Bunting's best-known writings include:
- Someone is Hiding on Alcatraz Island
- Fly Away Home Award Winning Novel
A father and son are homeless and they sleep at the dumpster. The son watches the planes fly away and hopes one day he will be able to leave.
A young boy wakes up in the middle of the night and his family is forced to leave their house due to riots. Despite hatred in the city, two families are bonded by the events.
- One More Flight (1976, Warne). Awarded Golden Kite Award from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
- Coffin on a Case! (1992) Received the 1993 Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery
- Is Anybody There? (1988). Edgar nominee.
- Spying on Miss Muller (1995). Edgar nominee
A young girl remembers her family, including her mother, by a string full of buttons. Each button belongs to a certain family member and memory. She is dealing with change as her stepmother and father paint the house. This story focuses on how the young girl copes with the pain of losing her father and gaining a stepmother.
- How Many Days to America?
This book describes a family secretly leaving their country and boarding a plane to America. When they reach America, they celebrate and have Thanksgiving. This is a very powerful Thanksgiving story.
A group of friends travels through a forest and decorates a Christmas tree with oranges and popcorn. They sing and drink hot chocolate with the animals. The family leaves the tree for the animals to celebrate Christmas.
- The Sixth Grade Sleepover. Won the 1989 Sequoyah Children's Book Award. [1]
- Nasty, Stinky Sneakers. Won the 1997 Sequoyah Children's Book Award. [2]
The same theme as
Titanic but a different story board.
Jesse Harmon searches for the hit-and-run serial killer who killed his brother Bry.