The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
by Stacy McAnulty | 
All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook
by Leslie Connor | 
The Thing About Georgie
by Lisa Graff | 
Listen, Slowly
by Thanhha Lai |
The Summer of the Swans
by Betsy Byars |
Katie John
by Mary Calhoun | 
Ten Kids, No Pets
by Ann M. Martin | 
Dustbin Baby
by Jacqueline Wilson | 
The Amazing Adventures of John Smith, Jr. AKA Houdini
by Peter Johnson | 
Where the Red Fern Grows
by Wilson Rawls | 
Wolf Hollow
by Lauren Wolk |
Ban This Book
by Alan Gratz |
The Night Diary
by Veera Hiranandani |
Merci Suarez Changes Gears
by Meg Medina | 
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
by Kate Douglas Wiggin |
Minor Mage
by T. Kingfisher |
Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere
by Julie T. Lamana | 
Amina's Voice
by Hena Khan | 
Black and Blue Magic
by Zilpha Keatley Snyder | 
All Four Stars
by Tara Dairman |
Rydr is on a train heading east, leaving California, where her gramma can't take care of her anymore, and traveling to Chicago to live with an unknown relative. She brings with her a suitcase, memories both happy and sad, and a box containing something very important.