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The Chili Queen: A Novel
Par Sandra Dallas. 2002
On the train to Nalgitas, New Mexico, brothel owner Addie French meets Emma Roby, a mail-order bride. When Emma's prospective…
husband fails to show, Addie takes her in at her "boarding house"--The Chili Queen. There Emma meets Welcome, the African American cook, and Ned, an outlaw. Together, they devise a moneymaking scheme. Spur Award. 2002The future homemakers of America
Par Laurie Graham. 2002
Five Americans and one English woman become friends in 1952 when the American women's husbands are stationed in England. Over…
the next forty years they keep in touch, supporting and comforting each other through relocations, marriages, divorces, births, and untimely deaths. Some strong language. 2002Pool boy
Par Michael Simmons. 2003
Spoiled California teen Brett must forego his wealthy lifestyle after his dad goes to prison for insider trading and his…
family has to survive on reduced income. Brett takes a job cleaning pools and learns to adjust to his new circumstances. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 2003From the heart of Covington
Par Joan A Medlicott. 2002
In this sequel to Gardens of Covington (RC 52824, BR 13718) Grace, Hannah, and Amelia continue their saga of retirement…
life in North Carolina. Hannah's daughter Laura moves in to recuperate from an accident, Grace copes with her newly diagnosed diabetes, and Amelia pursues her photography hobby. 2002Flipped
Par Wendelin Van Draanen. 2003
In alternating chapters, neighbors Juli Baker and Bryce Loski describe how their feelings for each other and their families have…
changed since second grade. Juli used to chase Bryce, and now he wishes she still did. For grades 5-8. 2001Miss Julia throws a wedding
Par Ann B Ross. 2002
Widow Julia Springer of Abbotsville, North Carolina, insists on planning a wedding for attorney Binkie Enloe and her fiancé, deputy…
Coleman Bates. But Miss Julia really wants her friend Hazel Marie to get hitched to her live-in lover as a good example to Hazel's young son. 2002Until tomorrow
Par Robin Jones Gunn. 2000
Nineteen-year-old college student Christy Miller has been studying in Switzerland when her friends Katie and Todd join her for a…
vacation. Christy is jealous and unsure of her relationship with Todd--but puts her trust in God. For senior high and older readers. 2000Danny and the dinosaur go to camp (I Can Read Level 1)
Par Syd Hoff. 1996
True friends
Par Robin Jones Gunn. 1999
Sixteen-year-old Christy and her friend Katie head to the ski slopes of Lake Tahoe. Christy becomes part of the fast…
crowd. But Katie warns her of trouble and Christy remembers her religious values. Christy is also frustrated because she hasn't heard from Todd. For junior and senior high readers. 1993As you wish
Par Robin Jones Gunn. 2000
Christy Miller starts college in California and continues to date Todd. When Matthew, someone she knew in Wisconsin, arrives on…
campus, Christy trusts that God will help her make the right decisions in her relationships. Sequel to Until Tomorrow (BR 14443). For senior high and older readers. 2000I promise
Par Robin Jones Gunn. 2001
College students Christy Miller and Todd Spencer become engaged. When family and friends offer conflicting advice on the upcoming wedding,…
Christy starts having doubts--but trusts that God will provide. Sequel to As You Wish (BR 14444). For senior high and older readers. 2001Happy birthday, Danny and the dinosaur! (I Can Read Bks.)
Par Syd Hoff. 1995
ChaseR: a novel in e-mails
Par Michael Rosen. 2002
Fourteen-year-old Chase Riley moves from Columbus, Ohio, to a farm where he encounters people and practices that seem strange. In…
a series of e-mails to his friends and sister, who is at college, he mocks his new surroundings. Gradually his perspectives change and he makes new friends. For grades 6-9. 2002The stranger next door
Par Peg Kehret. 2002
Newcomer Alex is excited when another boy his age moves next door. But Rocky and his family are secretly in…
hiding. When several crimes occur, Alex, his cat, Pete, and Rocky join forces to solve them. For grades 4-7. 2002The field of the dogs
Par Katherine Paterson. 2001
Josh feels like an outsider everywhere. Being a newcomer to Vermont with his mother, stepfather, and new baby brother, he's…
being bullied by a neighborhood boy. Then he discovers that his dog, Manch (whom he thinks he hears talking with other dogs), faces a bully of his own. For grades 3-6. 2001Hush
Par Jacqueline Woodson. 2002
When Toswiah Green's family enter the witness protection program, they are uprooted from a comfortable life in Denver, breaking all…
ties with their past. They each respond to this identity crisis in different ways, while trying to start a new existence in unfamiliar circumstances. For grades 6-9. National Book Award finalist. 2002Bad girls in love (Bad Girls Ser.)
Par Cynthia Voigt. 2002
Following It's Not Easy Being Bad (BR 13368), best friends Mikey and Margalo are now in eighth grade and experiencing…
their first crushes. While Mikey becomes obsessed with the most popular boy in class, Margalo has a secret crush on a teacher. For grades 5-8. 2002Bully trouble (Step Into Reading Ser.)
Par Joanna Cole. 1989
Eddie, the neighborhood bully, picks on best friends Arlo and Robby, stealing their food whenever he can. But Arlo and…
Robby come up with a red-hot plan to make him stop. For grades K-3. Bestseller. 1989Claudia's big party (The baby-sitters Club Ser. #No. 122)
Par Ann Martin. 1998
Claudia is having trouble juggling time with her friends, her homework, and her new boyfriend, Josh. Then she gets the…
idea of having a big party to get all of her friends together. She even plans the party for the weekend her parents will be out of town. A big mistake. For grades 3-6Jack and Jill: From the Original Publisher
Par Louisa Alcott, Jane Dyer, Louisa Alcott. 1999
Jack and Jill are the best of friends and when they are severely injured in a sledding accident they become…
even closer. With the help of Jack's mother, the two are provided with many amusements to pass the Christmas season. But will Jill ever walk again? For grades 5-8