Zeely -- by Virginia Hamilton, Symeon Shimin (Authors) (Book - Child)
"Geeder's summer at her uncle's farm is made special because of her friendship with a very tall, composed woman who raises hogs and who closely resembles the magazine photograph of a Watutsi queen." ...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Child of the Morning -- by Barbara Corcoran (Author) (Book - Child)
"Susan joins a summer theater group, but fears she will have one of her odd spells, a result of undiagnosed epilepsy, while on stage." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Night Swimmers -- by Betsy Byars (Author) (Book - Child)
"Wither their mother dead and their father working nights, Retta tries to be mother to her younger brothers." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Abel's Island -- by William Steig (Author) (Book - Child)
"One summer day, newlywed Abel and Amanda are out for a picnic in the woods when they are caught in a sudden storm. As they take refuge in a cave, a wind stoops up Amanda's scarf, and Abel foolishly...
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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)
Sports Hero: Magic Johnson -- by Marshall Burchard (Author) (Book - Child)
"A biography of Earvin 'Magic' Johnson, who led the Los Angeles Lakers to the professional basketball championship in his rookie year." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Dexter -- by Clyde Bulla (Author) (Book - Child)
"Dave befriends the strange new family and their pony, Dexter, when the rest of the townspeople remain aloof." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)