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Little house on Rocky Ridge (Little House Sequel Ser.)
Par Roger MacBride. 1993
In 1894, following several years of fires and drought, Laura and Almanzo Wilder decide to leave their farm in South…
Dakota and travel to Missouri where they hope the land will be better. Their daughter Rose describes the trip across the "Big Muddy" river, meeting with Russian families, finding a stray dog that becomes her pet, buying a farm, and holding a barn raising. Prequel to Little Farm in the Ozarks (RC 40672, BR 10161). For grades 3-6The absolutely true story of my visit to Yellowstone with the terrible Rupes
Par Willo Roberts. 1994
The Dodge twins, Lewis and Alison, are thrilled when the Rupe family moves in next door, especially when the Rupes…
invite them to go along on a motorhome trip to Yellowstone Park. The trip turns into a nightmare, but Lewis's account of it earns a big red A on his paper about "how I spent my vacation." For grades 3-6Do-over: a novel
Par Rachel Vail. 1992
Eighth-grader Whitman Levy is very interested in girls but very inexperienced. Amazed that he convinces one to be his girlfriend,…
Whit inadvertently offends her, and she dumps him. As he daydreams about one girl after another, Whit tries to ignore the friction between his parents. Some strong language. For grades 6-9The wimp of the world (Holiday Five)
Par Alison Herzig. 1994
Ten-year-old Bridget lives with her family at the Blue Moon Motel, which they own. When Bridget's triplet brothers devise a…
training program to make her less wimpy and Bridget learns she is to room with the new baby, she turns to her great-aunt Dawsie for help. But Dawsie announces she's getting married and wants Bridget to wear a frilly dress--something her brothers definitely won't approve of! For grades 3-6The Toilet Paper Tigers
Par Gordon Korman. 1993
By the time Professor Pendergast shows up at a Little League meeting to pick his team, there are only nine…
players left--all rejects. The team soon learns the professor knows nothing about baseball and has volunteered to coach just so his visiting granddaughter will have children around! But the worst horror is the jive-talking, smart-aleck granddaughter from New York who blackmails the team into letting her coach them. For grades 5-8Wrapped in a riddle
Par Sharon Heisel. 1993
While her biologist parents are off on a research trip, Miranda is staying with her grandmother (GrandAnn) in her bed-and-breakfast…
inn. GrandAnn likes riddles and Mark Twain; the rooms in her inn are named after his characters. Before long, Miranda and her new school friends have a real-life riddle to solve. Who bopped the inn's housekeeper on the head and stole letters written by Mark Twain? For grades 4-7The eagle kite: a novel
Par Paula Fox. 1995
Liam's father has AIDS. He tells Liam that it came from the blood transfusion he got three years ago when…
he had an operation. But Liam knows blood transfusions are safe now. He remembers a time when he was flying the eagle kite his father gave him, and he saw his father embracing a young man. And he sees the anger in his mother's face. For grades 6-9Terror in the sky (An american Adventure Ser. #Vol. 6)
Par Lee Roddy. 1991
Hildy Corrigan and Ruby Konning have returned to California from St. Louis and are eager to enter school. Hildy hopes…
to do well so she can go to college and become a schoolteacher. As usual the girls have their share of problems. Then the opportunity comes for Hildy to win an academic contest and the money for college. But some people don't want her to win. Sequel to The Flaming Trap (BR 10406). For grades 4-7Make a wish, Molly
Par Barbara Cohen, Miriam Cohen, Jan Jones. 1994
Molly is still adjusting to life in America when she learns about the custom of celebrating birthdays. But her first…
invitation to a birthday party comes during Passover, and Molly can't eat any of the beautiful cake. Embarrassed and unhappy, Molly feels left out until her own birthday produces several surprises. Sequel to Molly's Pilgrim (DB 21685, BR 5741). For grades 2-4 and older readersCat running
Par Zilpha Snyder. 1994
Last year Cat Kinsey was the fastest runner in her school, and she hopes to be again this year. But…
when her father refuses to let her wear slacks to race in, even though girls are wearing them in the 1930s, Cat decides not to race at all. Some of her friends think she is afraid to race against Zane Perkins, who lives in a nearby dust-bowl camp. But one stormy night both Cat and Zane find themselves in a race to save a life. For grades 3-6Stupid Cupid (Holiday Five)
Par Ilene Cooper. 1995
At twelve Maddy Donalson is bigger than her mother, who keeps urging her to diet. Maddy decides that might be…
a way to attract new student Mickey Torres. Meanwhile, Maddy and her four friends from camp, who get together every holiday, plan a Valentine's party. And Mickey agrees to come! Now if Maddy's plans to fix up a date for her widowed mother work out, everything will be perfect. For grades 3-6Looking for Jamie Bridger
Par Nancy Springer. 1995
At fourteen, Jamie wants to know who her real parents are. Her question brings an unexpected and horrified response from…
her grandparents, with whom she lives. Jamie sets out to find some answers and discovers that her grandparents have a son whom they never discuss because he is gay. As Grandma begins to withdraw, Jamie becomes more determined in her search. For grades 5-8Don't open the door after the sun goes down: tales of the real and unreal
Par Al Carusone. 1994
In the title story, Jarrel is hiking with his two cruel older brothers when a storm approaches. They come to…
an odd house and ask the old man living there if they can stay the night. He agrees but warns them not to answer the door after dark. In "Dog Days," a girl gets a strange replacement pet when a woman runs over her dog. Seven other spooky tales complete the collection. For grades 3-6Mystery of the phantom gold (An american Adventure Ser. #Vol. 7)
Par Lee Roddy. 1991
When Mr. Farnham realizes gold is being stolen from the historic Mother Lode mine in California, he calls on Hildy,…
twelve, and her good friend Spud to help find the thief. Excited, Hildy also enlists her cousin Ruby, and they all begin to gather information and to follow clues. Soon their detective work throws them into an unexpected, dangerous situation. Sequel to Terror in the Sky (BR 10407). For grades 4-7Danger at the fair
Par Peg Kehret. 1995
Visiting the fortune teller at the county fair, Ellen is shocked when the pencil in her own hand begins writing…
a warning about a "smaller one" being in danger. Thinking it is a message from her late grandfather, Ellen is dismayed to learn that her brother Corey, who came to the fair with his friend, is missing. Meanwhile, Corey is having quite an adventure trying to track down the pickpocket he saw from the top of the ferris wheel. For grades 5-8Coaster
Par Betsy Duffey. 1994
After his parents divorce, Hart and his adventurous father begin riding roller coasters together. This summer, while he waits for…
his father to come to town, Hart builds his own coaster with his friend. He also worries about the fact that his mother is dating an embarrassing weatherman named Dub, who is too chicken ever to ride a roller coaster. For grades 5-8The little prince (Journeys 2014)
Par Katherine Woods, Antoine De Saint-Exupéry. 1982
The narrator's plane is forced down in the African desert, where he meets the little prince from Asteroid B-612, who…
freely shares his experiences with the fascinated pilot. For grades 3-6. 1943Sable (A redfeather book)
Par Karen Hesse. 1994
Although ten-year-old Tate longs for a dog, her mother, who was attacked by a dog as a girl, refuses. When…
a weak, skinny stray wanders into their yard, Tate is surprised that her mother grudgingly puts up with the dog Tate has named Sable. Then Sable develops a habit of going off exploring and bringing back other people's belongings. Now Tate's mother wants to give Sable away. For grades 3-5Understood Betsy
Par Dorothy Fisher. 1993
Originally published in 1917. When her doting aunt Frances can no longer take care of her, Elizabeth Ann learns that…
she is to be shipped off to those Vermont cousins who make children do "chores." There she discovers who really understands her. For grades 5-8Changes for Kirsten: a winter story
Par Janet Shaw. 1988
Kirsten and Lars are out setting traps when they find a wounded baby raccoon. Kirsten takes it to their frontier…
home to nurse, but the raccoon gets loose and causes a fire that destroys their house. Later, good fortune comes to the Larsons when the children make a discovery in the woods. Sequel to Kirsten Saves the Day (DB 43755). For grades 2-4