The Quilt Walk by Sandra Dallas

It's 1864 and Emmy Blue's father has just told his family that he is selling their farm in Quincy, Illinois, buying a covered wagon, and moving them to Golden, Colorado to provide a better life for the family.  Ten-year-old Emmy is both excited and sad to be leaving her friends, and grandparents behind.  Before the family leaves, Grandma Mouse gives Emmy fabric pieces to make a quilt.  She is determined that Emmy learn to sew, which is something Emmy is not at all interested in doing.  During the long and trying trip, Emmy pulls out the fabric and turns her journey into a quilt walk.  If you like historical fiction read this book to be transported to a time of adventure and excitement in our country's history.

PIE-by Sarah Weeks

When Alicia's Aunt Polly, The Pie Queen of Ipswitch, dies, her secret to her world-famous piecrust dies with her. She leaves the recipe to her fat and disagreeable cat, Lardo, whom she leaves in Alicia's care.

Amidst some crazy antics and sometimes mysterious happenings, the whole town tries to figure out how you leave a recipe to a cat.

This book is sprinkled with recipes for wonderful pies, and on the surface appears to be about everyone's efforts to become the next pie contest winner. However, on a deeper level, the book examines the true recipe for happiness. Read PIE to discover how Aunt Polly's bequest will lead everyone to this discovery.

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?

Framed by Gordon Korman

Griffin Bing and his friends are in trouble again. A valuable Super Bowl ring is missing from a school display case. Even though Griffin didn't take it, all of the evidence points to him. Join Griffin and his friends as they try to find the real thief. Will the Man With a Plan be able to prove his innocence? If you enjoyed Swindle and Zoobreak, the first two books about Griffin and his friends, this will be a great pick for you.