Rabbit Hill
by
Robert Lawson
New folks are coming to live in the Big House. The animals of Rabbit Hill wonder if they will plant a garden and thus be good providers
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Johnny Tremain
by
Esther Forbes
A young apprentice silversmith growing up in Boston during the Revolutionary War becomes involved with such patriots as Hancock, Otis, and Samuel Adams
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Adam of the road
by
Elizabeth Gray Vining
The adventures of eleven-year-old Adam as he travels the open roads of thirteenth-century England searching for his missing father, a minstrel, and his stolen red spaniel, Nick
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The matchlock gun
by
Walter Dumaux Edmonds
The story of Edward, a child in 1756 colonial New York State, whose father, called away to watch for raids, entrusts him to defend his family from the constant threats of warring French and Indians. Winner of the Newbery Medal. Reissue.
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Call it courage
by
Armstrong Sperry
Relates how Mafatu, a young Polynesian boy whose name means Stout Heart, overcomes his terrible fear of the sea and proves his courage to himself and his people
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Thimble summer
by
Elizabeth Enright
A summer full of happiness and good times begins after nine-year-old Garnet Linden finds a silver thimble at the swimming hole. A Newbery Medal Winner. Reissue.
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The white stag
by
Kate Seredy
Retells the legendary story of the Huns' and Magyars' long migration from Asia to Europe where they hope to find a permanent home
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Roller skates
by
Ruth Sawyer
A republication of the original 1937 Newbery Medal-winning classic follows the adventures of a free-spirited tomboy in 1890s New York as she traverses the city on a pair of roller skates.
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Caddie Woodlawn
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Carol Ryrie Brink
Chronicles the adventures of eleven-year-old Caddie growing up with her six brothers and sisters on the Wisconsin frontier in the mid-nineteenth century
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Dobry
by
Monica Shannon
A Bulgarian peasant boy must convince his mother that he is destined to be a sculptor, not a farmer
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Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze
by
Elizabeth F. Lewis
Beginning his apprenticeship to Tang the coppersmith in 1920 China, Young Fu endures the teasing of co-workers and the military occupation of the city of Chungking. Winner of the Newbery Medal. Reprint.
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Waterless mountain
by
Laura Adams Armer
Younger Brother, a Navaho Indian boy, undergoes eight years of training in the ancient religion of his people and the practical knowledge of material existence
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The cat who went to heaven
by
Elizabeth Jane Coatsworth
In ancient Japan a struggling artist is angered when his housekeeper brings home a tiny white cat he can barely afford to feed
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Hitty : her first hundred years
by
Rachel Field
When Phoebe Preble brings her special doll, Hitty, with her everywhere she goes, Hitty experiences wonderful adventures and makes a lot of new friends
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The trumpeter of Krakow
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Eric Philbrook Kelly
A Polish family in the Middle Ages guards a great secret treasure and a boy's memory of an earlier trumpeter of Krakow makes it possible for him to save his father
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Gay-Neck : the story of a pigeon
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Dhan Gopal Mukerji
The story of the training of a carrier pigeon and its service during the First World War, revealing the bird's courageous and spirited adventures over the housetops of an Indian village, in the Himalayan Mountains, and on the French battlefield
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Smoky, the cow horse
by
Will James
The experiences of a mouse-colored horse from his birth in the wild, through his capture by humans and his work in the rodeo and on the range, to his eventual old age
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Tales from silver lands
by
Charles Joseph Finger
"Atmospheric woodcuts illustrate this Newbery Award-winning collection of 19 South American folktales. Charles J. Finger heard the tales firsthand from native storytellers, whose fables of talking animals, witches, giants, and ordinary people in supernatural settings provide remarkable insights into regional values and culture. The first of the stories, "A Tale of Three Tails," tells of an age when the rat had a tail like a horse, the rabbit had a tail like a cat, and the deer's tail was plumed like the tail of a dog. "The Magic Dog" recounts an act of kindness to a stray animal that helps overcome a witch's curse. In "The Calabash Man," the creatures of the jungle assist a suitor in winning his bride, and in "El Enano," a greedy troll's insatiable appetite leads to his downfall. Packed with adventure and full of surprises, these and other stories emphasize the importance of hard work, courage, and loyalty"
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The dark frigate
by
Charles Boardman Hawes
In seventeenth-century England, orphaned Philip Marsham, forced to flee London after a terrible accident, finds himself in an even more difficult situation when his ship is taken over by pirates and he is forced to become a member of their crew
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The voyages of Doctor Dolittle
by
Hugh Lofting
When his colleague Long Arrow disappears, Dr. Dolittle sets off with his assistant, Tommy Stubbins, his dog, Jip, and Polynesia the parrot on an adventurous voyage over tropical seas to floating Spidermonkey Island
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The story of mankind
by
Hendrik Willem Van Loon
Chronicles the history of man and civilization from primitive beginnings to the current day
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