The Bears of Hemlock Mountain -- by Alice Dalgliesh (Author) (Book - Child)
"A young boy sent on an errand over Hemlock Mountain is not so sure he likes going alone, because there may be bears on the mountain, but with the help of the big iron pot he borrows, he complete his...
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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)
Wingman -- by Daniel Pinkwater (Author) (Book - Child)
"To escape the problems of being poor and Chinese, Donald begins to cut school to climbe the George Washington Bridge where he meets Wingman, a sort of Chinese superman." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
White Mountains -- by John Christopher (Author) (Book - Child)
"Young Will Parker and his companions make a perilous journey toward an outpost of freedom where they hope to escape from the ruling Tripods, who capture mature human beings and make them docile,...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Jump Ship to Freedom -- by James Collier (Author) (Book - Child)
"In 1787, a fourteen-year-old slave, anxious to buy freedom for himself and his mother, escapes from his dishonest master and to find help in cashing the soldier's notes received by his father...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Sports Hero: Magic Johnson -- by Marshall Burchard (Author) (Book - Child)
"A biography of Earvin 'Magic' Johnson, who led the Los Angeles Lakers to the professional basketball championship in his rookie year." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl -- by Anne Frank (Author) (Book - Child)
"Born in 1929, Anne Frank received a blank diary on her 13th birthday, just weeks before she and her family went into hiding in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam. Her marvelously detailed, engagingly personal...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
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...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Chemically Active! Experiments You Can Do At Home -- by Vicki Cobb (Author) (Book - Child)
"Gives instructions for perfroming a variety of experiments, using easily available materials, that illustrate some basic principles of chemistry." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Macmillan Illustrated Almanac for Kids -- by Ann Elwood (Author) (Book - Child)
"A reference book with twelve chapters on subjects of particular interest to children: what kids think, problems, odd facts, law, people, boday and mind, sports, money and work, animals, science,...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)