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Bully 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. 1989L.A. requiem
Par Robert Crais. 1999
Private detective Elvis Cole learns more about his mysterious partner, ex-cop Joe Pike, when they are asked to search for…
a woman Pike once dated. Her death and a series of others intensify some L.A. cops' distrust of Pike--whom they hold responsible for a death long ago. Strong language and violence. BestsellerLegacy of silence
Par Belva Plain. 1998
When it becomes obvious that World War II is imminent, Caroline Hartzinger and her adopted older sister, Lore, flee from…
Berlin to Geneva. Walter, who plans to wed Caroline, goes with them. Life takes a dramatic turn and Caroline and Lore escape to America alone. But their time in Switzerland provides a legacy that affects several generations. BestsellerClaudia'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 3-6American dreams
Par John Jakes. 1998
Continues the Crown family saga begun in Homeland (BR 09462). Paul, twenty-nine, a well-known photographer, travels the world making news…
documentaries, some of which get him in trouble with the British government. His cousin Carl satisfies a passion for cars and flying, becoming a daring aviator, and cousin Fritzi becomes an actress in Hollywood. Some strong language. BestsellerJack 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 5-8Stands a Calder man
Par Janet Dailey. 1983
Montana, 1909. With the passing of the Enlarged Homestead Act, newcomers threaten the old way of ranching. Webb Calder resists…
the immigrants fencing in the range. Then he falls in love with one of their wives. Sequel to This Calder Range (BR 13464). Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 1983Falling up: poems and drawings
Par Shel Silverstein. 1996
A collection of brief and humorous poems featuring silly situations and a gallery of zany characters. You will see the…
world from "a different angle" as you meet the Terrible Toy-Eating Tookle, attend the "Rotten Convention," and visit Hungry Kid Island. For grades 2-4 and older readers. BestsellerOut to Canaan
Par Jan Karon. 1997
Changes are coming to the small town of Mitford. Father Tim Kavanagh, the Episcopal priest, and his wife Cynthia are…
thinking about retirement, the two mayoral candidates are dividing the town, the bakery may be closing, and a Florida real estate company wants to turn Fernbank into a spa. Sequel to These High, Green Hills (BR 12271). BestsellerBeethoven in Paradise
Par Barbara O'Connor. 1997
Martin lives in the Paradise trailer park with his folks. His dream is to play a musical instrument, but his…
abusive father thinks music is stupid and insists Martin play baseball, instead. Some strong language. For grades 5-8"N" is for noose
Par Sue Grafton. 1998
Kinsey Millhone is hired by a detective's widow to investigate the last few weeks of her husband's life in tiny…
Nota Lake. Millhone discovers uncooperative neighbors and a connection to an old murder case in her own hometown of Santa Teresa. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 1998Dance upon the air
Par Nora Roberts. 2001
Nell Channing fakes her death to escape the clutches of her abusive wealthy husband. Mysteriously drawn to Three Sisters Island--to…
which she is unknowingly connected through her ancestors--she works for Mia Devlin, a witch, who introduces Nell to her own latent powers. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some violence. Bestseller. 2001Number 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 4-7Hard time: a V.I. Warshawski novel
Par Sara Paretsky. 1999
Chicago private detective V.I. Warshawski finds a fatally injured female escaped convict in the road. Police want to charge V.I.…
with murder, and the victim's powerful former employer is less than helpful. The relentless sleuth is burglarized, beaten, and imprisoned before she learns the truth. Violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 1999Emma's magic winter (I Can Read Bks.)
Par Jean Little. 1998
Emma is very shy; she can't read loudly enough at school, and she is too timid to make friends. But…
when she gets a new neighbor who is the same age and has a pair of magic boots just like hers, Emma loses her shyness. For grades K-3Italian fever: a novel
Par Valerie Martin. 1999
Lucy Stark is an assistant to novelist DV, who dies suddenly while writing a book in Italy. Lucy travels to…
Italy for his funeral, to retrieve his things, and to discover why he died. She is met by Massimo, an interpreter, who comes to care for her in many ways. Some descriptions of sex. BestsellerThe cat who robbed a bank
Par Lilian Braun. 1999
Autumn in Pickax brings festivals, the Scottish Games, and the return of estate jeweler Mr. Delacamp. But Mr. Delacamp is…
murdered in the newly restored hotel, and his assistant and the desk clerk are missing. Qwilleran takes clues from his cats, Koko and Yum Yum, to solve the crime. Bestseller. 1999The unprotected witness
Par James Stevenson. 1997
Even though Pete's father was in the federal witness protection program, he was killed, and there is still the matter…
of missing money. The gangsters who want the money figure Pete knows where it is hidden. When Pete finds the telephone bugged, he realizes that he is an unprotected witness who needs friends more than ever. Sequel to The Bones in the Cliff (BR 10483). For grades 4-7Christine
Par Stephen King. 1983
Chilling, macabre love tragedy set in 1978 in Pittsburgh centers on teenage misfit Arnie Cunningham and his devotion to and…
ultimate possession by his '58 Plymouth Fury, "Christine." Eerie things happen from the day that Arnie buys the car for $250 from creepy old Roland D. LeBay. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller