Dear Dumb Diary Series 
by Jim Benton

call number: JF BENTON J.

Read the hilarious, candid, (and sometimes not-so-nice,) diaries of Jamie Kelly, who promises that everything in her diary is true...or at least as true as it needs to be.

1.       Let’s Pretend This Never Happened

2.       My Pants are Haunted

3.       Am I the Princess or the Frog

4.       Never do Anything, Ever

5.       Can Adults Become Human?

6.       The Problem with Here is That’s Where I’m From

7.       Never Underestimate Your Dumbness

8.       It’s Not My Fault I Know Everything

9.       That’s What Friends Aren’t For

10.   The Worst Things in Life Are Also Free

11.   Ok, So Maybe I do Have Superpowers

12.   Me!  (Just Like You, Only Better)

13.   School.  Hasn’t This Gone on Long Enough

14.   The Super-Nice are Super-Annoying

15.   Nobody’s Perfect.  I’m as Close as it Gets

16.   What I Don’t Know Might Hurt Me

The Sign of the Beaver 
by Elizabeth Speare

call number: JF SPEARE E.

Although he faces responsibility bravely, thirteen-year-old Matt is more than a little apprehensive when his father leaves him alone to guard their new cabin in the wilderness. When a renegade white stranger steals his gun, Matt realizes he has no way to shoot game or to protect himself When Matt meets Attean, a boy in the Beaver clan, he begins to better understand their way of life and their
growing problem in adapting to the white man and the changing frontier.

Number the Stars 

by Lois Lowry

call number JF LOWRY L.

 It's 1943 Copenhagen and the Jews of Denmark are being "relocated," so Annemarie Johansen's best friend, Ellen, moves in with the Johansens and pretends to be part of the family. When Annemarie is asked to go on a dangerous mission, she must find the courage to save her friend's life.

The One and Only Ivan
by Katerine Applegate

call number:  JF  APPLEGATE K.

Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all. Instead, Ivan thinks about TV shows he's seen and about his friends Stella, an elderly elephant, and Bob, a stray dog. But mostly Ivan thinks about art and how to capture the taste of a mango or the sound of leaves with color and a well-placed line. Then he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from her family, and she makes Ivan see their home-and his own art-through new eyes. When Ruby arrives, change comes with her, and it's up to Ivan to make it a change for the better.

Winner of the 2013 Newbery Medal.

Andrew Lost Series

by J.C. Greenburg

call number: JF GREENBURG

J. Andrew Dubble is a ten year old inventor whose inventions never seem to go as planned. In the first book of the series, Lost on the Dog, Andrew invents a shrinking machine. He does not expect to be sucked into the machine along with his cousin Judy, only to end up in a dog's nose. Join Andrew on inventing adventure after inventing adventure.

1.  Andrew Lost on the Dog - 86 pages
2.  Andrew Lost in the Bathroom - 88 pages
3.  Andrew Lost in the Kitchen - 88 pages
4.  Andrew Lost in the Garden - 86 pages
5.  Andrew Lost Under Water - 88 pages
6.  Andrew Lost in the Whale - 90 pages
7.  Andrew Lost on the Reef - 90 pages
8.  Andrew Lost in the Deep - 90 pages
9.  Andrew Lost in Time - 90 pages
10.  Andrew Lost on Earth - 90 pages
11.  Andrew Lost with the Dinosaurs - 90 pages
12.  Andrew Lost in the Ice Age - 90 pages
13.  Andrew Lost in the Garbage - 90 pages
14.  Andrew Lost with the Bats - 90 pages
15.  Andrew Lost in the Jungle - 90 pages
16.  Andrew Lost in Uncle Al - 90 pages
17.  Andrew Lost in the Desert - 90 pages
18.  Andrew Lost with the Frogs - 90 pages

Dork Diaries Series 
by Rachel Renee Russell

call number JF RUSSELL R.

Dork Diaries follows eighth grader Nikki Maxwell as she chronicles through text and sketches her move to a snooty new school; her epic battle with her mom for an iPhone; her enthusiasm for drawing and art; and a love/hate fascination with the new schools queen bee, a girl named Mackenzie, who becomes Nikkis rival in a schoolwide art competition. Nikki writes about friendships, crushes, popularity, and family with a unique and fresh voice that still conveys a universal authenticity. Nikkis sketches throughout her diary add humor and spunk to the book, a surefire hit with tween girl readers.

Book 1: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
Book 2: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Party Girl
Book 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star
Book 3.5: How to Dork Your Diary
Book 4: Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess
Book 5: Tales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know It All
Book 6: Tales from a Not-So-Happy Heartbreaker

Small as an Elephant

by Jennifer Jacobson

call number:  JF JACOBSON J. 

Jack's mom is gone, leaving him all alone on a campsite in Maine. Can he find his way back to Boston before the authorities realize what happened? Ever since Jack can remember, his mom has been unpredictable, sometimes loving and fun, other times caught in a whirlwind of energy and "spinning" wildly until it's over. But Jack never thought his mom would take off during the night and leave him at a campground in Acadia National Park, with no way to reach her and barely enough money for food. Any other kid would report his mom gone, but Jack knows by now that he needs to figure things out for himself - starting with how to get from the backwoods of Maine to his home in Boston before DSS catches on. With nothing but a small toy elephant to keep him company, Jack begins the long journey south, a journey that will test his wits and his loyalties - and his trust that he may be part of a larger herd after all.