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The velveteen rabbit, or How toys become real: The Classic Children's Book
Par Margery Bianco. 1922
A velveteen rabbit stuffed with sawdust learns from an older toy that a child's love can make him real. Rabbit…
happily experiences the joy of this love and at last learns of another kind of reality. For grades 2-4 and older readersJulie's wolf pack (Julie of the Wolves Ser.)
Par Jean George, Wendell Minor. 1997
This sequel to Julie (DB 40306, BR 10116) chronicles six years of the wolf pack family led by Kapu. The…
Eskimos call these wolves "Julie's wolf pack" because of the past connection between Julie and the wolves. Now on their own, the members of the pack face famine and disease. When Kapu is captured for a scientific experiment, Julie intervenes on his behalf. For grades 5-8Ship of the line
Par C. S Forester. 1938
May 1810. Horatio Hornblower is now in command of his first ship, the HMS Sutherland, but he has one major…
problem--the crew is short by about 250 men. He hires whoever are willing and has them trained well enough to stage five solo raids against the French army and navy along the coast of Spain. Sequel to Beat to Quarters (RC 46120, BR 11555)Gallows 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 6-9Roll of thunder, hear my cry
Par Mildred Taylor, Jerry Pinkney. 1976
Nine-year-old Cassie Logan recalls a turbulent time in Mississippi during the Great Depression--a year of night riders, burnings, and threats.…
She describes her African American family's struggle to survive with their dignity and independence intact. Some strong language. For grades 6-9. Newbery Award. 1976Lord Hornblower
Par C. S Forester. 1946
The Hornblower saga continues as the intrepid commodore becomes a peer of the realm by quelling a mutiny and concluding…
his private war with Napoleon. Incidentally, he rekindles his romance with the lovely French Marie. Sequel to Commodore Hornblower (RC 26916, BR 11558)The 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 5-8The 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 4-7Meet Josefina, an American girl (Historical Character)
Par Valerie Tripp, Jean-Paul Tibbles, Susan McAliley, Peg Ross. 1997
In 1824 nine-year-old Josefina lives with her father and three sisters on a rancho near Santa Fe, New Mexico. The…
girls try hard to take care of things the way Mama did before she died the previous year. When their grandfather comes for a visit, they are surprised by the guest he brings--Tia Dolores, their mother's sister. Prequel to Josefina Learns a Lesson (DB 45562). For grades 2-4Hornblower and the Hotspur
Par C. S Forester. 1962
Commander Hornblower marries in England and soon afterward sails for duty off the French coast. War breaks out with France…
involving Hornblower in several sea battles and in a land raid, which destroys a French signal station. Sequel to Lieutenant Hornblower (BR 11553)Flying colours
Par C. S Forester. 1966
In this sequel to Ship of the Line (BR 11556), Captain Hornblower, having surrendered his ship, finds himself in a…
French prison facing possible execution. If he manages to escape, he still must deal with a court martial in EnglandStranded
Par Ben Mikaelsen. 1995
Twelve-year-old Koby, who has lost a foot in an accident, tries to save two stranded pilot whales near her home…
in the Florida Keys, despite her physical handicap. She faces problems at home as her parents contemplate divorce and she would like to prove her self-reliance to them. For grades 6-9Legacy of Light (The Effigies #3)
Par Sarah Raughley. 2018
The Effigies must uncover the connection between Saul, Blackwell, and the Phantoms before it’s too late in this epic conclusion…
to the Effigies trilogy. The world is in chaos. After Saul’s strike on Oslo—one seemingly led by Maia herself—the Effigies’ reputation is in shambles. Now they’re being hunted by nations across the globe, grouped in with the very terrorists they’ve been trying to stop. With Maia’s resurrected twin, June, carrying out vicious attacks across the world, everyone believes Maia is a killer. Belle has gone rogue, Chae Rin and Lake have disappeared, and the Sect is being dismantled and replaced by a terrifying new world order helmed by Blackwell. As for Saul, his ultimate plan still remains a mystery. And Maia? No one has seen or heard from her in weeks. It’s all somehow connected—Saul, Phantoms, the Effigies, everything. But if the Effigies can’t put the pieces together soon, there may not be much left of the world they’ve fought so desperately to save.Purely Rosie Pearl
Par Patricia Cochrane. 1996
In 1936, Rosie Pearl, twelve, and her family have been migrant workers since the Great Depression forced them to sell…
the family farm. Her new friendship with Maggie, who at first seems "too snooty to be a picker," helps Rosie Pearl through a summer of tough times. For grades 5-8Where the red fern grows: the story of two dogs and a boy
Par Wilson Rawls. 1984
Scarlett: the sequel to Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the wind
Par Alexandra Ripley. 1991
Continues the saga of Scarlett O'Hara which began in Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind (BR 11427). Scarlett returns to…
Tara after Melanie's funeral, but then makes her way to Ireland where she struggles to get Rhett Butler back into her life. The author was chosen by Mitchell's heirs to write the sequel. BestsellerOut of the dark
Par Welwyn Katz. 1996
After his mother is killed, Ben's family moves to his father's Newfoundland boyhood home. Ben's younger brother makes friends with…
the local boys, but Ben avoids them, escaping into the fantasy world of the nearby Viking settlement, armed with stories his mother had told him. For grades 6-9Mr. Midshipman Hornblower
Par C. S Forester. 1994
Horatio Hornblower of the British Royal Navy faces a series of adventurous episodes in his early career. His quick thinking,…
brilliant intuition, and decisiveness leave him with the rank of lieutenant. Prequel to Lieutenant Hornblower (RC 46117, BR 11553)The puppy sister
Par S. E Hinton. 1995
Aleasha Ann Davidson, a puppy, likes her new family even though Nick keeps saying he wanted a sister instead. Aleasha…
is determined to win Nick's affection, so because she likes human things such as eating at the table, she decides to turn herself into a human person. For grades 2-4Hatchet
Par Gary Paulsen. 1987
Brian, thirteen and troubled by his parents' divorce, is flying in a single-engine plane to visit his father. As Brian…
is the only passenger, the pilot casually shows him how to fly the plane. When the pilot has a heart attack and dies, Brian must take control. After the plane crashes in the Canadian wilderness, Brian has only the hatchet attached to his belt to help him survive. For grades 6-9 and older readers