Who's Afraid of the Dark? -- by Crosby Bonsall (Author) (Book - Child)
"A small boy projects his fear of the dark onto his dog." From amazon.com
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Nobody Asked Me If I Wanted a Baby Sister -- by Martha Alexander (Author) (Book - Child)
"Resenting the attention and praise lavished on his new baby sister, Oliver tries to give her away to several people in the neighborhood." From amazon.com
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Cheer Up, Pig! -- by Nancy Jewell (Author) (Book - Child)
"Pig discovers that sometimes it's nice to have friends around and sometimes it's nice to be alone." From amazon.com
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Sleeping Ugly -- by Jane Yolen (Author) (Book - Child)
"When beautiful Princess Miserella, Plain Jane and a fairy fall under a sleeping spell, a prince undergoes the spell in a surprising way." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
The Great Gilly Hopkins -- by Katherine Paterson (Author) (Book - Child)
"Gilly Hopkins is a determined-to-be-unpleasant 11-year-old foster kid who the reader can't help but like by the end. Gilly has been in the foster system all her lifen and she dreams of getting back...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Conrad's War -- by Andrew Davies (Author) (Book - Child)
"Currently fascinated with wars, army, killing, and guns, Conrad becomes convinced that through dreams or time warp he is experiencing action in a past war." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
A Very Touchy Subject -- by Todd Strasser (Author) (Book - Child)
"The summer before Scott's senior year, when his libido is especially high, he befriends his neighbor, a troubled girl of questionable repute, and suprisingly develops a new slant on life." From Card...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Tom's Midnight Garden -- by Philippa Pearce (Author) (Book - Child)
"Tom is furious. His brother, Peter, has measles, so now Tom is being shipped off to stay with Aunt Gwen and Uncle Alan in their boring old apartment. There'll be nothing to do there and no one to...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Beloved Benjamine Is Waiting -- by Jean Karl (Author) (Book - Child)
"Hound by a gang of kids after her mother's disappearance leaving her on her own, Lucinda hides in the abandoned caretaker's house the local cementery where she makes contact with intelligent being...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Clan of the Cave Bear -- by Jean Auel (Author) (Book - Child)
"When her parents are killed by an earthquake, 5-year-old Ayla wanders through the forest completely alone. Cold, hungry, and badly injured by a cave lion, the little girl is as good as gone until she...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
