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The Christmas pearl
Par Dorothea Benton Frank. 2007
Charleston, South Carolina. Ninety-three-year-old matriarch Theodora lives in her ancestral house, where her malcontented family gathers for the holidays. Theodora…
longs for a peaceful celebration similar to the events in her 1920s childhood that the family's Gullah housekeeper Pearl created. But then Pearl's ghost returns and restores harmony. 2007.Dancing through the snow
Par Jean Little. 2007
Min has nothing - no mother, no birth certificate, no baby pictures, not even a real birthday. After four different…
foster families, she's not surprised to be dumped back with Children's Aid the week before Christmas. Still, a small part of her can't help aching for a miracle - and now she's found an injured dog that needs one too. Some strong language. Grades 4-7. 2007.A pioneer Thanksgiving: a story of harvest celebrations in 1841
Par Heather Collins, Barbara Greenwood. 1999
With a mix of fiction and non-fiction, interesting facts, and hands-on activities, you can follow the Robertsons, a Canadian pioneer…
family, as they prepare for a special Thanksgiving in 1841. Grades 2-4. 1999.Premlata and the Festival of Lights
Par Rumer Godden, Ian Andrew. 1996
Tonight is the most magical night of the year. Premlata loves Diwali, the Festival of Lights, when everyone decorates the…
village with thousands of tiny lamps for the great goddess Kali. But this year Premlata is desolate - her family is too poor to have lamps. Their house will be the only one left in darkness. Grades 3-6.Chocolat
Par Joanne Harris. 2000
An exotic stranger opens a chocolate boutique in a French village at the beginning of Lent, the traditional season for…
self-denial, dividing the community and causing a conflict that escalates into a "Church not Chocolate" battle. 2000.The grey man (Quick reads)
Par Andrew McNab. 2006
Kevin has spent enough quiet nights in watching TV and decides he'd like a night out. He's not talking about…
a pint and a packet of peanuts down at the local. He's going to attempt to pull off a daring bank roberry single handed. Kevin is about to take a heart-thumping step into the unknown. For junior high readers. 2006.The magic of love (Janet Dailey's love scenes)
Par Alyssa Logan. 1997
Beth Harris knows that wishing doesn't just make things happen. As a single mother running her own business, she can't…
afford to believe in dreams. But when she meets a clown whose greatest joy comes from making children smile, can he help her find the magic of love? 1997.The lady and the cowboy (Janet Dailey's love scenes)
Par Christine Anne Wenger. 1997
Against her father's wishes, the lonely young lady Caroline Trask returns to her family's Wyoming ranch. What she finds is…
not what she expected. Can Raven, a handsome, dark-haired cowboy, help her sort things out? The two struggle to reconcile their growing love with the question of who owns the ranch. 1997.A friend in need (Janet Dailey's love scenes)
Par Sonja Massie. 1997
Clay Davis has more money than he can use in his lonely life. Proud, independent Kelly Brandon needs money for…
her son's operation. When they meet, things go wrong from the start, but will love blossom as they reconcile their warring spirits? GRADE I BRAILLE.Treasure island (Saddleback classics #Set I)
Par Robert Louis Stevenson, Janice Greene. 1999
While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her…
son find a treasure map that leads to a pirate fortune as well as great danger. Adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's work, published in 1883. For junior and senior high readers. 1999.The red badge of courage (Saddleback classics #Set I)
Par Stephen Crane, Emily Hutchinson. 1999
Henry Fleming, an unsophisticated country boy, enthusiastic to serve his country, enlists with the Union forces at the beginning of…
the Civil War. At first, the shock of war causes him to retreat and his heroic vision of himself fades. In the next battle, however, his courage revives as he carries forward the regiment's colours in a crucial advance. Adaptation of the American classic by Stephen Crane, originally published in 1895. For junior and senior high readers. 1999.Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Saddleback classics #Set Ii)
Par Robert Louis Stevenson, Janice Greene. 1999
A kind and well-respected doctor can turn himself into a murderous madman by taking a secret drug he has created.…
Adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's "The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", first published in 1886. For junior and senior high readers. 1999.The adventures of Tom Sawyer (Penguin classics #Set Ii)
Par Mark Twain, Joanne Suter. 1999
The adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Saddleback classics #Set I)
Par Mark Twain, Joanne Suter. 1999
The mysterious mummer
Par L. M Falcone. 2003
Thirteen-year-old Joey is shipped off to stay with his aunt in Newfoundland for Christmas. His aunt is obsessed with her…
dead husband, a strange boy appears and disappears, and Joey eavesdrops on a seance that scares the pants off him. Throw in mysterious goings-on at the local lighthouse and some peculiar yuletide traditions, and Joey finds himself being drawn deeper and deeper into a world where history and mystery collide. Grades 4-7. 2003.A pioneer Christmas: celebrating in the backwoods in 1841
Par Barbara Greenwood. 2003
The Robertson family prepares for Christmas in 1841 by making gifts, cooking, playing games, caroling, and decorating. They are also…
expecting visitors, but then a winter storm begins. A companion book to "A Pioneer Thanksgiving". Activities are included, as is a Christmas carol in Braille music notation. Grades 3-6. 2003.Mr. Vanilla
Par Jane Diehl. 1996
At 24, Janet is on her own in the big city, working her way through school at an ice cream…
store. With sadness in her past, Janet wonders how to make it through the hard times. It really depends on her, but it may also involve an ice cream store customer she calls "Mr. Vanilla." 1996.The ghouls' night out
Par Janice E MacDonald, Pamela Breeze Currie. 1998
Annalise the witch, Ernie the Ghost, and Milton the Skeleton emerge from their haunted house to join the Hallowe'en festivities,…
but their costumes don't get the reactions they had expected! Grades 2-4.Memories of my childhood and other stories
Par Gladys E Neale. 1999
The grocery cart and other stories
Par Gladys E Neale. 1999