The Storm in the Barn by Matt Phelan

Eleven-year-old Jack Clark struggles with everyday obstacles while his family and community contend with the challenges brought on by the Dust Bowl in 1937 Kansas.

The Shadows: The Books of Elsewhere by Jacqueline West

When eleven-year-old Olive and her distracted parents move into an old Victorian mansion, Olive finds herself ensnared in a dark plan involving some mysterious paintings, a trapped and angry nine-year-old boy and three talking cats.

Happenstance Found by P.W. Catanese

Twelve-year-old Happenstance wakes up in a cave with no idea how he got there, or who he is, but merchant and royal advisor Lord Umber helps Hap and his two friends escape from the caverns.

The Extraordinary Mark Twain by Barbara Kerley

Thirteen-year-old Susy Clemens wants the world to know that her papa, Mark Twain, is more than just a humorist and sets out to write a comprehensive biography of the American icon.

The Case of the Mistaken Indentity by Mac Barnett

Twelve-year-old Steve Brixton, a fan of Bailey Brothers detective novels, is mistaken for a real detective and must elude librarians, police, and the mysterious Mr. E as he seeks a missing quilt containing coded information.

The Buddy Files: The Case of the Lost Boy by Dori Hillestad Butler

While searching for his mysteriously lost human family, Buddy, the dog is adopted by another family and helps solve the mystery of their missing boy.

Black Elk's Vision: A Lakota Story by S.D. Nelson

Recounts how a childhood vision shaped the life of Black Elk, a Lakota-Oglala medicine man who was involved in the battles of Little Bighorn and Wounded Knee.