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Winnie-the-Pooh's teatime cookbook
By A. A Milne. 1993
Explains the delights of afternoon tea using quotations from A.A. Milne's works. Provides teatime recipes for breads and toasts, jams…
and butters, cookies, scones, muffins, crumpets, cakes, and sandwiches. Adult assistance recommended. For grades 2-4. 1993The lucky one
By Nicholas Sparks. 2008
While serving in Iraq, Logan Thibault finds a photo of a blonde woman wearing a "lucky lady" T-shirt. Oddly, the…
picture brings him luck--first with cards and then in battle. Still mystified about her five years later, Logan tracks down the lady--a single mom. Some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2008The Anybodies
By N. E Bode. 2005
After learning that she is not the daughter of the boring Mr. and Mrs. Drudger, eleven-year-old Fern happily embarks on…
magical adventures with her real father. She finally finds a place that feels like home. For grades 4-7. 2004The wordy shipmates
By Sarah Vowell. 2008
A history of the Puritan founders of New England. Contrasts Loyalist Massachusetts Bay Colony founder John Winthrop with earlier Plymouth…
settlers led by the Reverend John Cotton. Discusses the philosophies of Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson, colonists' conflicts with Native Americans, and the Puritans' influence on American values. Bestseller. 2008A house of tailors
By Patricia Reilly Giff. 2006
Thirteen-year-old Dina is homesick when she arrives at her uncle's home in America from Germany in 1871. But her work…
as a seamstress brings her a friend and develops her talent. As Dina grows closer to her uncle's family and overcomes hardships, Brooklyn becomes her home. For grades 4-7. 2004The jaguar's jewel ( a To Z Mysteries Ser. #No. 10)
By Ron Roy. 2000
Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose travel to New York City to visit Dink's uncle Warren, who shows them his museum's…
newest piece--a gold jaguar with an emerald between its paws. When the gem is replaced with a fake, the friends set out to find the crook. For grades 2-4. 2000The falcon's feathers ( a To Z Mysteries Ser. #No. 6)
By Ron Roy. 1998
Dink's friend Josh discovers a nest with three endangered baby falcons in the nearby woods. Then one day the nest…
is empty. The kids contact the Department of Environmental Protection and search for whoever may have taken the birds. For grades 2-4. 1998The stupendous dodgeball fiasco
By Janice Repka. 2004
Eleven-year-old Phillip's dream of running away from the circus, where his father is a clown and his mother is the…
fat lady, comes true. He moves in with relatives in Hardingtown, Pennsylvania, unofficial dodgeball capital of the world--but life is far from normal. For grades 4-7. 2004The kingdom keepers: Disney After Dark (Kingdom Keepers Ser.)
By Ridley Pearson. 2005
Teen Finn Whitman becomes a hologram host/guide at Disney World park in Orlando, Florida. In the middle of the night,…
Finn finds himself, in hologram form, transported to the Magic Kingdom to fight a group of Disney villains--the Overtakers, who are led by Maleficent. For grades 6-9. 2005The haunted hotel (A to Z Mysteries, Stepping Stone Book)
By Ron Roy. 1999
As Halloween nears, strange sightings and bizarre sounds scare guests away from Green Lawn's hotel. Friends Dink, Josh, and Ruth…
Rose approach Mr. Linkletter--whose family owns the hotel--and offer to help get rid of the ghost before it puts him out of business. For grades 2-4. 1999The ghost's grave
By Peg Kehret. 2007
Twelve-and-a-half-year-old Josh is dismayed by summering with eccentric Aunt Ethel far from home. But then he finds a tree house…
haunted by an old miner's ghost, who asks Josh to dig up his leg bones from a cemetery to rebury with the rest of his body. For grades 5-8. 2005The Boxcar Children cookbook (The boxcar Children Ser.)
By Diane Blain. 1991
Step-by-step recipes based on the meals eaten by the children of the Boxcar Children mystery series. Includes breakfast dishes, beverages,…
breads, salads, sandwiches, main courses, vegetables, cookies, cakes, and other desserts. Features campfire cooking. Some adult assistance recommended. For grades 4-7. 1991Red kayak
By Priscilla Cummings. 2004
Maryland's Eastern Shore. After a neighbor's kayak accident, thirteen-year-old Brady goes from being hero-of-the-moment to dealing with the worst dilemma…
of his life. He must choose between being loyal to his best friends, J.T. and Digger, and doing what he knows is right--telling the truth. For grades 6-9. 2004Wilma Rudolph
By Thomas Streissguth. 2006
Biography of African American track and field star Wilma Rudolph (born 1940), who became a successful athlete despite a childhood…
battle with polio that left her unable to walk. Describes her career and highlights the 1960 Olympic Games, where Rudolph won three gold medals. For grades 4-7. 2006The deadly dungeon ( a To Z Mysteries Ser. #No. 4)
By Ron Roy. 1998
Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose travel to Maine to visit the castle home of their friend mystery writer Wallis Wallace.…
When the kids hear screams coming from behind the walls, they set out to find the source--and discover a trap door to a secret tunnel. For grades 2-4. 1998Honeymoon husband
By Shirley Marks. 2007
Hannah Roberts is on her way to her wedding and the Hawaiian honeymoon she won when her fiancé leaves her.…
Arriving in Hawaii, Hannah immediately meets a man and begins enjoying herself. But she can't seem to dodge the contest organizers, who want a picture of the winning newlyweds. 2007Dough: a memoir (The sue William Silverman Prize For Creative Nonfiction Ser. #9)
By Mort Zachter. 2007
Describes the author's shock in learning that his Jewish bachelor uncles had saved millions of dollars. His confusion--why did the…
author's mother and her brothers live so frugally while operating a successful day-old-bread store?--is mixed with elation--the inheritance solves his own financial woes and allows him time to write. 2007Heart and soul
By Maeve Binchy. 2009
While her philandering husband wants a divorce and her immature adult daughters still live at home, Dublin cardiologist Clara Casey…
opens and runs an underfunded heart clinic at St. Brigid's hospital. Clara assembles a compassionate staff, ultimately realizing their efforts are making a difference and people can change. Bestseller. 2008Unsolved political mysteries (Mysteries and conspiracies)
By David Southwell. 2008
Describes conspiracy theories involving famous people, such as Malcolm X, Hillary Clinton, and Saddam Hussein, and events, such as the…
Watergate scandal and the attack on Pearl Harbor. For senior high and older readers. 2004The great warming: climate change and the rise and fall of civilizations
By Brian M Fagan. 2008
Anthropologist follows up The Little Ice Age (BR 13935) with an examination of the Medieval Warm Period (A.D. 800-1300). Describes…
changes in temperature and rainfall that brought bountiful harvests, population growth, and cultural advancement to western Europe while Central America and Southeast Asia experienced drought, famine, and decline. 2008