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Bread and jam for Frances
Par Russell Hoban. 1992
Light in August: the corrected text
Par William Faulkner. 1932
Joe Christmas, an orphan of mixed blood, travels to the South, seeking a place and people with whom he can…
belong. But he is soon hardened by white and black bigotryThe learning tree
Par Gordon Parks. 1963
The story of a black family living in a small Kansas town during the 1920s, when African Americans were relegated…
to second-class citizenship and terrorized by racial violence. Adolescent Newt experiences his first romance, tangles with the town tough, and wrestles with his awe of death. Strong language and violence. For high school and older readersThe 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 readersThe trial
Par Franz Kafka. 1998
On his thirtieth birthday, Josef K., a conscientious bank official, is arrested in his lodgings on unstated charges. He is…
constantly thwarted in his attempts to clarify his situation even in court. A new translation by Breon Mitchell based on the restored 1914 textThe house of the seven gables
Par Nathaniel Hawthorne. 1995
The fortunes of the Pyncheon family of New England have declined through the generations, leaving them in a decaying house…
with little money. Interactions among family members are based on past mistakes and misdeeds that now dictate their lives. But love can change everything. 1851Falling up: poems and drawings
Par Shel Silverstein. 1996
A collection of brief and humorous poems featuring silly situations and a gallery of zany characters. You will see the…
world from "a different angle" as you meet the Terrible Toy-Eating Tookle, attend the "Rotten Convention," and visit Hungry Kid Island. For grades 2-4 and older readers. BestsellerCome back, Amelia Bedelia (I Can Read Level 2 Ser.)
Par Peggy Parish. 1995
Amelia Bedelia cannot keep a job because she does exactly as she is instructed. For example, as an office clerk…
Amelia jumps up and down on letters that she is asked to stamp. For K-3The last battle (Chronicles Of Narnia Ser. #7)
Par C. S Lewis. 1994
When evil comes to Narnia, Jill and Eustace help fight the great last battle, and Aslan leads his people to…
a glorious new paradise. Seventh and final title, sequel to The Silver Chair (BR 13949). For grades 4-7. 1956The Scarlet Pimpernel
Par Emmuska Orczy. 1989
Europe, 1792. With the republican mob in frenzy, French aristocrats are being guillotined indiscriminately. A group of British adventurers, led…
by the mysterious "Scarlet Pimpernel," are spiriting innocent victims out of Paris. French agent Chauvelin arrives in England to discover the leader's true identity and enlists the help of a clever French beauty married to the foppish Sir Percy Blakeney. For senior high and older readersSammy the seal (I Can Read Level 1 Ser.)
Par Syd Hoff. 1959
Eager to try life outside the zoo, Sammy the seal explores the city, goes to school, and plays with the…
children but decides that, after all, home is best. For grades K-3. 1959Three tales (Penguin classics)
Par Gustave Flaubert. 1961
Three finely contrasted stories first published in 1877. "Simple Heart" is about a faithful domestic servant who outlives her loved…
ones; "The Legend of St. Julian Hospitator" is a medieval tale about a man seeking atonement for a crime; and "Herodias" retells the story of the execution of John the BaptistBleak house
Par Charles Dickens. 1991
Swallows and Amazons (Swallows And Amazons Ser.)
Par Arthur Ransome. 1985
Two English families and their lively children spend the summer camping out on Wild Cat Island. They explore their miniature…
world, hunt for a hidden treasure, and follow the mysterious doings of an uncle suspected of being a pirate. For grades 4-7. 1930The Bostonians
Par Henry James. 1992
Satirical comedy involving impressionable young suffragette Verena Tarrant, who struggles to reconcile her love for Basil Ransom, a charming southern…
lawyer, with the demands of her patron, Olive Chancellor, a domineering Boston feminist who hates men. 1886Ramona Quimby, age 8: A Newbery Honor Award Winner (Ramona #6)
Par Beverly Cleary, Jacqueline Rogers. 1981
As Ramona enters third grade, her father returns to college to become an art teacher. Having a working mother and…
a student father is tough on the family, but the Quimbys stick together through good times and bad. For grades 3-6 and older Cleary fansA year down yonder
Par Richard Peck, Steve Cieslawski. 2000
During the 1937 recession fifteen-year-old Mary Alice from Chicago is sent to live with feisty Grandma Dowdel in rural Illinois.…
There she learns about small-town ways and grows to love her grandmother. Sequel to A Long Way from Chicago (DB 50305, BR 12129). For grades 6-9. Newbery Medal. Bestseller. 2000Democracy: an American novel
Par Henry Adams. 1983
A death in the family
Par James Agee. 1998
A modern classic about the impact of tragedy on a close-knit family in Knoxville, Tennessee, in the early twentieth century.…
The story begins a few hours before the death of Jay Follet and ends on the day of his funeral. Strong language. Pulitzer PrizeThe long valley (Penguin twentieth-century classics)
Par John Steinbeck. 1938
Collection of classic stories set in California and first published in 1938, reflecting Steinbeck's interests in the tensions between workers…
and owners, past and present, and city and country. Included in this volume are Steinbeck's "Red Pony" stories, "The Gift," "The Great Mountains," "The Promise," and "The Leader of the People."