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A Lemon and a Star
by Elizabeth Choate SpykmanA sense of adventure and the thrill of outwitting the grown-ups are driving forces in the lives of the four Cares children. Theodore, at thirteen, can be bossy and mean, and the others find ways to rebel against him. To ten-year-old Jane her big brother is both a tower of strength and a source of endless frustration and outrage. Eight-year-old Hubert can bring forth amazing nuggets of insight, and five-year-old Edie is always scrambling to keep up with the others and ready to tattle to Nurse or Father. Because their mother is dead and their father is often away from home, the Cares children have the freedom to hatch their schemes and fight their battles with little interference. Theodore catches a fox and hides it in the woodshed; Jane and Hubert sneak away for a day in the city; the boys train their ponies for a real steeplechase over the fields. When the drugstore in town is robbed, they all set to work to apprehend the burglar. The novel portrays very real children and their world of nearly a century ago.
The Long Tomorrow
by Leigh BrackettThe Long Tomorrow is a 223 page science fiction novel written by the well regarded early fantasy writer Leigh Brackett and first published in 1955. The cover descriptions by Ace Books read as follows: Len Colter lived in a rural village two generations after The Destruction. The Destruction had been directed against the cities, and now cities were strictly prohibited. The Destruction had grown out of science. , Therefore science was also banned. But that which is prohibited is always tempting, and Len Colter was fascinated by rumors of a place where scientists still worked in secret. When he finally came across a radio box that worked, he was tainted forever . . . This is a different kind of science-fiction novel, with action and suspense that ranks with the best, yet written with a fine skill and insight that give it added depth and meaning in today's world. "You may think you are tired of prophecies of the decay of civilization after a destructive A-war; but let me assure you that Leigh Brackett has taken this subject and made it sparkling fresh by the warmth and perception of her writing. Miss Brackett's previous books have been sheer romantic space operas (which no one does better); but here she has created science-fiction to compare with serious mainstream literature." -H. H. Holmes New York Herald-Tribune "BY FAR LEIGH BRACKETT'S BEST NOVEL TO DATE AND COMES AWFULLY CLOSE TO BEING A GREAT WORK OF SCIENCE-FICTION. " "FANTASY AT ITS BEST." -Library Journal
The Lost Wagon
by Jim KjelgaardWhy would a farmer exchange his plowed fields for a wilderness? Why would a husband and father take his family from civilization into an untamed land? In the middle of the last century, thousands of Americans pushed westward into the unknown—and Joe Tower, who had never been fifty miles from his birthplace, was one of them. The Lost Wagon tells the gripping, warmly human story of why he ventured along the Oregon Trail and of how he and his family met its hazards Packed with action and unmistakably genuine in its characters and events, this story of a desperate journey to a promised land is tops for authentic color and real excitement. With its portrayal of the conflicts within a good marriage, the joys and uncertainties of young love, the closeness of a family cut off from the world, The Lost Wagon is a well-rounded, many faceted story. And its honest picture of the fulfillment of one man's dream carries the hope of the promise that has never failed our nation.
Mistress Malapert (Family Tree #2)
by Sally WatsonEngland, 1599. A headstrong and impish thirteen-year-old named Valerie Leigh dresses as a boy, and runs away to London to meet Nick and Master William Shakespeare. * * * A skillfully written story about a spoiled Elizabethan poppet follows her as she runs away from her aristocratic family, disguises herself as a boy and joins Shakespeare's company to play the Globe in London. A real Kate, but clever, Valerie Leigh is slowly running her family ragged with an incessant fount of temper tantrums that springs from the wish to have her own way, when a group of players passing through their village, provides the stimulus for her theatrical nature to take over completely.
Nilda
by Nicholasa Mohr"Damn you bastards, coming here making trouble. Bunch of animals." The two police offers responding to a call about an open fire hydrant lash out furiously at the Puerto Rican residents of New York City's El Barrio neighborhood. It's the summer of 1941, and all ten-year-old Nilda wants to do is enjoy the cool water with her friends. But the policemen's curses end their fun, and their animosity is played out over and over again in Nilda's life. She is repeatedly treated with contempt and even disgust by adults in positions of authority: teachers, nurses and social workers.<P><P> At home, though, she is surrounded by a large and loving--if somewhat eccentric--family that supports and encourages her artistic abilities. She experiences the onset of World War II and watches anxiously as several brothers go off to war; her stepfather s poor health means he can t work, causing serious financial difficulties for the family; one brother slinks off to the underworld, leaving behind a pregnant girlfriend, adding two more mouths to feed to the family s already dire situation. <P> Named an "Outstanding Book of the Year" by The New York Times and one of the "Best Books of the Year" by the American Library Association in 1973 when it was first published, Nicholasa Mohr's classic novel about life as an immigrant in New York City offers a poignant look at one young girl's experiences. Issues of race, religion and machismo are realistically and movingly depicted in this groundbreaking coming-of-age novel that was one of the first by a Latina author to be hailed by the mainstream media.<P> Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Winner
Oklahoma Run
by Alberta Wilson ConstantMany people know that Oklahoma was first opened to settlement in 1889 with a Run for land, but not so many know that this was only the first of the land openings in Oklahoma Territory, later combined with Indian Territory into the state of Oklahoma. This story, Oklahoma Run, concerns the second land opening. The settlement of the Indian Territory in the late 19th century is recorded through the experiences of one family, the Sheridans, viewed through the young eyes of Lainey who gros up with the land, and bears a comfortable air of domesticity. For Bushrod, the new country has a challenge which the gentler Allegra can never really share.
Peril in Pink (Connie Blair, Book #10)
by Betsy AllenConnie Blair shivered in anticipation as she boarded the plane that would take her to the Caribbean, never guessing that soon she would shiver in fright. But once again what began as a business trip was to become surrounded with danger and intrigue. When Mike Ingersoll first showed her the map, Connie was caught up in the excitement of a search for sunken treasure. It seemed little more than an inconvenience when her traveling bag and Mike's were switched - until she discovered that she had the map, and someone else knew it! How Connie pits all her mystery-solving skills against a sinister modern-day pirate makes a fast-paced tale of suspense and excitement.
The Road Lies West
by Elizabeth HowardWhen Melissa Lowery's Granny Ellis died and she was dispossessed she decided to follow her dream of going west. Along the way she met Able Parmenter whose family ran a medicine show. When she became disillusioned with; 'Parmenter's Potent Purifier-- pure, pleasant, palatable, powerful, pearl among medicines;' she made her way to Pittsburgh, where she joined a theatrical troop. When that didn't work out, she continued to follow her dream where 'The Road Lies West.
Sargasso of Space
by Andrew NorthSargasso of Space is a 190 page science fiction novel written by the science fiction and fantasy master Andre Norton (pseudonym, Andrew North) and first published in 1955. It is the first book in her Solar Queen Series. Other novels in this series include Plague Ship, Voodoo Planet, and Postmarked the stars. Ace's summary reads as follows "WORLDS FOR SALE!" That was the startling cry that electrified Dane Thorson of the space-trader Solar Queen. It was his first trip and the cosmic auction was taking place at an isolated port of call, far out in the Milky Way. Who'll buy this newly discovered planet? The data on it sealed-you may be getting a radioactive desert, you may be buying a fabulous empire, or you may be stuck with an untracked unconquerable jungle. And Dane and his fellow spacemen took the risk. They bought a planet, sight unseen, whose ominous name was . . . Limbol The story of Thorson's trip to Limbo, and the amazing adventures that befell him on that SARGASSO OF SPACE, is a real thriller of a space novel by the author of STAR GUARD, THE STARS ARE OURS, and many others.
Stranger on the Bay
by Adrien StoutenburgDon and ned are spending the summer trying to get Frosty a retired german Shepherd guide dog over his fear of fire. At the same time, a young and very quiet boy appears on the Bay claiming to be Grandpa Dan's long lost Grandsoon. But not all is what it seems. Who is living in the abadoned shack on the other side of the bay? Who is Mr. Blackwell, and why does Don get a bad feeling off of him. Is three something going on that they boys and even grandpa Dan don't realize. Good story, about guide dogs, but not about training of them. Good classic, but can be appreciated now as well.
Susan Cornish
by Rebecca CaudillSusan Cornish by Rebecca Caudill is a multileveled story. At 18, Susan is discouraged in her college studdies, feeling that her particular school isn't meeting her academic mental or emotional needs. In a fit of discouraged exasperation she tells her father that she's quitting college, and goes to the school board and gets a teaching job in a one-room school in a depressed comunity. She soon learns that many of the parents are sharecroppers on worn out land, and just making it from crop to crop is almost too great an effort. The education of their children comes merely as an afterthought. The span of the book is 3 years. In this length of time, Susan and her comunity confront and solve many of their own problems. In the End, though it's a bit fairy tale like, Susan has begun to considderthe the needs and feelings of other people, and is finding a peacefulness within herself.
Tom Swift and His Outpost in Space (New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures #6)
by Victor AppletonA space station 22,300 miles above the earth is Tom Swift Jr.'s latest project! Tom's plans for his gigantic hub-and-spoke outpost of the universe calls for twelve laboratories. Solar batteries will be produced in one laboratory, another will be a celestial observatory, and another a radio broadcasting and TV station relaying programs over one third of the earth. But the project is beset from the start by a fiendish enemy, and also that weird phantom of outer space, Zero Gravity.
Wild Horse Tamer (Tack Ranch #6)
by Glenn BalchKing, the magnificent black stallion who ranged the high, wild Twin Buttes country of southwestern Idaho, is missing. And when his self-appointed guardians, Ben and Dixie Darby, find King's bunch of wild horses with another stallion triumphantly leading them, they are mystified and worried. Gaucho, the Argentine trainer who has such a way with horses and who knows how much Ben and Dixie love the black stallion, warns them, "He would not leave. Something happen." Because to them King is more than a horse, because to them he is a spirit wild and free, Ben and Dixie, with the help of Gaucho, set out to find the black stallion—dead or alive. Endorsed as an IDAHO CENTENNIAL PUBLICATION
The Bell Family
by Noel StreatfeildIf you love Noel Streatfeild’s Ballet Shoes, you’ll adore The Bell Family.'Well, little people, what's the news?’Meet the big, happy Bell family who live in the vicarage at St Marks.Father is a reverend; Mother is as kind as kind can be. Then there's all the children – practical Paul, dancing Jane, mischievous Ginnie, and finally the baby of the family, Angus, whose ambition is to own a private zoo (he has already begun with his six boxes of caterpillars). And not forgetting Esau, a surefire competitor for the most beautiful dog in Britain.Follow their eventful lives from tense auditions to birthday treats; from troubled times to hilarious escapades. The perfect Christmas gift for ballet-loving children.Includes exclusive material: In the Backstory you can find out which one of the Bell children you most resemble!
Bonnie, Island Girl
by Genevieve FoxBonnie Jean Andrews had lived all of her fourteen years on Bayberry Island. Now it was time for her to go to high school on the mainland. For Bonnie this was as important and as great a change as going away to college would be for another girl. It meant careful planning by her family to stretch a lobsterman's income to pay for the new expense. It meant special trials and tensions for Bonnie while she adjusted to the unfamiliar life of a large school and a mainland town. Then Bonnie's mother was taken by the Sea Coast Mission boat to a hospital for an emergency operation. The engine of her father's lobster boat broke down and had to be repaired, and lobsters dropped to thirty cents a pound. The Andrews' savings vanished. Would Bonnie have to wait a year before her dreams could even start to come true? Jimmy, an island boy, and Greg, glamorous son of "summer folks," help to answer that question. Then they both play leading roles in the crucial and exciting events of Bonnie's high school years.
Boy Scouts' Explorer Manual
by Boy Scouts of AmericaA Boy Scout manual that provides information about outdoor adventuring, social interactions, community service, and vocational training.
The Brown Satchel Mystery (Connie Blair, Book #9)
by Betsy AllenOne moment Connie Blair is a pretty girl playing happily on vacation. The next moment, Connie lies unconscious in a crumpled heap, collapsed upon a shell pile after being hit by an unknown assailant, and her mind is swirling downward into a black and bottomless pit from which there seems to be no return. After Connie awakens, she is left with the unanswered question of who did this to her - and why? Did Connie almost stumble across a secret which she was not supposed to discover? What was the relation between the New York bank robbery, Mr. Sterling Witherspoon or possibly some other unsuspected guest at the club, the itinerant musicians, and her own strange attack in the cove? Connie had to find out, before something even more terrible happened!
Cherry Ames, Rest Home Nurse (Cherry Ames #15)
by Julie TathamCherry enjoys supervising the nursing staff at a rest home, until two difficult patients create turmoil. From babies to recovery patients, the rest home is anything but restful. Add in a dose of suspense and mysterious relationships, and Cherry has another adventure on her hands!
The Golden Skull (Rick Brant, # #10)
by John BlaineIn the tenth Rick Brant book, Rick and Scotty join Tony and Chahda to travel to an island in the Philippines. The peaceful expedition quickly turns into a battle when a corrupt official learns that the expedition hopes to recover a priceless skull made of solid gold. The official uses everything in his power to steal the skull, and the battle is waged in some of the remotest rice terraces in the Philippines. This is another Rick Brant science adventure story that you don't want to miss!
The Golden Stallion to the Rescue: Golden Stallion #3 (Famous Horse Stories)
by Rutherford MontgomeryWhen Charley Carter’s mother tries to make some much-needed money for the family by inviting boys to spend the summer at the Bar L Ranch, Rodney, a boy with a passion for geology, is the only one who comes. As he learns about working on the ranch, he spends long periods of time alone, and more time visiting Golden Boy, the beautiful once-wild stallion who keeps the ranch’s mares together. But soon Charley discovers Rodney has a plan for his rich father, an oil man, to drill for oil in the wild mountain country, and Rodney arranges to buy Golden Boy and move him East. It looks like the Carters will lose their ranch and everything they value. Worse, Golden Boy is being left to die by Rodney’s horse trainer who believes the horse is a killer. Can Charley save his life and bring him home?
Haunt Fox
by Jim KjelgaardTHE STIRRING SAGA OF HAUNT FOX-- THE BRAVEST, MOST CUNNING FOX OF THEM ALL. He was Star, a big handsome red fox, named for the starshaped white spot in the center of his chest. But his talent for eluding traps and dogs with ghostlike cunning earned him a new name--Haunt Fox. An outlaw who mercilessly raided poultry farms, he was stalked and shot at by every hunter and farmer in the valley. But no one wanted the legendary animal more than young Jack Crowley and his foxhound, . Thunder. Together, they set out on a blazing chase into the heart of the wilderness. It was a chase the brave outlaw fox would never forget.
The Haunted Road: A Judy Bolton Mystery (Judy Bolton Mysteries #25)
by Margaret SuttonHalloween festivities are in full swing as Judy and Peter are at a square dance with many friends and townspeople. As it is getting later, A young man runs in asking for help for his father who he believes is going to be hijacked driving a truck with valuable parts. Peter and another young man ran off in efforts to help the truck driver. Unfortunately, everything gets confusing amidst a landslide, flooding, and multiple reports of ghosts. Between Judy investigating, with a little help from the junior FBI, everyone chips in to find the missing Peter and his helper. Follow Judy as she works with agent Trent in the search for Peter and the mystery of the truck hijacking.
Home is Where the Heart Is
by Mildred Mastin PaceA novel by MILDRED MASTIN PACE author of clara barton, juliette low, etc. This is the story of Brady Allen and of how she found a home and romance with the bewildering, lovable Marstons. When Brady's father left the mountain and went off to look for work, he left Brady to live with the Marstons in their rambling farm called The Houses. And to Brady, coming from a small cabin, it seemed that perhaps she would never belong to this strange, wonderful household. She could scarcely accustom herself to mornings in the family classroom, to sitting at the long kitchen table piled with good food, to sharing with Sally the deep feather bed under the eaves. Secretly she feared that when Judge Marston returned from his circuit, he might not even want her. But Brady had a loving heart, and with each day she became more a part of The Houses. It was Brady who delighted little Fernie's heart at Christmas. It was Brady who sat long hours spinning with Granny. It was Brady who kept the secret that made it possible for Miss Nell to run off and marry Trink. And it was to Brady that Bob turned when he needed help in hiding the out- lander, the railroad man whom Sally loved, but whom the Judge forbade The Houses. Because of Bob especially, Brady knew she would always be a part of the Marston family, that the motto she had worked on a sampler is true: "Home Is Where the Heart Is." MILDRED MASTIN PACE is well known as the author of such successful biographies as juliette low; clara barton; early american: the story of paul revere; and friend of animals: the story of henry bergh. Her first novel for young people is a warm and memorable story which will make her audience larger than ever.
Lord of the Flies
by William GoldingLord of the Flies remains as provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, igniting passionate debate with its startling, brutal portrait of human nature. Though critically acclaimed, it was largely ignored upon its initial publication. Yet soon it became a cult favorite among both students and literary critics who compared it to J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye in its influence on modern thought and literature. <p><p>William Golding's compelling story about a group of very ordinary small boys marooned on a coral island has become a modern classic. At first it seems as though it is all going to be great fun; but the fun before long becomes furious and life on the island turns into a nightmare of panic and death. As ordinary standards of behavior collapse, the whole world the boys know collapses with them—the world of cricket and homework and adventure stories—and another world is revealed beneath, primitive and terrible.Labeled a parable, an allegory, a myth, a morality tale, a parody, a political treatise, even a vision of the apocalypse, Lord of the Flies has established itself as a true classic.
Love of Seven Dolls
by Paul GallicoMouche, a young waif alone in Paris, plans to commit suicide by jumping into the Seine. On her way she passes a street fair, and a puppet hails her from a booth. From then on Mouche becomes involved with the seven puppets who represent all the endearing delights and foibles of humankind. The puppeteer, cynical, brutal Michel Peyrot, hates Mouche's charming innocence and does all he can to destroy it. Yet the puppets, who act as if they adore Mouche as she does them, seem to have minds of their own. Golo, the puppeteer's assistant, is kind to Mouche and understands Michel's torment. The more Mouche grows to love the seven dolls, the more she hates Michel. Then she meets a handsome young acrobat, Ballotte, who offers her escape, marriage, and a normal life. But can Mouche break away from her beloved dolls? And should she? This story, which was adapted as the movie "Lily" and later as the Broadway musical "Carnival," is powerful, poignant, and disturbing. It is not politically correct and may be hard for today's sensitive readers. But ultimately it is a tale of good and evil, of hope and despair, and of the fight between love and hate for one man's soul. Will it end in redemption or disaster?