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Number the stars: A Newbery Award Winner
Par Lois Lowry. 1989
For ten-year-old Annemarie, life in occupied Copenhagen in 1943 is not much changed by the war--until the Nazi persecution of…
Danish Jews begins. Annemarie's family helps a Jewish friend by having her pose as Annemarie's dead sis- ter. When a packet must be taken to the captain of a ship smuggling Jews to Sweden, Annemarie learns that being brave means "not thinking about the dangers. Just thinking about what you must do." For grades 3-6 and older readers. Newbery Medal. 1989Kristy in charge: the Baby-sitters Club (The baby-sitters Club Ser. #No. 123)
Par Ann Martin. 1998
Students at Stoneybrook Middle School are given a chance to teach a class three days a week. Several members of…
the Baby-Sitters Club take part. Kristy Thomas is in charge of a gym class with Cary Retlin, but their first session is a disaster. For grades 4-7Marvin's best Christmas present ever
Par Katherine Paterson. 1997
Christmas is coming, and Marvin wants to make a nicer present than the one he made for his parents last…
year. Finally he decides to make a big wreath to hang on the end of their house trailer. But when Christmas is past, he doesn't want the wreath taken down. For grades K-3The quiet little woman: three enchanting Christmas stories
Par Louisa Alcott, C. Dudash, Louisa Alcott. 1999
Stories by Alcott from the 1870s. In The Quiet Little Woman, thirteen-year-old Patty, an orphan, dreams of being adopted but…
is placed as a servant in the large Murray household. Through Aunt Jane's intervention on Christmas day, the Murrays begin to appreciate Patty's loving nature. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 1999Tree by leaf
Par Cynthia Voigt. 1988
In 1920 twelve-year-old Clothilde lives with her family on an isolated peninsula waiting for her father to return from the…
war. When he arrives, maimed and broken, he retreats to the boathouse. A mysterious voice helps Clothilde breach the gulf between her father and the rest of the family. For grades 6-9Maura's angel (An Avon Camelot book)
Par Lynne Banks. 1984
On her way home from her Belfast school, Maura is knocked flat by a bomb's blast. When she looks around,…
she is amazed to see a naked girl who looks just like her. Maura must teach this new acquaintance to walk, eat, and even sleep. In return, Maura and her family experience wonderful changes while in her presence. For grades 4-7Cast two shadows: the American revolution in the South (Great Episodes Ser.)
Par Ann Rinaldi. 1998
South Carolina colony, 1780. Caroline Whitaker, fourteen, is a virtual house prisoner of the British after her rebel father is…
jailed. Men from both sides maraud through the countryside spreading terror. But she and her slave grandmother venture out to rescue Caroline's brother Johnny. Some violence. For grades 6-9. 1998The family under the bridge
Par Natalie Carlson, Garth Williams. 1958
Armand, an adventurous old hobo, lives under a bridge in Paris. One December day he arrives there to discover three…
redheaded children and a dog. Armand cares for the young Calcets while their mother works. During one of their escapades around the city, they tell Santa Claus they want a real home. For grades 3-6Jeremy's dreidel
Par Ellie Gellman, Judith Friedman. 1992
Jeremy's art class at the Jewish center is making dreidels for Hanukkah. Each child can design one. Jeremy plans to…
use a special design for his father, who is blind. For grades 3-6 and older readersJosefina's surprise: a Christmas story (The American Girls CollectionThe American Girls Collection #Bk. 3)
Par Valerie Tripp, Jean-Paul Tibbles, Susan McAliley. 1997
Christmas is near and Josefina, her sisters, and their aunt are getting ready. It has been a year since the…
girls lost their mother, and they hope this Christmas will be a little happier. But when they take out the altar cloth their mother made, they find it has been ruined by the flood earlier in the year. Sequel to Josefina Learns a Lesson (DB 45562, BR 11392). For grades 2-4Abby's un-valentine (The baby-sitters Club Ser. #No. 127)
Par Ann Martin. 1998
Valentine's Day is just a few weeks away, and everyone at school is getting in the spirit. Even Abby's twin,…
Anna, is excited. But Abby hates the idea; she doesn't like all that mushy stuff. So what is she going to do now that Ross has asked her to the Valentine Dance? For grades 4-7. 1998On the first day of May, Henry wakes up and informs Mudge that today is Henry's birthday. But all Mudge…
does is roll over and snore. It takes several promises of good treats to eat to get Mudge going. But then Henry and Mudge have the best day of all! For grades K-3Aunt Eater's mystery Christmas (I Can Read Bks.)
Par Doug Cushman. 1995
Aunt Eater, an anteater, is getting ready for a visit by her sister, Eliza. She has just finished her Christmas…
shopping when she spots an ad for a new mystery book by her favorite author. But before Aunt Eater can get a copy, she has to solve several mysteries of her own. For grades K-3The halloween tree
Par Ray Bradbury, Joseph Mugnaini. 1972
On Halloween night, eight boys arrange to meet their friend, Pipkin, at the haunted house outside of town. Before the…
others reach him, though, Pipkin is grabbed by a dark Something. For grades 4-7Molly learns a lesson: a school story (The American Girls CollectionThe American Girls Collection #Bk. 3)
Par Valerie Tripp, Jeanne Thieme, C. F. Payne. 1989
During World War II, Molly's third-grade class participates in the Lend-a-Hand Contest to help the war effort. The boys decide…
to collect tinfoil, and the girls decide to knit socks, but none of them can knit very well. At the last minute, Molly comes up with a new idea. Sequel to Meet Molly (DB 43831). For grades 2-4Samantha's surprise: a Christmas story
Par Maxine Schur. 1986
Samantha is sure Christmas 1904 will be the best ever. She has been invited to a party and has a…
new dress to wear. Then Grandmary tells her that Uncle Gard is bringing his girlfriend Cornelia with him for the holidays, and Samantha is afraid her plans will be ruined. Sequel to Samantha Learns a Lesson (DB 43842). For grades 2-4My wartime summers
Par Jane Cutler. 1994
At first World War II seems exciting as Ellen, eleven, and her friends eagerly track events and stage their own…
battles. A German Jewish family even moves into the neighborhood, and Ellen's father wishes he could enlist. But over the next few years, the war becomes more real as Ellen's young uncle is sent overseas. For grades 5-8The war of Jenkins' ear
Par Michael Morpurgo. 1995
Autumn 1952. Toby Jenkins is not looking forward to another year at Redlands Preparatory School in Sussex, England. But beginning…
with dinner the first night, Toby and his schoolmates know things will be different because of the new boy, Simon Christopher, who before long claims to be Jesus. For grades 6-9Hiroshima: a novella
Par Laurence Yep. 1995
On August 6, 1945, the Enola Gay dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Yep tells the story of Sachi,…
a young Japanese schoolgirl, and explains the short-and long-term effects of the explosion on her, her family, and her friends. For grades 4-7 and older readersStar of fear, star of hope
Par Jo Hoestlandt. 1995
In 1942 French schoolgirls Helen and Lydia are best friends. When the German army invades France, Lydia has to wear…
a yellow star on her coat. Lydia sleeps over the night before Helen's ninth birthday, but must leave in the middle of the night when they learn that people with yellow stars are being arrested. For grades 2-4