OH! And another book, which I had to read in grade five AND six (much to my annoyance) was Luke Baldwin's Vow. It was set in Collingwood, Ontario, so it may not be on any American curriculums...I'm not sure. All I know is that it was about a kid whose parents died and he had to go live with his uncle who was no fun and insisted that everything in life be 'practical' and 'sensible', and blah blah blah, the kid just wanted to play with his dog and pretend to be a pirate. Can you sense the bitterness I have about that book? lol