Lizard Magic -- by Daniel Pinkwater (Author) (Book - Child)
"When left to take care of himself, a young boy becomes involved with a community of intelligent lizards who tell him of a little known invasion from outer space." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Come Again in the Spring -- by Richard Kennedy (Author) (Book - Child)
"An old man tries to outsmart Death with the help of the birds who come to his cabin." From Card Catalog
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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)
The Incline -- by William Mayne (Author) (Book - Child)
"Mason's adjustments to his first job and first love are further complicated when the entire village begins to challenge his father's integrity." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Summer of the Swans -- by Betsy Byars (Author) (Book - Child)
"A compelling story of the longest day in a fourteen-year-old's life." From Publishers Weekly
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Earthfasts -- by William Mayne (Author) (Book - Child)
"Two boys meet an eighteenth century drummer boy who has arisen from the earth with a astrange candle that triggers a series of odd events." From Choosing Books for Kids
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Beginnings: Creation Myths of the World -- by Penelope Farmer (Author) (Book - Child)
"Stories and poems from many countries explaining the Creation and the different ways people have tried to interpret their world and experiences from the beginning of time." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)