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Sparrow Hawk Red
Par Ben Mikaelsen. 1993
Ricky Diaz, thirteen, lives on an Arizona ranch, where his father, Benito, is teaching him to fly a plane. Benito…
worked for the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) until Ricky's mom died in a car crash three years earlier. Listening in on visiting DEA agents, Ricky is shocked to hear that his father blames a Mexican drug cartel for his mother's death. Benito won't take a new assignment to steal back a DEA plane, but Ricky wants revenge! For grades 5-8Terror in the sky (An american Adventure Ser. #Vol. 6)
Par Lee Roddy. 1991
Hildy Corrigan and Ruby Konning have returned to California from St. Louis and are eager to enter school. Hildy hopes…
to do well so she can go to college and become a schoolteacher. As usual the girls have their share of problems. Then the opportunity comes for Hildy to win an academic contest and the money for college. But some people don't want her to win. Sequel to The Flaming Trap (BR 10406). For grades 4-7Looking for Jamie Bridger
Par Nancy Springer. 1995
At fourteen, Jamie wants to know who her real parents are. Her question brings an unexpected and horrified response from…
her grandparents, with whom she lives. Jamie sets out to find some answers and discovers that her grandparents have a son whom they never discuss because he is gay. As Grandma begins to withdraw, Jamie becomes more determined in her search. For grades 5-8Down came a blackbird
Par Nicholas Wilde. 1991
When his alcoholic mother is hospitalized, thirteen-year-old James leaves London to stay with a great-uncle Greville he has never met.…
If this doesn't work out and if James doesn't stop pilfering things, he will be placed in foster care. Despite the kindness of housekeeper Sarah, James resents being at the old estate, and his chronic nightmares begin to have a recurring theme. For grades 6-9 and older readersJuliet's story
Par William Trevor. 1994
Juliet's favorite thing to do in Tipperary is to listen to Paddy Old's stories. When he dies, Juliet is so…
sad and depressed that her parents plan a surprise for her birthday. Grandmamma comes to take Juliet on a long trip. Juliet is surprised to discover that Grandmamma also tells stories--ones that Juliet feels a part of. But best of all, Juliet gets a chance to experience her own stories. For grades 4-7Danger on Thunder Mountain (An american Adventure Ser. #Vol. 3)
Par Lee Roddy. 1989
Ruby Konning, Hildy's cousin, arrives in California to continue searching for her father. After she and Hildy rescue a sheepherder…
from a group of tormentors, they show him a picture of Ruby's father. The sheepherder says he has never seen the man, but both Ruby and Hildy notice the look in his eyes. Sequel to The Desperate Search (BR 10403). For grades 4-7The secret of the howling cave
Par Lee Roddy. 1990
Ruby Konning found her father, and they have paid off the mortgage on the land he bought. But troubles just…
seem to plague Ruby and her cousin Hildy Corrigan. Now Ruby is accused of helping a man steal a watch from a pawn shop, and her pet raccoon is missing. The watch is found but disappears again the next day, and this time Hildy is accused of being the thief. Sequel to Danger on Thunder Mountain (BR 10404). For grades 4-7The flaming trap
Par Lee Roddy. 1990
Hildy Corrigan, her cousin Ruby Konning, and Ruby's father have a chance to travel with the Farnham family from California…
back to St. Louis, where Hildy hopes to make peace with her grandmother. Vester Hardesty has continued his search for the girls and has shown up in California. Will the girls and Mr. Konning be able to make the trip and escape from Vester? Sequel to The Secret of the Howling Cave (BR 10405). For grades 4-7The overland escape
Par Lee Roddy. 1989
Ozark mountains, 1934. Hildy Corrigan, twelve, spent the night with her cousin Ruby. Returning home she finds the house empty…
and her stepmother, four younger sisters, and baby brother gone. Running to her grandmother, Hildy learns she has been left behind on purpose. Hildy is determined to find the children she promised to stay with forever. Prequel to The Desperate Search (BR 10403). For grades 4-7Fire diary
Par Lily Rosenblatt. 1994
One night April wakes up and her house is on fire. She is rescued along with her mother and grandmother,…
but the house is destroyed. It is hard for April to get over being scared, so she talks to the school psychologist, Dr. Brandon. For grades 3-6Ned Feldman, space pirate
Par Daniel Pinkwater. 1994
Ned Feldman is home alone one day when he hears a noise under the kitchen sink. When Ned summons enough…
courage to check it out, he discovers Captain Lumpy Lugo aboard a spacecraft that looks just like the sink. Inviting Ned aboard, the Captain announces that he is Bugbeard the Pirate, famous for doing bad things. Ned goes along and soon they land on the planet Jivebone where they encounter giant space chickens. For grades 3-6Doctor De Soto goes to Africa
Par William Steig. 1992
Doctor Bernard De Soto is a humdinger of a dentist, known worldwide for his marvelous work that his wife, Deborah,…
assists him with. So, it is no surprise when they receive a cablegram from an elephant in Africa who has an excruciating toothache. They leave right away, but before they can help poor Mudambo, they are kidnapped by a monkey who is angry with him. Sequel to Doctor De Soto. For grades K-3Ransom
Par Lois Duncan. 1966
Five very different teenagers, kidnapped on a school bus, react to their situation in various ways but work together to…
escape. In the process, they learn a great deal about themselves. For grades 6-9 and older readersAlien secrets
Par Annette Klause. 1993
Aboard a space freighter en route to the planet where her scientist parents are based, Robin (Puck) Goodfellow, almost thirteen…
and recently expelled from her proper English boarding school, befriends an alien called Hush (for short). Hush has had a cherished artifact stolen from him, and he believes it is on the ship. Puck vows to help him retrieve it, and is soon enmeshed in a mystery with an abundance of suspects. For grades 6-9 and older readersTimothy of the cay
Par Theodore Taylor. 1993
In this companion to The Cay (RC 34450/BR 8750), we learn what has happened to Phillip since his rescue from…
a Caribbean island, where as a twelve-year-old white boy blinded by a blow on the head he had been stranded with Timothy, an elderly, black deckhand. We also learn of Timothy's life and of his adventures at sea since his days as a young cabin boy. For grades 5-8 and older readersPippi goes on board
Par Astrid Lindgren. 1957
More absurd adventures of the exuberant Pippi Longstocking including her purchase and consumption of thirty-six pounds of candy, the rescue…
of an exhausted horse, and the defeat of the village bully. For grades 3-6Adam of the road (Puffin Newbery library)
Par Elizabeth Vining. 1970
Tale of a minstrel boy, Adam, who wanders through southeastern England in the thirteenth century. Adam's adventures in search of…
his beloved father and his lost dog lead him to London, Winchester, and Oxford. For grades 4-7. Newbery MedalBanner in the sky
Par James Ullman. 1954
The people of the Alpine villages say that no one will ever conquer the greatest mountain in Switzerland. Nevertheless, young…
Rudi Matt, whose father lost his life to the peak, joins an expedition to do what no one else has ever done. An authentic adventure based on the original ascent of the Matterhorn. For grades 5-8. Newbery MedalStinker's return
Par Pamela Service. 1993
Alien Tsynq Yr, a.k.a. Stinker, returns to earth (still inhabiting the body of a skunk) and again engages the assistance…
of Jonathan and Karen. This time Stinker must locate a suitably "earthly" souvenir for the High Gyrn of Twak in order to prevent interplanetary warfare. The trio zip to Washington, D.C., where they scour the museums in search of the perfect gift. Sequel to Stinker from Space (BR 08884). For grades 3-6 and older readersSupertato: Presents jack and the beanstalk: - a show-stopping gift this christmas!
Par Sue Hendra. 2023
The brand new adventure in this super bestselling series! It's showtime in the supermarket as Supertato and the veggies put…
on their very own production of Jack and the Beanstalk , starring The Evil Pea as Jack and Supertato as Jack's mum. There are thrills, spills and the return of a familiar-looking melon-bot as this hilarious, panto-tastic show unfolds. Will Jack's beans bring him riches beyond his wildest dreams? Will Jack and Supermum be able to escape the fearsome giant? All will be revealed... Other Supertato adventures by Sue Hendra & Paul Linnet: Supertato Supertato: Veggies Assemble Supertato: Run, Veggies, Run! Supertato: Evil Pea Rules Supertato: Veggies in the Valley of Doom Supertato: Carnival Catastro-pea! Supertato: Bubbly Troubly! Supertato: Night of the Living Veg Supertato: The Great Eggscape! Also by Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet: Barry the Fish with Fingers Norman the Slug with the Silly Shell Norman the No-Bot with No Bottom I Spy Island I Spy Island: Book vs. Shark