Luke is an illegal third child. He must live his life hidden from all except his immediate family, in their farmhouse attic with the curtains drawn. He has never gone outside, never gone to school, never made a friend. But one day, he meets Jen, another “shadow child”, who is not afraid to stand up to their country’s Population Police, and fight for the rights of shadow children everywhere.

This is a series of 12 books.  Middle-school student Greg Heffley documents his daily mishaps and adventures in text with interesting drawings. Students CAN’T GET ENOUGH of this series.

An awkward new kid in town tries to save endangered owls from an invasive new pancake restaurant being built on the site where they live.  Can he, along with his friends, the endangered owls, prank the pancake restaurant right out of town and save the owls’ lives?

Jeffrey Lionel “Maniac” Magee is an orphan who has lived with his uptight, no-fun aunt and uncle for 8 years.  One day, he decides to run - not run away, just run! Along his journey, he changes the lives of many in his small town.  

This best-selling novel explores an unexpected friendship through the eyes of a gorilla in captivity, Ivan.

This New York Times best seller tells the story of Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face.  This is almost always on students’ lists of favorite books!