Authors:Bethany Roberts,  Doug Cushma,
Publisher: Clarion Book
Keywords: mice, july, fourth
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2004-05-24
List price: $13.00
ISBN-10: 0618313664
ISBN-13: 9780618313662

It’s the most patriotic of all holidays-Independence Day! The Holiday Mice take part in all the activities that make the Fourth of July fun: a parade, a picnic, a baseball game and sack race, and a refreshing dip in the stream. Even Mr. Mouse, the littlest mouse’s special toy, joins in the festivities. The best part of all comes at the end of the day: a spectacular fireworks show!Packed with plenty of red, white, and blue and featuring the four Holiday Mice at their most adorable, this story about our nation’s birthday will delight readers young and old alike.

Authors:Judith Bloom Fradin, Dennis Brindell Fradi,
Publisher: Clarion Book
Keywords: battle, integration, terrell, church, mary, fight
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2003-04-20
List price: $18.00
ISBN-10: 0618133496
ISBN-13: 9780618133499

The acclaimed civil rights leader Mary Church Terrell (1863–1954) is brought vividly to life in this well researched and compelling biography. The daughter of an ex-slave, Terrell was considered the best-educated black woman of her time. She was the first African American member of the Washington, D.C., Board of Education, and a founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). But perhaps her greatest triumph was waging a successful battle—at the age of 90—to integrate Washington, D.C., restaurants, a campaign that touched off similar protests throug

Author: Mary Downing Hah
Publisher: Clarion Book
Keywords: story, ghost, place, willis, old
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2004-09-20
List price: $16.00
ISBN-10: 0618430180
ISBN-13: 9780618430185

Diana and her little brother Georgie have been living in the woods behind the old Willis place, a decaying Victorian mansion, for what already seems like forever. They arenâ??t allowed to leave the property or show themselves to anyone. But when a new caretaker comes to live there with his young daughter, Lissa, Diana is tempted to break the mysterious rules they live by and reveal herself so she can finally have a friend. Somehow, Diana must get Lissaâ??s help if she and Georgie ever hope to release themselves from the secret that has bound them to the old Willis place for so long. Mary Dow

Author: Edward Averett
Publisher: Clarion Book
Keywords: season, rhyming
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2005-09-12
List price: $16.00
ISBN-10: 0618469486
ISBN-13: 9780618469482

Seventeen-year-old Brenda Jacobsen comes from a family of tall people. In the small logging town of Hemlock, Washington, being tall makes you better at trimming the high spots on trees or at playing basketball. Brenda’s life has always revolved around basketball, particularly the career of her older brother, Benny, the town’s rising star. But Benny died in a car accident last year, leaving Brenda and her parents without the star of their family and without a way to fill the huge hole in their lives.Though Hemlock’s dreams of basketball glory died along with her brother, Brenda is looking

Authors:Dorothy Hinshaw Patent,  William Munoz,
Publisher: Clarion Book
Keywords: foe, friend, fire
Number of Pages: 80
Published: 1998-10-19
List price: $16.00
ISBN-10: 0395730813
ISBN-13: 9780395730812

Fire has frightened and fascinated human beings for centuries. Although we often think of fire as only hurtful, it can play an essential part in maintaining the natural balance of nature. As science explores the role of naturally occurring fires, we have become better skilled at utilizing fire and living alongside its dangers. Dorothy Hinshaw Patent’s authoritative text -- coupled with William Munoz’s spectacular photographs -- documents scientists’ growing knowledge of the awesome power of fire. Index.

Author: David Wiesner
Publisher: Clarion Book
Keywords: pigs, three
Number of Pages: 40
Published: 2001-04-23
List price: $16.00
ISBN-10: 0618007016
ISBN-13: 9780618007011

This picture book begins placidly (and familiarly) enough, with three pigs collecting materials and going off to build houses of straw, sticks, and bricks. But the wolf"s huffing and puffing blows the first pig right out of the story . . . and into the realm of pure imagination. The transition signals the start of a freewheeling adventure with characteristic David Wiesner effects—cinematic flow, astonishing shifts of perspective, and sly humor, as well as episodes of flight. Satisfying both as a story and as an exploration of the nature of story, The Three Pigs takes visual narrative to a

Author: Gregory Maguire
Publisher: Clarion Book
Keywords: oasis
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 1996-10-18
List price: $15.00
ISBN-10: 0395670195
ISBN-13: 9780395670194

A well-written contemporary story dealing with issues that many teenagers face, including the death of a parent and a loved one with AIDS.