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Homesick, my own story: My Own Story (Yearling Book)
By Jean Fritz. 1983
Five finger exercise: a play
By Peter Shaffer. 1958
These happy golden years (Little house books ; #7)
By Laura Ingalls Wilder. 1953
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)On the banks of Plum Creek (Little house books ; #3)
By Laura Ingalls Wilder. 1937
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)Foreign affairs
By Alison Lurie. 1984
Two American professors are on leave in London. Vinnie is 52 and unmarried. Fred is 28 and separated. Both Vinnie…
and Fred indulge in affairs and learn more about themselves from the experiences. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. Winner of the 1985 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. 1984.Hotel du Lac
By Anita Brookner. 1984
Edith Hope, a romance novelist, becomes infatuated with a man and is bundled off by friends to a hotel in…
Switzerland. There she received a marriage proposal from elegant, creepy Mr. Neville. 1984 Booker Prize. c1984.Cinderella, or, The little glass slipper
By Charles Perrault. 1954
Saved from the cruelty of her wicked stepmother, a poor girl goes to the King's ball with the help of…
her fairy godmother. Caldecott Medal winner. Grades K-3. 1954. Uniform title: Cendrillon.Island of the Blue Dolphins (Laurel-Leaf books)
By Scott O'Dell. 1960
Accidentally left behind on an island when her tribe moves, an Indian girl describes the 18 years that she managed…
to survive in her solitude. 1961 Newbery Award winner. Grades 5-8 and older readers. c1960. (Reissue)Call it courage
By Armstrong Sperry. 1971
Because he fears the ocean, a Polynesian boy is scorned by his people. His lone and dangerous journey to a…
sacred island redeems his honour. 1941 Newbery Award winner. Grades 4-7. 1971.Miss Hickory
By Carolyn Sherwin Bailey. 1974
It's like this, Cat
By Emily Cheney Neville. 1963
The story of a 14-year-old New York boy and his relationships with a stray tomcat, an eccentric old woman, a…
troubled older boy, his first female friend, and his father. Grades 5-8. Newbery Award winner. c1963.The door in the wall (An Apple paperback)
By Marguerite De Angeli. 1949
Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears: a West African tale
By Verna Aardema. 1975
Up a road slowly
By Irene Hunt. 1966
Julie describes her sorrows and moments of happiness from the age of seven when her mother dies to her high…
school graduation. 1967 Newbery Award winner. For junior and senior high readers. 1966.Where the wild things are
By Maurice Sendak. 1964
Lonesome dove: a novel (Lonesome Dove Ser. #No. 3)
By Larry McMurtry. 1985
A 3000 mile cattle drive from the Rio Grande to Montana is the setting for this epic which describes the…
developing West and the ranchers, cowboys, prostitutes and adventurers who attempt to make a new life for themselves. Strong language, violence and some descriptions of sex. Sequel to "Comanche moon" (DC17420). Winner of the 1986 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. 1985.Like Jake and me (Borzoi Sprinters Ser.)
By Mavis Jukes. 1984
The summer of the swans
By Betsy Cromer Byars. 1970
The wheel on the school
By Meindert De Jong. 1954
Long ago, the little Dutch village of Shora was full of friendly, lucky storks. But fierce storms drove the storks…
away, and they never returned. Six schoolchildren, with the help of their teacher, set out to bring the storks back to their village. 1955 Newbery Medal winner. Grades 4-7. 1972, c1954.Thimble summer
By Elizabeth Enright. 1938
Garnet Lindon finds a silver thimble which she believes to be magic. Good luck begins that night with a rainfall…
that saves her father's crops. 1939 Newbery Award winner. Grades 4-7. 1938.