The Ghost of Thomas Kempe -- by Penelope Lively (Author) (Book - Child)
"The ghost of a seventeenth-century sorcerer emergies as a poltergeist and attempts to make young James his apprentice." From Card Catalog
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)
The Secret Ship -- by Ruth Kluger, Peggy Mann (Authors) (Book - Child)
"The author relates the tremendous obstacles involved in the rescue of European Jews who were being secretly and illegally trans ported to Palestine on the ship 'Hilda' to escape destruction by the...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Thank You, Jackie Robinson -- by Barbara Cohen (Author) (Book - Child)
"After Sam's father died, he became so wrapped up in the Brooklyn Dodgers that he could describe every game they'd played in the past four years. Nobody was very interested until Sam met Davy. They...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Every Living Thing -- by Cynthia Rylant (Author) (Book - Child)
"Here are twelve deeply moving short stories from the perceptive of Cynthia Rylan. Each captures the moment when someone's life changes -- when an animal causes a human being to see things in a...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
What Is Your Cat Saying? -- by Michael Fox (Author) (Book - Child)
"Questions and answers explore various aspects of cat behavior and examine methods of choosing and training a kitten." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Into Winter: Discovering A Season -- by William Nestor (Author) (Book - Child)
"A guide to the seasonal environment of winter, including activities and collecting projects, and information on plant and animal adaptation to cold." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Rebecca -- by Daphne Maurier (Author) (Book - Child)
"Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again. . . With these words the reader is ushered into an isolated gray stone manse on the windswept Cornish coast, as the second Mrs. Maxim de Winter recalls...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Peace Makers Program (Program)
A group based violence prevention/intervention for students in grades 6-8.--http://www.somerset.k12.md.us/PAO/pdf%20files/Parent%20Resource%20Guide.pdf
All Ages
Age groups: Adolescence (13-21)
http://www.somerset.k12.md.us/PAO/pdf%20files/Parent%20Resource%20Guide.pdf