Sports?
Crossover, Kwame Alexander 
Hot Hand, Mike Lupica
Stanford Wong Flunks Big Time, Lisa Yee
Roller Girl, Victoria Jamieson
Dairy Queen, Catherine Murdock

Performing Arts? 
Drama, Raina Telgemeier 
George, Alex Gino
Replay, Sharon Creech
Like Carrot Juice on a Cupcake, Julie Sternberg 
Mother-Daughter Book Club, Heather Vogel Frederick

Science?
Fuzzy Mud, Louis Sachar
Flush, Carl Hiaasen
Hoot, Carl Hiaasen
The Exact Location of Home, Kate Messner 
When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead

Animals?
Sounder, William Armstrong
Wringer, Jerry Spinelli 
The Yearling, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
The One and Only Ivan, Katherine Applegate
Ribsy, Beverly Cleary

Are you an entrepreneur?
Lemonade War, Jacqueline Davies
Lawn Boy, Gary Paulsen 
Lawn Boy Returns, Gary Paulsen