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The book of three (Prydain Chronicles)
Par Lloyd Alexander. 1964
Brainboy and the Deathmaster
Par Tor Seidler. 2003
Twelve-year-old video game whiz Darryl Kirby feels guilty that he's the only family member to survive a fire. Adopted from…
an orphanage by computer software guru Keith Masterly, Darryl finds himself a captive in Masterly's secret laboratory with other child geniuses working on a compound to stop aging. For grades 5-8. 2003The farthest shore (Earthsea Ser. #Vol. 3)
Par Ursula K Le Guin. 2001
Ged, archmage of Roke, and Arren, young prince of Enlad, set out to find and challenge the evil that threatens…
to destroy Earthsea itself. Sequel to The Tombs of Atuan (BR 15379). For grades 6-9. National Book Award. 1972Are You a Cheeseburger?
Par Monica Arnaldo. 2021
A Kids' Indie Next List pick! Laugh-out-loud humor and a tender friendship blossom in author-illustrator Monica Arnaldo’s charming picture book…
about a lonely raccoon and a glowing seed, and the world’s most important question: Can this seed grow cheeseburgers? Grub is a lonely racoon. Rumbling in the trash. Looking for food.Seed is, well, a seed! Patiently waiting in the trash. Hoping someone will plant it. When the two finally meet, they realize they might be able to help each other! Grub has just one big question first: What will Seed grow? Could Seed grow Grub’s favorite food, mouthwatering cheeseburgers? Seed isn’t sure what a cheeseburger is exactly, but . . . maybe!And so begins a hilarious friendship following two unlikely strangers learning more about the other and discovering the pressure that comes with fulfilling expectations. Author-illustrator Monica Arnaldo will leave readers giggling and clamoring for more in this charming story that celebrates the unexpected—and how the most special friendships bloom only when we are unapologetically ourselves.The adventures of Pinocchio: story of a puppet
Par Carlo Collodi, Nancy L. Canepa, Carmelo Lettere. 2002
Geppetto carves a wooden puppet and names him Pinocchio. The rascally marionette walks and talks like a real boy, but…
his nose grows longer each time he lies. Classic Italian children's tale originally published in 1883. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2002Dust
Par Arthur G Slade. 2003
Saskatchewan, Canada; 1930s. Robert Steelgate is eleven when his seven-year-old brother, Matthew, disappears while walking from his parents' farm into…
town. After a mysterious stranger arrives with a promise to bring rain, more children vanish. Robert suspects the stranger may be behind these events. For grades 5-8. 2003A swiftly tilting planet (A wrinkle In Time Quintet Ser. #4)
Par Madeleine L'Engle. 1978
Charles Wallace, the youngest of the Murry children, must travel through time and space in a battle against an evil…
dictator who wants to destroy the entire universe. Sequel to A Wind in the Door (BR 14880). For grades 5-8. 1978A wind in the door
Par Madeleine L'Engle. 1973
Evil in the form of the Echthroi is spreading throughout the galaxy, but Meg Murry is not involved in the…
struggle until the Echthroi invade her younger brother. Sequel to A Wrinkle in Time (BR 09403). For grades 5-8. 1973The quiet little woman: three enchanting Christmas stories
Par Louisa Alcott, C. Dudash, Louisa Alcott. 1999
Stories by Alcott from the 1870s. In The Quiet Little Woman, thirteen-year-old Patty, an orphan, dreams of being adopted but…
is placed as a servant in the large Murray household. Through Aunt Jane's intervention on Christmas day, the Murrays begin to appreciate Patty's loving nature. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 1999The Cookie Company
Par Ross Venokur. 2000
Thirteen-year-old Alex, the unluckiest boy alive, opens an unusual fortune cookie and is whisked away into another world, where he…
is threatened by the evil game-show hostess Cypress Vine. For grades 4-7. 2000The boxes
Par William Sleator. 2000
Mysterious Uncle Marco gives fifteen-year-old orphan Annie two peculiar boxes and warns her not to open them. But curiosity overcomes…
her, and she peers into one--unleashing creatures who communicate with her telepathically. Then she wonders, "What is in the second?" For grades 5-8. 1998Deceptions (Star Wars Ser. #Bk. 1 Special Edition)
Par Jude Watson. 2001
Tomorrowland: ten stories about the future
Par Michael Cart. 1999
In honor of the new millennium these ten short stories by noted authors describe visions of past and future times.…
In James Cross Giblin's "Night of the Plague" a young monk in the year 1000 ponders the night sky and the end of the world. For grades 6-9. 1999The lion, the witch and the wardrobe
Par C. S Lewis. 1997
Four English children find their way through a huge wardrobe in an old house to the mysterious land of Narnia,…
which is under the spell of the White Witch. Prequel to Prince Caspian, the Return to Narnia (BR 07238). For grades 4-7 and older readersThe door in the lake
Par Nancy Butts. 1997
Twelve-year-old Joseph Finney disappears while camping with family and friends. Two years later, he reappears but hasn't aged at all.…
Odd symptoms and fragmented memories lead Joseph to believe he was abducted by aliens. For grades 5-8Marco's millions
Par William Sleator. 2001
In this prequel to The Boxes (BR 13480), twelve-year-old Marco and his eleven-year-old psychic sister Lilly discover another world of…
strange creatures under their basement. Marco journeys to their universe and learns to enter other dimensions. But the cost is high. For grades 5-8. 2001Silver on the tree (The dark Is Rising Sequence Ser.)
Par Susan Cooper. 1977
In this sequel to The Grey King (BR 13423) and the last in the series, Will Stanton, an immortal dedicated…
to saving the world, receives a dreadful warning that the Dark is rising in its last and greatest bid for global domination. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 1977Tales from Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle)
Par Ursula K Le Guin, Ursula Le Guin, Úrsula K. Le Guin. 2001
Contains five tales providing background to Le Guin's Earthsea novels. The short novella, "Finder," reveals how the school on Roke…
was founded. Another tale relates the story of a young man who would rather be a musician than a mage. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2001Vacation under the volcano (Magic Tree House)
Par Mary Osborne. 1998
Jack and Annie time travel back to Roman Empire days. Arriving in Pompeii, they need to find a special scroll…
before Mt. Vesuvius erupts and buries everything in fiery ash. For grades 2-4. 1998Don't read this!: and other tales of the unnatural
Par Margaret Mahy. 1998
An international collection of eleven spooky stories by such authors as Susan Cooper. In "Fingers on the Back of the…
Neck," Australian writer Margaret Mahy tells about a young boy's growing resentment of his wealthy great-grandmother's affectionate touch as they walk together on a wooden jetty. For grades 6-9. 1998