Little Koala -- by Suzanne Noguere (Author) (Book - Child)
"Follows a little koala in Australia from its birth to separation from its mother when a year old." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Compassionate Friends, Inc (Organization - Private, Non-Profit)
The mission of The Compassionate Friends is to assist families toward the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child of any age and to provide information to help others be...
All Ages
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)
The Egypt Game -- by Zilpha Snyder (Author) (Book - Child)
"Two girls get involved in an elaborate 'Egypt game,' a fantasy game that soon leads to strange, unexplainable happenings. PW called the characters in Snyder's Newbery Honor winner 'true originals.'" ...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
What I Really Think of You -- by M.E. Kerr (Author) (Book - Child)
"The daughter of charismatic Christians and the son of a television evangelist come to terms with their families and faiths." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Playing Beatie Bow -- by Ruth Park (Author) (Book - Child)
"Abigail Kirk finds herself transported back to the late nineteenth century and becomes embroiled in the family life of the Bows. The Bows will not let her return home believing that she is 'the...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
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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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Across Five Aprils -- by Irene Hunt (Author) (Book - Child)
"Narrator Terry Bregy adopts an appropriately boyish tone for his reading of Across Five Aprils By Irene Hunt, A Newbery Honor Book in 1965. Bregy compels readers to hear young Jethro Creighton's...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Johnny Tremain -- by Esther Forbes (Author) (Book - Child)
"This story of a tragically injured young silversmith who ends up hip-deep in the American Revolution is inspiring, exciting, and sad. Winner of the prestigious Newbery Award in 1944, Esther Forbes's...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Darwin and the Voyage of the Beagle: A Fictional Account of Charles Darwin's Work and Adventures During the Five-Year Long Voyage -- by Felicia Law (Author) (Book - Child)
"This delightful episodic biography of Charles Darwin lets readers experience a sea voyage around the world in a 19th Century English three-masted brig. In December 1831, the ship, HMS beagle, set...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
