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Since the University of Chicago's announcement that the Graduate LibrarySchool will close next year, many subscribers have asked what will happen toThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. The journal will continue tobe published by the University of Chicago Press but will be based in theEnglish and Education departments, where the editor has a joint appointment.Both the editorial staff and the committee will remain the same with oneexception: Hazel Rochman has resigned and will be replaced by Alba Endicott, ateacher with longterm experience incorporating trade books into a suburbangrade-school curriculum. Both critically and financially, The Bulletin enters itsforty-third year as sound as it's ever been. As always, we owe much to thesubscribers who support us, the publishers who send us review copies, and thecommittee of librarians and teachers who give time each week to evaluate thereviews in terms of how children use the books.

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New Titles for Children and Young People

Adler, David A. A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln; ISBN 0-8234-0731-4. APicture Book of George Washington; ISBN 0-8234-0732-2. Each book: illus.by John and Alexandra Wallner. Holiday House, 1989. 32p. $13.95.

Ad 5-8 yrs. The first in a projected series of picture bookbiographies that will include Martin Luther King, Jr., Thomas Jefferson, andBenjamin Franklin, these two books are tailored to preschool and primary gradechildren for holiday occasions and American history units. The continuous textsare simplified in short, straightforward sentences without anecdote or detail.Although they sometimes seem dry and choppy ("In Springfield Abraham fell inlove with Mary Todd. She was lively and smart. They were married in 1842"),they're neither excessively adulatory nor condescending. The full-colorillustrations, too, are stiff in pose and composition but have a kind oftraditional, tidy appeal. Useful. BHC.U. History-U.S.--pictorial presentation

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Allen, R. E. Ozzy on the Outside. Delacorte, 1989. ISBN 0-385-29741-6.[224p]. $14.95. Reviewed from galleys.

M Gr. 9-12. Mom had always exhorted Ozzy to be someonespecial. Now, shocked and angry after his mother's death in a car accident, Ozzylights out for New Orleans, his first stop on the way to becoming a FamousWriter. This first novel has a predictable plot (a young woman on the bus getsOzzy to admit his grief and go back home) and narrative voice (horny teenagerwith big dreams) that is wearingly patronizing but altogether authentic. Whilewe are meant to understand that Ozzy's dreams of fame are delusory, we are alsosupposed to take seriously his self-identification as a writer, which isn't reallysupported by the shallow characterization. The girl Ozzy meets-MaysiePerlmutter-is a bit of a down-home stereotype, but the caricature is enlivenedby some funny repartee: "I don't call black people niggers and I don't callMexicans spics and I don't call Jews Jews, so you can just stop your lectureright here and now." In fact, it is the secondary characters here who are mostsharply delineated, giving some life and color to the familiar story. RSD.V. Death, adjustment to; Self-evaluation

Amadeo, Diana M. There's a Little Bit of Me in Jamey; illus. by JudithFriedman. Whitman, 1989. ISBN 0-8075-7854-1. [32p]. $10.50. Reviewedfrom galleys.

R Gr. 3-4. Softly shaded brown and white pictures illustrate astory that is touching albeit told without sentimentality. Brian, who looks to beabout nine or ten in the pictures, is the narrator; his ambivalence between hisloving concern for younger brother Jamey, a leukemia victim, and his irritationat how little time his parents now have for him are equally convincing. WhenJamey's doctor suggests that Brian might be a good enough match,physiologically, to give Jamey a chance to live, Brian agrees to a bone marrowtransplant. The story makes it clear how much all of the members of a familyin which a child has cancer are involved. One of the strong aspects of this candidbook is that the ending is quite realistic: Brian knows the transplant is a hope,not a cure, and he does hope. "Because of that little bit of me in Jamey," heends, "he may come home, to stay." ZSD.V. Brothers

Ammon, Richard. Growing Up Amish. Atheneum, 1989. ISBN 0-689-31387-X. 102p. illus. with photographs. $12.95.

Ad Gr. 5-8. Focusing on sixth-grader Anna and her family, thisintersperses an account of day-to-day Amish life with general information aboutAmish history, religion, and traditions. Transitions are abrupt; for example,Anna's school day is interrupted twice for chapters on Amish origins andlanguage, and scattered through the text are boxed explanations of "myths" and"facts" about the Amish. The tone throughout is adulatory, occasionally cloying("Most of the children have done chores in the barn before coming to school, sothere's a faint scent of horses mixed with the sweet aroma of body odor accentingthe classroom"), and the author tends to gloss over contradiction and conflict.After stating that the Amish "do not encourage or seek" non-Amish ("English")friends, Ammon goes on to mention Elizabeth, "valued as a trusted 'Englisher'

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friend." Amish children never shirk work---"they actually look forward to theirchores"-and adolescent rebellion is quickly dismissed: "some teens may engagein some 'worldly' activities, such as sneaking into a movie or drinking. Oncethey become baptized, though, they give up such foolishness." But the customsand details of clothing, language, and play, including rules for a few games, willprove fascinating for more secularized children, who may not be easily convincedthat a society with no TV, bicycles or Daylight Savings Time can still exist.Photos are pertinent but of variable quality; an index, bibliography, and readinglist are appended. RSC.U. Religious educationD.V. Intercultural understanding

Blackwood, Gary L. The Dying Sun. Atheneum, 1989. ISBN 0-689-31482-5.213p. $13.95.

Ad Gr. 7-10. Life has become crowded and dangerous inMatamoros, where Mexicans have started to rebel against settlers from the U.S.,so James decides to follow his parents lead and move to the cold north-Missouri. The story takes place in the mid-twenty-first century, when the sunhas cooled and the polar caps are expanding, forcing the world's populationtowards the equator. Science fiction takes second place to a survival theme here,as James and his over-easygoing friend Robert make the hard journey north,beset by the elements and some dangerous people, including a vivid villain,Sunny Shanahan. James isn't an exceptionally involving narrator, but the anticsof Sunny and Robert give human interest to the landscape. Crises follow crisesin a predictable rhythm, but, as in the author's first novel Wild Timothy (BCCB9/87), the wilderness lore and the (often backfiring) Robinson Crusoe-likeingenuity required of James have their own appeal. RSD.V. Resourcefulness

Browne, Gerard, illus. The Car and Truck Lift-the-Flap Book, illus. by GerardBrowne. Lodestar, 1989. ISBN 0-525-67273-7. 17p. $11.95.

R 4-6 yrs. A simply written anonymous text accompanies theenticing main attraction: bright and snappy lift-the-flap illustrations of variousvehicles (tractor, racing car, backhoe, fire engine, etc.). Hoods lift to showengines (with main parts labelled), a truck cab lifts to show a cozy bed andgalley, an ambulance door opens to reveal the cot and oxygen tank within. Eachpicture features at least three layers of flaps; mechanical details are variablydetailed, and smaller illustrations (2-D only) show various kinds of ambulances,tractors, etc., other than the one under examination. With not quite enoughinformation for true trucksters, this is a great learner's-permit introduction foryounger children. RS

Burns, Kay. Our Mom; illus. with photographs by Rick Reil. Watts, 1989.ISBN 0-531-10677-2. 48p. $9.90.

Ad Gr. 2-4. "Our Mom is in a wheelchair. Her legs areparalyzed." The writing in this photodocumentary is a bit choppy, but itconveys two messages: one is that this attractive mother of four does, within thelimitations of her physical disability, the sorts of tasks that other mothers do-

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including driving a station wagon and doing the weekly shopping. There is nomention of a father. The second facet of the book is the explanation of just howMom copes (the process of getting from wheelchair to car, getting dressedwithout standing up). The author writes from experience, being a paraplegic,and her book should be useful to allay curiosity, to show children that there aremore similarities than differences between those who have physical handicapsand those who don't, and-for readers whose families include someone who is sodisabled--that there are other families who have adjusted to such limitations.Large print on each spaciously laid-out page faces a page with one or severalblack and white photographs of variable quality. ZSD.V. Handicaps, adjustment to

Carter, Alden R. Up Country. Putnam, 1989. ISBN 0-399-21583-2. 256p.$15.95.

R Gr. 8-12. Sixteen-year-old Carl Staggers talks a tough line. Infact, he thinks of himself as "the professor," a straight-A student who icesanyone trying to thaw his protective veneer. Carl lives in the basement so hewon't overhear his alcoholic mother's sexual encounters upstairs, and he fixesand resells stolen car stereos so he can get out of his hellish home, get aneducation, and live a white-collar life in the suburbs. When his mother isarrested (again) for assault and remanded to an alcoholic treatment center, Carl issent "up country" from Milwaukee to his aunt and uncle's farm, where he slowlyreveals his vulnerability-a development credibly detailed in the novel-andrecognizes how big his problems really are. The suspense of Carl's crime,arrest, and punishment sustain the gradual pace of his inner change, and thesecondary characters are well developed both individually and in relationship tothe protagonist. There's also a satisfying love story that unfolds between Carland an appealing farm girl nearby. The C.O.A. (children of alcoholics)explanations are a bit overt at the end, but not enough to detract from the solidlyrealistic positive ending. This would have been melodramatic had it not been socarefully delineated; Carter has created a character who will involve YA readersand a situation that will make them think about the ways they solve whateverproblems loom in their own lives. BHD.V. Mother-son relations; Urban-rural contrasts

Cohen, Barbara. Tell Us Your Secret. Bantam, 1989. ISBN 0-553-05810-X.171p. $13.95.

Ad Gr. 7-10. Two weeks at a seminar for young writers bringschanges in the attitudes of most of the twelve adolescents who are theregistrants, the intensive exposure resulting in an ability to share secrets and toaccept each other's idiosyncrasies. Thoughtful, at times painful in the way thattherapeutic progress can be painful, this is not a book for every reader. Itfocuses on inter-relationships and self-knowledge rather than action; becausethere are so many characters involved and because some of them have deep-rootedfears or inadequacies, the story has an intricate pattern rather than the clear focusthat makes an impact on readers. ZSD.V. Age-mate relations; Fear, overcoming

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Collins, David R. To the Point: A Story about E. B. White.; illus. by AmyJohnson. Carolrhoda, 1989. ISBN 0-87614-345-1. 56p. (Creative Minds).$9.95.Ad Gr. 3-5. E. B. White's life was in many ways uneventful, andCollins, to his credit, has tried to evoke the inner journey rather thanoverdramatize the external aspects. Born the youngest in a wealthy family,White valued the time he spent alone outdoors more than any schooling that wasforced on him. Words were early on his favorite private plaything, however, andby the time he was twelve, he had published a story in St. Nicholas Magazine.From college he got experience editing a daily newspaper, along with goodadvice about clean writing from several professors. His work at The New Yorkerand Harper's, his marriage to editor Katharine, and the writing of his children'sbooks all get a competent, low-key introduction. Aside from some occasionalstylistic condescension ("It was a fun summer!"), this is well suited for childrenwriting reports on their favorite authors. The black-and-white drawings areuneven, adequately composed but stiff in facial and anatomical drafting. BHD.V. Self-expression

Conford, Ellen. Jenny Archer, Author; illus. by Diane Palmisciano. Little,1989. ISBN 0-316-15255-2. 61p. (Springboard Books). $9.95.

Ad Gr. 2-4. Like A Job for Jenny Archer (BCCB 4/88), thisoverextends a mildly funny misunderstanding into a somewhat amusingsituation. After her teacher has praised her composition, Jenny is more thaneager to tackle the next writing assignment, an autobiography, "the story of yourlife." Jenny's own limited experience ("She was only a kid. She didn't have astory to tell yet. She'd hardly even had a life yet") causes her to imagine a moreinteresting life history, in ten chapters, one for each year, including such dramaas the time she met her evil twin, Horrible Hortense, in an elevator in theEmpire State Building. Mrs. Pike is less than pleased, at first, and it seemsawfully unlikely that a girl of Jenny's age would not understand that anautobiography was supposed to be true. But Mrs. Pike comes around, the valueof imagination is given its due, and Jenny gets a gold star. Good for her. RS

Crutcher, Chris. Chinese Handcuffs. Greenwillow, 1989. ISBN 0-688-08345-5. 202p. $12.95.

M Gr. 8-12. Dillon Hemingway faces a lot of problems. Not onlyhad his older brother committed suicide, he'd done it in Dillon's presence. Notonly was Dillon in love with his brother's girl, but also he discovered that herparents' new baby was in fact the girl's child and his nephew. Not only did theother girl he found attractive fail to respond, but also he learned that she had beensexually abused by her father and was now being sexually abused by herstepfather. Given this plethora of woe plus the fact that the third-personnarrative is interrupted (often at considerable length) by long letters to Dillon'sdead brother, it's surprising that the story is as effective as it is. While all theproblems don't really add up to a plot, the characterization is sound andconsistent, and Crutcher's writing has both insight and fluency. ZSD.V. Death, adjustment to

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Dines, Carol. Best Friends Tell the Best Lies. Delacorte, 1989. ISBN 0-385-29704-1. 213p. $14.95.

Ad Gr. 7-10. This first novel sports a great first sentence: "Tamaratold me her mother's a murderer." While fourteen-year-old Leah isn't sure howmuch to believe of her best friend's wild stories, she is entranced by Tamara'sdefiance, unconventionality, and dark desires--"the next day Tamara wore herchain and padlock again. She told me she was going to hand Caesar the key tothe lock." That Tamara is in fact a very troubled girl is quite apparent to Leah'smother, who holds her responsible for Leah's newly acquired rebellious attitude.Passions fly convincingly here, and between Tamara and Leah, Mom and Leah,Mom and her boyfriend Jos6, Leah and her boyfriend Miguel (Jos6's nephew),the arguing becomes a bit relentless, with each character raging in turn. Manyreaders love this kind of noise, however, and Tamara's magnetism provides anattractive and suspenseful core to the story. The ending is quiet and painful,beautifully understated, but somewhat at tonal odds with the rest of the story.The cover illustration of three happy teens having a snowball fight seems tohave wandered in from another book. RSD.V. Friendship values; Intercultural understanding

Dodds, Dayle Ann. Wheel Away!; illus. by Thacher Hurd. Harper, 1989.Library ed. ISBN 0-06-021689-1; Trade ed. ISBN 0-06-021688-3. 32p. Libraryed. $12.89; Trade ed. $12.95.

R 3-6 yrs. Just the ticket to liven up a sleepy story hour, thisvariant of an old favorite takes a runaway wheel on an onomatapoetic adventure."Oh no! See it go!" begins the journey, and the bicycle wheel starts rolling("pa-da-rump pa-da-rump pa-da-rump-pump-pump") across the brightly collagedlandscape. Down the hill, through the mill, between the pens ("oink oinkoink") and on top of the hens ("Boink boink boink"), the wheel wreaksdelightful disaster until slowed at the top of the mountain ... and down again,back through it all, much to the glee of the kids who didn't catch all the soundeffects on the outward trip. The verse is set in imaginative variety among thecolorful, Keats-like collages of paper dolls and spattered paint, the trail of thewheel traced by a lovely line of multicolored bouncing balls. Night falls on thereturn trip, for which the double-page spreads turn vertical, the colors becomemuted, and the little boy is finally able to afix the wheel to his bike. Noisy andnimble. RSC.U. Reading aloud

Dolan, Edward F. MIA: Missing in Action; A Vietnam Drama. Watts, 1989.ISBN 0-531-10665-9. 128p. illus. with photographs. $12.90.

R Gr. 6-12. The story of men missing in action during theVietnam war reads like a dramatic mystery, but one with tragic implications forthe victims' families as well as for others involved or concerned. Dolan hasdone two extraordinary things with this report. He has simplified and clarifiedthe political/military entanglements of the Vietnam conflict as backdrop for theongoing complexities of the U.S. government's search for MIAs, and he hasdocumented his research more faithfully than any juvenile writer since JudieMills in her biography of John Kennedy (BCCB 6/88). With brief recaps of

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several cases in which servicemen crashed or were captured during the war, Dolandiscusses the possibilities of their survival, the controversy over negotiationswith Southeast Asian governments, and the questionable identification ofremains that have been returned. His examination has a point-by-pointobjectivity that does not diminish the suspense of the subject nor the symbolismof MIAs for a war America lost. Statistics are up to date, with sources cited;footnotes, bibliography, and index are all thorough. BHC.U. History-U.S.

Donnelly, Judy. Moonwalk: The First Trip to the Moon; illus. by DennisDavidson and with photographs. Random House, 1989. Library ed. ISBN 0-394-92457-6; Paper ed. ISBN 0-394-82457-1. 48p. (Step into Reading).Library ed. $6.99; Paper ed. $2.95.

M Gr. 2-3. This easy-to-read rendition of the first trip to themoon seems overwhelmed with its own drama. Not content to let the factsprovide their own excitement, the author promiscuously peppers the narrativewith exclamation points ("It [the moon] looks like an enormous ball!") that intheir superfluity lead to a monotonous tone. Occasionally, the prose itself gets alittle heated ("The side of the craft facing the sun could get dangerously hot. Sothe astronauts keep Apollo in a slow spin. It turns like meat on a barbecuespit") and hazards are overemphasized, with too many reminders that theastronauts could "die on the moon." They didn't, of course, and the present-tensetelling could confuse an audience for whom this event is history. But the factsare here, the (few) photographs provide down-to earth evidence, and the manycolor paintings provide a comic-book clarity. RSC.U. Reading, beginning

Ehlert, Lois. Eating the Alphabet: Fruits and Vegetables from A to Z; writtenand illus. by Lois Ehlert. Harcourt, 1989. ISBN 0-15-224435-2. 32p. $13.95.R 4-6 yrs. A delicious way to practise letters, identify foods, andexperience colors, this picture book begins "Apple to Zucchini, / come take alook. / Start eating your way/ through this alphabet book." The illustrationsand book design are tantalizing, from endpapers that feature miniature rows offruit and vegetable icons, to a title page with a funny face made of fruits andvegetables, to spacious spreads overflowing with both the common and theunusual: "A a" shows apricots, artichokes, avocados, asparagi, and apples.Endive, fig, Indian corn, jalapeno, jicama, kiwifruit, kohlrabi, kumquat, leek,mango, papaya, persimmon, pomegranate, quince, radicchio, rutabaga, star fruit,swiss chard, ugli fruit, vegetable marrow, and xigua all make surpriseappearances amidst familiar bananas, cabbages, potatoes, and strawberries. Allletters and words are presented in both upper and lower case. There are a fewpictures that may defy identification: the cauliflower is too stylized to berealistic, and the huckleberries look just like the blueberries, but the totalaesthetic effect is so satisfying as to make these minor quibbles indeed. Aglossary of fruits and vegetables in the book gives pronunciation and botanicalinformation on each. A fabulous advertisement for natural foods as well as forappetizing words. BHC.U. Language arts; Nutrition

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Ethridge, Kenneth E. Viola, Furgy, Bobbi, and Me. Holiday House, 1989.ISBN 0-8234-0746-2. 164p. $13.95.M Gr. 6-8. Stephen, the narrator, is in ninth grade; Bobbi is hisgirl and Furgy his eccentric pal who makes odd noises and walks like a chicken.Viola is the neighbor (age 78) who begins as an odd-jobs employer and soonbecomes so dear a friend that Stephen brings Bobbi and Furgy to meet her.When Viola is hospitalized with a broken hip, her two daughters plan to put herin a nursing home. The ending is fairly predictable: her young friends organizea rescue and home care program, with the help of a part-time nurse. There willprobably be some appeal to readers in the Samaritan example and the breezywriting style, but the book is weakened by cardboard characters, structuralcontrivance, and a series of stylistic gaffes like ". .. the car was the least dirtiestthing around ... " or "The Tigers not only played lousy ... " While it may bean attempt at adolescent verisimilitude, the slang is inconsistent and overdone.ZSD.V. Age-mate relations; Older-younger generations

Ferris, Jean. Looking for Home. Farrar, 1989. ISBN 0-374-34649-6. [176p].$12.95. Reviewed from galleys.

R Gr. 7-10. Daphne begins her story when she is seventeen, afraidof her abusive father, and all the more responsive to the affection of a popularsenior, Scott. Their one-night (prom night) lovemaking results in Daphne'spregnancy. She doesn't tell Scott; taking her savings, she goes to another town.Two things happen: she changes her mind about having her baby adopted, andshe finds three dear people who become her friends, almost her "family."Although this has an aura of one-lucky-coincidence-after-another scenario, thestory is nicely written and the characters drawn with depth and insight, especiallyDaphne's three friends: the former doctor for whom she works as a waitress, theblack college student who also works in the restaurant, and the woman customerwho looks like a bag lady but proves to be a well-to-do artist who welcomesDaphne and her baby into her home. ZSD.V. Friendship values

Gaeddert, LouAnn. A Summer like Turnips. Holt, 1989. ISBN 0-8050-0839-X. 71p. $13.95.Ad Gr. 5-8. "Bruce had expected Gramps to be sad" but he did notanticipate the magnitude of Gramps' overwhelming depression; the man hardlyseemed to be himself when he greeted Bruce, who was arriving for his annualvisit, the first since Gram died. Gramps occasionally manages to be loving andsocial, but most of the time he sits watching TV or lies in bed, lashing out atBruce whenever the boy tries to cheer him up. There's enough material in thestory for a full-length novel; by limiting herself to a brief book, Gaeddert isn'table to give quite enough character or narrative development to fully engagereaders' empathy. However, both love and conflict are clear, plausible, andunsentimentally portrayed, and Gramp's eventual recovery is realistically haltingand unoccasioned by melodrama or convenient catharsis. RSD.V. Death, adjustment to; Grandparent-child relations

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Glenn, Mel. Squeeze Play: A Baseball Story. Clarion, 1989. ISBN 0-89919-859-7. 135p. $12.95.

Ad Gr. 4-6. There's a new sixth-grade teacher, and Jeremy and hisclassmates soon learn that Mr. Shore is a martinet whose barking voice and rigiddiscipline extend beyond the classroom to the baseball diamond. Jeremy, whotells the story, becomes increasingly resentful as Mr. Shore persists indomineering and bullying his team. It is the protagonist's elderly friend Mr.Janowicz, a gentle but far from timid Holocaust survivor, who has the courageto confront Mr. Shore at the end of a game in which, despite Shore's hostility,Jeremy's class wins when Josie is brought in as a relief pitcher. The charactersare convincing, the writing style is adequate, the situation is handled withinsight; the weaknesses of the book are the structure (predictable andmonotonous) and the slow pace. ZS

Goodall, John S., illus. The Story of a Farm; illus. by John S. Goodall.McElderry, 1989. ISBN 0-689-50479-9. 72p. $14.95. Reviewed from galleys.

Ad Gr. 2-4. Goodall uses his usual device, half-pages alternatingwith full pages, so that there are partial changes in the paintings spread beforethe viewer of a wordless picture book. Unfortunately, the device seems to servelittle purpose, since the partial changes do not consistently affect thechronology, the presentation of activity, or period details. The pictures showchanges in an English farm and its environs, from the Early Middle Ages to thepresent; a table of contents provides historical clues. The concepts of passage oftime and changes in life style (as well as clothes, activities, architectural details,and technological advances) seem more mature than the format would indicate.ZSC.U. Social studies

Granger, Michele. The Summer House Cat; illus. by Lindy Strauss. Dutton,1989. ISBN 0-525-44488-2. [96p]. $11.95. Reviewed from galleys.

Ad Gr. 3-4. Billed as a "beginning novel," this is a story thatfocuses very simply on a girl's persuading her parents to adopt the cat they findduring a vacation week near the beach. Eight-year-old Charlotte has allies in herbaby-talking little sister Tessa and in soft-hearted Mom. That just leaves Dad,whose will steadily erodes in face of opposition (there's already a bad-temperedcat back home in the city) and who proves basically amenable even when asearch for the stray holds up their departure on the ferry. There's little dramaticaction here, but the animal adoration and the resolution of family tensions willappeal to many a transitional reader. BHD.V. Animals, kindness to

Green, Susan. Self-Portrait with Wings. Little, 1989. ISBN 0-316-32677-1.206p. $13.95.

M Gr. 5-7. Eleven-year-old Jennifer Rosen would like nothingbetter than to fly across the ice like the star skater in her class, but her thin,stick-like limbs are stiff despite all her efforts. Then, with some new iridescentpencils, she draws a self-portrait with wings and wakes up the next morningwith a real pair of invisible, albeit no less awkward, wings. Much of the book

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is devotedto the mechanics of Jennifer's trying to get through school, skatingSactcie, a daumv, and various bus rides, with huge wings that hurt when they're

bumped or crushed. This becomes repetitious (only once does Jennifer try anexperimental flight in the park, which ends in disaster), and her reluctance to tellher mother for fear of an amputation belies the woman's portrayal as a sensitiveartist and loving mother. Between Jennifer and her best friend, there's aconvincing relationship with some realistic dialogue, peppered by typicallyoverused junior high exclamations of "ohmagod" and "forgodsake," but thenarrative seems wordy and the fantasy labored. Readers will, however, appreciatethe Kafkaesque aspects of life with unexpectedly literal lift and drag. A similarstory that flies higher is Black andBlue Magic by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (BCCB11/66). BHD.V. Meeting difficult situations

Greenwald, Sheila. Rosy's Romance; written and illus. by Sheila Greenwald.Joy Street/Little, 1989. ISBN 0-316-32704-2. 106p. $12.95.

R Gr. 4-6. Inspired by their new obsession with teen romanceseries like Sugerwater High and Sakrinhill Quints, Rosy and Hermione decide toturn Rosy's rather bohemian older sisters into real teens. As Hermione says ofAnitra and Pippa, "they may be teens, but the Sakrinhill Quints wouldn't letthem through the door." Thus is born Project Romance, as Rosy and Hermionescheme to get the sisters "dates and crushes and parties and ... " to the prom,"the most exciting thing of all." Paperback daydreams and romantic realitycollide most entertainingly here, and Project Romance becomes an apt mix ofslapstick and send-up while Rosie's own romance (complete with an anonymouslove note) begins without any machinations at all. Rosie and Hermione areengaging as always, and Anitra and Pippa prove themselves to be a pair of reallygood sports. RSD.V. Boy-girl relations

Haskins, James. India under Indira and Rajiv Gandhi. Enslow, 1989. ISBN 0-89490-146-X. [104p], illus. with photographs. $15.95. Reviewed fromgalleys.

R Gr. 7-10. This is Haskins at his best: a thoughtful, moderatetone, a good balance of personal and political material, and enough backgroundto make the chronological narrative more meaningful. The roles of MohandasGandhi and, even more, of Jawaharlal Nehru are described in enough detail tomake it clear why Nehru's daughter Indira became Prime Minister. Haskins isparticularly candid about the careers and philosophies of Rajiv and his brotherSanjay, and the text, which concludes with political events of 1987, reservesjudgment about Rajiv's success as Prime Minister. A divided bibliography andan index are provided. ZSC.U. History-India

Haynes, Mary. Catch the Sea. Bradbury, 1989. ISBN 0-02-743451-6. 172p.$12.95.

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eighth grade, is left to guard their summer cottage and their secret: Dad issupposed to be working on some "dumb-and-ugly" seascapes for a wealthypatron, and he's not. During the week he's gone, Lily fends off the paron,makes a friend of a woman, an astronomer, in a neighboring cottage, and beginsa tentative exploration of her own creativity. Haynes' writing is simple andclear, confidently blending thematic questions--"You're sure you're not anartist?"-with the emotional palette of Lily's life: her loving but distractedfather, and her mother, far away and famous in Paris. Lily's evasions of theforbidding patron, Mrs. Phipps, add humor and suspense, and the characters, likethe sea Lily works so hard to paint, revealingly change in the shifting light. RSD.V. Creativity; Parent-child relations

Heslewood, Juliet. Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. Oxford, 1989. ISBN 0-19-278107-3. 181p. illus. $15.95.

R Gr. 5-8. Folklore from Polynesia, Australia, New Zealand, theAmericas, the Mediterannean, Africa, Europe, and the Far East is organizedthematically around the four elements. There is considerable variety of tone:some of these are creation myths of turmoil and upheaval while others arefolktales of love and loss. Though the stories of Daedalus, Persephone, Sedna,and the Kelpie may be familiar to readers, most of the twenty-four selectionswill not be. The adapter has cited her sources-some scholarly and somepopular-in notes on each story and has mentioned a few of the changes she hasmade. Considering the diversity of the material, these read fairly smoothly,though they'll ultimately be drawn on more for school than for personal use andmight in fact be most effective as a resource for storytellers. Dramatic black-and-white illustrations with scratchboard effects are scattered throughout thebook. BHC.U. Literature-study and teaching; Storytelling

James, Betsy. Long Night Dance. Dutton, 1989. ISBN 0-525-44485-8.[208p]. $12.95. Reviewed from galleys.

Ad Gr. 5-8. Romantic readers will be attracted to this Cinderella-like fantasy of a sixteen-year-old who rescues herself from a house where herfather works her to the bone and values her only for the possibility of afinancially advantageous match. The catalyst of Katyesha's bid for independenceis her rescue of an injured seal-man from the shore. Loving him makes herrealize how starved for joy and self-esteem her life has been. Although theending offers the prospect of their union, Kat plans first to visit her mother'sbenevolent family, members of a hill-country bear clan, to strengthen her ownsense of identity. The setting is a vaguely Scottish coast with fictional, slightlymythical inventions. While at times the writing is poetically spare, itoccasionally becomes overwrought: "She looked at him as though from deepwaters-some of them the tidal abandon of joy, some of them a safe familiardread. . .. His harsh and certain voice poured around her like water, andwithdrew. She crouched, drenched, in the silence of its ebb." This self-conscious style shadows the competent plot and characterization. At one point,the seal-man, Nall, has "laid his hand earnestly on her thigh," saying "'To dance,to swim ... ' His voice was harsh with weariness. 'To sing. To dream. Theyare the same.'" Those characters who develop naturally, Kat's brother for

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instance, are more vivid than those intended to portray wisdom, as is theDownshore couple who help heal Nail's wounds. In spite of some forcedartifice, the fairy tale overtones, including a "Beauty and the Beast" motif, willhold attention. BHD.V. Self-reliance

Kitchen, Bert. Tenrec's Twigs; written and illus. by Bert Kitchen. Philomel,1989. ISBN 0-399-21720-7. 24p. $14.95.

Ad Gr. K-3. Kitchen's animal pictures are always impressive,deftly textural and beautifully detailed and colored. Most of the creatures in thispicture book are from central or southern Africa, and they include-in addition tothe title creature (Tenrec)-a warthog, a pangolin, a stork, and an anteater.Kitchen is careful to specify the family (small-scaled pangolin, streaked tenrec),and he provides notes on all of them in the final pages. What is weak is thestory: Tenrec goes from animal to animal to ask if it is foolish to buildbuildings of twigs, and finally he gets the encouraging word he's been seekingfrom the Milky Eagle Owl, so he happily returns to his building.Unfortunately, the device is repetitive and the resultant text is flat. ZS

Klein, Robin. Enemies; illus. by Noela Young. Dutton, 1989. ISBN 0-525-44479-3. [64p]. $11.95. Reviewed from galleys.

Ad Gr. 2-4. First published in Australia in 1982 in serial form,this is a story that's slightly overextended but that shows the sympathetic andquiet humor that pervades Klein's longer and more complicated books. Theirmothers are best friends, but Mary-Anna and Sandra have a flourishing dislike foreach other; neither is overjoyed when, due to a weekend trip by one set ofparents, they have to share a room. Not unexpectedly, proximity fostersunderstanding, and getting lost together while on a visit to the city increases thatunderstanding and leads to mutual trust and even friendship. A bit pat, but fewreaders will object to the happy, tidy ending. ZSD.V. Friendship values

Koller, Jackie French. Impy for Always; illus. by Carol Newsom. Little,1989. ISBN 0-316-50147-6. 57p. (Springboard Books). $9.95.

Ad Gr. 3-4. Cousin Teeny, twelve, has changed since her lastvisit two years before, and eight-year-old Imogene ("Impy") doesn't like the newChristina one bit: "She was right about not being teeny anymore. She wasalmost as tall as Imogene's mom, and she was getting all lumpy and curvy likeMom, too." Christina doesn't like to splash in the pool or play with dollsanymore, instead evincing an interest in obnoxious Michael Radnor, who onceput cat droppings in Impy's doll's diaper. "'That's hysterical,' she shrieked. 'Ilove it! I have got to meet this guy.'" A convincing, if slight,acknowledgement of the puberty gap, this keeps things moving with plenty ofclear-cut conflict, some slapstick mayhem, and realistic motivations from bothsides. Although the ending (and the illustration) is sugary---"There's still lots ofstuff we can do together, and no matter what, I'll always love you Imogene"-this is acceptable transitional reading for girls eager but not quite ready forBlume. RS

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Krensky, Stephen. Witch Hunt: It Happened in Salem Village; illus. by JamesWading. Random House, 1989. Library ed. ISBN 0-394-91923-8; Paper ed.ISBN 0-394-81923-3. 48p. (Step into Reading). Library ed. $6.99; Paper ed.$2.95.

R Gr. 3-5. While not as inclusive a treatment of the Salem trialsas Karen Zeinert's The Salem Witchcraft Trials (BCCB 4/89), this has theconsiderable advantage of a smooth, storytelling style that admits the dramaticwithout spilling into the sensational. Krensky's retelling is straightforward,beginning with Betty Parris' "fits," and continuing through the subsequentstrange behavior of the other girls, the accusations, trials, and eventualexonerations. Short sentences and simple vocabulary are used effectively: "Theywere the star witnesses. Testifying against the witches was a kind of job forthem. And they had become very good at it." While some of the watercolorillustrations seem content to evoke a generic colonialism, many, including thecover, have the requisite dark drama. RSC.U. History-U.S.-Colonial

Little, Jean. Hey World, Here I Am!; illus. by Sue Truesdell. Harper, 1989.Library ed. ISBN 0-06-024006-7; Trade ed. ISBN 0-06-023989-1. 89p. Libraryed. $10.89; Trade ed. $10.95.

R Gr. 4-7. Nice. Very nice. The voice is that of Kate (LookThrough My Window and Kate, which introduced the girl whose exploration ofself was both sensible and tender) and thoughts and memories are expressed in aseries of poems and brief anecdotes. They are wonderfully vivid and each iscomplete in itself, but what is most impressive about them is that they do twothings simultaneously (and do them both well): they reveal Kate as anindividual and they speak for all adolescents who are sensible and sensitive andintelligent. Scratchy line and wash pictures, black and white, have the humor ofcartoon art. ZS

Mallory, Kenneth. Rescue of the Stranded Whales by Kenneth Mallory andAndrea Conley. New England Aquarium/Simon, 1989. ISBN 0-671-67122-7.64p. illus. with photographs. $14.95.

R Gr. 4-6. "The" in the title here may be a bit misleading here,since most children doing reports on stranded whales will think of the morefamous 1989 incident involving California Gray whales trapped in the frozenArctic Ocean. (See review under Whittell.) This rescue operation involves pilotwhales stranded in 1986 off the coast of Cape Cod, and it represents a scientificbreakthrough in understanding why whales beach and how they can be saved.Personnel from the New England Aquarium manage to save three young whalesfrom an entire pod of nearly forty mothers and juveniles, most of which must beput to sleep on the beach. The logistics of moving the whales, caring for themduring their recuperation, and returning them to sea (equipped with radio andsatellite transmitters) is a dramatic story, and the newsworthy color photographsmake exciting viewing. Overall, this is a report that will satisfy children'sscientific curiosity as well as their concern for saving threatened wildlife. BHC.U. Nature studyD.V. Environmental awareness

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Marie de France. Proud Knight, Fair Lady: The Twelve Lais of Marie deFrance; tr. by Naomi Lewis; illus. by Angela Barrett. Viking, 1989. ISBN 0-670-82656-1. 100p. $19.95.

R Gr. 7-. After an introduction to the twelfth-century writerMarie de France, Naomi Lewis delivers graceful prose translations of twelvestories revolving around chivalrous love and fealty. The formal narrative quicklybecomes a familiar voice, and the events are laced with fairy tale magic,legendry, and medieval adventure. Lovers tryst, undertake challenges, changeshape, die heartbroken, or triumph depending on their destiny and the heart withwhich they meet it. Junior high and high school readers who have outgrownfairy tales but enjoy Robin McKinley's work will revel in these, and students ofthe Middle Ages will find in the tales an immediacy of detail that lendsperspective on the high culture of the period. The pictures, both full-page andilluminated miniatures, are drawn, colored, and composed with exquisiterestraint BHC.U. History-Medieval

Mazer, Norma Fox. Heartbeat by Norma Fox Mazer and Harry Mazer. Bantam,1989. ISBN 0-553-05808-8. 165p. $13.95.

R Gr. 7-10. Several years before, Amos had saved Tod's life aftera swimming accident; they became best friends and Tod now, as a high schoolsenior, had a chance to do something for Amos. Although shy, Tod agreed totalk to Hilary (the girl Amos admired) on his friend's behalf. In the John Aldentradition, Tod falls in love with Hilary; she responds, but she also becomes fondof Amos. Neither wants to hurt him, and the problem is accelerated when Amosis hospitalized. His illness, infectious cardiomyopathy, proves fatal. Painfully,Tod realizes that he and Hilary can never go back, laden as they are with grief andguilt, to their former relationship. It's a moving story, psychologically intricateand convincing, that explores the conflict between romantic love and loyalty to afriend in a way that is broader than the immediate situation of the story. ZSD.V. Death, adjustment to; Friendship values

Miller, Christina G. Coastal Rescue: Preserving Our Seashores; by ChristinaG. Miller and Louise A. Berry. Atheneum, 1989. ISBN 0-689-31288-1. 120p.illus. with photographs. $12.95.

R Gr. 5-8. This examination of a threatened U.S. ecosystemdescribes the way beaches build and shift naturally, then goes on to show howartificial breakwaters, coastal construction, and pollution have destroyed bothwildlife and the terrain that supports them. The text is well written andorganized, with black-and-white photographs and drawings adequately extendingthe information. Although the tone is straightforwardly honest in assessingshore damage despite recent legislation, a final chapter suggests what youngreaders can do to inform themselves and make a difference in the future. Aglossary, list of sources for more information, bibliography (divided intojuvenile and adult books, plus articles), and index complete the book, which willbe especially helpful in environmental units, as well as for families with homesnear or vacations planned by the sea. BHC.U. Nature study

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Nilsson, Ulf. Little Bunny & the Hungry Fox; ISBN 0-87701-605-4. LittleBunny at the Beach; ISBN 0-87701-610-0. EaO book: illus. by Eva Eriksson.Chronicle, 1989. 25p. $6.95.

R 1-3 yrs. Toddler picture books with just the right amount ofsuspense, these are illustrated with appealingly scruffy drawings that leave plentyof space for the imagination. In the first, Little Bunny violates her mother'sprohibition "not to go out by herself" and of course has a close call with a fox.In the second, she defies Big Brother Rabbit at the beach, drifts out to sea, andcomes to her senses just in time. Both narrative and dialogue are spare butnatural ("'Fine,' said Big Brother Rabbit. 'You can float out to sea all byyourself then'"), and the child figure saves herself either by action or by goodjudgement The light-hearted art buoys up the theme in both books. BHD.V. Self-reliance

Pendergraft, Patricia. Brushy Mountain. Philomel, 1989. ISBN 0-399-21610-3. 207p. $14.95.

Ad Gr. 5-7. Thirteen-year-old Arney Burdette hates old manHooker with a passion so strong that he fantasizes about killing him, and onceeven tries to. Instead, he ends up saving Hooker's life three times, fromdrowning, from fire, and from an explosion. Arney also helps his sister Saldeliver Hooker's twin grandsons, one dead, in a terrible storm during whichwolves surround the shack. If this seems like a lot of plot to develop in alimited amount of space, it is, and the book falls back on some stock characters(especially a fat girl who's set on kissing Arney) and repetitive devices.However, Arney's family and first girl friend are clearly drawn, and readers whofind the heavy dialect accessible will get involved in the mountain community ofWeedpatch. BHD.V. Community life

Priceman, Marjorie. Friend or Frog; written and illus. by Marjorie Priceman.Houghton, 1989. ISBN 0-395-44523-X. 32p. $13.95.

R 5-8 yrs. "Kate's best friend was green and spotted, which isunusual in a friend but attractive in a frog. Kate met him on the beach inFlorida" and "invited him north to live with her family." Packing is not aproblem-he has only one belonging, "a towel with the name Hilton on it."Kate's New York City apartment, however, does prove problematic, and after hermother's ultimatum, Kate must find Hilton a new owner. The threeapplicants-a chef, a boy genius, and a romantic--have dubious intentions, soHilton escapes ("'My prince!' screamed Miss Lavender. 'My dinner!' holleredMonsieur Fromage. 'My science project!' squealed Donald"). The ending iscontrived, but cleverly. While Kate realizes "that you can't really own a frog,"she also discovers that "any frog who's truly a friend will try to stay in touch."The watercolor illustrations that accompany this flurry of activity are action-packed themselves, with fly-away lines, quick-sketch changes of expression, andjolly splats of color. Fresh and funny. BHD.V. Pets, love for

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Pringle, Laurence. Living in a Risky World. Morrow, 1989. ISBN 0-688-04326-7. 105p. illus. with photographs. $12.95.

Ad Gr. 9-12. Although the format would indicate a middle-gradeand junior high audience, Pringle's latest is a sophisticated, densely arguedanalysis of risk (both real and perceived), probability, and calculation of costsagainst benefits in assessing the likelihood of hazards. It's all rather heavy-going, particularly as the author prefers the statistical to the anecdotal, andsometimes becomes obscure: "Suppose, for example, a job has an estimatedrisk of one death among every 10,000 workers in a year. Suppose also thatworkers are willing to face that risk for $300 dollars in additional pay each year.This is interpreted to mean that the workers value the life of one of their fellowsat $300 times 10,000 workers, or $3 million." Part of Pringle's point is thatsuch calculations are too narrowly focused, failing to take all germane factorsinto account, but he still needs to be more clear in explaining how suchprojections are made. This book is at its best when discussing the actions (orinactions) of various regulatory agencies, and in its thoughful analysis of howpeople perceive risks, and how those perceptions change in response to social,technical, and mass-media forces. Documentation is occasional; a glossary,reading list, directory of agencies, and an index are appended. RSC.U. Social studies

Radford, Ken. The Cellar. Holiday House, 1989. ISBN 0-8234-0744-6. 171p.$13.95.

NR Gr. 5-8. SiAn is a young (her age, and the era of the story, areindeterminate) orphan who accepts a job as companion and housekeeper for anelderly pair of sisters and their even more elderly father, affectionately andrepetitively referred to as "the old seafarer." The family lives in a spooky oldhouse (setting of Radford's earlier novel House in the Shadows) in northernWales, and Sian is convinced the house is haunted by a ghost who cannot rest.There's little suspense in the gradual revelation and materialization of the lonelyghost, primarily because the author relies on tired tricks (a found diary, a bricked-off cellar) to advance the story, and some of the effects are calculated: Sian'swielding of a candle (that-what else?-goes out) in the scary cellar may beatmospheric, but it seems a little silly, given that everyone else in the book hasaccess to a flashlight. The writing is often confused ("When dusk fell and theirevening's work was finished.. .") or cliched ("Nature was awakening after itswinter sleep and Sian could feel the excitement surging within her") and thestory is burdened with an excess of whimsy, both in the unneccesary character ofSidn's imaginary friend, "Faraway," and in the dimpled quality of Sihn'sconversation: "There's nothing more precious than happy memories, for no onecan ever take them away." RS

Rowland, Jada, ad. Rapunzel; ad. and illus. by Jada Rowland.Calico/Contemporary, 1989. ISBN 0-8092-4400-4. 32p. $12.95.

Ad 5-8 yrs. In retelling this Grimm tale, with its haunting imageof a girl whose love climbs her hair into an enchanted castle, Rowland hasromanticized both the story and the paintings that accompany it. She adds a

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nightingale to reinforce the motif of Rapunzel's singing, along with motivationsfor the witch's hatred of men (a wizard deserted her at the altar) and a happyending brought about by the remorseful witch herself. The watercolors aresomewhat reminiscent of Elisabeth Zwerger's in style and hues, but with a moresweetened tone and less linear dash; they are well composed and, with theexception of a shorn Rapunzel who comes startlingly too soon for herappearance in the text, well placed in relation to the storytelling. BH

Rylant, Cynthia. But I'll Be Back Again: An Album. Orchard, 1989. Libraryed. ISBN 0-531-08406-X; Trade ed. ISBN 0-531-05806-9. [80p]. illus. withphotographs. Library ed. $12.99; Trade ed. $12.95. Reviewed from galleys.

R Gr. 5-9. One greets this autobiography with mixed emotions.On the one hand, it is well written and revealing of Rylant's painful childhood,some of which will offer points of identity for young readers. On the otherhand, there stretches the endless vista of autobiographies as a new genre for everyyoung (or even middle-aged) children's and YA writer with a will to sharepersonal background outside of fictional crafting. The thematic focus here is onRylant's perceived loss of her parents, her father to alcoholism and,simultaneously, her mother to a nurses' training program that took her awayfrom her child for several years. Loving care by grandparents and cousins,crushes on boyfriends and the Beatles, a handshake from her hero Bobby Kennedyare all remembered in sharp focus. Not everyone will care about what happenedto Rylant's childhood friends, but the description of the first kiss, and later onesas well, will have inherent appeal. Verses from the Beatles are somewhatirrelevantly interspersed, and snapshots of Rylant growing up are appended.Honest and heartfelt. BHD.V. Self-expression

Sacks, Margaret. Beyond Safe Boundaries. Lodestar, 1989. ISBN 0-525-67281-8. [160p]. $13.95. Reviewed from galleys.

R Gr. 7-10. Elizabeth Levin, the narrator, describes some of thechanges in her life beginning with the arrival of her new stepmother (instantlyloved by little Elizabeth, deeply resented by her older sister Evie) at their SouthAfrican home. The story is set late in the 1950s and in the early 1960s, and it isboth a story of the universal perils and concerns of adolescence and the story of achild who, coming from a careful and conservative Jewish family, learns fromher own experiences and from Evie, who has become an idealistic activist in thefight against oppressive government policies. Elizabeth, developing a risinganger as she knows more about the excesses of apartheid, sadly concludes-- afterEvie is smuggled out of the country-that some day she too will leave to seek abetter life. The author, who came to this country from South Africa, writeswith perception and candor about the relationships between races and classes, butshe has written a convincingly personal story without allowing the message tooverwhelm the book. ZSD.V. Intercultural understanding; Stepparent-child relations

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Schwartz, David M. If You Made a Million; illus. by Steven Kellogg.Lothrop, 1989. Library ed. ISBN 0-688-07018-3; Trade ed. ISBN 0-688-07017-5. 40p. Library ed. $14.88; Trade ed. $14.95.

R Gr. 2-4. A companion volume to How Much Is a Million ?(BCCB 7/85) this has the same oversize format and the same kind of ebullientlycomic drawings. The text builds from the known (pictures of coins and bills offamiliar denominations, including the various combinations of coins that makeone dollar or bills that total one hundred dollars) and proceeds blithely to amillion. Each time, the author suggests what you can purchase if you earn aspecific amount; you are also invited to consider the interest your money wouldearn if it were banked. The picture book format indicates a young audience, butthe concepts and the appended notes on such subjects as compound interest,checking accounts, and income tax should extend the range of readership. ZSC.U. Arithmetic

Silverstein, Herma. Teen Guide to Single Parenting. Watts, 1989. ISBN 0-531-10669-1. 62p. illus. with photographs. (Teen Guides). $11.90.

R Gr. 7-. "Every year, 192,000 teenage girls become singlemothers. Often they must cope with holding down a job or going to school andmaking a home for their baby. It's not easy, but it can be done." While there issome practical introductory advice on finding support systems to help cope withschooling, finances, housing, and birth control, the major portion of the book isa sensible primer on child care. Chapters covering stages of development frombirth to 6 months, 6 to 15 months, and 15 months to 2 years tell the teenageparent what to expect, physically and emotionally, and how to react. Healthyfood, safety tips, and suggestions for frustrated single parents (including ParentsAnonymous toll-free numbers) all find their way into these brief, accessiblechapters. Librarians will be happy to see that reading to babies gets a strongemphasis right from birth. Illustrated with color photographs of black, white,Asian, and Hispanic children, this is a solid addition to a valuable young adultseries that also includes Brown's Childbirth and Nourse's Birth Control (bothBCCB 11/88). BHC.U. Health and hygiene; Sex educationD.V. Baby, adjustment to

Singer, Marilyn. The Case of the Fixed Election; illus. by Richard Williams.Harper, 1989. Library ed. ISBN 0-06-025845-4; Trade ed. ISBN 0-06-025844-6.[80p]. Library ed. $10.89; Trade ed. $10.95. Reviewed from galleys.

M Gr. 3-5. There are three candidates for student council presidentand as the campaign progresses, there is increasing evidence of dirty tricks. Oneof the candidates is Dave Bean, who-with his twin brother, Sam-does somedetective work to ferret out who did or said what and for what reason; theirinvestigations reveal the power-hungry classmate who is the culprit. The storyloses suspense as the clues to labored incidents emerge; it seems an overextendedtreatment (although it is not really a long story) that is unleavened by humor ordrama and that lacks any interesting characterization. ZSD.V. Ethical concepts

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Sundvall, Viveca. Mimi and the Biscuit Factory; tr. by Eric Bibb; illus. by EvaEriksson. R&S/Farrar, 1989. ISBN 91-29-59142-2. 26p. $12.95.

R Gr. K-2. Animated and amusing, the illustrations combinebland colors and a raffish line, and are nicely integrated with the ingenuous first-person text of a picture story book first published in Sweden. Mimi, thenarrator, achieves two of her life goals (she's in first grade) when her class visitsthe biscuit factory and-on the same day-she gets a loose tooth. Sundvall hasa keen ear for the pattern of children's speech and an understanding of theirbehavior; smoothly translated, her story has universality and humor. ZSD.V. Everyday life concepts

Thompson, Julian F. Goofbang Value Daze. Scholastic, 1989. ISBN 0-590-41946-3. 261p. $12.95.

Ad Gr. 8-10. Not science fiction, but set in a futuristic communityunder a dome, this is the plaintive and humorous story (told by Gabe) of thecensorship struggle at his high school. Gabe's a friendly kid, he loves andenjoys his supportive parents, and he loves his girl Dori, who is bright andpretty. Dori has one problem: her father is too serious, too tense. Thompsonknits plot threads into a convincing whole, despite a cumulation of almost-stockcharacters: Dori's father for one, Gabe the activist-nonconformist for another,and several of the censorious adults (the school directors; the ranting and militantcongressman, Mr. Orrifice). Amongst the issues that arise are the abuse oftesting for AIDS, student behavior regulations, pressure on school athletes.Gabe protests, volubly and repeatedly; as Dori's father says when the authoritiesrespond in hostile fashion, "This Gabe, he seems to think he's free to practice allthe liberties our laws allow him to, and use all their protections, too. Well,they can't stand it." To some extent, the forces of reason are vindicated in thistart examination of values education. The book is often funny, despite a somberending (Dori's father commits suicide, Dori leaves town), and the humor maymake the theme more provocative, but the writing is weakened by the type-casting, the determined comedy-script aura of the dialogue, and the improbabilityof some of the incidents. ZSD.V. Boy-girl relations; Parent-child relations

Watkins, Will. Sid Seal, Houseman; illus. by Toni Goffe. Orchard, 1989.Library ed. ISBN 0-531-08384-5; Trade ed. ISBN 0-531-05784-4. 89p. Libraryed. $13.99; Trade ed. $13.95.

R Gr. 3-5. Wealthy Mr. and Mrs. Livingston de Swine and theirson Waltham lead a stuffy life until they discover low-class but multi-talentedSid Seal cavorting in their bathtub. Sid makes himself invaluable as a waiter,musician, and all-around companion to Waltham, whose routine becomesconsiderably less boring with the mildly adventurous episodes Sid stirs up.These range from being trapped by a snowstorm in a sweet shop overnight topicketing a heartless landlord who has torched his own building for theinsurance. Even in the latter, there's an element of the farce that dominates thebook, which is saved from archness by cavalier tongue in cheek. A light,smoothly catered readaloud in the magical-nanny tradition. BHD.V. Friendship values

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Whittell, Giles. The Story of Three Whales: A True Adventure; illus. byPatrick Benson. Gareth Stevens, 1989. ISBN 0-8368-0092-3. 28p. $9.95.

R 5-8 yrs. This is a well-simplified account of an Inuit'sdiscovering several California Gray whales trapped in the Frozen Arctic seaduring the early winter of 1988, and of a Russian ice-breaker's freeing them afterothers' futile attempts. The continuous text is set beneath capable pen-and-inkhatch drawings that catch the action without violating the spacious calm of thesurroundings. The general characteristics of the animals, their special plight, andthe international attention to them as symbols of ecological concern get brief butbalanced attention. A list of organizations that send information on savingwhales and other endangered wild species, a bibliography of children's nonfictionand fiction about whales, and a list of important words related to the subject(with definitions and sample usage) will give young readers or listeners a chanceto act on the sympathy naturally evoked by the book. BHD.V. Animals, kindness to

Wisniewski, David. The Warrior and the Wise Man; written and illus. by DavidWisniewski. Lothrop, 1989. Library ed. ISBN 0-688-07890-7; Trade ed. ISBN0-688-07889-3. 32p. Library ed. $13.88; Trade ed. $13.95.

R Gr. 3-5. Tozaemon was the greatest warrior in Japan; his twinbrother Toemon was the greatest sage. In this folk-like story, Wisniewski usesthe traditional folklore patterns of the setting of tasks: whichever brother firstreturns with the five elements should succeed their father as emperor. Thewriting style is fluent and well-paced; the nicely-integrated illustrations are boldand dramatic, done in beautifully detailed cut-paper technique that combines colorand-in effective contrast-black silhouettes. On a few pages, a darkbackground makes the print less easy to read. ZSD.V. Pacific attitudes

Woods, Geraldine. Affirmative Action. Watts, 1989. ISBN 0-531-10657-8.128p. illus. with photographs. (Impact Books). $12.90.

Ad Gr. 8-10. Woods does an adequate job of giving historicalbackground for her account of the establishment of federal laws and programsdealing with affirmative action, and of their testing in court cases. She also citesmany opinions on both sides, maintaining neutrality in what has been andcontinues to be a controversial issue. Separate chapters present the cases for andagainst affirmative action, and a final chapter presents-very briefly-theauthor's views on what the future holds for affirmative action. The writing styleis inert and heavy, but the book should prove useful because of the importanceof its subject. Footnotes, a bibliography, and an index are appended. ZSC.U. Social studies

Worley, Daryl. Billy and the Attic Adventure; illus. by John Daab. Tyke,1989. ISBN 0-924067-004. 32p. $9.95.

R 3-6 yrs. First in a series designed to teach the seven cardinalvirtues, this simple and secular demonstration of "Faith" is effective and age-appropriate, if slightly bare-boned. Billy has climbed up to the attic to explore,

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but slips on the way down, grabbing the edge of the opening. His eyes coveredby an old cap he found, Billy won't jump into his father's waiting arms: "I can'tSEE you!" "'You don't need to,' said dad. 'I can see you.'" So Billy lets go,falls, and lands in a hug. Pencil illustrations are equally simple, with a hazilyphotographic quality and a variety of perspectives and page design that heightenthe drama. Children may be puzzled by the lack of a traditional story, but this isthe kind of concept book that works best in the context of conversation. Mostchildren will probably be able to appreciate Billy's leap of faith; that they canmake the conceptual leap to the abstract is open to question. RSC.U. Religious educationD.V. Faith; father-son relations

Yolen, Jane. Piggins and the Royal Wedding; illus. by Jane Dyer. Harcourt,1989. ISBN 0-15-261687-X. 32p. $13.95.

R 5-8 yrs. With all the children who act as flower girls orringbearers, it's surprising more picture-book stories haven't focused on thesubject, but here's one that does it up royally. Piggins fans who remember thewealthy Reynard family from previous books (BCCB 4/87 and 5/88) will not besurprised at how well-connected it is. Trixy and Rexy are to star in a princelywedding, but the ancestral ring disappears from the ceremonial pillow right inRexy's paws, and Piggens the butler must be summoned from his tea at theReynard home ("he does not like crowds") to solve the mystery. It's a silkenthread, a scrap of silver paper, and sniff of chocolate that give the thief away, andit's the intricate watercolor paintings that save the scenario from becomingrepetitious. Dyer's rich colors, varied compositions, and tongue-in-cheekcelebration of pomp and circumstance will give young listeners more to look atthan they might see from a perch in Westminster Abbey. BH

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THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGOGRADUATE LIBRARY SCHOOL

INDEX, VOLUME 42SEPTEMBER, 1988-JULY/AUGUST, 1989

Aardema. Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion.241

Aaron's Shirt. Gould. 195.Aaseng. Fortunate Fortunes. 241.Abortion. Terkel. 86Abrams. Guide to Careers Without College.

115.Ackerman. Song and Dance Man. 62.Adler, C. Eddie's Blue-Winged Dragon. 89.---. One Sister Too Many. 163.Adler, D. Jackie Robinson.

- . Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln.267.

- . Picture Book of GeorgeWashington. 267.

Adoff. Flamboyan. 24.Adventures of High John the Conqueror.

Sanfield. 180.Adventures of Ulysses. Gottlieb. 121.Aesop's Fables. Aesop. 214.Aesop's Fables. Paxton. 81.Aesop. Aesop's Fables. 214.Affirmative Action. Woods. 286.Agee. Incredible Painting of Felix

Clousseau. 62.Aiken. Give Yourself a Fright. 141.

---. Teeth of the Gale. 63.Alcock. Monster Garden. 24.Alessandra in Love. Kaplow. 227.Alexander, E. Llama and the Great Flood.

214.Alexander, L. Jedera Adventure. 242.Alexandra Ingredient. Strauss. 136.Alice in Rapture, Sort of. Naylor. 261.Aliens for Breakfast. Etra. 96.All About Sam. Lowry. 46.All I See. Rylant. 133.Allen. Ozzy on the Outside. 268.Alphabet Puzzle. Downie. 32.Always Gramma. Nelson. 131.Always to Remember. Ashabranner. 2.Amadeo. There's a Little Bit of Me in

Jamey. 268.Amelia Bedelia's Family Album. Parish. 15.American Sports Poems. Knudson. 12.

Ames, L Draw 50 Beasties. 115.Ames, M. Who Will Speak for the Lamb?

187.Ammon. Growing Up Amish. 268.Amoko and Efua Bear. Appiah. 216.Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock.

Kimmel. 42.And One for All. Nelson. 130.Anderson, J. From Map to Museum. 63.- . Spanish Pioneers of the Southwest.

187.Anderson, M. Druid's Gift. 188.Andi's War. Rosen. 203.Andrews. Flying Fingers Club. 141.Animals Keeping Clean. Burton. 244.Animals Keeping Cool. Burton. 244.Animals Keeping Safe. Burton. 244.Animals Keeping Warm. Burton. 244.Anna, the One and Only. Joosse. 149.Annie's One to Ten. Owen. 178.Anno's Aesop. Anno. 215.Anno. Anno's Aesop. 215.Another Shore. Bond. 26.Another Winter's Tale. Morgan. 105.Apfel. Nebulae. 25.Appaloosa Horses. Patent. 81.Appiah. Amoko and Efua Bear. 216.Aragon. Winter Harvest. 89.Archbishop Tutu of South Africa. Bentley.

65.Ark. Geisert. 7.Arnold, C. Dinosaur Mountain. 242.- . Llama. 1.

. Penguin. 1.

. Terrible Hodag. 164.Arnold, T. Winter Mittens. 89.Arroz con Leche. Delacre. 146.Art Lesson. dePaola. 168.As. Juster. 226.Ashabranner. Always to Remember. 2.

. Born to the Land. 216.Asimov. How Did We Find Out About

Microwaves? 243.At Home. Sanders. 179.At My House. Miller. 153.

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At the Edge. Behrens. 91.At the Frog Pond. Michels. 259.Atomic Dawn. Driemen. 119.Attmore. Read About Horses and Ponies.

216.Auch. Glass Slippers Give You Blisters.

217.- . Mom Is Dating Weird Wayne. 115.

Auntie's Knitting a Baby. Simmie. 108.Autumn Tale. Updike. 160.Avi. Something Upstairs. 2.Babe Ruth. Berke. 117.Baby Moses. Hayward. 251.Baby's Book of Babies. Henderson. 171.Baehr. Louisa Eclipsed. 90.Bailey. Naturescapes. 90.Baker, B. Third Grade Is Terrible. 141.Baker, J. Birthday Magic. 116.- . Christmas Magic. 116.- . Halloween Magic. 116.

- Valentine Magic. 116.Baker's Dozen. Forest. 33.Ballard. Exploring the Titanic. 25.Balloon for Grandad. Gray. 147.Balyet. Wrightson. 161.Band Never Dances. Landis. 150.Bang. Delphine. 25.Banish. Let Me Tell You About My Baby.

63.Barber. Enchanter's Daughter. 64.Barton, B. I Want to Be an Astronaut. 26.Barton, M. Why Do People Harm Animals?

188.Bates. Tough Beans. 116.Bath Time for John. Graham. 147.Bathing Ugly. Busselle. 165.Be Ever Hopeful, Hannalee. Beatty. 64.Beans on the Roof. Byars. 66.Bear and Mrs. Duck. Winthrop. 58.Beatty. Be Ever Hopeful, Hannalee. 64.Beauty. Wallace. 88.Beck. Choosing Day. 164.Bee. Looking the Tiger in the Eye. 6.Been Clever Forever. Stone. 136.Before the Wildflowers Bloom. Bylinsky.

92.Begonia for Miss Applebaum. Zindel. 212.Behrens. At the Edge. 91.Beime. Under the Lights. 116.Beisner. Topsy Turvy. 2.Bellairs. Trolley to Yesterday. 217.Belle Pruitt. Cleaver. 29.Bendick. Egyptian Tombs. 188.Benjamin Franklin. Meltzer. 104.Benson. 60s Reader. 38.Bentley. Archbishop Tutu of South Africa.

65.Berger, G. Human Body. 217.Berger, M. If You Lived on Mars. 91.Berke. Babe Ruth. 117.Bernal. 'Night, Zoo. 243.

Bemheim. Father of the Orphans. 3.Berry. Coastal Rescue. 280.Best Enemies. Leverich. 228.Best Friends Club. Winthrop. 210.Best Friends Tell the Best Lies. Dines. 272.Best Present. Keller. 173.Best-Laid Plans of Jonah Twist. Honeycutt.

10.Betancourt. Crazy Christmas. 65.Bethie. Rabinowitz. 234.Better with Two. Joosse. 125.Beverly Sills. Kerby. 254.Beware! Beware! Richardson. 155.Bewitching of Alison Allbright. Davidson.

247.Beyond Safe Boundaries. Sacks. 283.Beyond the Ridge. Goble. 249.Bhutan. Wright. 113.Bianca. Phipson. 17.Bible. Baby Moses. 251.

SEaster. 164.. Nativity. 3.. Noah and the Ark. 26.

Big Alfie and Annie Rose Storybook.Hughes. 197.

Big and Small. Dijs. 169.Big Old Bones. Carrick. 190.Big Rock. Hiscock. 39.Bill Peet. Peet. 262.Billings. Loon. 91.Billy and the Attic Adventure. Worley. 286.Billy Boone. Smith. 182.Bingo Brown and the Language of Love.

Byars. 244.Birthday Burglar & A Very Wicked

Headmistress. Mahy. 47.Birthday for Blue. Lydon. 229.Birthday Magic. Baker. 116.Birthday Party Mystery. Markham. 257.Bjork. Linnea's Windowsill Garden. 92.Blackbird. Southall. 135.Blackwood. Dying Sun. 269.Blanchard. Sounds My Feet Make. 218.Blimps. Munro. 80.Block. Weetzie Bat. 142.Blood Red Ochre. Major. 200.Bode. Different Worlds. 218.Boholm-Olsson. Tuan. 92.Bolognese. Drawing History. 234.Bomb and the General. Eco. 170.Bond. Another Shore. 26.Bone Wars. Lasky. 77.Bonners. Just in Passing. 142.Boot Weather. Vigna. 160.Born Different. Drimmer. 32.Born to the Land. Ashabranner. 216.Boughton. Great Lives. 27.Bowkett. Gameplayers. 143.Boyd. Hoops. 243.Bradman. Look Out, He's Behind You! 92.- . Wait and See. 27.

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Brandenberg. Leo and Emily's Zoo. 28.Branley. Tornado Alert. 4.Branscum. Cameo Rose. 143.Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars. Disch.

32.Bravo Minski. Yorinks. 113.Bridge. Neville. 49.Brisson. Your Best Friend, Kate. 165.Broccoli Tapes. Slepian. 205.Brooks. No Kidding. 189.Brown. Teen Guide to Childbirth. 66.Browne. Car and Truck Lift-the-Flap Book.

269.Brushy Mountain. Pendergraft. 281.Buckley. Love Notes. 117.Buffalo Brenda. Pinkwater. 202.Buffalo Hunt. Freedman. 34.Buffy's Orange Leash. Golder. 146.Bunting. Ghost Children. 189.

. Is Anybody There? 28.

. Wednesday Surprise. 165.Bums. Our Mom. 269.Burton, J. Animals Keeping Clean. 244.

- . Animals Keeping Cool. 244.- . Animals Keeping Safe. 244.

. Animals Keeping Warm. 244.Burton, M. Tail Toes Eyes Ears Nose. 66.Busselle. Bathing Ugly. 165.But Ill Be Back Again. Rylant. 283.Byars. Beans on the Roof. 66.

- . Bingo Brown and the Language ofLove. 244.

Bylinsky. Before the Wildflowers Bloom.92.

Calmenson. What Am I? 218.Camel Express. Shaffer. 151.Cameo Rose. Branscum. 143.Cameron. Julian, Secret Agent. 93.

- Most Beautiful Place in the World.67.

Camp Girl-Meets-Boy. Cooney. 68.Canterbury Tales. Chaucer. 67.Canterbury Tales. Chaucer. 67.Car and Truck Lift-the-Flap Book. Browne.

269.Caraker. Snows of Jaspre. 166.Carlson. Poor Carl. 143.Carrick. Big Old Bones. 190.--. Elephant in the Dark. 28.

. Left Behind. 4.Carson. Stories I Ain't Told Nobody Yet.

144.Carter. Up Country. 270.Case of the Fixed Election. Singer. 284.Case of the Gobbling Squash. Levy. 78.Case of the Mind-Reading Mommies. Levy.

256.Casey Webber the Great. Hutchins. 124.Castle. Read About Ballet. 218.Catch the Sea. Haynes. 276.Cats Are Cats. Larrick. 126.

Catwings Return. Le Guin. 150.Catwings. Le Guin. 13.Cellar. Radford. 282.Center Stage Summer. Lukas. 78.Chaikin. Feathers in the Wind. 166.

. Friends Forever. 67.Chalk Doll. Pomerantz. 233.Changeling Sea. McKillip. 15.Changes for Kirsten. Shaw. 157.Changes for Molly. Tripp. 157.Changes for Samantha. Tripp. 157.Charlton. Wheezy. 144.Charnas. Golden Thread. 219.Chaucer. Canterbury Tales. 67.Chetwin. Mr. Meredith and the Truly

Remarkable Stone. 166.Childe Roland. Marks. 257.Children and the AIDS Virus. Hausherr. 251.Children of the River. Crew. 145.Childress. Those Other People. 117.Chinese Handcuffs. Crutcher. 271.Chinese Puzzle. Graham. 8.Choosing Day. Beck. 164.Christiansen. My Mother's House, My

Father's House. 190.Christmas Magic. Baker. 116.Christopher. Spy on Third Base. 144.Ciardi. Hopeful Troutt. 244.Cinderella. Perrault. 202.Circle of Revenge. French. 35.Circle Unbroken. Hotze. 40.Cleaver. Belle Pruitt. 29.Clever Tom and the Leprechaun. Shute. 20.Cl6ment. Voice of the Wood. 245.Coastal Rescue. Miller. 280.Coats. Mr. Jordan in the Park. 190.Cobb. Getting Dressed. 245.

- . Keeping Clean. 245.- . Why Doesn't the Earth Fall Up?

145.Cockroaches. Kerby. 198.Cohen, B. Canterbury Tales. 67.

. Tell Us Your Secret. 270.Cohen, C. Mud Pony. 93.Cohen, D. Phone Call from a Ghost. 67.Cohen, M. See You in Second Grade! 167.Cohen, S. When Someone You Know Is

Gay. 245.Cold and Hot Winter. Hurwitz. 75.Cold as Ice. Levy. 102.Cole, B. Three Cheers for Erroll 219.Cole, J. Magic School Bus Inside the

Human Body. 190.Collier. Winchesters. 29.Collins, A. Jacob's Ladder. 219.Collins, D. To the Point. 271.Coming Home Cafe. Pearson. 82.Commander Coatrack Returns. McNair. 201.Complete Frog. Lacey. 175.Conford. Genie With the Light Blue Hair.

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. Jenny Archer, Author. 271.Conley. Rescue of the Stranded Whales.

279.Conrad. My Daniel. 167.

. Staying Nine. 29.. Taking the Ferry Home. 4.

Consider the Lemming. Steig. 54.Cooking the African Way. Nabwire. 153.Coombs. Dorrie and the Pin Witch. 191.Cooney, B. Island Boy. 30.Cooney, C. Camp Girl-Meets-Boy. 68.Cooper, I. Queen of the Sixth Grade. 68.Cooper, K. Where Did You Get Those Eyes?

93.Corbin. Knights. 191.Corcoran. Private War of Lillian Adams.

246.--- . Sky Is Falling. 118.Cormier. Fade. 68.Cosmic Chickens. Delaney. 95.Cosmic Cousin. Hayashi. 123.Cosner. War Nurses. 94.Costabel. Jews of New Amsterdam. 69.Crazy Christmas. Betancourt. 65.Cresswell. Trouble. 30.Crew. Children of the River. 145.Cross. Map of Nowhere. 246.- . Dark behind the Curtain. 118.Crouch. Ivan. 220.Crowther. Robert Crowther's Most Amazing

Pop-up Book of Machines. 69.Cruise Control. Fosburgh. 34.Crutcher. Chinese Handcuffs. 271.Crutches. Hirtling. 74.Cry Wolf. Lewis. 127.Czerkas. My Life with the Dinosaurs. 247.Daddy and Me. Ricklen. 83.Dagmar Schultz and the Powers of Darkness.

Hall. 196.Dahl. Matilda. 30.Dancing Teepees. Sneve. 237.Daneman. Francie and the Boys. 168.Dangerous Ground. Skurzynski 236.Daniel Boone. Lawlor. 101.Dark behind the Curtain. Cross. 118.David and Max. Provost. 133.Davidson. Bewitching of Alison Allbright.

247.Davis. Sex Education. 5.Day of Darkness, Night of Light. Martin.

151.Day, A. Frank and Ernest. 5.Day, E. John Tabor's Ride. 168.de Regniers. Sing a Song of Popcom. 31.Dear Mili Grimm. 72.Dear Mom, You're Ruining My Life. Van

Leeuwen. 238.DeAnnond. Seal Oil Lamp. 94.Death Ride. Kropp. 228.December Stillness. Hahn. 9.DeClements. Five-Finger Discount. 192.

- . Fourth Grade Wizards. 31.Deem. How to Find a Ghost. 69.DeFelice. Strange Night Writing of

Jessamine Colter. 5.Definitely Not Sexy. Sutton. 110.Delacre. Arroz con Leche. 146.Delaney. Cosmic Chickens. 95.Delphic Choice. Johnston. 226.Delphine. Bang. 25.Delton. No Time for Christmas. 31.Demi's Reflective Fables. Demi. 119.Demi. Demi's Reflective Fables. 119.Den 4 Meets the Jinx. Tapp. 85.Dentist's Tools. DeSantis. 70.Denton. Felix & Alexander. 95.dePaola. Art Lesson. 168.DeSantis. Dentist's Tools. 70.Deuker. On the Devil's Court. 95.Devil's Arithmetic. Yolen. 59.Dexter. Mazemaker. 192.Dickinson. Eva. 220.---. Merlin Dreams. 96.Different Worlds. Bode. 218.Diggs. Selene Goes Home. 192.Dijs. Big and Small. 169.- . How Many? 169.Dilly Dilly Piccalilli. Livingston. 256.Dines. Best Friends Tell the Best Lies. 272.Dinner. Nothing to be Ashamed of. 169.Dinosaur Mountain. Arnold. 242.Dinosaurs Are 568. Rogers. 51.Disch. Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars.

32.Discovery at Coyote Point. Gabhart. 248.Dissidents. Shustennan. 264.Do Not Disturb. Facklam. 248.Dodds. Wheel Away! 272.Dolan. MIA. 272.Doll Hospital. Duffy. 193.Doll in the Garden. Hahn. 171.Don't Look Behind You. Duncan. 221.Donnelly. Moonwalk. 273.- . Who Shot the President? 119.Dorrie and the Pin Witch. Coombs. 191.Double Dog Dare. Gilson. 8.Downie. Alphabet Puzzle. 32.Draw 50 Beasties. Ames. 115.Drawing History. Raphael. 234.Driemen. Atomic Dawn. 119.Drimmer. Born Different. 32.Drugs, Steroids and Sports. Mohun. 104.Druid's Gift. Anderson. 188.Dubrovin. Guide to Alternative Education

and Training. 120.Duffy. Doll Hospital. 193.Dump Days. Spinelli. 21.Duncan. Don't Look Behind You. 221.Dunlop. Poetry Girl. 193.Dutton. Tales of Belva Jean Copenhagen.

169.Dying Sun. Blackwood. 269.

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Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. Heslewood. 277.Earthlets. Willis. 210.East of the Sun & West of the Moon.

Willard. 209.Easter. Bible. 164.Eat Up, Gemma. Hayes. 10.Eating the Alphabet. Ehlert. 273.Eco. Bomb and the General. 170.Eddie's Blue-Winged Dragon. Adler. 89.Edwards. Little John and Plutie. 33.Egyptian Tombs. Bendick. 188.Ehlert. Eating the Alphabet. 273.Ehrlich. Where It Stops Nobody Knows.

120.Eight Days of Luke. Jones. 11.Eighty-Eight Steps to September. Marino.

230.Eisenberg. Mystery at Bluff Point Dunes.

33.El Gfiero. Trevifio. 265.Elephant in the Dark. Carrick. 28.Emily Dickinson. Thayer. 265.Emily's Own Elephant Pearce. 16.Emma's Christmas. Trivas. 56.Empty Sleeve. Garfield. 35.Enchanted Garden. Jenkin-Pearce. 226.Enchanted Umbrella. Meyers. 104.Enchanter's Daughter. Barber. 64.Enemies. Klein. 278.Engineer of Beasts. Sanders. 20.Ethridge. Viola, Furgy, Bobbi, and Me.

274.Etra. Aliens for Breakfast. 96.Eva. Dickinson. 220.Explorers of the Americas before Columbus.

Leon. 256.Exploring the Titanic. Ballard. 25.Eyes. Worthy. 266.Facklam. Do Not Disturb. 248.Facklam. Trouble with Mothers. 221.Fade. Cormier. 68.Faithful Elephants Tsuchiya. 86.Family Pose. Hughes. 172.Farm Noises. Miller. 260.Father of the Orphans. Bernheim. 3.Faville. Keeper. 96.Favorite Greek Myths. Osbome. 261.Feathers in the Wind. Chaikin. 166.Feett Parnall. 16.Feldbaum. Looking the Tiger in the Eye. 6.Felix & Alexander. Denton. 95.Ferguson. Show Me the Evidence. 193.Ferris. Looking for Home. 274.Fighting Back. Kuklin. 174.Filisky. Sterling. 240.Find Waldo Now. Handford. 37.Finding a Way. Rosenberg. 107.Fine, A. My War with Goggle-Eyes. 222.Fine, J. Hunger Road. 70.Fire and Stone. Le Guin. 255.Fire Came to the Earth People. Roth. 51.

Fire Fighters. Maass. 151.Fire in the Heart. Murrow. 261.First Things First. Voake. 87.Fisher, L. Pyramid of the Sun, Pyramid of

the Moon. 6.- . Theseus and the Minotaur. 33.

Fisher, M. Women in the Third World. 248.Five-Finger Discount. DeClements. 192.Flamboyan. Adoff. 24.Fleischman. Ghost in the Noonday Sun.

222.- . Scarebird. 6.

Fletcher and the Great Big Dog. Hilleary.99.

Flight of Dazzle Angels. Hooks. 40.Flight of the Albatross. Savage. 235.Flip City. Hermann. 123.Flying Fingers Club. Andrews. 141.Follow the Drinking Gourd. Winter. 139.Fonteyn. Swan Lake. 222.Forbidden Beast. Forrester. 71.Forbidden Door. Heyer. 98.Forest of Dreams. Wells. 58.Forest. Baker's Dozen. 33.Forrester. Forbidden Beast. 71.Forsyth. Journey through a Tropical Jungle.

194.Fort. Redbird. 7.Fortunate Fortunes. Aaseng. 241.Fosburgh. Cruise Control. 34.Four Questions. Schwartz. 181.Fourth Grade Is a Jinx. McKenna. 152.Fourth Grade Wizards. DeClements. 31.Fowl Play, Desdemona. Keller. 173.Fox Busters. King-Smith. 43.Francie and the Boys. Daneman. 168.Frank and Ernest. Day. 5.Freedman. Buffalo Hunt. 34.French. Circle of Revenge. 35.Friedman. Tiny Parents. 265.Friend Like That. Slote. 85.Friend or Frog. Priceman. 281.Friends Forever. Chaikin. 67.From Map to Museum. Anderson. 63.Fun. Mark. 79.Gabhart. Discovery at Coyote Point. 248.Gaeddert. Summer like Turnips. 274.Galbraith. Reuben Runs Away. 146.Galvin. Otto Learns about His Medicine.

35.Gameplayers. Bowkett. 143.Garden Partners. Palmisciano. 202.Gardner. Science and Sports. 120.Garfield. Empty Sleeve. 35.Garrett. Hoops. 243.Geisert. Ark. 7.Geller. Raymond. 7.Gemstones. Jackson. 252.Genie With the Light Blue Hair. Conford.

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George and Martha Round and Round.Marshall. 14.

George. Shark Beneath the Reef. 194.Get Help. Gilbert. 195.Getting Dressed. Cobb. 245.Getting Elected. Hewett. 196.Getting Your Period. Marzollo. 258.Ghastlies, Goops & Pincushions. Kennedy.

254.Ghost Abbey. Westall. 161.Ghost Children. Bunting. 189.Ghost in the Noonday Sun. Fleischman.

222.Ghost of Skinny Jack. Lindgren. 78.Ghosts of Creepy Castle. Moseley. 105.Ghosts of Hungryhouse Lane. McBratney.

231.Gibbons. Sunken Treasure. 35.Giblin. Let There Be Light. 71.Gideon Ahoyl Mayne. 151.Gilbert. Get Help. 195.Gilman. Matthew Henson. 36.Gilson. Double Dog Dare. 8.Gimme a Kiss. Pike. 50.Girard. We Adopted You, Benjamin Koo.

223.Girl in the Box. Sebestyen. 53.Give Yourself a Fright. Aiken. 141.Glass Slippers Give You Blisters. Auch.

217.Gleeson. I Am Susannah. 223.Glenn. Squeeze Play. 275.Goble. Beyond the Ridge. 249.Godfrey. Last War. 224.Going on an Airplane. Rogers. 235.Going to the Dentist. Rogers. 235.Going to the Hospital. Rogers. 18.Going Up! Sis. 205.Gold and Silver, Silver and Gold. Schwartz.

134.Golden Thread. Chamas. 219.Golder. Buffy's Orange Leash. 146.Good King Wenceslas. Neale. 48.Good-bye, My Wishing Star. Grove. 9.Goodall. Story of a Farm. 275.Goofbang Value Daze. Thompson. 285.Gorman. Pornography. 71.Gorog. Three Dreams and a Nightmare. 71.Gottlieb. Adventures of Ulysses. 121.Gould. Aaron's Shirt. 195.Graham, B. Bath Time for John. 147.--- . Has Anyone Here Seen William?

224.. Here Comes John. 147.. Here Comes Theo. 147.

--- . Where Is Sarah? 147.Graham, H. Chinese Puzzle. 8.Graham, R. Jack and the Monster. 249.Grand Old Duke of York. Sowden. 264.Grandma and Me. Ricklen. 83.Grandpa and Me. Ricklen. 83.

Granger. Summer House Cat. 275.Grant. Phoenix Rising. 147.Grasshopper Summer. Turner. 206.Gray. Balloon for Grandad. 147.Great Lives. Boughton. 27.Great Man's Secret. Van Raven. 207.Greaves. Magic Flute. 195.Green, C. War at Home. 249.Green, S. Self-Portrait with Wings. 275.Green, R. Throttlepenny Murder. 250.Greenberg, J. Just the Two of Us. 72.Greenberg, M. Werewolves. 22.Greene, C. Isabelle and Little Orphan

Frannie. 9.- . Monday I Love You. 36.Greene, J. Out of Many Waters. 121.Greenfield. Under the Sunday Tree. 97.Greenwald. Rosy's Romance. 276.

- . Write On, Rosy! 121.Gregory. Jenny of the Tetons. 170.Grimm. Dear Mill. 72.Grindley. Wake Up, Dad! 250.Grounded. Jaspersohn. 124.Grove. Good-bye, My Wishing Star. 9.Growing Colors. McMillan. 48.Growing Up Amish. Ammon. 268.Guide to Alternative Education and Training.

Dubrovin. 120.Guide to Careers Without College. Abrams.

115.Gun Control. Hawkes. 98.Guns. Rowland-Entwistle. 45.Gus Wanders Off. Schertle. 52.Gutnik. Immunology. 250.Guy. Ups and Downs of Carl Davis I1l. 170.Gwynne. Little Pigeon Toad. 122.Haas. Sixth Sense. 122.Hahn. December Stillness. 9.

. Doll in the Garden. 171.Haines. Micromysteries. 72.Halam. Transformations. 73.Haldane. Painting Faces. 10.Hall. Dagmar Schultz and the Powers of

Darkness. 196.. Killing Freeze. 37.

---. Murder at the Spaniel Show. 73.Halloween Magic. Baker. 116.Hamilton. In the Beginning. 37.Hammond. Sports. 73.Handford. Find Waldo Now. 37.Hansen. Out From This Place. 97.Happy Birthday, Little League. Newman.

201.Harlan. Hispanic Voters. 122.Harley. Last Laugh. 74.Harrison. Oxford Treasury of Children's

Poems. 148.Harry in Trouble. Porte. 155.Has Anyone Here Seen William? Graham.

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Haskins. India under Indira and RajivGandhi. 276.. Shirley Temple Black. 74.. 60s Reader. 38.

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262.Heller. Kites Sail High. 123.Henderson. Baby's Book of Babies. 171.Henkes. Jessica. 148.Henry and Mudge and the Forever Sea.

Rylant. 204.Her Own Song. Howard. 75.Here Comes John. Graham. 147.Here Comes Theo. Graham. 147.Herlihy. Ludie's Song. 38.Herman, C. Millie Cooper, Take a Chance.

98.Hermann, S. Flip City. 123.Heslewood. Earth, Air, Fire, and Water.

277.Hewett. Getting Elected. 196.Hey Willy, See the Pyramids. Kalman. 11.Hey World, Here I Am! Little. 279.Heyer. Forbidden Door. 98.Hidden in the Fog. Holl. 172.Hidden Life of the Forest. Schwartz. 108.Hidden Life of the Meadow. Schwartz. 108.Hidden Life of the Pond. Schwartz. 108.Hilleary. Fletcher and the Great Big Dog.

99.Hilts. Timmy O'Dowd and the Big Ditch.

99.Hines. They Really Like Met 148.Hinton. Taming the Star Runner. 39.Hiscock. Big Rock. 39.Hispanic Voters. Harlan. 122.Hissey. Old Bear Tales. 149.Hoban. Lookl Look! Look! 39.

. Of Colors and Things. 171.Hoff. Mrs. Brice's Mice. 99.Hokey-Pokey Man. Kroll. 198.Holl. Hidden in the Fog. 172.Homeless. Hyde. 225.Honeycutt. Best-Laid Plans of Jonah Twist.

10.Hooks. Flight of Dazzle Angels. 40.

. Pioneer Cat. 100.Hoops. Boyd. 243.Hopeful Trout. Ciardi. 244.

Horenstein. Sam Goes Trucking. 224.Horrible Harry and the Green Slime. Kline.

227.Horrible Holidays. Wood. 59.Horses In the Circus Ring. Saville. 180.Horvath. An Occasional Cow. 225.Horvatic. Simple Machines. 225.Hotze. Circle Unbroken. 40.Houston. Year of the Perfect Christmas

Tree. 40.How Can You Hijack a Cave? Petersen.

154.How Did We Find Out About Microwaves?

Asimov. 243.How I Captured a Dinosaur. Schwartz. 157.How Many? Dijs. 169.How the White House Really Works.

Sullivan. 237.How To Survive Third Grade. Lawlor. 77.How to Be an Ocean Scientist in Your Own

Home. Simon. 84.How to Find a Ghost. Deem. 69.How's Business. Prince. 50.Howard. Her Own Song. 75.Hubbell. Tigers Brought Pink Lemonade.

124.Hudson. Sweetgrass. 196.Hughes, D. Family Pose. 172.Hughes, S. Big Alfie and Annie Rose

Storybook. 197.Human Body. Berger. 217.Human Rights. Totten. 237.Hunger Road. Fine. 70.Hunt. Keep Looking! 181.Hurmence. Nightwalker. 41.Hurray for Ali Baba Bernstein. Hurwitz.

197.Hurwitz. Cold and Hot Winter. 75.

. Hurray for Ali Baba Bemstein. 197.Hutchins. Casey Webber the Great. 124.Hyde. Homeless. 225.I Am Susannah. Gleeson. 223.I Am Not a Crybaby. Simon. 205.I Feel Like the Morning Star. Maguire. 230.I Saw You in the Bathtub. Schwartz. 204.I Speak English for My Mom. Stanek. 158.I Want To Be a Farmer. Kunhardt 255.I Want to Be a Fire Fighter. Kunhardt. 255.I Want to Be an Astronaut. Barton. 26.I Wish Daddy Didn't Drink So Much. Vigna.

87.Id Rather Be Dancing. Ryan. 133.Ibbitson. Wimp and the Jock. 226.Ice Cream Soup. Modell. 15.If Not for You. Willey. 22.If You Lived on Mars. Berger. 91.If You Made a Million. Schwartz. 284.Igloo. Yue. 139.Immunology. Gutnik. 250.Impy for Always. Koller. 278.In My Room. Miller. 153.

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Agee. 62.India under Indira and Rajiv Gandhi.

Haskins. 276.Inspirations. Sills. 134.Ira Says Goodbye. Waber. 56.Irwin. So Long at the Fair. 41.Is Anybody There? Bunting. 28.Isaacson. Round Buildings, Square

Buildings, & Buildings that WiggleLike a Fish. 75.

Isabelle and Little Orphan Frannie. Greene.9.

Isadora Duncan. Kozodoy. 44.Island Boy. Cooney. 30.Island of Ogres. Namioka. 153.It Happened at Cecilia's. Tamar. 183.It Is Illegal To Quack Like a Duck. Seuling.

53.It's My Birthday! Watanabe. 57.It's Raining Cats and Dogs. Keller. 76.Ivan. Crouch. 220.J. R. R. Tolkien. Shorto. 181.Jack and the Monster. Graham. 249.Jackie Robinson. Adler. 242.Jackson. Gemstones. 252.Jacob's Ladder. Collins. 219.Jacques. Mossflower. 100.Jamaica Tag-Along. Havill. 224.James. Long Night Dance. 277.Janeczko. Music of What Happens. 11.Janie's Private Eyes. Snyder. 135.Jaspersohn. Grounded. 124.Jedera Adventure. Alexander. 242.Jenkin-Pearce. Enchanted Garden. 226.Jenness. In Two Worlds. 252.Jenny Archer, Author. Conford. 271.Jenny of the Tetons. Gregory. 170.Jensen. Pocket Change. 198.Jessica the Blue Streak. Stevenson. 159.Jessica. Henkes. 148.Jews of New Amsterdam. Costabel. 69.Jo's Search. Kropp. 228.John Tabor's Ride. Day. 168.Johnny Appleseed. Kellogg. 76.Johnson, A. Tell Me A Story, Mama. 149.Johnson, I. Librarians A to Z. 172.Johnston. Delphic Choice. 226.

.Return to Morocco. 42.Jolly Roger and the Pirates of Abdul the

Skinhead. McNaughton. 129.Jonas McFee, A. T. P. Sargent. 180.Jones. Eight Days of Luke. 11.Joosse. Anna, the One and Only. 149.

. Better with Two. 125.- . Pieces of the Picture. 253.

Journey through a Tropical Jungle. Forsyth.194.

Julian, Secret Agent. Cameron. 93.Julie Brown. Knudson. 43.Juliette Gordon Low. Kudlinski. 44.Just Be Gorgeous. Wersba. 111.Just in Passing. Bonners. 142.Just the Two of Us. Greenberg. 72.Juster. As. 226.Kalman. Hey Willy, See the Pyramids. 11.Kanah6na. Roth. 51.Kaplow. Alessandra in Love. 227.Karlin. Cinderella. 202.Katz, Welwyn. Third Magic. 150.Kaufmann. Voyager. 253.Keaney. No Need for Heroes. 253.Keep Looking! Selsam. 181.Keeper. Faville. 96.Keepers and Creatures at the National Zoo.

Thomson. 55.Keeping Clean. Cobb. 245.Keller. Best Present. 173.Keller. Fowl Play, Desdemona. 173.Keller. It's Raining Cats and Dogs.

- . Tongue Twisters. 227.Kellogg. Johnny Appleseed. 76.Kendall. Wedding of the Rat Family. 125.Kennedy. Ghastlies, Goops & Pincushions.

254.Kenneth Lilly's Animals. Pope. 132.Kerby. Beverly Sills. 254.

- . Cockroaches. 198.Kerrod. Read about Jet Airliners. 254.---. Read about Out in Space. 254.Kessler. Old Turtle's Soccer Team. 42.Killing Freeze. Hall. 37.Kimmel. Anansi and the Moss-Covered

Rock. 42.Kindness. Rylant. 19.King Has Horse's Ears. Thomson. 138.King Who Sneezed. McAllister. 129.King-Smith. Fox Busters. 43.Kitchen. Tenrec's Twigs. 278.Kites Sail High. Heller. 123.Kleg. Human Rights. 237.Klein, N. No More Saturday Nights. 43.Klein, R. Enemies. 278.- . Laurie Loved Me Best. 125.

Kline. Horrible Harry and the Green Slime.227.. ORP. 174.

Knights. Corbin. 191.Knudson. American Sports Poems. 12.--- . Julie Brown. 43.Koller. Impy for Always. 278.Kozodoy. Isadora Duncan. 44.Krensky. Witch Hunt. 279.Kroll. Hokey-Pokey Man. 198.- . Looking for Daniela. 44.Kropp. Death Ride. 228.--- . Jo's Search. 228.

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- . Taking My Cat to the Vet. 126.. Taking My Dog to the Vet. 45.

Kunhardt. I Want To Be a Farmer. 255.---. I Want to Be a Fire Fighter. 255.Kurtzman. My Life as a Cartoonist. 126.Lacey. Complete Frog. 175.Lake at the End of the World. MacDonald.

229.Lake. Lasenby. 228.Landau. Surrogate Mothers. 76.- . Teenagers Talk about School. 100.Landis. Band Never Dances. 150.Langley. World of Sharks. 45.Larrick. Cats Are Cats. 126.Larsen. Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb.

101.Lasenby. Lake. 228.Lasky. Bone Wars. 77.Last Laugh. Harley. 74.Last Story, the First Story. Thompson.

137.Last War. Godfrey. 224.Lattimore. Prince and the Golden Ax. 13.

. Why There Is No Arguing inHeaven. 255.

Lauber. News About Dinosaurs. 175.- . Voyagers from Space. 199.

Laurie Loved Me Best. Klein. 125.Lavies. Lily Pad Pond. 199.

.Tree Trunk Traffic. 199.Lawlor. Daniel Boone. 101.Lawlor. How To Survive Third Grade. 77.Le Guin. Catwings. 13.---. Catwings Return. 150.

. Fire and Stone. 255.Left Behind. Carrick. 4.Leo and Emily's Zoo. Brandenberg. 28.Leon. Explorers of the Americas before

Columbus. 256.Leonard. Tina's Chance. 102.Lemer. Plant Families. 199.Lester. More Tales of Uncle Remus. 45.Let Me Tell You About My Baby. Banish.

63.Let There Be Light. Giblin. 71.Leverich. Best Enemies. 228.Levine. What Did Mommy Do Before You?

78.Levinson. Our Home is the Sea. 127.Levitin. Incident at Loring Groves. 13.- . Silver Days. 200.Levy. Case of the Gobbling Squash. 78.

.Case of the Mind-ReadingMommies. 256.

--- . Cold as Ice. 102.Lewis, N. Cry Wolf and other Aesop Fables.

127.Lewis, R. In the Night, Still Dark. 46.

Lewis, S. One-Minute Stories of Brothersand Sisters. 14.

Librarians A to Z. Johnson. 172.Lies, Deception and Truth. Weiss. 57.Like Seabirds Flying Home. Murray. 130.Lily Pad Pond. Lavies. 199.Lindgren. Ghost of Skinny Jack. 78.Linnea's Windowsill Garden. BjBrk. 92.Lion and the Puppy. Tolstoy. 56.Lioness Rampant. Pierce. 155.Little Bunny & the Hungry Fox. Nilsson.

281.Little Bunny at the Beach. Nilsson. 281.Little Daylight. MacDonald. 47.Little John and Plutie. Edwards. 33.Little Pigeon Toad. Gwynne. 122.Little Sophie and Lanky Flop. Pelgrom.

131.Little, E. Trojan Horse. 127.Little, J. Hey World, Here I Am! 279.Living in a Risky World. Pringle. 282.Livingston. Dilly Dilly Piccalilli. 256.

. There Was a Place. 46.- Up in the Air. 228.

Llama and the Great Flood. Alexander. 214.Llama. Arnold. 1.Load Lifters. Marston. 128.Loh. Tucking Mommy In. 14.Long Live the Queen. White. 208.Long Night Dance. James. 277.Look Closer! Ziebel. 211.Look Inside a House. Patrick. 233.Look inside a Ship. Patrick. 233.Look Out, He's Behind You! Bradman. 92.Look! Look! Look! Hoban. 39.Looking at Dolphins and Porpoises. Patent.

232.Looking for Daniela. Kroll. 44.Looking for Home. Ferris. 274.Looking the Tiger in the Eye. Feldbaum. 6.Loon. Billings. 91.Louisa Eclipsed. Baehr. 90.Love Notes. Buckley. 117.Lowry. All About Sam. 46.- . Number the Stars. 176.Ludie's Song. Herlihy. 38.Luhrmann. Only Brave Tomorrows. 229.Lukas. Center Stage Summer. 78.Lulu and the Flying Babies. Simmonds. 84.Lydon. Birthday for Blue. 229.Maass. Fire Fighters. 151.Macaulay. Way Things Work. 128.MacDonald, C. Lake at the End of the

World. 229.MacDonald, G. Little Daylight. 47.Magic Flute. Greaves. 195.Magic School Bus Inside the Human Body.

Cole. 190.Magician's Company. McGowen. 80.Maguire. I Feel Like the Morning Star. 230.

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Mahy. Birthday Burglar & A Very WickedHeadmistress. 47.

- . Nonstop Nonsense. 257.Major. Blood Red Ochre. 200.Making and Using Your Own Weather

Station. Tannenbaum. 237.Mallory. Rescue of the Stranded Whales.

279.Map of Nowhere. Cross. 246.Marathon and Steve. Rayner. 179.Mariah Loves Rock. Walter. 57.Marian Anderson. Patterson. 81.Marie de France. Proud Knight, Fair Lady.

280.Marino. Eighty-Eight Steps to September.

230.Mark. Fun. 79.Markham. Birthday Party Mystery. 257.Marks. Childe Roland. 275.Marsden. So Much to Tell You. 201.Marshak. Pup Grew Upl 176.Marshall. George and Martha Round and

Round. 14.Marston. Load Lifters. 128.Martin, A. Yours Turly, Shirley. 102.Martin, C. Day of Darkness, Night of Light.

151.Martin, L Nuclear Warfare. 231.Marzollo. Getting Your Period. 258.Matilda. Dahl. 30.Matsuoka. There's a Hippo in My Bathl

258.Matthew Henson. Gilman. 36.Matthews. Polar Bear Cubs. 231.Max's Chocolate Chicken. Wells. 184.Mayer. Twelve Dancing Princesses. 259.Mayne. Gideon Ahoy! 151.Mazemaker. Dexter. 192.Mazer. Heartbeat. 280.

. Silver. 79.McAllister. King Who Sneezed. 129.McBratney. Ghosts of Hungryhouse Lane.

231.McCarter. Space Shuttle Disaster. 79.McCaughrean. Pack of Lies. 232.McGowen. Magician's Company. 80.McKenna. Fourth Grade Is a Jinx. 152.

- .Too Many Murphys. 47.McKillip. Changeling Sea. 15.McKinley. Outlaws of Sherwood. 103.McKissack. Mirandy and Brother Wind.

103.- . Monkey-Monkey's Trick. 129.

Nettie Jo's Friends. 152.McMillan. Growing Colors. 48.

. Super Super Superwords. 177.McNair. Commander Coatrack Returns. 201.McNaughton. Jolly Roger and the Pirates of

Abdul the Skinhead. 129.McWilliams. Pirates. 191.Me and My Clothes. Miller. 153.

Me, Mop, and the Moondance Kid. Myers.105.

Meet Edgar Degas. Newlands. 232.Meltzer. Benjamin Franklin. 104.- . Starting from Home. 15.

Memling. Buffy's Orange Leash. 146.Merlin Dreams. Dickinson. 96.Merriam. Where Is Everybody?. 259.--- . You Be Good & I'll Be Night. 48.Meyer. A Voice from Japan. 80.Meyers. Enchanted Umbrella. 104.MIA. Dolan. 272.Michelangelo's World. Ventura. 207.Michels. At the Frog Pond. 259.Micromysteries. Haines. 72.Miller, C. Coastal Rescue. 280.Miller, J. Farm Noises. 260.Miller, M. At My House. 153.

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--- Time to Eat. 153.Millie Cooper, Take a Chance. Herman. 98.Milton. Whales. 260.Mimi and the Biscuit Factory. Sundvall.

285.Mirandy and Brother Wind. McKissack.

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Stone. Chetwin. 166.Mr. Munday and the Space Creatures. Pryor.

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My Daniel. Conrad. 167.My Life as a Cartoonist. Kurtzman. 126.My Life with the Dinosaurs. Czerkas. 247.My Mother Got Married. Park. 154.My Mother's House, My Father's House.

Christiansen. 190.My Parrot Eats Baked Beans. Polikoff. 82.My War with Goggle-Eyes. Fine. 222.Myers. Me, Mop, and the Moondance Kid.

105.Mystery at Bluff Point Dunes. Eisenberg.

33.Nabwire. Cooking the African Way. 153.Namioka. Island of Ogres. 153.Nativity. Bible. 3.Naturescapes. Bailey. 90.Naughton. My Brother Stealing Second.

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Managers. 106.Occasional Cow. Horvath. 225.Of Colors and Things. Hoban. 171.Old Bear Tales. Hissey. 149.Old MacDonald Had a Farm. Rounds. 204.Old Turtle's Soccer Team. Kessler. 42.Olivia Sharp. Sharmat. 263.

On the Devil's Court. Deuker. 95.On the Road. Sanders. 179.Once When I Was Scared. Pittman. 82.One Green Leaf. Ure. 238.One Sister Too Many. Adler. 163.One-Minute Stories of Brothers and Sisters.

Lewis. 14.Only Brave Tomorrows. Luhrmann. 229.Opie. Tail Feathers from Mother Goose. 49.Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb. Larsen.

101.Oranges. Rogow. 18.ORP. Kline. 174.Osborne. Favorite Greek Myths. 261.Other Side of the Family. Pople. 50.Otto Learns about His Medicine. Galvin.

35.Our Home is the Sea. Levinson. 127.Our Mom. Bums. 269.Out From This Place. Hansen. 97.Out of Many Waters. Greene. 121.Outlaws of Sherwood. McKinley. 103.Overcoming Disability. Ward. 239.Owen. Annie's One to Ten. 178.Oxford Treasury of Children's Poems.

Harrison. 148.Ozzy on the Outside. Allen. 268.Pack of Lies. McCaughrean. 232.Painting Faces. Haldane. 10.Palmisciano. Garden Partners. 202.Pangur Ban. Stolz. 55.Paper Knife. Talbert. 137.Parish. Amelia Bedelia's Family Album. 15.Park in the Dark. Waddell. 183.Park. My Mother Got Married. 154.Parnall. Feet! 16.Patent. Appaloosa Horses. 81.Patent. Looking at Dolphins and Porpoises.

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131.Pendergraft. Brushy Mountain. 281.Penguin. Arnold. 1.Penny in the Road. Precek. 178.Perrault. Cinderella. 202.Pet Mice. Wexler. 240.Peter's Pockets. Rice. 263.Petersen. How Can You Hijack a Cave?

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267.Picture Book of George Washington. Adler.

267.Picture Life of George Bush. Schneidennan.

236.Pieces of the Picture. Joosse. 253.Pierce. Lioness Rampant. 155.Piggins and the Royal Wedding. Yolen.

287.Pike River Phantom. Wright. 112.Pike. Gimme a Kiss. 50.Pinkwater. Buffalo Brenda. 202.Pioneer Cat. Hooks. 100.Pirates. McWilliams. 191.Pittman. Once When I Was Scared. 82.Plant Families. Lerner. 199.Plantos. Heather Hits Her First Home Run.

262.Pocket Change. Jensen. 198.Poetry Girl. Dunlop. 193.Polar Bear Cubs. Matthews. 231.Polikoff. My Parrot Eats Baked Beans. 82.Pollack. Random House Book of Humor for

Children. 132.Pomerantz. Chalk Doll. 233.Poor Carl. Carlson. 143.Pope. Kenneth Lilly's Animals. 132.Pople. Nugget of Gold. 203.- . Other Side of the Family. 50.Pomography. German. 71.Porte. Harry in Trouble. 155.Precek. Penny in the Road. 178.Prelutsky. Tyrannosaurus Was a Beast. 17.Priceman. Friend or Frog. 281.Prince and the Golden Ax. Lattimore. 13.Prince. How's Business. 50.

. Rachel on the Run. 83.Pringle. Living in a Risky World. 282.Private War of Lillian Adams. Corcoran.

246.Probably Still Nick Swansen. Wolff. 112.Problem for Mother Christmas. Willis. 112.Proud Knight, Fair Lady. Marie de France.

280.Provost. David and Max. 133.Pryor. Mr. Munday and the Space Creatures.

233.Pup Grew Up! Marshak. 176.Pyramid of the Sun, Pyramid of the Moon.

Fisher. 6.Quail's Egg. Troughton. 138.Queen of the Sixth Grade. Cooper. 68.Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion. Aardema.

241.Rabe. Tall Enough to Own the World. 234.---. Where's Chimpy? 51.

Rabinowitz. Bethie. 234.Rachel on the Run. Prince. 83.Radford. Cellar. 282.Rain & Shine. Rogers. 106.Rainbow People. Yep. 211.Ramona. Scott. 52.Random House Book of Humor for Children.

Pollack. 132.Raphael. Drawing History. 234.Rapunzel. Rowland. 282.Raymond. Geller. 7.Rayner. Marathon and Steve. 179.Read About Ballet. Castle. 218.Read About Horses and Ponies. Attmore.

216.Read about Jet Airliners. Kerrod. 254.Read about Out in Space. Kerrod. 254.Reading. Summer of Sassy Jo. 263.Redbird. Fort. 7.Rescue of the Stranded Whales. Mallory.

279.Return to Morocco. Johnston. 42.Reuben Runs Away. Galbraith. 146.Rewind to Yesterday. Pfeffer. 49.Rice. Peter's Pockets. 263.Richardson. Bewarel Bewarel 155.Ricklen. Daddy and Me. 83.

. Grandma and Me. 83.- . Grandpa and Me. 83.--. Mommy and Me. 83.Rival Roomates. Wells. 240.Rivers. In Two Worlds. 252.Robert Crowther's Most Amazing Pop-up

Book of Machines. Crowther. 69.Roberts. What Could Go Wrong? 179.Robinson. My Brother Louis Measures

Worms. 106.Rochman. Somehow Tenderness Survives.

18.Rogers, F. Going on an Airplane. 235.- . Going to the Dentist. 235.- . Going to the Hospital. 18.

- . When a Pet Dies. 18.Rogers, J. Dinosaurs Are 568. 51.Rogers, P. Rain & Shine. 106.

- . Somebody's Awake. 156.. Somebody's Sleepy. 156.

Rogow. Oranges. 18.Rosen. Andi's War. 203.Rosenberg. Finding a Way. 107.Rosofsky. Miriam. 19.Rosy's Romance. Greenwald. 276.Roth. Fire Came to the Earth People. 51.---. Kanah6na. 51.Round Buildings, Square Buildings, &

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- But I'll Be Back Again. 283.. Henry and Mudge and the Forever

Sea. 204.- . Kindness. 19.

--- . Mr. Griggs' Work. 156.Sacks. Beyond Safe Boundaries. 283.Sacred Circle of the Hula Hoop. Tapp. 206.Salem Witchcraft Trials. Zeinert. 212.Sam Goes Trucking. Horenstein. 224.Sanders, P. At Home. 179.

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Conqueror. 180.Sargent. Jonas McFee, A. T. P. 180.Sattler. Tyrannosaurus Rex and Its Kin.

157.Savage. Flight of the Albatross. 235.Saville. Horses In the Circus Ring. 180.Scarebird. Fleischman. 6.Schertle. Gus Wanders Off. 52.Schneiderman. Picture Life of George Bush.

236.Schwartz, A. Gold and Silver, Silver and

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Schwartz, D. Hidden Life of the Forest. 108.--- . Hidden Life of the Meadow. 108.---. Hidden Life of the Pond. 108.

. If You Made a Million. 284.Schwartz, H. How I Captured a Dinosaur.

157.Schwartz, L. Four Questions. 181.Science and Sports. Gardner. 120.Scott. Ramona. 52.Sea Child. Sloan. 84.Seal Oil Lamp. DeArmond. 94.Sebestyen. Girl in the Box. 53.Secret, Silent Screams. Nixon. 106.See You in Second Gradel Cohen. 167.Selene Goes Home. Diggs. 192.Self-Portrait with Wings. Green. 275.Selsam. Keep Looking! 181.Serpent's Tooth. Swindells. 159.Service. Vision Quest. 236.Sesame Street ABC Book of Words. Sesame

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53.Seventeen against the Dealer. Voigt. 207.Sex Education. Davis. 5.Shaffer. Camel Express. 151.Shaka. Stanley. 85.

Shark Beneath the Reef. George. 194.Sharmat. Olivia Sharp. 263.Shaw. Changes for Kirsten. 157.Shepherd. No Bones. 54.Shimmershine Queens. Yarbrough. 184.Shirley Temple Black. Haskins. 74.Shorto. J. R. R. Tolkien. 181.Show Me the Evidence. Ferguson. 193.Shusterman. Dissidents. 264.Shute. Clever Tom and the Leprechaun. 20.Shy Charles. Wells. 21.Sid Seal, Houseman. Watkins. 285.Sieruta. Heartbeats. 158.Sills. Inspirations: Stories About Women

Artists. 134.Silver Days. Levitin. 200.Silver. Mazer. 79.Silverstein. Spies among Us. 108.- . Teen Guide to Single Parenting.

284.--- . Teenage and Pregnant. 83.Simmie. Auntie's Knitting a Baby. 108.Simmonds. Lulu and the Flying Babies. 84.Simon, N. I Am Not a Crybaby. 205.Simon, S. How to Be an Ocean Scientist in

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