Quick view A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote Three stories describe a boy's relationship with his elderly cousin and alcoholic father and the indelible holiday memories they provided him. View Details
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Quick view A Cool Drink of Water by Barbara Kerley An Italian boy sips from a fountain in the town square. A hiker takes a refreshing drink from a mountain stream. Black-robed women in India stride gracefully through a field with brass water jugs... View Details
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Quick view A Family Apart by Joan Lowery Nixon When their mother can no longer support them, six siblings are sent by the Children's Aid Society of New York City to live with farm families in Missouri in 1860. View Details
Quick view A Faraway Island by Annika Thor Winner of the Batchelder Award, this beautiful novel about war, displacement, identity, and the universal joys and sorrows of growing up enriches the literature of the Jewish experience... View Details
Quick view A Fine St. Patrick's Day by Susan Wojciechowski Every St. Patrick's Day two Irish towns compete for the best decorations. But no one has counted on a stranger arriving who will turn the contest upside down. Full color. View Details
Quick view A Fly Went By by Mike McClintock A sheep with its foot caught in a tin can sets off a chase with a fly in the lead. View Details
Quick view A Flying Birthday Cake by Louis Sachar Two days after Marvin sees a glowing, green object that looks like a flying birthday cake in the night sky, he must face the mystery. B&W illustrations throughout. View Details
Quick view A Friend for Bo by Elisabeth Zuniga Bo is lonely. So he sets out to find a new friend. And that new friend just happens to be an egg View Details
Quick view A Game of Thrones by George R R Martin in this absorbing tale, a long-ago event has thrown the seasons into disarray, and the royal house of Starks has a motto befitting the kingdom's volatile conditions: "Winter is coming"... View Details