Fish

by Gregory Mone
Lexile:  810
Genre:  Historical Fiction

"Fish" can swim like no one has ever seen before.  His family has sent him to the city to work as a courier.  One day he is sent on an errand to the docks where he feels most at home.  As he's about to make his delivery, the purse of coins that he was carrying is stolen.  As he chases after the thief, he is led onboard a pirate ship.  Before he realizes it, he is sailing away, and has to make a choice.  Does he jump off before it's too late or continue his quest to reclaim what was stolen from him?

Storm Runners: Eruption

by Roland Smith
Lexile:  590
Genre:  Realistic Fiction

Chase has just survived Hurricane Emily so his life should slow down.  Nope!  Thanks to his storm chasing father, they are now on their way to Mexico where an earthquake has occurred and a volcano is threatening to errupt.  And to make matters worse, the Rossi Brothers' Circus caravan is unaccounted for which means that more wild animals may be on the loose. Will Chase be able to survive this expedition?

Storm Runners: The Surge

by Roland Smith
Lexile:  600
Genre:  Realistic Fiction

Chase Masters and his father chase storms.  In book one, Chase and his friends are in the midst of Hurricane Emily.  Book two picks up with the storm in full force.  Chase is trapped on his friend Nicole's family farm.  However, this is no ordinary farm.  Nicole and her family run a circus and many of the animals in their care have escaped from their cages as a result of the hurricane.  Suddenly, Chase and his friends have more to fear than the storm itself!

Cinder

by Marissa Meyer
Lexile:  790
Genre:  Science Fiction

New Beijing is ready for the ball.  Prince Kai is searching for a wife, and all the girls in town are planning for the big event.  But then there's Cinder....part human, part cyborg, trapped in her stepmother's home, with no hope of being allowed to attend.  A chance encounter leads her to meet Prince Kai which launches a series of events that will change her life forever.  Will Cinder and Prince Kai find true love?

Storm Mountain

by Tom Birdseye
Lexile:  740
Genre:  Realistic Fiction

Cat and Ty's fathers were world famous mountain climbers, brothers, and best friends.  Caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, their lives were cut short.  Now Cat and Ty are left behind to live without them.  Ty comes up with a daring plan.  To honor their fathers, he thinks they should climb Storm Mountain to disperse their ashes.  Cat doesn't think it's a good idea, but when Ty takes off on his own, she decides that she has no choice but to follow.

Who Were the Beatles?

by Geoff Edgers
Lexile:  670
Genre:  Biography

How did four unknown boys from Liverpool, England become a world-famous rock band of the '60s?  Read this book to learn about the exciting lives of John, Paul, Ringo and George!

True (...sort of)

by Katherine Hannigan
Lexile:  440
Genre:  Realistic Fiction

Delly's having trouble staying out of trouble.  Again.  But her brother is going to try to help her.  Then along comes a new girl, Ferris Boyd, who Delly can just not figure out.  As her life gets busier trying to figure out her new friend, staying out of trouble gets easier.  But now Delly is afraid that her friend is in serious trouble and she's really not sure what to do about it.

Johnny Swanson

by Eleanor Updale
Lexile:  740
Genre:  Historical Fiction/Mystery

Johnny and his mother are barely making ends meet.  His mom works two jobs to earn enough to pay the rent so Johnny comes up with a scheme to help them earn extra money.  The problem is, his idea is illegal and involves swindling innocent people out of money.  But them his mother his accused of murder.  The police and the whole town are convinced that she is guilty.  It is up to Johnny to prove her innocence and set her free.