Twelve-year-old Rosie and her best friend, Bailey, are upset with each other. With the help of Rosie's Granny Torrelli, the two overcome their differences as they help Granny in the kitchen.

Inspired by the true story of a gorilla who spent 30 years alone in a cage at an indoor zoo in a mall, this beautiful book imagines what that gorilla might have felt and said about his life.

Jack hates poetry, but his teacher, Ms. Stretchberry, won't stop giving her class poetry assignments. But then he discovers the more he writes, the more he learns he does have something to say.

In this powerful novel researched in NYC schools, Newbery Medalist Virginia Hamilton documents the struggle young people face as they simultaneously assert their independence and yearn for guidance.

As John Borne closes in on the doe he's been tracking for two days, he comes to believe she has the mysterious power to cheat death and save the life of his beloved grandfather, who is dying of cancer.

First published in 1961, this imaginative novel remains a favorite for young readers decades later.

This first installment of C.S. Lewis' renowned series, first published in 1950, has been enchanting the hearts and imaginations of millions for generations with its story of four siblings who, with the help of a lion named Aslan, must overcome their own failings to become heroes of a better world.

This moving adaptation of the classic children's story Cinderella tells how a disfigured Algonquin girl wins the heart of a mysterious being who lives by the lake near her village.

It's 1776 and the Revolutionary War is raging as the colonists fight for freedom from Great Britain. Will eleven-year-old Nathaniel Knox find his father and get out alive?

Fourteen-year-old Lincoln Mendoza, an aspiring basketball player, must come to terms with his divided loyalties when he moves from the Hispanic inner city to a white suburban neighborhood.

In a fanciful and rich story, Dominic Cantori hides from his class tour of Ellis Island because he doesn't want anyone to know that he is an orphan. He falls asleep and is transported back in time to Italy in 1908.

Gripping, relatable, and very emotional, this 1978 Newbury Medal-winning powerful tale touches hearts with its wonderful portrayal of love and friendship.

The Great Earthquake of 1906 destroyed 500 blocks of San Francisco in one minute. Leo's world is shaken and now every second could mean the difference between life and death.

Will a young Jewish boy in Poland survive in one of the darkest periods in history?

When five kids take a walk along Lake Levart late one night, a mysterious wooden rowboat beckons them aboard. What they don't realize is that this enchanted boat is headed backward in time, to the time of George Washington.

Come along with Thomas, a slave in South Carolina, as he tries to survive the chaos of the Civil War and one of its most harrowing battles.

A tale of a young girl's escape into a search for identity in one of the world's greatest museums and winner of the 1967 Newbery Medal.

When Charlie's brother, Joe, is called up to fight in World War II, he promises to write letters to ten-year-old Charlie as often as he can.

An action-packed adventure about friendship, sacrifice, family, and the drive to take on Everest, despite the incredible risk.

The 2010 Newbery Honor book about one girl's epic journey in the mountains.

Travis Underwood is tired of his gym teacher calling him a wimp and sick of being teased by bodybuilder Rocco. Will a summer membership to the YMCA help him get in shape?

Known for their courage, self confidence, speed, and willingness to face adversity, the riders of the Pony Express quickly became legendary heroes in their time. Now dramatic oil paintings capture the spirit, strength, and stamina of one young rider, Johnny Free.

Winner of the Newbery Medal and an acknowledged landmark in children's literature, Sounder traces the keen sorrow and abiding faith of a poor African-American boy in the 19th-century South.

Joe and Ravi might be from very different places, but they're both stuck in the same place: school.

This bewitching first novel is a puzzle, wrapped in a mystery, disguised as an adventure, and delivered as a work of art.

In a memoir as compelling as his novels, Newbery Honor author Gary Paulsen tells the story of his intimate relationship with Minnesota's north woods and the dog team he trained for the Iditarod dogsled race across Alaska.

Armani Curtis can think about only one thing: her tenth birthday.

With the cold weather and the stress of the approaching holiday season, the Heffleys decide to escape to a tropical island resort for some much-needed rest and relaxation. But they soon discover that paradise isn't everything it's cracked up to be.

Walking through the misty Florida woods one morning, twelve-year-old Rob Horton is stunned to encounter a tiger–a real-life, very large tiger–pacing back and forth in a cage.