family life

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family life

The key to the Indian

1998
As Omri, his father, and other members of his family learn more about the cupboard in his room, together and separately they are caught up in several dangerous adventures that reveal more about its powers.

Ida B--

and her plans to maximize fun, avoid disaster, and (possibly) save the world
2004
In Wisconsin, fourth-grader Ida B spends happy hours being home-schooled and playing in her family's apple orchard, until her mother begins treatment for breast cancer and her parents must sell part of the orchard and send her to public school.

Dandelions

1995
Zoe and her family find strength in each other as they make a new home in the Nebraska territory.

Homecoming

1981
Abandoned by their mother, four children begin a search for a home and an identity.

Penny from heaven

2006
As she turns twelve during the summer of 1953, Penny gains new insights into herself and her family while also learning a secret about her father's death.

The Traitors' Gate

2007
When his father is arrested as a debtor in 1849 London, fourteen-year-old John Huffman must take on unexpected responsibilities, from asking a distant relative for help to determining why people are spying on him and his family.

Something special for me

1983
Rosa has difficulty choosing a special birthday present to buy with the coins her mother and grandmother have saved, until she hears a man playing beautiful music on an accordion.

Eleven

2004
The year between turning eleven and turning twelve brings many changes for Winnie and her friends.

Something special

1988
Surrounded by parents and siblings with remarkable talents, Sam yearns to be good at something himself, and finds his own special niche when he discovers the pleasures of painting.

How many feet in the bed?

1994
Count the feet as a family of five tumble in and out of bed on a Sunday morning.

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