The Children's Bible from the Good News Bible in Today's English Version (Book - Child)
"Both the Old and the New Testement stories are presented clearly, with illustrations, maps and an index." From Choosing Books for Kids
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Westing Game -- by Ellen Raskin (Author) (Book - Child)
"For over twenty-five years, Ellen Raskin's Newbery Medal-winning The Westing Game has been an enduring favorite. It has sold over one and a half million copies. This highly inventive mystery...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The House of Dies Drear -- by Virginia Hamilton (Author) (Book - Child)
"A huge, old house with secret tunnels, a cantakerous caretaker, and buried treasure is a dream-come-true for 13-year-old Thomas. The fact that it's reputedly haunted only adds to its appeal! As soon...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Wild Children -- by Felice Holman (Author) (Book - Child)
"'A powerful story of children left homeless after the Russian Revolution,' declared PW, reviewing this award-winner by the gifted poet and author. Holman's novel is rooted in actual events and,...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Three Who Dared -- by Tim Cohen (Author) (Book - Child)
"Describes the activities of three young men who risked their lives to participate in the Freedom Marches and Civil Rights Movement of the early 1960's." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Pushcart War -- by Jean Merrill (Author) (Book - Child)
"The pushcarts have declared war! New York City's streets are clogged with huge, rude trucks that park where they want, hold up traffic and bulldoze into anything that is in their way, and the...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Gentle Ben -- by Walter Morey (Author) (Book - Child)
"Traces the friendship between a boy and a bear in the rugged Alaskan Territory." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Where the Red Fern Grows -- by Wilson Rawls (Author) (Book - Child)
"Author Wilson Rawls spent his boyhood much like the character of this book, Billy Colman, roaming the Ozarks of northeastern Oklahoma with his bluetick hound. A straightforward, shoot-from-the-hip...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
KidSpeak About Computers -- by Joanne Oppenheim (Author) (Book - Child)
"Text and quotes from young computer users discuss such topics as how to buy a computer, ways to use computer skills at school, creating and selling a computer game, and the power of programming." ...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Play Diagnosis and Assessment -- by Karen Gitlin-Weiner, Alice Sandgrund, Charles Schaefer (Authors) (Book - Parent)
"The leading resource on identifying children's problems through play therapy?completely revised The first edition of Play Diagnosis and Assessment was the first volume of its kind to provide a...
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Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)