Out of My Mind
by Sharon Draper
$16.99  Ages 9-12
Considered by many to be mentally retarded, Melody is a brilliant, impatient fifth grader with cerebral palsy who discovers a technological device that will allow her to speak for the first time. Will anyone listen?

Enchanted Glass 
by Diana Wynne Jones
$16.99  Ages 9-12
Andrew Hope inherits his grandfather’s house in England and soon finds himself dealing with parsnip-loving giants, weredogs, and fleeing orphans, not to mention the eccentric household help. A tale of whimsy told with sly humor.

Woods Runner
by Gary Paulsen
$15.99  Ages 11+
When most of his community is slaughtered by British soldiers during the Revolutionary War, 13-year-old Samuel sets out for New York City to rescue his kidnapped parents. Will his skills as a woodsman keep him alive? One of the best by this master of edge-of-your-seat action adventures.
  
Fever Crumb
by Philip Reeve
$17.99  Ages 10+
Set far in the future, orphan Fever Crumb has been raised as an engineer, even though females are not believed capable of rational thought. Now, can she survive outside her sheltered world? Full of heart-stopping action, this is a prequel to the Mortal Engines series, but also stands on its own
  
One Crazy Summer
by Rita Williams-Garcia
$15.99  Ages 9-12
In the summer of 1968, eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters travel from Brooklyn to Oakland to spend a month with the mother they barely know. Expecting Disneyland and movie stars, their disinterested mother sends them to the Black Panther day camp with instructions to stay out of the house all day. A moving story beautifully told, it asks difficult questions about cultural and ethnic identity and personal responsibility while celebrating the resilience of children.

Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place Book 1)
by MaryRose Wood
$15.99  Ages 9-12
15-year-old Penelope Lumley, a recent graduate of the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females, is hired as the plucky new governess to three young children who have been raised by wolves. So beyond history and math, the curriculum includes drinking tea from a cup, avoiding conversations with the dog, and not chasing squirrels at fancy balls. A very promising beginning for this new series.

Red Pyramid
by Rick Riordan
$17.99  Ages 9-12
After their father’s research assignment at the British Museum unleashes the Egyptian god Set, Carter and Katie embark on a dangerous journey across the globe. Fans of Percy Jackson will enjoy this fast-paced story about ancient Egypt.

Operation Yes
by Sara Holmes
$16.99  Ages 9-13
In her first ever teaching job, Miss Loupe uses improvisational acting exercises with her sixth-grade students at an Air Force base school, and when she experiences a family tragedy, her previously skeptical class members use what they have learned to help her, her brother, and other wounded soldiers.

First Light
by Rebecca Stead
$6.99  Ages 10-14
Peter is thrilled to join his parents on an expedition to Greenland, but he struggles to understand a series of visions that both frightens and entices him. Suspected of witchcraft, Thea’s people have retreated to a secret world deep inside the Arctic ice. Their meeting reveals secrets of both their pasts and changes their future.