How I Survived Middle School by Donna Gephart

Eleven-year-old David Greenberg is nervous about starting Harman Middle School and deals with his fears by making TalkTime videos to post on YouTube. He dreams of becoming a TV superstar like his idol, Jon Stewart, and displays his zany sense of humor in his videos of his pet hamster and his top 6 1/2 lists at the end of each video. When he and his best friend, Elliott, have a fight, David meets Sophie. She thinks David's videos are hilarious and begins sending out the links to everyone she knows. Before long, thousands of people view his videos. Could David be on his way to becoming an Internet Super Star?

The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies

Evan Treski is not happy when he finds out that his younger sister, Jessie, is skipping third grade and will be in his class when school begins. Even though Evan is much better at dealing with people than Jessie, he feels threatened because Jessie is much better at math than he is. Rivalry and misunderstandings grow as they each set up a lemonade stand and compete to see who can reach $100.00 first. This is war--a lemonade war! You will enjoy the tips for running a lemonade stand and ideas for making money in any business.

Woods Runner by Gary Paulsen

It is 1776 and 13-year-old Samuel lives with his parents on the edge of the wilderness in the British colony of Pennsylvania. Returning from hunting in the woods one day, he finds that his home has been attacked and burned by British soldiers and Iroquois Indians. Samuel soon realizes that his parents have been taken captive. Using his forest skills he begins to track them, confronting the horrors of war as he moves through enemy territory. He finds unexpected help from people who are secretly helping the colonists. Can Samuel reunite his family? Gary Paulsen alternates the chapters of Samuel's story with historic notes about the Revolutionary War to create an informative as well as suspenseful read.