Child of the Morning -- by Barbara Corcoran (Author) (Book - Child)
"Susan joins a summer theater group, but fears she will have one of her odd spells, a result of undiagnosed epilepsy, while on stage." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Outsiders -- by S. Hinton (Author) (Book - Child)
"According to Ponyboy, there are two kinds of people in the world: greasers and socs. A soc (short for 'social') has money, can get away with just about anything, and has an attitude longer than a...
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)
The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet -- by Eleanor Cameron (Author) (Book - Child)
"The classic science fiction fantasy, about two boys and their spaceship and adventures on a planet found not far away from Earth." From Publishers Weekly
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
No Such Thing As a Witch -- by Ruth Chew (Author) (Book - Child)
"When Nora and Tad observe a squirrel reading a little newspaper and their dog behaving strangely, they decide their new neighbor is a witch." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Halfway Down Paddy Lane -- by Jean Marzollo (Author) (Book - Child)
"Fifteen-year-old Kate finds herself transported back in time to 1850 in her Massachusetts town, where she must adjust to the prejudices against Irish immigrants, working long hours in a cotton mill,...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
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...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Young and Female -- by Pat Ross (Author) (Book - Child)
"Vivid excerpts full of wit and courage from the lives of a group of American women. Shirley MacLaine.--Shirley Chisholm.--Dorothy Day.--Emily Hahn.--Margaret Sanger.--Althea Gibson.--Edna...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Wolf of Shadows -- by Whitley Strieber (Author) (Book - Child)
"Wolf of Shadows is an intensely moving story of the aftermath of a nuclear attack told from the point of view of a large wolf living in a forest near Minneapolis. Human behavior, emotions and anatomy...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
In Search of a Sandhill Crane -- by Keith Robertson (Author) (Book - Child)
"Dismayed at the prospect of a summer in the Michigan wilderness, a young boy becomes increasingly fascinated by nature as he roams the woods in hopes of photographing sandhill cranes." From Card...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
