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A letter to Amy
By Ezra Keats. 1968
A bay of strangers
By Lillian Beckwith. 1987
This collection of eight short stories, told with a gentle warmth and humour, is packed with human and animal characters.…
The author is best-known for her stories of the Hebrides Islands. c1987.An old fashioned girl
By Louisa May Alcott. 1971
La chambre d'amour: roman
By Maryse Wolinski. 1999
The snowy day
By Ezra Jack Keats. 1962
Waking up to a world of snowy white - what could be better? Young Peter can't wait to jump in…
his snowsuit and run out to explore. There are snowmen to build, snowballs to pack, mountains to climb, and snow angels to make! And when the day is done, there's a dark night of dreams and drifting snow, and a new snowy day to awake to. Caldecott Award book. Grades K-3. 1962.The making of a Marchioness
By Frances Burnett. 1901
The author describes this book as 'a picture of a nice simple, sweet prosaic soul who arrives at a good…
fortune almost comic because it is in a way so incongruous. Its heroine is a sort of Cinderella with big feet instead of little ones.'. 1901.The Frances audio collection
By Russell Hoban, Glynis Johns. 2006
In Bedtime for Frances, children will cheer for Frances as she cleverly avoids her bedtime. Grades K-3. 1960. Taped with:…
A Baby Sister for Frances. Frances decides to run away when she feels her new baby sister gets all the attention. Grades K-3. 1964. Taped with: Bread and Jam for Frances. Frances stubbornly refuses to eat anything but bread and jam. Grades K-3. 1964. Taped with: A Birthday for Frances. Frances struggles not to eat the tempting, chocolaty birthday present she has just bought for her younger sister, Gloria. Grades K-3. 1968.The search for delicious
By Natalie Babbitt. 1969
The Prime Minister is at work on his dictionary, and when no one at court can agree on the meaning…
of 'delicious', the King sends his 12-year-old messenger Gaylen to poll the country. Grades 3-6. 1969.White boots
By Noel Streatfeild. 1951
Harriet started skating because she had been very ill, and needed the exercise; but at the rink she found new…
friends, and a quite unexpected ability on the ice. Grades 2-4. 1951.The copper beech
By Maeve Binchy. 1992
Eight children once carved their names on the trunk of the great copper beech tree which shades the schoolhouse in…
Shancarrig, Ireland. Now these children are grown, but it was the school that formed them and made them what they are. For each, their hometown holds special memories. 1992.When the green woods laugh (Ulverscroft large print series)
By H. E Bates. 1960
A would-be stockbroker farmer and his wife labour under the illusion that the countryside is populated by sows, sheep and…
simpletons. Sequel to "Breath of French air." Followed by "O! To be in England." Published in the U.S. as "Hark, hark, the lark!" 1960.The everlasting story of Nory: a novel
By Nicholson Baker. 1998
Eleanor Winslow's nine-year-old mind has much to contemplate, especially because her family has moved from America to England. Nory, as…
she is called, describes her new setting, the thoughts that are inspired by it, and her fervent wishes for a new best friend. 1998.The challengers (Living books #80)
By Grace Livingston Hill. 1932
The Challengers are struggling to survive during the depression. The father, a university professor, is hospitalized, the mother is out…
of work, the rent is past due, and there is no food in the house for the four children still living at home. But then a kindly grocer helps them out, and suddenly life begins to improve -- especially when a lawyer arrives with surprising news. 1989, c1932.Ticket to Curlew
By Celia Barker Lottridge. 1992
In 1915, 10-year-old Sam moves from Iowa to Alberta. At first, he views his new home as a lonely and…
barren land, but in time, he discovers that it is both wondrous and frightening. Followed by "Wings to fly". Grades 5-8. 1992.The story girl
By L. M Montgomery. 1910
One of Carlisle's most exceptional citizens is only fourteen. But Sara Stanley can weave tales impossible to resist. People come…
from miles around to listen to the captivating tales of the Story Girl. Grades 5-8. 1987, originally published in 1910.The wheel on the chimney
By Margaret Brown. 1954
The sundowners
By Jon Cleary. 1952
A story of one year in the life of a nomadic family in Australia. The year sees ups and downs…
in their fortunes, hard times and good times, and the growth to maturity and understanding of the young boy. 1952.The golden road
By L. M Montgomery. 1910
Life is full of surprises for a group of Prince Edward Island youngsters. Imaginative Sara is usually at the centre…
of things, whether publishing a gossipy magazine or spending a spooky night with the local witch. Sequel to "Story girl" (DC13160). Grades 5-8. 1986, c1910.The little house (Sandpiper books)
By Virginia Lee Burton. 1969
The leaning tower
By Katherine Anne Porter. 1944