Osborn, Mary Pope, (1996) Night of the Ninjas, New York, New York: Scholastic Inc. Genre: Fiction. Will appeal to grades 3-4. 5th in the Magic Tree House series. A brother and sister travel to feudal Japan, where then encounter ninjas and samurai, courtesy of a magic tree house. This book is part of a series.

Osborn, Mary Pope, (1996) Pirates Past Noon, New York, New York: Scholastic Inc. Genre: Fiction. Will appeal to grades 3-4. 4th in the Magic Tree House series. A brother and sister travel to a Carribean island to explore a pirate ship and find buried treasure, courtesy of a magic tree house. This book is part of a series.

Pullman, Phillip, (2002) I Was A Rat, New York, New York: Dell Yearling. Genre: Fiction. Will appeal to grades 3-6. A rat, changed into a boy by magic, has to adapt to his sensational new lifestyle.

Roos, Stephen, (2001) The Gypsies Never Came, New York, New York: Simon and Schuster. Genre: Fiction. Will appeal to grades 6+. A boy with a deformed hand meets an eccentric girl who tells him that the gypsies are coming for him.

Selden, George, (1970) The Cricket in Times Square, New York, New York: Yearling. Genre: Fiction. Will appeal to grades 3-5. A cricket from the country arrives in Times square and shares his music with the big city.

Scieszka, Jon, (2001) Sam Samurai, New York, New York, Scholastic Inc. Genre: Fiction. Will appeal to grades 4+. Three friends travel back to feudal Japan and learn about samurai, ninja and what a Haiku really is. This book is part of a series.

Spinelli, Jerry, (1998) Wringer, New York, New York: Harper Trophy. Genre: Fiction. Will appeal to grades 3-6. The story of a boy determined to follow his own moral compass, even when the entire town is against him.

Staunton, Ted, (2001) Great Play, Morgan, Halifax, Nova Scotia: Formac Publishing Co. Limited. Genre: Fiction. Will appeal to grades 2-4. Morgan has difficulty on the soccer team when Aldeen, the school bully, decides to play on his team.