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Dracula

Thorne, Ian.


Bulletin (Center for Children's Books) Horn Book School Library Journal Briefly discusses the origins of vampire legends and the portrayal of vampires in film.
Date Published:1977

Bombers

Lowe, Malcolm V.


Includes index. Surveys modern bombers and attack aircraft, discussing recent developments in design, weapons, and tactics.
Date Published:1987

Weapons and warfare : from the stone age to the space age

Meltzer, Milton, 1915-


Wilson's Children, May 1997 Wilson's Junior High School, August 1997 Elem. School Library Collection, March 1998 School Library Journal, January 1997 Booklist, December 1996 Horn Book, March 1997 Bulletin (Center for Children's books), February 1997 Kirkus Review, November 1996 Library Talk, May 1997 Highlights some weapons of war explaining how and why they were developed, various responses people have had to them, and the impact they have had upon society.
Date Published:1996

Wilson's Children, May 1997 Wilson's Junior High School, August 1997 Elem. School Library Collection, March 1998 School Library Journal, January 1997 Booklist, December 1996 Horn Book, March 1997 Bulletin (Center for Children's books), February 1997 Kirkus Review, November 1996 Library Talk, May 1997 Highlights some weapons of war explaining how and why they were developed, various responses people have had to them, and the impact they have had upon society.

Date Published:1996

Horse & pony care

Henderson, Carolyn.


Includes index. Booklist An illustrated introduction for young riders to caring for a horse or pony.
Date Published:1999

Training planes of World War II

Robinson Masters, Nancy.


L.A. Recommended Foreign Language, February 2000 Introduces the various kinds of World War II trainer planes, describes the missions for which they were used, and sketches the training required of their pilots.
Date Published:1998

Anne of Green Gables

Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud), 1874-1942.


Lexile 990. Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.
Date Published:1995

Magic by the lake

Eager, Edward.


"An Odyssey/Harcourt young classic." Reprint. Originally published: New York : Harcourt Brace, 1957. Sequel to: Half magic. "An Odyssey/Harcourt Brace young classic." On a vacation with their mother and stepfather, Jane, Mark, Katharine, and Martha find themselves overwhelmed with a lakeful of magical adventures after Mark captures an ancient turtle that seems to have extraordinary powers.
Date Published:1999

The time garden

Eager, Edward.


"An Odyssey/Harcourt young classic." Sequel to: Knight's castle. "An Odyssey/Harcourt Brace young classic." Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000 Horn Book While spending the summer in a house by the sea, four cousins, Roger, Ann, Eliza, and Jack, discover a bank of wild thyme whose magic propels them on a series of adventures back and forth through time.
Date Published:1999

Little women

Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888.


"Complete and unabridged"--Cover p. [4] "Complete and unabridged"--Cover p. [4] Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in nineteenth-century New England. Includes illustrated notes throughout the text explaining the historical background of the story.
Date Published:1868

Knight's castle

Eager, Edward.


"An Odyssey/Harcourt young classic." Sequel: The time garden. Booklist Elem. School Library Collection Four cousins, Roger, Ann, Eliza, and Jack, have an extraordinary summer when, after an old toy soldier comes to life, they find themselves transported back to the days of Robin Hood and Ivanhoe.
Date Published:1999

The lost princess of Oz

Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919.


An unabridged reprint of the original published in 1917. L.A. Recommended Foreign Language, February 2000 A search is underway for Princess Ozma and all the magic of the Land of Oz which have been stolen by a thief of very great power.
Date Published:1998

The patchwork girl of Oz

Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919.


"Books of wonder." Originally published in 1913 by The Reilly & Britton Co., Chicago. A boy, a patchwork girl, and a glass cat go on a mission to find the ingredients for a charm which will restore some people turned to marble.
Date Published:1995

The road to Oz

Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919.


Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000 Dorothy and her friends follow the enchanted road to Oz and arrive in time for Ozma's birthday party.
Date Published:1991

The Star Wars trilogy.


On t.p. the registered trademark symbol "TM" is subscript following "back" and "Jedi" in the titles. "A Del Rey book." Star wars / by George Lucas -- The Empire strikes back / by Donald F. Glut -- Return of the Jedi / by James Kahn. The complete texts of the three novels.
Date Published:1987

Prehistoric life

Lindsay, William.


Includes index. Wilson's Children, November 1996 Wilson's Junior High School, September 1995 School Library Journal Booklist Horn Book Appraisal-Science Books for Young People Science Books & Films (A.A.A.S.) School Library Journal Explores the origins of life on Earth, by studying the fossils of the past, from the early plants and animals, through the age of dinosaurs, and the coming of humans.
Date Published:2000

Beware! It's Friday the 13th

McMullan, Kate.


Upon superstitious headmaster Mordred's orders, the returning students and new lasses of Dragon Slayers' Academy deck themselves in lucky charms on Friday the thirteenth, but luck may not help when a wicked dragon arrives seeking revenge.
Date Published:2005

The city of Ember

DuPrau, Jeanne.


Wilson's Children, June 2004. Wilson's Junior High School, November 2005. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2004. School Library Journal, May 2003. Pub Weekly, March 2003. Kirkus Starred, May 2003. Booklist, April 2003. New York Times, June 2003. Horn Book, October 2003. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), September 2003. Booklist, April 2003. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2003. Horn Book, October 2003. Kirkus Review Starred, May 2003. New York Times, June 2003. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2004. Publisher's Weekly, March 2003. School Library Journal, May 2003. Wilson's Children, October 2006. Wilson's Junior High School, November 2005. In the city of Ember, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions.
Date Published:2003

Wilson's Children, June 2004. Wilson's Junior High School, November 2005. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2004. School Library Journal, May 2003. Pub Weekly, March 2003. Kirkus Starred, May 2003. Booklist, April 2003. New York Times, June 2003. Horn Book, October 2003. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), September 2003. Booklist, April 2003. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2003. Horn Book, October 2003. Kirkus Review Starred, May 2003. New York Times, June 2003. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2004. Publisher's Weekly, March 2003. School Library Journal, May 2003. Wilson's Children, October 2006. Wilson's Junior High School, November 2005. In the city of Ember, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions.

Date Published:2003

The sign of the beaver

Speare, Elizabeth George.


Wilson's Children, June 2001 Wilson's Junior High School, November 2005 Book Links (A.L.A.), September 2004 Child Study Children's Book Committee Booklist Elem. School Library Collection Wilson's Children Wilson's Junior High School Left alone to guard the family's wilderness home in eighteenth-century Maine, a boy is hard-pressed to survive until local Indians teach him their skills.
Date Published:1983

Horses

Stefoff, Rebecca, 1951-


Book Report, March 2001 Discusses the history of horses and their domestication by humans, as well as their physical characteristics and behavior.
Date Published:2001

The sea of monsters

Riordan, Rick.


Seventh-grader Percy Jackson has recently discovered that he is the son of Poseidon, making him half human and half god, and along with his a demigod and a satyr friend, must save his beloved Camp Half-Blood from evil forces determined to destroy it.
Date Published:2006