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The man who was Poe
Avi
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In Providence, R.I., in 1848, Edgar Allan Poe reluctantly investigates the problems of eleven-year-old Edmund, whose family has mysteriously disappeared and whose story suggests a new Poe tale with a ghastly final twist
1989; 213 p.; isbn:0380711923 More Information |
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The Indian in the cupboard
Lynne Reid Banks
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A nine-year-old boy receives a plastic Indian, a cupboard, and a little key for his birthday and finds himself involved in adventure when the Indian comes to life in the cupboard and befriends him
1980; 181 p.; isbn:0385170513 More Information |
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The secret of the Indian
ill. by Ted Lewin
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The adventure deepens . . . In The Return of the Indian, Omri found he could transport himself and his friend Patrick back in history to the dangerous days of his miniature companions. Now, in the secret of the indian, Patrick time-travels back to the rough-and-tumble frontier age of his cowboy friend, Boone. When he returns to the present day, ...
1989; 147 p.; isbn:0385262922 More Information |
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Abarat
Clive Barker.
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Candy Quackenbush of Chickentown, Minnesota, one day finds herself on the edge of a foreign world that is populated by strange creatures, and her life is forever changed.
2002; 388 p.; isbn:0060280921 More Information |
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Hope was here
Joan Bauer
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When sixteen-year-old Hope and the aunt who has raised her move from Brooklyn to Mulhoney, Wisconsin, to work as waitress and cook in the Welcome Stairways diner, they become involved with the diner owner's political campaign to oust the town's corrupt mayor
2000; 186 p.; isbn:0399231420 More Information |
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The Goblin Wood
Hilari Bell.
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A young Hedgewitch, an idealistic knight, and an army of clever goblins fight against the ruling hierarchy that is trying to rid the land of all magical creatures.
2003; 294 p.; isbn:0060513713 More Information |
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Here's to you, Rachel Robinson
Judy Blume
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Expelled from boarding school, Charles' presence at home proves disruptive, especially for sister Rachel, a gifted seventh grader juggling friendships and school activities
1993; 196 p.; isbn:0531068013 More Information |
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For freedom : the story of a French spy
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley.
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Despite the horrors of World War II, a French teenager pursues her dream of becoming an opera singer, which takes her to places where she gains information about what the Nazis are doing--information that the French Resistance needs.
2003; 181 p.; isbn:0385729618 More Information |
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Blackwater
Eve Bunting
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When a boy and girl are drowned in the Blackwater River, thirteen-year-old Brodie must decide whether to confess that he may have caused the accident
1999; 146 p.; isbn:0060278439 More Information |
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Ender's game
Orson Scott Card.
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An expert at simulated war games, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin believes that he is engaged in one more computer war game when, in truth, he is commanding the last Earth fleet against an alien race seeking Earth's complete destruction
1992; 349 p.; isbn:0812550706 More Information |
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The family under the bridge
by Natalie Savage Carlson ; illustrated by Garth Williams
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An old tramp, adopted by three fatherless children when their mother hides them under a bridge on the Seine, finds a home for mother and children and a job for himself
1986; 97 p.; isbn:0590441698 |
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Things not seen
Andrew Clements
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When fifteen-year-old Bobby wakes up and finds himself invisible, he and his parents and his new blind friend Alicia try to find out what caused his condition and how to reverse it
2002; 251 p.; isbn:0399236260 More Information |
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