The Borrowers
by Mary Norton

Tiny people have big problems in the world, but the Borrowers are clever and always come up with ingenious solutions to overcome their petite size.

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

Ten-year old Rebecca is fiesty, opinionated, and of course, charming.  Maine might have been a boring place before, but certainly not after,  Rebecca.

The Dark is Rising
by Susan Cooper

On his eleventh birthday, Will Stanton discovers that he is the last of the Old Ones, and must help find the Six Signs of the Light to overcome the evil forces, the Dark.

Mary Poppins
by P.L. Travers

Was there ever a nanny as much fun as Mary Poppins?  There is no such thing as routine with Ms. Poppins, unless you consider spontaneous fun and adventures routine.

Joyful Noise
by Paul Fleischman

These are more than just poems, they are word songs scored for two voices.  Discover the joy of reading with a friend, and hearing what words sound like.  Newbery Winner 1989.

It's Like This, Cat
by Emily Neville

When a boy needs a friend and the world is cold and aloof, thank goodness for felines willing to not only show their affection, but receive some as well.

Strawberry Girl
by Lois Lenski

Most of Lenski's books about small town America are out-of-print but still strongly popular.  Her illustrations as well as her matter-of-fact style still ring true.  Pending availability.

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E Frankweiler 
 by E. L. Konigsburg

Claudia and her little brother decide to run away and take up residence in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  Who could have expected what happens next?

The Witch of Blackbird Pond
by Elizabeth George Speare

What exactly is a witch?  Kit might like to know too, since it doesn't take long for the Puritan community she has been transplanted into to decide that headstrong and athletic Kit must be one. 

Are you There God? It's Me, Margaret.
by Judy Blume

I can remember reading this one and thinking: what audacity! yes, of course, I feel like that too!  Blume's no-nonsense approach still reads like a breath of fresh air.

Misty of Chincoteague
by Marguerite Henry 

Phantom is the most wild and elusive of the wild ponies who live on an island off the shores of Maryland.  Paul and Maureen are determined to earn enough money to buy her, but are surprised to discover she has a colt.

Anne of Green Gables
by L.M. Montgomery

Red-headed Anne isn't the orphan boy her foster parents were expecting, but talkative, mischievious Anne wins them over all the same.