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BULLA, CLYDE ROBERT<br />
EAGLE FEATHER<br />
Illustrated by Tom Two Arrows<br />
Eagle Feather owes a debt to his father’s<br />
cousin, and must work it off during the<br />
long summer. But his father’s cousin<br />
mistreats him, and finally Eagle Feather<br />
can bear it no longer and runs away. Can<br />
the eagle feather he finds along his way<br />
really give him the bravery to endure the<br />
long and hungry journey?<br />
Rec: NYT, SLJ, TE<br />
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 96 pp. 1994<br />
978-0-14-036730-0 $4.99<br />
BUSS, FRAN LEEPER<br />
JOURNEY OF THE SPARROWS<br />
Maria, in her early teens, describes her<br />
coyote-assisted journey from Mexico<br />
to Chicago with her older sister and<br />
younger brother. They fled El Salvador<br />
with their mother and baby sister after<br />
government soldiers killed their father<br />
and menaced the family…Vividly, Maria<br />
relates her day-to-day struggles and<br />
apprehensions; her efforts to maintain<br />
faith despite continual setbacks, together<br />
with the help offered by others along<br />
the way, run through her narrative like<br />
constant threads of hope. A gripping,<br />
lyrical portrayal of a continuing American<br />
dilemma.” —KirkusH<br />
Rec: KH, PW, SLJ<br />
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 160 pp. 2002<br />
978-0-14-230209-5 $6.99<br />
BURCH, ROBERT<br />
IDA EARLY COMES OVER THE<br />
MOUNTAIN<br />
“A beautifully wrought story of a mountain<br />
Mary Poppins.” —School Library<br />
Journal “[Ida’s] offer to help out for<br />
a spell delights the four Sutton children<br />
and their father...and the kids find<br />
happiness for the first time since losing<br />
their mother....A lovely, earthy, human<br />
comedy.” —Publishers Weekly<br />
Rec: AN, BL, NC, PW, SLJ<br />
5 1/8 x 7 3/8 160 pp. 1990<br />
978-0-14-034534-6 $4.99<br />
QUEENIE PEAVY<br />
Illustrated by Jerry Lazare<br />
“Poignant realistic story set in rural<br />
Georgia during the Great Depression<br />
about a defiant girl—a tobacco chewer<br />
and fighter—who learns to face responsibility.”<br />
—The New York Times<br />
Rec: AN, BKL, BL, C, CE, CS, E, H, LC, NYT, SLJH, TE, W<br />
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 160 pp. 1987<br />
978-0-14-032305-5 $5.99<br />
CARBONE, ELISA<br />
BLOOD ON THE RIVER:<br />
JAMES TOWN, 1607 ❖<br />
“Good use is made of eyewitness accounts<br />
in a telling that far transcends<br />
the usual…textbook summaries of the<br />
period. Lively historical fiction at its<br />
best.” —KirkusH<br />
Rec: BL, KH, SLJH, V<br />
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 256 pp. 2007<br />
978-0-14-240932-9 $6.99<br />
See index for more titles by Elisa Carbone.<br />
CARLISLE, JONATHAN<br />
ORLANDO<br />
An Unauthorized Biography<br />
This book gets up close and personal<br />
with the swashbuckling hero of such<br />
movies as The Pirates of the Caribbean<br />
and The Lord of the Rings.<br />
4 3/16 x 7 160 pp. 2004<br />
978-1-59514-038-8 $4.99<br />
CASSIDY, CATHY<br />
DIZZY<br />
“When 12-year-old Dizzy is kidnapped<br />
by her hippie mother, whom she hasn’t<br />
seen or heard from in eight years, she<br />
thinks that flighty Storm has her father’s<br />
approval to take her to a solstice festival<br />
in Scotland where he will join them.<br />
As the weeks go by, Dizzy increasingly<br />
dislikes sleeping in a teepee, eating moldy<br />
bread, going without hot water, singing<br />
for handouts in town, and narrowly<br />
escaping arrest…A unique, satisfying<br />
story.” —School Library Journal<br />
Rec: BL, C, K, PW, SLJ, V<br />
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 272 pp. 2005<br />
978-0-14-240474-4 $6.99<br />
INDIGO BLUE<br />
“Indigo, 11, is a super-responsible kid<br />
with a weak, unstable mother. She tries<br />
to take care of her toddler sister and to<br />
ignore the fights between Mum and her<br />
abusive, live-in boyfriend…Life is bearable<br />
until Max’s bad temper turns physical<br />
and Mum flees with the children to<br />
a dilapidated basement flat with a dour<br />
and suspicious landlady…For a story<br />
filled with problems, this is a surprisingly<br />
bright book, with a sympathetic<br />
main character and an absorbing plot. A<br />
British import with a refreshingly light<br />
touch.” —School Library Journal<br />
Rec: BL, C, K, SLJ<br />
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 240 pp. 2006<br />
978-0-14-240703-5 $5.99<br />
CHASE, LILA<br />
TOTALLY TYRA<br />
An interesting biography of the host of<br />
America’s Next Top Model television show.<br />
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 128 pp. 2006<br />
978-0-8431-2121-6 $4.99<br />
CHOLDENKO, GENNIFER<br />
AL CAPONE DOES MY SHIRTS<br />
“In this skillfully told novel…12-year-old<br />
Moose Flanagan and his family move to<br />
Alcatraz Island in 1935, where his father<br />
gets a job in the prison which housed<br />
such noted criminals as Al Capone and<br />
Machine Gun Kelly. Moose’s older<br />
sister, Natalie, is severely autistic and his<br />
mother has been obsessed with getting<br />
her ‘cured’…a fascinating book superbly<br />
narrated.” —School Library JournalH<br />
Rec: BL, C, KH, PWH, SLJH, V<br />
Newbery Honor<br />
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 240 pp. 2006<br />
978-0-14-240370-9 $6.99<br />
NOTES FROM<br />
A LIAR AND HER DOG<br />
“A funny, touching story of 12-yearold<br />
Antonia MacPherson...Ant has an<br />
unenviable position in her family, falling<br />
between two perfect sisters... She has a<br />
penchant for getting into trouble and<br />
driving her bewildered parents crazy.<br />
She copes by pretending that she is<br />
adopted and by lying…Choldenko has<br />
a wonderfully witty way with words.<br />
Her first-person narrative is humorous,<br />
tongue-in-cheek, and as irreverent as her<br />
independent heroine.”<br />
—School Library JournalH<br />
Rec: BLH, PW, SLJH<br />
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 224 pp. 2003<br />
978-0-14-250068-2 $5.99<br />
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Ages 8-12 • Intermediate Independent Reads