My Mother is the Smartest Woman in the World -- by Eleanor Clymer (Author) (Book - Child)
"Kathleen decides that her mother is so good at solving problems that she should run for mayor of their village." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Wheel on the School -- by Meindert De Jong (Author) (Book - Child)
"This 1955 Newbery Award-winner by Meindert De Jong, set in a small Dutch fishing village, tells the story of a young girl and her simple composition about the storks that build their nests in...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Dominic -- by William Steig (Author) (Book - Child)
"Dominic is a one-of-a-kind dog. One day this exuberant, restless, freedom-loving fellow decides there isn't enough going on in his neighborhood to satisfy his need for adventure. And off he goes,...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Pie Biter -- by Ruthanne McCunn (Author) (Book - Child)
"Based on real characters in the 1800s, Hoi, a young Chinese immigrant, was left to his own devices after the Continental Railroad was finished. With the help of Spanish Louis, he turned creativity...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Birds Are Flying: A Let's Read and Find Out Science Book -- by John Kaufmann (Author) (Book - Child)
"Easy-to-understand-text explains the mechanics of bird flight." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
If You Had To Choose, What Would You Do? -- by Brian Strassburg, Sandra Humphrey (Authors) (Book - Child)
"Is it wrong to cheat on a test if everybody else is doing it? If your sister makes you promise not to tell that she's doing something wrong, should you tell your parents? Is it all right to make fun...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Hazel Rye -- by Vera Cleaver, Bill Cleaver (Authors) (Book - Child)
"An eleven-year-old girl, with no appreciation for land and growing things, finds her values beginning to change when she agrees to let an impoverished family live in a small house she owns, in...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
My Side of the Mountain -- by Jean George (Author) (Book - Child)
"Every kid thinks about running away at one point or another; few get farther than the end of the block. Youn Sam Gribley gets to the end of the block and keeps going--all the way to the Catskill...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Dorp Dead -- by Julia Cunningham (Author) (Book - Child)
"Youngsters...will like this spine-tingling horror story and its hero who can't spell." From School Library Journal
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Summer of the Swans -- by Betsy Byars (Author) (Book - Child)
"A compelling story of the longest day in a fourteen-year-old's life." From Publishers Weekly
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
