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A 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. 2000Opening moves: Michael Thaler, the making of a very young chess champion
Par Barry Berg. 2000
Describes kindergartner Michael Thaler's rise to the national chess championship for his age group. Recalls how he developed his talent…
and learned to handle winning and losing. Views lessons gained from playing; recaps decisive moves in several tournaments. For grades 3-6. 2000Sammy Sosa: an authorized biography
Par Carrie Muskat. 1999
Biography of the record-breaking baseball player from the Dominican Republic. Sammy Sosa was raised in poverty, but his athletic ability…
led him to his first professional sports contract at age sixteen. Sosa also became well known for his generosity in providing assistance to his family and homeland. For grades 5-8Alice Ramsey's grand adventure
Par Don Brown. 1997
On June 9, 1909, Alice Ramsey left New York City to drive across America in a Maxwell automobile. Accompanied by…
three other women, she had to repair the car several times before finally arriving in San Francisco on August 7, 1909. The book describes the small towns, farms, railroad tracks, rivers, and mountains they passed along the way. For grades 2-4Tucket's home (Tucket Adventures Ser. #Bk. 5)
Par Gary Paulsen. 2000
Francis, Lottie, and Billy carry along the Spanish treasure of gold and silver found in Tucket's Gold (DB 49864) as…
they survive a series of hair-raising adventures while heading west. Francis never doubts that he will find his family again. Some violence. For grades 5-8. 2000The trumpet of the swan
Par E. B White. 1970
While camping with his father in Canada, eleven-year-old Sam Beaver discovers a family of trumpeter swans, including the voiceless Louis.…
Sam teaches Louis to write with his bill and to play the trumpet, which compensates for his handicap. Eventually Louis solos with the Philadelphia Orchestra and woos a mate. For grades 4-7Nate the Great and the halloween hunt
Par Marjorie Sharmat. 1989
Detective Nate takes a break from handing out Halloween candy to look for his friend Rosamond's cat, Little Hex. After…
searching a haunted house and thinking long and hard, Nate realizes where Little Hex must be. For grades 2-4. 1989Fairy tales from Hans Christian Andersen
Par H. C Andersen. 1992
A selection of nine of Andersen's well-known tales: "The Emperor's New Clothes," "Thumbelina," "The Nightingale," "The Princess and the Pea,"…
"The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Little Mermaid," "The Tinderbox," "The Little Match Girl," and "The Ugly Duckling." For grades 3-6. 1992Maura's angel (An Avon Camelot book)
Par Lynne Banks. 1984
On her way home from her Belfast school, Maura is knocked flat by a bomb's blast. When she looks around,…
she is amazed to see a naked girl who looks just like her. Maura must teach this new acquaintance to walk, eat, and even sleep. In return, Maura and her family experience wonderful changes while in her presence. For grades 4-7The ghost in Room 11
Par Betty Wright. 1998
Starting fourth grade in a new town, Matt Barber tries to impress his classmates by making up some wild tales.…
Branded a liar, Matt has no one to turn to when he encounters the ghost of a long-ago teacher who haunts the school halls. For grades 2-4Camp Nowhere (The nightmare Room Ser. #No. 9)
Par R. L Stine. 2001
Nothing has been going right for Russell at summer camp, and he's tired of being called a wimp. But as…
a senior camper, he has to ride a canoe over Forbidden Falls. Legend says it's haunted by others who disappeared there. Could that be true? For grades 5-8. 2001Ultimate soccer
Par Ivor Baddiel. 1998
Presents a brief background of the game of soccer, followed by information on rules, techniques, formations, and championships. Lists top…
goalscorers and summarizes achievements of outstanding national teams. Profiles twelve of the greatest players. Traces the history of the FIFA World Cup. Includes a "Test Your Knowledge" quiz. For grades 5-8 and older readersTall tales: six amazing basketball dreams
Par Charles Smith. 2000
Six short stories about action on the basketball court. In "What Jo Did," "Jo" outperforms the big boys and really…
surprises them by being a girl. In "Walk Softly," the players respect Big John's jump shot even more after his sunglasses are accidentally knocked off, revealing his blindness. For grades 4-7. 2000Tales of a fourth grade nothing
Par Judy Blume. 1972
Stonewall
Par Jean Fritz. 1979
Biography of the Confederate general Thomas Jackson, who was affectionately nicknamed "Stonewall." Orphaned at age seven, he did not have…
much formal schooling. Yet he graduated from West Point at age twenty-two. Tells how his determination and self-discipline helped him fulfill his ambitions. For grades 4-7Weirdo's war
Par Michael Coleman. 1998
Daniel's schoolmates call him "Weirdo" because he doesn't fit in: he performs calculations as a hobby. Forced on a week-long…
school outing, Daniel is paired with the bully who gave him the nickname. When the boys become trapped in a cave, they must put their differences aside to survive. For grades 5-8The legend of the emerald lady (A Minstrel paperback original #No. 154)
Par Carolyn Keene. 2000
Nancy Drew and her friends are vacationing on a Caribbean island when they become involved in a hunt for pirate…
treasure. But they are not the only ones searching. For grades 4-7. 2000The night flyers (History Mysteries, American Girl)
Par Elizabeth Jones. 1999
North Carolina, 1918. While her father is away fighting in World War I, twelve-year-old Pam tends his homing pigeons. When…
a stranger with a foreign accent offers to buy all of her birds, she suspects him of being a German spy. For grades 3-6. Edgar Allan Poe Award. 1999Tomorrowland: ten stories about the future
Par Michael Cart. 1999
In honor of the new millennium these ten short stories by noted authors describe visions of past and future times.…
In James Cross Giblin's "Night of the Plague" a young monk in the year 1000 ponders the night sky and the end of the world. For grades 6-9. 1999Blaze finds the trail (Billy And Blaze Ser.)
Par C. W Anderson. 2000
When Billy and his pony, Blaze, go for a long ride in the woods, they become lost. Billy is frightened…
as a storm approaches because he cannot find the road home. But Blaze knows where Billy wants to go. For grades 2-4. 1950