Betsy's Little Star

Author	Sydney Taylor
ISBN	0929093054

World War I has ended, and Ella, the oldest of the five sisters, who dreams of singing and dancing in the theater, is discovered by a Broadway talent scout. It seems that she will have her chance at a theatrical career after all, starting in vaudeville. But her thoughts are also on Jules, just returned from...

Author	Edward Ormondroyd
ISBN	1930900198

It's strange enough when Susan Shaw disappears without a trace on a wintry March afternoon. It's stranger still when her uninformative note is found in the hallway of her apartment building, along with a black cat that no one has seen before. And it's strangest of all when she suddenly appears again,...

Author	Gail Rock
ISBN	0394928334

The genesis of this slender but excellent novel is somewhat unusual, and more complex in the relationship of novelization to movie than most. In the summer of 1972, Gail Rock (b. 1940), who was then working with the CBS TV network, was chatting with some Jewish co-workers about the December holidays....

Author

Beverly Cleary

Ellen Tebbits has a secret that she'll never share with anyone. That is, until she meets Austine—and discovers that Austine has the same secret! Soon the girls are best friends who do everything together—attending dance class, horseback riding, and dodging pesky Otis Spofford. But then Ellen...

Author	Rebecca Caudill
ISBN	1883937728

It is a good thing that mothers understand what no one else seems to when you are the youngest child in the family, and are finally four years old. Bonnie is more than ready to join her older sisters and brother in the many adventures she sees come their way, whether it be sliding along the ice, searching for...

Author	Marjorie Filley Stover
ISBN	0590404199

Following on from Midnight in the dollhouse this story skips forward in time about 100 years to a time when the doll's house is passed on to a descendant of the original owner. A mystery is solved again and treasure is found.

A 3.5 star book, my daughter said that this was an okay book, but I think...

Author	Edward Eager
ISBN	0439325471

Have been reading this set to little kids all year (2013/2014). They have loved them. Quite long chapters, we read approx. one chp. per day, and even the smallest one makes sure he stays within earshot.

Stars reflect how much my kids love love love them, not necessarily how wonderful I think they...

Author	Marilyn Sachs
ISBN	0140383212

Everybody in Fran Ellen’s class knows her name. They know that she sucks her thumb and that she smells bad. But they don’t really know anything important about her.
They don’t know that she lives in two houses. One is with her brothers and sisters and sick mother. There is no father in that house,...

Author	Ruth Christoffer Carlsen
ISBN	1477849424

You’ve never met a babysitter like Mr. Pudgins!

When Mr. Pudgins comes to watch John, Pete, and Janey, all kinds of crazy things happen. Faucets run soda pop instead of water, the bathtub takes them for a ride, a case of the hiccups releases birds into the house, and friends step out of the mirror!...

Author	Maud Hart Lovelace
ISBN	0064408604

Welcome back to Deep Valley!Winona Root is almost eight years old. More than anything in the world, she wants a pony for her birthday. She wishes so hard for a pony that she's sure to get one--at least, that's what she tells her friends Betsy, Tacy, and Tib. It's only when the exciting day grows near that...

Author	Betsy Haynes
ISBN	0553153986

Lorna Markham and Scotti Wheeler are next-door neighbors and best friends. And they each share the same problem: their mothers. Lorna's mother nags her about her schoolwork, wondering why she can't be more like Scotti. And Scotti's mother nags her about her eating habits, telling her to follow Lorna's...

Author	Willo Davis Roberts
ISBN	0689305710

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This book had a profound book on me during my childhood. As an abusive victim, it helped me not feel alone and gave me hope that one day things would change.

As it turns out, I had a chance to meet the author when I was in grade school and I still have the version of this book she signed...

Author	George Selden
ISBN	0440456479

"Get that thing out of here!" Tucker shouted.Tucker Mouse was waiting impatiently in the drainpipe in the Times Square subway station where he and his friend, Harry Cat, made their home. And when Harry finally came home, he was dragging with him what looked like a dirty dish mop. It was a puppy."It's staying...

Author	John Lawrence Peterson
ISBN	0590465953

The eighth book from this classic series is ready to grab the attention of a new generation! Fresh cover art brings an updated look to this timeless favorite.

When Uncle Nick is injured trying to come between his pet mouse Mus Mus and Hildy the cat, the other Littles decide to bring some of his old...

Author	Mary Calhoun
ISBN	0064400298

I read this at the age of 9. I had read Honestly Katie John! and Katie John and combed the local libraries 'till I found this one. It is different from the others and unique, full of the adventures of a fun, adventurous girl next door. It's full of surprises! Each Katie John book is unique in its own way. In this...

Author

Catherine Woolley

Reread for the umpteenth time, because I'm wretchedly ill and in need of a comfort read. This is the coziest book, filled with hikes in the snowy woods, fudge-making, cats, sweet gingham dresses, mothers who greet you after school with fresh chocolate cake, and skating parties. I wish Catherine Woolley's...

Author	Ellen Conford
ISBN	0590438247

From Dull to Dangerous???

Adam is so cute. And his locker is right next to hers. But how can Maddy Kemper, self-labelled Mouse, get him to notice her?

Why, with the help of that best-selling new book, Seven Days to a Brand-New You. In just seven days, Maddy is determined to go from dull...

Author	Dare Wright
ISBN	0618042539

Mr. Bear's expensive clock fascinates Edith. She just has to touch it. But when she does, it falls down with a crash. Unable to admit that she has broken it, Edith's guilty conscience makes her so unhappy that she can't even enjoy her birthday party. In fact, Edith feels so badly about lying to Mr. Bear that...

Author	Jane Thayer
ISBN	1930900740

Back in print from Purple House Press!

There was once a friendly ghost, by the name of Gus, who lived in an old house in the country. Mr. and Mrs. Scott and their twins, Susie and Sammy, lived there too during the summer. Then autumn came and the Scott family left. Which meant Gus had nothing to do...

Author	Francine Pascal
ISBN	0553157531

Francine Pascal (May 13, 1938— ) is an American author best known for creating the Sweet Valley series of novels. In 1982 she created the characters and the stories for the first six books and her agent, Amy Berkower of Writers House sold them to Bantam Books. Book number one is mostly written by Ms. Pascal....

Author	Marian Leighton
ISBN	1603400621

Play the Glad Game! Pollyanna is all alone in the world, except for her cold and demanding aunt. And life in the small New England town is very different than in the West where Pollyanna grew up. Aunt Polly isn't used to children. . .or slammed doors or missed meals or any of the troublesome adventures that...

Author	Laura Lee Hope
ISBN	0448080133

"Come on, let's make a snow man!" cried Bert Bobbsey, as he ran about in the white drifts of snow that were piled high in the yard in front of the house. "That'll be lots of fun!" chimed in Freddie Bobbsey, who was Bert's small brother. "We can make a man, and then throw snowballs at him, and he won't care a bit;...