Annotated Booklist (20 books)
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1. Superfudge by Judy Blume, 28 Awards or Honors
Peter describes the highs and lows of life with his younger brother, Fudge.

2. Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, 23 Awards or Honors
When he finds a lost beagle in the hills behind his West Virginia home, Marty tries to hide it from his family and the dog's real owner, a mean-spirited man known to shoot deer out of season and to mistreat his dogs.

3. Frindle by Andrew Clements, 18 Awards or Honors
When he decides to turn his fifth grade teacher's love of the dictionary around on her, clever Nick Allen invents a new word and begins a chain of events that quickly moves beyond his control.

4. Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli, 18 Awards or Honors
After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee's life becomes legendary, as he accomplishes athletic and other feats which awe his contemporaries.

5. There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom by Louis Sacher, 17 Awards or Honors
An unmanageable, but lovable, eleven-year-old misfit learns to believe in himself when he gets to know the new school counselor, who is a sort of misfit too.

6. Mick Harte Was Here by Barbara Park, 15 Awards or Honors
Thirteen-year-old Phoebe recalls her younger brother Mick and his death in a bicycle accident.

7. The Giver by Lois Lowry, 15 Awards or Honors
Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.

8. Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, 14 Awards or Honors
A plane crash leaves Brian to survive in the wilderness for forty-four days with only the hatchet given to him by his mother.

9. The Best School Year Ever by Barbara Robinson, 14 Awards or Honors
Beth narrates the tale of a year in the life of the "bad" Herdman family children and describes her school assignment, to write compliments about everyone in her class, including Imogene Herdman.

10. Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade by Barthe DeClements, 13 Awards or Honors
Initially repelled by an overweight new student who has serious home problems, the fifth grade class finally learns to accept her.

11. Crash by Jerry Spinelli, 12 Awards or Honors
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.

12. Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn, 12 Awards or Honors
When he goes to spend the summer with his great-aunt in the family's old house, eleven-year-old Drew is drawn eighty years into the past to trade places with his great-great-uncle who is dying of diptheria.

13. Wait Till Helen Comes: A Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn, 12 Awards or Honors
Molly and Michael dislike their spooky new stepsister Heather but realize that they must try to save her when she seems ready to follow a ghost child to her doom.

14. How To Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell, 11 Awards or Honors
Two boys set out to prove that worms can make a delicious meal.

15. The War with Grandpa by Robert Kimmel Smith, 11 Awards or Honors
Upset that he has to give up the room he loves to his grandfather, Pete decides to declare war in an attempt to get it back.

16. Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery by Deborah and James Howe, 10 Awards or Honors
Harold, the dog, shares a true story of the mysterious happenings in the Monroe household since the arrival of an unusual rabbit named Bunnicula.

17. Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine, 10 Awards or Honors
In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her.

18. Fudge-a-Mania by Judy Blume, 10 Awards or Honors
Pete describes the family vacation in Maine with the Tubmans, highlighted by the antics of his younger brother Fudge.

19. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume, 10 Awards or Honors
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing is the first of these entertaining yarns. Peter, because he's the oldest, must deal with Fudgie's disgusting cuteness, his constant meddling with Peter's stuff, and other grave offenses.

20. The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka, 10 Awards or Honors
In this humorous spoof on popular fairy tales, the reader is entertained with funny variations of tales like "The Ugly Duckling" and "Cinderella".

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