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Light a penny candle
Par Maeve Binchy. 1983
From the time in 1940 when shy, ten-year-old Elizabeth White is evacuated from wartime London and plunged into a large…
and contentious family in the Irish village of Kilgarret, she and Aisling O'Connor are destined to be the best of friends. This novel follows their lives together and apart over the decades. 1983Me and the pumpkin queen
Par Marlane Kennedy. 2007
Fifth-grader Mildred is determined that this year she will finally grow the town's biggest pumpkin in honor of her mother,…
who died of cancer. Mildred also helps in her Dad's veterinary office, goes shopping to please her aunt, and plays chess with her best friend Jacob. For grades 4-7. 2007The boy who returned from the sea
Par Clay Morgan. 2007
Continuing from The Boy Who Spoke Dog (BR 17057), Jack is reunited with his beloved sheepdog Moxie on the island…
where they first met--but the dangerous Blackburn Jukes is there, too! He takes Jack prisoner and makes him search the bogs for amber. For grades 5-8. 2007Chasing Harry Winston: A Novel
Par Lauren Weisberger. 2008
New Yorkers Leigh, Emmy, and Adriana, friends since college, seek changes in their lives as they near thirty. Newly dumped…
Emmy wants to date lots of men, gorgeous Brazilian Adriana decides to pick a man to marry, and editor Leigh meets a brilliant author. Strong language. Bestseller. 2008Daisy Dooley does divorce
Par Anna Pasternak. 2007
Daisy Dooley, a thirty-nine-year-old divorced Londoner living with her dachshund-breeder mum, rejoins the dating world. For support, Daisy relies on…
her friends--bachelorette Jess, seemingly happily married Lucy, and commitment-phobic Miles--as she navigates the singles scene searching for true love. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2007Peaches: a novel (Peaches Ser. #1)
Par Jodi Lynn Anderson. 2005
Three teenage girls become friends when homeschooled Birdie's wealthy cousin Leeda begins a summer job in Birdie's dad's peach orchard.…
Joining them is Murphy, who's been assigned community service. The three bond over chores and boys, even when they don't see eye to eye. For senior high readers. 2005Night of the howling dogs
Par Graham Salisbury. 2007
Hawaii, 1975. A Boy Scout campout on a remote beach goes terrifyingly wrong when an earthquake hits in the night.…
The boys and their leaders are separated during the resulting tsunami. But eighth-grader Dylan finds an unexpected ally as he and fifteen-year-old Louie rescue the group. For grades 5-8. 2007Secret scribbled notebooks
Par Joanne Horniman. 2004
Australia. On the day her unwed sister Sophie gives birth to a daughter, seventeen-year-old Kate O'Farrell buys three notebooks--red, yellow,…
and blue--for scribbling down her secret thoughts. Through writing about what she reads, observes, and loves, Kate makes discoveries about herself. For senior high readers. 2004Sheer abandon: a novel
Par Penny Vincenzi. 2007
English schoolgirls Clio, Martha, and Jocasta meet en route to Thailand in 1985. Upon her return a year later, one…
of them abandons her newborn at Heathrow. The three women reunite in 2000, along with a teenager seeking her birth mother. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2007Moon pies and movie stars
Par Amy Wallen. 2006
When spunky, small-town Texas widow Ruby Kincaid spies her wayward daughter, Violet, in a television commercial, she packs up the…
Winnebago and heads for Hollywood to bring her home. Along for the ride are Ruby's game-show-loving sister Loralva, Violet's mother-in-law Imogene, Violet's unruly children, and plenty of MoonPies. Some violence and some strong language. 2006Muggie Maggie (Cleary Reissue Ser.)
Par Beverly Cleary. 1990
Third-grader Maggie refuses to learn cursive writing. After consulting with the principal, her parents, and a psychologist, Maggie's teacher appoints…
Maggie mail messenger and has her deliver notes that are written in cursive. Maggie suspects the messages concern her and finally teaches herself to read them. For grades 2-4. 1990Five skies
Par Ron Carlson. 2007
Three men share their life stories while working on a construction project in rural Idaho. Carpenter Arthur Key, who left…
California after a betrayal, and Ronnie Panelli, charming but shiftless, are led by ranch foreman Darwin Gallegos--angry at man, God, and life. Strong language. 2007Squirrel's world (Easy reader)
Par Lisa Moser. 2007
This four-chapter tale follows a cheerful, busy squirrel who is always on the "go, go, go." Squirrel, who likes to…
play "leap, leap, leapfrog," and Turtle, who prefers "sleep, sleep, sleepfrog," find something they both like in "the perfect game." Easy reader. For grades K-3. 2007A dog for life
Par L. S Matthews. 2006
John Hawkins, his older brother Tom, and their dog Mouse can read one another's thoughts. But that doesn't help when…
Tom becomes seriously ill and his mother plans to take Mouse to the pound. Instead John and Mouse run away. For grades 4-7. 2006Coot club (Swallows and Amazons)
Par Arthur Ransome. 1990
Dorothea and Dick, Tom Dodgeon, Port and Starboard, and other friends form the Bird Protection Society or "Coot Club." When…
a group of rude holiday boaters disturbs one of the coot's nests, trouble begins. Calamitous boat collisions, frantic chases, and near drownings ensue. For grades 4-7Still just Grace (Just Grace Ser. #2)
Par Charise Mericle Harper. 2007
When a struggling student teacher assigns a group project, third-grader Just Grace gets so involved with Grace W. and Grace…
F. that she fails to understand why she and her best friend, Mimi, are drifting apart. Sequel to Just Grace (BR 17415). Beginning chapter book. For grades 2-4. 2007Lily's crossing
Par Patricia Reilly Giff. 1997
In the summer of 1944, Lily goes to Rockaway Beach, New York, with her grandmother. There Lily meets Albert, a…
young Hungarian refugee orphan who fled from the Nazis. When Lily tells lies to impress Albert, there are unexpected consequences. For grades 5-8. Newbery Honor. 1997Tattoo (Tattoo Ser.)
Par Jennifer Barnes. 2007
After fifteen-year-old friends Delia, Annabelle, Bailey, and Zo get temporary tattoos at the mall, each develops a psychic power. The…
girls need their new talents to fight an evil fairy who plans to wreak havoc at their school dance. For senior high readers. 2007Pictures of Hollis Woods
Par Patricia Reilly Giff. 2002
A troublesome foster child, Hollis loves to draw pictures on paper and in her mind. Her favorite is one in…
which she fits in--with a father, mother, brother, and herself. Now Hollis lives with an artist, but still longs for the summer family that wanted to keep her. For grades 5-8. 2002The silver donkey
Par Sonya Hartnett. 2004
France, World War I. An English army deserter, blinded by war and clutching a small silver donkey good-luck charm, is…
discovered in the woods by two young sisters. He relates four tales about donkeys while the girls arrange his return home across the Channel. For grades 5-8. 2004