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Saving Shiloh
By Phyllis Naylor. 1997
Sequel to Shiloh Season (BR 12871, RC 44980). When Judd Travers appears to be mending his mean and angry ways,…
his young friend Marty is encouraged, despite rumors of Judd's involvement in criminal activities. Judd repays Marty's confidence by rescuing Marty's dog, Shiloh, from drowning. For grades 4-7. 1997Me and my little brain
By John Fitzgerald. 1971
J.D. wants to be as crafty as his older brother, Tom, who is known as "The Great Brain." Although J.D.'s…
moneymaking schemes fail miserably, his little brain does figure out how to rescue his adopted younger brother from a desperate outlaw. For grades 4-7. 1971Club Earth
By Gail Gauthier. 1999
In this sequel to My Life among the Aliens (BR 11351) Will and Robby finally convince their parents that they…
have been entertaining space aliens for months. Now the family learns their home has been chosen to become an intergalactic tourist resort. For grades 3-6. 1999Because of Winn-Dixie (Because of Winn-Dixie)
By Kate Dicamillo, Kate DiCamillo. 2000
Ten-year-old India Opal and her preacher dad move to a new town in Florida during the summer. Opal is lonely…
until she adopts a big stray dog she names Winn-Dixie. The two soon make friends with the local librarian, the pet store manager, and a nearly-blind elderly neighbor. For grades 3-6. 2000Smell
By Laurence Pringle. 1999
Examines the human sense of smell and how it involves the nose and brain. Discusses the connections between smell and…
taste and how scent brings back memories. Concludes with advice for taking care of your sense of smell. For grades 3-6. 2000Whispers in the fog (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories ##153)
By Carolyn Keene. 2000
Nancy Drew and her gang--George, Bess, and Ned--take a vacation in northern California to visit a friend. Katie Firestone is…
a sea-kayaking champion who also owns a whale-watching tourist boat. But after the group arrives, someone begins sabotaging Katie's business. For grades 4-7. 2000The borrowers (Borrowers Ser. #1)
By Mary Norton. 1953
Pod, Homily, and Arrietty are a family of tiny people who live beneath the floors of an old country house,…
borrowing what they need from humans. When Arrietty encounters a human boy, the endangered Borrowers must relocate. Prequel to The Borrowers Afield (RC 42266, BR 7026). For grades 3-6. 1952Isaac Asimov: master of science fiction
By Karen Judson. 1998
Biography of the prolific science fiction and nonfiction author of almost five hundred books. Discusses his formal education, majoring in…
chemistry, and his subsequent choice of writing as a career. Considers Asimov's place in science fiction history. Contains a chronology and a list of selected books. For grades 6-9. 1998Fear games (The nightmare Room Ser. #No. 1)
By R. L Stine. 2001
April Powers is one of twelve top students invited to an isolated Caribbean island for two weeks. Besides attending talks…
by visiting celebrities, they will participate in a Life Games competition for a large cash prize. But the group also faces an unanticipated evil challenge. For grades 5-8. 2001Nancy Drew ghost stories (Nancy Drew On Campus Ser. #No. 1)
By Carolyn Keene. 1983
Girl detective Nancy Drew experiences ghostly encounters in six short mystery stories. In "The Campus Ghost," she investigates a caped…
apparition and lights in the locked laboratory of a science professor who died in a car accident. For grades 4-7. 1983Don't read this!: and other tales of the unnatural
By Margaret Mahy. 1998
An international collection of eleven spooky stories by such authors as Susan Cooper. In "Fingers on the Back of the…
Neck," Australian writer Margaret Mahy tells about a young boy's growing resentment of his wealthy great-grandmother's affectionate touch as they walk together on a wooden jetty. For grades 6-9. 1998Death at Devil's Bridge
By Cynthia DeFelice. 2000
Thirteen-year-old Ben--last seen in Devil's Bridge (DB 37491)--and his best friend Jeff are lured into trouble by their desire to…
be "cool." A teen tourist on their home island of Martha's Vineyard disappears, others are robbed, and the boys become unwitting drug runners. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2000Asia
By April Sayre. 1999
Scare school
By R. L Stine. 2001
Nervous new student Sam Waterbury doesn't like the old prison-looking Wilton Middle School. He feels even worse in the empty…
hallway when he encounters a hissing, three-foot-high, green rat creature with a HUMAN face! For grades 5-8. 2001The mystery in tornado alley
By Carolyn Keene. 2000
Nancy Drew, along with her dad and her friends, travel to Oklahoma with their housekeeper, Hannah Gruen, to help her…
sell an inherited farm. But their plans are interrupted by a terrifying tornado and a ransom note. For grades 4-7. 2000On the frontier in Wisconsin, six-year-old Caroline and her older sister, Martha, share wash-day chores, playing in the snow, and…
making a new friend on the first day of school. For grades 2-4. 2000The environmental movement: from its roots to the challenges of a new century
By Laurence Pringle. 2000
Chronicles the history of the environmental conservation movement in the United States. Discusses the contributions of leaders such as John…
Muir, Aldo Leopold, and Rachel Carson. Explains the roles of government, business, and action groups, and looks at such issues as acid rain and global warming. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2000Don't forget me!
By R. L Stine. 2000
Danielle wishes she were an only child and that her pesky little brother Peter would disappear. But she regrets that…
wish after she hypnotizes him while their parents are away and Peter begins to forget who he is. For grades 5-8. 2000Brookfield days: adapted from The Caroline years books
By Maria Wilkes. 1999
Caroline Quiner lives in a frame house in the frontier town of Brookfield, Wisconsin, with her mother, two sisters, and…
grandmother. In 1845, the year she turns six, Caroline does her share of the household and seasonal chores. For grades 2-4. 1999The clue of the gold doubloons
By Carolyn Keene. 1999
Nancy Drew and her girlfriend George are assisting twins Andrew and Daniel Wagner film a documentary in Baltimore about pirates.…
After several hotel rooms are burglarized and fake gold doubloons left behind, Nancy suspects that someone from the crew is involved. For grades 4-7. 1999