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    • While no one was watching [book review]

    • While no one was watching [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Theft--Juvenile fiction; Lost articles--Juvenile fiction; Bicycles--Juvenile fiction; Rabbits--Juvenile fiction; City and town life--Juvenile fiction; Inner cities--Juvenile fiction; Brothers--Juvenile fiction; Brothers and...

    • Conly, Jane Leslie. While No One Was Watching. Henry Holt, 1998. ISBN 0805039341. $16.95. 233 pp. A 5+ FI Reviewed by Gabi Kupitz In the course of helping his older brother and their cousin steal bicycles in an affluent neighborhood, young...
    • Controversial Politics, Conservative Genre:  Rex Stout's Archie-Wolfe Duo and Detective Fiction's...

    • Controversial Politics, Conservative Genre: Rex Stout's Archie-Wolfe Duo and Detective Fiction's Conventional Form

    • Rex Stout, detective fiction, mystery novels, Nero Wolfe, Archie Goodwin, politics and literature, The Black Mountain, The Doorbell Rang, Not Quite Dead Enough, Booby Trap, Too Many Cooks, The Illustrious Dunderheads, J. Edgar Hoover, FBI,...

    • Rex Stout maintained his popular readership despite the often controversial and radical political content expressed in his detective fiction. His political ideals often made him many enemies. Stances such as his ardent opposition to censorship,...
    • The Turnabout Shop [book review]

    • The Turnabout Shop [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Mothers and daughters--Juvenile fiction; Death--Juvenile fiction; Children and death--Juvenile fiction; Grief--Juvenile fiction; Grief in children--Juvenile fiction; Orphans--Juvenile fiction; Family--Juvenile fiction; Single...

    • Rodowsky, Colby. The Turnabout Shop. Douglas and McIntyre Ltd., 1998. ISBN 0-374-37889-4. $21.00. 135 pp. A 3-9 FI Reviewed by Cinda Clement After Livvy’s mother dies she is sent to live with her mother’s old college roommate, whom she has...
    • Awake and dreaming [book review]

    • Awake and dreaming [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Abused children--Juvenile fiction; Bullying--Juvenile fiction; Mothers and daughters--Juvenile fiction; Problem families--Juvenile fiction; Unmarried mothers--Juvenile fiction; Schools--Juvenile fiction; Elementary schools--Juvenile...

    • Pearson, Kit. Awake and Dreaming. Viking, 1996. ISBN 0-6708-6954-6. $13.99. 228 pp. A 7-10 FI Reviewed by Caroline M. Maxwell Awake and Dreaming is about a girl named Theo, who lives with her irresponsible mother in an awful apartment. She loves to...
    • Gallows Hill [book review]

    • Gallows Hill [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Witchcraft--Juvenile fiction; Extrasensory perception--Juvenile fiction; Reincarnation--Juvenile fiction; Reincarnation therapy--Juvenile fiction; Children of single parents--Juvenile fiction; Children of single parents--Juvenile...

    • Duncan, Lois. Gallows Hill. Delacorte, 1997. ISBN 0-385-32331-X. $15.95. 229 pp. NR 7-9 FI Reviewed by Rachel L. Wadham Sarah Zoltanne's mother suddenly decides to move from their California home to the ultraconservative town of Pine Crest so she...
    • Under a different sky [book review]

    • Under a different sky [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Adopted children--Juvenile fiction; Adopted children--Juvenile fiction; Mexican Americans--Juvenile fiction; Horsemanship--Juvenile fiction; Horses--Juvenile fiction; Horse breeds--Juvenile fiction; Hanoverian horse--Juvenile...

    • Savage, Deborah. Under a Different Sky. Houghton Mifflin, 1997. ISBN 0395773954. $15.95. 276 pp.” 4+ FI Reviewed by Kathe C. Homer This is a story of two teenagers, from dramatically different backgrounds, who are each trying to find a place of...
    • Ella enchanted [book review]

    • Ella enchanted [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Love--Juvenile fiction; Mothers and daughters--Juvenile fiction; Fairies--Juvenile fiction; Charms--Juvenile fiction; Obedience--Juvenile fiction; Identity--Juvenile fiction; Determination (Personality trait)--Juvenile fiction;...

    • Levine, Gail Carson. Ella Enchanted. HarperCollins, 1997. ISBN 0-06-027510-3. $14.95. 232 pp. A 3+ FI Reviewed by Tom Wright Ella Enchanted is replete with fairies, ogres, giants, gnomes, magic spells; and it is a great story! Ella is a...
    • Ella enchanted [book review]

    • Ella enchanted [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Love--Juvenile fiction; Mothers and daughters--Juvenile fiction; Fairies--Juvenile fiction; Charms--Juvenile fiction; Obedience--Juvenile fiction; Identity--Juvenile fiction; Determination (Personality trait)--Juvenile fiction;...

    • Levine, Gail Carson. Ella Enchanted. HarperCollins, 1997. ISBN 0-06-027510-3. $14.95. 232 pp.” 4+ FI Reviewed by Vicky M. Turner That fool of a fairy Lucinda did not intend to lay a curse on me. She meant to bestow a gift. When I cried...
    • Countdown [book review]

    • Countdown [book review]

    • Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963--Juvenile fiction; Best friends--Juvenile fiction; Brothers and sisters--Juvenile fiction; Families--Juvenile fiction; Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962--Juvenile fiction; School children--Juvenile fiction;...

    • Wiles, Deborah. Countdown. Scholastic, 2010. ISBN 9780545106054. $17.99. 400 p. Reviewer: Debbie Barr Reading Level: Intermediate, Young Adult Rating: Outstanding Genre: Historical fiction; Subject: Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald),...
    • 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...
    • Slam! [book review]

    • Slam! [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; African Americans--Juvenile fiction; Teenagers--Juvenile fiction; Basketball--Juvenile fiction; Coaches (Athletics)--Juvenile fiction; Basketball coaches--Juvenile fiction; High schools--Juvenile fiction; Schools--Juvenile fiction;...

    • Myers, Walter Dean. Slam! Scholastic, 1996. ISBN 0-590-48667-5. $15.95. 266 pp. A 9-12 FI Reviewed by Keith R Westover Greg “Slam” Harris is a talented basketball player. This is the story of the first few months at his new high school. He has...
    • True north : a novel of the Underground Railroad [book review]

    • True north : a novel of the Underground Railroad [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Tubman, Harriet, 1820?-1913--Juvenile fiction; Abolitionists--Juvenile fiction; Underground railroad--Juvenile fiction; Grandparent and child--Juvenile fiction; Grandfathers--Juvenile fiction; Fugitive slaves--Juvenile fiction;...

    • Lasky, Kathryn. True North. Scholastic, 1996. ISBN 0-590-20523-4. $14.95. 267 pp. A 4-6 FI Reviewed by Nancy C. Evensen Fourteen-year-old Lucy assists a fugitive slave in her escape, performing her late grandfather's role in the underground...
    • The Wit and Wisdom in the Novels of Diana Wynne Jones

    • The Wit and Wisdom in the Novels of Diana Wynne Jones

    • Diana Wynne Jones, British literature, fantasy, children's literature, young adult literature, speculative fiction

    • British speculative fiction writer, Diana Wynne Jones, has published over forty books for middle school to adult readers, and her work continues to receive many awards for its creativity and high quality. Jones is a prolific and talented writer...
    • A sailor returns [book review]

    • A sailor returns [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Grandfathers--Juvenile fiction; Seafaring life--Juvenile fiction; Clubfoot--Juvenile fiction; Physically handicapped children--Juvenile fiction; Physically handicapped--Juvenile fiction; Bullying--Juvenile fiction; Fathers and...

    • Taylor, Theodore. A Sailor Returns. Blue Sky, 2001. ISBN 0-439-24879-5. $16.95. 160 pp. A 5-8 FI Reviewed by Nancy C. Evensen Life changes forever when Evan’s mother receives a letter from her father, who she thought died when she was three years...
    • Lives of our own [book review]

    • Lives of our own [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Race relations--Juvenile fiction; Prejudices--Juvenile fiction; Cities and towns--Juvenile fiction; Interracial dating--Juvenile fiction; Mothers and daughters--Juvenile fiction; Fathers and daughters--Juvenile fiction; Divorced...

    • Hewett, Lorri. Lives of Our Own. Dutton, 1998. ISBN 0-525-45959-6. $15.99. 214 pp. B 8+ FI Reviewed by Leah Hanson Because of her parents' divorce, Shawna Riley has been uprooted from the only life she has ever known and transplanted to Dessina,...
    • Desire lines [book review]

    • Desire lines [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Lesbians--Juvenile fiction; Lesbians--Juvenile fiction; Homosexuality--Juvenile fiction; Prejudices--Juvenile fiction; Sexual ethics--Juvenile fiction; Swearing--Juvenile fiction; Bullying--Juvenile fiction; Peer pressure--Juvenile...

    • Gantos, Jack. Desire Lines. Farrar Straus Giroux, 1997. ISBN 0-374-31772-0. $16.00. 138 pp. B 7+ FI Reviewed by Wendy Bishop “In ancient city planning there was something called a desire line. This was a footpath created by people who wanted to...

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