The Upstairs Room -- by Johanna Reiss (Author) (Book - Child)
"In this Newbery Honor book, Reiss writes a stirring, fictionalized account of her own experiences as a Jewish girl during World War II." From Publishers Weekly
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Shark Lady: True Adventures of Eugenie Clark -- by Ann McGovern, Ruth Chew (Authors) (Book - Child)
"One Saturday, when Eugenie Clark was nine years old, her mother took her into the city to visit the Aquarium. Eugenie was fascinated by the fish she saw there, especially the biggest--the shark....
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Hiroshima no Pika -- by Toshi Maruki (Author) (Book - Child)
"The heartbreaking experiences of seven-year-old Mii and her parents, which began at 8:15 a.m., August 6, 1945, when the atomic bomb "Little Boy" was dropped on the city of Hiroshima. "A forceful...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Gentle Ben -- by Walter Morey (Author) (Book - Child)
"Traces the friendship between a boy and a bear in the rugged Alaskan Territory." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Where the Red Fern Grows -- by Wilson Rawls (Author) (Book - Child)
"Author Wilson Rawls spent his boyhood much like the character of this book, Billy Colman, roaming the Ozarks of northeastern Oklahoma with his bluetick hound. A straightforward, shoot-from-the-hip...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Jewish Holidays -- by Margery Cuyler (Author) (Book - Child)
"Describes the rituals connected with the Jewish holidays throughout the year and gives instructions for making a variety of related objects from easily available materials." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Spartacus -- by Howard Fast (Author) (Book - Child)
"Spartacus, a fictionalization of a slave revolt in ancient Rome in 71 B.C., is well known today partly because of the 1960 movie starring Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier. It was originally...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Planned Parenthood of Maryland (Organization - Volunteer)
"The mission of Planned Parenthood of Maryland is to enable all Marylanders to have access to a wide range of high quality, affordable, reproductive health care services. By providing medical...
All Ages
Age groups: Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
The Me Book -- by John Johnson (Author) (Book - Child)
"A cloth book that names the parts of the body." From: "Choosing Books for Kids" by Joanne Oppenheim, Barbara Brenner, and Betty D. Boegehold
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Magic Michael -- by Louis Slobodkin (Author) (Book - Child)
"Michael pretends to be all sorts of animals and things. Funny, lively rhymes and crazy pictures. Present of a bike turns him back into a boy." From "Choosing Books for Kids" by Joanne Oppenheim,...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
