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Girl of Kosovo

Alice Mead Farrar, Straus and Giroux

*"Based on the experience of one Albanian family caught upo in the ethnic wars in Kosovo, this moving novel tells the story through the eyes of a young girl."...

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The Clay Marble

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Fleeing war-torn Cambodia in 1980, Dara, her mother, and her older brother find sanctuary in a refugee settlement on the Thailand border, but when fighting...

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Trade Paperback : $8.95 Buy	Deep Dream of the Rain Forest Malcolm Bosse Sunburst Paperbacks Three explorers-fifteen-year-old orphan Harry Windsor, Bayang, a young Iban tribesman, and Tombong, an outcast Iban girl-find mystery and adventure in the...

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The Great Turkey Walk

Kathleen Karr Sunburst Paperbacks

Yeeeeeee-haw! Git along, little . . . turkeys? Big, brawny Simon Green, who's just completed third grade (for the fourth time), may not be book smart, but...

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Outcast

Rosemary Sutcliff; Illustrated by Richard Kennedy Sunburst Paperbacks

When a Roman ship is wrecked off the coast of Britain, an infant, Beric, is the only survivor. He is rescued by a British tribe who raise him as their own...

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The Shining Company

Rosemary Sutcliff Sunburst Paperbacks

Life is secure and peaceful for young Prosper, second son of Gerontius, until the day Prince Gorthyn arrives with his hunting party. Prosper's unusual daring...

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Warrior Scarlet

Rosemary Sutcliff Sunburst Paperbacks

In Bronze Age Britain, young Drem must overcome his disability-a withered arm-if he is to prove his manhood and become a warrior.

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A Chapel of Thieves

Bruce Clements Farrar, Straus and Giroux

In this captivating sequel to I Tell a Lie Every So Often, a National Book Award finalist, it is 1849 and Henry Desant is on a mission from frontier St. Louis...

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Where Heroes Hide

Helen Recorvits Frances Foster Books

"Recorvits recreates a slice of bouhood in the summer of 1956, twining themes of friendship, family loyalty and heroism around a series of escapades . . . a...

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Tadpole

Ruth White Farrar, Straus and Giroux

A funny and moving story set in Kentucky It’s the beginning of summer 1955, and though her family is struggling financially, Carolina’s mama still indulges...

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Upon the Head of the Goat

A Childhood in Hungary 1939-1944

Aranka Siegal Sunburst Paperbacks

Upon the Head of the Goat is the winner of the 1982 Boston Globe - Horn Book Award for Nonfiction and a 1982 Newbery Honor Book.

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The Travels of Benjamin of Tudela

Through Three Continents in the Twelfth Century

Uri Shulevitz Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Through Three Continents in the Twelfth Century Imagine a time when streets were narrow and dirty, towns were surrounded by walls, brigands lurked alongside...

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Operation Clean Sweep

Darleen Bailey Beard Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Mom for mayor! Election day is fast approaching, and twelve-year-old Cornelius Sanwick discovers a secret: his mom is running for mayor! That would be...

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Wise Guy

The Life and Philosophy of Socrates

M. D. Usher; pictures by William Bramhall Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Greek philosophy for kids “I know that I know nothing.” With this classic statement, uttered over two thousand years ago, Socrates set the standard for...

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Hidden Child

Isaac Millman Frances Foster Books

A powerful story of survival, loss, and hope Isaac was seven when the Germans invaded France and his life changed forever. First his father was taken away,...

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The Story of Jonas

Maurine F. Dahlberg Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Jonas has lived all of his thirteen years on a farm in Missouri, and even though he hears whispers about freedom, he thinks he’ll never try to escape. He knows...

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Georgie's Moon

Chris Woodworth Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Georgie Collins knows exactly how to make it through life in a new town. Before her father left for Vietnam, he gave her standing orders never to let anyone...

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Frame-up on the Bowery

A Houdini & Nate Mystery

Houdini and Nate Mysteries

Tom Lalicki Farrar, Straus and Giroux

During Yuletide 1911, a brutal Midtown murder shocks the denizens of New York City. After a mutual friend is wrongly accused of being the killer, young sleuth...

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Dawn and Dusk

Alice Mead Farrar, Straus and Giroux

For as long as thirteen-year-old Azad can remember, the Islamic Republic of Iran, where he lives in the predominantly Kurdish town of Sardasht, has been at war...

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Under Siege!

Three Children at the Civil War Battle for Vicksburg

Andrea Warren Melanie Kroupa Books

“Living in a cave under the ground for six weeks . . . I do not think a child could have passed through what I did and have forgotten it.” – Lucy McRae, age...

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A Family Secret

Eric Heuvel; Translated by Lorraine T. Miller Farrar, Straus and Giroux BYR Paper

While searching his grandmother’s attic for likely items to sell at a yard sale, Jeroen finds a photo album that brings back hard memories for his grandmother,...

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Guerrilla Season

Pat Hughes Sunburst Paperbacks

The Civil War in Missouri In 1863, at fifteen, Matt Howard is old enough to join the Southern guerrillas and help protect Missouri from Union forces. But...

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Soldier Mom

Alice Mead Sunburst Paperbacks

Jasmyn Williams is shocked and angry when her mother, a member of the Army Reserve, is called up for service during the Persian Gulf War. While Jas comes to...

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Danger in the Dark

A Houdini & Nate Mystery

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Tom Lalicki Square Fish

Nate has a deadly mystery to solve in his very own house, and Harry Houdini is going to help him solve it.

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