The Journey of Little Charlie by Christopher Paul Curtis.

Hope in the Holler by Lisa Lewis Tyre.

Louisiana’s Way Home by Kate DiCamillo.

The Penderwicks at Last by Jeanne Birdsall. A good, solid ending to a great series.

The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden by Karina van Glaser. A good second book in a great series, maybe even better than the first.

Nowhere Boy by Kathrine Marsh.

Rebound by Kwame Alexander.