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MOERI, LOUISE
SAVE QUEEN OF SHEBA
“Moeri has shaped this story with an
unsensationalized precision that will
compel readers through the experience
of a twelve-year-old King David (biblically
named by his parents), who regains
consciousness after the massacre of his
wagon train and assumes responsibility
for his little sister’s life on a barren
plain....Vivid [and] memorable.”
—BooklistH
Rec: AN, BLH, CR, H, PW, SLJ, TE
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 128 pp. 1994
978-0-14-037148-2 $4.99
MOHR, NICHOLAS A.
FELITA
Illustrated by Ray Cruz
Felita’s parents promise she will love
their new neighborhood. Only Abuelita,
her grandmother, understands how
much Felita will miss her old block, and
her best friend Gigi. But her new neighbors
taunt and tease Felita and her family
because they are from Puerto Rico. “An
honest, realistic view of an important
aspect of contemporary American life.”
—The Horn Book
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 112 pp. 1999
978-0-14-130643-8 $5.99
GOING HOME
“Felita Maldonado’s growing up continues
in this warm novel that centers
on the spring she finds a boyfriend and
the summer she spends in Puerto Rico.
Deftly written and lively—an enjoyable
story for any reader.” —Booklist
Rec: BL, C, CS, H, NC, PW, SLJ, W
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 192 pp. 1999
978-0-14-130644-5 $5.99
MOREY, WALT
GENTLE BEN
Illustrated by John Schoenherr
This tale of Alaska before statehood is
“the warm and moving story of the deep
bond of trust and friendship between
young Mark Anderson and Ben, a huge
Alaskan brown bear....Told with a simplicity
and dignity which befits its characters,
human and animal, Gentle Ben is a
memorable reading experience.”
—School Library Journal
Rec: AN, B, BL, CE, CS, E, HG, LJ, SLJ, TE, W
5 x 6 3/4 192 pp. 1992
978-0-14-036035-6 $6.99
Puffin Modern Classic
5 x 7 192 pp. 2006
978-0-14-240551-2 $6.99
See index for more titles by John Schoenherr.
kAVIk THE WOLF DOG
Illustrated by Peter Parnall
“The wolf dog was purchased by a
wealthy American and injured in a plane
crash....Rescued by Andy, the animal
learned kindness for the first time....The
setting is vividly created, and the dangers
of the long trek are described with pace
and suspense.’’ —Bulletin of the
Center for Children’s Books
Rec: C, CE, CS, E, H, HG, PW, SLJ, T
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 192 pp. 1997
978-0-14-038423-9 $5.99
MORGAN, CLAY
THE BOY WHO SPOkE DOG
“When his ship wrecks, Jack, a nineteenth-century
cabin boy, finds himself
stranded on a remote island. Once
inhabited by farmers, the island now
has only sheep and sheep dogs..... The
story, told in alternating viewpoints shifts
between Jack’s perspective and that of
Moxie, a young dog…Morgan delivers
an unusual, engrossing novel, using vivid
language to project the reader into the
sounds and smells of the animal world as
he examines the ancient bonds between
humans and dogs.” —Booklist
Rec: BL, K, PW, SLJ
5 1/16 x 7 7/8 176 pp. 2005
978-0-14-240343-3 $5.99
MORGENSTERN, SUSIE
SECRET LETTERS FROM 0 TO 10
Illustrated by Gill Rosner
“Winner of the French equivalent of the
Newbery medal, this novel portrays the
poignant journey of a young boy who
learns to enjoy life, express his love for
others and, at the same time, learn to
love himself.” —School Library JournalH
“Quirky characters, heightening suspense,
and hilarious situations are deftly
combined in this tender novel...which
examines a few of the large and small
ways people affect one another.”
—BooklistH
Rec: BLH, C, H, KH, PWH, SLJH, TK, V
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 144 pp. 2000
978-0-14-130819-7 $4.99
See index for more titles by Susie Morgenstern.
MYERS, ANNA
THE kEEPING ROOM
When Colonel Joseph Kreshaw leaves
Camden, South Carolina, to lead the
American rebels in their struggle against
the British, he leaves his son Joey behind
as the man of the house. “Myers maintains
her usual high standards for historical
fiction, allowing the human drama
to remain in the forefront of the story...
Joey moves beyond hatred, his opinions
of war—and slavery—forever changed.
Finely crafted, the book offers a potent
message, unfettered by moralizing, about
war.” —The Horn Book
Rec: BL, C, H
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 144 pp. 1999
978-0-14-130468-7 $5.99
RED-DIRT JESSIE
After Jessie Harper’s little sister dies, her
father just seems to give up on life. Mrs.
Harper has to keep the family together
through the worst of the depression—but
Jessie’s got a plan. There’s
an abandoned dog on a nearby farm, a
dog who won’t trust anyone. If Jessie
can tame Ring, maybe the two of them
together can bring her father back. “Every
member of this family comes to life...
There is humor, down-to-earth dialogue
and action, and a cliffhanger climax.”
—School Library JournalH
Rec: KH, PC, SLJH
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 128 pp. 1997
978-0-14-038734-6 $4.99
MYERS, WALTER DEAN
AMISTAD
A Long Road to Freedom
“With characteristic scholarship, clarity,
insight, and compassion, Myers presents
readers with the facts and the moral and
historical significance of the Amistad episode.
Archival photographs and artwork,
newspaper accounts and correspondence,
and interpretive text reveal the dramatic
story of the captive Africans who
mutinied against their slaver crew and
accidentally landed in the United States
instead of back in Africa…Myers offers
readers a well-researched, documented,
nonfictionalized account of this farreaching
episode. Frequent black-andwhite
maps, drawings, and diagrams add
to an understanding of this tragic event.”
—School Library Journal
Rec: BL, SLJ
7 1/2x 9 112 pp. 2001
978-0-14-130004-7 $9.99
See index for more titles by Walter Dean Myers.
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