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By Hunt, Irene1964, Juvenile, Follett Pub. Co Call No: HIS Fic Hun Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A boy, his family and his neighbors live through the tragic years of the Civil War that cut across five Aprils. This is an appealing family story as well as authentic history.
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[1953]., Crowell Call No: FIC KRUMGOLD Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Miguel lives with his family on a sheep ranch in New Mexico. More than anything else, he longs to go with the men to the Sangre de Christo Mountains.
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1971, Juvenile, Little, Brown Call No: SC Fic Mi Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A Navajo girl unravels a day's weaving on a rug whose completion, she believes, will mean the death of her grandmother.
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[2017], Juvenile, Chronicle Books Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: A picture book biography of John Newbery, the "Father of Children's Literature." Describes how Newbery thought children's books should entertain rather than just educate, so he brought the joy of reading to children and his pioneering work in publishing during the eighteenth century changed the perception of children's literature forever.
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1952, Juvenile, Scribner Call No: HIS FIC DAL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A young boy sent on an errand over Hemlock Mountain is not so sure he likes going alone, because there may be bears on the mountain.
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1968, Juvenile, Viking Press Call No: REA FIC GAT pb Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A little girl, who wants most of all to have a real home and to go to a regular school, hopes that the valley her family has come to, which so resembles the pattern on her treasured blue willow plate, will be their permanent home.
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c1977., Juvenile, Crowell Call No: PLA F PAT Availability:3 of 3 At Location(s) Summary Note: The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia expands when he becomes friends with a newcomer who subsequently meets an untimely death trying to reach their hideaway, Terabithia, during a storm.
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1961, Houghton Call No: Fic Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Daniel bar Jamin hates the Romans and vows to avenge his father's death but comes to realize that love may be a more powerful weapon than hate.
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1973., Juvenile, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Call No: [Fic] Edition: New ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The adventures of an eleven-year-old tomboy growing up on the Wisconsin frontier in the mid-nineteenth century.
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By Brink, Carol1973, Juvenile, Aladdin Books Call No: HIS Fic Bri Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The adventures of an 11-year-old tomboy growing up on the Wisconsin frontier in the mid-nineteenth century.
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[1991?], c1963., Juvenile, Scholastic Call No: PB F SPE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Relates how Mafatu, a young Polynesian boy whose name means Stout Heart, overcomes his terrible fear of the sea and proves his courage to himself and his people.
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1958, Juvenile, Macmillan Call No: ANI FIC COA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A little cat comes to the home of a poor artist and brings him good fortune.
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[1999]., Juvenile, HarperCollins Publishers Call No: FIC WHITE Edition: Collector's edition, first edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Wilbur the pig is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him.
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1986], c1954, Juvenile, Scribner Call No: HIS FIC DAL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Remembering her mother's words, an eight-year-old girl finds courage to go alone with her father to build a new home in the Connecticut wilderness and to stay with the Indians when her father goes back to bring the rest of the family.
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1960, Juvenile, Farrar Call No: ANI FIC SEL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The adventures of a country cricket who unintentionally arrives in New York and is befriended by Tucker Mouse and Harry Cat.
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By Avi, 1937-Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Call No: [Fic] Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: Falsely accused of theft and murder, an orphaned peasant boy in fourteenth-century England flees his village and meets a larger-than-life juggler who holds a dangerous secret.
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By Bell, Cece2014., Amulet Books Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Going to school and making new friends can be tough. But going to school and making new friends while wearing a bulky hearing aid strapped to your chest? That requires superpowers! In this funny, poignant graphic novel memoir, author/illustrator Cece Bell chronicles her hearing loss at a young age and her subsequent experiences with the Phonic Ear, a very powerful--and very awkward--hearing aid. The Phonic Ear gives Cece the ability to hear--sometimes things she shouldn't--but also isolates her from her classmates. She really just wants to fit in and find a true friend, someone who appreciates her as she is. After some trouble, she is finally able to harness the power of the Phonic Ear and become "El Deafo, Listener for All." And more importantly, declare a place for herself in the world and find the friend she's longed for" --
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-- El deafoBy Bell, Cece2014., Amulet Books Genre: Graphic novels Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Going to school and making new friends can be tough. But going to school and making new friends while wearing a bulky hearing aid strapped to your chest? That requires superpowers! In this funny, poignant graphic novel memoir, author/illustrator Cece Bell chronicles her hearing loss at a young age and her subsequent experiences with the Phonic Ear, a very powerful--and very awkward--hearing aid. The Phonic Ear gives Cece the ability to hear--sometimes things she shouldn't--but also isolates her from her classmates. She really just wants to fit in and find a true friend, someone who appreciates her as she is. After some trouble, she is finally able to harness the power of the Phonic Ear and become "El Deafo, Listener for All." And more importantly, declare a place for herself in the world and find the friend she's longed for" --
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1983., Juvenile, Morrow Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In his letters to his favorite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in coping with his parents' divorce, being the new boy in school, and generally finding his own place in the world.