Title
The Water Horse
Call Number
J F KING-SMITH
J F KING-SMITH
Summary
In 1930, on the coast of Scotland, eight-year-old Kirstie finds a large egg which hatches into an unusual sea creature, and as he grows her family must decide what to do with him. (For 6 to 9 year olds)
In 1930, on the coast of Scotland, eight-year-old Kirstie finds a large egg which hatches into an unusual sea creature, and as he grows her family must decide what to do with him. (For 6 to 9 year olds)
Call Number
J F KING-SMITH
J F KING-SMITH
Summary
A piglet comes to Farmer Hogget's farm, where he is adopted by an old sheepdog and accomplishes amazing things. (For 3 to 5 year olds)
A piglet comes to Farmer Hogget's farm, where he is adopted by an old sheepdog and accomplishes amazing things. (For 3 to 5 year olds)
Title
Martin's Mice
Call Number
J F KING-SMITH
J F KING-SMITH
Summary
A farm cat who doesn't want to catch mice keeps a family of them as pets in the barn; but then he is given away to a townswoman and acquires a new perspective. (For 3 to 5 year olds)
A farm cat who doesn't want to catch mice keeps a family of them as pets in the barn; but then he is given away to a townswoman and acquires a new perspective. (For 3 to 5 year olds)
Title
Schooled
Call Number
J F KORMAN
J F KORMAN
Summary
Homeschooled by his hippie grandmother, Capricorn (Cap) Anderson has never watched television, tasted a pizza, or even heard of a wedgie. But when his grandmother lands in the hospital, Cap is forced to move in with a guidance counselor and attend the local middle school. While Cap knows a lot about tie-dyeing and Zen Buddhism, no education could prepare him for the politics of public school. (For 9 to 12 year olds)
Homeschooled by his hippie grandmother, Capricorn (Cap) Anderson has never watched television, tasted a pizza, or even heard of a wedgie. But when his grandmother lands in the hospital, Cap is forced to move in with a guidance counselor and attend the local middle school. While Cap knows a lot about tie-dyeing and Zen Buddhism, no education could prepare him for the politics of public school. (For 9 to 12 year olds)
Title
Ella Enchanted
Call Number
J F LEVINE
J F LEVINE
Summary
In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her. (For 9 to 12 year olds)
In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her. (For 9 to 12 year olds)
Call Number
J F LEWIS
J F LEWIS
Summary
Four English schoolchildren find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist Aslan, the golden lion, to triumph over the White Witch, who has cursed the land with eternal winter. (For 6 to 9 year olds)
Four English schoolchildren find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist Aslan, the golden lion, to triumph over the White Witch, who has cursed the land with eternal winter. (For 6 to 9 year olds)
Title
Bliss
Call Number
J F LITTLEWOOD
J F LITTLEWOOD
Summary
Twelve-year-old Rose Bliss wants to work magic in her family's bakery as her parents do, but when they are called away and Rose and her siblings are left in charge, the magic goes awry and a beautiful stranger tries to talk Rose into giving her the Bliss Cookery Booke. (For 9 to 12 year olds)
Twelve-year-old Rose Bliss wants to work magic in her family's bakery as her parents do, but when they are called away and Rose and her siblings are left in charge, the magic goes awry and a beautiful stranger tries to talk Rose into giving her the Bliss Cookery Booke. (For 9 to 12 year olds)
Title
Winnie-the-Pooh
Call Number
J F MILNE
J F MILNE
Summary
Presents the adventures of Christopher Robin and his friends, in which Pooh Bear uses a balloon to get honey, Piglet meets a Heffalump, and Eeyore has a birthday. (For ages 3 to 5)
Presents the adventures of Christopher Robin and his friends, in which Pooh Bear uses a balloon to get honey, Piglet meets a Heffalump, and Eeyore has a birthday. (For ages 3 to 5)
Call Number
J F NAYLOR
J F NAYLOR
Summary
Disgusted that a family with three girls moves into the house across the river, nine-year-old Wally and his three brothers declare a practical joke war on the girls. (For 6 to 9 year olds)
Disgusted that a family with three girls moves into the house across the river, nine-year-old Wally and his three brothers declare a practical joke war on the girls. (For 6 to 9 year olds)
Call Number
J F O'CONNOR
J F O'CONNOR
Summary
After Owen captures an enormous bullfrog, names it Tooley Graham, then has to release it, he and two friends try to use a small submarine that fell from a passing train to search for Tooley in the Carter, Georgia, pond it came from, while avoiding nosy neighbor Viola. (for 9 to 12 year olds)
After Owen captures an enormous bullfrog, names it Tooley Graham, then has to release it, he and two friends try to use a small submarine that fell from a passing train to search for Tooley in the Carter, Georgia, pond it came from, while avoiding nosy neighbor Viola. (for 9 to 12 year olds)
Title
Key to the Treasure
Call Number
J F PARISH
J F PARISH
Summary
Three children unravel a century-old mystery. (For 3 to 5 year olds)
Three children unravel a century-old mystery. (For 3 to 5 year olds)
Call Number
J F PARR
J F PARR
Summary
Young Trille struggles with the fear that nothing will ever be right again when his best friend moves and his waffle-making Auntie Granny passes away. (For 9 to 12 year olds)
Young Trille struggles with the fear that nothing will ever be right again when his best friend moves and his waffle-making Auntie Granny passes away. (For 9 to 12 year olds)
Title
A Wolf Called Wander
Call Number
J F PARRY
J F PARRY
Summary
A young wolf cub, separated from his pack, journeys 1000 miles across the Pacific Northwest, dealing with forest fires, hunters, highways, and hunger before finding a new home. Based on the true story of a wolf called OR-7. (For 6 to 9 year olds)
A young wolf cub, separated from his pack, journeys 1000 miles across the Pacific Northwest, dealing with forest fires, hunters, highways, and hunger before finding a new home. Based on the true story of a wolf called OR-7. (For 6 to 9 year olds)
Title
Hatchet
Call Number
J F PAULSEN
J F PAULSEN
Summary
After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce. (For 9 to 12 year olds)
After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce. (For 9 to 12 year olds)
Title
Mudshark
Call Number
J F PAULSEN
J F PAULSEN
Summary
Principal Wagner confidently deals with a faculty washroom crisis, a psychic parrot, and a terrorizing gerbil, but when sixty-five erasers go missing, he enlists the help of the school's best problem solver and locator of lost items, twelve-year-old Lyle Williams, aka Mudshark. (For 6 to 9 year olds)
Principal Wagner confidently deals with a faculty washroom crisis, a psychic parrot, and a terrorizing gerbil, but when sixty-five erasers go missing, he enlists the help of the school's best problem solver and locator of lost items, twelve-year-old Lyle Williams, aka Mudshark. (For 6 to 9 year olds)