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My Louisiana sky (Major And Mrs Holt's Battlefield Guide To Ser.)
Par Kimberly Holt. 1998
Louisiana, 1950s. Twelve-year-old Tiger Ann Parker begins to feel embarrassed in front of the other kids about the "slowness" of…
her parents. Her grandmother is the one who keeps the family intact. After Granny dies, Tiger has a chance to move to the city with her sophisticated aunt, but she is reluctant to abandon the parents who love her. For grades 6-9Beethoven in Paradise
Par Barbara O'Connor. 1997
Martin lives in the Paradise trailer park with his folks. His dream is to play a musical instrument, but his…
abusive father thinks music is stupid and insists Martin play baseball, instead. Some strong language. For grades 5-8Zelda and Ivy (Zelda And Ivy Ser.)
Par Laura Kvasnosky. 1998
Little foxes Zelda and Ivy are sisters. Zelda, the older, is usually in charge. When they play circus, Zelda announces…
while Ivy swings on the flying trapeze. And when they decide to try out the latest style--a blue striped tail with scallops, it is Zelda who does the work and Ivy who ends up with a funny-looking tail. For grades 2-4The unprotected witness
Par James Stevenson. 1997
Even though Pete's father was in the federal witness protection program, he was killed, and there is still the matter…
of missing money. The gangsters who want the money figure Pete knows where it is hidden. When Pete finds the telephone bugged, he realizes that he is an unprotected witness who needs friends more than ever. Sequel to The Bones in the Cliff (BR 10483). For grades 4-7Moving Mama to town
Par Ronder Young. 1997
Freddy James Johnson, thirteen, is confused when his father, "Big Kenny," leaves his family members to fend for themselves on…
the farm in 1947. But Freddy soon arranges to move Mama and little Kenneth Lee into town, and he gets a job to support them. For grades 5-8The secret life of Amanda K. Woods
Par Ann Cameron. 1998
Just before Amanda's only friend, Lyle, moves away, the two eleven-year-olds use a technique from a comic book to exchange…
hands in order to remain close. Amanda uses her new right hand and some advice from her "perfect" older sister to guide her through the awkward, friendless time that follows. For grades 4-7Awake and dreaming (Guests of War Trilogy, The)
Par Kit Pearson. 1996
Theo, who lives in near poverty with her irresponsible waitress mother in Vancouver, escapes into books and fantasies about the…
perfect family. Just as things get really bad, Theo receives magical help from a ghost and, for a while, becomes part of just such a family. For grades 4-7The skull of truth: A Magic Shop Book (Magic Shop Bks.)
Par Bruce Coville. 1997
Running from bullies, Charlie escapes into Mr. Elives's magic shop where, to his own horror, he steals a human skull.…
Worse, the skull talks and it forces Charlie to always tell the truth--something he rarely did in the past. For grades 4-7First came the owl
Par Judith Richardson. 1996
Nita's father is in the Coast Guard and met her mother in Thailand. Now Nita's mother is hospitalized for depression,…
and Nita is struggling to understand and help. As she surprises herself by taking on the role of Snow White in her fifth-grade play, Nita finds symbolism in the huge snowy owl she spots on the beach. For grades 4-7The Milly stories: corpes, carnations, the weirdness index, and, of course, Aunt Gloria
Par Janice Lindsay. 1998
Milly and her uncle live alone in his funeral parlor since the recent death of Aunt Gloria, but Milly still…
regularly hears her aunt's comments. As Milly begins measuring her life by her new friend Josie's weirdness index, she ponders how to put her aunt to rest. For grades 5-8Tales of a fourth grade nothing
Par Judy Blume. 1972
Radiance descending: a novel
Par Paula Fox. 1997
Paul's baby brother, Jacob, has Down's syndrome and has to be watched all the time. Their grandfather tries to help…
Paul understand his brother, but Paul is resentful and prefers not to think about him at all. Then Jacob's seventh birthday arrives, and Paul begins to see him in a new light. For grades 5-8Being youngest
Par Jim Heynen. 1997
Gretchen's family has just moved down the road from Henry's family's Iowa farm. Both are children who have hateful older…
siblings and know that being youngest means nothing good ever happens to you. But their friendship with each other and with an odd old couple changes this. For grades 5-8Seven short stories in which young people make difficult decisions as they learn to think for themselves. In "What's Inside,"…
a thirteen-year-old must act under pressure to save his cousin from shooting himself. In "Fortune Cookie," a boy faces his first birthday since his parents were divorced. While in the title piece, a boy wishes he could find a cure for unhappiness. For grades 6-9Changing tunes
Par Donna Napoli. 1998
Ten-year-old Eileen is angry at her parents for separating and especially hurt that her father took their piano to his…
new apartment. Practicing on the old school piano each afternoon depresses Eileen at first, but the new routine gradually becomes a comfort in her changed world. For grades 4-7Liar
Par Winifred Morris. 1996
When Alex's flighty, immature mother lies to authorities that her latest beating was by Alex rather than her boyfriend, Alex…
is put on probation and sent to live on his grandparents' farm. He gradually opens up to them and to a new friend, until another false accusation threatens his new life. For grades 6-9The islander: a novel
Par Cynthia Rylant. 1998
Daniel is lonely living on a remote island with his grandfather. Then he meets a mermaid who knows his name.…
She sends him a key that locates injured birds, his future bride, and a puppy to keep him company. After the older man's death, Daniel discovers clues to the mermaid's identity in his grandfather's belongings. For grades 5-8 and older readersThe Turnabout Shop
Par Colby Rodowsky. 1998
When her eccentric, fun-loving mother dies, fifth-grader Livvy is sent to Baltimore to live with an old friend of her…
mother's. But Livvy has never heard of the friend, and they have nothing in common. Livvy's confusion and resentment gradually fade as she learns more about her new "family" and their antique shop. For grades 5-8Out of the dark
Par Welwyn Katz. 1996
After his mother is killed, Ben's family moves to his father's Newfoundland boyhood home. Ben's younger brother makes friends with…
the local boys, but Ben avoids them, escaping into the fantasy world of the nearby Viking settlement, armed with stories his mother had told him. For grades 6-9The puppy sister
Par S. E Hinton. 1995
Aleasha Ann Davidson, a puppy, likes her new family even though Nick keeps saying he wanted a sister instead. Aleasha…
is determined to win Nick's affection, so because she likes human things such as eating at the table, she decides to turn herself into a human person. For grades 2-4