"The journal of a 14-year-old girl, kept the last year she lived on the family farm, records daily events in her small New Hampshire town, her father's remarriage, and the death of her best friend. Joan Blos's moving novel captures the hardship as well as the tranquility of early American farm life and the sturdiness, the tenderness, of the people whose way of life it was."
Age Level: Grades 5-8; Ex-Library; 7¾" - ...
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"In this companion volume to A Wrinkle in Time (Newbery Award winner) and A Wind in the Door, fifteen-year-old Charles Wallace and the unicorn Gaudior undertake a perilous journey through time in a desperate attempt to stop the destruction of the world by the mad dictator Madog Branzillo. They are not alone in their quest. Charles Wallace's sister, Meg - grown and expecting her first child, but st...
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"In this companion volume to A Wrinkle in Time (Newbery Award winner) and A Wind in the Door, fifteen-year-old Charles Wallace and the unicorn Gaudior undertake a perilous journey through time in a desperate attempt to stop the destruction of the world by the mad dictator Madog Branzillo. They are not alone in their quest. Charles Wallace's sister, Meg - grown and expecting her first child, but still ...
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A primer for good health habits for the pre school-early school age group.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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An encounter with "An entity, a being stranger by far than dragons. . . Is only the first step that leads Meg Murry, Calvin Murry, and Mr. Jenkins [their principal] out into galactic space, and then into the unimaginably small world of a mitochondrion. And, ...
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It’s a time of change, and Mady and Sue Ellen, two young African-American girls, are growing up in New York City. Sometimes they take their dolls to tea parties and sometimes they pretend they’re going on civil rights marches with Martin Luther King, Jr. Then the big and scary opportunity comes--summer camp in Vermont with animals and swimming in the lake and all sorts of strange and wonderful things to do. Will the other girls like them? Will they be too homesick? One thing’s for sure--this experience will change them...
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"It was a dark and stormy night: Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when they were upset by the arrival of a most disturbing stranger. 'Wild nights are my glory,' the unearthly stranger told them. 'I just got caught in a downdraft and blown off course. Let me sit down for a moment, and then I'll be on my way. Speaking of way, by the way, ther...
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"It was a dark and stormy night: Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when they were upset by the arrival of a most disturbing stranger. 'Wild nights are my gl...
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Parents will love the hundreds of ideas in this book for fun-filled learning experience from arts-and-crafts projects to festive parties.
Attractive illustrations.
Est Level: Preschool and K - 3rd grades.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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"The time is February 12, 1809. The place is a small log cabin in Kentucky/ Dennis looks down at the new baby. "Cousin Nancy," he says, "will Abe ever grow to be as big as me?" "Bigger than you are now , Dennis" the baby's mother tells him. She looks down at her son. "Abe Lincoln," she whispers. "You're going to grow -and grow - and grow."
Age Level: Grades 3-6; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall
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Tales of Greek heroes from mythology: Hercules, Perseus, Theseus, Orpheus, Meleager, and the Argonauts. Black & white illustrations by Witold T. Mars.
Age Level: Grades 3-7; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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"Finding an intergalactic special agent inhis cereal box, Richard joins in a fight to save Earth from the Dranes, one of whom is masquerading as a student in Richard's class." Black and white illustrations by Steve Bjorkman.
Age Legel: Grades 2-4; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall
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"A love story which centers around 14-year-old Cassie Beckton, a young girl who lived on a farm in Wilson County, NC during the Great Depression. Her struggle to survive during those perilous, penniless days, especially after the death of her father, is one of strength and courage. Her efforts to attend school, to work as a nu...
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"Amber Brown and Justin Daniels are best friends. They sit next to each other in school, help each other with fractions and spelling, and always stick up for one another. But when Justin finds out that he is moving away, everything begins to change."
Est Level: 2nd - 6th grades.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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"Anastasia Krupnik has exactly one week to work on her school assignment called 'My Chosen Career.' Determined to be a bookstore owner, she must first develop poise and self-confidence. So Anastasia takes the plunge and spends her life savings on a modeling course at Studio Charmante. She has one week to interview a bookstore owner, write a report, and complete her modeling course. Luckily, her new friend Henry is with her most of the way. Is Anastasia destined to be a successful boo...
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Anna is a princess and the chosen successor to her father, the Emperor of Byzantium. But almost overnight, Anna sees her dreams of power wrenched from her and bestowed on her little brother. Bitter at the betrayal, Anna wants to avenge herself and to seize what is rightfully hers.
Est. Level: Teenagers, young adults.; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
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Another charming book in the Hoban tradition. Arthur is plagued by a little sister and complains about her to his pen pal until he gets a big surprise. You will especially love the cute color illustrations by the author.
Age Level: Preschool Read Aloud and Grades K-2; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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"To 17-year-old Jenny MacArthur, life seemed full of difficulties and disappointments that could only be borne because in her secret heart she was deeply in love--for the first time--with Ben Adams, an American exchange student whom her brother John had brought home for a visit. Though Ben had now returned to America and sent only an occasional post card or breezy note, Jenny was no...
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"There was once a young man who might have been happy had it not been for his dreams, which were so wild and strange and terrifying that a night’s sleep left him more exhausted than a day’s work." What follows is the story of how he meets an old woman who helps him deal, first with the challenge of the nightmares and then with the challenge of the pleasant dreams. You may think you know the ending, but I’ll bet you don’t! Color illustrations by Margot Zemach.
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"When, on the night before sailing, one of the midshipmen on the Antelope died of small pox, Henry Wilson, the Captain's son, unexpectedly went along to fill the gap. Henry had always longed to accompany his father on a voyage but when the excitement of sailing was past and he was alone on deck, standi...
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