Up and Down the River: Boat Poems -- by Claudia Lewis (Author) (Book - Child)
"Thirteen poems that characterize the different kinds of boats that said down a busy river." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Zeely -- by Virginia Hamilton, Symeon Shimin (Authors) (Book - Child)
"Geeder's summer at her uncle's farm is made special because of her friendship with a very tall, composed woman who raises hogs and who closely resembles the magazine photograph of a Watutsi queen." ...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Come Sing, Jimmy Jo -- by Katherine Paterson (Author) (Book - Child)
"Newbery Medal winner Katherine Paterson tells the story of Jimmy Jo, and 11-year-old country music singer. When Jimmy Jo's talent brings fame to his family, he suddenly becomes a target for fans--and...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Last Was Lloyd -- by Doris Smith (Author) (Book - Child)
"A friendless, overweight twelve-year-old with an overprotective mother begins to change the monotonous pattern of his life." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Oh Boy, Babies -- by Alison Herzig (Author) (Book - Child)
"A photo essay of a class in infant care given to fifth and sixth boys with the help of mothers and real babies." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe -- by C.S. Lewis (Author) (Book - Child)
"Four English school children find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist Aslan, the golden lion, to triumph over the White Witch, who has cursed the land...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Legend Days -- by Jamake Highwater (Author) (Book - Child)
"Abandoned in the wilderness after smallpox devastates her tribe, eleven-year-old Amana acquires from Grandfather Fox a warrior's courage and a hunter's prowess, gifts that sustain her as she watches...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Wild Jack -- by John Christopher (Author) (Book - Child)
"Clive Anderson is falsely accused of questioning the status quo and must escape from a twenty-third century 'retraining school.'" From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Introducing Shirley Braverman -- by Hilma Wolitzer (Author) (Book - Child)
"The adventures of a sixth-grader growing up in Brooklyn during World War II." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Witch of Blackbird Pond -- by Elizabeth Speare (Author) (Book - Child)
"Forced to leave her sunny Caribbean home for the bleak Connecticut Colony, Kit Tyler is filled with trepidation. As they sail up the river to Kit's new home, the teasing and moodiness of a young...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)