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Ruth, a portrait: the story of Ruth Bell Graham
Par Patricia Daniels Cornwell. 1997
Written by a popular crime novelist -- a family friend -- this account of the wife of evangelist Billy Graham…
begins with Ruth Bell's early life in China as a child of missionaries. Because she wanted to follow in her parents' footsteps, it took persuasion on Graham's part to convince her to marry him and become his helpmate. 1997.On Folly Beach
Par Karen White. 2010
Folly Beach, S.C. Emmy Hamilton's mother encourages her to buy the local book store, Folly's Finds, hoping it will distract…
Emmy from the loss of her husband. But the seller insists on one condition: Emmy must allow Lulu, the late owner's difficult sister, to continue selling her bottle trees from its back yard. After finding love letters in a box of used books, the more Emmy understands Lulu--and their war-ravaged hearts can find hope for a second chanceAnimals Robert Scott saw: an adventure in Antarctica (Explorers)
Par Sandra Markle. 2008
Features the two Antarctic expeditions of British explorer Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912). Describes wildlife such as emperor penguins, leopard seals,…
and sea creatures discovered there. Also explains the difficulties endured by sled dogs and ponies accompanying Scott's crew. For grades 3-6. 2008The boy who drew birds: a story of John James Audubon / by Jacqueline Davies
Par Jacqueline Davies, Melissa Sweet. 2004
Recounts how passionately the young Frenchman who made his home in America loved birds. Describes the numerous drawings and paintings…
he made of birds, their nests, and eggs and reveals the way he determined whether migrating birds return to the same place in the spring. For grades 2-4. 2004Uncle Boris in the Yukon, and other shaggy dog stories: And Other Shaggy Dog Stories
Par Daniel Pinkwater, Daniel M. Pinkwater, Jill Pinkwater, Daniel Manus Pinkwater. 2001
Author and NPR commentator relates anecdotes--bizarre, outlandish, and poignant--about the dogs in his life and lessons he and the dogs…
have learned. Pinkwater has faced numerous training challenges, from the Pekingese presented to him in infancy by Uncle Boris to the malamutes acquired after his marriage. For senior high and older readers. 2001. For senior high and older readers. 2001Sing a song of tuna fish: a memoir of my fifth-grade year
Par Esmé Raji Codell, LeUyen Pham. 2006
The author has pulled events from her own fifth-grade diaries to give the reader a taste of what it was…
like growing up in Chicago in 1978 as a member of a free-spirited family. For grades 5-8 and older readersUpon the head of the goat: a childhood in Hungary, 1939-1944
Par Aranka Siegal. 2003
Author recounts her experiences as a young Jewish girl during Hitler's rise to power. Recalls being trapped in Ukraine while…
visiting her grandmother, returning to her family in Hungary, and being forcibly moved to an Auschwitz ghetto. Describes the many wartime restrictions. For grades 6-9. Newbery Honor Book. 1981My cat Spit McGee
Par Willie Morris. 1999
Mississippi author of My Dog Skip (BR 10740) recalls how he had to overcome his fear of cats when his…
beloved fiancée wanted one. On Christmas Eve the family took in a stray who later had kittens--one with two different eye colors. Uncontracted braille. 1999