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    • Cheat the moon : a novel [book review]

    • Cheat the moon : a novel [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Brothers and sisters--Juvenile fiction; Fathers--Juvenile fiction; Widowers--Juvenile fiction; Alcoholism--Juvenile fiction; Poverty--Juvenile fiction; Death--Juvenile fiction; Determination (Personality trait) in children--Juvenile...

    • Hermes, Patricia. Cheat the Moon. Little Brown, 1998. ISBN 0-316-35929-7. $15.95. 167 pp.” 5+ FI Reviewed by Kathe C. Homer Gabby and Will have lost their mother in death and their father to the long disappearances and tentative returns of...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Axle Annie [book review]

    • Axle Annie [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Bus drivers--Juvenile fiction; School buses--Juvenile fiction; Snow--Juvenile fiction; Winter--Juvenile fiction;

    • Pulver, Robin. Axle Annie. Illustrated by Ted Arnold. Dial, 1999. ISBN 0-8037-2096-3. $15.99. 32 pp. A Pre+ PB Reviewed by Janice G. Bunker Axle Annie is the nicest school bus driver in Burskyville, where winter is one blizzard after another....
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • The Folk Keeper [book review]

    • The Folk Keeper [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Selkies--Juvenile fiction; Deception--Juvenile fiction; Children's secrets--Juvenile fiction; Orphans--Juvenile fiction; Fairies--Juvenile fiction; Identity (Psychology)--Juvenile fiction; Decision making--Juvenile fiction;...

    • Billingsley, Franny. The Folk Keeper. Antheneum, 1999. ISBN 0-689-82876-4. $16.00. 162 pp. B 5-7 FI Reviewed by Nancy Alder A young orphan girl disguises herself as a boy and creates for herself a reputation as a Afolk keeper@Cone who keeps the...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • A valentine for Norman Noggs [book reveiw]

    • A valentine for Norman Noggs [book reveiw]

    • Books--Reviews; Anxiety in children--Juvenile fiction; Valentine's Day--Juvenile fiction; Self-esteem--Juvenile fiction; School children--Juvenile fiction; Elementary schools--Juvenile fiction; Schools--Juvenile fiction; Hamsters--Juvenile fiction;

    • Gregory, Valiska. A Valentine for Norman Noggs. Illustrated by Marsha Winborn. HarperCollins, 1999. ISBN 0-06-027637-6. $14.89. 29 pp. B K-1 PB Reviewed by Linda C. Brown This book, a sweet Valentines story about kindness and bravery, expresses...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Little bunny on the move [book review]

    • Little bunny on the move [book review]

    • Rabbits--Juvenile fiction; Home--Juvenile fiction; Determination (Personality trait)--Juvenile fiction; Books--Reviews;

    • McCarty, Peter. Little Bunny on the Move. Illustrated by Peter McCarty. Henry Holt, 1999. ISBN 0-8050-4420-8. $14.95. 29 pp.” Pre-1 PB Reviewed by Carla Morris Bunny on the Move is an unforgettable picture book depicting a bunny who moves from...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Joseph : a rumble of war, 1861 [book review]

    • Joseph : a rumble of war, 1861 [book review]

    • Slavery--Juvenile fiction; Stepfathers--Juvenile fiction; Books--Reviews;

    • Pryor, Bonnie. Joseph: 1861Rumble of War. Illustrated by Bert Dodson. Morrow, 1999. $15.00. 170 pp. * 3-6 FI Reviewed by Nancy Alder Third in the American Adventures series, Joseph follows a young boy's struggle to understand the conflict between...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Keeping the moon : a novel [book review]

    • Keeping the moon : a novel [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Self-esteem--Juvenile fiction; Overweight children--Juvenile fiction; Overweight persons--Juvenile fiction; Weight loss--Juvenile fiction; Self-acceptance--Juvenile fiction; Social acceptance--Juvenile fiction; Teenage...

    • Dessen, Sarah. Keeping the Moon: A Novel. Viking, 1999. ISBN 0-6790-88549-5. $15.99. 228 pp. A 9-12 FI Reviewed by Rachel Wadham Forced to spend her summer in a small North Carolina town while her mother, Kiki, “fitness guru and personal...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Greenland and the raven's gift [book review]

    • Greenland and the raven's gift [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Greenland--Description and travel--Juvenile literature; Dupre, Lonnie--Journeys--Greenland--Juvenile literature; Greenland--Description and travel--Juvenile literature; Dupre, Lonnie--Juvenile fiction;

    • Dupre, Kelly. The Raven’s Gift: A True Story from Greenland. Houghton Mifflin, 2001. ISBN 06180011714. $15.00. 32 pp. A 3-6 PB NF Reviewed by Devi Chitrapu This autobiographical story is based on the author’s tour of Greenland. It describes her...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Getting near to baby [book review]

    • Getting near to baby [book review]

    • Sisters--Juvenile fiction; Grief in children--Juvenile fiction; Grief--Juvenile fiction; Death--Juvenile fiction; Infants--Juvenile fiction; Aunts--Juvenile fiction; Uncles--Juvenile fiction; Books--Reviews;

    • Couloumbis, Audrey. Getting Near to Baby. Putnam, 1999. ISBN 0-399-23389-X. $17.99. 211 pp. A 4-6 FI Reviewed by Carla Morris Unspeakable grief and the healing process that follows are the very heart of this recently announced Newbery Honor book....
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Miranda's last stand [book review]

    • Miranda's last stand [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show--Juvenile fiction; Prejudices--Juvenile fiction; Mothers and daughters--Juvenile fiction; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876--Juvenile fiction; Dakota Indians--Juvenile fiction; Indians of North...

    • Whelan, Gloria. Miranda's Last Stand. HarperCollins, 1999. ISBN 0-06-028252-5. $14.89. 131 pp. A 3-7 FI Reviewed by Nancy Alder Eleven-year-old Miranda and her mother sign on as laundry workers with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in the 1880s....
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • If that breathes fire, we're toast! [book review]

    • If that breathes fire, we're toast! [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Dragons--Juvenile fiction; Time travel--Juvenile fiction; Moving, Household--Juvenile fiction; Arizona--Juvenile fiction;

    • Stewart, Jennifer J. If That Breathes Fire, We're Toast! Holiday House, 1999. ISBN 0-8234-1460-2. $15.95. 118 pp. B 3+ FI Reviewed by Vicky M. Turner Rick has just been forced to move from his home in San Diego to the hot, unfamiliar desert of...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Toasters [book review]

    • Toasters [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Electric toasters--History--Juvenile literature;

    • Alphin, Elaine Marie. Toasters. Carolrhoda, 1998. ISBN 1-57505-243-1. $22.60 48 pp.” 4-6 NF Reviewed by Mary Warner Toasters is a must read for everyone who likes toast. This fascinating book traces the history of toasting bread from ancient...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Blanca's feather [book review]

    • Blanca's feather [book review]

    • Benediction--Juvenile literature; Chickens--Juvenile Fiction; Christian life--Juvenile fiction; Books--Reviews;

    • Madrigal, Antonio Hernandez. Blanca's Feather. Illustrated by Gerardo Suzan. Rising Moon, 2000. ISBN 0-87358-743-X. $15.95. 32 pp. A K-3 PB Reviewed by Rachael W. Galvez This story takes place on Saint Francis of Assisi's Day, which is celebrated...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Twister [book review]

    • Twister [book review]

    • Tornadoes--Juvenile fiction; Books--Reviews;

    • Haduch, Bill. Twister. Photographed by numerous artists. Dutton, 1999. ISBN 0-525-46310-0. $8.99. 32 pp. * 3+ NF Reviewed by Nancy Alder This engaging, informational book tells you all you ever wanted to know about tornadoes. It is a small format...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Grandma Chickenlegs [book review]

    • Grandma Chickenlegs [book review]

    • Baba Yaga (Legendary character)--Juvenile fiction; Russia--Juvenile literature; Books--Reviews;

    • McCaughrean, Geraldine. Grandma Chickenlegs. Illustrated by Moira Kemp. Carolrhoda, 2000. ISBN 1-57505-415-9. $15.95. 29 pp. A K-4 FI Reviewed by Emily Alvillar The beginning of Grandma Chickenlegs, seems similar to the beginning of Cinderella....
    • Children's Book and Play Review

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