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Stupid 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 3-6Changes for Samantha: a winter story (The American Girls Collection #Bks. 1-6)
Par Valerie Tripp, Susan Adler, Nancy Niles, Eileen Dawson, R. Grace. 1988
Now that Grandmary has married an admiral, Samantha lives in New York City with her aunt and uncle. Her friend…
Nellie promised to visit when she wrote Samantha that she and her sisters were moving to the city. But when weeks go by with no sign of Nellie, Samantha sets out to find her. Sequel to Samantha Saves the Day (DB 43845). For grades 2-4Almost famous
Par David Getz. 1992
Ten-year-old Maxine wants to become a famous inventor and to appear on the Phil Donahue Show. She has already invented…
two things, but now she wants to invent something that will help her five-year-old brother, who has a heart murmur. When she hears about the Inventions of Children Contest, Maxine enlists the help of her classmate Toni, and together they invent an amazing pillow. For grades 3-6Alan and Naomi
Par Myron Levoy. 1977
When Naomi moves in upstairs, Alan Silverman's parents ask him to make friends with her. Alan is afraid that the…
neighborhood boys will make fun of him more than ever and he'll lose his one pal, Shaun. But Naomi does need a friend. Three years ago, she watched Nazis kill her French father, and she has been in a terrified daze ever since. Alan decides to try to help Naomi without letting Shaun know. Strong language. For grades 6-9The up & down spring
Par Johanna Hurwitz. 1993
Bolivia Raab, soon to be eleven, invites her two best friends from New Jersey, Rory Dunn and Derek Curry, to…
spend spring break with her in upstate New York. Rory tries to hide his dread of flying when Bolivia's uncle, Harold, invites them for a spin in his small plane. For grades 3-6Jackson Jones and the puddle of thorns
Par Mary Quattlebaum. 1994
On his tenth birthday, Jackson Jones is hoping for a basketball. Instead, his mother buys him a plot in the…
community garden to give him the same kind of childhood she had in the country. Jackson is upset, but he has a plan. He'll grow flowers to sell for money for a basketball. His friend Reuben agrees to help, but soon an angry Reuben is calling the garden a puddle of thorns. For grades 2-4 and older readersThere's a dragon in my sleeping bag (Sequel to: There's a Monster Under My Bed)
Par James Howe. 1994
Simon and Alex are brothers who do everything together. Then one night Simon tells Alex that Simon's friend Dexter the…
dragon is sleeping in Alex's sleeping bag and Alex will have to sleep elsewhere. And the next day Simon has no time to play with Alex because he is spending his time with Dexter. But Alex can't see Dexter. Sequel to There's a Monster under My Bed (BR 7129). For preschool-grade 2The worst best school year ever (The Best Ever)
Par Barbara Robinson. 1994
In this sequel to The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (DB 38118, BR 5636), the six Herdman children are still terrorizing…
their Woodrow Wilson School classmates. Beth, who is in the same grade as Imogene Herdman, is worried about this year's big assignment: coming up with compliments for every person in the class. What in the world can she say about Imogene? For grades 3-6Out of nowhere: a novel
Par Ouida Sebestyen. 1994
Thirteen-year-old Harley Nunn is traveling with his mother and a man who promises her work in his Houston club. When…
the man realizes Harley's mother tricked him into taking Harley, Harley is left at an Arizona rest stop. With him is an abandoned dog and seventyish May, whose husband just left her. The three travel to May's girlhood home, only to find it occupied by other misfits. For grades 5-8The foxman
Par Gary Paulsen. 1977
A boy is sent by a judge to live with the boy's uncle on a farm in northern Minnesota. While…
fox hunting, the boy and his cousin, Carl, take shelter in the shack of a man with a horribly mutilated face--so hideous that he keeps it covered with a mask. Happy to leave the next morning, the boy remains curious about the man, who is kind and generous, and returns to learn more about him. For grades 6-9 and older readersLogan Bruno, boy baby-sitter
Par Ann Martin. 1993
Logan Bruno, thirteen, is the first boy member of the Baby-sitters Club. He's teased about it at school, but the…
fact that Mary Anne, a club founder, is his girlfriend helps ease the pain. When Logan loses an important track meet for Stoneybrook Middle School, the teasing becomes big time. Logan jumps at the opportunity to hang out with T-Jam, one of the coolest kids around, and lands in big trouble. A Baby-sitters Club book for grades 4-7Henry and Mudge and the long weekend: the eleventh book of their adventures
Par Cynthia Rylant. 1992
Henry and his big dog, Mudge, wake up to a cold, wet, muddy, gray Saturday morning--with no sun or snow--that…
promises a boring weekend. After a boring breakfast, boring cartoons, and a round of Henry's father's boring jokes, Mudge cannot stay awake. Then Mom has an idea that adds spice to the day! A Henry and Mudge book. For grades K-3Sula
Par Toni Morrison. 1973
Set in an Ohio community called the Bottom, the novel follows two friends, Sula and Nel, from childhood to old…
age and death. Some strong language and explicit descriptions of sexSilver
Par Norma Mazer. 1988
Finding friends in a new junior high school was going to be hard for Sarabeth Silver, who lived on the…
wrong side of the tracks. Then, by slightly twisting the truth, Sarabeth becomes acquainted with rich, sophisticated Grant Varrow, the one girl she really wants to know. Sarabeth quickly falls into Grant's circle of friends. Only one, Patty, remains distant. Then she tells Sarabeth that she is being sexually abused. For grades 6-9Pardon me, you're stepping on my eyeball!: A novel
Par Paul Zindel. 1976
"Marsh" Mellow and Edna Shinglebox, both fifteen, meet in the therapy group at Curtis Lee High School on Staten Island.…
Marsh is in therapy because he won't accept the death of his father and has become a compulsive liar. Edna is "normal," though persecuted by her mother because she hasn't had a boyfriend. They help each other move toward self-acceptance. Strong language. For junior and senior high readersHenry and Beezus
Par Beverly Cleary. 1952
Henry Huggins has his heart set on a bicycle and will go to any lengths to get one. His friend…
Beezus is anxious to help, although considerably hampered by her bratty little sister, Ramona. Henry's well-intentioned dog, Ribsy, frequently complicates Henry's efforts, too. For grades 2-4The Blossoms meet the vulture lady
Par Betsy Byars. 1986
While setting a trap to catch a coyote who has been causing trouble, Junior Blossom inadvertantly captures himself! Mad Mary,…
the local recluse who lives in a cave and eats "varmint stew," discovers Junior, rescues him, and takes him to her cave to recover. For grades 4-7Henry and Mudge in the sparkle days: the fifth book of their adventures
Par Cynthia Rylant. 1988
It's winter! Henry and his big dog Mudge have a great time playing in the snow, sharing a family Christmas…
Eve dinner, and taking a starlit evening walk. Easy reading for grades 2-4My robot buddy
Par Alfred Slote. 1975
The Josie gambit
Par Mary Shura. 1986
Greg, a young chess player, is living with his grandmother while his mother is in Europe. He renews his acquaintance…
with neighbor Josie, and meets Tory, her friend. Tory, also a chess player, claims her mother is irresponsible so the courts will grant her father custody. She is using Josie and Josie's family in her cruel scheme. For grades 6-9