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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...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • 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...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • 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...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • 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...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • 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...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • 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...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • 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...
    • 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
    • Peacebound trains [book review]

    • Peacebound trains [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Railroads--Juvenile fiction; Mothers and daughters--Juvenile fiction; Separation anxiety in children--Juvenile fiction; Separation anxiety--Juvenile fiction; Grandmothers--Juvenile fiction; Korean Americans--Juvenile fiction;...

    • Balgassi, Haemi. Peacebound Trains. Clarion, 1996. ISBN 0-395-72093-1. $14.95. 47 pp.” 2-6 PB Reviewed by Gabi Kupitz When her widowed mother joins the army, Sumi stays with her grandmother on East Blossom Hill, and they watch the trains below....
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • 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...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • 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...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • 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...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • 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),...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • 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,...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • 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...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Buried onions [book review]

    • Buried onions [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Mexican Americans--Juvenile fiction; Violence--Juvenile fiction; Death--Juvenile fiction; Teenagers and death--Juvenile fiction; Youth and death--Juvenile fiction; Despair--Juvenile fiction; Hope--Juvenile fiction; Honesty--Juvenile...

    • Soto, Gary. Buried Onions. Harcourt Brace, 1997. ISBN 0-15-201333-4. $17.00. 160 pp. B 9-12 FI Reviewed by Rachael W. Galvez Buried Onions is a good slice-of-life look at Mexican-American youth in a city barrio. It is rich in descriptive detail,...
    • Children's Book and Play Review

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