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Fright Time - Blue
by Rochelle Larkin Joshua Hanft3 spine-tingling tales: Terror Town, Medal of Horror, and Kid Willie's Ghost.
Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia (I Can Read! #Level 2)
by Peggy ParishAmelia Bedelia, who knows very little about baseball, stands in for a sick player during a game.
Felicity Saves the Day: A Summer Story (American Girls #5)
by Valerie TrippSummer on Grandfather's plantation next to the York River is heaven for Felicity. She can be out of doors all day long-riding horses with Grandfather, playing with Nan and William, and exploring the woods, the fields, and the river's shore. One day Felicity finds a secret note. It is from Ben, her father's apprentice, and it is a cry for help. Ben has broken his apprenticeship agreement with Mr. Merriman and has run away to join George Washington's army. Felicity plunges into a dangerous adventure when she goes to help Ben. She must use all the strength, courage, and wisdom she has to try to save the day.
The Whipping Boy
by Sid FleischmanThis Newbery winning book is about an orphan named Jemmy. As the whipping boy Jemmy must take the whippings for the royal heir, Prince Brat. Jemmy plans to run away from the castle. Unfortunately Prince Brat beats him to it, and takes Jemmy along. Jemmy then hears he's charged with the Prince's abduction. Will Jemmy escape or be hanged for this crime?
Secret of the Andes
by Ann Nolan ClarkCusi, a modern Inca boy, leaves his home highe in the Andes mountains to learn the mysterious secret of his ancient ancestors. He slowly discovers the truth about his birth and his people's ancient glory.<P><P> Newbery Medal Winner
The Hundred Penny Box
by Sharon Bell MathisMichael loves his great-great-aunt Dew, even if she can't always remember his name. He especially loves to spend time with her and her beloved hundred penny box, listening to stories about each of the hundred years of her life. Michael's mother wants to throw out the battered old box that holds the pennies, but Michael understands that the box itself is as important to Aunt Dew as the memories it contains. <P><P> Newbery Medal Honor book
Amelia Bedelia and the Surprise Shower (I Can Read! #Level 2)
by Peggy ParishAmelia Bedelia is in trouble again! This time she is in charge of a surprise wedding shower for Miss Alma. With the help of her scatterbrained cousin, Amelia Bedelia ices the fish with chocolate frosting, sticks prunes all over the hedges, tramples on Mrs. Rogers's best tablecloth-and turns the entire party into an uproarious shambles!
Eleanor Roosevelt: Fighter for Social Justice (Childhood of Famous Americans Series)
by Ann WeilYoung people will identify with Eleanor's difficulty in spelling. Many things were difficult for her, and she had to work very hard. Hard work won her success. A fine book for a book report.
The White Stag
by Kate SeredyYielding to the command of their gods, the Huns and Magyars, led by Attila, stalk the white stag in a search for the promised land that takes them from Asia to Europe.<P><P> Newbery Medal Winner
Witches' Night of Fear
by Silver RavenwolfBethany Salem is a pretty normal 16-year-old, except for one thing . . . she's a Witch! When Bethany "sees" a murder before it happens, along with a mysterious three-eyed woman whose image keeps showing up in mirrors and glass, she and the other members of the Witches' Night Out coven decide to investigate. Together, they are drawn into a dark world of illusions and secrets, murder and magick, where nothing is as it first appears . . . and no one is safe.
Breakout! Escape from Alcatraz
by Lorie HaskinsThree men make their own life jackets and boat in preparation for their escape from Alcatraz. That isn't all they had to do, either! This is an exciting adventure story. The convicts escaped, but did they make it to land? This is a fine book for a book report. This file should make an excellent embossed braille copy.
Mom Can't See Me
by Sally Hobart AlexanderNine-year-old Leslie tells how her mom does everyday tasks while being blind, from keeping track of her daughter at nursery school to going to soccer games, to the movies, and canoeing.
The Big Black Horse: A Storybook Version of the Black Stallion
by Walter FarleyFrom the publisher: This book, especially designed for young children, is a brief retelling of the first part of a famous book entitled THE BLACK STALLION and originally published by Random House in 1941. When the children are a little older, they will want to read the whole story, many times longer than this, just as it was written by Walter Farley. When Alec sees men forcing a tremendously beautiful black stallion onto the ship he is on, his curiosity is aroused. After feeding the horse sugar and gaining the horses trust, Alec is saved during a storm by the "black"". This is the exciting story of how Alec and the Black survived on a desert island. Other books about the black stallion are also available from Bookshare.org. This file should make an excellent embossed braille copy.
The Wheel on the School
by Meindert DejongWhy do the storks no longer come to the little Dutch fishing village of Shora to nest? It was Lina, one of the six schoolchildren who first asked the question, and she set the others to wondering. And sometimes when you begin to wonder, you begin to make things happen. So the children set out to bring the storks back to Shora. The force of their vision put the whole village to work until at last the dream began to come true.<P><P> Winner, 1955 Newbery Medal
Witches' Key to Terror
by Silver RavenwolfA devastating fire, a rash of farm accidents, a poisoned apple, and a woman's mysterious disappearance-what's happening at the Bindart Orchard? People keep secrets but ravens and rabbits bring messages-if you can decipher them. When Cricket Bindart asks sixteen-year-old Bethany Salem for assistance, the Witches' Night Out coven is drawn into a dark harvest of danger. Do you dare to join them?
Amos Fortune: Free Man
by Elizabeth YatesWinner of the Newbery Medal!<P><P> When Amos Fortune was only fifteen years old, he was captured by slave traders and brought to Massachusetts, where he was sold at auction. Although his freedom had been taken, Amos never lost his dignity and courage. For 45 years, Amos worked as a slave and dreamed of freedom. And, at age 60, he finally began to see those dreams come true.
Shen of the Sea: Chinese Stories for Children
by Arthur Bowie ChrismanA series of fascinating Chinese stories with the character of folk and wonder tales in which the author has caught admirably the spirit of Chinese life and thought.<P><P> Newbery Medal Winner
Miss Hickory
by Carolyn Sherwin BaileyMost dolls lead a comfortable but unadventurous life. This was true of Miss Hickory until the fateful day that her owner, Ann, moves from her New Hampshire home to attend school in Boston—leaving Miss Hickory behind. For a small doll whose body is an apple-wood twig and whose head is a hickory nut, the prospect of spending a New Hampshire winter alone is frightening indeed. In this classic modern day fairy tale, what’s a doll to do?<P><P> Newbery Medal Winner
A Medieval Feast
by Aliki<P>Describes the preparation and celebration of a medieval feast held at an English manor house entertaining royal guests. <P>[This text is listed as an example that meets Common Core Standards in English language arts in grades 2-3 at http://www.corestandards.org.]
Gay-Neck: The Story of a Pigeon
by Dhan Gopal MukerjiWriting out of his own experience as a boy in India, Dhan Gopal Mukerji tells how Gay Neck's master sent his prized pigeon to serve in Word War I, and of how, because of his exceptional training and his brave heart, Gay Neck served his new masters heroically. <P><P> Winner of the 1928 Newbery Medal.
In a Dark, Dark Room (I Can Read! #Level 2)
by Alvin SchwartzA collection of scary stories that go bump in the night.
Abraham Lincoln: Friend of the People
by Clara Ingram JudsonThis Newbery Honor Book—from a three-time Newbery Honor author—paints an indelible portrait of the prairie president. <P><P> Clara Ingram Judson presents Lincoln in all his gauntness, gawkiness, and greatness: a backwoods boy who became President and saved the Union. Judson’s careful reading is enlivened by her visits to his home and vivid descriptions of the Lincoln family’s pioneer life. She reveals the unforgettable story from his boyhood and days as a shopkeeper and lawyer, to Lincoln’s first elected offices and his election as president, the Civil War, and assassination.
Comets, Asteroids, and Meteorites (Planet Guides)
by Duncan BrewerWhat is the difference between a meteor and a meteorite? What is the difference between an asteroid and a meteoroid? What causes the tails of comets. Where do comets come from? What causes a meteor to try to collide with the earth? Learn the answers to these and many other questions in this fact filled book on Comets, Asteroids, and Meteorites. This book designed for middle school students but enjoyable by anyone interested in astronomy and how the universe is set up will find something interesting in this short, but fact filled book.
Garfield Scary Surprise
by Mark AceyFrom the book: "Hey, Garfield, listen to this," said Jon as he was reading the newspaper. "It says here a woman was cleaning out her attic and discovered a chest full of treasure worth a million dollars !" Garfield's ears immediately perked up. "Wow! That sure would buy a lot of donuts!" said Garfield. "Who knows? There might even be treasure in our attic," joked Jon. "No one's been up there in ages-except maybe some spiders." Garfield cringed at the mere thought of those creepy creatures. "I'll tell you what," said Jon. "If you and Odie will clean out the attic while I'm visiting Aunt Lola, you can keep whatever treasure you find. And if you don't find anything, well, at least we'll have a nice clean room."
Let's Visit A Space Camp
by Edith AlstonTours the Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, describing exhibits, spacecrafts, and activities at the space camp where children can experience what space travel feels like and participate in a simulated space shuttle mission