Let's Talk Facts About Substance Abuse and Addiction -- by American Psychiatric Association (Author) (Book)
"Each Let's Talk Facts About pamphlet contains an overview of the illness, its symptoms, and the illness's effect on family and friends. A bibliography and list of resources make them ideal for...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Strange Mysteries from Around the World -- by Seymour Simon (Author) (Book - Child)
"Eleven puzzling events or unusual objects not yet explained by scientist investigators are described. Chapters on rains of frogs and fish, the amazing destruction caused by the Siberian 'big bang' of...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Circle of Fire -- by William Hooks (Author) (Book - Child)
"Shortly before Christmas, 1936, eleven-year old Harrison overhears a notorious local bigot planning a Ku Kluz Klan raid on a band of Irish tinkers camped nearby and realizes he must do something to...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Island of the Blue Dolphins -- by Scott O'Dell (Author) (Book - Child)
"Scott O'Dell won the Newbery Medal for Island of the Blue Dolphins in 1961, and in 1976 the Children's Literature Association named this riveting story one of the 10 best American children's books of...
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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
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Ring of Endless Light -- by Madeleine L'Engle (Author) (Book - Child)
"With customary grace and firm control of an intricate plot, L'Engle has created another irresistible novel about familiar characters, the Austin family. Vicky, 16, narrates the climatic events with...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Borrowers Afloat -- by Mary Norton (Author) (Book - Child)
"Pod, Homily, and Arrietty Clock's huge adventures have been thrilling children young and old for fifty years--and their appeal is strong as ever in these handsome new paperback packages. While the...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
A Wizard of Earthsea -- by Ursula Le Guin (Author) (Book - Child)
"Often compared to Tolkien's Middle earth or Lewis's Narnia, Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea is a stunning fantasy world that grabs quick at our hearts, pulling us deeply into its imaginary realms. Four...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Dark Is Rising -- by Susan Cooper (Author) (Book - Child)
"With these mysterious words, Will Stanton discovers on his 11th birthday that he is no more boy. He is the Sign-Seeker, last of the immortal Old Ones, destined to battle the powers of evil that...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Anne of Green Gables -- by L.M. Montgomery (Author) (Book - Child)
"When Marilla Cuthbert's brother, Matthew, returns home to Green Gables with a chatty redheaded orphan girl, Marilla exclaims, 'But we asked for a boy. We have no use for a girl.' It's not long,...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
