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Clay Carmichael
LONESOME BEAR, Carmichael, Clay ~~~ $13.95 45 pgs. full color illus. 2001. Elementary school. One morning when Bear wakes up, Clara is missing. He searches the house for her. He calls and calls her name, but no one answers. So Bear sets out to find her. He is helped by a lost bunny and an independent stray cat who tries to convince Bear of the joys of being on his own. Bear knows better. Clara loves him and he loves Clara, and without her he is a very lonesome bear. Beginning readers will relate to Bear, whether they were introduced to him in Bear at the Beach and Used-Up Bear, or are meeting this engaging hero for the first time. |
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Sarah Dessen DREAMLAND, Dessen, Sarah ~~~ $15.99 250 pgs. 2000. i Upper middle
school, high school. In her most challenging novel yet, acclaimed author Sarah Dessen guides readers through the harrowing netherworld of Caitlin's dreams, to her poten and affecting awakening. KEEPING THE MOON, A Novel, Dessen, Sarah ~~~ $5.99 pb 228 pgs. 1999. i Upper middle
school, high school. Colie expects the worse when she's sent to spend the summer with her eccentric aunt Mira while her mother tours Europe. Always an outcast—first for being fat and then, after she lost weight, for being "easy"—Colie has no friends at home and doesn't expect to find any in Colby, North Carolina. But then she lands a job at the Last Chance Bar and Grill and meets fellow waitresses Morgan and Isabel, best friends who take Colie under their collective wing and help her realiza the potential that has been there all along. SOMEONE LIKE YOU, Dessen, Sarah ~~~ $4.99 pb 281 pgs. 1998. i Upper middle
school, high school. Halley and Scarett have been friends for years. People know Scarlett as the popular, flamboyant one; Halley's just the quiet sidekick, but she doesn't mind. The two of them balance each other perfectly—until the beginning of their junior year. Then, Scarlett's boyfriend Michael is killed in a motorcycle accident; soon afterward, she learns that she is carrying his baby. For the first time, Scarlett really needs Halley. Their friendship may bend under the weight, but it'll never break—because a true friendship is a promise you keep forever. THAT SUMMER, Dessen, Sarah ~~~ $5.99 pb 198 pgs. 1996. Upper middle school, high school. For fifteen-year-old Haven—tall, lanky, bordering on six feet—it's summer framed by two weddings: her father's to Lorna Queen (the "Weather Pet" of the local TV station) and her sister's to dull-as-dishwater Lewis Warsher, a boy Haven can't imagine plucky Ashley being attracted to. Nothing seems stable except Haven's memories—especially those of the summer when Ashley dated Sumner Lee, who made her parents laugh and loosened Ashley up. Around Sumner, even Haven felt special. Suddenly Sumner reappears in her life, a link to that perfect past—and her future. |
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Ann Fearrington WHO SEES THE LIGHTHOUSE? Fearrington, Ann ~~~ $15.99 not paged. full color illus. 2002. iElementary, middle school. Blink—flash, flash. Swirl around, twirl around. Who sees the light? From one watchful sailor to four turtles, six whales and even nine Martians, all manner of creatures are drawn to gaze at the shining beacons. Readers of all ages, join the fun of counting each creature and delight in this joyful celebration of American lighthouses. |
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Eileen Heyes O'DWYER & GRADY STARRING IN ACTING INNOCENT, Heyes, Eileen ~~~ $4.99 pb 118 pgs. 2002. Elementary, middle school. Lights...camera...murder. New York City, 1932. Kid actor Billy O'Dwyer's manager may be a tough cookie, but it's worth putting up with her to work in pictures. Everything's swell—that is, until actress Amelia St. Augustine turns up dead, and all fingers point to Roscoe "Chubby" Muldoon, famous actor and all-around good guy. Billy's sure Roscoe's innocent, and Virginia Grady, Billy's new costar, feels the same way. So Billy and Virginia step out of the spotlight to investigate—after all, there's no place in the city Billy can't charm his way into. But this mystery has no script, and the stakes are high. If these two stars guess wrong, it could mean the end.... |
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Elizabeth McDavid Jones MYSTERY ON SKULL ISLAND,
Jones, Elizabeth McDavid ~~~ $6.95 pb 179 pgs. time period facts. 2001. Upper elementary, middle school.
It's 1724. Soon after Rachel Howell joins her wealthy father in Charles Town, South Carolina, she becomes friends with Sally, the tavern-keeper's daughter. When twelve-year-old Rachel is forbidden to see Sally, the girls find a secret meeting place—a deserted island in the Ashley River. There they discover mysterious carvings, a faint trail, a hidden lagoon...and danger that threatens everything Rachel holds dear! SECRETS ON 26TH STREET,
Jones, Elizabeth McDavid ~~~ $5.95 pb 147 pgs. time period facts. 1999. Upper elementary, middle school.
It's 1914. Susan O'Neal's widowed mother takes in a boarder to help pay the rent—an Englishwoman named Bea. As Susan helps Bea unpack, she glimpses a letter with the words must be kept secret for now. Susan forgets about the letter for weeks...until Mum disappears. Suddenly Susan realizes how little they know about Bea—and she becomes sure Bea is somehow involved in Mum's disappearance. To find her mother, Susan must discover the secrets their mysterious boarder is hiding. WATCHER IN THE PINEY WOODS,
Jones, Elizabeth McDavid ~~~ $5.95 pb 145 pgs. time period facts. 2000. Upper elementary, middle school.
It's 1865. Near the end of the Civil War, twelve-year-old Cassie Willis learns that her brother Jacob has been killed while fighting in the Confederate army. Torn by grief, she runs to the secret thicket in the piney woods that she and Jacob loved—and stumbles smack into the hideout of a crazed deserter. Cassie escapes, but she can't forget the deserter's threats...or shake the feeling that someone is watching her. Is the deserter spying on her family from the woods, planning to steal from them—or worse? |
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Cheryl Shelton-Roberts & Bruce Roberts
LIGHTHOUSE FAMILIES, Shelton-Roberts, Cheryl & Bruce Roberts ~~~ $29.95 194 pgs. full color photos. 1997. Elementary, middle school, high school.
"Before the opportunity was nearly lost forever, Cheryl Shelton-Roberts and her husband, Bruce, undertook the monumental task of documenting and saving, for you and future generations, the memories and stories of the lighthouse family members still living. Through the profoundly captivating personal stories and photographs in Lighthouse Families, you will be introduced to a vital part of our nation's lighthouse history that until now has been unchronicled. So sit back in your favorite chair, relax, and let your mind drift back to another era, another way of life. Start reading, and you, too, will soon become a member of the Lighthouse Families." —Timothy Harrison, Editor, Lighthouse Digest |
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ONE ODD DAY , Fisher, Doris and Karen Lee (illustrator)~~~ $15.95 32 pgs. full color photos. 2006. Elementary school. Learning Magazine, Oct. 2006 |
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L IS FOR LIBRARY, Terry,
Sonya ~~~$17.95 32 pages, full-color illus. 2006. Elementary school
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