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Park's quest
Par Katherine Paterson. 1988
Like the knights in his Arthurian fantasies, Park has a quest--to find out about his father who was killed in…
Vietnam. The Vietnam War Memorial arouses his need to know, and he goes to visit his father's family at their Virginia farm. There he finds a disabled grandfather, an uncle, a Vietnamese girl, her mother, and a host of other surprises. For grades 6-9 and older readersThe great Gilly Hopkins
Par Katherine Paterson. 1978
Gilly Hopkins is nobody's real kid. Because she keeps hoping to find her real mother, a beautiful woman who deserted…
her at birth, Gilly schemes against almost everyone who tries to love her along the way. For grades 5-8Freaky Friday
Par Mary Rodgers. 1972
After thirteen-year-old Annabel Andrews and her mother have a hot argument over freedom and responsibility, Annabel wakes on Friday morning…
and finds that she has turned into her mother. For grades 5-8Skylark
Par Patricia MacLachlan. 1994
In this sequel to Sarah, Plain and Tall ( BR 09531 ), mail-order bride Sarah goes back East with children…
Anna and Caleb, leaving husband Jacob, whose name is "written in the land," to deal with their drought-stricken farm. The children are impressed with Sarah's home in Maine, but they miss their father and fear that they will never return to their beloved prairie. For grades 3-6Sounder
Par William Armstrong. 1969
The mother and son of a black sharecropper family in the South struggle for survival when the sheriff arrests the…
father for stealing and shoots their devoted coon dog. For grades 5-8. Newbery MedalFamily games
Par Jean Stubbs. 1994
Blanche Malpas's mother, Sybil, invites her grown children to spend Christmas with her and their father, Tony, at their Cornwall…
home. Tony has ignored Blanche since the birth of her illegitimate son, Aaron. The reunion is interrupted by unexpected guests: Aaron's father; Tony's mysterious sister, Tasha; and the estranged wife of Blanche's brother. And Blanche learns the shocking truth about her parentage. Strong languageJackson Jones and the puddle of thorns
Par Mary Quattlebaum. 1994
On his tenth birthday, Jackson Jones is hoping for a basketball. Instead, his mother buys him a plot in the…
community garden to give him the same kind of childhood she had in the country. Jackson is upset, but he has a plan. He'll grow flowers to sell for money for a basketball. His friend Reuben agrees to help, but soon an angry Reuben is calling the garden a puddle of thorns. For grades 2-4 and older readersThere's a dragon in my sleeping bag (Sequel to: There's a Monster Under My Bed)
Par James Howe. 1994
Simon and Alex are brothers who do everything together. Then one night Simon tells Alex that Simon's friend Dexter the…
dragon is sleeping in Alex's sleeping bag and Alex will have to sleep elsewhere. And the next day Simon has no time to play with Alex because he is spending his time with Dexter. But Alex can't see Dexter. Sequel to There's a Monster under My Bed (BR 7129). For preschool-grade 2Jafta and the wedding
Par Hugh Lewin. 1981
Jafta's sister is getting married! And Jafta joyously describes the festivities that begin on Monday and end on Sunday when…
Nomsa and her new husband, Dan, walk into the village square. For preschool-grade 2Paper faces
Par Rachel Anderson. 1991
In the days after the end of World War II, young Dot worries about having to go through more changes.…
She and her mother, Gloria, have shuttled from one dingy London rooming house to another, Baby is in the hospital with pneumonia, and the father Dot can't even remember hasn't been released from the army yet. Then Dot finds comfort in a stay in the country, recuperating from her own poverty-induced illnesses. For grades 6-9The summer of the swans
Par Betsy Byars. 1970
When a mentally retarded boy becomes lost in the mountains, his fourteen-year-old sister forgets her own teenage problems, and gains…
new insight into herself and her family. For grades 4-7. Newbery MedalSong of Solomon
Par Toni Morrison. 1987
This novel surveys nearly a century of American history as it impinges upon four generations of a single black family.…
Macon Dead III, known as Milkman, is the first black baby allowed to be born in Mercy Hospital in the 1930s. Milkman undertakes an epic journey into an understanding of his family's heritage and, hence, himself. Strong language and descriptions of sexThe mother
Par Pearl Buck. 1962
A Chinese peasant, overwhelmed by the responsibility of an aged mother, a wife, and small children and by the routine…
of his daily life, is stimulated by travelers' tales and gambler's luck and suddenly deserts his family. The young mother slaves to support everyone with a devotion that achieves its reward at last in a grandchildSarah, plain and tall
Par Patricia MacLachlan. 1985
Anna and Caleb have lived alone with their father since their mother died. When Sarah comes to live with them…
in response to their father's newspaper advertisement, the whole family falls in love with her. But they fear that Sarah's homesickness for the Maine coast will keep her from staying with them in their prairie home. For grades 3-6. Newbery MedalDancing on glass
Par Susan Chehak. 1993
Adolescent Wolfgang Von Vechten, angry that his mother had to marry his late father's business partner, kills the man and…
hangs himself. Years later, his nephew Bader marries the partner's great-granddaughter Katherine. But Bader becomes involved with a neighbor's teenaged son, and when Katherine crashes to her death while dancing on a skylight, history repeats itself. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sexA suitable boy: a novel
Par Vikram Seth. 1993
This saga involves the extended families of the Chatterjis, the Kapoors, the Khans, and the Mehras. Lata Mehra is a…
central figure in this huge cast, and throughout the story the quest for a suitable husband for Lata is a dominant, recurring theme. Set in India in the 1950s, background scenes depict the political climate of a newly independent country and the religious rivalries of Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs. BestsellerLife's a funny proposition, Horatio
Par Barbara Polikoff. 1992
It has been two years since his father died from lung cancer, and Horatio Tuckerman, twelve, and his mother have…
moved to a small town in Wisconsin to be closer to other family members. His grandfather, O.P. (Old Professor), has moved in with Horatio and his mother. As O.P. struggles to overcome the loss of his son, his beloved dog dies. The family pulls together to provide the support that each of them needs. For grades 4-7Charms for the easy life
Par Kaye Gibbons. 1993
The tale of three generations of North Carolina women, narrated by Margaret, daughter of Sophia and granddaughter of Charlie Kate.…
Charlie Kate once rescued the victim of a lynching, who gave her the "easy-life charm" he had been wearing. It does not always work for Charlie Kate, known to the community as a midwife and healer, but she maintains her status as family matriarch and sees that Sophia and Margaret have a better life. BestsellerThe seventh stone
Par Nancy Freedman. 1992
World War II is drawing to a close, and Noboru Sanogawa, unhappy in his marriage to Momoko, chooses death with…
honor as a kamikaze pilot. Besides his wife, he leaves behind a young son, Akio. As Momoko tries to remake her life within traditional Japanese society, she watches Akio seek to avenge his father's death by building a worldwide financial network. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sexWanted-- Mud Blossom
Par Betsy Byars. 1991
When Junior discovers that the school's hamster, entrusted to his care, has disappeared, he jumps to a conclusion: Pap's dog,…
Mud, is a murderer. Mud seeks refuge under the porch and awaits his trial. Meanwhile, Mad Mary seems to be missing, and Vern and Michael appear to know more about it than they will admit. And Ralphie persists in his pursuit of Maggie. Companion to A Blossom Promise (RC 28770, BR 8697). For grades 4-7 and older readers