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    • The life and crimes of Bernetta Wallflower [book review]

    • The life and crimes of Bernetta Wallflower [book review]

    • Swindlers and swindling--Juvenile fiction; Magic--Juvenile fiction; Schools--Juvenile fiction; Family--Juvenile fiction; Money-making projects for children--Juvenile fiction; Family life--Juvenile Fiction; Books--Reviews;

    • Graff, Lisa. The Life and Crimes of Bernetta Wallflower. HarperCollins, 2008. ISBN 9780060875923. $17.89. 250p. Reviewer: Rachel Wadham Reading Level: Intermediate Rating: Significant shortcomings Genre: Realistic Fiction; Subject: Swindlers and...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Martha [book review]

    • Martha [book review]

    • Birds--Juvenile fiction; Family--Juvenile fiction; Books--Reviews;

    • Spirin, Gennady. Martha. Philomel Books, 2005. ISBN 0399239804. $14.99. 32 pp. Reviewer: Marilyn Lee Reading Level: Preschool, Primary, Intermediate Rating: Outstanding Genre: Picture books; Subject: Birds--Juvenile fiction; Family--Juvenile...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Welcome home or someplace like it [book review]

    • Welcome home or someplace like it [book review]

    • Maine--Juvenile fiction; Friendship--Juvenile fiction; Family--Juvenile fiction; Books--Reviews;

    • Agell, Charlotte. Welcome Home or Someplace Like It. Illustrated by Charlotte Agell. Henry Hold and Company, 2003. ISBN 0805070834. $16.95. 230 pp. Reviewer: Mary Chapman Reading Level: Young Adult Rating: Excellent Genre: Contemporary Realistic...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Whispering to witches [book review]

    • Whispering to witches [book review]

    • Witches--Juvenile fiction; England--Juvenile fiction; Family--Juvenile fiction; Books--Reviews;

    • Dale, Anna. Whispering to Witches. Illustrated by Melvyn Grant. Bloomsbury, 2004. ISBN 1582348901. $16.95. 304 pp. Reviewer: Mindi Zobell Reading Level: Primary, Intermediate Rating: Excellent Genre: Adventure stories; Detective and mystery...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Little Women Next Door [book review]

    • Little Women Next Door [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888--Family--Juvenile fiction; Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888--Juvenile fiction; Utopias--Juvenile fiction; Fathers and daughters--Juvenile fiction; Aunts--Juvenile fiction; Family--Massachusetts--Juvenile...

    • Klass, Sheila Solomon. Little Women Next Door. Holiday House, 2000. ISBN 0-823-41472-8. $15.95. 188 pp. A 3-7 FI Reviewed by Donna J. Jorgensen Klass’ Little Women Next Door, a fictionalized account of real events, brings to mind visions of...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Escape from Heart [book review]

    • Escape from Heart [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Mennonites--United States--Juvenile fiction; Hypocrisy--Juvenile fiction; Family--Mississippi--Juvenile fiction; Uncles--Juvenile fiction; Family--Juvenile fiction; Mississippi--Juvenile fiction;

    • Stark, Lynette. Escape from Heart. Harcourt, 2000. ISBN 0-150202385-2. $17.00. 212 pp. A 6+ FI Reviewed by Lanell Rabner Sarah Ruth Heart comes from Heart Colony, a small, tight-knit Southern Mennonite community where the cruelty of leader Hezekiel...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Coyote Autumn [book review]

    • Coyote Autumn [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Coyote--Juvenile fiction; Dogs--Juvenile fiction; Country life--Oklahoma--Juvenile fiction; Country life--Juvenile fiction; Family--Oklahoma--Juvenile fiction; Family--Juvenile fiction; Best friends--Juvenile fiction;...

    • Wallace, Bill. Coyote Autumn. Holiday House, 2000. ISBN 0-823-41628-3. $16.95. 201 pp. A 4-8 FI Reviewed by Keith R. Westover Coyote Autumn asks the question Can a wild animal ever be tamed? and its corollary, Can a wild animal ever be a pet?...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Skellig [book review]

    • Skellig [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Strangers--Juvenile fiction; Angels--Juvenile fiction; Moving, Household--Juvenile fiction; Family--England--Juvenile fiction; Family--Juvenile fiction; Infants--Juvenile fiction; Brothers and sisters--Juvenile fiction; Fathers and...

    • Almond, David. Skellig. Delacorte, 1998. ISBN 0-385-32653-X. $15.95. 182 pp. 5-7 FI Reviewed by Janet O. Francis England’s Carnegie Prize for children’s books this year goes to a delicate fantasy based on hope and sadness with side trips to...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Alex and the shrink world : a play [drama review]

    • Alex and the shrink world : a play [drama review]

    • Drama--Reviews; Psychiatrists--Juvenile fiction; Family problems--Juvenile fiction; Family--Juvenile fiction; Happiness in children--Juvenile fiction;

    • Averill, Ric. Alex and the Shrink World. Dramatic, 1993. ISBN 0-87129-835x. 71 pp. A 7+ Reviewed by Lesley Larsen As Alex tries to cope with a new addition to his family, he discovers that the only way to be happy is to periodically leave his...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Little women [book review]

    • Little women [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Sisters--Juvenile fiction; Mothers and daughters--Juvenile fiction; Family--New England--Juvenile fiction; Family--Juvenile fiction; First loves--Juvenile fiction; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Juvenile fiction; New...

    • Alcott, Louisa May. Little Women. Illustrated by Jame’s Prunier. Viking, 1997. ISBN 0-670-87705-0. $23.99. 285 pp. * 6-12 FI Reviewed by Sarah Fisher A timeless classic, Little Women has captured the hearts of readers since 1868. Set in the...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Becoming Felix [book review]

    • Becoming Felix [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Farm life--Massachusetts--Juvenile fiction; Family--Massachusetts--Juvenile fiction; Family--Juvenile fiction; Dairy farming--Massachusetts--Juvenile fiction; Dairy farming--Juvenile fiction; Dairy farms--Massachusetts--Juvenile...

    • Wilson, Nancy Hope. Becoming Felix. Farrar Straus Giroux, 1996. ISBN 0-374-30664-8. $16.00. 184 pp. A 4+ FI Reviewed by Vicky M. Turner JJ has never been called “Felix John Jaquith,” also his grandfather's name. He is twelve, lives on a dairy...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Moving Mama to town [book review]

    • Moving Mama to town [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Single-parent families--Juvenile fiction; Single-parent families--Juvenile fiction; Mothers and sons--Juvenile fiction; Brothers--Juvenile fiction; Family--Georgia--Juvenile fiction; Family--Juvenile fiction; Determination...

    • Young, Ronder Thomas. Moving Mama to Town. Orchard, 1997. ISBN 0-531-33025-7. $18.99. 217 pp. A 7-10 FI Reviewed by Jan Staheli Freddy James Johnson, thirteen, is the man of the family. His daddy, Big Kenny, had put his big hand on Freddy's...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • The Watcher [book review]

    • The Watcher [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Family--Juvenile fiction; Family--Canada--Juvenile fiction;

    • Buffie, Margaret. The Watcher. Kids Can Press, 2000. ISBN 1-55074-829-7. $16.95. 260 pp. B- 5-7 FI Reviewed by Sarah Olson This disconcerting fantasy novel centers on Emma, the oldest daughter of a beekeeper and an environmental artist, who...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Those darn Dithers [book review]

    • Those darn Dithers [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Family--Juvenile fiction; Great-aunts--Juvenile fiction; Family--Virginia--Juvenile fiction; Country life--Virginia--Juvenile fiction; Virginia--Juvenile fiction;

    • Hite, Sid. Those Darn Dithers. Henry Holt, 1996. ISBN 0805038388. $16.00. 184 pp. A 4+ FI Reviewed by Tom Wright Sid Hite presents his second offering about the Dither family of Willow County, Virginia, and it is as enjoyable as the first. Hite's...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Fields of home [book review]

    • Fields of home [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Family--Ireland--Juvenile fiction; Family--Juvenile fiction; Determination (Personality trait)--Juvenile fiction; Ireland--History 1837-1901--Juvenile fiction; Ireland--Juvenile fiction; Boston (Mass.)--Juvenile fiction;...

    • Conlon-McKenna, Marita. Fields of Home. Illustrated by Donald Teskey. Holiday House, 1996. ISBN 0-8234-1295-4. $15.95. 189 pp. B 4-7 FI Reviewed by Sandra L. Tidwell This is Conlon-McKenna's third book about the Irish O'Driscoll Family. The events...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Bunny Christmas [book review]

    • Bunny Christmas [book review]

    • Christmas--Juvenile fiction; Family--Juvenile fiction; Books--reviews; Stories in rhyme;

    • Walton, Rick. Bunny Christmas: A Family Celebration. Illustrated by Paige Miglio. HarperCollins, 2004. ISBN 0060084154. 16.00. 32 pp. Reviewer: Vicky M. Turner Reading Level: Primary Rating: Outstanding Genre: Stories in Rhyme; Christmas stories;...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • The Beaded Moccasins : The Story of Mary Campbell [book review]

    • The Beaded Moccasins : The Story of Mary Campbell [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Campbell, Mary, fl. 1764--Juvenile fiction; Kidnapping--Juvenile fiction; Indians of North America--Ohio--Juvenile fiction; Delaware Indians--Juvenile fiction; Indian captivities--Juvenile fiction; Family--Juvenile fiction;...

    • Durrant, Lynda. The Beaded Moccasins: The Story of Mary Campbell. Clarion, 1998. ISBN 0-3958-53982. $15.00. 183 pp. A 6+ HF Reviewed by Tom Wright Osborne, Mary Pope. Standing in the Light: The Captive Diary of Catharine Carey Logan. Scholastic,...
    • Children's Book and Play Review

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