The Abracadabra Kid: A Writer's Life
by Sid Fleischman
The autobiography of the Newbery award-winning children's author who set out from childhood to be a magician.
Age level: 9-12
Available:
Bay Shore-Brightwaters Public Library (10 copies)
Riverhead Free Library (7 copies)
South Huntington Public Library (5 copies)
After the Dancing Days
by Margaret Rostkowski
A forbidden friendship with a badly disfigured soldier in the
aftermath of World War I forces thirteen-year-old Annie to
redefine the word "hero" and to question conventional ideas of
patriotism.
Age level:
Available: Riverhead Free Library (6 copies)
Afternoon of the Elves
by Janet Taylor Lisle
As Hillary works in the miniature village, allegedly built by
elves, in Sara-Kate's backyard, she becomes more and more curious about Sara-Kate's real life inside her big, gloomy house with her mysterious, silent mother.
Age level: 9-12
Available:
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library (15 copies)
Port Jefferson Free Library (15 copies)
The Amazon Papers
by Beverly Keller
Fifteen-year-old Iris gets into hilarious trouble when her mother
goes on vacation and leaves her alone.
Age level: 14 & up
Available: South Huntington Public Library (7 copies)
Among the Hidden
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting
a family to only two children, Luke has lived all his twelve
years in isolation and fear on his family's farm, until another
"third" convinces him that the government is wrong.
Age level: 8-12
Available:
Bay Shore-Brightwaters Public Library (10 copies)
Port Jefferson Free Library (28 copies)
Riverhead Free Library (6 copies)
South Huntington Public Library (6 copies)
Angel in Charge
by Judy Delton
Ten-year-old Angel and her little brother Rags have to cope with
an incompetent sitter and several crises while their mother is
away.
Age level: 9-12
Available: Commack Public Library (6 copies)
The Animal, the Vegetable and John D. Jones
by Betsy Byars
Two sisters look upon a beach vacation with their father, his
woman friend, and her son, as two weeks in the wrong place with
the wrong people.
Age level: 9-12
Available: Port Jefferson Free Library (15 copies)
April Morning
by Howard Fast
Adam Cooper signs up on the muster roll of the Lexington Militia
on April 19th, 1775, and then lives through the first day of
conflict with the British, during which his father is killed.
Age level: 12 & up
Available: Riverhead Free Library (5 copies)
Armageddon Summer
by Jane Yolen & Bruce Coville
Fourteen-year-old Marina and sixteen-year-old Jed accompany their parents' religious cult, the Believers, to await the end of the world atop a remote mountain, where they try to decide what they themselves believe.
Age level: 14 & up
Available:
Bay Shore-Brightwaters Public Library (10 copies)
Comsewogue Public Library (6 copies)
Riverhead Free Library (6 copies)
Arthur, for the Very First Time
by Patricia MacLachlan
Arthur spends a summer with his unconventional aunt and uncle and begins to look at life, his family, and himself differently.
Age level: 9-12
Available: North Shore Public Library (29 copies)
Athletic Shorts: Six Short Stories
by Chris Crutcher
A collection of short stories featuring characters from earlier
books by Chris Crutcher.
Age level: 11 & up
Available: South Huntington Public Library (7 copies)
The Barn
by Avi
In an effort to fulfill their dying father's last
request, nine-year-old Ben and his brother and sister construct a
barn on their land in the Oregon Territory.
Age level: 9-12
Available: North Shore Public Library (30 copies)
The Battle for the Castle
by Elizabeth Winthrop
Twelve-year-old William uses the magic token to return, through the toy castle in his attic, to the medieval land of Sir Simon, which is now menaced by a skeleton ship bearing a plague of
ravenous rats. Sequel to: The castle in the attic.
Age level: 8 & up
Available: Cold Spring Harbor Library (14 copies)
Bearstone
by Will Hobbs
A troubled Indian boy goes to live with an elderly rancher whose
caring ways help the boy become a man.
Age level: 11 & up
Available:
Riverhead Free Library (5 copies)
South Huntington Public Library (6 copies)
A Bell for Adano
by John Hersey
The story of an Italian village during WWII, liberated by
American forces and then administered by them.
Age level:
Available: Riverhead Free Library (5 copies)
Belle Prater's Boy
by Ruth White
When Woodrow's mother suddenly disappears, he moves to his
grandparents' home in a small Virginia town where he befriends
his cousin and together they find the strength to face the
terrible losses and fears in their lives.
Age level: 9-12
Available:
Bay Shore-Brightwaters Public Library (10 copies)
East Islip Public Library (6 copies)
Huntington Public Library (8 copies)
South Huntington Public Library (6 copies)
Beyond Safe Boundaries
by Margaret Sacks
Elizabeth comes of age in 1960s South Africa as her older sister
joins a secret group opposed to the country's racial policies.
Age level: 10 & up
Available: Port Jefferson Free Library (15 copies)
The Black Pearl
by Scott O'Dell
Sixteen-year-old Ramon decides to pearl the waters of Baja
California like his father despite the village stories about the sea monster and the enmity of Servillano, the finest diver in his father's fleet.
Age level: 9 & up
Available: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library (15 copies)
Blair's Nightmare
by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
The Stanley kids and their stepsister try to keep secret a dog
that Blair finds, keep David out of the clutches of the school
bully, and find out if some escaped convicts really are nearby.
Sequel to: The Famous Stanley Kidnapping Case.
Age level:
Available: Port Jefferson Free Library (10 copies)
The Boggart
by Susan Cooper
After visiting the castle in Scotland which her family has
inherited and returning home to Canada, twelve-year-old Emily
finds that she has accidentally brought back with her a boggart,
an invisible and mischievous spirit with a fondness for practical jokes.
Age level: 9-12
Available:
Brentwood Public Library (12 copies)
South Huntington Public Library (5 copies)
The Boy Who Reversed Himself
by William Sleator
When Laura discovers that the unpopular boy living next door to her has the ability to go into the fourth dimension, she makes
the dangerous decision to accompany him on his journeys there.
Age level: 9-12
Available: North Shore Public Library (10 copies)
Brian's Winter
by Gary Paulsen
Instead of being rescued from a plane crash, as in the author's
book Hatchet, this story portrays what would have happened to
Brian had he been forced to survive a winter in the wilderness
with only his survival pack and hatchet.
Age level: 10-14
Available:
Bay Shore-Brightwaters Public Library (10 copies)
South Huntington Public Library (8 copies)
The Broccoli Tapes
by Jan Slepian
During a stay of several months in Hawaii with her family, Sara
reports her experiences by tape back to her sixth-grade class in
Boston, detailing her "adoption" of a wild cat, a friendship with
a troubled Hawaiian boy, and the death of a beloved grandmother.
Age level: 9-12
Available: Port Jefferson Free Library (15 copies)
Buffalo Brenda
by Jill Pinkwater
Determined to make their mark on their high school, ninth graders India Ink and her zany best friend Brenda Tuna organize an underground newspaper and then provide a live buffalo as a mascot for the football team.
Age level: 9-12
Available: Huntington Public Library (5 copies)
Bunnicula
by James Howe
Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit, is a spooky, but comical tale
about a supernatural rabbit who has a weakness for draining
vegetables of their juices.
Age level: 9-12
Available: Brentwood Public Library (10 copies)
The Castle in the Attic
by Elizabeth Winthrop
A gift of a toy castle, complete with silver knight, introduces
William to an adventure involving magic and a personal quest.
Age level: 9-12
Available: Cold Spring Harbor Library (13 copies)
Catherine Called Birdy
by Karen Cushman
The thirteen-year-old daughter of an English country knight keeps a journal in which she records the events of her life,
particularly her longing for adventures beyond the usual role of
women and her efforts to avoid being married off.
Age level: 12 & up
Available:
Bay Shore-Brightwaters Public Library (10 copies)
Comsewogue Public Library (5 copies)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl
Each of five children lucky enough to discover an entry ticket
into Mr. Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory takes
advantage of the situation in his own way.
Age level: 9-12
Available: Brentwood Public Library (11 copies)
Cheaper by the Dozen
by Frank Gilbreth
Story of the author's family at the turn of the century revolving
around their father and his twelve children.
Age level: 9-12
Available: Port Jefferson Free Library (12 copies)
Chocolate Fever
by Robert Smith
From eating too much chocolate, Henry breaks out in brown bumps
that help him foil some hijackers and teach him a valuable lesson
about self-indulgence.
Age level: 4-8
Available: Commack Public Library (5 copies)
Chocolate Touch
by Patrick Catling
A boy acquires a magical gift that turns everything his
lips touch into chocolate.
Age level: 9-12
Available: Brentwood Public Library (7 copies)
Climb or Die
by Edward Myers
After a car accident in a snowy Colorado pass seriously
injures their parents, athletic fourteen-year-old Danielle and
her brainy younger brother Jake must scale a mountain to find
help.
Age level: 9-12
Available: Port Jefferson Free Library (25 copies)
Crash
by Jerry Spinelli
Seventh-grader John "Crash" Coogan has always been comfortable
with his tough, aggressive behavior, until his relationship with
an unusual Quaker boy and his grandfather's stroke make him
consider the meaning of friendship and the importance of family.
Age level: 9-12
Available:
Bay Shore-Brightwaters Public Library (10 copies)
Cold Spring Harbor Library (13 copies)
Port Jefferson Free Library (27 copies)
Riverhead Free Library (5 copies)
South Huntington Public Library (6 copies)
Dancing Carl
by Gary Paulsen
As winter progresses, the strange man in the worn flight jacket
dances frequently on the ice of the rink, expressing more with
his movements than most people do with words.
Age level: 10-14
Available: North Shore Public Library (20 copies)
Danger in Quicksand Swamp
by Bill Wallace
Ben and Jake battle alligators, quicksand, and a murderer when
they search for buried treasure on an island in a swamp.
Age level: 9-12
Available: Port Jefferson Free Library (26 copies)
Daphne's Book
by Mary Downing Hahn
As author Jessica and artist Daphne collaborate on a picture book
for a seventh-grade English class contest, Jessica becomes aware
of conditions in Daphne's home life that seem to threaten her
health and safety.
Age level: 12 & up
Available: Port Jefferson Free Library (14 copies)
David and Della: A Novel
by Paul Zindel
David Mahooley, a teenage playwright suffering from
writer's block, finds himself drawn into the passionate world of
a flamboyant, alcoholic young actress with a talent for lying.
Age level: 14 & up
Available: South Huntington Public Library (6 copies)
The Dead Man in Indian Creek
by Mary Downing Hahn
When Matt and Parker learn the body they found in Indian Creek is
a drug-related death, they fear Parkers's mother may be involved.
Age level: 9-12
Available: Port Jefferson Free Library (8 copies)
Dealing With Dragons
by Patricia Wrede
Bored with traditional palace life, a princess goes off to live
with a group of dragons and soon becomes involved with fighting
against some disreputable wizards who want to steal away the
dragons' kingdom.
Age level: 10 & up
Available: South Huntington Public Library (6 copies)
December Stillness
by Mary Downing Hahn
Thirteen-year-old Kelly tries to befriend Mr. Weems, a disturbed,
homeless Vietnam War veteran who spends his days in her suburban library, though the man makes it clear he wants to be left alone.
Age level: 9-12
Available: Port Jefferson Free Library (24 copies)
The Diary of a Young Girl
by Anne Frank
The journal of a Jewish girl in her early teens describes both
the joys and torments of daily life, as well as typical
adolescent thoughts, throughout two years spent in hiding with
her family during the Nazi occupation of Holland.
Age level: 11 & up
Available: South Huntington Public Library (6 copies)
Dicey's Song
by Cynthia Voigt
Now that the four abandoned Tillerman children are
settled in with their grandmother, Dicey finds that their new
beginnings require love, trust, humor, and courage.
Sequel to: Homecoming.
Age level: 10-14
Available: Commack Public Library (12 copies)
Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack!
by M.E. Kerr
Fifteen-year-old Tucker's life changes in many ways when he meets the unusual overweight girl who gives his cat a home.
Age level: 9-12
Available: East Islip Public Library (5 copies)
Dogsong
by Gary Paulsen
A fourteen-year-old Eskimo boy who feels assailed by the
modernity of his life takes a 1400-mile journey by dog sled
across ice, tundra, and mountains seeking his own "song" of
himself.
Age level: 9-12
Available:
Port Jefferson Free Library (25 copies)
South Huntington Public Library (7 copies)
Door in the Wall
by Marguerite De Angeli
The crippled son of a great lord proves his courage and wins his
King's recognition in fourteenth century England.
Age level: 9-12
Available: Commack Public Library (6 copies)
Dorp Dead
by Julia Cunningham
A very bright boy, who has learned in a year in an orphanage how
to withdraw himself completely, is apprenticed to a ladder maker
into whose timed routine he fits very well until he realizes the
threats of this existence.
Age level:
Available: Port Jefferson Free Library (16 copies)
Dragon's Gate
by Laurence Yep
When he accidentally kills a Manchu, a fifteen-year-old Chinese
boy is sent to America to join his father, an uncle, and other
Chinese working to build a tunnel for the transcontinental
railroad through the Sierra Nevada mountains in 1867. Sequel to:
Mountain light. Prequel to: Dragonwings.
Age level: 10-12
Available: Port Jefferson Free Library (12 copies)
Driver's Ed
by Caroline Cooney
Three teenagers' lives are changed forever when they
thoughtlessly steal a stop sign from a dangerous intersection and a young mother is killed in an automobile accident there.
Age level: 12 & up
Available: East Islip Public Library (8 copies)
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