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On the course with-- Tiger Woods
By Glenn Stout. 1998
Discusses the family background and the sports career of popular young athlete Tiger Woods. Portrays Tiger's success in winning almost…
every tournament on the professional golf circuit. For grades 4-7. 2001My side of the mountain (Puffin Modern Classics)
By Jean Craighead George. 1959
Sam Gribley recounts his year of adventures and survival in the Catskill Mountains after running away from his New York…
City home. He makes a snug shelter in a tree trunk, eats berries and nuts, has a falcon for a hunting partner--and finds he misses human companionship. For grades 5-8. Newbery Honor. 1959Heart of steele
By Brad Strickland. 2003
Caribbean, 1688. Davy Shea and the rest of the Aurora's crew continue their search begun in The Guns of Tortuga…
(BR 15069) for pirate king Jack Steele. The pirate implicates Captain William Hunter as the real culprit behind the rampant plunder while Hunter's crew struggles to find Steele's warship. For grades 4-7. 2003Christopher Robin leads an expedition
By Stephen Krensky. 2003
When Christopher Robin plans an expedition to discover the North Pole, he asks his favorite bear, Winnie-the-Pooh, to gather their…
companions and things to eat. They have a wonderful outing and make their own decision about the Pole. Beginning chapter book. For grades 2-4. 2003Junie B. Jones is (almost) a flower girl
By Barbara Park. 1999
Five-year-old Junie B. is disappointed when she finds out that her aunt has asked someone else to be a flower…
girl at her wedding. Junie decides to show the other girl how to act like a grown-up lady at the event. For grades K-3. 1999The vampire's vacation
By Ron Roy. 2004
When Josh, Dink, and Ruth Rose notice a stranger in the supermarket in Green Lawn, they decide to investigate. Josh…
thinks that the man is a vampire because he is dressed all in black. For grades 2-4. 2004The case of the missing monkey (The high-rise Private Eyes Ser. #No. 1)
By Cynthia Rylant. 2000
In a tall building in a big city an animal detective team--Bunny Brown, the brains, and raccoon Jack Jones, the…
snoop--take on a new case while having breakfast in their favorite diner. Beginning chapter book. For grades K-3. 2000The panda puzzle
By Ron Roy. 2002
Sleep and dreams (Single Title - Science Ser.)
By Andrew T McPhee. 2001
Discusses the nature of sleep and dreams, the causes and treatments of sleep disorders, and the possible meaning of common…
dreams. The chapter "Toward a More Restful Sleep" offers advice on various techniques to overcome problems of falling asleep. For grades 6-9. 2001Junie B., first grader: one-man band
By Barbara Park. 2003
Just Jane: a daughter of England caught in the struggle of the American Revolution (Great Episodes)
By William Lavender. 2002
Fourteen-year-old orphan Lady Jane Prentice arrives in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1776 from England to live with her uncle's family.…
Over the next six years the colonies rebel against the crown, and Jane finds her loyalties divided between countries--and between suitors. For grades 6-9. 2002How to take the grrrr out of anger (Laugh & Learn(TM))
By Elizabeth Verdick, Marjorie Lisovskis. 2003
Discusses how to deal with angry feelings in acceptable ways. Contains practical advice on coping with stress, solving problems calmly,…
taming one's temper, and being alert to tension build-up. Includes tips on handling bullies and angry adults. For grades 4-7. 2003Junie B. Jones is Captain Field Day
By Barbara Park. 2001
Junie B. Jones is selected as her classroom's captain in the kindergarten field day. After her group loses several races…
to another team, Junie B. rallies her schoolmates to victory. For grades K-3. 2001On the mound with-- Curt Schilling (Matt Christopher)
By Matt Christopher, Glenn Stout. 2004
Biography of Curt Schilling, the star pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Details his career from school days and the minor…
leagues to a series of teams in the majors, where he learned to work hard to perfect his game. For grades 4-7. 2004The quicksand question
By Ron Roy. 2002
The town of Green Lawn has been collecting money to build a bridge so ducks can safely cross the road…
to and from the river. When someone steals the plastic bank containing the cash, Dink sets out with his friends Josh and Ruth Rose to find the culprit. For grades 2-4. 2002Twelve-year-old Australian Cedar misses her brother who ran away from boarding school and her mother who works all the time.…
But she copes by roaming the neighborhood, romping with her dog, and learning acrobatics from a new neighbor whose parents are in a circus. For grades 5-8. 2002On the court with-- Shaquille O'Neal
By Glenn Stout. 2003
Describes the life and career of the basketball superstar and center for the Los Angeles Lakers up until the 2002…
season. Tells how O'Neal became a professional player winning many awards and championships, including a gold medal with the U.S. team at the 1996 Olympics. For grades 4-7. 2003Mutiny!
By Brad Strickland. 2002
In 1687 eleven-year-old Irish orphan Davy sails to Jamaica to live with his uncle, Dr. "Patch" Shea. They join a…
British frigate where Patch and his friend Lieutenant William Hunter help stage an aborted mutiny. Fleeing, the mutineers commandeer a sloop and masquerade as pirates. Precedes Guns of Tortuga (BR 15069). For grades 4-7. 2002The canine connection: stories about dogs and people
By Betsy Gould Hearne. 2003
Twelve tales about the special relationship between humans and dogs. In "Lab" sixteen-year-old Willa is home during a thunderstorm with…
her mother, who unexpectedly gives birth to a baby girl. Willa's experience working with dogs helps her in this crisis. For grades 6-9. 2003Cairo Kelly and the Mann
By Kristin Butcher. 2002
Cairo and Midge, mischief-making baseball players, have been sent to their middle school principal's office fifty-five times in one year.…
But when they learn that their favorite umpire, Harold Mann, can't read, they rally to help him pass the sports league's new test. For grades 4-7. 2002