The Drinking Gourd: A Story of the Underground Railroad -- by F.N. Monjo (Author) (Book - Child)
"The stars of the Big DIpper have led a runaway slave family to Deacon Fuller's house, a stop on the underground railroad. Will Tommy Fuller be able to hide the runaways from a search party--or will...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Something Queer at the Lemonade Stand -- by Elizabeth Levy (Author) (Book - Child)
"When Gwen and Jill open a lemonade stand, something strange happens to their lemonade every time their dog Fletcher disappears." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Devil's Storybook -- by Natalie Babbit (Author) (Book - Child)
"High on my list is the Devil's Storybook by Natalie Babbitt. This Devil is not dire; he is a scheming practical joker and comes to earth often when he is restless, to play tricks on clergymen,...
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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)
Babies Have People Skills, Too (Parent Handouts and Info - Parent)
Where the Sidewalk Ends -- by Shel Silverstein (Author) (Book - Child)
"Shel Silverstein shook the staid world of children's poetry in 1974 with the publication of this collection, adn things haven't been the same since. More than four and a half million copies of Where...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Call It Courage -- by Armstrong Sperry (Author) (Book - Child)
"Mafatu's name means 'Stout Heart,' but his people call him a coward. Ever since the see took his mother's life and spared his own, he has lived with deep fear. An even though his father is the Great...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Confessions of a Prime Time Kid -- by Mark Harris (Author) (Book - Child)
"A thirteen-year-old television star writes her memoirs, explaining the difficulties and joys of her unusual life." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Counseling Handbook: Practical Strategies to Help Children with Common Problems -- by Nancy Flood, Maureen Nuckols (Authors) (Book - Parent)
"This handbook is formatted so you can easily select the appropriate topic and quickly find the information you need. Each chapter begins with an overview of the problem along with important social,...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Love and Sex in Plain Language -- by Eric Johnson (Author) (Book - Child)
"Describes development of sexual characteristics in boys and girls; explains the phyiology of intercourse, pregnancy, and birth; and discusses homosexuality, masturbation, contraception, and VD." ...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)