Wind in the Willows -- by Kenneth Grahame (Author) (Book - Child)
"Since its beginnings as a series of stories told to Kenneth Grahame's young son, The Wind in the Willows has gone on to become on of the best-loved children's books for all time. The timeless story...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Dark Is Rising -- by Susan Cooper (Author) (Book - Child)
"With these mysterious words, Will Stanton discovers on his 11th birthday that he is no more boy. He is the Sign-Seeker, last of the immortal Old Ones, destined to battle the powers of evil that...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
A Boat to Nowhere -- by Maureen Wartski (Author) (Book - Child)
"Fleeing from agents of the new communist government in Vietnam, an old man and three children begin an endless and seemingly hopeless struggle for survival as boat people." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry -- by Mildred Taylor (Author) (Book - Child)
"Her Newbery Medal-winning Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry tells the story of one African American family, fighting to stay together and strong in the face of brutal racist attacks, illness, poverty, and...
All Ages
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)
Cider Days -- by Mary Stolz (Author) (Book - Child)
"A young girls persistent overtures to a new neighbor result in friendship." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
A Taste of Blackberries -- by Doris Smith (Author) (Book - Child)
"In Smith's moving story, a prank ends in tragedy, and a boy must learn to live not only with the loss of a friend, but with the feeling that he could have prevented it." From Publishers Weekly
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
The Incredible Journey -- by Sheila Burnford (Author) (Book - Child)
"Instinct told them that the way home lay to the west. And so the doughty young Labrador retriever, the roguish bull terrier and the indomitable Siamese set out through the Canadian wilderness....
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Chemically Active! Experiments You Can Do At Home -- by Vicki Cobb (Author) (Book - Child)
"Gives instructions for perfroming a variety of experiments, using easily available materials, that illustrate some basic principles of chemistry." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Macmillan Illustrated Almanac for Kids -- by Ann Elwood (Author) (Book - Child)
"A reference book with twelve chapters on subjects of particular interest to children: what kids think, problems, odd facts, law, people, boday and mind, sports, money and work, animals, science,...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)