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)
Blue Willow -- by Doris Gates (Author) (Book - Child)
"A little girl, who wants most of all to have a real home and to go to a regular school, hopes that the valley her family has come to, which so resembles the pattern on her treasured blue willow...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Little Women -- by Louisa Alcott (Author) (Book - Child)
"One of the most popular books ever written about childhood charmingly recounts the homelife of four sisters: literary-minded Jo March; Meg, the older sister who marries a young tutor, fashionable and...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Frederick Douglass: Slave, Fighter, Freeman -- by Arna Bontemps (Author) (Book - Child)
"A biography of the runaway slave who devoted his life to the abolition of slavery and the fight for black rights." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
On City Streets: An Anthology of Poetry -- by Nancy Larrick (Author) (Book - Child)
"A collection of tragic and light-hearted poems about city sights and people, chosen with the help of inner-city and small-city school children. Includes such authors as Sandburg, Whitman, Hughes, and...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Grandma Didn't Wave Back -- by Rose Blue (Author) (Book - Child)
"A ten-year-old slowly realizes her grandmother's memory is getting so bad that she may have to go to a nursing home. " From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Lassie Come Home -- by Eric Knight (Author) (Book - Child)
"A beloved classic gets a beautiful new look. Lassie is JoeÂ's prize collie and constant companion. But when JoeÂ's father loses his job, Lassie must be sold. Three times she escapes from her new...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
The Creative Kids Guide to Home Computers -- by Fred D'Ignazio (Author) (Book - Child)
"Explains what home computers do and suggests ways to use them for games and projects." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Pyramid -- by David Macaulay (Author) (Book - Child)
"When children catch their first glimpse of a pyramid, a sea of questions inevitably tumbles forth. Perplexed adults can sigh with relief now that David Macaulay has found a way to thoroughly answer...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
