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)
Ox-Cart Man -- by Donald Hall (Author) (Book - Child)
"Describes the day-to-day life of an early nineteenth-century New England family throughout the changing seasons." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Morning, Noon, and Nighttime, Too: Poems -- by Lee Hopkins (Author) (Book - Child)
"An anthology of poems about everyday activities that takes the reader from breakfast time to bedtime." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Superfudge -- by Judy Blume (Author) (Book - Child)
"Nothing is simple for 12-year-old Peter. His younger brother, Fudge, is bad enough. Now there's a new baby on the way, and his family is moving to Princeton for a year. "A genuinely funny story . . ....
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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)
The Preacher's Kid -- by Rose Blue (Author) (Book - Child)
"When her father, a minister, supports a school busing issue, Linda finds herself examining her own beliefs and friendships." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast -- by Robin McKinley (Author) (Book - Child)
"Contrary to the name, 16-year-old Beauty is not the prettiest girl in her family. But she is the cleverest, bravest, and most honorable. When her father makes a promise with a beast who lives in an...
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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...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Ghosts I Have Been -- by Richard Peck (Author) (Book - Child)
"Blossom Culp is the outspoken outcast of Bluff City, always getting into trouble. No one wants to cross her, especially now that she's revealed that she can see the Unseen. Then Blossom herself is...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
A Day No Pigs Would Die -- by Robert Peck (Author) (Book - Child)
"With plenty of Yankee common sense and dry wit, and some pathos as the boy at 13 takes on the duties of a man. For boys of this age and for the young of any age." From Product Description
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
