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Willy Slater's Lane: a novel
Par Mitch Wieland. 1996
Offbeat, middle-aged brothers Harlan and Erban pass their days in a dilapidated house on their inherited Ohio farm. When Harlan…
takes a mail-order bride, internecine conflict ensues causing her to flee, Harlan to languish, and Erban to flourish at last. Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sex. 1996The 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 king of dragons
Par Carol Fenner. 1998
Ian, eleven, lives with his father in an abandoned city hall. Being homeless is no fun, and they are often…
hungry and cold. When workers arrive to convert the building into a kite museum, Ian decides to involve himself with the group--especially since his father has disappeared. For grades 6-9. 1998The 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 readersTreehouse tales
Par Anne Isaacs. 1997
Three stories about Tom, Emily, and Natty, who are growing up on a Pennsylvania farm in the 1880s. In the…
first, Tom takes care of a dragon that Natty is certain lives in the trunk of their tree house. The next recounts Emily's horse-riding adventure, and the last tells of Pa's plans to buy sheep and build a ranch for Natty's future. For grades 3-6Snow: a novel
Par Calvin Miller. 1998
As Christmas approaches in 1929, young Pennsylvania widow Mary Withers has barely enough money to buy fuel to keep her…
asthmatic daughter warm. When the coal vendor's son, professor Erick Mueller, takes over for his injured father, Erick and Mary are able to help each other's family during a snowstormIt's my life
Par Michael Harrison. 1997
Martin's mother had ordered him straight home from school. When she calls to check on him, Martin reaches for the…
phone only to have someone grab him from behind. So begins Martin's kidnapping, which becomes more and more bizarre as he realizes just who his enemies really are. For grades 6-9Bad, badder, baddest (Bad Girls Ser.)
Par Cynthia Voigt. 1997
In this sequel to Bad Girls (BR 11341), Mikey and Margalo are now in the sixth grade. Mikey's parents announce…
that they are thinking of getting a divorce. Since Margalo has been through two divorces, Mikey asks for her help in stopping this one. For grades 4-7In the stone circle
Par Elizabeth Kimmel. 1998
Cristyn, fourteen, is reluctant to spend a dull summer in Wales with her widowed father while he does medieval-history research,…
and she's leery about sharing an ancient house with another American professor and her children. But ghostly happenings turn the vacation into an unexpected adventure. For grades 5-8The human comedy
Par William Saroyan. 1971
Story of a mother and her four children who live in Ithaca, California, during World War II. Features fourteen-year-old Homer,…
who is exposed to a lot of sadness in his job as telegraph messengerChanges for Josefina: a winter story
Par Valerie Tripp. 1998
Following the family's fiesta on the Feast of the Three Kings, Tía Dolores announces she must return home. But knowing…
Tía and her pap love each other, Josefina begins making plans. Sequel to Josefina Saves the Day (RC 47679, BR 12053). For grades 2-4Hans Brinker: or, The silver skates (The Children's illustrated classics)
Par Mary Dodge, Edna Cooke, Maginel Enright. 1993
In the winter Hans and his sister Gretel enjoy skating on frozen canals in Holland, even though they are so…
poor they have only clumsy, wooden skates. They would like to win the silver skates offered as the prize in a race. Originally published in 1865. For grades 4-7Songs of faith
Par Angela Johnson. 1998
Doreen relates this account of the summer of 1975 in Harvey, Ohio, which her mother describes as a town of…
divorced women and their kids. Although Doreen spends the summer playing with her brother Robert and her friends Viola and Jolette, she must come to terms with the absence of her father. As winter approaches, Doreen learns to have faith in the power of love. For grades 5-8The wake of the wind
Par J. Cooper. 1998
Africa, circa 1764. Acquaintances Kola and Suwaibu are captured and transported to America. One hundred years later two of their…
descendants, Mordecai and Lifee, marry on a plantation just prior to the Civil War. After they are freed the family starts on a journey to find a home. Some violenceMama Flora's family: a novel
Par Alex Haley. 1998
A three-generation saga of Flora Palmer and her family. Born in Mississippi, she moves to Tennessee, marries a sharecropper, and…
raises her son and a niece. Years later, the children's offspring include social activists, Black Muslims, respected professionals, and a few with serious problems. All share a common respect for their matriarch. Some violence