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Miranda's vines
Par Kimberly Kafka. 2004
Miranda and Bridie are lifelong, crisis-surviving friends. Miranda is riding the crest of her culinary career, and Bridie is a…
champion dogsled racer. Then disaster strikes both their lives, forcing them into drastic decisions and testing the bonds of their friendship. Strong language. 2004The master quilter: an Elm Creek Quilts novel (Elm Creek Quilts Ser. #No. 6)
Par Jennifer Chiaverini. 2004
The Elm Creek Quilters were quite surprised when master quilter Sylvia married Andrew Cooper on Christmas Eve. Now they are…
secretly conspiring to create a bridal quilt. But the project hits a snag when the local stitchers are confronted with their own personal problems. 2004Lucas
Par Kevin Brooks. 2003
Fifteen-year-old Cait befriends sixteen-year-old Lucas, a drifter on her home island off the English coast. Local bullies are suspicious of…
Lucas and eventually accuse him of rape, setting off a tragic sequence of events. Some violence and some strong language. For senior high readers. 2003Storybook treasury of Dick and Jane and friends
Par Elizabeth Rider Montgomery, Dorothy Walter Baruch, William S Gray. 2003
Reissue of three Dick and Jane books, originally published in the 1940s and 1950s, that were widely used in schools…
to teach reading to children. The stories include: We Look and See, We Come and Go, and The New We Work and Play. For grades K-3. 2003For the love of Mike (Molly Murphy Mysteries Ser.)
Par Rhys Bowen. 2003
New York, 1901. In this sequel to Death of Riley (BR 14657), Molly Murphy inherits her boss's detective business. Two…
cases, one to uncover industrial espionage and the other to locate a runaway, intertwine. Molly tries to ease the plight of an immigrant family and finds a new love. 2003The House of Windjammer
Par V. A Richardson. 2003
Amsterdam, 1636. Adam, the fourteen-year-old heir to his late father's estate, seeks a way to keep his family's trading fleet…
afloat. His banker and greedy uncle harass him while speculation in tulips sweeps the nation and upsets the economy. For grades 6-9. 2003Don't bug me!
Par Pam Zollman. 2001
Sixth-grader Megan needs twenty-five insects for a science project, but her five-year-old brother Alexander doesn't want her to kill them.…
Then pesky classmate Charlie embarrasses Megan before the whole class. As the deadline approaches, she takes some risks. For grades 4-7. 2001Going to bend: a novel
Par Diane Coplin Hammond. 2004
In the fishing village of Hubbard, Oregon, Petie and Rose--both thirty-one and mothers, girlhood friends, and partners in business--struggle with…
their dark past and cloudy present. While the women write and illustrate a cookbook, their hidden talents emerge, radically changing their lives and their futures. Strong language. 2004Or give me death: a novel of Patrick Henry's family
Par Ann Rinaldi. 2003
Virginia, 1771-1778. Revolutionary War patriot Patrick Henry's oldest child, Patsy, cares for her younger siblings and manages the family plantation…
after her mother becomes mentally ill. The sixteen-year-old and her sister Anne chronicle their trying life and their fear of inheriting their mother's madness. For grades 6-9. 2003Leap day: a novel
Par Wendy Mass. 2004
Chronicles one full day in the life of sixteen-year-old Josie as she takes her driving test, discovers where her father…
works, participates in a scavenger hunt, and celebrates her fourth leap-year birthday. In alternating chapters, family and friends shed different perspectives on the day's events. For senior high readers. 2004United Tates of America: a novel with scrapbook art
Par Paula Danziger. 2002
Eleven-year-old Sarah "Skate" Tate faces many disappointments entering middle school: she must endure a long bus ride every day, her…
cousin and best friend finds new companions and hobbies, and a death in the family occurs. But throughout all her trials Skate continues a scrapbook project. For grades 4-7. 2002Leaving Protection
Par Will Hobbs. 2004
Port Protection, Alaska. Sixteen-year-old Robbie signs on with captain Tor Torsen to fish for salmon. Robbie realizes he's in danger…
when he discovers Torsen secretly searching for valuable metal plaques laid by early Russian explorers to claim Alaska. Then a storm hits, imperiling them both. For senior high readers. 2004Shen of the sea: Chinese stories for children
Par Arthur Bowie Chrisman. 1968
Sixteen humorous stories capturing the spirit of Chinese culture and wisdom. In the title piece, a child learns of an…
ancient king who tried to save his city from flood by outsmarting the water demons. Other tales depict chopstick origins and more. For grades 5-8 and older readers. Newbery Medal. 1925Doing time online
Par Jan Siebold, Wendy McClure. 2002
Twelve-year-old Mitch is sentenced to community service after his prank harms an elderly woman. To make amends he must chat…
online with a nursing home resident twice a week. Over time he bonds with Wootie Hayes, and the two become friends. For grades 4-7. 2002San Francisco earthquake, 1906 (Historical Romance Ser.)
Par Kathleen Duey. 1999
San Francisco, 1906. Chambermaid Sierra O'Neille works in the hotel where rancher Joseph Harlan and his family are staying. While…
rescuing others when disaster strikes, the two are thrown together and fall in love. For junior and senior high readers. 1999Following Dancing in My Nuddy-pants (DB 56064) English schoolgirl Georgia Nicolson continues her journal. She describes her trying existence at…
school and home and falling in love with a local Italian American singer. For senior high readers. 2004Saving Lilly
Par Peg Kehret. 2001
Sixth-graders Erin and David have researched the topic of circus animal abuse, so when their teacher schedules a field trip…
to the Glitter Tent Circus they refuse to go. Instead they raise money to send a mistreated elephant, Lilly, to an animal sanctuary. For grades 3-6. 2001Anna Casey's place in the world
Par Adrian Fogelin. 2001
Twelve-year-old orphan Anna runs out of relatives and is placed in Miss Dupree's foster home with another neglected child, ten-year-old…
asthmatic Eb. After they spend the summer in Tallahassee making friends with the neighbors and finding adventure, Anna hopes to stay. For grades 5-8. 2001Hurricane: open seas, 1844
Par Kathleen Duey. 1999
Thirteen-year-old Rebecca and her family sail for four years on the high seas with their father, the captain of a…
whaling ship. John Lowe is also on board working off a family debt. Together John and Rebecca survive a whale hunt and a hurricane. For grades 5-8. 1999Eeyore has a birthday (Beginning chapter book)
Par Stephen Krensky. 1926
In this adaptation of the famous classic by A.A. Milne (1882-1956), Eeyore the donkey feels ignored on his birthday so…
Pooh and Piglet attempt to provide a proper celebration. Beginning chapter book. For grades 2-4. 2001