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The tombs of Atuan
Par Ursula K Le Guin. 2001
Arha is taken from her parents to be trained as high priestess to the Old Ones in the Atuan tombs.…
She endures her bleak captivity until a trespasser violates her domain in his search for the tombs' greatest treasure. Sequel to A Wizard of Earthsea (BR 7742). For grades 6-9. 1970Marvin one too many (I Can Read Bks.)
Par Katherine Paterson. 2001
Marvin starts first grade in a new school but has trouble learning to read. His family gives him some extra…
help when he finally tells his father about the problem. For grades K-3. 2001Tehanu: the last book of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle Ser. #4)
Par Ursula K Le Guin. 1990
Tenar, former priestess of Atuan and now the widow of a Gontish farmer, lives quietly caring for her foster daughter…
Therru. Soon another needs Tenar's care: Ged, no longer archmage of Earthsea, returns home half-conscious--on a dragon's back. Sequel to The Farthest Shore (BR 15408). For grades 6-9. 1990Storybook treasury of Dick and Jane and friends
Par Elizabeth Rider Montgomery, Dorothy Walter Baruch, William S Gray. 2003
Reissue of three Dick and Jane books, originally published in the 1940s and 1950s, that were widely used in schools…
to teach reading to children. The stories include: We Look and See, We Come and Go, and The New We Work and Play. For grades K-3. 2003The farthest shore (Earthsea Ser. #Vol. 3)
Par Ursula K Le Guin. 2001
Ged, archmage of Roke, and Arren, young prince of Enlad, set out to find and challenge the evil that threatens…
to destroy Earthsea itself. Sequel to The Tombs of Atuan (BR 15379). For grades 6-9. National Book Award. 1972Personal recollections of Joan of Arc (Dover thrift editions)
Par Mark Twain. 2002
Fictional biography of French heroine Saint Joan of Arc (1412-1431) told from the viewpoint of her page, secretary, and lifelong…
friend, Sieur Louis de Conte. Describes her early childhood, the "voices" that prompted her to aid the dauphin, the fight for Orleans, and her eventual capture, trial, and martyrdom. 1895Don't bug me!
Par Pam Zollman. 2001
Sixth-grader Megan needs twenty-five insects for a science project, but her five-year-old brother Alexander doesn't want her to kill them.…
Then pesky classmate Charlie embarrasses Megan before the whole class. As the deadline approaches, she takes some risks. For grades 4-7. 2001Shooter
Par Walter Dean Myers. 2004
A high school tragedy related from multiple viewpoints: interviews, reports, and journals. Seventeen-year-old Len shoots a football player to death,…
injures several others, and commits suicide. His troubled friends recall Len's problems. In the surrounding culture no one is completely innocent nor completely guilty. For senior high readers. 2004United Tates of America: a novel with scrapbook art
Par Paula Danziger. 2002
Eleven-year-old Sarah "Skate" Tate faces many disappointments entering middle school: she must endure a long bus ride every day, her…
cousin and best friend finds new companions and hobbies, and a death in the family occurs. But throughout all her trials Skate continues a scrapbook project. For grades 4-7. 2002Sometimes a great notion: a novel
Par Ken Kesey. 1988
Oregon timber country. A bitter labor strike against old Henry Stamper's lumber empire intensifies his two sons' rivalry. Hank, rough-hewn…
like his father, is eventually provoked to fight his sensitive half-brother Lee, who has returned home intent on revenge. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1963No more dead dogs
Par Gordon Korman. 2000
Eighth-grade football hero Wallace Wallace is given detention for telling the absolute truth even when it hurts the English teacher's…
feelings. Sentenced to attend school play rehearsals, he becomes involved in spite of himself and makes some creative changes. For grades 5-8. 2000The word eater
Par Mary Amato. 2000
Sixth-grader Lerner hates her new school until she finds Fip, a paper-devouring magic worm. When Fip eats printed words, like…
"vending machine," the signified object disappears. Lerner takes Fip to class to get revenge on class bullies, but she gradually learns extraordinary powers bring big responsibilities. For grades 4-7. 2000Saving Lilly
Par Peg Kehret. 2001
Sixth-graders Erin and David have researched the topic of circus animal abuse, so when their teacher schedules a field trip…
to the Glitter Tent Circus they refuse to go. Instead they raise money to send a mistreated elephant, Lilly, to an animal sanctuary. For grades 3-6. 2001Tar baby (Vintage International)
Par Toni Morrison. 2004
Son, a black fugitive, invades the West Indian home of a retired millionaire, upsetting the racially diverse household. He captivates…
pampered Jadine, a black fashion model. Their ideologically complicated love affair plays out from the Caribbean to Manhattan. 2004 foreword by the author. Strong language. 1981Cam Jansen and the tennis trophy mystery (Cam Jansen Ser. #23)
Par David A Adler. 2003
Junie B., first grader: shipwrecked (A Stepping Stone Book(TM) #No. 6)
Par Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus. 2004
Junie B. Jones is Captain Field Day
Par Barbara Park. 2001
Junie B. Jones is selected as her classroom's captain in the kindergarten field day. After her group loses several races…
to another team, Junie B. rallies her schoolmates to victory. For grades K-3. 2001Vampire High (Vampire High)
Par Douglas Rees. 2003
Ninth-grader Cody Elliot is mad at moving from California to Massachusetts and flunks every course until his father transfers him…
to Vlad Dracul Magnet School. Cody discovers that all but five kids are vampires, saves one from bullies, and falls in love with a princess. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2003It only looks easy
Par Pamela Curtis Swallow. 2003
On the first day of seventh grade Kat takes someone else's bicycle to visit her dog at the animal hospital.…
When the bike is stolen Kat's reputation at school is ruined, especially when more bicycles disappear. She also learns responsibility and compassion during her struggles. For grades 4-7. 2003Ben-Hur: a tale of the Christ
Par Lew Wallace. 2003
Accused of attempting to assassinate the new governor of Jerusalem, Judah Ben-Hur is sentenced to life as a galley slave.…
Intermingled with the account of his escape and revenge against the friend who betrayed him is the story of Jesus, who changes Ben-Hur's world forever. Includes an introduction by Tim LaHaye. 1880