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,'...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories -- by Maurice Sendak, Isaac Singer (Authors) (Book - Child)
"Silly, outrageous, and sometimes poignant, the stories reflect the traditions, heroes and villains of middle European folklore. The devil makes an appearance more than once, as do the ever-so-foolish...
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)
The Night Journey -- by Kathryn Lasky (Author) (Book - Child)
"Rachel has been warned by her parents not to discuss the past with her great-grandmother. But Nana Sashie ahs other plans. She begins telling Rachel about her family's flight from the pogroms and...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
In Their Own Words: A History of the American Negro, 1916-1966 -- by Milton Meltzer (Author) (Book - Child)
"The concept of their own words is what distinguishes this well compiled history of a people." From Choosing Books for Kids
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Almost a Hero -- by Clyde Bulla (Author) (Book - Child)
"A boy who grows up in a harsh orphanage returns to it as a young man, determined to revenge himself on those who caused his suffering, only to find his feelings have changed." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Mulberry Music -- by Doris Orgel (Author) (Book - Child)
"An eleven-year-old girl slowly realizes that Grandmother Liza is not just sick, but dying." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Rascal: A Memoir of a Better Era -- by Sterling North (Author) (Book - Child)
"The author's carefree life in a small midwestern town at the close of World War I, and his adventures with his pet raccoon, Rascal." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Eavesdropping on Space: The Quest of Radio Astronomy -- by David Knight (Author) (Book - Child)
"Discusses radio astronomy, its history, major types of telescopes and the knowledge gained from both radio and radar astronomy." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
The Bat-Poet -- by Randall Jarrell (Author) (Book - Child)
"There was once a little brown bat who couldn't sleep days he kept waking up and looking at the world. Before long he began to see things differently from the other bats, who from dawn to sunset never...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)