FLAT STANLEY

by Jeff Brown
When a bulletin board falls on Stanley, everything changes: now he can slide under doors, fly like a kite and foil some crafty art thieves. HarperTrophy; ages four to eight.
FLAT STANLEY

THE ADVENTURES OF PIPPI LONGSTOCKING

by Astrid Lindgren
How many kids have wanted to be Pippi? The spirited girl with the crazy braids answers to no one, but is friend to all, whether dancing with burglars or setting off for the South Seas. Viking; ages nine to 12.
THE ADVENTURES OF PIPPI LONGSTOCKING

THE GREAT BRAIN

by John D. Fitzgerald
Being smart has big advantages for this junior con artist who hatches scheme after scheme to gain fame and fortune in a turn-of-the-century town. Yearling; ages nine to 12.
THE GREAT BRAIN

MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN

by Jean Craighead George
A teenage boy learns to survive alone in the Catskills while training a wild falcon to be his only companion. Viking;
ages nine to 12.
MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN

MANIAC MAGEE

by Jerry Spinelli
A homeless boy from nowhere becomes a folk hero who outruns dogs, hits legendary homers, and soothes the tensions between rival factions in town. HarperCollins;
ages nine to 12.
MANIAC MAGEE

JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH

by Roald Dahl
A pair of wicked aunts make life miserable for James until he accidentally drops some magic crystals, grows a huge peach, crawls inside, and rolls away with some insect friends.
Puffin; ages nine to 12.
JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH