Quick view Back Yard Angel by Judy Delton  Although Angel loves her little brother, Rags, dearly, the constant responsibility of caring for him weighs heavily on her young shoulders. These tales of the trials and tribulations of ten-year-old Angel O'Leary are guaranteed to win many fans. A... View Details
Quick view A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park In this Newbery Medal-winning book set in 12th century Korea, Tree-ear, a 13-year-old orphan, lives under a bridge in Ch'ulp'o, a potters' village famed for delicate celadon ware. He has become fascinated with the potter's craft; he wants nothing... View Details
Quick view A Crooked Kind of Perfect by Linda Urban  Sure that she'll be on her way to Carnegie Hall if only she cold have a baby grand, 10-year-old Zoe Elias's dreams hit a sour note when her dad gives her an organ instead. View Details
Quick view Gossamer (Hard Cover) by Lois Lowry In a haunting story that tiptoes between reality and imagination, a lonely, sensitive woman and a damaged, angry boy face their own histories and discover what they can be to one another, renewed by the strength that comes from a tiny, caring creature... View Details
Quick view The Bamboo Flute by Gary Disher In a rural Australian community in 1932, twelve-year-old Paul has his predictable life brightened when a drifter helps him make a flute and teaches him how to play it. View Details
Quick view It Figures!: Fun Figures of Speech by Marvin Terban An introduction to six common figures of speech -- metaphors, similes, onomatopoeia, personification, alliteration, and hyperbole -- with guidelines for their use and numerous illustrative examples. View Details
Quick view Ice Drift by Theodore Taylor In 1863, two young Inuits, fourteen-year-old Alika and his younger brother Sulu, must fend for themselves during the six months they are stranded on an ice floe drifting south from Ellesmere Island towards the Greenland Strait. View Details
Quick view Laugh-eteria by Douglas Florian In the tradition of Jack Prelutsky and Shel Siverstein, this collection of more than 150 humorous poems touches on such topics as ogres, pizza, fear, school, dragons, trees, and hair. Illustrations. View Details
Quick view Juliet Dove, Queen of Love by Bruce Coville Shy Juliet Dove leaves Mr. Elives' magic shop with the amulet of Helen of Troy--a virtual man magnet. She soon has the attention of every boy in town. Unfortunately, the amulet won't come off in this sidesplittingly funny book about the high cost of... View Details
Quick view Jubilee Journey by Carolyn Meyer In the sequel to "White Lilacs," 13-year-old Emily Rose travels from Connecticut to Texas to celebrate Juneteenth with her 87-year-old great-grandmother Rose Lee. It's a journey of self-discovery in more ways than one: biracial Emily Rose knows more... View Details
Quick view The Shaman's Apprentice: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest pb by Lynne Cherry A moving story about the healing plants of the rain forest. This is the story of a Tirio Indian boy who dreams of being the tribal Shaman, and how he and his people learn the importance of their forest and its plants View Details
Quick view Mountain Dance by Thomas Locker "Mountain Dance" takes readers from summit to shore, and into the depths of the earth, exploring the geographic forces it takes to move, build, and wear away the great peaks and valleys of our planet. Illustrations. View Details
