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GRADE 4
001.942 INN
INNES, BRIAN. ALIEN VISITORS AND ABDUCTIONS.
AUSTIN, TX : RAINTREE STECK-VAUGHN, [1998], C1999.
PRESENTS REPORTS OF PEOPLE WHO CLAIM TO HAVE HAD ALIEN ENCOUNTERS, NOTING THEIR
SIMILARITIES TO ONE ANOTHER, AND SUGGESTS THAT THIS PHENOMENON MAY BE A
"MODERN MYTH.".
291.2 LOE
LOEWEN, NANCY. VENUS.
NEW YORK : RIVERFRONT BOOKS, C1999.
SURVEYS CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY, DISCUSSING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GREEK AND
ROMAN MYTHS, AND DESCRIBES THE BIRTH AND LIFE OF THE GODDESS VENUS.
292.2 LOE
LOEWEN, NANCY. HERCULES.
NEW YORK : RIVERFRONT BOOKS, C1999.
SURVEYS CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY, DISCUSSING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GREEK AND
ROMAN MYTHS, AND DESCRIBES THE BIRTH AND LIFE OF THE DEMIGOD HERCULES, KNOWN
AS HERACLES IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY.
306.3 LES
LESTER, JULIUS. FROM SLAVE SHIP TO FREEDOM ROAD.
1ST ED. NEW YORK : DIAL BOOKS, C1998.
PRESENTS THE AUTHOR'S MEDITATIONS ON TWENTY PAINTINGS BY ARTIST ROD BROWN,
DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE REFLECTION ON THE HARDSHIPS FACED BY AFRICAN-AMERICAN
SLAVES UNTIL THEIR EMANCIPATION.
599.9 POY
POYNTER, MARGARET. THE LEAKEYS : UNCOVERING THE ORIGINS OF HUMANKIND.
SPRINGFIELD, NJ : ENSLOW PUBLISHERS, C1997.
PROFILES THE LIVES OF LOUIS AND MARY LEAKEY AND THEIR DEDICATION TO THE STUDY OF
HUMAN EVOLUTION.
B ARM
BROWN, DON. ONE GIANT LEAP : THE STORY OF NEIL ARMSTRONG.
BOSTON, MASS. : HOUGHTON MIFFLIN CO., 1998.
DISCUSSES THE LIFE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF ASTRONAUT NEIL ARMSTRONG, FROM HIS
CHILDHOOD IN OHIO TO HIS FAMOUS MOON LANDING.
B ATT
MILLENDER, DHARATHULA H. CRISPUS ATTUCKS : BLACK LEADER OF COLONIAL PATRIOTS.
1ST ALADDIN PAPERBACKS ED. NEW YORK : ALADDIN PAPERBACKS, 1986.
FOCUSES ON THE YOUTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS SLAVE WHO, AFTER JOINING THE
COLONIAL PATRIOT IN THEIR STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM, WAS THE FIRST MAN TO DIE IN
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
B BIL
GREEN, CARL R. BILLY THE KID.
HILLSIDE, N.J. : ENSLOW PUBLISHERS, C1992. TRACES THE BRIEF AND VIOLENT LIFE OF THE
OUTLAW WHO GAINED NOTORIETY THROUGHOUT THE WEST.
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B BRO
BLOS, JOAN W. THE HEROINE OF THE TITANIC : A TALE BOTH TRUE AND OTHERWISE OF THE
LIFE OF MOLLY BROWN.
NEW YORK : MORROW JUNIOR BOOKS, C1991. AN ANECDOTAL ACCOUNT OF SOME OF THE
ADVENTUROUS ACTIVITIES OF MOLLY BROWN, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON HER SURVIVAL OF
THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC.
B CAR
SANFORD, WILLIAM R. KIT CARSON : FRONTIER SCOUT.
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. : ENSLOW, C1996.
THE LIFE OF KIT CARSON, LEGENDARY SCOUT, MOUNTAIN MAN, AND SOLDIER OF THE OLD
WEST.
B CHA
RUMFORD, JAMES. SEEKER OF KNOWLEDGE : THE MAN WHO DECIPHERED EGYPTIAN
HIEROGLYPHS.
BOSTON, MASS. : HOUGHTON MIFFLIN, C2000.
A BIOGRAPHY OF THE FRENCH SCHOLAR WHOSE DECIPHERMENT OF THE EGYPTIAN
HIEROGLYPHIC LANGUAGE MADE THE STUDY OF ANCIENT EGYPT POSSIBLE.
B CUR
POYNTER, MARGARET. MARIE CURIE : DISCOVERER OF RADIUM.
HILLSIDE, N.J. : ENSLOW, C1994.
PHOTOGRAPHS AND TEXT COVER THE LIFE AND CAREER OF NOBEL PRIZE WINNER MARIE
CURIE.
B EIN
GOLDENSTERN, JOYCE. ALBERT EINSTEIN, PHYSICIST AND GENIUS.
SPRINGFIELD, N.J., U.S.A. : ENSLOW PUBLISHERS, C1995.
BIOGRAPHY OF PHYSICIST ALBERT EINSTEIN DISCUSSING HIS CHILDHOOD, LIFE, AND
CREATIVE GENIUS.
B FOR
MITCHELL, BARBARA. WE'LL RACE YOU, HENRY : A STORY ABOUT HENRY FORD.
MINNEAPOLIS : CAROLRHODA, C1986.
A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF HENRY FORD WITH EMPHASIS ON HOW HE CAME TO DEVELOP FAST,
STURDY, AND RELIABLE RACING CARS THAT EVENTUALLY GAVE HIM THE IDEA FOR HIS
MODEL T.
B HAM
WHEELER, JILL C. VIRGINIA HAMILTON.
EDINA, MINN. : ABDO & DAUGHTERS, C1997.
A BIOGRAPHY OF THE CHILDREN'S WRITER KNOWN FOR HER VARIED NOVELS AND
INTEREST IN BLACK HISTORY.
B MIL
WHEELER, JILL C. A.A. MILNE.
EDINA, MN : ABDO/ROCKBOTTOM, 1992.
DISCUSSES THE LIFE AND WORKS OF THE ENGLISHMAN WHO WROTE THOUSANDS OF
ARTICLES, PLAYS, STORIES, AND NOVELS, YET IS BEST REMEMBERED FOR HIS CREATION,
WINNIE THE POOH.
B OKE
VENEZIA, MIKE. GEORGIA O'KEEFFE.
UGMS MEDIA CENTER
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CHICAGO : CHILDRENS PRESS, C1993.
BRIEFLY EXAMINES THE LIFE AND WORK OF THE TWENTIETH-CENTURY AMERICAN
ARTIST KNOWN FOR HER PAINTINGS OF FLOWERS AND PRESENTS EXAMPLES OF HER ART.
B PAT
TOMPERT, ANN. SAINT PATRICK.
1ST ED. HONESDALE, PENN. : BOYDS MILLS PRESS, 1998.
A PICTURE BOOK BIOGRAPHY OF THE PATRON SAINT OF IRELAND.
B PIC
SANFORD, WILLIAM R. BILL PICKETT : AFRICAN-AMERICAN RODEO STAR.
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ : ENSLOW PUBLISHERS, C1997.
DESCRIBES THE LIFE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE SON OF A FORMER SLAVE WHOSE
UNUSUAL BULLDOGGING STYLE MADE HIM A RODEO STAR.
B PIK
SANFORD, WILLIAM R. ZEBULON PIKE : EXPLORER OF THE SOUTHWEST.
SPRINGFIELD, NJ : ENSLOW PUBLISHERS, C1996.
A BIOGRAPHY OF THE ARMY OFFICER AND EXPLORER WHO DISCOVERED, AMONG OTHER
PLACES IN THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST, THE GREAT ROCKY MOUNTAIN PEAK IN COLORADO
THAT BEARS HIS NAME.
B SEU
WHEELER, JILL C. DR. SEUSS.
EDINA, MN : ABDO/ROCKBOTTOM, 1992. DISCUSSES THE LIFE AND WORKS OF THEODORE
GEISEL.
B STI
STINE, R. L. IT CAME FROM OHIO! : MY LIFE AS A WRITER.
NEW YORK: SCHOLASTIC, C1997.
A BIOGRAPHY OF CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG ADULT HORROR WRITER R.L. STINE, CREATOR
OF THE "GOOSEBUMPS" AND "FEAR STREET" SERIES, WITH PHOTOGRAPHS FROM HIS FAMILY
ALBUM.
B TUB
FERRIS, JERI. GO FREE OR DIE : A STORY ABOUT HARRIET TUBMAN.
MINNEAPOLIS : CAROLRHODA, 1988.
A BIOGRAPHY OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN WHOSE CRUEL EXPERIENCES AS A
SLAVE IN THE SOUTH LED HER TO SEEK FREEDOM IN THE NORTH FOR HERSELF AND FOR
OTHERS THROUGH THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.
FIC AKE
AKER, DON. STRANGER AT BAY.
BUFFALO, N.Y. : STODDART KIDS, C1997.
RANDY, UPSET WITH THE CHANGES THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN HIS LIFE SINCE HIS FATHER
REMARRIED, SWITCHED JOBS, AND MOVED THEM TO THE EAST COAST, GETS IN WITH THE
WRONG CROWD AT HIS NEW SCHOOL AND FINDS HIMSELF FACED WITH A DANGEROUS
DILEMMA.
FIC AND
ANDERSON, LAURIE HALSE. SPEAK.
1ST ED. NEW YORK : FARRAR STRAUS GIROUX, 1999.
A TRAUMATIC EVENT NEAR THE END OF THE SUMMER HAS A DEVASTATING EFFECT ON
MELINDA'S FRESHMAN YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL.
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FIC ARC
ARCHER, CHRIS. SHAPE-SHIFTER.
NEW YORK : POCKET BOOKS, C1998.
TODD ALDRIDGE, MISSING FOR NINE MONTHS, RETURNS TO HIS HOME WITH NO MEMORY OF
THE TIME HE WAS GONE, BUT IT DOES NOT TAKE LONG FOR HIM TO DISCOVER THAT HE IS NOT
AT ALL THE SAME PERSON HE WAS BEFORE.
FIC AVI
AVI. SOMETHING UPSTAIRS.
NEW YORK : AVON, [1997], C1988.
WHEN HE MOVES FROM LOS ANGELES TO PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, KENNY DISCOVERS
THAT HIS NEW HOUSE IS HAUNTED BY THE SPIRIT OF A BLACK SLAVE BOY WHO ASKS KENNY
TO RETURN WITH HIM TO THE EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY AND PREVENT HIS MURDER BY
SLAVE TRADERS.
FIC BAN
BANKS, SARA H. UNDER THE SHADOW OF WINGS.
1ST ALADDIN PAPERBACKS ED. NEW YORK : ALADDIN PAPERBACKS, 1999, C1997.
DURING 1944, LIFE IN RURAL ALABAMA BRINGS CHANGES FOR ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD TATTNALL
AS SHE REALIZES THAT SHE CANNOT ALWAYS PROTECT HER OLDER, BRAIN-DAMAGED
COUSIN.
FIC BRI
BRISSON, PAT. SKY MEMORIES.
NEW YORK : DELACORTE PRESS, 1999.
WHEN TEN-YEAR-OLD EMILY LEARNS THAT HER MOTHER HAS CANCER, THE TWO OF THEM
BEGIN A RITUAL THAT WILL HELP EMILY REMEMBER HER MOTHER AFTER SHE IS DEAD.
FIC BRI
BRITTAIN, BILL. THE WISH GIVER : THREE TALES OF COVEN TREE.
NEW YORK : HARPERCOLLINS, C1983.
WHEN A STRANGE LITTLE MAN COMES TO THE COVEN TREE CHURCH SOCIAL PROMISING HE
CAN GIVE PEOPLE EXACTLY WHAT THEY ASK FOR, THREE YOUNG BELIEVERS-IN-MAGIC EACH
MAKE A WISH THAT COMES TRUE IN THE MOST UNEXPECTED WAY.
FIC BRI
BRITTAIN, BILL. WHO KNEW THERE'D BE GHOSTS?
1ST HARPER TROPHY ED. NEW YORK : HARPERTROPHY, 1988, C1985.
THREE SPUNKY YOUNGSTERS JOIN FORCES WITH TWO LIVELY GHOSTS TO SAVE A HISTORIC
MANSION FROM BEING DESTROYED BY A CROOKED ANTIQUE DEALER.
FIC BRI
BRITTAIN, BILL. WINGS : A NOVEL.
1ST. HARPER TROPHY ED. NEW YORK, NY : HARPERTROPHY, 1995.
WHEN TWELVE-YEAR-OLD IAN GROWS AN UNSIGHTLY PAIR OF WINGS, HE BECOMES AN
EMBARRASSMENT TO HIS POLITICALLY AMBITIOUS FATHER AND MUST LOOK FOR HELP FROM
CLASS OUTCAST ANITA AND HER ECCENTRIC MOTHER.
FIC BYA
BYARS, BETSY CROMER. THE SUMMER OF THE SWANS.
[1ST ED.]. NEW YORK : VIKING, 1970.
A TEENAGE GIRL GAINS NEW INSIGHT INTO HERSELF AND HER FAMILY WHEN HER MENTALLY
RETARDED BROTHER GETS LOST.
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FIC CHR
CHRISTOPHER, MATT. SOCCER HALFBACK.
BOSTON : LITTLE, BROWN, C1978.
A YOUNG BOY IS PRESSURED BY HIS FAMILY TO ABANDON HIS PROMISING SOCCER CAREER
FOR FOOTBALL.
FIC CON
CONRAD, PAM. STONEWORDS : A GHOST STORY.
NEW YORK : HARPERCOLLINS, 1990.
ZOE DISCOVERS THAT HER HOUSE IS OCCUPIED BY THE GHOST OF AN ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD
GIRL, WHO CARRIES HER BACK TO THE DAY OF HER DEATH IN 1870 TO TRY TO ALTER THAT
TRAGIC EVENT.
FIC CRE
CREECH, SHARON. WALK TWO MOONS.
NEW YORK : HARPERCOLLINS, C1994.
AFTER HER MOTHER LEAVES HOME SUDDENLY, THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD SAL AND HER
GRANDPARENTS TAKE A CAR TRIP RETRACING HER MOTHER'S ROUTE. ALONG THE WAY, SAL
RECOUNTS THE STORY OF HER FRIEND PHOEBE, WHOSE MOTHER ALSO LEFT.
FIC DAN
DANZIGER, PAULA. THAMES DOESN'T RHYME WITH JAMES.
NEW YORK : PENGUIN PUTNAM BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS, 1999, C1994.
WHILE SPENDING CHRISTMAS IN LONDON WITH HER FAMILY, HER BOYFRIEND, AND HIS FAMILY,
FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD KENDRA FINDS HERSELF ROAMING THE CITY IN ANOTHER SCAVENGER
HUNT, LIKE THE ONE IN NEW YORK THE PREVIOUS SUMMER.
FIC DE
DE JONG, MEINDERT. SHADRACH.
1ST HARPER TROPHY ED. NEW YORK : HARPER & ROW, 1980, C1953.
THE STORY OF DAVIE AND HIS LITTLE BLACK RABBIT, SHADRACH, TOLD WITH PERCEPTIONS
AND EMOTIONS EXPERIENCED BY ALL CHILDREN.
FIC DE
DE JONG, MEINDERT. THE WHEEL ON THE SCHOOL.
NEW YORK : HARPERCOLLINS, C1954.
THE RESIDENTS OF A SMALL TOWN IN HOLLAND TRY TO BRING STORKS TO NEST IN THEIR
VILLAGE.
FIC DIX
DIXON, FRANKLIN W. SLAM DUNK SABOTAGE.
NEW YORK : POCKET BOOKS, C1996.
THE BAYPORT BOMBERS ARE HEADED TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP BASKETBALL GAME, BUT
SOMEBODY WANTS TO KNOCK THEM OUT OF CONTENTION BY GETTING FRANK AND JOE
HARDY OUT OF THE WAY.
FIC DIX
DIXON, FRANKLIN W. A WILL TO SURVIVE.
NEW YORK : POCKET BOOKS, C1999.
THE HARDY BOYS INVESTIGATE ATTEMPTS TO SHUT DOWN A NATURE CENTER.
FIC FEN
FENNER, CAROL. YOLONDA'S GENIUS.
UGMS MEDIA CENTER
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NEW YORK : MARGARET K. MCELDERRY BOOKS, C1995.
AFTER MOVING FROM CHICAGO TO GRAND RIVER, MICHIGAN, FIFTH GRADER YOLONDA, BIG
AND STRONG FOR HER AGE, DETERMINES TO PROVE THAT HER YOUNGER BROTHER IS NOT A
SLOW LEARNER BUT A TRUE MUSICAL GENIUS.
FIC FLE
FLEISCHMAN, PAUL. SEEDFOLKS.
NEW YORK : HARPERCOLLINS, C1997.
ONE BY ONE, A NUMBER OF PEOPLE OF VARYING AGES AND BACKGROUNDS TRANSFORM A
TRASH-FILLED INNER-CITY LOT INTO A PRODUCTIVE AND BEAUTIFUL GARDEN, AND, IN DOING
SO, THE GARDENERS ARE THEMSELVES TRANSFORMED.
FIC GEO
GEORGE, JEAN CRAIGHEAD. WATER SKY.
1ST ED. [NEW YORK] : HARPER & ROW, C1987.
A BOY WHO GOES TO BARROW, ALASKA, TO LIVE WITH FRIENDS OF HIS FATHER FOR A WHILE
LEARNS THE IMPORTANCE OF WHALING TO THE ESKIMO CULTURE.
FIC GIF
GIFALDI, DAVID. TOBY SCUDDER, ULTIMATE WARRIOR.
NEW YORK : CLARION BOOKS, C1993.
PRIDING HIMSELF ON NOT DOING HOMEWORK AND ON NEVER LOSING A FIGHT, TOBY STARTS
SIXTH GRADE PLANNING TO RULE THE SCHOOL BUT SIXTH GRADE HAS SOME DEFINITE
SURPRISES IN STORE FOR HIM.
FIC GOR
GORDON, AMY. WHEN JFK WAS MY FATHER.
BOSTON : HOUGHTON MIFFLIN, 1999.
FEELING NEGLECTED BY HER FATHER IN BRAZIL AND HER MOTHER IN WASHINGTON, D.C.,
GEORGIA HUGHES TRIES TO COPE WITH LIFE AT A BOARDING SCHOOL IN CONNECTICUT BY
IMAGINING RELATIONSHIPS WITH JOHN KENNEDY AND MISS BEARD, THE GHOST OF THE
FORMER HEAD MISTRESS OF THE SCHOOL.
FIC HAH
HAHN, MARY DOWNING. THE SPANISH KIDNAPPING DISASTER.
NEW YORK : CLARION BOOKS, C1991.
FORCED TO ACCOMPANY THEIR PARENTS ON THEIR HONEYMOON IN SPAIN, NEW STEPSISTERS
AMY AND FELIX FIND THE ANIMOSITY BETWEEN THEM ESCALATING ESPECIALLY WHEN
FELIX'S BOASTING ABOUT FAMILY WEALTH TO A STRANGER RESULTS IN THE KIDNAPPING OF
THE GIRLS AND THEIR LITTLE BROTHER.
FIC HAH
HAHN, MARY DOWNING. WAIT TILL HELEN COMES : A GHOST STORY.
NEW YORK : CLARION, C1986.
MOLLY AND MICHAEL DISLIKE THEIR SPOOKY NEW STEPSISTER HEATHER BUT REALIZE THAT
THEY MUST TRY TO SAVE HER WHEN SHE SEEMS READY TO FOLLOW A GHOST CHILD TO
HER DOOM.
FIC HAH
HAHN, MARY DOWNING. STEPPING ON THE CRACKS.
NEW YORK : CLARION BOOKS, C1991.
IN 1944, WHILE HER BROTHER IS OVERSEAS FIGHTING IN WORLD WAR II, ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD
MARGARET GETS A NEW VIEW OF THE SCHOOL BULLY GORDY WHEN SHE FINDS HIM HIDING
HIS OWN BROTHER, AN ARMY DESERTER, AND DECIDES TO HELP HIM.
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FIC HAH
HAHN, MARY DOWNING. THE WIND BLOWS BACKWARD.
NEW YORK : CLARION BOOKS, C1993.
ALTHOUGH THEY SHARE A LOVE OF POETRY AND PROBLEMS WITH THEIR PARENTS, A SHY
HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR'S ATTRACTION TO A POPULAR CLASSMATE IS TEMPERED BY HER FEAR
OF HIS MOODY, SELF-DESTRUCTIVE SIDE.
FIC HAM
HAMILTON, VIRGINIA. ZEELY.
NEW YORK : MACMILLAN, C1967.
GREEDER'S SUMMER AT HER UNCLE'S FARM IS MADE SPECIAL BECAUSE OF HER FRIENDSHIP
WITH A VERY TALL, COMPOSED WOMAN WHO RAISES HOGS AND WHO CLOSELY RESEMBLES
THE MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPH OF A WATUTSI QUEEN.
FIC HEN
HENKES, KEVIN. TWO UNDER PAR.
1ST ED. NEW YORK : GREENWILLOW PRESS, C1987.
WHEN HIS MOTHER'S NEW MARRIAGE TAKES THEM INTO THE HOUSEHOLD OF A MINIATURE
GOLF COURSE OWNER, TEN-YEAR-OLD WEDGE STRUGGLES WITH FEELINGS OF RESENTMENT
AND DISLIKE FOR HIS STEPFATHER.
FIC HEN
HENRY, MARGUERITE. STORMY, MISTY'S FOAL.
1ST ALADDIN PAPERBACKS ED. NEW YORK : ALADDIN PAPERBACKS, 1991, C1963.
A FOAL, BORN IN THE AFTERMATH OF A GREAT STORM, AND HER FAMOUS MOTHER HELP RAISE
MONEY TO REPAIR THE STORM DAMAGE ON CHINCOTEAGUE ISLAND AND RESTORE THE HERDS OF
WILD PONIES ON ASSATEAGUE ISLAND.
FIC HIL
HILL, DONNA. SHIPWRECK SEASON.
NEW YORK : CLARION BOOKS, C1998.
IN 1880, FORCED TO WORK WITH HIS UNCLE AT A LIFESAVING STATION ON CAPE COD,
SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD DANIEL FINDS HIMSELF MATURING AS HE ENCOUNTERS UNEXPECTED
COMRADESHIP, CHALLENGES, AND DANGER.
FIC HOW
HOWE, JAMES. THE WATCHER.
1ST ED. NEW YORK : ATHENEUM BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS, C1997.
AS SHE SITS WATCHING A SEEMINGLY PERFECT FAMILY AND A HANDSOME LIFEGUARD ON
THE BEACH, A LONELY, TROUBLED GIRL PROJECTS HERSELF INTO THE FANTASY LIVES SHE
HAS CREATED FOR THEM.
FIC HUD
HUDSON, JAN. SWEETGRASS.
NEW YORK : PAPERSTAR/PENGUIN PUTNAM BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS, 1999.
LIVING ON THE WESTERN CANADIAN PRAIRIE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY, SWEETGRASS, A
FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD BLACKFOOT INDIAN GIRL, SAVES HER FAMILY FROM A SMALLPOX
EPIDEMIC AND PROVES HER MATURITY TO HER FATHER.
FIC JOH
JOHNSON, ANGELA. TONING THE SWEEP.
NEW YORK : ORCHARD BOOKS, C1993.
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ON A VISIT TO HER GRANDMOTHER OLA, WHO IS DYING OF CANCER IN HER HOUSE IN THE
DESERT, FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD EMMIE HEARS MANY STORIES ABOUT THE PAST AND HER
FAMILY HISTORY AND COMES TO A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF RELATIVES BOTH DEAD AND
LIVING.
FIC KIR
KIRKPATRICK, KATHERINE. TROUBLE'S DAUGHTER : THE STORY OF SUSANNA HUTCHINSON,
INDIAN CAPTIVE.
NEW YORK : DELACORTE PRESS, C1998.
WHEN HER FAMILY IS MASSACRED BY LENAPE INDIANS IN 1643, NINE-YEAR-OLD SUSANNA,
DAUGHTER OF ANNE HUTCHINSON, IS CAPTURED AND RAISED AS A LENAPE.
FIC LAW
LAWRENCE, IAIN. THE SMUGGLERS.
NEW YORK : DELACORTE PRESS, C1999.
IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLAND, AFTER HIS FATHER BUYS A SCHOONER CALLED THE
DRAGON, SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD JOHN SETS OUT TO SAIL IT FROM KENT TO LONDON AND
BECOMES INVOLVED IN A DANGEROUS SMUGGLING SCHEME.
FIC LEN
L'ENGLE, MADELEINE. A WRINKLE IN TIME.
NEW YORK : FARRAR, STRAUS AND GIROUX, C1962.
THREE EXTRATERRESTRIAL BEINGS TAKE MEG AND HER FRIENDS TO ANOTHER WORLD.
FIC LEN
LENSKI, LOIS. STRAWBERRY GIRL.
NEW YORK: HARPERCOLLINS, C1973.
BIRDIE BOYER AND HER HARD-WORKING FAMILY RAISE STRAWBERRIES IN FLORIDA, BUT
HAVE TO FACE THE DISLIKE OF THEIR NEIGHBORS.
FIC LEV
LEVITIN, SONIA. THE SINGING MOUNTAIN.
1ST ED. NEW YORK: SIMON & SCHUSTER BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS, C1998.
WHILE TRAVELING IN ISRAEL FOR THE SUMMER, SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD MITCH DECIDES TO
STAY AND PURSUE A LIFE OF JEWISH ORTHODOXY, FORCING HIM TO MAKE SOME IMPORTANT
DECISIONS ABOUT THE FAMILY AND LIFE HE IS LEAVING IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
FIC LOW
LOWRY, LOIS. SWITCHAROUND.
BOSTON : HOUGHTON MIFFLIN, C1985.
FORCED TO SPEND A SUMMER WITH THEIR FATHER AND HIS "NEW" FAMILY, CAROLINE, AGE
ELEVEN, AND J.P., AGE THIRTEEN, ARE GIVEN UNPLEASANT RESPONSIBILITIES FOR WHICH
THEY ARE DETERMINED TO GET REVENGE.
FIC MOO
MOON, PAT. THE SPYING GAME.
1ST AMERICAN ED. NEW YORK : G.P. PUTNAM'S, 1999, C1993.
AFTER HIS FATHER IS KILLED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, TWELVE-YEAR-OLD JOE HARRIS
BECOMES OBSESSED WITH PUNISHING THE MAN HE THINKS IS RESPONSIBLE, BUT HIS PLAN
GETS OUT OF CONTROL WHEN HE DISCOVERS THAT THE MAN'S SON IS A CLASSMATE.
FIC MYE
MYERS, WALTER DEAN. SLAM!
NEW YORK : SCHOLASTIC INC., 1996.
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SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD "SLAM" HARRIS IS COUNTING ON HIS NOTEWORTHY BASKETBALL
TALENTS TO GET HIM OUT OF THE INNER CITY AND GIVE HIM A CHANCE TO SUCCEED IN LIFE,
BUT HIS COACH SEES THINGS DIFFERENTLY.
FIC MYE
MYERS, WALTER DEAN. SOMEWHERE IN THE DARKNESS.
NEW YORK : SCHOLASTIC, C1992.
A TEENAGE BOY ACCOMPANIES HIS FATHER, WHO HAS RECENTLY ESCAPED FROM PRISON, ON
A TRIP THAT TURNS OUT TO BE AN, OFTEN PAINFUL, TIME OF DISCOVERY FOR THEM BOTH.
FIC ODE
O'DELL, SCOTT. SING DOWN THE MOON.
BOSTON : HOUGHTON MIFFLIN, C1970.
A YOUNG NAVAJO GIRL RECOUNTS THE EVENTS OF 1864 WHEN HER TRIBE WAS FORCED TO
MARCH TO FORT SUMNER AS PRISONERS OF THE WHITE SOLDIERS.
FIC OUG
OUGHTON, JERRIE. THE WAR IN GEORGIA.
NEW YORK : BANTAM DOUBLEDAY DELL BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS, [1999], C1997.
LIVING IN GEORGIA DURING WORLD WAR II, THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD SHANTA SOMETIMES FEELS
THAT HER FAMILY AND NEIGHBORHOOD ARE MORE HOPELESS BATTLEFIELDS THAN THOSE IN
FOREIGN LANDS.
FIC PAT
PATTERSON, NANCY RUTH. THE SHINIEST ROCK OF ALL.
SUNBURST ED. NEW YORK : FARRAR, STRAUS, GIROUX, 1994.
FOURTH GRADER ROBERT MORRIS REYNOLDS, WHO CANNOT SAY HIS NAME PROPERLY
BECAUSE HE HAS TROUBLE PRONOUNCING HIS RS, WORKS HARD WITH A SPEECH THERAPIST
TO OVERCOME HIS PROBLEM.
FIC PAU
PAULSEN, GARY. TUCKET'S RIDE.
NEW YORK : BANTAM DOUBLEDAY DELL BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS, C1997.
WHEN FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD FRANCIS AND TWO YOUNGER CHILDREN LOSE THEIR WAY IN THE
WILDERNESS OF THE SOUTHWEST, THEY FACE CAPTURE AT THE HANDS OF DANGEROUS MEN.
FIC PIE
PIERCE, TAMORA. WILD MAGIC.
1ST ED. NEW YORK : ATHENEUM BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS, C1992.
THE MAGE NUMAIR, THE KNIGHT ALANNA, AND QUEEN THAYET ENLIST THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD
DAINE'S HELP TO BATTLE THE DREADFUL IMMORTAL CREATURES THAT HAVE RECENTLY
BEGUN TO ATTACK THE KINGDOM OF TORTALL.
FIC RAW
RAWLS, WILSON. SUMMER OF THE MONKEYS.
1ST ED. NEW YORK : DOUBLEDAY, 1976.
IN THE LATE 1800'S, A FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD OZARK MOUNTAIN BOY SPENDS THE SUMMER
TRYING TO RECAPTURE MONKEYS ESCAPED FROM A TRAVELING CIRCUS.
FIC ROY
ROYCE, EASTON. VOLTAGE : A NOVEL.
NEW YORK : HARPERTROPHY, C1996.
AGENTS MULDER AND SCULLY ARE SENT TO INVESTIGATE FREAK ELECTRICAL STORMS
KILLING OFF RESIDENTS IN A SMALL OKLAHOMA TOWN. THE VICTIMS HAPPEN TO BE THE
UGMS MEDIA CENTER
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ENEMIES OF A LOCAL VIDEO GAME WHIZ WHO SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO CREATE HIS OWN
ELECTRICITY, AND MULDER AND SCULLY HAVE TO FIND OUT HOW HE DOES IT BEFORE
ANYONE ELSE TURNS UP DEAD.
FIC SEB
SEBESTYEN, OUIDA. WORDS BY HEART.
NEW YORK : BANTAM DOUBLEDAY DELL BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS, [1996], C1979.
A YOUNG AFRICAN-AMERICAN GIRL STRUGGLES TO FULFILL HER PAPA'S DREAM OF A BETTER
FUTURE FOR THEIR FAMILY IN THE SOUTHWESTERN TOWN WHERE, IN 1910, THEY ARE THE
ONLY AFRICAN-AMERICANS.
FIC SMI
SMITH, K. (KAY). SKEETER.
BOSTON : HOUGHTON MIFFLIN, 1989.
THE ADVENTURES OF TWO YOUNG BOYS BEFRIENDED BY AN OLD BLACK MAN WHO IS A
LEGENDARY HUNTER.
FIC SOT
SOTO, GARY. TAKING SIDES.
SAN DIEGO : HARCOURT BRACE, C1991.
FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD LINCOLN MENDOZA, AN ASPIRING BASKETBALL PLAYER, MUST COME TO
TERMS WITH HIS DIVIDED LOYALTIES WHEN HE MOVES FROM THE HISPANIC INNER CITY TO A
WHITE SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD.
FIC SPI
SPINELLI, JERRY. SPACE STATION SEVENTH GRADE.
BOSTON : LITTLE, BROWN AND CO., C1982.
SEVENTH-GRADER JASON NARRATES THE EVENTS OF HIS YEAR, FROM SCHOOL, HAIR, AND
PIMPLES, TO MOTHERS, LITTLE BROTHERS, AND A GIRL.
FIC YEP
YEP, LAURENCE. THIEF OF HEARTS.
1ST HARPERTROPHY ED. NEW YORK: HARPERTROPHY, 1997.
WHEN STACY IS PAIRED WITH A CHINESE GIRL AT SCHOOL WHO IS ACCUSED OF THEFT, SHE
MUST COME TO TERMS WITH HER OWN CHINESE AND AMERICAN HERITAGE.
FIC ADL
ADLER, C. S. WINNING.
NEW YORK : CLARION BOOKS, C1999.
VICKY IS THRILLED TO BE ON THE EIGHTH-GRADE TENNIS TEAM, UNTIL SHE REALIZES THAT
HER NEW PLAYING PARTNER BRENDA IS RUTHLESS ABOUT WINNING AND WILL EVEN CHEAT
TO DO SO.
FIC ARC
ARCHER, CHRIS. FLASH FORWARD.
NEW YORK : POCKET BOOKS, C1998.
SOME TEENAGERS HIJACK A UFO AND ESCAPE INTO A FUTURE CONTROLLED BY ALIENS.
FIC AVI
AVI. THE FIGHTING GROUND.
1ST ED. NEW YORK : LIPPINCOTT, C1984.
THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD JONATHAN GOES OFF TO FIGHT IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND
DISCOVERS THE REAL WAR IS BEING FOUGHT WITHIN HIMSELF.
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FIC AVI
AVI. POPPY.
NEW YORK : ORCHARD BOOKS, C1995.
POPPY THE DEER MOUSE URGES HER FAMILY TO MOVE NEXT TO A FIELD OF CORN BIG
ENOUGH TO FEED THEM ALL FOREVER, BUT MR. OCAX, A TERRIFYING OWL, HAS OTHER IDEAS.
FIC BAN
BANKS, LYNNE REID. ANGELA AND DIABOLA.
1ST ED. NEW YORK: AVON BOOKS, C1997.
MR. AND MRS. CUTHBERTSON-JONES ARE SURPRISED WHEN THEIR EXPECTED BABY TURNS
OUT TO BE TWIN GIRLS AND DISTRESSED WHEN THEY FIND THAT ONE OF THEM IS PERFECTLY
GOOD AND THE OTHER PERFECTLY EVIL.
FIC BAW
BAWDEN, NINA. OFF THE ROAD.
NEW YORK : CLARION BOOKS, C1998.
IN 2040, ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD TOM FOLLOWS HIS GRANDFATHER THROUGH THE WALL AND INTO
THE FORBIDDEN WILD, WHERE THEY SEEK TO FIND HIS GRANDFATHER'S BOYHOOD HOME.
FIC BIR
BIRDSEYE, TOM. JUST CALL ME STUPID.
1ST ED. NEW YORK : HOLIDAY HOUSE, C1993.
TERRIFIED OF FAILING AND BELIEVING THAT HE IS STUPID, A FIFTH GRADER WHO HAS NEVER
LEARNED TO READ BEGINS TO BELIEVE IN HIMSELF WITH THE HELP OF AN OUTGOING NEW
GIRL NEXT DOOR.
FIC CAR
CARLSON, NATALIE SAVAGE. THE FAMILY UNDER THE BRIDGE.
NEW YORK: HARPERCOLLINS, C1986, C1958.
AN OLD TRAMP, ADOPTED BY THREE FATHERLESS CHILDREN WHEN THEIR MOTHER HIDES
THEM UNDER A BRIDGE ON THE SEINE, FINDS A HOME FOR MOTHER AND CHILDREN AND A JOB
FOR HIMSELF.
FIC CAS
CASSEDY, SYLVIA. BEHIND THE ATTIC WALL.
1ST ED. NEW YORK : CROWELL, C1983.
IN THE BLEAK, FORBIDDING HOUSE OF HER GREAT-AUNTS, NEGLECTED TWELVE-YEAR-OLD
ORPHAN MAGGIE HEARS GHOSTLY VOICES AND FINDS MAGIC THAT AWAKENS IN HER THE
CAPACITY TO LOVE AND BE LOVED.
FIC CLE
CLEARY, BEVERLY. DEAR MR. HENSHAW.
NEW YORK : MORROW JUNIOR BOOKS, C1983.
IN HIS LETTERS TO HIS FAVORITE AUTHOR, TEN-YEAR-OLD LEIGH REVEALS HIS PROBLEMS IN
COPING WITH HIS PARENTS' DIVORCE, BEING THE NEW BOY IN SCHOOL, AND GENERALLY
FINDING HIS OWN PLACE IN THE WORLD.
FIC COL
COLLIER, JAMES LINCOLN. MY BROTHER SAM IS DEAD.
NEW YORK: SIMON & SCHUSTER BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS, [1985], C1974.
RECOUNTS THE TRAGEDY THAT STRIKES THE MEEKER FAMILY DURING THE REVOLUTION
WHEN ONE SON JOINS THE REBEL FORCES WHILE THE REST OF THE FAMILY TRIES TO STAY
NEUTRAL IN A TORY TOWN.
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FIC CRA
CRAY, JORDAN. DEAD MAN'S HAND.
1ST ALADDIN PAPERBACKS ED. NEW YORK : ALADDIN PAPERBACKS, C1998.
WHILE ON A BRIEF VACATION IN KEY WEST, SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD ANNIE AND HER
STEPBROTHER NICK DO AN INTERNET SEARCH THAT INADVERTENTLY INVOLVES THEM IN A
DANGEROUS MURDER MYSTERY.
FIC CRA
CRAY, JORDAN. BAD INTENT.
1ST ALADDIN PAPERBACKS ED. NEW YORK: ALADDIN PAPERBACKS, C1998.
IN ORDER TO INCREASE HIS OWN STATUS AT BLOOMFIELD HIGH AND WIN THE AFFECTION OF
A PRETTY, POPULAR CHEERLEADER, BRIAN, THE SEEMINGLY MILD-MANNERED CLASS
PRESIDENT, ALLOWS HIS SECRET ONLINE IDENTITY TO DEVELOP INTO SOMETHING SELFSERVING AND DANGEROUS.
FIC DAN
DANZIGER, PAULA. THE DIVORCE EXPRESS.
NEW YORK : PUTNAM & GROSSET, 1998, C1982.
RESENTFUL OF HER PARENTS' DIVORCE, A YOUNG GIRL TRIES TO ACCOMMODATE HERSELF TO
THEIR NEW LIVES AND ALSO FIND A PLACE FOR HERSELF.
FIC DAN
DANZIGER, PAULA. P.S. LONGER LETTER LATER.
1ST ED. NEW YORK : SCHOLASTIC PRESS, C1998.
TWELVE-YEAR-OLD BEST FRIENDS ELIZABETH AND TARA-STARR CONTINUE THEIR
FRIENDSHIP THROUGH LETTER-WRITING AFTER TARA-STARR'S FAMILY MOVES TO ANOTHER
STATE.
FIC DIX
DIXON, FRANKLIN W. THE PRIME-TIME CRIME.
NEW YORK : POCKET, C1991.
FRANK HARDY'S BAYPORT HIGH TEAM IS HEADED FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND OF A
GAME SHOW FOR TEENS, WHEN THE SHOW'S HOST TURNS UP MISSING. THE INVESTIGATION
LEADS THE HARDY BOYS AND THE TEAM INTO DANGER.
FIC DRA
DRAPER, SHARON M. FORGED BY FIRE.
1ST ED. NEW YORK : ATHENEUM BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS, C1997.
GERALD, A TEENAGER WHO HAS SPENT YEARS PROTECTING HIS FRAGILE HALF-SISTER FROM
THEIR ABUSIVE FATHER, MUST FACE THE PROSPECT OF ONE FINAL CONFRONTATION BEFORE
THE PROBLEM CAN BE SOLVED.
FIC FAR
FARMER, NANCY. THE EAR, THE EYE, AND THE ARM : A NOVEL.
NEW YORK : ORCHARD BOOKS, C1994.
IN 2194 IN ZIMBABWE, GENERAL MATSIKA'S THREE CHILDREN ARE KIDNAPPED AND PUT TO
WORK IN A PLASTIC MINE, WHILE THREE MUTANT DETECTIVES USE THEIR SPECIAL POWERS
TO SEARCH FOR THEM.
FIC FER
FERGUSON, BRAD. THE HAUNTED STARSHIP.
NEW YORK : POCKET BOOKS, C1997.
GEORDI LA FORGE, CHOSEN TO JOIN THE TRAINING VESSEL "BENJAMIN FRANKLIN" AS
ASSISTANT ENGINEER, RUNS INTO DIFFICULTY WHEN HE TELLS COMMANDER SANCHEZ THAT
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HE HAS SEEN THE GHOST OF THE STARSHIP'S FIRST COMMANDER, IKE IKUSHIMA, WHO DIED
AFTER SAVING HIS CREW FROM DISASTER.
FIC GEO
GEORGE, JEAN CRAIGHEAD. FRIGHTFUL'S MOUNTAIN.
1ST ED. NEW YORK : DUTTON CHILDREN'S BOOKS, C1999.
AS SHE GROWS THROUGH THE FIRST YEARS OF HER LIFE IN THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS OF
NEW YORK, A PEREGRINE FALCON CALLED FRIGHTFUL INTERACTS WITH VARIOUS HUMANS,
INCLUDING THE BOY WHO RAISED HER, A FALCONER WHO RESCUES HER, AND SEVERAL
UNSCRUPULOUS POACHERS, AS WELL AS WITH MANY ANIMALS THAT ARE PART OF THE
AREA'S ECOLOGICAL BALANCE.
FIC GIF
GIFF, PATRICIA REILLY. LILY'S CROSSING.
NEW YORK : DELACORTE, C1997.
DURING A SUMMER SPENT AT ROCKAWAY BEACH IN 1944, LILY'S FRIENDSHIP WITH A YOUNG
HUNGARIAN REFUGEE CAUSES HER TO SEE THE WAR AND HER OWN WORLD DIFFERENTLY.
FIC GRI
GRIFFITH, HELEN V. COUGAR.
1ST ED. NEW YORK : GREENWILLOW BOOKS, C1999.
STARTING A NEW LIFE ON A FARM IN THE COUNTRY, NICKEL HAS TO ADJUST TO THE
ATTENTIONS OF A LOCAL BULLY AND THE APPEARANCES OF A GHOST HORSE THAT WAS
SUPPOSED TO HAVE DIED IN A FIRE.
FIC HAA
HAAS, JESSIE. UNBROKEN.
1ST ED. NEW YORK : GREENWILLOW BOOKS, C1999.
FOLLOWING HER MOTHER'S DEATH IN THE EARLY 1900S, THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD HARRY LIVES
ON AUNT SARAH'S FARM WHERE AN ACCIDENT WITH HER SPIRITED COLT LEAVES HER A
CHANGED YOUNG WOMAN.
FIC HAH
HAHN, MARY DOWNING. DAPHNE'S BOOK.
NEW YORK : CLARION BOOKS, C1983.
AS AUTHOR JESSICA AND ARTIST DAPHNE COLLABORATE ON A PICTURE BOOK FOR A
SEVENTH-GRADE ENGLISH CLASS CONTEST, JESSICA BECOMES AWARE OF CONDITIONS IN
DAPHNE'S HOME LIFE THAT SEEM TO THREATEN HER HEALTH AND SAFETY.
FIC HAH
HAHN, MARY DOWNING. THE DEAD MAN IN INDIAN CREEK.
NEW YORK : CLARION, C1990.
WHEN MATT AND PARKER LEARN THE BODY THEY FOUND IN INDIAN CREEK IS A DRUGRELATED DEATH, THEY FEAR PARKER'S MOTHER MAY BE INVOLVED.
FIC HAH
HAHN, MARY DOWNING. LOOK FOR ME BY MOONLIGHT.
NEW YORK : CLARION BOOKS, C1995.
WHILE STAYING AT THE REMOTE AND REPUTEDLY HAUNTED MAINE INN RUN BY HER FATHER
AND PREGNANT STEPMOTHER, SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD CYNDA FEELS INCREASINGLY ISOLATED FROM
HER FATHER'S NEW FAMILY AND FINDS SOLACE IN THE ATTENTIONS OF A CHARMING BUT
MYSTERIOUS GUEST.
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FIC HAM
HAMILTON, VIRGINIA. THE HOUSE OF DIES DREAR.
NEW YORK : MACMILLAN, [1968].
AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN FAMILY OF FIVE MOVES INTO AN ENORMOUS HOUSE ONCE USED AS A
HIDING PLACE FOR RUNAWAY SLAVES. MYSTERIOUS SOUNDS AND EVENTS AS WELL AS THE
DISCOVERY OF SECRET PASSAGEWAYS MAKE THE FAMILY BELIEVE THEY ARE IN GRAVE
DANGER.
FIC HAM
HAMILTON, VIRGINIA. M.C. HIGGINS, THE GREAT.
25TH ANNIVERSARY ED. NEW YORK : SIMON & SCHUSTER BOOKS FOR YOUNG
READERS, C1999.
AS A SLAG HEAP, THE RESULT OF STRIP MINING, CREEPS CLOSER TO HIS HOUSE IN THE OHIO
HILLS, FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD M.C. IS TORN BETWEEN TRYING TO GET HIS FAMILY AWAY AND
FIGHTING FOR THE HOME THEY LOVE.
FIC HEW
HEWETT, LORRI. LIVES OF OUR OWN.
1ST ED. NEW YORK : DUTTON CHILDREN'S BOOKS, C1998.
AFTER HER WEALTHY PARENTS DIVORCE, SHAWNA RETURNS WITH HER FATHER TO THE
SMALL GEORGIA TOWN
WHERE HE GREW UP, AND THERE SHE EXPERIENCES NEW ATTITUDES TOWARD RACE
RELATIONS, LEARNS SOMETHING SHOCKING ABOUT HER FATHER'S PAST, AND DISCOVERS A
SURPRISING LINK WITH ONE OF THE "POPULAR" WHITE GIRLS AT SCHOOL.
FIC HOB
HOBBS, VALERIE. CAROLINA CROW GIRL.
1ST ED. NEW YORK : FARRAR, STRAUS AND GIROUX, 1999.
AFTER ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD CAROLINA BEGINS TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR HERSELF AND NO
LONGER FEELS CONSTRAINED BY HER MOTHER, SHE IS ABLE TO LET HER PET CROW FLY FREE.
FIC HOW
HOWE, DEBORAH. BUNNICULA : A RABBIT TALE OF MYSTERY.
NEW YORK : ATHENEUM BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS, C1979.
THOUGH SCOFFED AT BY HAROLD THE DOG, CHESTER THE CAT TRIES TO WARN HIS HUMAN
FAMILY THAT THEIR FOUNDLING BABY BUNNY MUST BE A VAMPIRE.
FIC HOW
HOWE, JAMES. BUNNICULA STRIKES AGAIN!
1ST ED. NEW YORK: ATHENEUM BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS, C1999.
WHEN BUNNICULA THE RABBIT STARTS ACTING STRANGELY, THE MONROE DOGS AND CAT
RENEW THEIR SUSPICIONS THAT HE IS A VAMPIRE.
FIC HOW
HOWE, JAMES. HOWLIDAY INN.
NEW YORK : ATHENEUM BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS, C1982.
WHILE THEIR FAMILY IS AWAY, HAROLD AND CHESTER, A DOG AND A CAT, ARE BOARDED AT
CHATEAU BOW-WOW WHERE CHESTER BECOMES INCREASINGLY ALARMED BY THE STRANGE
BEHAVIOR OF HIS FELLOW GUESTS AND THE SUDDEN DISAPPEARANCE OF ONE OF THEM.
FIC HOW
HOWE, JAMES. NIGHTY-NIGHTMARE.
NEW YORK : ATHENEUM, C1987.
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WHEN SCARY STRANGERS APPEAR AT THE MONROES' OVERNIGHT CAMPSITE, CHESTER THE
CAT TRIES TO CONVINCE THE FAMILY'S TWO DOGS THAT FOUL PLAY IS INTENDED.
FIC JOH
JOHNSON, SCOTT. SAFE AT SECOND.
NEW YORK : PHILOMEL BOOKS, C1999.
PAULIE LOCKWOOD'S BEST FRIEND TODD BANNISTER IS DESTINED FOR THE MAJOR LEAGUES
UNTIL A LINE DRIVE TO THE HEAD CAUSES HIM TO LOSE AN EYE AND THEY BOTH MUST FIND
A NEW FUTURE FOR THEMSELVES.
FIC JUK
JUKES, MAVIS. PLANNING THE IMPOSSIBLE.
NEW YORK : DELACORTE PRESS, C1999.
AS TWELVE-YEAR-OLD RIVER AND SOME OF HER FRIENDS WORK ON A HANDBOOK FOR SIXTHGRADE PARENTS, THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH INFORMATION FROM THE CANDID MS. FURLEY'S
SEX EDUCATION LESSONS AS WELL AS THE EFFORTS OF THE CLASS FLIRT TO BREAK UP
SEVERAL COUPLES.
FIC KAR
KARR, KATHLEEN. MAN OF THE FAMILY.
1ST ED. NEW YORK : FARRAR, STRAUS AND GIROUX, 1999.
DURING THE 1920S, LIFE FOR ISTVAN, THE ELDEST CHILD OF A HUNGARIAN-AMERICAN
FAMILY, HOLDS BOTH JOY AND SADNESS.
FIC KEE
KEENE, CAROLYN. THE BABY-SITTER BURGLARIES.
NEW YORK : POCKET BOOKS, C1996.
THREE HOUSES IN RIVER HEIGHTS HAVE BEEN BURGLARIZED, AND THE POLICE ARE BLAMING
THE BABYSITTER, BUT NANCY DOESN'T THINK JUANITA DID IT, SO SHE SETS OUT TO PROVE
JUANITA'S INNOCENCE.
FIC KEE
KEENE, CAROLYN. THE FOX HUNT MYSTERY.
NEW YORK : POCKET BOOKS, C1996.
NANCY IS INVITED TO VISIT HER FRIEND LAURA PASSANO'S MARYLAND HORSE FARM JUST IN
TIME FOR THE OPENING OF THE FOX HUNT SEASON, BUT A SERIES OF UNUSUAL ACCIDENTS
SETS NANCY ON THE TRAIL OF A SABOTEUR WHO APPARENTLY WANTS TO PUT A HALT TO
THE ANNUAL TRADITION.
FIC KEE
KEENE, CAROLYN. IN SEARCH OF THE BLACK ROSE.
NEW YORK : POCKET BOOKS, C1997.
NANCY DREW'S FIRST FORMAL DINNER AT OXFORD IS INTERRUPTED BY AN ARROW THAT
FLIES THROUGH THE ROOM AND EMBEDS ITSELF IN THE OAK TABLE IN FRONT OF HER,
CARRYING A RIDDLE AND A CLUE THAT SETS OFF HER SLEUTHING INSTINCTS AND LEADS HER
ON A SEARCH FOR THE MYSTERY OF THE BLACK ROSE.
FIC KEE
KEENE, CAROLYN. THE RIDDLE IN THE RARE BOOK.
NEW YORK : POCKET BOOKS, C1995.
WHEN VALUABLE RARE BOOKS START DISAPPEARING IN RIVER HEIGHTS, NANCY AND HER
FRIENDS GEORGE AND BESS SET OUT TO FIND THE THIEF.
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IC KEE
KEENE, CAROLYN. THE RIDDLE OF THE RUBY GAZELLE.
NEW YORK : POCKET BOOKS, C1997.
WHILE HELPING A FRIEND WITH A FUND-RAISER IN BROOKLYN, NANCY IS DRAWN INTO A
MYSTERY. A MUSICIAN WHO WAS GOING TO PERFORM AT THE FUND-RAISER IS KIDNAPPED,
AND THE KIDNAPPING IS TIED TO SOME MEMORABILIA THAT WAS GOING TO BE AUCTIONED
FOR THE BENEFIT.
FIC KEL
KELLER, LAURIE. THE SCRAMBLED STATES OF AMERICA.
1ST ED. NEW YORK : H. HOLT, 1998.
THE STATES BECOME BORED WITH THEIR POSITIONS ON THE MAP AND DECIDE TO CHANGE
PLACES FOR A WHILE. ALSO INCLUDES FACTS ABOUT THE STATES.
FIC KRU
KRUMGOLD, JOSEPH. --AND NOW MIGUEL.
NEW YORK : HARPERCOLLINS, C1953.
MIGUEL LIVES WITH HIS FAMILY ON A SHEEP RANCH IN NEW MEXICO. MORE THAN ANYTHING
ELSE, HE LONGS TO GO WITH THE MEN TO THE SANGRE DE CHRISTO MOUNTAINS.
FIC KRU
KRUMGOLD, JOSEPH. ONION JOHN.
NEW YORK : HARPERCOLLINS, C1959.
HIS FRIENDSHIP WITH THE TOWN ODD-JOBS MAN, ONION JOHN, CAUSES A CONFLICT BETWEEN
ANDY AND HIS FATHER.
FIC LAF
LAFAYE, A. NISSA'S PLACE.
1ST ED. NEW YORK : SIMON & SCHUSTER BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS, C1999.
UNCERTAIN OF WHERE SHE REALLY BELONGS, THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD NISSA LEAVES HER
LOUISIANA HOME WHERE SHE LIVES WITH HER FATHER AND NEW STEPMOTHER AND GOES TO
STAY WITH HER ECCENTRIC MOTHER IN CHICAGO.
FIC LAS
LASKY, KATHRYN. MARVEN OF THE GREAT NORTH WOODS.
1ST ED. SAN DIEGO : HARCOURT BRACE, C1997.
WHEN HIS JEWISH PARENTS SEND HIM TO A MINNESOTA LOGGING CAMP TO ESCAPE THE
INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC OF 1918, TEN-YEAR-OLD MARVEN FINDS A SPECIAL FRIEND.
FIC LAT
LATHAM, JEAN LEE. CARRY ON, MR. BOWDITCH.
BOSTON : HOUGHTON MIFFLIN, C1983.
A FICTIONALIZED BIOGRAPHY OF THE MATHEMATICIAN AND ASTRONOMER WHO REALIZED
HIS CHILDHOOD DESIRE TO BECOME A SHIP'S CAPTAIN AND AUTHORED "THE AMERICAN
PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR.".
FIC LEO
LEONHARDT, ALICE. DEAD HEAT.
NEW YORK : HARPERENTERTAINMENT, C1999.
MELANIE GRAHAM IS DETERMINED TO BECOME A JOCKEY, AND SHE WON'T LET ANYTHING
STAND IN HER WAY, EVEN IF HER GRADES AND FRIENDSHIPS SUFFER.
FIC LEP
LEPPARD, LOIS GLADYS. THE NEW GIRL.
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NEW YORK : BANTAM BOOKS, C1999.
MANDIE CAN NOT WAIT TO HAVE A NEW FRIEND BUT FAITH DOES NOT SEEM TO WANT ANY
FRIENDS.
FIC LEV
LEVIN, BETTY. AWAY TO ME, MOSS!
1ST ED. NEW YORK : GREENWILLOW BOOKS, C1994.
WHILE TRYING TO DEAL WITH THE POSSIBILITY THAT HER PARENTS WILL SEPARATE, TENYEAR-OLD ZANNA BECOMES INVOLVED IN WORKING WITH A SPIRITED SHEEP DOG THAT
BELONGS TO THE STROKE PATIENT HER MOTHER IS HELPING TO REHABILITATE.
FIC LIT
LITCHMAN, KRISTIN EMBRY. ALL IS WELL.
NEW YORK : DELACORTE PRESS, C1998.
IN SALT LAKE CITY IN 1885, EMMY TRIES TO MAINTAIN A FRIENDSHIP WITH MIRANDA, A
GENTILE OR NON-MORMON, EVEN THOUGH MIRANDA'S FATHER WORKS FOR A NEWSPAPER
THAT SAYS POLYGAMISTS LIKE EMMY'S FATHER SHOULD BE JAILED.
FIC LOW
LOWRY, LOIS. NUMBER THE STARS.
BOSTON : HOUGHTON MIFFLIN, C1989.
IN 1943, DURING THE GERMAN OCCUPATION OF DENMARK, TEN-YEAR-OLD ANNEMARIE
LEARNS HOW TO BE BRAVE AND COURAGEOUS WHEN SHE HELPS SHELTER HER JEWISH
FRIEND FROM THE NAZIS.
FIC LOW
LOWRY, LOIS. FIND A STRANGER, SAY GOODBYE.
BOSTON : HOUGHTON MIFFLIN, C1978.
SEEMINGLY A GIRL WHO HAS EVERYTHING, NATALIE, AT SEVENTEEN, GOES IN PURSUIT OF
HER REAL MOTHER.
FIC MAC
MACLACHLAN, PATRICIA. BABY.
NEW YORK : DELACORTE PRESS, C1993.
TAKING CARE OF A BABY LEFT WITH THEM AT THE END OF THE TOURIST SEASON HELPS A
FAMILY COME TO TERMS WITH THE DEATH OF THEIR OWN INFANT SON.
FIC MAR
MARTIN, LES. HUMBUG : A NOVEL.
NEW YORK : HARPERTROPHY, C1996.
FBI AGENTS FOX MULDER AND DANA SCULLY ARE CAUGHT IN A FREAK SHOW WHEN THEY
INVESTIGATE A SERIES OF MURDERS THAT LEAVE THE VICTIMS WITH AN ODD, OVAL-SHAPED
WOUND AND THE TRAIL LEADS THEM TO A CIRCUS RETIREMENT COMMUNITY.
FIC MCE
MCELFRESH, LYNN E. CAN YOU FEEL THE THUNDER?
1ST ED. NEW YORK: ATHENEUM BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS, C1999.
THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD MIC PARSONS STRUGGLES WITH MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT HIS DEAF AND
BLIND SISTER WHILE AT THE SAME TIME HE MAKES HIS WAY THROUGH THE TURMOILS OF
JUNIOR HIGH.
FIC MCK
MCKAY, HILARY. DOLPHIN LUCK.
1ST U.S. ED. NEW YORK : M. MCELDERRY BOOKS, 1999.
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SENT BY THEIR VACATIONING PARENTS TO VISIT MAD AUNT MABEL, PERRY AND ANT HAVE
AN ADVENTURE, WHILE THEIR YOUNGER SIBLINGS SUN DANCE AND BEANY STAY AT HOME
MAKING BURGLAR TRAPS AND SEARCHING FOR A MAGIC SWORD.
FIC MCK
MCKISSACK, PAT. RUN AWAY HOME.
1ST ED. NEW YORK : SCHOLASTIC, 1997.
IN 1886 IN ALABAMA, AN ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD AFRICAN AMERICAN GIRL AND HER FAMILY
BEFRIEND AND GIVE
REFUGE TO A RUNAWAY APACHE BOY.
FIC MIL
MILNE, A. A. THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER.
NEW YORK : DUTTON, [1988], C1956.
CHRISTOPHER ROBIN, EEYORE, OWL, PIGLET, KANGA, ROO AND POOH JOIN TIGGER, WHO
LEADS THEM INTO SOME COLORFUL ADVENTURES.
FIC MOO
MOORE, MARTHA. ANGELS ON THE ROOF : A NOVEL.
NEW YORK : BANTAM DOUBLEDAY DELL BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS, [1999], C1997.
DURING A TRIP TO HER CHILDHOOD HOME IN TEXAS, A MOTHER TRIES TO PREVENT HER
TEENAGE DAUGHTER FROM FINDING OUT THE TRUTH ABOUT HER FATHER.
FIC MYE
MYERS, ANNA. CAPTAIN'S COMMAND.
NEW YORK : WALKER, 1999.
EVEN AS CHRISTMAS APPROACHES AND GAIL LONGS TO HEAR THAT HER SOLDIER FATHER
HAS NOT BEEN KILLED IN WORLD WAR II, THE SIXTH GRADER HELPS BRING HER
HANDICAPPED UNCLE BACK TO LIFE.
FIC NAP
NAPOLI, DONNA JO. BEAST.
1ST ED. NEW YORK : ATHENEUM BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS, C2000.
ELABORATES ON THE TALE OF "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST," TOLD FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF
THE BEAST AND SET IN PERSIA.
FIC NAY
NAYLOR, PHYLLIS REYNOLDS. ACHINGLY ALICE.
1ST ED. NEW YORK : ATHENEUM BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS, C1998.
THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD ALICE SETS LONG- AND SHORT-TERM PRIORITIES FOR HER LIFE AS SHE
EXPERIENCES THE COMPLEXITIES OF YOUNG LOVE.
FIC NEL
NELSON, THERESA. THE EMPRESS OF ELSEWHERE : A NOVEL.
1ST ED. NEW YORK : DK PUB., 1998.
WHEN HE AND HIS YOUNGER SISTER AGREE TO HELP THEIR WEALTHY, ELDERLY NEIGHBOR
CARE FOR THE CAPUCHIN MONKEY THAT KEEPS GETTING AWAY FROM HER, JIMMY ALSO
HELPS THE WOMAN'S TROUBLESOME GRANDDAUGHTER DEAL WITH SECRETS FROM HER
FAMILY'S PAST.
FIC OCO
O'CONNOR, BARBARA. ME AND RUPERT GOODY.
1ST ED. NEW YORK : FRANCES FOSTER BOOKS/FARRAR, STRAUS AND GIROUX, 1999.
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ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD JENNALEE IS JEALOUS WHEN A SLOW-THINKING BLACK MAN ARRIVES IN
HER SMOKY MOUNTAINS COMMUNITY AND CLAIMS TO BE THE SON OF UNCLE BEAU, THE
OWNER OF THE GENERAL STORE AND JENNALEE'S ONLY FRIEND.
FIC ODE
O'DELL, SCOTT. SARAH BISHOP.
BOSTON : HOUGHTON MIFFLIN, 1980.
LEFT ALONE AFTER THE DEATHS OF HER FATHER AND BROTHER WHO TAKE OPPOSITE SIDES
IN THE WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE, AND FLEEING FROM THE BRITISH WHO SEEK TO ARREST
HER, SARAH BISHOP STRUGGLES TO SHAPE A NEW LIFE FOR HERSELF IN THE WILDERNESS.
FIC PAT
PATERSON, KATHERINE. BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA.
NEW YORK : HARPERCOLLINS, C1977.
THE LIFE OF A TEN-YEAR-OLD BOY IN RURAL VIRGINIA EXPANDS WHEN HE BECOMES FRIENDS
WITH A NEWCOMER WHO SUBSEQUENTLY MEETS AN UNTIMELY DEATH TRYING TO REACH
THEIR HIDEAWAY, TERABITHIA, DURING A STORM.
FIC PAT
PATERSON, KATHERINE. THE GREAT GILLY HOPKINS.
NEW YORK : HARPERCOLLINS, C1978.
AN ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD FOSTER CHILD TRIES TO COPE WITH HER LONGINGS AND FEARS AS SHE
SCHEMES AGAINST EVERYONE WHO TRIES TO BE FRIENDLY.
FIC PAT
PATERSON, KATHERINE. COME SING, JIMMY JO.
1ST ED. NEW YORK : DUTTON, C1985.
WHEN HIS FAMILY BECOMES A SUCCESSFUL COUNTRY MUSIC GROUP AND MAKES HIM A
FEATURED SINGER, ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD JAMES HAS TO DEAL WITH BIG CHANGES IN ALL
ASPECTS OF HIS LIFE, EVEN HIS NAME.
FIC PAT
PATRICK, DENISE LEWIS. THE ADVENTURES OF MIDNIGHT SON.
1ST ED. NEW YORK : H. HOLT AND CO., 1997.
AFTER HIS PARENTS HELP HIM ESCAPE FROM SLAVERY ON A COTTON PLANTATION,
FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD MIDNIGHT FINDS FREEDOM IN MEXICO AND BECOMES A COWBOY ON A
CATTLE DRIVE TO KANSAS.
FIC PAT
PATRICK, DENISE LEWIS. THE LONGEST RIDE.
1ST ED. NEW YORK : H. HOLT, 1999.
AT THE END OF THE CIVIL WAR, MIDNIGHT, A FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD AFRICAN-AMERICAN
COWBOY AND RUNAWAY SLAVE WHO NURTURES THE DREAM OF BEING REUNITED WITH HIS
FAMILY, FINDS HIS DESTINY LINKED WITH THAT OF TWO ARAPAHO INDIANS.
FIC PAU
PAULSEN, GARY. SARNY, A LIFE REMEMBERED.
NEW YORK : DELACORTE PRESS, C1997.
CONTINUES THE ADVENTURES OF SARNY, THE SLAVE GIRL WHOM NIGHTJOHN TAUGHT TO
READ, THROUGH THE AFTERMATH OF THE CIVIL WAR DURING WHICH TIME SHE TAUGHT
OTHER BLACKS AND LIVED A FULL LIFE UNTIL AGE NINETY-FOUR.
FIC PEC
PECK, ROBERT NEWTON. A DAY NO PIGS WOULD DIE.
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1ST SPRINTER ED. NEW : RANDOM HOUSE, 1994.
TO A THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD VERMONT FARM BOY WHOSE FATHER SLAUGHTERS PIGS FOR A
LIVING, MATURITY COMES EARLY AS HE LEARNS "DOING WHAT'S GOT TO BE DONE,"
ESPECIALLY REGARDING HIS PET PIG WHO CANNOT PRODUCE A LITTER.
FIC PER
PERKINS, LYNNE RAE. ALL ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE.
1ST ED. NEW YORK : GREENWILLOW BOOKS, C1999.
DEBBIE IS DISMAYED WHEN HER BEST FRIEND MAUREEN STARTS SPENDING TIME WITH
ORDINARY, BORING GLENNA.
FIC PET
PETERS, JULIE ANNE. LOVE ME, LOVE MY BROCCOLI.
NEW YORK : AVON, C1999.
CHLOE, A VEGETARIAN AND ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST, DATES ONE OF HER SCHOOL'S
FOOTBALL PLAYERS AND THEY INFLUENCE ONE ANOTHER.
FIC PIN
PINKWATER, DANIEL MANUS. LIZARD MUSIC.
TORONTO ; NEW YORK : BANTAM, 1988, C1976.
WHEN LEFT TO TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF, A YOUNG BOY BECOMES INVOLVED WITH A
COMMUNITY OF INTELLIGENT LIZARDS WHO TELL HIM OF A LITTLE KNOWN INVASION FROM
OUTER SPACE.
FIC RIC
RICHARDSON, BILL. AFTER HAMELIN.
TORONTO ; NEW YORK : BUFFALO, N.Y. : ANNICK PRESS ; DISTRIBUTED IN THE U.S.A. BY
FIREFLY BOOKS (U.S.), C2000.
PENELOPE AWAKENS ON HER ELEVENTH BIRTHDAY TO DISCOVER SHE CAN NO LONGER HEAR,
BUT HER UNEXPLAINED DEAFNESS IS THE ONLY THING THAT SAVES HER WHEN THE PIED
PIPER RETURNS TO HAMELIN TO CLAIM THE TOWN'S CHILDREN WITH HIS MAGICAL MUSIC,
LEAVING HER FREE TO TRY AND RESCUE THEM.
FIC RIN
RINALDI, ANN. THE COFFIN QUILT : THE FEUD BETWEEN THE HATFIELDS AND THE MCCOYS.
1ST ED. SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : HARCOURT BRACE, C1999.
IN THE 1880S, YOUNG FANNY MCCOY WITNESSES THE GROWTH OF A TERRIBLE AND VIOLENT
FEUD BETWEEN HER KENTUCKY FAMILY AND THE WEST VIRGINIA HATFIELDS, COMPLICATED
BY HER OLDER SISTER ROSEANNA'S ROMANCE WITH A HATFIELD.
FIC RIN
RINALDI, ANN. MY HEART IS ON THE GROUND : THE DIARY OF NANNIE LITTLE ROSE, A SIOUX
GIRL.
1ST ED. NEW YORK : SCHOLASTIC, 1999.
IN THE DIARY ACCOUNT OF HER LIFE AT A GOVERNMENT-RUN PENNSYLVANIA BOARDING
SCHOOL IN 1880, A TWELVE-YEAR-OLD SIOUX INDIAN GIRL REVEALS A GREAT NEED TO FIND A
WAY TO HELP HER PEOPLE.
FIC RIN
RINALDI, ANN. A BREAK WITH CHARITY : A STORY ABOUT THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS.
1ST ED. SAN DIEGO : HARCOURT BRACE JOVANOVICH, C1992.
WHILE WAITING FOR A CHURCH MEETING IN 1706, SUSANNA ENGLISH, DAUGHTER OF A
WEALTHY SALEM MERCHANT, RECALLS THE MALICE, FEAR, AND ACCUSATIONS OF
WITCHCRAFT THAT TORE HER VILLAGE APART IN 1692.
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FIC ROB
ROBERTS, LAURA PEYTON. HEART & SOUL.
NEW YORK : BANTAM BOOKS, C1998.
MELANIE IS SLOWLY RECOVERING FROM HER HEAD INJURY, AND WHILE SHE IS UNCONSCIOUS
SHE CAN FEEL A COMFORTING PRESENCE, SHE KNOWS IT ISN'T HER FRIENDS, AND SHE BEGINS
TO WONDER IF MAYBE THERE REALLY IS A GOD.
FIC ROB
ROBERTS, LAURA PEYTON. JUST FRIENDS.
NEW YORK : BANTAM, C1998.
BEN THOUGHT EIGHT PRIME WOULD SOLVE ALL HIS PROBLEMS BUT HIS NEW FRIENDS DO NOT
SEEM TO ACCEPT HIM.
FIC ROC
ROCKWELL, THOMAS. HOW TO GET FABULOUSLY RICH.
NEW YORK : FRANKLIN WATTS, 1990.
AFTER BILLY WINS $410,000 IN THE LOTTERY HIS FRIENDS CLAIM THAT HE OWES THEM A
SHARE FOR HELPING HIM PLAY, CREATING A TANGLE OF LIES, MEMORY, AND MONEY.
FIC RUS
RUSSELL, BARBARA T. BLUE LIGHTNING.
NEW YORK : VIKING, 1997.
WHEN A BOLT OF LIGHTNING PROVIDES TWELVE-YEAR-OLD CALVIN WITH AN OUT-OF-BODY
EXPERIENCE, HE MEETS THE SPIRIT OF THE FATHER HE NEVER KNEW AND BRINGS A
TROUBLED GHOST NAMED RORY BACK TO THE LIVING WORLD WITH HIM--ONLY TO SEE RORY
THREATEN HIS CHANCES OF PITCHING IN A BASEBALL GAME.
FIC SCH
SCHAEFER, JACK. OLD RAMON.
NEW YORK : WALKER, 1993.
A WISE OLD SHEPHERD TEACHES A YOUNG BOY LESSONS ABOUT SURVIVAL, BRAVERY,
WISDOM, AND FRIENDSHIP AS HE SHOWS HIM HOW TO TAKE CARE OF A FLOCK OF SHEEP IN
THE HARSH MOJAVE DESERT.
FIC SER
SEREDY, KATE. THE GOOD MASTER.
NEW YORK : PUFFIN, 1986, C1963.
TWO COUSINS SPEND AN ADVENTUROUS SUMMER ON A RANCH ON THE HUNGARIAN PLAINS.
FIC SHA
SHAARA, MICHAEL. THE KILLER ANGELS.
NEW YORK : BALLANTINE BOOKS, [1998], 1975.
A FICTIONAL ACCOUNT OF FOUR DAYS IN JULY, 1863 AT THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG
DISCUSSING TACTICS, PLANS, AND PREPARATIONS FOR BATTLE FROM BOTH THE NORTHERN
AND SOUTHERN POINTS OF VIEW.
FIC SKO
SKOLSKY, MINDY WARSHAW. LOVE FROM YOUR FRIEND, HANNAH : A NOVEL.
1ST ED. NEW YORK : DK INK, 1998.
FROM HER HOME IN BACK OF THE GRAND VIEW RESTAURANT IN RURAL NEW YORK, HANNAH
WRITES LETTERS TO HER BEST FRIEND, A PEN PAL, AND EVEN TO PRESIDENT AND MRS.
ROOSEVELT.
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FIC SLE
SLEATOR, WILLIAM. BOLTZMON!
1ST ED. NEW YORK : DUTTON CHILDREN'S BOOKS, C1999.
A BOLTZMON, REMNANT OF A BLACK HOLE, MATERIALIZES IN ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD CHRIS'S
BEDROOM AND TRANSPORTS HIM TO A PARALLEL WORLD, WHERE HE ENCOUNTERS THE
BITTER WOMAN HIS OVERBEARING OLDER SISTER WILL BECOME, AFTER HIS DEATH, IF HE
CANNOT CONVINCE HER TO CHANGE.
FIC SLE
SLEPIAN, JAN. THE BROCCOLI TAPES.
NEW YORK : PHILOMEL BOOKS, C1988.
DURING A STAY OF SEVERAL MONTHS IN HAWAII WITH HER FAMILY, SARA REPORTS HER
EXPERIENCES BY TAPE BACK TO HER SIXTH GRADE CLASS IN BOSTON, DETAILING HER
"ADOPTION" OF A WILD CAT, A FRIENDSHIP WITH A TROUBLED HAWAIIAN BOY, AND THE
DEATH OF A BELOVED GRANDMOTHER.
FIC SMI
SMITH, ROBERT KIMMEL. JELLY BELLY.
NEW YORK : BANTAM DOUBLEDAY DELL BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS, C1981.
THE FATTEST KID IN THE FIFTH GRADE WANTS TO LOSE WEIGHT, BUT NOT BADLY ENOUGH TO
STARVE.
FIC STE
STEELE, WILLIAM O. THE PERILOUS ROAD.
NEW YORK : HARCOURT BRACE, 1990.
FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD CHRIS, BITTERLY HATING THE YANKEES FOR INVADING HIS TENNESSEE
MOUNTAIN HOME, LEARNS A DIFFICULT LESSON ABOUT THE WASTE OF WAR AND THE
MEANING OF TOLERANCE AND COURAGE WHEN HE REPORTS THE APPROACH OF A YANKEE
SUPPLY TROOP TO THE CONFEDERATES, ONLY TO LEARN THAT HIS BROTHER IS PROBABLY
PART OF THAT TROOP.
FIC STO
STOLZ, MARY. A BALLAD OF THE CIVIL WAR.
1ST ED. NEW YORK : HARPERCOLLINS, C1997.
WEARY OF THE WAR, A UNION LIEUTENANT RECALLS HIS LIFE WITH HIS TWIN BROTHER ON
THEIR FAMILY'S VIRGINIA PLANTATION AND THE EVENTS THAT LED THEM TO FIGHT ON
DIFFERENT SIDES IN THE CIVIL WAR.
FIC SZY
SZYMANSKI, LOIS. ON THE TRACK.
NEW YORK, NY : HARPERENTERTAINMENT, C1999.
MELANIE GRAHAM ASPIRES TO GALLOP THOROUGHBREDS, AND IN THE PROCESS MAKES HER
COUSIN CHRISTINA JEALOUS.
FIC TAY
TAYLOR, MILDRED D. THE FRIENDSHIP.
NEW YORK : DIAL BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS, 1987.
FOUR CHILDREN WITNESS A CONFRONTATION BETWEEN AN ELDERLY BLACK MAN AND A
WHITE STOREKEEPER IN RURAL MISSISSIPPI IN THE 1930S.
FIC TAY
TAYLOR, MILDRED D. THE ROAD TO MEMPHIS.
1ST ED. NEW YORK : DIAL BOOKS, C1990.
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SADISTICALLY TEASED BY TWO WHITE BOYS IN 1940'S RURAL MISSISSIPPI, A BLACK YOUTH
SEVERELY INJURES ONE OF THE BOYS WITH A TIRE IRON AND ENLISTS CASSIE'S HELP IN
TRYING TO FLEE THE STATE.
FIC THE
THESMAN, JEAN. THE ORNAMENT TREE.
BOSTON : HOUGHTON MIFFLIN CO., 1996.
WHEN FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD BONNIE MOVES TO HER COUSIN'S BOARDINGHOUSE IN SEATTLE
IN 1918, SHE LEARNS ABOUT LIFE FROM THE BOARDERS AND PROGRESSIVE WOMEN WHO LIVE
AND WORK THERE.
FIC THE
THESMAN, JEAN. THE OTHER ONES.
NEW YORK : VIKING, C1999.
HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORE BRIDGET RAYNES HAS TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO ACCEPT
HER POWERS OF WITCHCRAFT, OR ABANDON THEM AND TRY TO FIT IN AS AN ORDINARY
TEENAGER.
FIC VOI
VOIGT, CYNTHIA. IZZY, WILLY-NILLY.
[1ST ED.]. NEW YORK : ATHENEUM BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS, C1986.
A CAR ACCIDENT CAUSES FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD IZZY TO LOSE ONE LEG AND FACE THE NEED TO
START BUILDING A NEW LIFE AS AN AMPUTEE.
FIC WAL
WALLACE, BILL. DANGER IN QUICKSAND SWAMP.
MINSTREL ED. NEW YORK : POCKET, 1991, C1989.
BEN AND JAKE BATTLE ALLIGATORS, QUICKSAND, AND A MURDERER WHEN THEY SEARCH
FOR BURIED TREASURE ON AN ISLAND IN A SWAMP.
FIC WHI
WHITE, E. B. CHARLOTTE'S WEB.
NEW YORK : HARPERCOLLINS, C1980.
WILBUR, THE PIG, IS DESOLATE WHEN HE DISCOVERS THAT HE IS DESTINED TO BE THE
FARMER'S CHRISTMAS DINNER UNTIL HIS SPIDER FRIEND, CHARLOTTE, DECIDES TO HELP HIM.
FIC WIL
WILDER, LAURA INGALLS. ON THE BANKS OF PLUM CREEK.
NEWLY ILLUSTRATED, UNIFORM ED. NEW YORK : HARPER, 1953.
LAURA AND HER FAMILY MOVE TO MINNESOTA WHERE THEY LIVE IN A DUGOUT UNTIL A
NEW HOUSE IS BUILT AND FACE MISFORTUNES CAUSED BY FLOOD, BLIZZARD, AND
GRASSHOPPERS.
FIC WIL
WILDER, LAURA INGALLS. LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE.
NEWLY ILLUSTRATED, UNIFORM ED., REV. ED. NEW YORK : HARPER, 1953.
A FAMILY TRAVELS FROM THE BIG WOODS OF WISCONSIN TO A NEW HOME ON THE PRAIRIE,
WHERE THEY BUILD A HOUSE, MEET NEIGHBORING INDIANS, DIG A WELL, AND FIGHT A
PRAIRIE FIRE.
FIC WIN
WINTHROP, ELIZABETH. THE CASTLE IN THE ATTIC.
NEW YORK, N.Y. : BANTAM DOUBLEDAY DELL BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS, [1994], C1985.
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A GIFT OF A TOY CASTLE, COMPLETE WITH SILVER KNIGHT, INTRODUCES WILLIAM TO AN
ADVENTURE INVOLVING MAGIC AND A PERSONAL QUEST.
FIC WIS
WISLER, G. CLIFTON. MUSTANG FLATS.
NEW YORK : PUFFIN BOOKS, 1999.
WHEN HIS FATHER RETURNS FROM THE WAR IN 1865, FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD ALBY FINDS HIS
BELOVED PA A CHANGED MAN AND CAN ONLY HOPE THAT THEY WILL BE FRIENDS AGAIN.
FIC WIS
WISLER, G. CLIFTON. JERICHO'S JOURNEY.
NEW YORK : PUFFIN BOOKS, 1995.
AS HIS FAMILY MAKES THE LONG AND DIFFICULT JOURNEY FROM TENNESSEE TO THEIR NEW
HOME IN TEXAS IN 1852, TWELVE-YEAR-OLD JERICHO WETHERBY, TEASED BY HIS SISTER AND
BROTHERS ABOUT HIS SIZE, LEARNS THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO GROW.
FIC WOO
WOODSON, JACQUELINE. IF YOU COME SOFTLY.
NEW YORK : PUTNAM'S, [1998].
AFTER MEETING AT THEIR PRIVATE SCHOOL IN NEW YORK, FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD JEREMIAH,
WHO IS BLACK AND WHOSE PARENTS ARE SEPARATED, AND ELLIE, WHO IS WHITE AND WHOSE
MOTHER HAS TWICE ABANDONED HER, FALL IN LOVE AND THEN TRY TO COPE WITH PEOPLES'
REACTIONS.
FIC WOO
WOODSON, JACQUELINE. MIRACLE'S BOYS.
NEW YORK : G.P. PUTNAM’S SONS, C2000.
TWELVE-YEAR-OLD LAFAYETTE'S CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS OLDER BROTHER CHARLIE
CHANGES AFTER CHARLIE IS RELEASED FROM A DETENTION HOME AND BLAMES LAFAYETTE
FOR THE DEATH OF THEIR MOTHER.
FIC WYM
WYMAN, ANDREA. FAITH, HOPE, AND CHICKEN FEATHERS.
NEW YORK : AVON BOOKS, [1998].
SOPHIE, YL, AND HARPER, NEW STUDENTS IN MRS. TENBROECK'S SIXTH GRADE CLASS, GIVE
EACH OTHER SUPPORT AS THEY STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE BOTH IN AND OUT OF SCHOOL.
FIC YOL
YOLEN, JANE. THE DEVIL'S ARITHMETIC.
NEW YORK : PUFFIN BOOKS, 1990, C1988.
HANNAH RESENTS THE TRADITIONS OF HER JEWISH HERITAGE UNTIL TIME TRAVEL PLACES
HER IN THE MIDDLE OF A SMALL JEWISH VILLAGE IN NAZI-OCCUPIED POLAND.
FIX NIX
NIXON, JOAN LOWERY. ANN'S STORY, 1747.
NEW YORK : DELACORTE PRESS, C2000.
ANN, A YOUNG GIRL IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY WILLIAMSBURG, WANTS TO BECOME A
DOCTOR LIKE HER FATHER, BUT SHE IS NOT ALLOWED EVEN TO STUDY LATIN OR
MATHEMATICS.
SC JOH
JOHNSON, ANGELA. GONE FROM HOME : SHORT TAKES.
1ST ED. NEW YORK : DK PUB., 1998.
A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES IN WHICH YOUNG PEOPLE EXTEND HELP TO THOSE
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KIMMEL, ERIC A. SWORD OF THE SAMURAI : ADVENTURE STORIES FROM JAPAN.
1ST ED. SAN DIEGO : HARCOURT BRACE, C1999.
SEVEN SHORT STORIES ABOUT SAMURAI WARRIORS, THEIR WAY OF LIFE, COURAGE, WIT, AND
FOOLISHNESS.