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Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson and Donna DiamondAll summer, Jess pushed himself to be the fastest boy in the fifth grade, and when the year's first school-yard race was run, he was going to win.
But his victory was stolen by a newcomer, by a girl, one who didn't even know enough to stay on the girls' side of the playground.
Then, unexpectedly, Jess finds himself sticking up for Leslie, for the girl who breaks rules and wins races.
The friendship between the two grows as Jess guides the city girl through the pitfalls of life in their small, rural town, and Leslie draws him into the world of imaginations world of magic and ceremony called Terabithia.
Here, Leslie and Jess rule supreme among the oaks and evergreens, safe from the bullies and ridicule of the mundane world. Safe until an unforeseen tragedy forces Jess to reign in Terabithia alone, and both worlds are forever changed.
In this poignant, beautifully rendered novel, Katherine Paterson weaves a powerful story of friendship and courage.
Newbery Medal Winner
The World in 1492
by Jean Fritz and Katherine Paterson and Patricia C. Mckissack and Fredrick L. Mckissack and Margaret Mahy and Jamake HighwaterIntroduces the history, customs, beliefs, and accomplishments of people living in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and Oceania, and the Americas during the fifteenth century.
The Big Book for Peace
by Lloyd Alexander and Yoshiko Uchida and Jean Fritz and Charlotte Zolotow and Natalie Babbitt and John Bierhorst and Thacher Hurd and Steven Kellogg and Myra Cohn Livingston and Lois Lowry and Milton Meltzer and Katherine Paterson and Marilyn Sachs and Mildred Pitts Walter and Nancy Willard and Jean Craighead GeorgeThe wisdom of peace and the absurdity of fighting are demonstrated in seventeen stories and poems by outstanding authors of today such as Jean Fritz, Milton Meltzer, and Nancy Willard.