The Adventures of Tom Sawyer remains one of America's great coming of age stories--chronicling Tom's often mischievous adventures.

Anne Frank's diary tells the gripping tale of her 25 months spent in hiding from the Nazis. The Diary of Anne Frank provides an inside view of life during the Holocaust.

This 1994 Newbery Medal-winning book tells the story of 12-year-old Jonas who lives in a utopian society and is chosen to be the community's Receiver of Memories.

Winner of the Newbery Medal in 1944, Johnny Tremain is the story of a 14-year-old apprentice silversmith in Boston at the time of the American Revolution.

This 1977 Newbery Medal winner chronicles one particularly tough year in the 1930s when nine-year-old Cassie learns the harsh lessons of social injustice and the value of family.

Winner of the 1970 Newbery Medal, Sounder is the story of a poor Afrian-American boy and his dog Sounder growing up in the 19th-century South.