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Further chronicles of Avonlea (Children's Continuous Ser.)
Par L. M Montgomery. 1920
Anne of Green Gables lives near Avonlea, a town on the seaside hills of Prince Edward Island. In this second…
volume of stories about Anne's neighbors, a girl risks losing her mother to find her long-lost father, and a ghost leads a woman to her dream. For grades 5-8. 1920Talking to the enemy: stories
Par Avner Mandelman. 2005
Nine stories about the Israeli experience. In "Terror" a father beats the son who fails to stand up for his…
five-year-old brother, thus instilling the precept that, right or wrong, family comes first, even before justice or fear. Strong language and some violence. Sophie Brody Medal. 2005The Hindi-Bindi Club: A Novel
Par Monica Pradhan. 2007
Three first-generation American women struggle to reconcile traditional Indian ways with Western life. As divorced doctor Kiran considers an arranged…
marriage, artist Rani loses her passion, and married Preity confronts past heartache, they draw upon the strength and wisdom of their mothers, affectionately dubbed the Hindi-Bindi Club. Includes recipes. 2007Saving the griffin
Par Kristin Wolden Nitz. 2007
On a family trip to Italy, Americans Kate and her younger brother Michael encounter a lost baby griffin in a…
garden. They vow to help the griffin return to his home, but keeping his existence a secret proves difficult. For grades 3-6. 2007Patches and scratches (Simply Sarah Ser. #3)
Par Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. 2007
Sarah's friend Peter wants a pet dog but his grandmother doesn't. Sarah tries to interest Peter in other pets, and…
then comes up with an idea to make both Peter and Granny Belle want the same animal. For grades 2-4. 2007Chronicles of Avonlea (Avonlea Ser. #No. 3)
Par L. M Montgomery. 1993
Twelve stories about residents of Prince Edward Island, home to Anne Shirley and Green Gables farm. Includes the tales of…
Old Lady Lloyd's deep secret and the fifteen-year courtship of shy Theodora Dix. Companion to the Anne of Green Gables series. For grades 5-8. 1912Strays
Par Ronald Koertge. 2007
After his parents are killed in a car accident, sixteen-year-old Ted moves into a foster home with two other boys…
and transfers to an inner-city school. Ted, whose parents were pet-store owners, can talk to animals but gradually learns to relate to humans. Strong language. For senior high readers. 2007Runaround
Par Helen Hemphill. 2007
Kentucky, 1960s. Although an avid reader of romance magazines, eleven-year-old Sassy is unsure how to attract a handsome neighborhood teen…
to be her first boyfriend. Then she discovers that her pretty older sister Lula has been flirting with him, too. Uncontracted braille. For grades 6-9. 2007Stuck in the 70's
Par D. L Garfinkle. 2007
Los Angeles. Spoiled seventeen-year-old Shay travels in time from her boyfriend's 2006 Jacuzzi to Tyler's 1978 bathtub. Nerdy Tyler agrees…
to help Shay return home if she helps him become popular, but soon Shay wants to stay--and Tyler wants her gone. A high-interest, low-vocabulary book. For senior high readers. 2007Blind faith
Par Ellen Wittlinger. 2006
After fifteen-year-old Liz loses her grandmother, Liz's mother joins a spiritualist church to communicate with the dead and alienates her…
atheist husband. New neighbors sixteen-year-old Nathan and his younger sister live with their grandmother while their mother is dying. Liz and Nathan console each other. For senior high readers. 2006Born for adventure
Par Kathleen Karr. 2007
1887. Sixteen-year-old Tom Ormsby joins African explorer Henry Morton Stanley's expedition to rescue Emin Pasha, who was kidnapped in the…
Congo. Tom enters a jungle world filled with wonders and perils--slavers, warring tribes, and colonial masters--and leaves a different young man. For junior and senior high readers. 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. 2007The year of the rat: a novel (A Pacy Lin Novel)
Par Grace Lin. 2013
A new year in the Chinese calendar brings a new set of challenges for Pacy, a Taiwanese-American girl growing up…
in upstate New York, in this endearing sequel to The Year of the Dog. For grades 3-6Sunrise over Fallujah
Par Walter Dean Myers. 2008
Iraq, 2003. Robin "Birdy" Perry joins the army after high school and becomes involved in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Birdy writes…
about his experiences to his uncle Richie, a Vietnam War veteran, from Fallen Angels (RC 29775, BR 17796). Violence and strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2008Country wives (Barleybridge Novels Ser.)
Par Rebecca Shaw. 2006
Barleybridge, England. New veterinary clinic doctor Dan Brown's blunt manner alienates the staff and costs them their biggest client. Meanwhile…
receptionist Kate Howard, studying for her vet school entrance exams, meets her biological mother and learns Dan's secret. 2001The chaos king
Par Laura Ruby. 2007
In this sequel to The Wall and the Wing (BR 16650), newfound fame and fortune have estranged friends Bug and…
Gurl--now called Georgie. But Georgie and Bug join forces again when a punk, vampires, and a giant sloth attack them in a future New York City. For grades 5-8. 2007The story of Edgar Sawtelle: a novel
Par David Wroblewski. 2008
Wisconsin, 1970s. Gar and Trudy Sawtelle raise an intuitive and intelligent dog breed on their farm. One dog, Almondine, can…
communicate with the Sawtelle's mute son Edgar. After Gar's brother arrives, Gar dies and fourteen-year-old Edgar flees into the forest with three of the dogs. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2008Girl in landscape: A Novel (Vintage Contemporaries Ser.)
Par Jonathan Lethem. 1998
When a global disaster blights the Earth's environment, fourteen-year-old Pella Marsh and her family escape to another planet where her…
father, a failed politician, hopes to restart his career. Pella assimilates into the alien society and discovers a terrible threat that could doom the Earthling colony. 1998Peaches: 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. 2007