juvenile fiction

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juvenile fiction

Lizard in the sun

1990
A child is transformed into an anole for a day and discovers what it is like to be a tiny lizard changing colors in a sunny, leafy world.

Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the sky

1992
With Harriet Tubman as her guide, Cassie retraces the steps escaping slaves took on the Underground Railroad in order to reunite with her younger brother.

Jennifer and Josephine

1967
A cat and her home, an old car in a junkyard, suddenly find themselves on the road with a reckless, frenzied travelling salesman at the wheel.

Fancy Nancy's favorite fancy words

from accessories to zany
2008
Fancy Nancy helps children learn the alphabet by sharing her favorite fancy words.

Nessa's fish

1990
Nessa's ingenuity and bravery save from animal poachers the fish she and her grandmother caught to feed everyone in their Eskimo camp.

The flame of peace

a tale of the Aztecs
1987
To prevent the outbreak of war, a young Aztec boy must outwit nine evil lords of the night to obtain the flame of peace from Lord Morning Star.

My dog Rosie

1994
While her grandfather works in his studio, three year old Isabelle takes care of the family dog.

Inkdeath

2008
As Bluejay--Mo's fictitious double--tries to keep the Book of Immortality from unraveling, Adderhead kidnaps all the children in the kingdom, and demands that Bluejay either surrender or doom the children to slavery in the silver mines.

A sled dog for Moshi

1994
Moshi wants a pet dog like her friend Jessica has, but in Iqaluit, Alaska, dogs are used for racing or pulling sleds, not as pets.

Home run

the story of Babe Ruth
1998
A poetic account of the legendary Babe Ruth as he prepares to make a home run.

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