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THOMPSON, C. E.
GLOW-IN-THE-DARk
CONSTELLATIONS
A Field Guide for Young Stargazers
Illustrated by Randy Chewning
“A simple, straightforward introduction
to ten northern hemisphere constellations.
Scattered throughout are suggested
ways to learn the constellations,
ranging from studying one until you can
picture it in your mind to using the book
with a flashlight in a dark room to play a
shape identification game with a friend.”
—School Library Journal
Rec: CS, E, K, NS, SLJ
8 x 10 32 pp. 1989/1999
978-0-448-41253-5 $8.99
TOLL, NELLY S.
BEHIND THE SECRET WINDOW
A Memoir of a Hidden Childhood
During World War Two
“In Toll’s remembrance, art equals hope:
her happy family pictures, painted in the
secret room where she and her mother
hid from the Nazis and the Poles, show
extraordinary preteen talent as well as the
will to survive.” —Kirkus
Rec: K, PW
5 x 7 7/8 176 pp. 2003
978-0-14-230241-5 $5.99
TRUEIT, TRUDI
JULEP O’TOOLE:
CONFESSIONS OF A MIDDLE CHILD
“With an older sister who appears to be
perfect and a younger brother who is
highly asthmatic and spoiled, 11-year-old
Julep feels invisible. She is absorbed in
the ordinary trials of life, wishing to be
popular, agonizing over what to wear for
her school picture, hating her red hair
and freckles, and resentful at having to
look out for her brother…Julep comes
across as imaginative, real, and often
funny.” —School Library Journal
Rec: BL, C, K, SLJ
5 1/16 x 7 7/8 192 pp. 2007
978-0-14-240798-1 $5.99
JULEP O’TOOLE:
MISS INDEPENDENT
“This sequel incorporates lots of familiar
preteen concerns, and Julep’s perky diary
entries, peppered throughout the narrative,
bring intimacy to the wry, often
heartfelt story, which stresses that growing
up doesn’t necessarily mean growing
apart from family.” —Booklist
Rec: BL, K, SLJ
5 1/16 x 7 7/8 176 pp. 2007
978-0-14-240829-2 $5.99
VALENTINE, SUSAN
CARLY PATTERSON
Olympic Idol
An interesting biography of one of the
star’s of the 2004 summer Olympic
games.
4 1/4 x 7 160 pp. 2004
978-1-59514-039-5 $4.99
VAN LEEUWEN, JEAN
BOUND FOR OREGON
The Oregon Trail, 1852. Nine-year-old
Mary Ellen Todd, filled with the pioneer
spirit, treks cross country with her family
in search of a better life. The Todds
survive when Indians circle their wagon
train and swollen rivets block their
path. But when winter draws near and
a mother has a new baby, will the Todds
have the strength to complete their journey?
“A fine introduction to life on the
Oregon Trail.” —Booklist
Rec: BKL, BL, E, H, PW, TE, W
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 176 pp. 1996
978-0-14-038319-5 $5.99
DEAR MOM,
YOU’RE RUINING MY LIFE
“Sam is a very normal eleven-year old,
and readers will take to her because of
it.” —Booklist “Attention to detail gives
this novel an unusual and satisfying
sparkle.”
Rec: BL, C, CR, E, K, PW, W
—Publishers Weekly
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 160 pp. 1990
978-0-14-034386-1 $5.99
See index for more titles by Jean Van Leeuwen.
VAN MAARSEN,
JACQUELINE
A FRIEND CALLED ANNE
One Girl’s story of War, Peace and a
Unique Friendship with Anne Frank
Retold for children by Carol Ann Lee
“Lee offers an edition of van Maarsen’s
book My Friend Anne Frank rewritten
for a younger audience. Van Maarsen,
who met Anne Frank in 1941 at the Jewish
Lyceum, their school in Amsterdam,
became her closest friend…This absorbing
book vividly portrays life in occupied
Amsterdam and throws interesting
sidelights on Anne Frank’s story.”
—Booklist
Rec: BL, C, H, K, SLJ
10 3/8 x 8 7/16 176 pp. 2007
978-0-14-240719-6 $6.99
VANDE VELDE, VIVIAN
MAGIC CAN BE MURDER
There’s no spell for keeping her Nola’s
mother—who hears voices and is a magnet
for witch-hunters—out of trouble.
The two of them evade the authorities by
traveling from town to town, taking odd
jobs and moving on-until the day Nola
magically witnesses a murder. “Readers
will be rewarded with a solid mystery
and a handful of memorable characters.”
—Publishers Weekly
Rec: BL, PW, SLJ
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 208 pp. 2002
978-0-14-230210-1 $6.99
THERE’S A DEAD PERSON
FOLLOWING MY SISTER AROUND
When Ted’s five-year-old sister Vicki invents
an imaginary friend, no one is too
concerned...except that her friend can
move things. Ted is sure Vicki’s “friend”
is a ghost but why would a ghost be
haunting his sister. “A fast-paced story
that mixes scares and history for some
can’t-put-it-down fun.” —Kirkus
Rec: K, PW
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 160 pp. 2001
978-0-14-131281-1 $5.99
VOS, IDA
ANNA IS STILL HERE
Translated by Terese Edelstein
and Inez Smidt
“Anna, a Dutch Jewish girl, has survived
the war in hiding. Vos conveys Anna’s
heartbreaking and heroic efforts with an
exemplary economy [and] looks beyond
the usual “happy” ending of survivor stories...to
pose more thoughtful questions
about the price of survival; her answers
are...profoundly stirring.”
—Publishers WeeklyH
Rec: H, KH, PWH, SLJ
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 144 pp. 1995
978-0-14-036909-0 $5.99
HIDE AND SEEk
Translated by Terese Edelstein
and Inez Smidt
“Rachel Hartog is eight years old in
1940 when she begins to notice changes
around her: the innumerable restrictions
on behavior of Jews....Rachel and her
family go into hiding after a number
of Jewish children are taken away.The
experiences described in Anne Frank:
The Diary of a Young Girl are made
accessible to a younger audience.”
—The Horn Book
Rec: BKL, BLH, H, PW
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 144 pp. 1995
978-0-14-036908-3 $5.99
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