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F - Fantasy HF - Historical Fiction RF - Realistic Fiction BIO - BiographyCatwings (N)Ursula K. LeGuin, 40pp. F
Mistress Jane Tabby cannot explain why all four of her kittens were born with wings but when life on the city streets becomes too dangerous it is clear that her dream for her children might someday come true. They can fly away from the city slums of their birth and one day they do but not even their mother could have foreseen the hazards of country living.Chocolate Fever (O)
Richard Kimmel Smith,73pp. F
Henry Green loves chocolate more than anyone in the world. So much so that he made medical history when he contracted the only case ever of chocolate fever. Henry learns a valuable lesson in self indulgence.Freckle Juice (M)
Judy Blume, 47pp. RF
Andrew wants freckles more than anything else, so Sharon offers to sell him her secret freckle recipe. When Andrew turns green from the recipe and blue from his own freckle making brew, it’s doubtful that he’ll ever wish for freckles again.Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World (P)
Mildred Pitts Walker, Coretta Scott King Award, 122pp. RF
Justin thinks housework is just for women until he is invited to his grandfather’s ranch. There, along with fishing, riding, and going to the rodeo, Justin learns about his black cowboy ancestors and that doing women’s work, even baking his grandfather’s prize winning biscuits, is part of taking care of himself.Lily and Miss Liberty (N)
Carla Stevens HF
Lily decides to make and sell Lady Liberty crowns in order to raise money to pay for the pedestal on which the famous statue will sit.Little House on the Prairie (Q)Laura Ingalls Wilder, 335pp. HFLaura Ingalls and her family journey west by covered wagon only to find that they are in Indian territory and they must move on.Little House in the Big Woods (Q)
Laura Ingalls Wilder, 238pp. HF
Four year old Laura lives in a little snug log house with her Pa, Ma and sisters. Pioneer life in Wisconsin is sometimes hard since the family must grow or catch all of their own food. They make cheese and maple sugar and enjoy their father’s stories and songs.My Father’s Dragon (M)
Ruth Gannett, 86pp.
Newbery Honor Book F
A story about a boy who uses his wits to rescue an enslaved baby dragon.Ralph S. Mouse (O)Beverly Cleary, 160pp. F
Fed up with his life in the Mountain View Inn, Ralph persuades his friend Ryan to take him to school where he is a huge hit with Ryan’s classmates.Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (O)
Beverly Cleary, Newbery Honor Book, 190pp. RF
Ramona’s father has returned to college, her mother is working, and Ramona is going to a new school with a new teacher. Each chapter reveals a new adventure for Ramona as she survives third grade.Runaway Ralph (O)
Beverly Cleary (Sequel to Mouse and the Motorcycle.) F
Ralph is tired of being bossed around by his mother and Uncle Lester. He’s fed up with h is pesky little brothers and sisters. He has a motorcycle and is determined to find a life of excitement outside the Mountain View Inn.
Sable, Karen Hesse (Newbery Award Winner) 96pp. RF
Tate desperately wants to keep the stray dog that shows up at her house one day. Sable, the lovable but mischievous dog creates such a commotion that she must be sent away. But, when Tate diligently constructs a sturdy fence to hold Sable her parents agree to let Sable return. When Tate goes to get Sable, she has run away. Eventually Sable returns and she is welcomed and loved by everyone.Seven Kisses in a Row (O)
Patricia MacLachlan, RF
How different life is for seven year old Emma and her older brother Zack when their Aunt Evelyn and their Uncle Elliot care for them while their parents are away. They don’t know how to cook breakfast correctly and they have too many rules but Emma is willing to teach them how to be parents.
Shoeshine Girl (N)
Clyde Robert Bulla, 84pp. RF
Sarah Ida, a girl headed for trouble, becomes less self centered and more self reliant after a summer job at her aunt’s house.
Sidewalk Story (N)Sharon Bell Mathis, 58pp. RFWhen her best friend’s family is evicted from their apartment, a nine year old girl decides to do something about the situation.The Chalkbox Kid (N)
Clyde Robert Bulla, 59 pp. RF
When nine year old Gregory experiences several upsets in his life he responds by creating a fantastic chalk garden on the charred walls of a burned out factory behind his house. As his garden grows and flourishes Gregory finds a voice through his art and for the first time is able to find his own place in the world.The Courage of Sarah Nobel (O)
Alice Dalgliesh,( A Newbery Honor Book) 54 pp. HF
Eight year old Sarah finds courage to go alone with her father to build a new house in the Connecticut wilderness, and to stay with the Indians when her father goes back to bring the rest of the family.The Flunking of Joshua T. Bates (Q)
Susan Richards Shreve, 82pp. RF
Joshua is horrified to learn that he must repeat third grade. Somehow he manages to survive the taunts of his classmates and learns something important about himself.The Gadget War (N)Betsy Duffey, 80pp. RF
Kelly Sparks is the gadget whiz of her third grade class. Then Albert Einstein Jones comes to school. Albert is determined to prove who the real gadget whiz is.The Hundred Dresses (O)Eleanor Estes, 81 pp. HF
Having immigrated from Poland in the early 1940’s, Wanda wore the same faded dress to school every day but claimed to have 100 dresses at home. Everyone makes fun of her for wearing the same dress. When she moves away, its discovered that she had beautiful drawings of 100 dresses in her closet. Wanda’s artwork is awarded a prize, even though she is gone. This incident teaches her antagonizers a lesson they’ll never forget.The Hundred Penny Box (P)Sharon Bell Mathis, 47pp. (A Newbery Honor Book) RF
Michael’s love for his great, great aunt, who lives with him, leads him to intercede with his mother who wants to toss out all of her old things.The Light at Tern Rock (N)Julia L. Sauer
(Newbery Honor Book) 62 pp. HF
Ronnie and his aunt are tending the Tern Rock Lighthouse while the keeper takes a vacation. Ronnie loves the lighthouse but looks forward to getting home before Christmas, anticipating all the trappings of Christmas. But the days go by and the lighthouse keeper doesn’t return to take them home and Ronnie and his grandmother are forced to spend Christmas at the lighthouse. Ronnie learns that Christmas is more a state of mind than an excuse for gift giving.The Mouse and the Motorcycle (O)
Beverly Cleary, 172pp. F
Ralph S. Mouse lives in a mousehole in the Mountain View Inn. His life takes an exciting turn when Keith and his family stop at the inn for a few days and Keith lets Ralph ride his toy motorcycle.The Secret Soldier: The Story of Deborah Sampson (O)
Ann McGovern BIO
Deborah Sampson wanted to travel and have adventures but since she had no money, the best way to do that was to join the army. This is the exciting true story of a woman who became a soldier during the American Revolution. She ran into trouble for dressing and acting like a man.The Stories Julian Tells (N)
Ann Cameron, 71pp. RF
Julian, a quick fibber and a wishful thinker, is great at telling stories. He can make people, especially his younger brother Huey, believe just about anything. But some stories can get you into a heap of trouble and that’s exactly what Julian and Huey discover all too often.