Mary Mae and the Gospel Truth by Sandra Dutton

From the Publisher: "Ten-year-old Mary Mae loves to sing hymns with her Granny, go to Sunday School, and learn about trilobites. She has lots of questions about how the earth looked millions of years ago. Trouble is, Mary Mae’s mother thinks it’s wrong to believe the world is that old. Mama believes God created it six thousand years ago and she believes that nobody should teach Mary Mae otherwise. When Mary Mae starts taking her questions to church, asking how God created the earth in six days or how eight people could take care of animals on an ark, Mama puts her foot down: homeschooling. Mary Mae must decide where her loyalties lie: with science and Miss Sizemore, with God and Mama, or somewhere in the middle."
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, 2010, 129 pp.

The Birthday Ball by Lois Lowry

"Princess Patricia Priscilla is bored with her royal life and the excitement surrounding her sixteenth birthday ball. Doomed to endure courtship by three grotesquely unappealing noblemen, she escapes her fate—for a week. Disguised as a peasant, she attends the village school as the smart new girl, “Pat,” and attracts friends and the attention of the handsome school master. Disgusting suitors, loveable peasants, and the clueless King and Queen collide at the ball, where Princess Patricia Pricilla calls the shots. What began as a cure for boredom, becomes a chance for Princess Patricia Priscilla to break the rules and marry the man she loves."From the Publisher:  

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, 2010, 186 pp.

Big Nate In a Class by Himself by Lincoln Peirce

From the Publisher: "Big Nate is in a class by himself!
But things don't always go your way just because you're awesome.
Nate barely survives his dad's toxic oatmeal before rushing off to
school -- minus his lunch.
He body slams the no-nonsense principal.
 accidentally insults his least favorite teacher, the horrifying
Mrs. Godfrey (aka Godzilla).
And school has barely started!
Nate keeps his cool. He knows he's destined for greatness.
A fortune cookie told him so."
Publisher: HarperCollins, 2010, 214 pp.