Last Was Lloyd -- by Doris Smith (Author) (Book - Child)
"A friendless, overweight twelve-year-old with an overprotective mother begins to change the monotonous pattern of his life." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Sticks and Stones -- by Lynn Hall (Author) (Book - Child)
"A seventeen-year-old boy's life is nearly destroyed when a rumor that he is homosexual is started in his new high school." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Fledgling -- by Jane Langton (Author) (Book - Child)
"Georgie lives in an unconventional household, but even her rather unusual family does not truly understand her intense belief that she can fly. Then a Canadian goose enters her life. His are the...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Beginnings: Creation Myths of the World -- by Penelope Farmer (Author) (Book - Child)
"Stories and poems from many countries explaining the Creation and the different ways people have tried to interpret their world and experiences from the beginning of time." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Ghosts of Departure Point -- by Eve Bunting (Author) (Book - Child)
"After a car plunges over a dangerous cliff, killing its four teenage occupants, one of the four returns as a ghost, tormented by guilt and wishing somehow to prevent another tragedy." From Card...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Coming and Going Men: Four Tales -- by Paul Fleischman (Author) (Book - Child)
"Four short stories present the adventures of itinerant artisans and tradesmiths as they travel through a small New England town in the year 1800." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry -- by Mildred Taylor (Author) (Book - Child)
"Her Newbery Medal-winning Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry tells the story of one African American family, fighting to stay together and strong in the face of brutal racist attacks, illness, poverty, and...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Little Men in Sports -- by Larry Fox (Author) (Book - Child)
"The lives of Bogg Riggs, Phil Rizzutto, Mario Andretti and others who became sports heroes in spite of their size. May be especially meaningful to a youngster who is small for his age." From...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Almost a Hero -- by Clyde Bulla (Author) (Book - Child)
"A boy who grows up in a harsh orphanage returns to it as a young man, determined to revenge himself on those who caused his suffering, only to find his feelings have changed." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Matter of Time -- by Roni Schotter (Author) (Book - Child)
"Sixteen-year-old Lisl develops her sense of self whild her mother is dying of cancer." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
