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...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Hazel Rye -- by Vera Cleaver, Bill Cleaver (Authors) (Book - Child)
"An eleven-year-old girl, with no appreciation for land and growing things, finds her values beginning to change when she agrees to let an impoverished family live in a small house she owns, in...
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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)
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)
Stuart Little -- by E.B. White (Author) (Book - Child)
"How terribly surprised the Little family must have been when their second child turned out to be a small mouse. Apparently familiar with the axiom that 'when in New York City, anything can happen,'...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Beloved Benjamine Is Waiting -- by Jean Karl (Author) (Book - Child)
"Hound by a gang of kids after her mother's disappearance leaving her on her own, Lucinda hides in the abandoned caretaker's house the local cementery where she makes contact with intelligent being...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Blue Willow -- by Doris Gates (Author) (Book - Child)
"A little girl, who wants most of all to have a real home and to go to a regular school, hopes that the valley her family has come to, which so resembles the pattern on her treasured blue willow...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
My Brother Sam Is Dead -- by James Collier (Author) (Book - Child)
"All his life, Tim Meeker has looked up to his brother, Sam. Sam's smart and brave -- and is now a part of the American Revolution. Not everyone in town wants to be a part of the rebellion. Most are...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Little Men in Sports -- by Larry Fox (Author) (Book - Child)
"The lives of Bogg Riggs, Phil Rizzutto, Mario Andretti and others who became sports heroes in spite of their size. May be especially meaningful to a youngster who is small for his age." From...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
