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"If you take a bad boy and make him dig a hole every day in the hot sun, it will turn
him into a good boy." Such is the reigning philosophy at Camp Green Lake, a juvenile
detention facility where there is no lake, and there are no happy campers. In...Read more
Caddie
Woodlawn
by Carol Ryrie Brink, Trina S. Hyman (Illustrator)
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At age 11, Caddie Woodlawn is the despair of her mother and the pride of her father: a
clock-fixing tomboy running wild in the woods of Wisconsin. In 1864, this is a bit much
for her Boston-bred mother to bear, but Caddie and her brothers are happy...Read more
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Miyax, like many adolescents, is torn. But unlike most, her choices may determine whether
she lives or dies. At 13, an orphan, and unhappily married, Miyax runs away from her
husband's parents' home, hoping to reach San Francisco and her pen pal. But...Read more
Walk Two
Moons
by Sharon Creech, Lisa Desimini (Illustrator)
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Thirteen year-old Salamanca Tree Hiddle's mother has disappeared. While tracing her steps
on a car trip from Ohio to Idaho with her grandparents, Salamanca tells a story to pass
the time about a friend named Phoebe Winterbottom whose mother vanished...Read more
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Contrary to popular belief, the current generation did not invent personals ads--the
loveless in 19th-century America turned to newspaper advertising for mates as well. Anna
and Caleb's father, a widower since Caleb's birth, writes away for a...Read more
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In a world with no poverty, no crime, no sickness and no unemployment, and where every
family is happy, 12-year-old Jonas is chosen to be the community's Receiver of Memories.
Under the tutelage of the Elders and an old man known as the Giver, he...Read more
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Karen Cushman likes to write with her tongue firmly planted in her cheek, and her feisty
female characters firmly planted in history. In The Midwife's Apprentice, which
earned the 1996 Newbery Medal, this makes a winning combination for children and...Read more
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This wonderful book revolves around a few delightfully named characters: Summer, Uncle Ob,
Aunt May and Cletus Underwood. After being passed among relatives, Summer joins her aunt
and uncle and marvels at the couple's deep love for one another. But...Read more
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Like the Oklahoma dust bowl from which she came, 14-year-old narrator Billie Jo writes in
sparse, free-floating verse. In this compelling, immediate journal, Billie Jo reveals the
grim domestic realities of living during the years of constant dust...Read more
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A powerhouse sixth-grade Academic Bowl team from Epiphany Middle School; the art of
calligraphy; the retirees of Century Village, Florida; a genius dog named Ginger; and a
holiday production of "Annie" all figure heavily in the latest book...Read more
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This work is perhaps the most complete and enjoyable children's book ever written about
one of the nation's most fascinating and important figures, Abraham Lincoln. Russell
Freedman covers Lincoln's life and career in a balanced treatment that is...Read more
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