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)
Dear Lovey Hart, I Am Desperate -- by Ellen Conford (Author) (Book - Child)
"When she takes on the advice column for her school newspaper, Carrie encounters more problems than she expects." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Robbie and the Leap Year Blues -- by Norma Klein (Author) (Book - Child)
"Eleven-year-old Robbie must contend with his parents' joint custody and a burgeoning interest in the opposite sex in this funny, perceptive novel." From Publishers Weekly
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Dragon's Blood -- by Jane Yolen (Author) (Book - Child)
"Jakkin, a bond boy who works as a Keeper in a dragon nursery on the planet Austar IV, secretly trains a fighting pit dragon of his own in hopes of winning his freedom." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet -- by Eleanor Cameron (Author) (Book - Child)
"The classic science fiction fantasy, about two boys and their spaceship and adventures on a planet found not far away from Earth." From Publishers Weekly
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
A Deadly Game of Magic -- by Joan Nixon (Author) (Book - Child)
"Seeking shelter from a fierce Texas storm, four teens are trapped inside a strange house as unwitting players in a magician's evil games. The phone goes dead. A plaster head suddenly appears. A...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Beyond the Divide -- by Kathryn Lasky (Author) (Book - Child)
"In this affecting pioneer tale by a Newbery Honor-winning author, an amish girl heads west with her father after he has been shunned by their community." From Publishers Weekly
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific by Raft -- by Thor Heyerdahl (Author) (Book - Child)
"Kon-Tiki is the record of an astonishing adventure -- a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean by raft. Intrigued by Polynesian folklore, biologist Thor Heyerdahl suspecteed that...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Frederick Douglass: Slave, Fighter, Freeman -- by Arna Bontemps (Author) (Book - Child)
"A biography of the runaway slave who devoted his life to the abolition of slavery and the fight for black rights." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Reflections on a Gift of Watermelon Pickle -- by Stephan Dunning (Author) (Book - Child)
"Here are modern poems chosen for their individual excellence and their special appeal to young people. Exciting photographs accent the contemporary tone of the collection. From lighthearted Phyllis...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)