The Humming Room

Title:  The Humming Room
Author:  Ellen Potter
Genre: Mystery
Description:  Twelve-year-old orphan Roo Fanshaw is sent to live with an uncle she never knew in a largely uninhabited mansion on Cough Rock Island and discovers a wild river boy, an invalid cousin, and the mysteries of a hidden garden.
AR Level:5.2

Word Count: 41,594

Location:  Find The Humming Room in the F (Fiction) section under POT (for Potter).

Read part of The Humming Room HERE.

Waiting for the Magic

Title:  Waiting for the Magic
Author:  Patricia MacLachlan
Genre: Fantasy
Description:  When Papa goes away for a little while, his family tries to cope with the separation by adopting four dogs and a cat.
AR Level: 3.0

Word Count: 12,706

Location:  Find Waiting for the Magic in the F (Fiction) section under MAC (for MacLachlan).

Learn more abut Waiting for the Magic HERE.

Freaky Fast Frankie Joe

Title:  Freaky Fast Frankie Joe
Author:  Lutricia Clifton
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Description:  Twelve-year-old Frankie, forced to live with the father he never knew, a stepmother, and four half-brothers in Illinois, starts a delivery service to finance his escape back to his mother in Texas, not realizing he is making a better life for himself.

AR Level: 3.8

Word Count: 48,340

Location:  Find Freaky Fast Frankie Joe in the F (Fiction) section under CLI (for Clifton).

Laugh with the Moon

Title:  Laugh with the Moon
Author:  Shana Burg
Genre:  Adventure
Description:  Massachusetts thirteen-year-old Clare, grieving after her mother's recent death, reluctantly travels with her father to spend nine weeks in a remote village in Malawi, where new friends and experiences help open her mind and heart.
AR Level: 4.5

Word Count: 55,070

Location:  Find Laugh with the Moon in the F (Fiction) section under BUR (for Burg).