Poverty in America: Causes and Issues -- by Kathiann Kowalski (Author) (Book)
"Explores the issues of poverty in the United States through real-life stories of poor people and the agencies and organizations available to help them." Annotation (barnesandnoble.com)
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Dominic -- by William Steig (Author) (Book - Child)
"Dominic is a one-of-a-kind dog. One day this exuberant, restless, freedom-loving fellow decides there isn't enough going on in his neighborhood to satisfy his need for adventure. And off he goes,...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Paul Bunyan -- by Steven Kellogg (Author) (Book - Child)
"Do you know how the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River were first formed? How about the Great Plains and the Grand Canyon? Some people think these wonders were established by the forces nature,...
All Ages
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
All Ages
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
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Two Thousand Pound Goldfish -- by Betsy Byars (Author) (Book - Child)
"Warren Otis wants to be a horror movie director, so he spends a lot of time making up monster moview in his head. He's really beginning to enjoy his latest creation--starring Bubbles, an innocent...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
A Book for Jodan -- by Marcia Newfield (Author) (Book - Child)
"When Jodan learns that her parents are separating she wonders what can be done to keep them together and if she is to blame for their decision." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
It's Not the End of the World -- by Judy Blume (Author) (Book - Child)
"Karen couldn't tell Mrs. Singer why she had to have her Viking Diorama out of the sixth grade showcase. She felt like yelling To keep my parents from getting divorced. But she couldn't say it, and...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Sticks and Stones -- by Lynn Hall (Author) (Book - Child)
"A seventeen-year-old boy's life is nearly destroyed when a rumor that he is homosexual is started in his new high school." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Playing Beatie Bow -- by Ruth Park (Author) (Book - Child)
"Abigail Kirk finds herself transported back to the late nineteenth century and becomes embroiled in the family life of the Bows. The Bows will not let her return home believing that she is 'the...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)