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    • Gypsy Rizka [book review]

    • Gypsy Rizka [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Gypsies--Juvenile fiction; Orphans--Juvenile fiction; Determination (Personality trait) in children--Juvenile fiction; Determination (Personality trait)--Juvenile fiction; Friendship--Juvenile fiction; City and town life--Juvenile...

    • Alexander, Lloyd. Gypsy Rizka. Dutton, 1999. ISBN 0-525-46121-3. $16.99. 195 pp. A 4+ FI Reviewed by Gabi Kupitz Rizka, a young motherless gypsy girl, awaits the return of her wandering father. Rizka and her cat, Petzel, fend for themselves in...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Court duel [book review]

    • Court duel [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Teenage girls--Juvenile fiction; Orphans--Juvenile fiction; Determination (Personality trait)--Juvenile fiction; Brothers and sisters--Juvenile fiction; Trust--Juvenile fiction;

    • Smith, Sherwood. Court Duel. Harcourt Brace, 1998. ISBN 0-15-201609-0. $18.00. 245 pp. A 9+ FI Reviewed by Leah Hanson Young countess Meliara is enjoying the seeming quiet of rebuilding her family's estate after having spent an awful year...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • The ornament tree [book review]

    • The ornament tree [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Boardinghouses--Juvenile fiction; Orphans--Juvenile fiction; Cousins--Juvenile fiction; Family--Juvenile fiction; Feminism--Juvenile fiction; Determination (Personality trait)--Juvenile fiction; Visually handicapped--Juvenile...

    • Thesman, Jean. The Ornament Tree. Houghton Mifflin, 1996. ISBN 0-395-74278-1. $15.95. 232 pp.” 5+ FI Reviewed by Gabi Kupitz Given a choice, fourteen-year-old-orphan Bonnie Shaster would much rather live with distant female relatives in...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Crown duel [book review]

    • Crown duel [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Wishes--Juvenile fiction; Brothers and sisters--Juvenile fiction; Promises--Juvenile fiction; Orphans--Juvenile fiction; Determination (Personality trait)--Juvenile fiction;

    • Smith, Sherwood. Crown Duel: Book 1 of the Crown and Court Duet. Harcourt Brace, 1997. ISBN 0-15-201608-2. $17.00. 214 pp. A 4-12 FI Reviewed by Lillian H. Heil Sherwood Smith's Crown Duel is the fast- moving action story of fiery young Countess...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Dial-a-Ghost [book review]

    • Dial-a-Ghost [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Ghosts--Juvenile fiction; Orphans--Juvenile fiction; England--Juvenile fiction;

    • Ibbotson, Eva. Dial-a-Ghost. Dutton, 2001. ISBN 0525466932. $15.99. 195 pp. A 4-6 FI Reviewed by Laura Wadley The Wilkinsons, a family of ghosts, are forced to haunt a knickers (underwear) shop until they encounter Dial-a-Ghost, an agency created...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • The Magic Nesting Doll [book review]

    • The Magic Nesting Doll [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Grandmothers--Juvenile fiction; Nesting dolls--Juvenile fiction; Dolls--Juvenile fiction; Determination (Personality trait) in children--Juvenile fiction; Magic--Juvenile fiction; Bears--Juvenile fiction; Orphans--Juvenile fiction;...

    • Ogburn, Jacquelin K. The Magic Nesting Doll. Illustrated by Laurel Long. Dial Books, 2000. ISBN 0-8037-2414-4. $16.99. 32 pp. B 3+ PB Reviewed by Vicky M. Turner Katya’s grandmother gives her a magic nesting doll, but warns her to use it only...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Heaven Eyes [book review]

    • Heaven Eyes [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Orphans--Juvenile fiction; Runaway children--Juvenile fiction; Friendship in children--Juvenile fiction; Best friends--Juvenile fiction; Individuality--Juvenile fiction; Grandfathers--Juvenile fiction; Rivers--Juvenile fiction;...

    • Almond, David. Heaven Eyes. Delacorte, 2000. ISBN 0-385-32770-6. $15.95. 233 pp. B+ 4+ FI Reviewed by Kathe C. Homer Three orphans, January, Erin, and Mouse, escape from their orphanage and travel down the river on a makeshift raft. They become...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Gathering Blue [book review]

    • Gathering Blue [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Orphans--Juvenile fiction; Determination (Personality trait) in children--Juvenile fiction;

    • Lowry, Lois. Gathering Blue. Houghton Mifflin, 2000. ISBN 0-618-05581-9. $15.00. 215 pp.”* 4-7 FI Reviewed by Lanell Rabner “Mother?” There was no reply. She hadn’t expected one. Her mother had been dead now for four days, and Kira could...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Skullduggery [book review]

    • Skullduggery [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Orphans--Juvenile fiction; Phrenology--Juvenile fiction; Grave robbing--Juvenile fiction; Adventure and adventurers--Juvenile fiction;

    • Karr, Kathleen. Skullduggery. Hyperion, 2000. ISBN 0-986-82439-5. $15.99. 227 pp. B 5-8 FI?? Reviewed by Tom Wright When twelve-year-old Michael Morrissey loses his family to cholera in 1839 in New York City, he considers himself extremely...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Dave at night [book review]

    • Dave at night [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Orphans--Juvenile fiction; Abused children--Juvenile fiction; Social acceptance--Juvenile fiction; Jews--New York (State)--New York--Juvenile fiction; Jews--Juvenile fiction; Harlem Renaissance--Juvenile fiction; African...

    • Levine, Gail Carson. Dave at Night. HarperCollins, 1999. ISBN 0-060-28153-7. $15.95. 281 pp.” 5-7 FI Reviewed by Laura Wadley When Dave's father is killed, Dave and his brother are left in the care of a stepmother who declines the...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • The Secret Garden [book review]

    • The Secret Garden [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Orphans--Juvenile fiction; Gardens--Juvenile fiction; Physically handicapped children--Juvenile fiction; Physically handicapped--Juvenile fiction; Cousins--Juvenile fiction; Friendship in children--Juvenile fiction; Yorkshire...

    • Burnett, Frances Hodgson. The Secret Garden (Limited Edition for Teachers). Aladdin Classics, 1999. ISBN 0-689-01076-1. No charge. 386 pp. A 5+ FI Reviewed by Robert L. Maxwell Frances Hodgson Burnett's Secret Garden is probably familiar to most...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • The Muffin Child [book review]

    • The Muffin Child [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Orphans--Juvenile fiction; Death--Juvenile fiction; Mothers and daughters--Juvenile fiction; Resourcefulness--Juvenile fiction; Determination (Personality trait) in children--Juvenile fiction; Gypsies--Juvenile fiction;...

    • Menick, Stephen. The Muffin Child. Philomel, 1998. ISBN 0-399-23303-2. $17.99. 216 pp. B 5+ FI Reviewed by Wendy Bishop Menick’s first book for young readers is a story about survival without parents. Tanya’s tenacity and courage will make...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Count Karlstein [book review]

    • Count Karlstein [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Orphans--Juvenile fiction; Uncles--Juvenile fiction; Switzerland--Juvenile fiction;

    • Pullman, Philip. Count Karlstein. Illustrated by Diana Bryan. Knopf, 1998. ISBN 0-679-89255-9. $18.99. 243 pp. A 6-9 FI Reviewed by Rachel Wadham In nineteenth-century Switzerland, the evil Count Karlstein plans to sacrifice his two young nieces,...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • The king's daughter [book review]

    • The king's daughter [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Orphans--Juvenile fiction; Individuality--Juvenile fiction; Determination (Personality trait)--Juvenile fiction; Widowers--Juvenile fiction; Marriage--Juvenile fiction; Remarriage--Juvenile fiction; Stepmothers--Juvenile fiction;...

    • Martel, Suzanne. The King’s Daughter. Douglas & McIntyre, 1998. ISBN 0-88899-218-1. $5.95. 231 pp.” 5+ FI Reviewed by Gabi Kupitz Young, feisty, eighteen-year-old Jeanne Chatel is a French orphan. The convent which she calls home is ready to...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • The ghost of crutchfield hall [book review]

    • The ghost of crutchfield hall [book review]

    • Orphans--Juvenile fiction; Ghosts--Juvenile fiction; Brothers and sisters--Juvenile fiction; Books--Reviews;

    • Hahn, Mary Downing. The Ghost of Crutchfield Hall. Clarion, 2010. ISBN 978-0547385600. $17.00. 153 p. Reviewer: Laurien Clay Reading Level: Intermediate, Young Adult Rating: Excellent Genre: Fiction; Ghost stories; Subject: Orphans—Juvenile...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • The robber and me [book review]

    • The robber and me [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Orphans--Juvenile fiction; Abandoned children--Juvenile fiction; Fathers and sons--Juvenile fiction; Schools--Juvenile fiction; Honesty--Juvenile fiction; Truthfulness and falsehood--Juvenile fiction; Uncles--Juvenile fiction;...

    • Holub, Josef. The Robber and Me. Translated by Elizabeth D. Crawford. Henry Holt, 1997. ISBN 0-8050-5599-1. $16.95. 213 pp.” 4-6 FI Reviewed by Marsha D. Broadway In 1867, Boniface Schroll, an eleven-year-old orphan, must adjust to a new home...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Gratefully Yours [book review]

    • Gratefully Yours [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Orphans--Juvenile fiction; Orphan trains--Juvenile fiction; Farm life--Nebraska--Juvenile fiction; Farm life--Juvenile fiction; Death--Juvenile fiction; Grief--Juvenile fiction; Gratitude in children--Juvenile fiction;...

    • Buchanan, Jane. Gratefully Yours. Farrar Straus Giroux, 1997. ISBN 0-374-32775-0. $15.00. 117 pp. B 3-5 FI Reviewed by Wendy Bishop More than 150,000 abandoned city children rode “orphan trains” between 1854 and 1929. These trains stopped in...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Sang Spell [book review]

    • Sang Spell [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Orphans--Juvenile fiction; Melungeons--Juvenile fiction; Identity (Psychology) in adolescence--Juvenile fiction; Teenagers--Juvenile fiction; Bullying--Juvenile fiction; Determination (Personality trait)--Juvenile fiction;...

    • Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Sang Spell. Atheneum, 1998. ISBN 0-689-82007-0. $16.00. 176 pp. A 6+ FI Reviewed by Gabi Kupitz “On a night even demons howl for their mothers, Josh stood on the edge of the highway, thumbing a ride.” And so starts...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • The reptile room [book review]

    • The reptile room [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Orphans--Juvenile fiction; Brothers and sisters--Juvenile fiction; Infants--Juvenile fiction; Uncles--Juvenile fiction; Snakes--Juvenile fiction; Murder--Juvenile fiction; Determination (Personality trait) in children--Juvenile...

    • Snicket, Lemony. The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 2). Illustrated by Brett Helquist. HarperCollins, 1999. ISBN 0-060-28313-0. $14.89. 190 pp. A 2-7 FI???Reviewed by Cinda Clement Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire are the most...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Snowfall [book review]

    • Snowfall [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Orphans--Juvenile fiction; Brothers and sisters--Juvenile fiction; Grandfathers--Juvenile fiction; Friendship--Juvenile fiction; Determination (Personality trait)--Juvenile fiction; Interpersonal relations--Juvenile fiction;...

    • Peyton, K. M. Snowfall. Houghton Mifflin, 1998. ISBN 0-395-89598-7. $16.00. 343 pp. A 9-12 FI Reviewed by Gabi Kupitz Life for the orphaned granddaughter of the town vicar isn’t terribly exciting, and excitement is what sixteen-year-old...
    • Children's Book and Play Review

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