Title
All-of-a-Kind Family
Call Number
J F TAYLOR
J F TAYLOR
Summary
Five sisters growing up in a Jewish family in New York in the early twentieth century search for hidden buttons while dusting Mama's front parlor, or explore the basement warehouse of Papa's peddler's shop on rainy days. The five girls enjoy doing everything together, especially when it involves holidays and surprises. But no one could have prepared them for the biggest surprise of all!
Five sisters growing up in a Jewish family in New York in the early twentieth century search for hidden buttons while dusting Mama's front parlor, or explore the basement warehouse of Papa's peddler's shop on rainy days. The five girls enjoy doing everything together, especially when it involves holidays and surprises. But no one could have prepared them for the biggest surprise of all!
Title
Mary Poppins
Call Number
J F TRAVERS
J F TRAVERS
Summary
An extraordinary English nanny blows in on the East Wind with her parrot-headed umbrella and magic carpetbag and introduces her charges, Jane and Michael, to some delightful people and experiences.
An extraordinary English nanny blows in on the East Wind with her parrot-headed umbrella and magic carpetbag and introduces her charges, Jane and Michael, to some delightful people and experiences.
Call Number
J F TWAIN
J F TWAIN
Summary
The adventures of a boy and a runaway slave as they travel down the Mississippi River on a raft.
The adventures of a boy and a runaway slave as they travel down the Mississippi River on a raft.
Call Number
J F VERNE
J F VERNE
Summary
In the mid-nineteenth century, a French professor and his two companions, trapped aboard a fantastic submarine as prisoners of the deranged Captain Nemo, come face to face with exotic ocean creatures and strange sights hidden from the world above.
In the mid-nineteenth century, a French professor and his two companions, trapped aboard a fantastic submarine as prisoners of the deranged Captain Nemo, come face to face with exotic ocean creatures and strange sights hidden from the world above.
Title
The Boxcar Children
Call Number
J F WARNER
J F WARNER
Summary
Introduces the orphaned Alden family children, who make an abandoned boxcar their home, demonstrating their independence and ability to "make do". (For 3 to 5 year olds)
Introduces the orphaned Alden family children, who make an abandoned boxcar their home, demonstrating their independence and ability to "make do". (For 3 to 5 year olds)
Title
Daddy Long-Legs
Call Number
J F WEBSTER
J F WEBSTER
Summary
A trustee of the John Grier orphanage has offered to send Judy Abbott to college. The only requirements are that she must write to him every month, and that she can never know who he is. Judy's life at college is a whirlwind of friends, classes, parties, and a growing friendship with the handsome Jervis Pendleton. With so much happening in her life, Judy can scarcely stop writing to the mysterious "Daddy-Long-Legs"!
A trustee of the John Grier orphanage has offered to send Judy Abbott to college. The only requirements are that she must write to him every month, and that she can never know who he is. Judy's life at college is a whirlwind of friends, classes, parties, and a growing friendship with the handsome Jervis Pendleton. With so much happening in her life, Judy can scarcely stop writing to the mysterious "Daddy-Long-Legs"!
Call Number
J F WHITE
J F WHITE
Summary
Louis, a voiceless Trumpeter swan, finds himself far from his wilderness home when he determines to communicate by learning to play a stolen trumpet.
Louis, a voiceless Trumpeter swan, finds himself far from his wilderness home when he determines to communicate by learning to play a stolen trumpet.
Call Number
J F WIGGIN
J F WIGGIN
Summary
In early twentieth century New England, talkative, ten-year-old Rebecca goes to live with her spinster aunts, one harsh and demanding, the other soft and sentimental, and spends seven difficult but rewarding years growing up in their company.
In early twentieth century New England, talkative, ten-year-old Rebecca goes to live with her spinster aunts, one harsh and demanding, the other soft and sentimental, and spends seven difficult but rewarding years growing up in their company.
Call Number
J F WYSS
J F WYSS
Summary
Relates the fortunes of a shipwrecked family as they imaginatively adapt to life on an island with abundant animal and plant life.
Relates the fortunes of a shipwrecked family as they imaginatively adapt to life on an island with abundant animal and plant life.
Title
Sounder
Call Number
J NEWBERY ARMSTRONG
J NEWBERY ARMSTRONG
Summary
Angry and humiliated when his sharecropper father is jailed for stealing food for his family, a young black boy grows in courage and understanding by learning to read and with the help of the devoted dog Sounder. (1970 Winner)
Angry and humiliated when his sharecropper father is jailed for stealing food for his family, a young black boy grows in courage and understanding by learning to read and with the help of the devoted dog Sounder. (1970 Winner)
Title
A Wrinkle in Time
Call Number
J NEWBERY L'ENGLE
J NEWBERY L'ENGLE
Summary
Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government. (1963 Winner)
Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government. (1963 Winner)
Title
The Giver
Call Number
J NEWBERY LOWRY
J NEWBERY LOWRY
Summary
Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives. (1994 Winner)
Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives. (1994 Winner)
Call Number
J NEWBERY MCKINLEY
J NEWBERY MCKINLEY
Summary
Aerin, with the guidance of the wizard Luthe and the help of the blue sword, wins the birthright due her as the daughter of the Damarian king and a witchwoman of the mysterious, demon-haunted North. (1985 Winner)
Aerin, with the guidance of the wizard Luthe and the help of the blue sword, wins the birthright due her as the daughter of the Damarian king and a witchwoman of the mysterious, demon-haunted North. (1985 Winner)
Call Number
J NEWBERY O'DELL
J NEWBERY O'DELL
Summary
The story of Karana, a 19th century Indian girl who becomes stranded on a remote island off the California coast. (1961 Winner)
The story of Karana, a 19th century Indian girl who becomes stranded on a remote island off the California coast. (1961 Winner)
Title
A Single Shard
Call Number
J NEWBERY PARK
J NEWBERY PARK
Summary
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. (2002 Winner)
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. (2002 Winner)