Seven: Between Heaven and Earth (Eric Walters)

Awesome book, a 17 year old and his six cousins each get a task from their recently deceased grandfather, adventurer David McLean. This book is the first of Seven, the series. DJ, the 17 year olds, task is to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. I really enjoyed this book, and I am going to see the author next month.

Connect the Stars (Marisa de los Santos and David Teague)

Definitely in my top fifty, which is saying a lot. I loved this book. From two seventh graders perspectives, a boy with a photographic memory and a girl who can tell whenever anyone lies. They both get sent to a wilderness camp as "memory boy" and someone who doesn't trust her fellow human beings, and come out completely different.

Frindle (Andrew Clements)

Amazing book! A grade 5 boy renames a pen a "Frindle" and watches it evolve until...... I won't say because that would ruin the whole story. Very good book for younger readers.

My Near Death Adventures: I Almost Died Again (Alison DeCamp)

Hilarious book! A boy who thinks out loud with a evil (according to him) cousin, an evil (I agree with him on this one) granny, who puts funny pictures in a scrapbook on a daily basis, trying to get rich quick. The second book in a series, it is just as good as the first one.

The Copernicus Archives: Wade and the Scorpions Claw,The Copernicus Legacy: The Serpent's Curse,The Copernicus Archives:Becca And the Prisoners Cross (Tony Abbott)

Very similar to the first book, still good. The time travel blackouts are quite interesting, and I'm not sure what's going to end up happening with them.

The Cookcamp (Gary Paulsen)

Very good. the main character is a five year old boy who is sent to stay with his grandmother, a cook for nine lumberjacks that are building a road, when she sees him see her "making sounds" with uncle Casey, who isn't actually related to any of them. His father is away at war. I really liked this book. It was all from a five year old's point of view, so it's all the things that are important to him. There's a whole chapter about him trying to get a chipmunk to eat out of his hand!

Dogsong (Gary Paulsen)

Amazing book, about an inuit boy who goes out into the arctic tundra with a pack of sled dogs to discover his song. I loved this book. The boy, Russel, doesn't like how people are living, so he goes back to living the old way.

Tracker (Gary Paulsen)

Very good book, about a boy dealing with the fact that his grandfather is dying. He follows a deer, and his life changes forever. This was my second book by Gary Paulsen, and I just got a boatload for my Birthday, so many more to follow.