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A romantic Civil War epic in which Scarlet O'Hara, a forceful and ruthless heroine, and Rhett Butler, a war profiteer,…
play out their tempestuous love affair against the background of the war-torn South. 1937 Pulitzer Prize winner. 1974, c1936.
A New York City boy who wants the independent, self-sufficient life of the country runs away to the Catskill Mountains.…
Followed by "On the far side of the mountain" (DC09392). Grades 4-7. 1975, c1959.
One day in Maine, Little Sal goes blueberry picking with her mother. Little Bear also comes with his mother to…
eat blueberries on the other side of the hill. There is quite a mix up when the little ones stray from their mothers. Grades P-2. Caldecott Honor. c1976.
Because her father cannot catch any fish to sell, Calpurnia sets out with her dog, Buggy-horse, to find a secret…
river that will always be full of fish. Grades 2-4. 1956 Newbery Honor book. 1955.
Follows the scientific career of an inquisitive, dedicated physician from medical school and early practice to his work on a…
West Indian island and a directorship of a medical institute. Winner of the 1926 Pulitzer Prize for the novel. 1925.
Harry Haller, considering himself half man, half wolf of the steppes, embodies the conflict between spirit and nature. An indictment…
of Germany between the two World Wars. Nobel Prize 1946. 1955, c1927. Uniform title: Steppenwolf.
A small Chinese boy is separated from his family in wartime as their sampan breaks loose from its moorings and…
rushes down the river. When the sampan finally drifts ashore, the little boy finds himself in enemy territory with only his pet pig for comfort. A realistic story based on the author's experience in China during World War II. Grades 5-8. 1956.
Based on an actual court case involving the attempt by the Russians to discredit Judaism by trying a Jew for…
a ritualistic murder. The book describes the dehumanizing abuse and torture endured by an innocent man awaiting trial. Winner of the 1967 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. 1966.
In 1979 Harry (Rabbit) Angstrom finds himself fat, forty-six, and, at long last, affluent. He lives with his wife and…
mother-in-law in Brewer, Pennsylvania, and runs the Toyota dealership that the two women have inherited. For the first time in his life he feels almost happy - until a girl shows up at his shop. Sequel to "Rabbit Redux". Includes strong language and sex. 1981.
Daniel, a young Jew, joins a brutal band of outlaws to avenge the Roman soldiers who killed his parents and…
destroyed his home. The boy's consuming hatred orders his life until he meets a rabbi from Capernaum named Jesus. Grades 5-8 and older readers. Winner of the 1962 Newbery Medal. 1961.
The story of two sisters in the harsh segregated world of the Deep South in the early twentieth century. Celie…
has been raped by the man she calls father; her two children are taken away from her; her beloved, younger sister, Nettie, has run away. Celie has no one to talk to but God. Then she meets Shug and discovers not the pain of rivalry but the love and support of women. Winner of the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Descriptions of sex and strong language. 1986, c1982.
A symbolic play about the daughter of a Swedish boat captain, a cynical young woman who falls in love with…
a brawny Irish seaman. When she confesses that she worked as a prostitute in Minnesota for a time, both her father and her lover repudiate her. The play won a Pulitzer Prize in 1922.
An Iowa farmer builds a baseball stadium in his cornfield to bring back to life his hero, baseball player "Shoeless"…
Joe Jackson. To complete his fantasy, the farmer kidnaps reclusive author J.D. Salinger and takes him to a baseball game.
Laura and Almanzo enjoy a delightful romance while she teaches in the district schools. They marry and begin a long…
and happy life together. Sequel to "Little town on the prairie" (DC02005). Followed by "The first four years" (DC39038). Grades 4-7. 1944 Newbery Honor book. 1953. (Little house books ; 7)
Laura and her family move to Minnesota where they live in a dugout until a new house is built. They…
face misfortunes caused by flood, blizzard, and grasshoppers. Followed by "By the shores of Silver Lake" (DC39033). Grades 4-7. 1938 Newbery Honor book. 1953, c1937. (Little house books ; 3)