The books

Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

Harry potter is a wizard who goes to Hogwarts and is friends with Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley. A lot of exciting, but sometimes deadly events happen in this series.

Wonder by R.J. Palacio

August Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream school - until now. He's about to start 5th grade at Beecher Prep. Auggie's just an ordinary kid, with an extraordinary face.

Lost in the Sun by Lisa Graff

Everyone says that middle school is awful, but Trent knows nothing could be worse than the year he had in fifth grade, when a freak accident on Cedar Lake left one kid dead, and Trent with a brain full of terrible thoughts he can't get rid of.

Red Thread Sisters by Carol Peacock

The joy 11-year-old Zhang Wen feels over getting a family of her own through international adoption is dampened by her knowledge that her best friend, Shu Ling, will be left behind in a Chinese orphanage.

The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Nine-year-old Ada has never left her apartment. Her mother is too humiliated by Ada's twisted foot to let her outside. So when her brother Jamie is shipped out of London to escape the war, Ada sneaks out to join him.