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Clockwork, or, All wound up
Par Philip Pullman. 1998
Long ago in a German tavern, Fritz begins telling a story about a clockmaker. This master craftsman makes mechanical figures…
so lifelike, they appear to breathe. Then Fritz's story comes to life as the clockmaker enters the tavern. And Karl, an apprentice clockmaker, is desperate enough to accept this stranger's dangerous mechanical gift. For grades 5-8Squids will be squids: fresh morals, beastly fables
Par Jon Scieszka. 1998
Eighteen modern fables with fresh morals about bossy, sneaky, funny, annoying, "dim-bulb" people--all disguised as animals to avoid hurting anyone's…
feelings. Topics include homework, using the telephone on the right occasion, friendship, and dinner-table talk. For grades 3-6Something wicked this way comes
Par Ray Bradbury. 1962
Will Halloway and Jim Nightshade, both thirteen, are fascinated by the carnival that comes to their small town. But after…
a series of frightening events, the boys realize there is something sinister about the show and its owner. 1962The healing of Crossroads
Par Nick O'Donohoe. 1996
Veterinarian "BJ" Vaughan is still needed in Crossroads in this sequel to Under the Healing Sign (BR 10525). Some veterinary…
students assist at the birthing of unicorns, and BJ works with a new hatching of griffins. Meanwhile, problems infiltrate Crossroads, endangering its delicate balance. For senior high and older readersGallows Hill
Par Lois Duncan. 1997
When her mother marries, Californian Sarah Zoltanne is forced to spend her senior year in a small Missouri town. At…
the Halloween festival, Sarah reluctantly agrees to play fortune teller. Using her Hungarian grandmother's crystal ball, Sarah really sees things that frighten her--especially when they happen. Some violence. For grades 6-9The Folk Keeper
Par Franny Billingsley, Leonid Gore. 1999
The orphan Corinna transforms herself into Corin because only boys are Folk Keepers, appeasers of the evil Folk. Her identity…
is further challenged at her new post near the sea when she discovers her heritage as a Sealmaiden, and she must draw upon all her gifts to stay alive. For grades 5-8. Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. 1999The moon and the sun
Par Vonda McIntyre. 1997
At the command of King Louis XIV, a Jesuit natural philosopher captures a female sea monster, thought to hold the…
secret to immortality. The Jesuit's sister understands the creature's songs, realizes that she is a thinking, feeling being, and befriends her. Protecting the sea lady leads to confrontations with the king and even the popeThe music of dolphins
Par Karen Hesse. 1996
An adolescent girl is captured by the Coast Guard, separating her from the dolphin family that raised her. Believing they…
rescued her, doctors name her Mila, for "miracle," and try to teach her human skills. But Mila misses her dolphin family and longs for her home in the warm sea. She questions the wisdom of the doctors and whose life is better. For grades 5-8Paradis sur mesure: nouvelles
Par Bernard Werber. 2008
"Bernard Werber a toujours aimé alterner gros roman et forme courte, genre qu'il affectionne particulièrement. Dans ce recueil, on le…
retrouve fidèle aux sujets qui le préoccupent : l'avenir de l'homme, de la planète, l'inconscience de notre monde. Chaque nouvelle nous entraîne vers un questionnement : quelles politiques, quelles sanctions faut-il inventer pour que nous cessions de nous détruire ? Que deviendrait une Terre sans hommes (un monde-jardin peuplé de femmes pacifiques ayant occulté jusqu'au souvenir du mâle) ? Qu'est-ce en réalité qu'une réunion de copropriétaires dont le syndic est un fieffé filou ?... De l'universel au particulier en passant par la société des fourmis, Werber rêve l'humain, heureux de nous transmettre un avenir... possible". -- 4e de couvThe amazing frecktacle
Par Ross Venokur. 1998
Nicholas cuts his hair and wears contacts to avoid being teased. But when a bully starts calling him "the amazing…
frecktacle," Nicholas knows there is nothing he can do to get rid of his 5,792 freckles. Spooky Mr. Piddlesticks disagrees, and gladly offers to unload Nicholas of the unwanted spots. For grades 3-6Emma'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-3Roverandom
Par J. Tolkien. 1998
A young and foolish dog is turned into a toy after biting a sorcerer. As a plaything, Roverandom is owned…
by a little boy named Two. After many adventures, Roverandom manages to be turned back into a real dog. For junior and senior high and older readersThe hollowing
Par Robert Holdstock. 1993
Strange appearances, disappearances, and reappearances occur in Ryhope Wood, and thirteen-year-old Alex becomes one of them. Five years after Alex's…
presumed burial, his father, Richard Bradley, is approached by a mysterious stranger who wants to help Richard find his son. It seems Alex has been communicating with her from within the woodWhistle me home
Par Barbara Wersba. 1997
Being a tomboy, Noli is surprised when the new boy in school asks her out. She soon discovers that TJ…
is truly her soul mate and falls deeply in love with him. Noli is disappointed when, even after months, their relationship is still chaste. Then TJ confesses his sexual orientation to her. For senior high and older readersThe skull of truth: A Magic Shop Book (Magic Shop Bks.)
Par Bruce Coville. 1997
Running from bullies, Charlie escapes into Mr. Elives's magic shop where, to his own horror, he steals a human skull.…
Worse, the skull talks and it forces Charlie to always tell the truth--something he rarely did in the past. For grades 4-7The Cookie Company
Par Ross Venokur. 2000
Thirteen-year-old Alex, the unluckiest boy alive, opens an unusual fortune cookie and is whisked away into another world, where he…
is threatened by the evil game-show hostess Cypress Vine. For grades 4-7. 2000Maura's angel (An Avon Camelot book)
Par Lynne Banks. 1984
On her way home from her Belfast school, Maura is knocked flat by a bomb's blast. When she looks around,…
she is amazed to see a naked girl who looks just like her. Maura must teach this new acquaintance to walk, eat, and even sleep. In return, Maura and her family experience wonderful changes while in her presence. For grades 4-7Midnight magic (Other Or No Ser.)
Par Avi. 1999
One stormy night in 1491 in Italy, Mangus the Magician and his twelve-year-old apprentice, Fabrizio, are summoned to the castle…
of King Claudio to determine if his daughter, Princess Teresina, is indeed being haunted by a ghost. For grades 5-8. 1999The Borrowers afloat
Par Mary Norton. 1959
The Borrowers--Pod, Homily, and Arrietty--must find a new home when the human family upon whom they depend moves out. A…
wild boy named Spiller helps the tiny people on a hazardous journey starting in a drain. Sequel to The Borrowers Afield (BR 7026). For grades 3-6. 1959Mary Poppins opens the door
Par P. L Travers. 1943
In this sequel to Mary Poppins Comes Back (RC 50918, BR 5488) Jane and Michael light off a fireworks rocket.…
But instead of producing a starburst in the sky, the flare's single spark turns out to be Mary Poppins, who takes the Banks children on more marvelous adventures. For grades 4-7. 1943