How I Learned To Control My Temper -- by Debbie Pincus (Author) (Book - Child)
"How I Learned To Control My Temper is a storybook/workbook about Michael, who flies into a rage at the slightest provocation. Michael learns a variety of ways to control his temper and finds out how...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Dear Mr. Henshaw -- by Beverly Clearly (Author) (Book - Child)
"When, in sexond grade, Leigh writes to an author to tell him how much he 'liked' his book, he never suspects that he'll still be writing to him four years later. And he never imagines the kinds of...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Sometimes I feel Like I Don't have Any Friends -- by Lawrence Shapiro, Tracy Zimmerman (Authors) (Book - Child)
"How do you deal with a child who tells you, 'Nobody likes my very much'? Meet Mark, a fourth-grader who knows he's not well-liked. He begins to see his shortcomings and - with the help of his parents...
Ages 5 years - 12 years.
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
All Ages
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)
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast -- by Robin McKinley (Author) (Book - Child)
"Contrary to the name, 16-year-old Beauty is not the prettiest girl in her family. But she is the cleverest, bravest, and most honorable. When her father makes a promise with a beast who lives in an...
All Ages
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...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Ghosts I Have Been -- by Richard Peck (Author) (Book - Child)
"Blossom Culp is the outspoken outcast of Bluff City, always getting into trouble. No one wants to cross her, especially now that she's revealed that she can see the Unseen. Then Blossom herself is...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Dragonwings -- by Laurence Yep (Author) (Book - Child)
"The story begins as eight-year-old Moon Shadow Lee journeys across the Pacific to join his proud and clever father at the family-owned laundry in San Francisco. The boy recounts their problems with...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
A Spirit to Ride the Whirlwind -- by Athena Lord (Author) (Book - Child)
"Twelve-year-old Binnie, whose mother runsa company boarding house in Lowell, Massachusetts, begins working in a textile mill and is caught up in the 1836 strike of women workers." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
