Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz
Alex Rider’s uncle just died in a severe car crash. But Rider won’t be fooled by that excuse. He knows how cautious his uncle is, and he would never be caught in the middle of a car crash. All of a sudden, while being guided to his uncle’s office by his friend, he finds himself working for a secret government organization. Now, his objective is to complete what his uncle didn’t…
recommended by Michael

Ark Angel by Anthony Horowitz
In the sequel to Scorpia Alex Rider get himself into mischief again. While recuperating at a hospital, Alex is kidnapped by a terrorist group called Force Three. They take Alex to an abandoned building and leave him there. What Alex doesn’t know is that Force Three set the building on fire on the way out. This is my favorite book of the Alex Rider series. I recommend this book and the series to any one who likes a very suspenseful book.
recommended by Andrew

A Corner Of The Universe by Ann Matthews Martin
In this book a young 12 year old girl meets her uncle. This young girl has never met this uncle before. As she meets this uncle she learns why she has never met him. She has never met him because he has mental issues. As she learns to cope with Adam’s differences she learns to enjoy having him around. This book is a very heartwarming and sad book. In the end you learn a lesson about accepting people’s differences.
recommended by Amber

Dealing With Dragons by Patricia Wrede
This book is Book 1 of The Enchanted Forest Chronicles. This book is one of the most fabulous fantasy books that I have read. Princess Cimorene is bored with her life. She is not your usual princess that you may think of in some fairy-tale. No, Cimorene wants adventure, and excitement. Soon you will see that she isn’t bored with her life anymore. That is something that her new roommates changed for her.
recommended by Maggie

Eragon by Christopher Paolini
The book I am going to recommend is Eragon. It is a book about a boy who finds a dragon egg and raises the dragon inside it. This is an excellent book for people who like fantasy adventure.
recommended by Sam

P.S. Longer Letter Later by Paula Danziger and Ann M. Martin
This is a charming book about two young girls who are best friends but live in different states. The whole book is a series of letters that they write to each other throughout their 7 th grade year. It is truly heartwarming how much these two care for each other even though they are thousands of miles apart. I recommend this book to every single girl in the world.
recommended by Grace

Prophecy of the Stones by Flavia Bujor
Prophecy of the Stones is about three girls who were separated at birth and given to three different families. They each came with a stone that has magical powers. There foster parents are supposed to give them their stones and tell them their destiny of saving the world from the council of twelve on their 13 th birthday. But the council of twelve wishes to destroy them before it’s too late. This book is a mysterious romantic adventure fantasy that will blow your mind away.
recommended by Kate

The Circle Opens (Series) by Tamora Pierce
The Circle Opens is a phenomenal series by Tamora Pierce. This series is about four young magic users trying to control their powers. Can they save themselves from their fate?
recommended by Olivia

Trickster's Queen by Tamora Pierce
The book Trickster’s Queen is the sequel to another fabulous book, Trickster’s Choice. Trickster’s Queen is about a young, feisty heroine named Aly who is trying to protect a royal family and the next queen in the midst of a raging battle. Will Aly succeed and put her dear friend on the throne or will Aly fail and be responsible for a massacre? Read the book to find out.
recommended by Emery

Warriors (Series) by Erin Hunter
If you love cats, Warriors is the series for you! It is about four clans named Thunder Clan, River Clan, Shadow Clan, and Wind Clan. If you like war, blood, and all that then you should try this series. The clans fight for the territory, and at the same time try to save another clan when in danger. After you read this series, you will never look at your plain old tabby the same way again.
recommended by Emily

Mister Monday by Garth Nix
Everyone should read Mister Monday. It is about Arthur, a boy whose life is turned upside down when he is given the Lesser Key. In an unknown realm, he is forced to fight metal monsters, duel with Noon and his flaming sword, and face dangers beyond his imagination. For an epic read, choose Mister Monday.
recommended by Max

Sahara Special by Esme Raji Codell
Sahara Special is about a girl named Sahara and she has troubles in school. When her mom finally gets fed up with Sahara working with special teachers, Sahara is moved to a regular class. When a new teacher comes to theirschool she changes Sahara’s life forever! I enjoyed this and read it in one day. People who enjoy realistic fiction would enjoy this book.
recommended by Alex

Story Time by Edward Bloor
Story Time is a riveting book about a demon who is haunting a school. This book will keep you on the edge of your seat because of all the strange, cool things that happen. This is a great book that everybody should read.
recommended by Jack

The Giver by Lois Lowry
The Giver is a book about a boy named Jonas. He lives in a future world where there is no memory of pain or suffering. People have no emotions and live in a colorless, monotonous world. Everyone is assigned a job in the community. Jonas is assigned as the Receiver who has to hold all emotions of pain and suffering
recommended by John Spidi

The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place by E. L. Konigsburg
Margaret Rose is rescued from summer camp by her eccentric uncles and, in turn, saves their splendid, artistically sculptured towers.

Airborn by Kenneth Oppel
Matt, a cabin boy aboard a luxury airship, saves a dying balloonist whose ship has been damaged. The balloonist’s last words are about beautiful, winged creatures. One year later, the granddaughter of the balloonist takes passage on the airship, hoping to find the mysterious creatures.

Run Boy Run by Uri Orlev
Based on the true story of a nine-year-old boy who escapes the Warsaw Ghetto and must survive throughout the war in the Nazi-occupied Polish countryside.

The Teacher’s Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts by Richard Peck
Russell, growing up in 1904, doesn't like school, and he's delighted when his teacher, Miss Myrt Arbuckle, dies. But when his older sister Tansy becomes the new teacher, Russell finds himself facing all kinds of new troubles.

The Young Man and the Sea by Rodman Philbrick
After his mother's death, twelve-year-old Skiff Beaman decides that it is up to him to earn money to take care of himself and his father, so he undertakes a dangerous trip alone out on the ocean off the coast of Maine to try to catch a huge bluefin tuna.

A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett
Young Tiffany Aching, two years removed from saving the world with an iron skillet, returns to face two new challenges: formal education in witchcraft and an identity-eating monster. It’s the Feegles to the rescue in a humorous sequel to The Wee Free Men. Read any of the Discworld Series.

Becoming Naomi León by Pam Muñoz Ryan 
Ryan presents an endearing, unforgettable character in Naomi Soledad León Outlaw, who faces many challenges with courage and conviction. A book filled with humor and poignancy.

Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D.Schmidt 
Set in Maine in 1912, this powerful, haunting novel, propelled by a tragic historical event, probes a forbidden friendship between a preacher's son and a dark-skinned girl from a nearby island. Steeped in imagery and laced with surprising humor, the story explores powerlessness, possibility, and the difference individuals can make.

The Boy Who Couldn’t Die by William Sleator
When his best friend dies in a plane crash, sixteen-year-old Ken has a ritual performed that will make him invulnerable, but soon learns that he had good reason to be suspicious of the woman he paid to lock his soul away.