Grades 6-8
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by
C. S. Lewis
Grades 9-12
The Last of the Mohicans by James
Fenimore Cooper
Narnia...the land beyond the During the fierce French and
wardrobe door, a secret place Indian wars, an adroit scout
frozen in eternal winter, a named Hawkeye and his
magical country waiting to be companion Chingachgook weave
set free. through the spectacular and
dangerous wilderness of upstate
Lucy is the first to find the
secret of the wardrobe in the
professor’s mysterious old
house. At first her brothers and
sister don’t believe her when she tells of her visit to the
land of Narnia. But soon Edmund, then Peter and Susan
step through the wardrobe themselves. In Narnia they
find a country buried under the evil enchantment of
the White Witch. When they meet the Lion Aslan, they
realize they’ve been called to a great adventure and
bravely join the battle to free Narnia from the Witch’s
sinister spell.
New York, fighting to save the
beautiful Munro sisters from the Huron renegade
Magua.
Whisper by Lynette Noni
“Words are too precious to throw
around carelessly. Words demand
respect. They are beautiful; they
are terrible. They are a gift and
a curse. I will never forget what
they can do. Because words have
cost me everything.” For over
Captain Superlative by J.S. Puller
Janey Silverman doesn’t know
what to make of the girls with
the red mask, blue wig, silver
swimsuit, high top sneakers and
a cape. She’s determined to find
out more about the girl who runs
through the halls of Deerwood
Park Middle school championing
two years, she hasn’t spoken
a word. She hasn’t even uttered her name. Known
simply as Subject Six Eight Four or Jane Doe, only she
knows the secret power of her words -- something her
evaluators at Lengard, a secret government facility,
cannot imagine. Enduring experiments and finding that
she doesn’t know who to trust, will Jane Doe learn to
trust herself enough to risk? What if the power of your
words could change the world? Would you speak?
good deeds and standing up to bullies. When she tries
out her secret identity, she gets more than she bargains
for as Captain Superlative’s new sidekick. Janey also
finds out some secrets about herself and what makes a
good here, and a good friend.
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