The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
by Stacy McAnulty | 
All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook
by Leslie Connor |
Train I Ride
by Paul Mosier | 
The Thing About Georgie
by Lisa Graff |
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 |
A California girl born and raised, Mai can't wait to spend her vacation at the beach. Instead, though, she has to travel to Vietnam with her grandmother, who is going back to find out what really happened to her husband during the Vietnam War. Mai's parents think this trip will be a great opportunity for their out-of-touch daughter to learn more about her culture. But to Mai, those are their roots, not her own. Vietnam is hot, smelly, and the last place she wants to be. Besides barely speaking the language, she doesn't know the geography, the local customs, or even her distant relatives. To survive her trip, Mai must find a balance between her two completely different worlds.