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In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson -- by Bette Lord (Author) (Book - Child)
"Shirley Temple Wong sails from China to America with a heart full of dreams. Her new home is Brooklyn, New York. America is indeed a land full of wonders, but Shirley doesn't know any English, so...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Poverty -- by Richard Worth (Author) (Book)
"Examines poverty-stricken areas and groups and programs to alleviate poverty, including welfare." Annotation (barnesandnoble.com)
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
King Kong on 4th Street: Families and the Violence of Poverty on the Lower East Side -- by Jagna Wojcicka Sharff (Author) (Book)
"This book chronicles an ethnographic team's involvement over a span of fifteen years with the people of a poor, largely Puerto Rican neighborhood in New York City. Jagna Sharff focuses on a group of...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
The Mystery on Bleeker Street -- by William Hooks (Author) (Book - Child)
"Ten-year-old Chase, his 78-year-old friend Babette, and Babette's old dog help the police get to the source of some strange events occurring around the Star Hotel." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Tales from the Jungle Book -- by Rudyard Kipling (Author) (Book - Child)
"An adaptation of the well-known adventures of Mowgli, a boy reared by a pack of wolves, and the wild animals of the jungle." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Jumanji -- by Chris Allsburg (Author) (Book - Child)
"When Judy and Peter find a board game in the park, they take it home, hoping to alleviate their boredom. One live lion, an erupting volcano, and a dozen destructive monkeys later, the children are no...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Strange Mysteries from Around the World -- by Seymour Simon (Author) (Book - Child)
"Eleven puzzling events or unusual objects not yet explained by scientist investigators are described. Chapters on rains of frogs and fish, the amazing destruction caused by the Siberian 'big bang' of...
All Ages
Age groups: 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)
All Kinds of Families -- by Norma Simon (Author) (Book - Child)
"Explores in words and pictures what a family is and how families vary in makeup and life-styles." (Amazon.com)
Ages 4 years - 8 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)