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This time last year
Par Douglas Hobbie. 1998
Mourning his daughter's death, writer Henry Ash retreats to his late brother-in-law's house in Vermont while his wife, Elizabeth, travels…
abroad. Henry discovers computer files chronicling the owner's private thoughts and regrets. Visiting relatives arrive and they, too, are trying to cope with life's losses. Another tragedy strikes at summer's end. Strong languageOut 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 2-4Hatchet
Par Gary Paulsen. 1987
Brian, thirteen and troubled by his parents' divorce, is flying in a single-engine plane to visit his father. As Brian…
is the only passenger, the pilot casually shows him how to fly the plane. When the pilot has a heart attack and dies, Brian must take control. After the plane crashes in the Canadian wilderness, Brian has only the hatchet attached to his belt to help him survive. For grades 6-9 and older readersThe Schernoff discoveries
Par Gary Paulsen. 1997
Science whiz Harold Schernoff and his best friend, both fourteen years old, are the most unpopular students in their Minnesota…
junior high school. Harold devises schemes to boost their popularity, but the plans usually backfire. When members of the football team break his slide rule, Harold takes revenge by making them a unique chocolate cake. For grades 5-8Backwater
Par Joan Bauer. 1999
Sixteen-year-old Ivy Breedlove feels out of place in her family of opinionated attorneys. While helping an elderly relative compile a…
family history, Ivy sees similarities between herself and a reclusive aunt who lives in the Adirondacks. Ivy sets out to find her mysterious aunt. For junior and senior high readersThe Wapshot chronicle
Par John Cheever. 1992
Follows the fortunes of the Wapshot family of St. Botolphs, a mythical New England seaport. Old Captain Leander Wapshot is…
in love with his ferryboat, which he keeps losing and regaining. An eccentric aunt wants to give Leander's sons a fortune--if they marry and produce heirs. Some strong languageFrozen stiff
Par Sherry Shahan. 1998
For the three summers since her parents' divorce, Cody and her mother have stayed in a small Alaskan village. This…
year, Cody sneaks away for an overnight kayaking trip with her visiting cousin Derek. An advancing glacier turns the adventure into a terrifying experience. For grades 4-7Liza's star wish
Par Diane Stevens. 1997
A year after her sister's death in Liza's Blue Moon (BR 10585), Liza is forced to spend the summer in…
a small Texas town helping to take care of her ailing grandmother. As Liza reluctantly makes new friends, she's surprised by the changes in her relationships with family members and old friends. For grades 6-9Les étés sur la côte: 1, Les filles de l'été (Collection Incontournables)
Par Mary Monroe. 2020
Dans cette trilogie captivante qui se déroule à Sullivan's Island, en Caroline du Sud, Mary Alice Monroe, auteure à succès…
du New York Times, dresse le portrait des relations complexes entre trois demi-soeurs vivant aux quatre coins du pays et de leur grand-mère déterminée à les aider à redécouvrir les liens qui les unissent.Située en plein coeur d'un boisé de chênes et de palmiers nains surplombant la mer, la villa historique de Sea Breeze est la demeure ancestrale de Marietta Muir. Jadis, ses petites-filles adoraient venir y passer leurs vacances, mais voilà des années qu'elles ne lui ont pas rendu visite. Et Mamaw craint qu'une fois qu'elle aura quitté ce monde, les liens familiaux ne s'effritent. La famille Muir est l'une des plus anciennes familles de Charleston, et le sang de leur ancêtre, un capitaine pirate, coule dans les veines des trois petites-fillesRiding freedom (Scholastic Press Novels Ser.)
Par Pam Ryan. 1998
In the mid-1800s Charlotte lives in a New Hampshire orphanage, where her only joy is tending the horses. When that…
is forbidden, Charlotte runs away, disguised as a boy. She continues to live her life as Charley in order to work with horses and be on her own. For grades 4-7The great eye
Par Phyllis Shalant. 1996
Troubled by her parents' recent separation and her older sister Anna's plans to spend the summer with her new boyfriend,…
Lucy finds solace in writing poetry on her computer and training a guide dog named Hobart with her best friend Calvin. For grades 6-9Where the road goes: a novel
Par Joanne Greenberg. 1998
Sixty-two-year-old perennial activist Tig Warriner joins a radical acquaintance in a yearlong environmental march across the country. Tig's family members…
resent her years of devotion to causes at their expense. In their letters back and forth, Tig learns more about her husband and children than she had ever knownThe mansion
Par William Faulkner. 1955
Night talk
Par Elizabeth Cox. 1997
Georgia, 1949. When Evie's father leaves the family, the housekeeper and her daughter, Janey Louise, move in for eleven years.…
The two girls of different races share everything at home, but school and town are still segregated. Problems intervene in the girls' enduring friendship. Some strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sexThe education of Oscar Fairfax
Par Louis Auchincloss. 1995
The life and times of blueblood lawyer Oscar Fairfax, from his turn-of-the-century education at the best schools to his years…
as a member of his father's law firm. Observing the social scene around him, Oscar tries to lead an exemplary life. Some descriptions of sexThe secret box
Par Gayle Pearson. 1997
Five interconnected stories about two girls and their sixteen-year-old brothers. In the title story, Taylor Finch receives a secret box…
for her twelfth birthday, but thinks the thirty-four steps to open it are too much trouble--until she realizes she has some secrets she wants to hide. For grades 4-7The friends
Par Kazumi Yumoto. 1996
Three Japanese sixth-grade boys who are longtime friends decide to find out about death. They hear about an old man…
who is supposed to die any day, and they decide to spy on him. But their original plan slowly changes after the old man discovers them stalking him. For grades 5-8Time ghost
Par Welwyn Katz. 1995
Twenty-first century Sara discovers she is afraid of nature when her environmentalist grandmother drags her to the North Pole to…
fend off developers. But Sara soon has an even bigger problem when she, her friend, and the developer are transported back in time and Sara is stuck inside her twelve-year-old grandmother. For grades 4-7Little men
Par Louisa Alcott. 1986
Describes life at Plumfield, the progressive school established by Jo and her husband. Advanced theories of education mingle with the…
escapades of the students. Originally published in 1871. Sequel to Little Women (BR 11778). For grades 6-9 and older readers