The Hateful Plateful Trick -- by Scott Corbett (Author) (Book - Child)
"Kerby and Fenton get into another jam with the Feats o' Magic Chemistry set while babysitting Kerby's cousin Gay. When they end up smelling like cornbeef and cabbage, hot dogs and sauerkraut and...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
My Mother is the Smartest Woman in the World -- by Eleanor Clymer (Author) (Book - Child)
"Kathleen decides that her mother is so good at solving problems that she should run for mayor of their village." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Wagon Wheels -- by Barbara Brenner (Author) (Book - Child)
"Shortly after the Civil War a black family travels to Kansas to take advantage of the free land offered through the Homestead Act." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Chocolate Fever -- by Robert Smith (Author) (Book - Child)
"Chocolate lovers will identify with Henry Green who eats chocolate wherever and however he wants. What a shock when he breaks out in a rash of brown spots that smell like chocolate! After running...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Pie Biter -- by Ruthanne McCunn (Author) (Book - Child)
"Based on real characters in the 1800s, Hoi, a young Chinese immigrant, was left to his own devices after the Continental Railroad was finished. With the help of Spanish Louis, he turned creativity...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Birds Are Flying: A Let's Read and Find Out Science Book -- by John Kaufmann (Author) (Book - Child)
"Easy-to-understand-text explains the mechanics of bird flight." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
A Very Young Dancer -- by Jill Krementz (Author) (Book - Child)
"A ten-year old student at the School of American Ballet in New York describes her classes and the preparation for the performance of her role in the ballet 'The Nutcracker'" From Card Catalog
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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...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Julie of the Wolves -- by Jean George (Author) (Book - Child)
"Miyaz, like many adolescents, is torn. But unlike most, her choices may determine married, Miyax runs away from her husband's parents' home, hoping to reach San Francisco and her pen pal. But she...
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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)