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Harry Potter and the half-blood prince (Harry Potter Ser. #6)
By J. K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré. 2005
Sequel to Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (DB 56062). Harry and his friends return for their sixth…
year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Evil Voldemort's power increases daily, and Harry encounters a prince. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2005I am David
By Anne S. Holm, L. W. Kingsland. 2004
A twelve-year-old boy who has spent most of his childhood in a concentration camp seizes an opportunity to escape. Facing…
tremendous obstacles he heads toward Denmark, running by night, stowing away on a boat, hitchhiking, and always fearing recapture. Formerly titled North to Freedom. For grades 5-8. 1963The hero Beowulf
By Leonard Everett Fisher, Eric A. Kimmel. 2005
A brief retelling of the ancient Anglo-Saxon epic about the heroic deeds of Beowulf. Recounts Beowulf's journey to the land…
of the Spear-Danes to combat the slimy-green, scaly monster Grendel. For grades 3-6. 2005Lenny and Mel (Beginning chapter book)
By Erik P. Kraft. 2002
Twin brothers Lenny and Mel celebrate holidays in some unusual ways. After eating Thanksgiving turkey for a week, the boys…
put the remains under Mel's pillow for the Leftover Fairy to exchange for money. Beginning chapter book. For grades 2-4. 2002If I ran the circus (Classic Seuss)
By Dr Seuss. 1984
In this story told in rhyme, a young boy, Morris McGurk, imagines the fantastic animals and incredible acts that he…
will have in his Circus McGurkus, the world's greatest show. For grades K-3. 1956Heat wave: Surviving the Fourth Bowl Judgment (Left Behind: The Kids #37)
By Tim Lahaye, Jerry B. Jenkins. 2004
As the six-year mark of the Tribulation approaches, a heat wave devastates the world. Reunited in Wisconsin, Judd and Vicki…
grow closer while working together. Then Judd becomes stranded in New Babylon, far from Vicki. Sequel to Ominous Choices (DB 58481). For grades 5-8. 2004The perils of love: Breaking through the Darkness (Left Behind: The Kids #38)
By Tim Lahaye, Jerry B. Jenkins. 2004
After the Heat Wave (DB 61768), darkness falls on New Babylon, causing suicides. Vicki and Lionel fly to Petra, where…
Judd joins them and they watch Chloe's statement of faith and televised execution. The Kids celebrate new beginnings with Judd and Vicki's marriage. For grades 5-8. 2004The road to war: Facing the Guillotine (Left Behind: The Kids #39)
By Tim Lahaye, Jerry B. Jenkins. 2004
In Wisconsin, Mark is captured by Global Community members and speaks about God before facing the guillotine. His death saddens…
the Young Tribulation Force, which is immersed in preparations for the Battle of Armageddon. Sequel to The Perils of Love (DB 61822). For grades 5-8. 2004Triumphant return: The New Jerusalem (Left Behind: The Kids #40)
By Tim Lahaye, Jerry B. Jenkins. 2004
While Nicolae Carpathia expects the defeat of the rebels against the Global Community, Judd, Vicki, Lionel, and the rest of…
the Young Trib Force await the Glorious Appearing--the return of Jesus Christ. Sequel to The Road to War (DB 61942). For grades 5-8. 2004Becoming Naomi León
By Pam Muñoz Ryan. 2004
For seven years Naomi and brother Owen lived happily with Gram in her trailer. Gram arranged Owen's surgeries for his…
physical disabilities and helped Naomi begin to speak again. When their mother reappears, Gram takes the children to Mexico to find their father and their heritage. For grades 4-7. Schneider Family Book Award. 2004Punctuation takes a vacation
By Robin Pulver, Lynn Rowe Reed. 2003
All about Braille: reading by touch
By Laura S Jeffrey. 2004
Discusses Helen Keller, Louis Braille, and other noted blind persons, including mountain climber Erik Weihenmayer and musicians Ray Charles and…
Stevie Wonder. Provides information on learning braille, using computers with braille displays, and walking with a cane or guide dog. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2004The cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends #1)
By George Selden, Garth Williams. 1960
Lost in New York City, musical country cricket Chester befriends a cat, a streetwise mouse, and young Mario, whose father…
owns a newsstand in the Times Square subway station. While dreaming of home Chester turns the stand into a concert hall to help the family business. For grades 3-6. Newbery Honor Book. 1960The tears of the salamander
By Peter Dickinson. 2003
Italy, 1700s. Twelve-year-old choirboy Alfredo loses his family in a fire and goes to live with his uncle Giorgio. He…
discovers that his uncle controls the fires of Mt. Etna in Sicily, is a sorcerer, and has sinister plans for Alfredo. For grades 6-9. 2003Betrayal at Cross Creek
By Kathleen Ernst. 2004
North Carolina, 1775. Twelve-year-old Elspeth and her grandparents, Scottish refugees, feel torn between the warring English loyalists and the colonists.…
After a cousin is killed and her grandfather is arrested, Elspeth must unmask the spy in the family. For grades 4-7. 2004Baseball's boneheads, bad boys & just plain crazy guys (Single Titles Ser.)
By George Sullivan. 2003
Smoky, the cowhorse
By Will James. 1993
The life of a spirited smoke-colored horse told in the cowboy vernacular. Follows Smoky's experiences from his birth on the…
open range and his capture by humans to working as an outlaw rodeo star and saddle horse. For grades 6-9. Newbery Medal. 1926Ghost light on Graveyard Shoal (History Mysteries Ser. #Vol. 21)
By Elizabeth McDavid Jones. 2003
Glenn Island, Virginia; 1895. Twelve-year-old Rhoda's father operates a U.S. Lifesaving Station where he risks his life to save people…
from shipwrecks. Rhoda becomes suspicious that someone is luring boats into treacherous waters in order to salvage their bounty, and she searches for the culprit. For grades 4-7. 2003Advice for young people experiencing their parents' divorce. Addresses feelings that may arise before, during, and after divorce. Discusses dealing…
with arguments and other problems, adjusting to change, and being prepared for new family possibilities. For grades 5-8. 2004Marika
By Andrea Cheng. 2002
World War II. Although Marika has been raised Catholic, her family name, Schnurmacher, reveals her Jewish heritage. This legacy is…
dangerous because Marika lives in Hungary, where Jews face discrimination and persecution. For grades 6-9. 2002