Life changes drastically for a Hungarian family when World War I upsets their peaceful, contented existence and the children are left in charge of the farm. ... Read more

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Tree-ear, a thirteen-year-old orphan in medieval Korea, lives under a bridge in a potters' village, and longs to learn how to throw the delicate celadon ceramics himself. ... Read more

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An unusual work horse, raised in Vermont and known originally as "Little Bub," becomes the sire of a famous American breed and takes the name of his owner -- Justin Morgan. ... Read more

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The summer that Hattie turns twelve, she meets the childlike uncle she never knew and becomes friends with a girl who works at the carnival that comes to Hattie's small town. ... Read more

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When his colleague Long Arrow disappears, Dr. Dolittle sets off with his assistant, Tommy Stubbins, his dog, Jip, and Polynesia the parrot on an adventurous voyage over tropical seas to floating Spidermonkey Island. ... Read more

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A lonely hunter living in the wilderness beside the sea gains a family made up of a mermaid, a bear, a lynx, and a boy. ... Read more

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The author, who is called Piri in the narrative, describes her experiences as a Jewish girl in Hungary during World War II. Although Piri's mother attempts to hold the family together and preserve their religious traditions, Piri experiences the slow but ever increasing persecution of the Jewish peo... Read more

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Fourteen-year-old Tree encounters a young stranger who turns out to be the ghost of her mother's dead brother and who takes her into an exploration of her family's recent past. ... Read more

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This book is about a bunny's adventures through the alphabet. B&w illustrations accompany the text. ... Read more

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In 1558 while imprisoned in a remote castle, a young girl becomes involved in a series of events that leads to an underground labyrinth peopled by the last practitioners of druidic magic. ... Read more

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Mirroring feelings typical to those of a child entering adolescence, THE MOORCHILD deals with issues of identity, family love, genetic heritage, and finding one's place in the world. Moqul is the daughter of a human father and a Moorfolk mother (a type of fairy). When Moqul's true background is disc... Read more

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A teen-age girl gains new insight into herself and her family when her mentally retarded brother gets lost. ... Read more

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Birdie Boyer was a Florida Cracker. She belonged to a large "strawberry family," who lived on a flatwoods farm in the lake section of the state. They raised strawberries for a living.Through all the hazards of the uncertain crop -- battling against dry weather and grass fires, the roving h... Read more

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A wild August torrent sweeps Abel Mouse away from home, family, and familiar world to an uninhabited island where, between efforts to return home, he makes new discoveries about himself and the world. A Newbery Honor Book. Reprint. ... Read more

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The visit of the traveling Preacher Man to his small North Carolina town gives new impetus to thirteen-year-old Peter's struggle to reconcile his own deeply felt religious belief with the beliefs and non-beliefs of his family and friends. ... Read more

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Out of love for the beautiful Ko-komik-e-is, a brave young American Indian journeys over desserts, mountains, and prairies, into the future of the Drowned Ones. ... Read more

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Eleven-year-old Franny Davis and her best friend share school and family problems in this realistic, often humorous story set in New York's Greenwich Village. "Warm, convincing, and especially valuable for its urban background".--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 1966 Newber... Read more

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Fourteen-year-old Chris, bitterly hating the Yankees for invading his Tennessee mountain home, learns a difficult lesson about the waste of war and the meaning of tolerance and courage when he reports the approach of a Yankee supply troop to the Confederates, only to learn that his brother is probab... Read more

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A young boy growing up on a northern Minnesota farm describes the scenes around him and recounts his old Norwegian uncle's tales of an almost mythological logging past. ... Read more

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After her mother's death, Julie goes to live with her Aunt Cordelia, a spinster schoolteacher, where she experiences many emotions and changes, including love, jealousy, and tragedy, as she grows into a young woman. Winner of the Newbery Medal. Reissue. ... Read more

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