The Mystery on Bleeker Street -- by William Hooks (Author) (Book - Child)
"Ten-year-old Chase, his 78-year-old friend Babette, and Babette's old dog help the police get to the source of some strange events occurring around the Star Hotel." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Tales from the Jungle Book -- by Rudyard Kipling (Author) (Book - Child)
"An adaptation of the well-known adventures of Mowgli, a boy reared by a pack of wolves, and the wild animals of the jungle." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Jumanji -- by Chris Allsburg (Author) (Book - Child)
"When Judy and Peter find a board game in the park, they take it home, hoping to alleviate their boredom. One live lion, an erupting volcano, and a dozen destructive monkeys later, the children are no...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Strange Mysteries from Around the World -- by Seymour Simon (Author) (Book - Child)
"Eleven puzzling events or unusual objects not yet explained by scientist investigators are described. Chapters on rains of frogs and fish, the amazing destruction caused by the Siberian 'big bang' of...
All Ages
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...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
All Kinds of Families -- by Norma Simon (Author) (Book - Child)
"Explores in words and pictures what a family is and how families vary in makeup and life-styles." (Amazon.com)
Ages 4 years - 8 years.
Conrad's War -- by Andrew Davies (Author) (Book - Child)
"Currently fascinated with wars, army, killing, and guns, Conrad becomes convinced that through dreams or time warp he is experiencing action in a past war." From Card Catalog
All Ages
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
All Ages
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
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
A Wizard of Earthsea -- by Ursula Le Guin (Author) (Book - Child)
"Often compared to Tolkien's Middle earth or Lewis's Narnia, Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea is a stunning fantasy world that grabs quick at our hearts, pulling us deeply into its imaginary realms. Four...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)