This World We Live In

by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Lexile: 670
Genre: Science Fiction

If you've read Life As We Knew It, then this is a must read as the story of Miranda Evans continues as her family struggles to survive in a world that has completely changed. Things intensify when Miranda's father, stepmother, baby and 3 strangers arrive and are in need of food and shelter. How will there be enough for everyone? Will life ever return to "normal"?

Soldier's Heart

by Gary Paulsen
Lexile: 1000
Genre: Historical Fiction

It's June of 1861, and Charley Goddard is living in Minnesota. He's heard about the "shooting war" going on in the south and he's eager to get in on some of the excitement. Everybody said the war would be over by fall, so Charley felt he had no time to waste. He enlisted at Fort Snelling, went through training and before he knows it, finds himself on the battlefield. What he sees, feels, and hears there will change who he is forever.

Slob

by Ellen Potter
Lexile: 740
Genre: Realistic Fiction

Summary: Twelve year old Owen Birnbaum is the fattest kid in school. He also happens to be a genius who is intent on inventing a new tv that will help him answer some mysteries of the past. As he and his sister work to uncover the secret of what happened the day their parents die, he learns some pretty important lessons about himself.