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The ersatz elevator
Par Lemony Snicket. 2001
The woeful saga of the Baudelaire orphans, last encountered in The Austere Academy (RC 50911, BR 13630), continues as evil…
Count Olaf discovers their whereabouts at Esmé Squalor's seventy-one-bedroom penthouse and concocts a new plan to steal their family fortune. For grades 4-7. Bestseller. 2001Abigail takes the wheel (I Can Read Bks.)
Par Avi. 1999
Abigail Bates and her brother Tom travel to school every day between New Jersey and New York aboard her father's…
boat, the Neptune. But one day when two ships collide in Hudson Bay, Abigail has to take over the wheel while her father steers one of the damaged ships. For grades 2-4Fudge-a-mania
Par Judy Blume. 1990
The Tubmans and Hatchers are sharing a summer home in Maine, throwing together five-year-old Fudge, his older brother Peter, and…
Peter's arch-enemy Sheila "Queen of Cooties" Tubman for three long weeks. Mayhem becomes the order of the day as children, adults, and pets find themselves in one predicament after another. Companion to "Superfudge"; and "Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great." For grades 3-6Changing tunes
Par Donna Napoli. 1998
Ten-year-old Eileen is angry at her parents for separating and especially hurt that her father took their piano to his…
new apartment. Practicing on the old school piano each afternoon depresses Eileen at first, but the new routine gradually becomes a comfort in her changed world. For grades 4-7Ella in bloom
Par Shelby Hearon. 2001
Fortyish Ella returns for a family visit to Austin, Texas, and reestablishes a relationship with her former brother-in-law after her…
sister's death. Ella has spent her life playing second fiddle, trying to please her demanding mother, until she discovers some family secrets. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000Mary and O'Neil
Par Justin Cronin. 2001
Eight interconnected stories from 1979 to 2000 about the Burke family. Attorney Arthur and his wife, Miriam, are parents of…
newlywed Kay and college student O'Neil. After they are orphaned, the two siblings sustain each other throughout O'Neil's marriage and Kay's lingering illness. Some strong language. 2001Liar
Par Winifred Morris. 1996
When Alex's flighty, immature mother lies to authorities that her latest beating was by Alex rather than her boyfriend, Alex…
is put on probation and sent to live on his grandparents' farm. He gradually opens up to them and to a new friend, until another false accusation threatens his new life. For grades 6-9Monkey bridge
Par Lan Cao. 1997
In 1975 teenager Mai Nguyen and her mother escape from Vietnam to live in northern Virginia's Little Saigon neighborhood. Mai,…
although tortured by nightmares, adjusts to the strange culture; her mother cannot escape her past and blames bad karma. After her mother's death, Mai discovers the family history of sin, betrayal, and murderThe islander: a novel
Par Cynthia Rylant. 1998
Daniel is lonely living on a remote island with his grandfather. Then he meets a mermaid who knows his name.…
She sends him a key that locates injured birds, his future bride, and a puppy to keep him company. After the older man's death, Daniel discovers clues to the mermaid's identity in his grandfather's belongings. For grades 5-8 and older readersThird grade pet
Par Judy Cox. 1998
When Rosemary's third-grade classmates are allowed to pick out a class pet, she is shocked that they choose a horrid…
rat! And worse, Rosemary and irritating Brian are assigned to take care of it. But Rosemary soon falls in love with Cheese and tries to protect him from Brian. For grades 2-4Josefina saves the day: a summer story
Par Valerie Tripp. 1998
Josefina and her family, in Santa Fe, await the arrival of wagon trains to trade blankets and mules for goods…
they need. Patrick O'Toole, a wagon scout, promises to handle the family's transactions, but he suddenly disappears. Sequel to Happy Birthday, Josefina (RC 47678, BR 12052). For grades 2-4Hayati, my life: a novel (Arab American writing)
Par Miriam Cooke. 2000
Traces three generations of Palestinian women while they struggle with personal problems and political turmoil from 1946 through 1990. Samya…
lives in Jerusalem and, along with her daughter Assia and granddaughters Maryam and Afaf, survives wars, exile, imprisonment, rape, and poverty. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2000The Turnabout Shop
Par Colby Rodowsky. 1998
When her eccentric, fun-loving mother dies, fifth-grader Livvy is sent to Baltimore to live with an old friend of her…
mother's. But Livvy has never heard of the friend, and they have nothing in common. Livvy's confusion and resentment gradually fade as she learns more about her new "family" and their antique shop. For grades 5-8Stranger in Dadland
Par Amy Koss. 2001
Twelve-year-old John and his older sister, Liz, visit their dad in California once a year. But this year Liz won't…
come and John is stuck with his busy, absent father for a whole week. Then Dad breaks his leg. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2001River danger
Par Thomas Dygard. 1998
Because Eric's father has broken his ankle, Eric, seventeen, agrees to take care of his eleven-year-old brother, Robbie, on a…
week-long canoe trip. The first day out the brothers encounter some suspicious men, and before the trip is over, it is Robbie who must save Eric. For grades 6-9The dark side of the sun
Par Elizabeth Palmer. 2000
England, 1928. Teenager Mary Fox, the governess's daughter, falls in love with the eldest of the privileged Harding children. Then…
World War II intervenes, and Mary finds work in the London war office. After her mother is killed in an air raid, Mary discovers her secret past. Some descriptions of sex. 1999This time last year
Par Douglas Hobbie. 1998
Mourning his daughter's death, writer Henry Ash retreats to his late brother-in-law's house in Vermont while his wife, Elizabeth, travels…
abroad. Henry discovers computer files chronicling the owner's private thoughts and regrets. Visiting relatives arrive and they, too, are trying to cope with life's losses. Another tragedy strikes at summer's end. Strong languageStick and Whittle
Par Sid Hite. 2000
Texas, 1872. Melvin "Stick" Fitchett, a Civil War veteran, runs into sixteen-year-old Melvin "Whittle" Smyte on the lonesome prairie. The…
two become partners while Stick searches for his long-lost sweetheart, Evelyn. When they find out that she has been kidnapped, they ride to the rescue. For grades 6-9. 2000Ramona's world (Ramona Quimby Ser.)
Par Beverly Cleary, Alan Tiegreen, Tracy Dockray. 1999
Ramona Quimby, age nine, is starting fourth grade in Mrs. Meacham's class with new friend Daisy and old friend Yard…
Ape. Ramona also has fun at home with her big sister Beezus and a new baby sister, Roberta. Sequel to Ramona Forever (DB 23106, BR 6284). For grades 3-6Out of the dark
Par Welwyn Katz. 1996
After his mother is killed, Ben's family moves to his father's Newfoundland boyhood home. Ben's younger brother makes friends with…
the local boys, but Ben avoids them, escaping into the fantasy world of the nearby Viking settlement, armed with stories his mother had told him. For grades 6-9