5-6+Fiction

//**Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!**// by Mo Willems. A pigeon who longs to drive a bus sees the chance of a lifetime when the driver takes a short break. (Elledge)

//**Bloodlines**// series by M. Zachary Sherman. Follow one family throughout history in this series of war stories--honor is in their blood. (Vela)

//**Charlie Jo Jacksons's Guide to Not Reading by**// Tom Greenwald. Middle schooler Charlie Jo is proud of his success at avoiding reading but eventually his schemes go too far. (Cochran)


 * //The Great Moon Hoax//** by Stephen Krensky. This book is based on an actual series of fictious stories circulated about what people saw on the moon through a telescope in the 19th century. (Canning)

Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life by James Patterson. A hilarious-and surprisingly poignant story of a wildly imaginative kid.

//**Wonkenstein : The Creature From My Closet**// by Obert Skye. Twelve-year-old Rob does not like to read and stuffs most books into his closet with the rest of his junk, but when he finds a funny little creature behind the door that seems to be a cross between Willy Wonka and Frankenstein, he begins to see that reading can be an adventure. (Bellwood)


 * //Museum of thieves//** by Lian Tanner.Goldie, an impulsive and bold twelve-year-old, escapes the oppressive city of Jewel, where children are required to wear guardchains for their protection, and finds refuge in the extraordinary Museum of Dunt, an ever-shifting world where she discovers a useful talent for thievery and mysterious secrets that threaten her city and everyone she loves. (Moon)

//**"The Pillagy:"**// book 1 //**Pillage -**// book 2 //**Choke -**// book 3 //**Ambush**// by Obert Skye. These suspenseful tales filled with surprise endings and dangerous adventures lead Beck toward the discovery of family secrets which change his life forever. (Zorn)

//**Anythin But Typical**// by Nora Raleigh Baskin. Jason Blake is an autistic 12-year-old living in a neurotypical world. Most days it's just a matter of time before something goes wrong. But Jason finds a glimmer of understanding when he comes across his first friend ever online.(Fincher)


 * //Framed//** by Gordon Korman. Griffin Bing is in big trouble when a Super Bowl ring disappears from a middle school's display case and is replaced by his very own retainer. The situation becomes worse the more he investigates. (Guirguis)

//**The Detention Club**// by David Yoo. Peter wants to be cool in sixth grade, but he ends up in detention after a series of crazy stunts. (George)

//**Big Nate**// series by Lincoln Perice. This series is packed with funny cartoon illustrations and a main character, Nate, who kids will be able to relate to. (Emery)


 * Neil Armstrong is My Uncle and Other Lies Muscle Man McGinty Told Me** by Nan Marino. Set in 1969, Tammy has a difficult summer when her best friend suddenly moves away and a new, know-it-all boy moves into the neighborhood. (Ray)


 * Erak's Ransom** (Ranger's Apprentice Book #7) by John Anthony Flanagan. On a mission to pay the ransom of a new ally, apprentice Will and his friends find themselves in a desert wasteland awash with enemies. (Meek)


 * One Crazy Summer** by Rita Williams-Garcia. At 11, Delphine has it all together, she is able to take care of her family on her own. Abandoned by their mother, Delphine and her sisters Vonetta and Fern will be spending the summer with her in Oakland, California, leaving their father and Big Ma behind in Brooklyn. Set in the midst of the Black Panther movement of 1968, the girls learn a lot about their mother, and themsleves. (Rogers)


 * The Sisters Grimm** (Series) Tow sisters abandoned by their parents move in with their gradmother and are faced with mysteries involving characters from well known fairy tales. (Lanier)