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Sister of the bride
Par Beverly Cleary. 1963
The complete Just so stories
Par Rudyard Kipling. 1993
Kipling began writing his Just So Stories as bedtime stories for his children. They began appearing in magazines in 1897,…
and in 1902 the twelve standard tales were collected and published in book form. This volume includes two additional stories, "The Tabu Tale" and "Ham and the Porcupine," the very last story that Kipling wrote. For grades 3-6 and older readersHilda Lessways
Par Arnold Bennett. 1911
This companion to Clayhanger (DB 34689, BR 9121) begins in 1878 in Turnhill, England, where twenty-one-year-old Hilda Lessways finds life…
with her widowed mother unfulfilling. Afraid that her inheritance will be squandered by her mother, Hilda gathers her courage and seeks the advice of attorney George Cannon. Cannon offers Hilda a vocation, and her life begins to change. Then a second man enters her life: Edwin ClayhangerSounder
Par William Armstrong. 1969
The mother and son of a black sharecropper family in the South struggle for survival when the sheriff arrests the…
father for stealing and shoots their devoted coon dog. For grades 5-8. Newbery MedalThese twain
Par Arnold Bennett. 1915
In the third volume of the Clayhanger trilogy--Clayhanger (DB 34689, BR 9121) and Hilda Lessways (DB 39479, BR 9851)--Edwin and…
Hilda have married after Hilda's "tragic adventure with a rascal and a bigamist," and her son by George Cannon is now ten years old. The book begins with an "at home" gathering at the Clayhangers' in 1892 and follows the ups and downs of their marriage through the next five yearsBrighty of the Grand Canyon
Par Marguerite Henry. 1953
Brighty, a freedom-loving little burro, befriends a kind old prospector. Brighty watches one day as a vicious stranger kills the…
old man. Years later, Brighty vindicates his friend's death. For grades 4-7The secret garden
Par Frances Burnett. 1987
After becoming an orphan, Mary--ill-tempered and neglected--is sent to live on an uncle's huge estate where she meets an equally…
wretched cousin who is an invalid. Together they conspire to restore a locked, secret garden while the boy regains his health and his father's affection. For grades 4-7From the mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Par E. L Konigsburg. 1967
Claudia, feeling misunderstood at home, takes her younger brother and runs away to New York City where she sets up…
housekeeping in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. For grades 4-6. Newbery MedalThe summer of the swans
Par Betsy Byars. 1970
When a mentally retarded boy becomes lost in the mountains, his fourteen-year-old sister forgets her own teenage problems, and gains…
new insight into herself and her family. For grades 4-7. Newbery MedalAround the world in eighty days
Par Jules Verne. 1990
Phileas Fogg is certain that he can travel around the world in eighty days--an incredibly short period of time in…
1873. He's so sure that it can be done that he's wagered half of his fortune and set off on the grand adventure with his servant Passepartout. For high school and older readersRabbit Hill
Par Robert Lawson. 1944
When a new family moves into a big house that has been standing empty, they start an extra-large garden. The…
small animals rejoice because they really miss the garden they once depended on. For grades 3-6. Newbery MedalThe wheel on the school
Par Meindert Jong. 1954
Long ago, the little Dutch village of Shora was full of friendly, luck-bringing storks. But fierce storms drove the storks…
away, and they never returned. Six schoolchildren, with the help of their teacher, set out to bring the storks back to their village. For grades 4-7. Newbery MedalStrawberry girl
Par Lois Lenski. 1945
This regional story contrasts the lives of an industrious family of Florida Crackers struggling to make a living from their…
strawberry patch, and the shiftless family who lives on the adjoining farm. For grades 4-7. Newbery MedalDobry (Puffin Newbery library)
Par Monica Shannon. 1934
The author's memories of childhood in Bulgaria enhance this story of a young peasant boy who wants to be a…
sculptor. He is discouraged by his mother's opposition but nourished by his grandfather's support. For grades 4-7 and older readers. Newbery MedalSecret of the Andes
Par Ann Clark. 1952
High up in a hidden valley in the Andes, an Inca boy whose identity is a mystery is chosen to…
know the secret of two ancient Inca treasures. For grades 5-8. Newbery MedalA handful of thieves
Par Nina Bawden. 1967
20,000 leagues under the sea
Par Jules Verne. 1992
A nineteenth-century science fiction tale of an electric submarine, the Nautilus, its eccentric captain, Captain Nemo, and the undersea world.…
The novel anticipates many of the scientific achievements of the twentieth century. For junior and senior high and older readersThe war of the worlds
Par H. G Wells. 1988
The Prince and the pauper
Par Mark Twain. 1991
The future Edward VI of England and a young pauper agree to trade places for a few days. The pauper…
becomes king, and he finds it quite insufferable. Meanwhile, the prince is roaming the street in tatters. People and circumstances almost make the role reversal permanent. For junior and senior high and older readersIt's like this, Cat
Par Emily Neville. 1963
The story of a fourteen-year-old New York boy and his relationships with a stray tomcat, an eccentric old woman, a…
troubled older boy, his first female friend, and his father. For grades 5-8. Newbery Medal