 | Title: Whales on Stilts Author: M.T.Anderson Summary: Racing against the clock, shy middle-school student Lily and her best friends, Katie and Jasper, must foil the plot of her father's conniving boss to conquer the world using an army of whales. |
 | Title: A Week in the Woods Author: Andrew, Clements Summary: The fifth grade's annual camping trip in the woods tests Mark's survival skills and his ability to relate to a teacher who seems out to get him. |
 | Title: Horace Splattly: The Cupcaked Crusader Author: David, Lawrence Summary: When his little sister's magic cookies transform him into a flying, fire-breathing superhero, ten-year-old Horace Splattly has adventures which include confronting the monster at the school playground. |
 | Title: Disappearing Act Author: Sid, Fleischman Summary: After their archaeologist mother fails to return from Mexico and they discover that someone is stalking their Albuquerque house, twelve-year-old Kevin and his opera-singing older sister flee to Venice, California, where they hope that new identities will keep them safe. |
 | Title: Pure Dead Magic Author: Debi, Gliori Summary: When their father is kidnapped and danger looms, the Strega-Borgia children, their mysterious new nanny, and a giant tarantula use magic and actual trips through the Internet to bring peace to their Scottish castle. |
 | Title: Jackie and Me: A Baseball Card Adventure Author: Dan, Gutman Summary: With his ability to travel through time by using baseball cards, Joe goes back to 1947 to meet Jackie Robinson, turning into a black boy in the process. |
 | Title: Mr. Klutz is Nuts! Author: Dan, Gutman Summary: A skateboarding principal offers unusual incentives to his students to motivate them to learn more. |
 | Title: It Came From Beneath the Bed! Author: James, Howe Summary: With help from his Uncle Harold, who wrote books about Bunnicula, Howie the wire-haired dachshund writes a story in which he saves the world from a science experiment gone awry. |
 | Title: Horrible harry Moves Up to Third Grade Author: Suzy, Kline Summary: Horrible Harry and friends start off third grade with a new room and a field trip to an old copper mine to study rocks. |
 | Title: Everest: The Contest Author: Gordon, Korman Summary: Not currenlty available at Naperville Public Library. Ask at any reference desk for assistance with this title. |
 | Title: Alien in a Bottle Author: Kathy, Mackel Summary: With the help of a star-gazing classmate and an unusual assortment of aliens from outer space, teenager Sean Winger tries to find a way to convince his parents to let him pursue his dream of becoming a glass blower. |
 | Title: Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid Author: Megan, McDonald Summary: The shortest kid in the second grade, James Moody, also known as Stink, learns all about the shortest president of the United States, James Madison, when they celebrate Presidents' Day at school. |
 | Title: Skinnybones Author: Barbara, Park Summary: Alex's active sense of humor helps him get along with the school braggart, make the most of his athletic talents, and simply get by in a hectic world. |
 | Title: Looking for Bobwicz Author: Daniel Manus, Pinkwater Summary: Upon moving to Hoboken, New Jersey, a boy convinces his two new friends to help him track down the mysterious phantom who stole his bicycle, as well as Arthur Bobowicz, owner of a giant chicken that once terrorized local citizens. |
 | Title: Pirate Diary: The Journal of jake Carpenter Author: Richard, Platt Summary: The fictional diary of a ten-year-old boy who, in 1716 sets off from North Carolina to become a sailor, but ends up a pirate instead. |
 | Title: The Thumb in the Box Author: Ken, Roberts Summary: A tiny isolated fishing village receives an unexpected gift from the government - a fire truck. |
 | Title: Small steps Author: Louis, Sachar Summary: Three years after being released from Camp Green Lake, Armpit is trying hard to keep his life on track, but when his old pal X-Ray shows up with a tempting plan to make some easy money scalping concert tickets, Armpit reluctantly goes along. |
 | Title: Knights of the Kitchen Table Author: Jon, Scieszka Summary: Joe receives a magic book for his birthday present from his uncle. Joe, Fred and Sam are transported to a time when evil knights, fire- breathing dragons and vile-smelling giants roamed the land. |
 | Title: The Last Burp of Mac McGerp Author: Pam, Smallcomb Summary: Mac McGerp, winner of the Best Burper first prize at the Tri-county Fair, and his good friend, Lido, try to figure out how to deal with the new repressive school principal. |
 | Title: Wringer Author: Jerry, Spinelli Summary: As Palmer comes of age, he must either accept the violence of being a wringer at his town's annual Pigeon Day or find the courage to oppose it. |
 | Title: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye Author: Geronimo, Stilton Summary: When Geronimo's sister, Thea, discovers an old, mysterious map showing a secret treasure hidden on a faraway island, the gang of the Rodent's gazette is dragged into a treasure hunt. |
 | Title: Grasshopper Summer Author: Ann Warren, Turner Summary: In 1874 eleven-year-old Sam and his family move from Kentucky to the southern Dakota Territory, where harsh conditions and a plague of hungry grasshoppers threaten their chances for survival. |
 | Title: Secret Identity Author: Wendelin, Draanen van Summary: Fifth-grader Nolan Byrd, tired of being called names by the class bully, has a secret identity--Shredderman! |
 | Title: Skinny-dipping at Monster Lake Author: Bill, Wallace Summary: When twelve-year-old Kent helps his father in a daring underwater rescue, he wins the respect he has always craved. |
 | Title: Skunk Scout Author: Laurence, Yep Summary: Teddy is not thrilled with the present his uncle gives him for his tenth birthday--a camping trip for him and his younger brother--but on his first outing away from San Francisco's Chinatown, Teddy learns some interesting facts about nature, about his uncle, and about himself. |