Friends are like that!: Stories to Read to Yourself (Book - Child)
"Selections by 10 authors including Charlotte Zolotow, Eloise Greenfield, and Astrid Lindgren depict the many facets of friendship." From Card Catalog Description
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Mustard -- by Charlotte Graeber (Author) (Book - Child)
"Eight-year-old Alex and his family try to come to terms with the old age and death of their beloved cat." 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
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Cricket in Times Square -- by George Selden (Author) (Book - Child)
"Mario is elated to find Chester. He begs his parents to let him keep the shiny insect in the newsstand, assuring his bug-fearing mother that crickets are harmless, maybe even good luck. What ensues...
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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)
Merry, Merry FIBruary -- by Doris Orgel (Author) (Book - Child)
"The funniest things occur in the month of Fibruary--fish go peopling snow turns to ice cream, and babies are delivered by rocket." Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Nobody's Family Is Going to Change -- by Louise Fitzhugh (Author) (Book - Child)
"At 11, Emily has a mind like a steel trap and her heart set on becoming a lawyer, much to the disgust of Mr. Sheridan, himself an attorney, who favors Willie, her brother, for such a profession. But...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Al(exandra) the Great -- by Constance Greene (Author) (Book - Child)
"Her best friend's family helps cushion the blow when Al must sacrifice a summer visit to her father's farm in order to take care of her sick mother in New York City." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Home Is Where Your Feet Are Standing -- by Patricia Windsor (Author) (Book - Child)
"Convinced that the mysterious and troublesome events in the family cottage are due to his 'poltergeist disease,' ten-year-old Colin decides to take matters into his own hands." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
