| 1. Alexie, Sherman. The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian. New York: Little, Brown, 2007. 2007 National Book Award Required Reading |
2. Alvarez, Julia. In the time of the butterflies. Chapel Hill, N.C.: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1994. (Historical Fiction) Required Reading |
3. Bruchac, Joseph. Hidden Roots. New York: Scholastic Press, 2004. 2006 American Indian Youth Literature Award (Historical Fiction) Required Reading |
| 4. Fleischman, Paul. Seedfolks. New York: HarperCollins, 1997. Click here to read several reviews Recommended in textbook. |
5. Fleischman, Paul. Whirligig. New York: H.Holt, 1998. I read this with my library's teen book discussion group a few years ago; we all loved it! A great example of a 'non-linear' book! |
6. Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Uprising. New York: Simon&Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2007. Historical fiction. |
| 7. Hesse, Karen. Out of the dust. New York: Scholastic Press, 1997. 1998 Newbery Medal (Historical Fiction) Required Reading |
8. Hinton, S. E. The Outsiders. New York: Dell, [1989], 1967. | 9. Hoffman, Alice. Incantation. New York: Little, Brown, 2006. 2007 Massachusetts Book Award Historical fiction |
| 10. Holm, Jennifer L. Penny from Heaven. New York: Random House Children's Books, 2006. 2007 Newbery Honor Book |
11. Kidd, Sue Monk. The secret life of bees. New York: Viking, 2002. Required Reading |
12. Miller, Mary Beth. On the head of a pin. New York: Dutton Books, 2006. |
| 13. Morrison, Toni. The bluest eye. New York: Washington Square Press, 1970. Required Reading |
14. Myers, Walter Dean. Monster. New York: HarperTempest, 2001. 2000 Michael L. Printz Award Required Reading |
15. Na, An. A step from heaven. Asheville, NC: Front Street, 2000. 2002 Michael L. Printz Award Required Reading |
| 16. Pullman, Philip. The Golden compass. New York: Alfred A. Knopf; Distributed by Random House, 1996. 1995 Carnegie Medal Click here to read several reviews |
17. Schmidt, Gary D. The Wednesday Wars. New York: Clarion Books, 2007. 2008 Newbery Honor Book |
18. Selznick, Brian. The invention of Hugo Cabret: a novel in words and pictures. New York: Scholastic Press, 2007. 2008 Caldecott Medal Winner |
| 19. Spinelli, Jerry. Stargirl. New York: Knopf: Distributed by Random House, 2000. An ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults |
20. Whelan, Gloria. Homeless bird. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2000. National Book Award |
21. Woodson, Jacqueline. Feathers. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2007. 2008 Newbery Honor Book |