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The pizza puzzle
Par Susan Pfeffer. 1996
The day after Taryn learns her father may be having an affair, she gets in trouble for not concentrating in…
class. Fuming at her teacher's insensitivity, Taryn describes to her friends a prank she'd like to pull on the teacher to get even. The next day Taryn is shocked to learn that someone has actually carried out her plan--and she is being blamed! For grades 5-8Forteresses et autres refuges (Collection III)
Par Rafaële Germain. 2023
Il y a les souvenirs dont elle a hérité, ces histoires qui lui ont été tellement racontées qu'elles ont fini…
par faire partie intégrante de sa mémoire. Il y a les images floues qu'elle garde de son enfance et les récits à partir desquels elle s'est construite. Il y a aussi les souhaits qu'elle porte, des projections dans le futur qui prennent racine dans son passé. À travers l'histoire des premières années de sa mère et celle de ses dernières semaines, en passant par le souvenir des petits chaperons de toutes les couleurs que son père a imaginés pour elle enfant, Rafaële Germain tente de trouver des réponses à la question : que veut-on garder de ce que le monde a déposé en nous?In the land of the big red apple (Little House Sequel)
Par David Gilleece, Roger MacBride. 1995
In this sequel to Little Farm in the Ozarks (DB 40672), Rose Wilder and her parents endure a cold, icy…
winter that threatens their young apple orchard. But the year is not all hardship. For her ninth birthday, Rose gets a mule to ride to school and names him Spookendyke. Also, a new love begins for their farmhand, and the Wilders experience the true spirit of giving at Christmas. For grades 3-6Boundless Grace
Par Mary Hoffman, Caroline Binch. 1995
Pinocchio's sister
Par Jan Slepian. 1995
Martha Rosedale, ten, is part of the traveling vaudeville act of Iris and Mr. Rosedale. Iris is the wooden dummy…
her father uses in his ventriloquist act, and, while Martha is a rather plain looking child, Iris is quite beautiful and gets all of Mr. Rosedale's attention. One night during a performance, Martha suddenly realizes just how jealous she is of Iris and makes plans to get rid of her. For grades 3-6Possibles
Par Vaunda Nelson. 1995
Shortly before Mary Sheppard Lee (Sheppy) graduates from grammar school, her father dies of cancer. Instead of going to camp…
with her friend Tess for the summer, Sheppy takes a job helping a young woman, Connie, with a broken leg. Sheppy has a lot of troubles to sort through: her mother, brother, and Tess won't talk about her father; Connie has a secret reason to be crabby; and another friend is having family problems. For grades 3-6The first four years (Little House #9)
Par Laura Wilder, Garth Williams. 1971
The story of Laura and Almanzo Wilder and their first years together on a homestead on the Dakota prairie in…
the late 1800s. This story follows "These Happy Golden Years" (DB 21200). For grades 4-7 and older readersCourtyard cat
Par C. S Adler. 1995
Lindsay, eleven, and her family have moved to Schenectady, New York, so her three-year-old brother Garth can be near the…
doctors who will fix his face, hurt in an accident for which Lindsay feels responsible. But Lindsay doesn't like the city and their cramped, dark apartment. Nor does she like having to look after Garth all day while her parents work. But they do have a courtyard in which to play, and some nice neighbors. For grades 4-7Later, Gator
Par Laurence Yep. 1995
Teddy hates the fact that his little brother Bobby is so well behaved. He always tries to get a rise…
out of Bobby by giving him unlikable birthday presents, but this year Teddy's mother insists he buy Bobby a turtle. Teddy compromises by buying Bobby a baby alligator. To Teddy's surprise, Bobby loves his new pet! For grades 3-6Titanic crossing
Par Barbara Williams. 1995
As the Trask family sets sail aboard the Titanic in 1912, thirteen-year-old Albert has a lot on his mind. His…
father has died, leaving him to be the man of the family. His mother is unhappy about returning to America from England, where they have been living, and his younger sister is worse than a pest. When the "unsinkable" ship begins to go down, Albert takes his responsibilities seriously, risking his life. For grades 4-7The bones in the cliff
Par James Stevenson. 1995
Pete and his father are on the run because someone is after his father. They are staying on an island…
for the summer, but Pete must check the ferry every day to make sure a man with a cigar doesn't arrive. Pete meets Rootie, an eleven-year-old girl who summers at the island every year. With her Pete can explore, play games, and forget about the danger--until the cigar man arrives. Some strong language. For grades 4-7Chicago blues
Par Julie Deaver. 1995
Lissa, seventeen, attends art school in Chicago. Her parents are divorced, and her sister, Marnie, eleven, lives with their mother.…
When her alcoholism worsens, the mother decides she can no longer keep Marnie. Lissa agrees to care for her sister, but naturally Marnie does not want to leave her mother. The two girls eventually establish a workable relationship, and all is well until their mother decides she wants Marnie back. For grades 6-9Tarantula shoes
Par Tom Birdseye. 1995
As if moving across country isn't bad enough, Ryan, almost twelve years old, learns, to his horror, that he will…
go to the junior high where sixth graders are picked on. His only hope is to be cool and get a pair of Slam Dunk Sky Jumper basketball shoes. But where will he get the $124.99, plus tax? He works hard to earn most of it yet is still short. Then he makes a star out of Fang, his pet tarantula, but things never go smoothly! For grades 3-6Liza's blue moon
Par Diane Stevens. 1995
Eighth grader Liza Brody admires the family of her hard-of-hearing best friend, Chloe, but is unhappy with her own. Her…
mother spends all of her time writing in a journal, her father travels a lot and is having an affair, and her little sister got the good looks and personality. Even Liza's grandmother calls her plain vanilla, and when Liza writes an impressive paper, her teacher accuses her of plagiarizing. For grades 6-9Little house on the prairie (Little House Ser.)
Par Laura Wilder. 1935
A family moves westward from Wisconsin in a covered wagon and builds a cabin on the Kansas prairie right in…
Indian territory. Sequel to Little House in the Big Woods (BR 4442). For grades 4-7The formerly great Alexander Family
Par Susan Shreve. 1995
Liam Alexander's fourth-grade friends always want to come to his house to play, because Liam's family is so easygoing. When…
Liam learns that his parents are separating, he's afraid his friends will think he's a wimp for not being able to keep them together. For grades 3-6The crystal garden
Par Vicki Grove. 1995
Eliza's father has been dead for three years and her mother wants to get a new start in life. So…
they move to Gouge Eye, Missouri, with Mama's boyfriend Burl, whose group performs in nearby Branson. Eliza hopes she will be able to find some friends, but the only girl her age is Dierdre. Although the girls have some similarities, Dierdre seems more interested in a science project than a friend. For grades 5-8Nobody's daughter
Par Susan Pfeffer. 1995
Aunt Mabel's death leaves Emily a destitute orphan. Then she learns that when her mother died years ago giving birth…
to her sister, the baby lived and was adopted by an unknown family. With no other family, Emily clings to the hope of finding her sister even as she moves into the Austen Home for Orphaned Girls. Emily tries not to despair as disappointments come. Then a librarian helps Emily to understand her own worth and offers friendship. For grades 3-6Black-eyed Susan: a novel
Par Jennifer Armstrong. 1995
Susie lives with her parents in a sod house on their Dakota farm. She loves the wide open spaces and…
likes to stand on her sod roof to watch the sunrise. But Susie's mother, who misses trees and her life back east, is becoming more and more depressed, and Susie wants to cheer her up. For grades 3-6Falcon's egg
Par Luli Gray. 1995
Eleven-year-old Falcon Davies is in Central Park when she finds a most unusual egg. It is large and red and…
hot to the touch. She tells only three adults: her neighbor Ardene, who agrees to house the egg; her great-aunt Emily; and Emily's friend who is an ornithologist. They all agree they have no idea what it is, and they think it would be best to keep it secret. When the egg finally hatches, they realize they were right. For grades 4-7