A Different Kind of Hero
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Ann R.Blakeslee
Marshall Cavendish
Historical Adventure, fiction
Softcover
$5.95
$4.50
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In 1881 twelve-year-old Renny, who resists his father's efforts to turn him into a rough, tough, brawling boy, earns the disapproval of the entire mining camp when he befriends a newly arrived Chinese boy. -- a story of friendship, injustice, and courage.
The Bat Boy and His Violin
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Gavin Curtis
Aladdin Paperbacks
E.B. Lewis
Softcover
$6.99
$5.24
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Reginald wants nothing more than to create beautiful music on his violin. But Papa, manager of the Dukes, the worst team in the Negro National League, determines Reginald should be the Dukes' bat boy. Gavin Curtis's beautifully told story of family love, in spite of differences in opinions, and E.B. Lewis's lush watercolor paintings capture a very special time in US history
Bridge to Terabithia
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Katherine Paterson
HarperCollins
Fiction
Softcover
$5.99
$4.50
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This is the 1978 Newbery Medal-winning book about true friendship between Jess Aaron and Leslie Burke and of the magical kingdom they create just for themselves---Terabithia.
A Gathering of Days
a New England Girl's Journal, 1830-32
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Joan W. Blos
Aladdin Paperbacks
Fiction, chapter book
Softcover
0-689-71419-x
Used, Good condition
$2.25
Synopsis of A Gathering of Days
1980 Newbery Medal-Winner, A Gathering of Days tells, in journal form, Caherine's story of growing up in nineteenth-century New Hampshire. She recounts both the hardships and the many joys of pioneer life. For ages 8 - 12.
Granny Torrelli Makes Soup
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Sharon Creech
Harper Collins
Fiction
Softcover
$5.99
$4.49
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Rosie and her best friend, Bailey, are in a stew of their own making. With wise words and tales of her own youth plus some shared soup-making, Granny Torrelli helps set things right. -- a tale of friendship and grandparent/child relationships
How to Take Your Grandmother to the Museum
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Lois Wyse, Molly Rose Goldman
Workman Publishing
Marie-Louise Gay
Hardcover
$12.95
$8.21
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Granddaughter Molly guides her grandma on a grand adventure at the American Natural History Museurm in New York.---an educational treat and an example in story-form of creating strong grandparent/child relationships
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
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Kevin Henkes
Greenwillow Books
Kevin Henkes
Hardcover book
$15.99
$11.99
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Lilly loves everything about school, especially her teacher, but when he asks her to wait a while before showing her new purse, she does something for which she is very sorry later. -- a young person's story examining student/teacher relationships
Me and Billy
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James Lincoln Collier
Marshall Cavendish
Fiction, Adventure
Hardcover
$15.95
$11.15
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After escaping the orphanage where they have spent their lives together, two boys become assistants to a con artist, and while Possum objects to the lying, stealing, and cheating, Billy only cares about making money and taking life easy.--a book examining friendship and its dangers
Missing May
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Cynthia Rylant
Yearling
Relationships
Softcover
$2.25
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"Since Summer was six years old she lived with dear Aunt May and Uncle Ob. Now, six years later, Aunt May has died. Summer, who misses May with all her might, is afraid something will happen to Ob." Life seems to have stopped at her house in Deep Water, West Virginia until Cletus, a strange boy from school, begins visiting, bringing life, curiosity, and strength back to Summer and Uncle Ob.
Olive's Ocean
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Kevin Henkes
Greenwillow Publications
Fiction
Softcover
$5.99
$4.49
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Martha Boyle and Olive Barstow could have been friends but they weren't. Weeks after a tragic accident, all that is left are eerie connections that Martha can't understand. This is the 2004 Honor Newbery award-winning story by Kevin Henkes about Martha's summer at the ocean, of her growing-up, and of her learning of the secret both Martha and Olive shared unknowingly.
Shiloh
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Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Simon and Schuster
Fiction, Dog Story
Softcover
$5.99
$4.49
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Marty Preston, an eleven-year-old West Virginia boy discovers a beagle, Shiloh, lost in the woods. When it appears the dog has been mistreated, Marty determines to make Shiloh his even though the dog legally belongs to the hard-drinking, dog-mishandler, Judd Travers.--a boy and his dog story to be enjoyed by boys and girls alike
The Stray Dog
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Marc Simont
Harper Collins
Marc Simont
Softcover
$6.99
$5.25
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With beautiful illustrations Marc Simont tells the true story of a dog, Willy, and how he finds a new home. A Caldecott Honor Book
Sun and Spoon
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Kevin Henkes
GreenWillow books
Fiction
Hardcover
$15.99
$11.99
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Spoon Gilmore spends his summer searching for something special by which he could remember his Gram. What he finds is closer than he could imagine. A story of family ties written by Caldecott and Newbery award-winning author Kevin Henkes.
A Week in the Woods
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Andrew Clements
Simon and Schuster
Fiction
Softcover
$5.99
$4.49
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Fifth grader Mark Chelmsley learns to survive at his new school, Hardy Elementary, and to survive the much touted Week in the Woods. Survival doesn't come easily though. Mark must make some choices and learn to adapt in a completely new envionment.--a book examining student/teacher relationships
