen's Wedding title: Karen's Sleepover
F MAR	The Babysitters Club Series (age 8-11) by Ann Matthews Martin friendship ... mystery Members of the Babysitter's Club solve mysteries, repair friendships, and look after their young charges with care and determination. title: Abby and the Secret Society title: Baby-sitters' Island Adventure title: Baby-sitters on Board! title: Baby-sitters' Winter Vacation title: Boy-Crazy Stacey title: Claudia and the Bad Joke title: Claudia and the Great Search title: Claudia and the Middle School Mystery title: Claudia and the New Girl title: Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls title: Claudia and the Sad Good-Bye title: Dawn and the Big Sleepover title: Dawn and the Impossible Three title: Dawn and the Older Boy title: Dawn and the Surfer Ghost title: Dawn on the Coast title: Dawn's Wicked Stepsister title: Farewell, Dawn title: The Ghost at Dawn's House title: Good-Bye, Stacey, Good-Bye title: Hello, Mallory title: Mallory and the Ghost Cat title: Here Come the Bridesmaids! title: Jessi and the Superbrat title: Jessi Ramsey, Pet-Sitter title: Jessi's Baby-Sitter title: Jessi's Secret Language title: Jessi's Wish title: Kristy's Great Idea title: Kristy and the Copycat title: Kristy and the Middle School Vandal title: Kristy and the Secret of Susan title: Kristy and the Walking Disaster title: Kristy and the Haunted Mansion title: Kristy and the Mother's Day Surprise title: Kristy's Big Day title: Kristy's Mystery Admirer title: Kristy's Worst Idea title: Kristy and the Vampires title: Kristy and the Snobs title: Logan Likes Mary Anne! title: Maid Mary Anne title: Mallory and the Dream Horse title: Mallory on Strike title: Mary Anne and the Great Romance title: Mary Anne and the Search For Tigger title: Mary Anne Saves the Day title: Mary Anne vs. Logan title: Mary Anne's Bad-Luck Mystery title: Sea City, Here We Come title: Stacey and the Mystery of Stoneybrook title: Stacey vs. the BSC title: Stacey's Emergency title: Stacey's Mistake title: The Truth About Stacey title: Welcome Back, Stacey! title: Welcome to the BSC, Abby
F DIC	Because of Winn-Dixie (age 8-11) by Kate Dicamillo growing up ... family ... friendship ... animals Publisher comments: Opal spends all one sweet summer collecting stories about her new friends and thinking about her mother. But because of her dog, Winn-Dixie, or perhaps because she has grown, Opal learns to let go, just a little, and that friendship and forgiveness can sneak up on you like a sudden summer storm.
F DAN	Amber Brown Series (age 8-11) by Paula Danziger realistic ... family ... friendship ... growing up Amber Brown faces complications at school, with her friends, and with her family. title: Amber Brown Goes Fourth title: Amber Brown Is Feeling Blue title: Amber Brown Is Green With Envy title: Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon title: Amber Brown Sees Red title: Amber Brown Wants Extra Credit title: Forever Amber Brown title: I, Amber Brown title: You Can't Eat Your Chicken Pox, Amber Brown
F DAH	The BFG (age 8-11) by Roald Dahl humor ... fantasy ... friendship Publisher comments: When orphan Sophie is snatched from her bed by a Giant, she fears that he is going to eat her. But as he explains in his unique way of talking, "I is the only nice and jumbly Giant in Giant Country! I is THE BIG FRIENDLY GIANT! I is the BFG." The BFG tells Sophie how he mixes up dreams to blow through a trumpet into the ears of children.
F COS	Soccer Stars Series (age 8-11) by Emily Costello friendship ... sports Each story in this series follows the members of the Stars girls' soccer team as they work together on and off the field. title: Against the Rules title: Best Friend Face-Off title: Foul Play title: On the Sidelines title: Tournament Trouble
F PET	Matt Christopher's Sports Series (age 8-11) by Stephanie Peters realistic ... friendship ... sports The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat, the importance of good sportsmanship and playing as part of a team. You'll find all this and more in Matt Christopher's exciting books. title: Soccer Hero title: Lacrosse Firestorm title: Comeback of the Home Run Kid title: Football Double Threat title: Lacrosse Face-Off title: On Thin Ice
F CHR	Matt Christopher's Sports Series (age 8-11) by Matt Christopher realistic ... friendship ... sports The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat, the importance of good sportsmanship and playing as part of a team. You'll find all this and more in Matt Christopher's exciting books. title: The Lucky Baseball Bat title: Baseball Pals title: Baseball Turnaround title: The Basket Counts title: Catch That Pass! title: Catcher With a Glass Arm title: Center Court Sting title: Centerfield Ballhawk title: Challenge at Second Base title: The Comeback Challenge title: Comeback of the Home Run Kid title: Cool As Ice title: The Counterfeit Tackle title: Crackerjack Halfback title: The Diamond Champs title: Dirt Bike Racer title: Dirt Bike Runaway title: Double Play at Short title: Face-Off title: Football Nightmare title: The Fox Steals Home title: Glue Fingers title: Goalkeeper in Charge title: Hard Drive to Short title: Ice Magic title: Inline Skater title: Johnny Long Legs title: Johhny No Hit title: The Kid Who Only Hit Homers title: Making the Save title: Man Out at First title: Mountain Bike Mania title: No Arm in Left Field title: Nothin' But Net title: Olympic Dream title: Pressure Play title: Prime Time Pitcher title: Red-Hot Hightops title: The Reluctant Pitcher title: Roller Hockey Radicals title: Skateboard Renegade title: Skateboard Tough title: Slam Dunk title: Snowboard Maverick title: Soccer Duel title: Soccer Halfback title: Soccer Scoop title: Spike It! title: The Spy on Third Base title: Stealing Home title: Takedown title: Top Wing title: Touchdown for Tommy title: Tough to Tackle title: Wheel Wizards title: Wild Pitch title: Wingman on Ice title: The Winning Stroke title: The Submarine Pitch title: Shoot for the Hoop title: Lacrosse Face-Off title: Master of Disaster title: Long-Arm Quarterback title: Football Fugitive
F MIL	Winnie-the-Pooh Series (age 8-11) by A. A. Milne friendship Catalog: The adventures of Christopher Robin and his friends, in which Pooh Bear uses a balloon to get honey, Piglet meets a Heffalump, and Eeyore has a birthday. title: The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh title: The World of Pooh: the Complete Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner

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