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By Raymond E. Feist, Stephen Abrams. 2013
In a series of journal entries, Pug of Crydee reflects on his life as a magician in the land of…
Midkemia. Notes from his son Magnus supplement Pug's descriptions of the adventures he had during the Chaoswar Saga. 2013By Langston Hughes. 1995
By Ann McKenna Fromm. 2007
Honors the author's city Pittsburgh and her family in dramatic stories about family members, doctors, paramedics, and ordinary Pittsburghers. Demonstrating…
insight and compassion, these articles are a "moving tribute to the human spirit."By Robert Andrew Parker, Robert A. Parker. 2008
By Doreen Rappaport, Matt Tavares. 2012
This biography of Helen Keller introduces young readers to one of the world's most influential women. Using quotes from Keller…
herself, the author brings to life her story of courage and achievement. For grades K-3By Jennifer Thermes, Holly M. Barry, Holly Barry. 2013
By Jennifer Chiaverini. 2006
Tales of Pennsylvania needlecrafters. In The Runaway Quilt, Sylvia discovers her ancestors' involvement with the Underground Railroad. In The Quilter's…
Legacy, Sylvia seeks family heirlooms. In The Master Quilter, the women of Elm Creek secretly make bride-to-be Sylvia a gift. Sequel to An Elm Creek Quilts Sampler (RC 65774). 2004By Austin Clarke. 2003
Award-winning novel set on a small Caribbean island, mid-twentieth century. Mary-Mathilda, servant and mistress of the village's plantation owner, summons…
detective Percy Stuart to confess to murder. Her nightlong statement, complicated by Percy's romantic feelings, reveals a sordid history. Explicit descriptions of sex, strong language, and some violence. 2003By Patricia Lauber, John Manders. 1999
Describes the development of eating customs and table manners from the Stone Age through modern days. Explains how knives, spoons,…
chopsticks, and eventually forks came into use and what was considered polite in different centuries and countries. For grades 2-4. 1999By Dan Andreasen, Roger Lea MacBride. 1999
Early twentieth century. Nineteen-year-old Rose leaves her parents' Missouri farm to become a telegraph operator in Kansas City, planning someday…
to marry her sweetheart, Paul. She transfers to San Francisco, where thousands of "bachelor girls" support themselves. Sequel to On the Banks of the Bayou (RC 65100). For grades 5-8. 1999By David Gilleece, Roger Lea MacBride. 1996
After the disasters they experienced in On the Other Side of the Hill (RC 63178), eleven-year-old Rose Wilder and her…
family move from Rocky Ridge Farm into a house near the railroad tracks in Mansfield, Missouri. They have a hard time adjusting to town life. For grades 4-7. 1996By Laura Wilder, Garth Williams. 1953
Wisconsin, 1871. The Ingalls family experiences pioneer life in a little log house, miles from any settlement. They feel safe…
and secure despite blizzards, wolves, and the loneliness of the big woods. Prequel to Little House on the Prairie (DB 10929). For grades 4-7 and older readers. 1932By David Gilleece, Roger MacBride. 1995
In this sequel to Little Farm in the Ozarks (DB 40672), Rose Wilder and her parents endure a cold, icy…
winter that threatens their young apple orchard. But the year is not all hardship. For her ninth birthday, Rose gets a mule to ride to school and names him Spookendyke. Also, a new love begins for their farmhand, and the Wilders experience the true spirit of giving at Christmas. For grades 3-6By Laura Wilder, Garth Williams. 1971
The story of Laura and Almanzo Wilder and their first years together on a homestead on the Dakota prairie in…
the late 1800s. This story follows "These Happy Golden Years" (DB 21200). For grades 4-7 and older readersBy Maria D Wilkes. 1997
"Meet Caroline Quiner, the little girl who would grow up to be Laura Ingalls' mother. Caroline watches eagerly as new…
buildings spring up overnight and more and more families move into the growing town of Brookfield, Wisconsin. There are all sorts of new, exciting things for Caroline to do! She marches in her first Independence Day parade, a circus comes to town, and new neighbors become special friends. But then the family has a chance to move to another farm. Will Caroline have to say good-bye to the little town of Brookfield?" -- Provided by publisherBy Celia Wilkins. 2003