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The mystery of Mars
By Sally Ride. 1999
Offers a factual comparison of Earth and Mars, contrasting their atmospheric conditions and surface features and discussing the possibility of…
Martian life. Presents information on unmanned exploration and a history of beliefs about our closest planetary neighbor. Includes a chronology of Mars missions and Web resources. For grades 3-6. 1999Curses, Inc: and other stories
By Vivian Velde. 1997
Ten funny, scary stories about magic spells and their consequences. In the title story, Bill finds a curse site on…
the Internet but learns what you wish for doesn't always come true. In "Witch-Hunt," Lyssa is caught reading Satanic bibles. For grades 6-9The horse and his boy (Chronicles Of Narnia Ser. #3)
By C. S Lewis. 1994
A boy and his talking horse share an adventurous and dangerous journey to Narnia to warn of invading barbarians. Sequel…
to The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (BR 11912). For grades 4-7. 1954Songs of faith
By Angela Johnson. 1998
Doreen relates this account of the summer of 1975 in Harvey, Ohio, which her mother describes as a town of…
divorced women and their kids. Although Doreen spends the summer playing with her brother Robert and her friends Viola and Jolette, she must come to terms with the absence of her father. As winter approaches, Doreen learns to have faith in the power of love. For grades 5-8Voices at Whisper Bend (History Mysteries, American Girl)
By Katherine Ayres. 1999
During World War II twelve-year-old Charlotte and her classmates in Pennsylvania collect scrap metal to help in the war effort.…
When the collection is stolen from the school, Charlotte takes a major risk to find the thief. For grades 4-7. 1999The mash and smash cookbook: fun and yummy recipes every kid can make!
By Marian Buck-Murray. 1998
Collection of recipes that lets you use your hands to mash, bash, pound, and smash up some of your favorite…
foods all by yourself. For breakfast you might have french fingers, for lunch munch an apple crunch sandwich, and for an afternoon snack try popcorn honeys. Most of the supper recipes do require some adult help. Includes safety tips, tools, and ingredients. For grades 3-6Lives of the musicians: good times, bad times (and what the neighbors thought)
By Kathleen Krull. 1993
Lively portraits of twenty well-known composers and musicians, filled with anecdotes and amusing facts. Included are Bach, Verdi, Clara Schumann,…
Foster, Joplin, Gershwin, and Guthrie. For grades 3-6 and older readersThe Sandy Bottom Orchestra
By Garrison Keillor. 1996
Eighth-grader Rachel Green is not looking forward to the summer. She and her best friend, Carol, seem to be growing…
apart, and her parents have decided to stay in town for the summer since her father is in charge of the Fourth of July celebration. Life does begin to look up, however, when Rachel is invited to play her violin in the Sandy Bottom Orchestra. For grades 5-8Heartsongs
By Mattie Stepanek. 2001
A collection of poems by a boy who has a rare form of muscular dystrophy. He expresses his belief in…
celebrating the gifts of life every day and encourages everyone to listen to the special song inside his or her heart. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2001Ten of Shakespeare's plays retold in simple language. Nesbit compiled the collection after a visit to the poet's home with…
her children. She encouraged them to try reading some of the original plays, only to be told the writing was too difficult to understand. This volume includes Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, Macbeth, and Othello. For grades 5-8 and older readersWith a whoop and a holler: a bushel of lore from way down south
By Nancy Laan. 1998
Johannes Kepler and the new astronomy
By James Voelkel. 1999
A biography of the German astronomer whose discoveries include three of the laws that govern the movement of planets. Kepler…
(1571-1630) was born on the threshold of the scientific revolution in Europe, lived through Catholic-Protestant conflicts, and died before his work was fully appreciated. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 1999The mystery of the mother wolf (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories ##164)
By Carolyn Keene. 2002
Nancy Drew and friends Bess and George are enjoying a winter vacation in Wyoming. When the trio investigate the disappearance…
of the lodge's pet wolf, they discover many westerners hate wolves. For grades 4-7. 2002Southern and eastern Asia
By Martyn Bramwell. 2000
Basic information on the geography, population, and industry of countries located in southern and eastern Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei,…
Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. For grades 5-8. 2000Dogs have the strangest friends: & other true stories of animal feelings
By J. Masson. 2000
A collection of real-life tales demonstrating that animal behavior expresses emotion and feelings. In "A Gorilla Saves a Young Boy"…
the author tells about a mother gorilla, Binti-Jua, who carried a fallen three-year-old human boy to zookeepers. For grades 4-7. 2000Greenwitch
By Susan Cooper. 1993
Despite the dangers, the Drew children and Will Stanton must retrieve the golden grail that the forces of the Dark…
have stolen. And Jane Drew receives a strange gift from the Greenwitch after witnessing a nightlong ceremony. Sequel to The Dark Is Rising (BR 13420). For grades 4-7 and older readers. 1974Brian's return
By Gary Paulsen. 1999
Back in society, going to school and trying to fit in, Brian savagely beats a bully who attacked him. With…
the help of Caleb, a blind counselor, Brian realizes that he needs to go where he belongs--in the wilderness again. Sequel to The River (BR 08844). For grades 6-9 and older readersTurtle dreams (Holiday House Reader Ser.)
By Marion Bauer. 1997
In this chapter book, Young Turtle's great-great-great-grandmother warns her that she must gather dreams to prepare for winter. So Turtle…
asks an otter, a squirrel, and a bird what they dream about and gets a different answer from each one. For grades 2-4. 1997The magic pretzel
By Daniel Pinkwater. 2000
Norman Gnormal believes his parents really wanted a dog because they trained him like a puppy. The barking, howling fourth…
grader joins the Werewolf Club and makes his first friends. Together they help their sponsor Mr. Talbot, who is stuck between being a wolf and a man. For grades 2-4. 2000Kids at work: Lewis Hine and the crusade against child labor
By Russell Freedman. 1994
Documents the abuse of child laborers in factories, fields, mills, mines, and streets of the United States in the early…
1900s by tracing the career of professional photographer Lewis Hine. Hine's work raised public awareness and helped change the nation's laws to protect young people under age sixteen. For grades 5-8