PW's starred review of the 1999 Newbery Medal winner described it as a "dazzling blend of social commentary, tall tale and magic realism." Ages 10-up. (May) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
It isn't easy being a pioneer in the state of Washington in1899, but it's particularly hard when you are the only girl everborn in the new settlement. With seven older brothers and a love ofadventure, May Amelia Jackson just can't seem to abide her family'sinsistence that she behave like a Proper Young Lady. Not whenthere's fishing to be done, sheep to be herded, and real livemurderers to be captured! May is sure she could manage better ifonly there were at least one other girl living along the banks ofthe Nasel River. And now that Mama's going to have a baby, maybethere's hope.
This remarkable novel holds a fantastic puzzle at its heart. By sixth grade, Miranda and her best friend, Sal, know how to navigate their New York City neighborhood. They know where it's safe to go, and they know who to avoid. Like the crazy guy on the corner. But things start to unravel. Sal gets punched by a kid on the street for what seems like no reason, and he shuts Miranda out of his life. The apartment key that Miranda's mom keeps hidden for emergencies is stolen. And then a mysterious note arrives, scrawled on a tiny slip of paper. The notes keep coming, and Miranda slowly realizes that whoever is leaving them knows things no one should know. Each message brings her closer to believing that only she can prevent a tragic death. Until the final note makes her think she's too late.
A delightful and distinguished book of seven tales from middleEuropean folklore by the winner of the 1978 Nobel Prize forLiterature.
When the German army occupied Holland, Annie de Leeuw waseight years old. Because she was Jewish, the occupation put her ingrave danger-she knew that to stay alive she would have to hide.Fortunately, a Gentile family, the Oostervelds, offered to help.For two years they hid Annie and her sister, Sini, in the crampedupstairs room of their farmhouse. Most people thought the war wouldn't last long. But for Annie andSini -- separated from their family and confined to one tiny room-- the war seemed to go on forever. In the part of the marketplace where flowers had been sold twicea week-tulips in the spring, roses in the summer-stood German tanksand German soldiers. Annie de Leeuw was eight years old in 1940when the Germans attacked Holland and marched into the town ofWinterswijk where she lived. Annie was ten when, because she wasJewish and in great danger of being cap-tured by the invaders, sheand her sister Sini had to leave their father, mother, and oldersister Rachel to go into hiding in the
In a compelling story about three sisters who go to Oakland,CA, in 1968, to meet the mother who abandoned them, acclaimedauthor Rita Williams-Garcia writes with insight and humor aboutfamily, politics, and identity. Eleven-year-old Delphine is like amother to her two younger sisters, Vonetta and Fern. When theyarrive on the West Coast, their mother decides that they willattend a summer camp each day run by the Black Panthers, while theywonder what really goes on at home in her kitchen, where she runsher own printing press.
New folks are coming to live in the Big House. The animals ofRabbit Hill wonder if they will plant a garden and thus be goodproviders.
Kit Tyler is marked by suspicion and disapproval from themoment she arrives on the unfamiliar shores of colonial Connecticutin 1867. Alone and desperate, she has been forced to leave herbeloved home on the island of Barbados and join a family she hasnever met. Torn between her quest for belonging and her desire tobe true to herself, Kit struggles to survive in a hostile place.Just when it seems she must give up, she finds a kindred spirit.But Kit’s friendship with Hannah Tupper, believed by the coloniststo be a witch, proves more taboo than she could have imagined andultimately forces Kit to choose between her heart and her duty.Elizabeth George Speare’s Newbery Award–winning novel portrays aheroine whom readers will admire for her unwavering sense of truthas well as her infinite capacity to love. In 1687 in Connecticut,Kit Tyler, feeling out of place in the Puritan household of heraunt, befriends an old woman considered a witch by the communityand suddenly finds herself standing trial for witchc
Ranofer struggles to thwart the plottings of his evil brother,Gebu, so he can become master goldsmith like their father in thisexciting tale of ancient Egyptian mystery and intrigue. Newbery Honor Book
THE HOUSE OF SIXTY FATHERSTien Pao is all alone in enemyterritoy. Only a few days before, his family had escaped from theJapanese army, fleeing downriver by boat. Then came the terriblerainstorm. Tien Pao was fast asleep in the little sampan when theboat broke loose from its moorings and drifted right back to theJapanese soldiers. With only his lucky pig for company, Tien Paomust begin a long and dangerous journey in search of his home andfamily. A vividly realistic story of China during the early days of theJapanese invasion which tells of young Tien Pao's journey to findhis family.Valuable as enrichment literature for elementarystudents involved in Chinese studies.
Winner of the 2013 Newbery Medal and a #1 New York Times bestseller, this stirring and unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the transformative power of unexpected friendship. Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, this illustrated novel is told from the point of view of Ivan himself. Having spent twenty-seven years behind the glass walls of his enclosure in a shopping mall, Ivan has grown accustomed to humans watching him. He hardly ever thinks about his life in the jungle. Instead, Ivan occupies himself with television, his friends Stella and Bob, and painting. But when he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from the wild, he is forced to see their home, and his art, through new eyes. In the tradition of timeless stories like Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little, Katherine Applegate blends humor and poignancy to create an unforgettable story of friendship, art, and hope. This paperback edition includes an author's note highlighting th
