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Tales from Watership Down
Par Richard Adams. 1996
Twenty-four years after writing Watership Down (DB 35730), Adams now offers nineteen short stories about the lives of the rabbits…
since they defeated General Woundwort. Many of the stories focus on the hero El-ahriarah, and all deal with the theme of the human enemy versus the animalFinish strong: living the values that take you the distance
Par Richard Capen. 1996
Capen identifies personal values that lead to success and that benefit family and community. Each chapter focuses on a specific…
value--such as character, humility, and optimism--and includes comments from political, business, and spiritual leaders like Barbara Jordan and John GardnerAnnotations (New Directions paperbook #809)
Par John Keene. 1995
Acclaimed novel about an African American child coming of age in the St. Louis suburbs during the 1960s. In poetic…
prose, describes the narrator's discovery of racial, sexual, and intellectual identity during turbulent times. Some descriptions of sexFrom the notebooks of Melanin Sun
Par Jacqueline Woodson. 1995
For the most part, thirteen-year-old Melanin Sun is happy living with his single mother, hanging out with his friends, and…
dreaming about a girl. But when forced to come to terms with differences in sexual preferences and race, Melanin Sun turns to his journal, where he records thoughts he can't speak out loud. For junior and senior high readers. Coretta Scott King AwardAbsolution: a novel
Par Ólafur Ólafsson. 1994
He does not ask for forgiveness, but his life has been shaped by guilt over a crime of passion he…
committed in his youth. After fleeing his native Iceland, the wealthy and manipulative old man has spent his adult years in New York City. Estranged from his children, he reflects on the events of his life and sifts through his motivations and obsessions. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sexThe Garlic Ballads
Par Yan Mo. 1995
A tale of oppression and revolt in rural China. When a glutted garlic market in 1987 forces farmers to let…
their crop rot in the fields, the farmers rise in revolt against the Communist government. The resulting official retribution brings together three prisoners who reveal the hardships they have suffered. Strong language and violenceStress
Par Loren Estleman. 1996
Companion to Edsel (BR 10156). It is New Year's Eve 1972 when a Detroit cop moonlighting at a posh party…
shoots and kills three intruders. On the case is officer Charlie Battle, who knows the department is protecting its own yet doggedly pursues the truth up to the startling courtroom climax. Strong language and descriptions of sexThe "children of Perestroika" come of age: young people of Moscow talk about life in the new Russia
Par Deborah Adelman. 1994
Adelman returns to Moscow in 1993 to reinterview the eleven teens featured in The Children of Perestroika (BR 10842). Now…
approaching adulthood, these Russian youths discuss their concerns about the huge social and economic changes initiated by Gorbachev in 1985. For senior high and older readersTime windows
Par Kathryn Reiss. 1991
The day Miranda, thirteen, moves into a huge old house with her parents, she discovers an amazing dollhouse in the…
attic. It's a replica of the house itself, and by looking through its windows, Miranda can eavesdrop on the lives of families who lived in the house years ago. For grades 5-8A share of Freedom
Par June Wood. 1994
Freedom Jo Avery, thirteen, has always wondered who her father is. When her alcoholic mother is sent to a treatment…
center, Freedom and her little brother run away to avoid being sent to different foster homes. Eventually they are put with the Quincy family, where Freedom learns an important lesson about fathers. For grades 5-8An imaginative experience
Par Mary Wesley. 1995
When Londoner Sylvester Wykes's commuter train hisses to an emergency halt, he is impressed to see a woman passenger leap…
to the aid of a stranded sheep. Later the housecleaner he hires turns out to be the same altruistic woman, and Wykes falls in loveThe pizza puzzle
Par Susan Pfeffer. 1996
The day after Taryn learns her father may be having an affair, she gets in trouble for not concentrating in…
class. Fuming at her teacher's insensitivity, Taryn describes to her friends a prank she'd like to pull on the teacher to get even. The next day Taryn is shocked to learn that someone has actually carried out her plan--and she is being blamed! For grades 5-8Sun under wood: new poems
Par Robert Hass. 1996
In this collection of twenty poems by the 1995 U.S. poet laureate, Hass explores such themes as nature, in "Dragonflies…
Mating"; solitude, in "Regalia for a Black Hat Dancer"; language, in "English: An Ode"; and the fragility of human relationships, in "Faint Music". Some strong language and some descriptions of sexChicken salads: 60 scrumptious recipes for an American classic
Par Carole Lalli. 1994
Lalli offers hints on buying and storing chicken, as well as on handling chicken safely. She covers basic methods for…
preparing chicken for use in salads and provides recipes for salads that are mainly chicken and for others with vegetables, pasta, beans, and grainsBoy Scout handbook
Par Boy Scouts of America, Robert Birkby. 1990
This official guide to Scouting explains the history, ideals, and organization of the Boy Scouts of America; outdoor knowledge and…
skills; safety and first aid; and other elements of the Scouting program. Provides guidance for advancing in the ranks from Tenderfoot to Eagle Scout. For grades 5-8 and older readersTales from the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird
Par Vivian Velde. 1995
Humorous reworkings of thirteen folktales by the Brothers Grimm. In "The Granddaughter," Granny and the wolf find Little Red Riding…
Hood so disagreeable they both plot against her. After the oldest Billy Goat Gruff disposes of the troll in "The Bridge," he knocks both brothers into the water out of spite. For grades 3-6A suitcase of seaweed, and other poems
Par Janet Wong. 1996
Thirty-six poems divided into three categories--"Korean Poems," "Chinese Poems," and "American Poems"--that reflect the author's heritage. Wong shares insights into…
Asian American experiences in such poems as "Acupuncture," "Koreatown," "Tea Ceremony," "Manners," "Face It," and "Money Order." For grades 3-6Scrambled eggs & whiskey: poems, 1991-1995
Par Hayden Carruth. 1996
Poems, variously depicting passion, war, nature, political power, tragedy, and love in one's later years. One such work, "Auburn Poem,"…
voices a father's poignant lament to his wife over their daughter's fatal cancer. Strong languageBone Black: memories of girlhood
Par Bell Hooks. 1996
Noted African American feminist recalls the pain and alienation of growing up female and black in a poor, rural southern…
family. Hooks describes attending a newly integrated school and learning society's roles for men and women. She recalls enjoying the literature that inspired her to write. Some strong language and some descriptions of sexFast forward
Par Judy Mercer. 1995
A woman wakes up in a torn-apart house, wearing bloody clothes, and with no idea who she is. The face…
in the mirror is unfamiliar and her overweight body repulses her. Eventually learning she is television producer Ariel Gold, she attempts to hide what must be amnesia while she searches for clues to what happened. Some violence