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Stories from Shakespeare
By Marchette Gaylord Chute. 1976
Helen Keller: rebellious spirit
By Laurie Lawlor. 2001
Biography of the blind and deaf girl whose spirit knew no limitations. Discusses Keller's achievements in the context of the…
social expectations for women and people with disabilities in the early twentieth century. Describes her disappointments and frustrations as well as her accomplishments. Grades 5-8. 2001.Helen Keller (In their own words)
By George Sullivan. 2000
Biography of the gifted woman who successfully dealt with her own disabilities while trying to better the lives of other…
deaf and blind people. Uses excerpts from Helen Keller's writings. For grades 3-6. 2000.Helen Keller: from tragedy to triumph (The Childhood of famous Americans series)
By Katharine Elliott Wilkie. 1969
This biography focuses on the childhood years of the deaf and blind woman who learned to read, write, and speak…
with the help of her teacher, Anne Sullivan. Grades 3-6. 1986, c1969.Helen's big world: the life of Helen Keller
By Doreen Rappaport, Matt Tavares. 2012
Blind, deaf and unable to speak from toddlerhood, young Helen Keller lived in a dark, silent world. Despite her handicaps,…
Helen wanted to experience every part of life; with her passion for discovery and the help of an outstanding teacher, Annie Sullivan, Helen found that knowledge would soon lead to freedom. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2012.Harry Potter and the cursed child: Parts I & II (Harry Potter Ser.)
By Jack Thorne, John Tiffany, J. K. Rowling. 2016
Special rehearsal-edition script for a play that is based on an original story by J. K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and…
Jack Thorne. Nineteen years after the final battle at Hogwarts, Harry Potter's youngest son, Albus, struggles with his family's legacy. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2016Double love (Sweet Valley High #No. 1)
By Francine Pascal, Kate William. 2008
Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield are identical twins at Sweet Valley High. They're both popular, smart, gorgeous and they both have…
a crush on Todd Wilkins. Meet the Wakefield twins, their guys, and the rest of the gang at Sweet Valley High in this book that started the Sweet Valley phenomenon. For junior and senior high readersA drowned maiden's hair: a melodrama
By Laura Amy Schlitz. 2006
New England, 1909. Eleven-year-old orphan Maud is thrilled when the spinster Hawthorne sisters adopt her. But the sisters hide Maud…
away in their house and use her to trick wealthy clients at fake séances. Maud's only true friend is the lame, deaf-mute servant Muffet. For grades 6-9. 2006Hurray for Three Kings' Day!
By Ed Martinez, Lori Marie Carlson. 1999
Anita and her older brothers Tito and Tomás enjoy the traditional celebration of el Día de los Reyes, or Epiphany.…
They reenact the long walk of the three wise men who bring gifts to the baby Jesus. For grades K-3. 1999William Shakespeare (Poetry for young people)
By William Shakespeare, Marina Kastan, David Scott Kasten, Glenn Harrington. 2000
A biographical sketch of the English poet and playwright precedes twenty-seven selections from Shakespeare's poems and plays. Includes sonnets as…
well as orations and soliloquies from Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Macbeth,and As You Like It. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2000William Shakespeare's A midsummer night's dream
By Bruce Coville, Dennis Nolan, William Shakespeare. 1996
A prose retelling of the classic comedy in which several couples, spending the night in a forest, find themselves bewitched…
by the fairy king's young servant--Puck. For grades 2-4 and older readersHarry Potter and the cursed child: Parts one and two (Harry Potter)
By Jack Thorne, J. K Rowling, John Tiffany. 2016
The eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official Harry Potter story presented on stage. It was…
always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn't much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband, and father of three school-age children. While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. As past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places. Bestseller. Grades 4-7. 2016.Helen Keller: a light for the blind (Women of our time)
By Donna Diamond, Kathleen V Kudlinski. 1989
As a young child, a fever left Helen Keller deaf and blind. Anne Sullivan faced a difficult task when she…
was hired to teach Helen who was spoiled by everyone. Grades 3-6. c1989.The journey with Jonah: play (An Ariel book)
By Madeleine L'Engle. 1967
On shaky ground: the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812 (Missouri heritage readers #1)
By Norma Bagnall, Norma Hayes Bagnall. 1996
The crucible: and related readings (Literature connections)
By Arthur Miller, McDougal Littell Publishing Staff. 1997
Good masters! Sweet Ladies!: voices from a medieval village
By Laura Amy Schlitz, Robert Byrd. 2007
Nineteen monologues and two dialogues about the ten- to fifteen-year-old sons and daughters of nobility and paupers living near an…
English manor in 1255. Interspersed between dramatic readings are background pieces on medieval customs and events, such as farming, falconry, the Crusades, and pilgrimages. For grades 5-8. Newbery Medal. 2007Mr. Hynde is out of his mind! (My Weird School Ser. #6)
By Dan Gutman. 2005
A.J. hates school, but things improve when boring Mr. Loring leaves and a young, hip new music teacher, Mr. Hynde,…
arrives. Then Mr. Hynde performs on American Idol and everything changes again. For grades 2-4. 2005The Wednesday wars: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
By Gary D. Schmidt. 2007
Long Island, 1967. Seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood knows that Mrs. Baker "hates his guts" because she would have Wednesday afternoons free…
if he went to catechism or Hebrew school like his classmates. Mrs. Baker worries about her husband in Vietnam and introduces a reluctant Holling to Shakespeare. For grades 5-8. Newbery Honor. 2007The missing horse mystery (Nancy Drew And The Hardy Boys Ser. #No. 6)
By Carolyn Keene. 1998
Nancy Drew and her pal, Bess, are meeting friends at a dressage championship in Illinois that features expensive and well-trained…
horses. Problems arise including a stable fire and a horse theft. Nancy suspects someone is sabotaging the competition. For grades 4-7. 1998