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A Friendship for Today by Patricia C. McKissack Scholastic Press, c2007, 172p. (978-0-439-66098-3) -  Twelve-year-old Rosemary Patterson learns that she will be attending an all-white school in the fall; but when her best friend is diagnosed with polio, she must face the first day of school alone. The Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria Forester Feiwel and Friends, c2008, 329p. (978-0-312-37462-4) -  Piper McCloud's ability to fly sets her apart from the other kids, so her mother sends her to an exclusive school for children with exceptional abilities, but even there she does not fit in with the other students. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Scholastic Press, c2008, 374p. (978-0-439-02348-1) -  Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen accidentally becomes a contender in the annual Hunger Games, a grave competition hosted by the Capitol where young boys and girls are pitted against one another in a televised fight to the death. Keeping Score by Linda Sue Park Clarion Books, c2008, 202p. (978-0-618-92799-9) -  During the 1950s, young Maggie struggles to will her beloved Brooklyn Dodgers to a victory in the World Series and wishes that her friend Jim, a soldier in Korea, would answer her letters. Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon Hale Bloomsbury, c2008, 144p. (978-1-59990-070-4) -  Rapunzel, having grown up in a lovely castle with the woman she thought was her mother, is placed in a very tall hollow tree as punishment after her curiousity prompts her to climb the castle wall and look at the ruin of the world beyond her home, but she is able to escape and with the help of Jack, embarks on a plan to free the land from the grip of the witch. Reaching For Sun by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer Bloomsbury Children's Books, c2007, 181p. (978-1-59990-037-7) -  Josie, who lives with her mother and grandmother and has cerebral palsy, befriends a boy who moves into one of the rich houses behind her old farmhouse. Savvy by Ingrid Law Dial Books for Young Readers, c2008, 342p.( 978-0-8037-3306-0) - Recounts the adventures of Mibs Beaumont, whose thirteenth birthday has revealed her "savvy"--a magical power unique to each member of her family--just as her father is injured in a terrible accident. Standard Hero Behavior by John David Anderson Clarion Books, c2007, 273p. (978-0-618-75920-0) -  When fifteen-year-old Mason Quayle finds out that their town of Darlington is about to be attacked by orcs, goblins, ogres, and trolls, he goes in search of some heroes to save the day. Summer Ball by Mike Lupica Puffin Books, c2007, 244p. (978-0-14-241153-7) -  Thirteen-year-old Danny must prove himself all over again for a disapproving coach and against new rivals at a    summer basketball camp. Who Was First? Discovering the Americas by Russell Freedman Clarion Books, c2007, 88p. (978-0-618-66391-0) - Who really discovered America? Examines the evidence that indicates others may have traveled to the Americas before Columbus in 1492 including Viking ruins, Mayan stonework, and other mysterious objects found in New England that date before Columbus.