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Hayley's Journey

Howden, Sarah.



Date Published:2019

The Case of the Golden Boy

Wilson, Eric.


An investigation into the kidnapping of his schoolmate leads young Tom Austen to the seedy Golden Boy cafe and an unexpected encounter with a desperate criminal.
Date Published:1994

The Polar Express

Van Allsburg, Chris.


Wilson's Children, October 2010. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). School Library Journal. Book Links (A.L.A.), July 2006. Booklist. Catholic Library World, November 1996. Wilson's Children, November 1996. Book Links (A.L.A.), September 1995. A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus.
Date Published:1985

A Salmon for Simon

Waterton, Betty.



Date Published:1978

The underneath

Appelt, Kathi, 1954-


Wilson's Children, October 2010. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2009. Booklist starred, May 2008. Horn Book, May 2008. Kirkus Review, April 2008. Library Media Connection, August 2008. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2009. Booklist starred, May 2008. Horn Book, May 2008. Kirkus Review, April 2008. Library Media Connection, August 2008. Horn Book, October 2008. An old hound that has been chained up at his hateful owner's run-down shack, and two kittens born underneath the house, endure separation, danger, and many other tribulations in their quest to be reunited and free.
Date Published:2008

Wilson's Children, October 2010. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2009. Booklist starred, May 2008. Horn Book, May 2008. Kirkus Review, April 2008. Library Media Connection, August 2008. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2009. Booklist starred, May 2008. Horn Book, May 2008. Kirkus Review, April 2008. Library Media Connection, August 2008. Horn Book, October 2008. An old hound that has been chained up at his hateful owner's run-down shack, and two kittens born underneath the house, endure separation, danger, and many other tribulations in their quest to be reunited and free.

Date Published:2008

Bud, not Buddy

Curtis, Christopher Paul.


Booklinks VOYA Booklinks Booklinks BK 07/00, BK 05/00, VO 02/00, BK 01/00, NT 11/21/99, HB 11/99, SJ 09/99, BL 09/01/99, PW 08/09/99. Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father--the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids.
Date Published:1999

The lemonade war

Davies, Jacqueline, 1962-


Wilson's Children, October 2010. School Library Journal, May 2007. Book Links-starred, January 2008. Booklist, March 2007. Horn Book, October 2007. Evan and his younger sister, Jesse, react very differently to the news that they will be in the same class for fourth grade and as the end of summer approaches, they battle it out through lemonade stands, each trying to be the first to earn 100 dollars. Includes mathematical calculations and tips for running a successful lemonade stand.
Date Published:2007

Wilson's Children, October 2010. School Library Journal, May 2007. Book Links-starred, January 2008. Booklist, March 2007. Horn Book, October 2007. Evan and his younger sister, Jesse, react very differently to the news that they will be in the same class for fourth grade and as the end of summer approaches, they battle it out through lemonade stands, each trying to be the first to earn 100 dollars. Includes mathematical calculations and tips for running a successful lemonade stand.

Date Published:2007

T'aal : the one who takes bad children /

Pielle, Sue.


A mysterious being snatches up all the children who disobey the tribal curfew, until two brave children, taken during a legitimate errand, turn the monster into ashes, which survive to this day as mosquitoes.
Date Published:1998

Little brother

Doctorow, Cory.


"A Tom Doherty Associates book." Interrogated for days by the Department of Homeland Security in the aftermath of a major terrorist attack on San Francisco, California, seventeen-year-old Marcus is released into what is now a police state, and decides to use his expertise in computer hacking to set things right.
Date Published:2008

The People of Sparks : Book of Ember - Book 2 /

DuPrau, Jeanne.


Sequel to: The City of Ember. Having escaped to the Unknown Regions, Lina and the others seek help from the village people of Sparks.
Date Published:2004

The Prophet of Yonwood : Book of Ember - Book 3 /

DuPrau, Jeanne.


School Library Journal, June 2006. Booklist, May 2006. Horn Book, October 2006. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2006. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2006. While visiting the small town of Yonwood, North Carolina, eleven-year-old Nickie makes some decisions about how to identify both good and evil when she witnesses the townspeople's reactions to the apocalyptic visions of one of their neighbors.
Date Published:2006

School Library Journal, June 2006. Booklist, May 2006. Horn Book, October 2006. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2006. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2006. While visiting the small town of Yonwood, North Carolina, eleven-year-old Nickie makes some decisions about how to identify both good and evil when she witnesses the townspeople's reactions to the apocalyptic visions of one of their neighbors.

Date Published:2006

Mustang moon

Farley, Terri.


Sam tries to save Phantom, a wild mustang, when a local rancher offers a reward for killing him.
Date Published:2002

Eleven

Giff, Patricia Reilly.


Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, November 2008. School Library Journal, January 2008. Pub Weekly, November 2007. Booklist, December 2007. Kirkus Starred, December 2007. Horn Book, January 2008. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), January 2008. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2008. Library Media Connection, February 2008. When Sam, who can barely read, discovers an old newspaper clipping just before his eleventh birthday, it brings forth memories from his past, and, with the help of a new friend at school and the castle they are building for a school project, his questions are eventually answered.
Date Published:2008

Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, November 2008. School Library Journal, January 2008. Pub Weekly, November 2007. Booklist, December 2007. Kirkus Starred, December 2007. Horn Book, January 2008. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), January 2008. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2008. Library Media Connection, February 2008. When Sam, who can barely read, discovers an old newspaper clipping just before his eleventh birthday, it brings forth memories from his past, and, with the help of a new friend at school and the castle they are building for a school project, his questions are eventually answered.

Date Published:2008

Maggie's door

Giff, Patricia Reilly.


"A Yearling book.". Wilson's Children, June 1998. Wilson's Junior High School, July 1998. Elem. School Library Collection, March 1998. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 1998. School Library Journal, February 1997. Five Owls, May 1997. Book Links (A.L.A.), September 1999. Horn Book Starred, March 1997. Publisher's Weekly, January 1997.
Date Published:2003

Pure Dead Magic

Gliori, Debi.


The Strega-Borgia children, their mysterious new nanny, and a giant tarantula use magic and actual trips through the Internet to bring peace to their Scottish castle after the childrens' father is kidnapped.
Date Published:2001

Among the Barons

Haddix, Margaret Peterson.


Sequel to: Among the betrayed. In a future world of false identities, government lies, and death threats, Luke feels drawn to the younger brother of the boy whose name Luke has taken.
Date Published:2003

Among the enemy

Haddix, Margaret Peterson.


"A shadow children book." In a society that allows families to have only two children, third child Matthias joins the Population Police to infiltrate their system.
Date Published:2005

Among the free

Haddix, Margaret Peterson.


When thirteen-year-old Luke Garner unwittingly sets off a rebellion which sweeps the country and ousts the Population Police from power, he quickly realizes that the new regime is corrupt and he may hold the only key to true freedom.
Date Published:2006

Book of a Thousand Days

Hale, Shannon.


Fifteen-year-old Dashti, sworn to obey her sixteen-year-old mistress, the Lady Saren, shares Saren's years of punishment locked in a tower, then brings her safely to the lands of her true love, where both must hide who they are as they work as kitchen maids.
Date Published:2007

Rapunzel's revenge

Hale, Shannon.


Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal starred, September 2008. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2009. Horn Book Starred, November 2008. Library Media Connection starred, November 2008. Pub Weekly, August 2008. Booklist, September 2008. Horn Book, April 2009. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), September 2008. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal starred, September 2008. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2009. Horn Book Starred, November 2008. Library Media Connection starred, November 2008. Pub Weekly, August 2008. Booklist, September 2008. Horn Book, April 2009. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), September 2008. Rapunzel, having grown up in a lovely castle with the woman she thought was her mother, is placed in a very tall hollow tree as punishment after her curiosity prompts her to climb the castle wall and look at the ruin of the world beyond her home, but she is able to escape and, with the help of Jack, embarks on a plan to free the land from the grip ofthe witch.
Date Published:2008

Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal starred, September 2008. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2009. Horn Book Starred, November 2008. Library Media Connection starred, November 2008. Pub Weekly, August 2008. Booklist, September 2008. Horn Book, April 2009. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), September 2008. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal starred, September 2008. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2009. Horn Book Starred, November 2008. Library Media Connection starred, November 2008. Pub Weekly, August 2008. Booklist, September 2008. Horn Book, April 2009. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), September 2008. Rapunzel, having grown up in a lovely castle with the woman she thought was her mother, is placed in a very tall hollow tree as punishment after her curiosity prompts her to climb the castle wall and look at the ruin of the world beyond her home, but she is able to escape and, with the help of Jack, embarks on a plan to free the land from the grip ofthe witch.

Date Published:2008