The Book of Time
by Guillaume Prevost

A statue; a coin; an old book. They look as dusty as everything else in the Faulkner Antiquarian Bookstore, where 14-year-old Sam Faulkner seeks his father, who's been missing for days. But when Sam slips the coin into the statue, he's swept back in time — to Scotland in 800 A.D. — where he must find both the statue and another coin in order to return to the present. It's the first step in an adventure that will take him to ancient Egypt, World War I, even Dracula's castle — and a mystery that will end only when Sam saves his father, or loses him in time…

Main Street: Needle and Thread
by Ann M. Martin

It's autumn in Camden Falls, and Flora and Ruby are just starting to settle into the town.  It’s not quite home yet…but it’s getting close.  Especially with so much going on!

Flora is worried about spending the first Thanksgiving without their parents.  Ruby is worried about getting a part in her school musical.  And their new friends, Olivia and Nikki, are adjusting to big family drama.  But the friendship that ties them together will also give them the strength to work things out—one stitch at a time.

Slam Dunk!
by Sharon Robinson

In this lively sequel to Safe At Home, Elijah "Jumper" Breeze is settling into his new home in Harlem-though it hasn't been easy since his father died and his mother moved them from the suburbs. Still, he made friends at summer camp and he's eager to see them at his new middle school. Jumper is looking forward to hitting the books and hitting the court for some serious b-ball. Then his best friend, Kelvin, talks him into running for student council and suddenly life gets a lot more complicated!

Elijah of Buxton
by Christopher Paul Curtis

Eleven-year-old Elijah is the first child born into freedom in Buxton, Canada, a settlement of runaway slaves just over the border from Detroit. He’s best known in his hometown as the boy who made a memorable impression on Frederick Douglass. But things change when a former slave steals money from Elijah’s friend, who has been saving to buy his family out of captivity in the South. Elijah embarks on a dangerous journey to America in pursuit of the thief, and he discovers firsthand the unimaginable horrors of the life his parents fled—a life from which he’ll always be free, if he can find the courage to get back home.

Rules
by Cynthia Lord

If the bathroom door is closed, knock! (especially if Catherine has a friend over). Say thank you when someone gives you a present (even if you don't like it). Don't stand in front of the TV when other people are watching it. A boy takes off his shirt to swim, but not his shorts. Some people think they know who you are, when really they don't. No toys in the fishtank.

Paint the Wind
by Patricia C. Mckissack

Maya is a captive. In Grandmother's house in California, every word and action is strictly monitored, and even Maya's memories of her mother have been erased — except within the imaginary world she has created. A world away, in the rugged Wyoming wilderness, a tobiano Paint horse called Artemisia runs free, belonging only to the stars. She embodies the spirit of the wild — and she holds the key to Maya's memories. How Maya's and Artemisia's lives intertwine, like a braided rein, is at the heart of this richly drawn adventure about captivity and freedom, about holding on and letting go.