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Dear Mom, In Ohio for a Year
by Cynthia StoweWhen she is sent to stay with free-spirited relatives in rural Vermont while her mother finishes college, sixth grader Cassie must adjust to a new school and a very different way of life. Cassie can't believe her mother would do this to her: go back to school in Ohio, and send Cassie to live in the middle of Vermont with an aunt and uncle she hardly knows. Aunt Emily and Uncle Fred are weird, too. They are vegetarians. Activists. Practically old hippies. And their television only gets two channels. Feeling lost, lonely, and abandoned, Cassie writes angry, outrageous, and poignant letters to her mother. But as Cassie makes friends with a sharp-tongued girl in her class as well as an unusual boy from a lower grade at school (if her mother were only around Cassie could ask her, is it okay to be best friends with a boy--even if he is younger?), she finds herself becoming a part of the country neighborhood that had seemed so alien. But that doesn't mean Cassie will forgive her mother. It takes a crisis and an act of courage on Cassie's part for Cassie to begin to understand what really makes a family--and that both she and her mother can grow and change, and still be one. Cynthia Stowe's endearing story of a family divided will have readers laughing and crying with each turn of the page.
Good Grief... Third Grade
by Colleen O'Shaughnessy MckennaMarsha Cessano, Collette Murphy's neighbor, is determined to be good in third grade -- no messy desk, no temper, and no tricks -- but Roger Friday is making it difficult.
The Perilous Road
by William O. SteeleChris Brabson hates Yankees, plain and simple. Not only are the Union troops down in Tennessee where they don't belong, but they helped themselves to all the supplies his family had saved for winter. And to add to it all, his brother joined up with the Union Army. How could he betray the south, Chris wonders.<P><P> Chris wants to prove his loyalty to the Confederate cause, any way he can. When he sees a Union wagon train cutting through the valley, he has his chance. He tells a spy where and how the Confederates can attack. But then he finds out that Jethro could be driving one of those Yankee wagons! Has he just caused the death of his own brother?<P> A Newbery Honor book and Jane Addams Children's Book Award Medal Winner
Anpao: An American Indian Odyssey
by Jamake HighwaterAnpao is young and Handsome and Brave -- a man any maiden would be proud to call her husband. Any maiden but Ko-Ko-Mik-e-is, that is, who calims she belongs to the Sun alone. And so Anpao sets off for the house of the Sun to ask permission to marry the woman he loves. But Anpao's journey is not an easy one. Before he can reach the Sun, Anapao must travel back in time to the dawn of the world. He must relive his own creation, venture through The World Beneath the World, and battle the many magical mystical creatures of Native American legends. For only by doing so can Anpao discover who he really is, and rove to the Sun why he alone is worthy of the fair Ko-komik-e-is<P><P> Newbery Medal Honor book
...If You Grew Up with Abraham Lincoln
by Ann McgovernAn informative book that answers questions about what it was like to grow up in the time of Abraham Lincoln.
...If You Lived in Colonial Times
by Ann McgovernThe author answers many intriguing questions that children are likely to ask. "What did colonial boys and girls wear?" "What happened if they didn't behave in school?" "What did they do on Sunday?" "Were there special laws about fun? "What happened to people who broke the laws?" This book provides a unique opportunity to enrich the young reader's understanding of American history. 52 entertaining questions and answers about what it was like to live in the New England colonies during the years 1650 - 1730.
...If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620
by Ann McgovernThis book tells you what life was like among the Pilgrims who sailed to the New World in 1620 on the Mayflower.
...If You Lived with the Sioux Indians
by Ann McgovernThis book tells you what it was like to live as a Sioux Indian in North and South Dakota during the years 1800 to 1850.
David and Jonathan
by Cynthia VoigtThe relationship between two close friends, Henry and Jonathan, changes when Jonathan's cousin David, a victim of the Holocaust, comes to live with David's family.
Margaret Pumphrey's Pilgrim Stories
by Elvajean Hall[from the back cover] "Their story began in 1606, when the people known as the Pilgrims embarked on their dangerous journey to find a place where they could worship as they wished. Over 100 people, including 30 children, were on the Mayflower when it landed in Plymouth, New England, in November of 1620. Here are stories of the ship's crossing and the first heroic year that the Pilgrims stayed alone in the New World. Stories of... --a young boy who almost blew up the Mayflower playing with gunpowder --how a mutiny was narrowly avoided on the Mayflower --the men, women, and children who braved that first year and lived to share their joy with their friends the Indians" Following the main text there is a list of books young readers may enjoy. Most of them are already in the Bookshare collection and the rest are on the way. Some of these books Bookshare has are: Ghosts Beneath Our Feet, Afternoon of the Elves, Boys Are Yucko, and Help! I'm a Prisoner in the Library.
Mystery In The Night Woods
by John Peterson Cyndy SzekeresWeasel is after something, and he's going to trick Flying Squirrel to get it. But Flying Squirrel has a friend, Mr. Bat, who isn't going to sit around and let Weasel get away with it!
Ghost Cadet
by Elaine Marie AlphinTwelve-year-old Benjy, in Virginia visiting the grandmother he has never met, meets the ghost of a Virginia Military Institute cadet who was killed in the Battle of New Market in 1864 and helps him recover his family's treasured gold watch.
The Twinkie Squad
by Gordon KormanIn the world of Gordon Korman, dreamers, geniuses, and misfits do triumph, and in this book they triumph hilariously, wonderfully, and in the best Gordon Korman style. Readers will cheer for the Twinkie Squad, which includes Dave with an attitude problem who thinks everything stinks, Yolanda who skips school to watch movies, Gerald, the ten-year-old boy genius terrified of middle-school, hyperactive, wall-climbing Ric, and Anita who agrees with everybody because she can't think for herself. The kids are resentful and bored until Douglas, son of diplomats, visionary, dreamer--the most eccentric sixth-grader in Middle School, joins. Then Commando, smooth mover, basketball star, a short kid who fights bullies and wins, and a way cool guy--until he met Douglas is forced to join up too, thanks to hitting Douglas in the nose with a basketball. Only special students, students who get 45 minutes of group counseling after school every day, get to be in the group labeled Twinkie Squad by the rest of the school who calls them crazy losers and won't go near them. Commando never planned on being that special. But Douglas doesn't understand why Commando is worried. The Twinkie Squad, Douglas feels, has real potential. And he has Big Plans for it. Before Douglas is through, the school will smell like rotting fish, the principal will be on the verge of a nervous breakdown, and reality itself will be up for special discussion. Best of all, with Douglas's help, the Twinkie Squad will have achieved its potential--in ways nobody, not even Douglas Fairchild, could ever have anticipated. You'll start out laughing, laugh your way through the book, and end up high fiving The Twinkie Squad! The cover is described.
Team Trouble (The Gymnasts #21)
by Elizabeth LevyWhen her prolonged antics at practice suddenly hurt her standing on the gymnastics team, Jodi is determined to prove that she can compete with the best of them, but her sudden resolve could alienate other team members.
Go for the Gold (The Gymnasts #22)
by Elizabeth LevyA Dream Come True! Heidi Ferguson is going to compete in the Olympics! Newspapers are full of stories about her spectacular career--her battle with anorexia--and her amazing comeback. Can she handle the pressure of world-class gymnastics competition this time around? Heidi knows she can. She's tougher, and stronger than ever--and she's ready to prove it. Her friends and family will be cheering her on--and the whole world will be watching.
Winter of Fire
by Sherryl JordanFrom the book jacket: Elsha was born in a world of fire and darkness, a child of the Quelled. The Quelled are a branded people, doomed always to mine coal to warm the ruling class, the Chosen. But Elsha has strange visions and a strength of spirit that sets her apart. Condemned to death on her sixteenth birthday for her defiance, Elsha is saved when she is called to be Handmaiden to the Firelord, the first Quelled female ever to be so honored. The Firelord is the most powerful being on earth, the only one with the gift for finding the coal vital to warm a dark world trapped forever in icy winter. As Elsha learns from the Firelord the ways of her new and dangerous world, her visions grow stronger, and so do her powers. The death of the Firelord puts her in a position to claim his title -- and bloody war breaks out. As Elsha fights to make a bold new world for her people, she learns the price of her power. But she learns, too, another power, and wins for all people, and for the earth, an unforeseen victory. Sherryl Jordan has created a bold and provocative story of extremes: good and evil, light and darkness, warmth and cold.
Tales For The Midnight Hour
by J. B. StamperThese seventeen stories are guaranteed to keep you awake and shivering with fear.
The Brightest Light
by Colleen O'Shaughnessy MckennaA young girl discovers the secret behind her hometown's strange behavior during one long, hot summer.
Risk 'n Roses
by Jan SlepianIt is summer in the city, and the sights, smells, and sounds beckon Skip to join in on the fun. From her front porch Skip can see Mr. Kaminsky's roses and Jean, a girl who appears to be her own age and full of danger and excitement. But Skips's stuck and keeping an eye on her older sister, who's a little slow--and she's sick and tired of it! Skip decides that she will answer summer's call and hang out with Jean without her sister--and that Jean will be her new friend--at any coat...."The characterizations are believable and comples; the setting--the street--is vibrantly brought to life...strong and lucid..."--Horn Book.
The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (Goosebumps #5)
by R. L. StineGabe just got lost-- in a pyramid. One minute, his crazy cousin Sari was right ahead of him in the pyramid tunnel. The next minute, she'd disappeared. But Gabe isn't alone. Someone else is in the pyramid, too. Someone. Or some thing. Gabe doesn't believe in the curse of the mummy's tomb. But that doesn't mean that the curse isn't real. Does it?
Let's Get Invisible! (Goosebumps #6)
by R. L. StineIn this spooky, middle-grade thriller, Max and his friends discover that being able to be invisible isn't so terrific if you can't make yourself reappear.
Hit and Run (Point Horror Series)
by R. L. Stine"Hello?" More crackling. And then a sound like a gasp, a dry gust of wind. "You can't run away." The voice wasn't a whisper. It was a breeze. A burst of air. A burst of foul air. "You can't run away." And then the line went dead ... Out on the road helping Eddie practice for his driving test, Scott, Winks, and Cassie are horrified when Eddie accidentally hits and kills a pedestrian, and the four friends are soon keeping a terrible secret.
The Perfume
by Caroline B. CooneyIt keeps one on the edge of the seat, wondering how Dove will deal with her twin sister's spirit living in her head.
The Day the Fifth Grade Disappeared
by Terri FieldsOne minute, Julia is sitting in her fifth-grade classroom listening to a science lesson. The next minute, the entire class has vanished around her. Julia runs for help, but not one believes her--especially since the fifth grade is right where it's supposed to be when Julia returns.