House Arrest Readalikes

Author Title Publisher Copyright ISBN 13 Digit Annotation Age Rubric

Bryant, Jen Pieces of Random 2006 9780440420552 In journal entries to her Grades 5-9 Georgia House mother, a gifted artist who died suddenly, thirteen-year-old Georgia McCoy reveals how her life changes after she receives an anonymous gift membership to a nearby art museum.

Burg, Ann E All the Broken Scholastic 2009 Two years after being Grades 5-8 Pieces Press 9780545080927 airlifted out of Vietnam in 1975, Matt Pin is haunted by the terrible secret he left behind and, now, in a loving adoptive home in the United States, a series of profound events forces him to confront his past.

Darrow, Trash Candlewick 2006 978- Graffiti artists Sissy YA Sharon Press 0763626242 Lexie and younger brother Boy try to maintain a sense of family while living in a series of foster homes and staying with their older sister, until a tragic accident forces Sissy to make decisions about her future. House Arrest Readalikes

Golblatt, Twerp Random 2013 978-0375971426 In Queens, New York, Grades 3-6 Mark House in 1969, twelve-year-old Julian Twerski writes a journal for his English teacher in which he explores his friendships and how they are effected by girls, a new student who may be as fast as Julian, and especially an incident of bullying.

Grimes, Nikki Dark Sons Hyperion 2005 978-0786818884 Alternating poems Grades 5-8 Books for compare and contrast Children the conflicted feelings of Ishmael, son of the Biblical patriarch Abraham, and Sam, a teenager in New York City, as they try to come to terms with being abandoned by their fathers and with the love they feel for their younger stepbrothers.

Herrera, Juan Downtown Scholastic 2005 978-0439644891 From June of 1958 to Grades 5-8 Felipe Boy Press June of 1959, Juanito tries to stay out of mischief and be good as he, his mother, and his father move around the state of California, never quite feeling at home. House Arrest Readalikes

Mazer, What I believe Harcourt 2005 978-0152014629 A young girl faces her Grades 5-8 Norma Fox problems by writing down her thoughts about the family's personal and financial crises, including the loss of her father's job and the selling of their home.

Yeomans, Rubber Little Brown 2007 978-0316106474 A novel in verse that YA Ellen Houses relates seventeen-year- old Kit's experiences as her younger brother is diagnosed with and dies of cancer and as she withdraws into and gradually emerges from her grief.