Call It Courage -- by Armstrong Sperry (Author) (Book - Child)
"Mafatu's name means 'Stout Heart,' but his people call him a coward. Ever since the see took his mother's life and spared his own, he has lived with deep fear. An even though his father is the Great...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Confessions of a Prime Time Kid -- by Mark Harris (Author) (Book - Child)
"A thirteen-year-old television star writes her memoirs, explaining the difficulties and joys of her unusual life." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Nobody's Baby Now -- by Carol Benjamin (Author) (Book - Child)
"Fifteen-year-old Olivia, unhappy because she is overweight and because she must care for her invalid grandmother after school every day, at first denies, then struggles to come to terms with both...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Alice's Adventure in Wonderland -- by Lewis Carroll (Author) (Book - Child)
"Alice's life changes the minute she follows the nattily attired white rabbit down his hole. Suddenly, she is lost in a world where illogic is logic and vice versa. Lewis Carroll's timeless satirical...
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The Twenty-one Balloons -- by William du Bois (Author) (Book - Child)
"Professor William Waterman Sherman intends to fly across the Pacific Ocean. But through a twist of fate, he lands on Krakatoa, and discovers a world of unimaginable wealth, eccentric inhabitant and...
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The Wizard Children of Finn -- by Mary Tannen (Author) (Book - Child)
"Ten-year-old Fiona and her younger brother are transported back in time to ancient Ireland where they share extraordinary adventures with the boy who claims leadership of the Fianna." From Card...
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Wild Jack -- by John Christopher (Author) (Book - Child)
"Clive Anderson is falsely accused of questioning the status quo and must escape from a twenty-third century 'retraining school.'" From Card Catalog
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Introducing Shirley Braverman -- by Hilma Wolitzer (Author) (Book - Child)
"The adventures of a sixth-grader growing up in Brooklyn during World War II." From Card Catalog
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond -- by Elizabeth Speare (Author) (Book - Child)
"Forced to leave her sunny Caribbean home for the bleak Connecticut Colony, Kit Tyler is filled with trepidation. As they sail up the river to Kit's new home, the teasing and moodiness of a young...
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Far and Few -- by David McCord (Author) (Book - Child)
"Gems from a contemporary poet." From Choosing Books for Kids
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