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Red Hen and Sly Fox
Par Vivian French. 1995
Red Hen always wears an apron with a pocket, and in the pocket she has a needle and thread and…
a pair of scissors so she can do mending for her friends in the woods. One day Sly Fox comes to ask Red Hen to mend a pair of socks for him, but he really wants to have Red Hen for supper. For grades K-3Partners
Par Karen Waggoner. 1995
After their sister's cat runs away, Jamie and his older brother Gordon are allowed to buy some mice. Jamie is…
thrilled when his pet has babies, until he learns that Gordon plans to sell them as snake food. For grades 2-4James and the rain
Par Karla Kuskin. 1995
In this counting book, James puts on his yellow coat that buttons to his chin and a pair of rubber…
boots to tuck his trousers in, pulls down his bright yellow hat onto his head, opens his big black umbrella, and steps out into the rain. As he strolls along, James meets an ever increasing number of animals--from one cow to ten cats. For preschool-grade 2On the first day of May, Henry wakes up and informs Mudge that today is Henry's birthday. But all Mudge…
does is roll over and snore. It takes several promises of good treats to eat to get Mudge going. But then Henry and Mudge have the best day of all! For grades K-3The Europeans: a sketch
Par Henry James. 1985
A fortune-hunting European countess and her charming brother come to visit their straight-laced cousins near Boston. Their rich and imaginative,…
but immoral, way of living is contrasted with the dull, but upright, American way. First published in 1878These happy golden years: A Newbery Honor Award Winner (Little House Ser. #8)
Par Laura Wilder. 1943
Laura Ingalls and Almanzo Wilder, the town's most eligible bachelor, enjoy a delightful romance while Laura teaches school. When her…
last term ends, they marry and look forward to a long and happy life together. Sequel to Little Town on the Prairie (BR 11326). For grades 5-8 and older readersMy Ántonia
Par Willa Cather. 1994
A lawyer recalls his Nebraska boyhood and the girl who was a strong influence on his life in this novel…
about pioneering conditions and the assimilation of immigrants. Contains a historical essay by James Woodress that describes the origin, writing, and reception of the bookTypee: a peep at Polynesian life (Penguin classics)
Par Herman Melville. 1996
Records the adventures of a whaling voyage in the Pacific. First published in 1846 and based on the author's actual…
experience, this novel portrays a civilized man held captive by the Polynesians, who were then practicing cannibalismSweet Thursday
Par John Steinbeck. 1982
To depict the common bonds of love that unite humankind, the author turns to the outcasts of a California skid…
row. Portrayed are an alcoholic, a prostitute, and a down-at-the heels philosopher. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sexShadows on the rock (Vintage classics)
Par Willa Cather. 1995
Erewhon
Par Samuel Butler. 1970
An English traveler discovers the remote land of Erewhon inhabited by irrational people with exasperating ideas. A satirical novel aimed…
at lampooning nineteenth-century English society, customs, and manners. First published in 1872The gambler
Par Fyodor Dostoyevsky. 1964
Set in a fashionable nineteenth-century German spa, this story tells of a young Russian tutor who becomes so addicted to…
the passion of gambling that everything else loses meaning for him. Originally written in 1866The wayward bus
Par John Steinbeck. 1947
The man that corrupted Hadleyburg
Par Mark Twain. 1986
A mysterious stranger leaves a sack of gold to an unknown citizen of Hadleyburg on the condition that the townsman…
can prove he is the kind person who once befriended a man in need. The temptation has a remarkable effect upon the townspeople, who take great pride in their virtue. For junior and senior high and older readersThis side of paradise
Par F. Fitzgerald. 1920
The Aspern papers and other stories
Par Henry James. 1983
First published in 1888, "The Aspern Papers" is set in a crumbling Venetian palazzo, where a determined scholar tries to…
charm its inhabitants--the Misses Bordereau--out of a collection of letters by the American poet Aspern. Three short stories first published in the 1890s complete the collectionCannery Row
Par John Steinbeck. 1945
The story of a happy-go-lucky colony of bums on the Monterey, California, waterfront and of their friends, ladies of easy…
virtue in a nearby establishment. A sentimental theme is treated with realism and with the philosophy that poverty-stricken independence is better than commercial success. Some strong languageThe long winter: A Newbery Honor Award Winner (Little House Ser. #6)
Par Laura Wilder. 1953
The Ingalls family moves from their stake on the Dakota prairie to their store in town to escape the severe…
winter. One blizzard follows another until trains stop running and the community, isolated for months, faces starvation. Sequel to By the Shores of Silver Lake (BR 11324). For grades 4-7Tender is the night
Par F. Fitzgerald. 1995
An American psychiatrist, studying in Europe in the 1920s, falls in love with a beautiful, wealthy patient in this 1934…
novel about rich American expatriates. In their marriage, he reacts against her great dependence on him as both husband and doctor before he realizes his equal dependence on herA sunburned prayer
Par Marc Talbert. 1995
Because his grandmother is dying of cancer, Eloy decides to make the seventeen-mile Good Friday march to appeal for a…
miracle. Defying his mother, Eloy joins the stream of people on the highway traveling to the holy site. He gains a new friend and new insights along the way. For grades 5-8