Maida's Little Shop
10 best books like Maida's Little Shop (Inez Haynes Irwin): Downright Dencey, Richard Halliburton's Complete Book of Marvels, The War to End All Wars: World War I, Eleanor, Quiet No More, The Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel, You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton?, The Peterkin Papers, Forever Rose, Walking with Miss Millie, The Stones Are Hatching
| Author | Caroline Dale Snedeker |
| ISBN | 1883937795 |
This treasure of a novel, a Newbery Honor Book, is set on the island of Nantucket just before the War of 1812. Much more than a tale of whaling ships and gentle Quaker eccentricities, it is a tale of friendship-the kind most truly espoused by these 'plain' folk, with all the struggle and complexity one should...
Richard Halliburton's Complete Book of Marvels
| Author | Richard Halliburton |
Aw, dorktastic! I can totally imagine some nerdy little kids of yesteryear poring intently over this tome, memorizing its factual information and dreaming of visiting these marvellous dams, bridges, and geographic features. Halliburton's voice is perfect for the book: he's just so excited...
| Author | Russell Freedman |
| ISBN | 0547026862 |
Nonfiction master Russell Freedman illuminates for young readers the complex and rarely discussed subject of World War I. The tangled relationships and alliances of many nations, the introduction of modern weaponry, and top-level military decisions that resulted in thousands upon thousands...
| Author | Doreen Rappaport |
| ISBN | 0786851414 |
Eleanor Roosevelt was raised in a privileged but stern Victorian household, with an affectionate but mostly absent father and a critical mother who made fun of her daughter's looks. Alone and lonely for much of her childhood, Eleanor found solace in books and in the life of her lively and independent...
The Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel
| Author | Thornton W. Burgess |
| ISBN | 0486273997 |
Author and editor of numerous children's books, Thornton W. Burgess was also a noted conservationist. In writing for youngsters he combined a gift for storytelling with his love of the outdoors, creating an entertaining menagerie of animals whose adventures he skillfully recounted in a series of...
| Author | Jean Fritz |
| ISBN | 0606168486 |
I checked this out from the library thinking it would be one of Jean Fritz's picture books such as Where Was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May?--which I love! It actually ended up being a 76 page biography (with a few illustrations) but was still wonderfully lively, sensitive and humorous--not to mention...
| Author | Lucretia P. Hale |
| ISBN | 1590172124 |
Before Amelia Bedelia and the Stupids there were the Peterkins. The Peterkin Papers collects all of Lucretia Hale’s beloved tales of a thoroughly silly family.
The Peterkin Papers record the antics of the most memorably and hopelessly bumbling of respectable American families. Confronted...
| Author | Hilary McKay |
| ISBN | 0340931116 |
This book rocked. It's a toss-up if I liked this better than Saffy's Angel. That I can even consider the comparison should give you an idea of how very much I enjoyed the book. It even had some great laugh-out-loud moments and excellent hijinks that reminded me so strongly of that first adventure.
I...
| Author | Tamara Bundy |
| ISBN | 0399544569 |
A poignant middle grade debut about the friendship between a white girl and an elderly black woman in the 1960s South
Alice is angry at having to move to Rainbow, Georgia—a too small, too hot, dried-up place she’s sure will never feel like home. Then she gets put in charge of walking her elderly...
| Author | Geraldine McCaughrean |
| ISBN | 0064472183 |
The Worm is waking... After centuries of undisturbed slumber, the Stoor Worm -- the World Eater -- is waking. A creature of monstrous proportions and unimaginable evil, the Worm must be destroyed. Already its murderous hatchlings are spreading terror and destruction. And a strange trio -- Mad Sweeney...
| Author | Katy Moran |
| ISBN | 1406309389 |
A smooth , compelling read set in Dark Ages England, one of my favourite periods and settings. Traces the stroy of Essa, a half Briton, half Saxon boy abandoned by his travelling bar/spy/father in a Wixna village without explanation when he is nine
He grows up in the village, struggles to find his...
Julia Gillian And the Quest for Joy
| Author | Alison McGhee |
| ISBN | 0545033500 |
Where is the joy? Julia Gillian is sure to find it! This is the second story in an extraordinary series by a New York Times bestselling author.
So far, fifth grade at Lake Harriet Elementary School is not exactly a thing of joy. Julia Gillian's best friend, Bonwit Keller, is keeping a secret from...
| Author | Charise Mericle Harper |
| ISBN | 0618959572 |
Grace can do a lot of things...but can she save the planet???? Or at the very least, can she help her best friend Mimi get her favorite stuffed animal back?
Lots of exciting things are happening to Grace and her friends. Most exciting of all, Mimi's older cousin Gwen is coming to stay with Mimi,...
David Da-Wei Horowitz has a lot on his plate. Preparing for his upcoming bar mitzvah would be enough work even if it didn't involve trying to please his Jewish and Chinese grandmothers, who argue about everything. But David just wants everyone to be happy.
That includes his friend Scott, who...
| Author | Sid Fleischman |
| ISBN | 0061755648 |
There is a bandit who comes in the night. He does not want pretty silver earrings or dangly gold necklaces, not diamonds or rubies.
What does he want?
Listen, I will tell you.
He wants dreams.
He is supposed to take only nightmares—the dreams of monsters and phantoms—but...
| Author | Sara Holbrook |
| ISBN | 1629794988 |
Set in 1954, this compelling historical novel tells the story of a young girl’s struggles and triumphs in the aftermath of World War II. The war is over, but the threat of communism and the Cold War loom over the United States. In Detroit, Michigan, twelve-year-old Marjorie Campbell struggles with...
| Author | Ursula Dubosarsky |
| ISBN | 0803734069 |
Meet the Word Snoop. She?s dashing and daring and witty as can be?and no one knows more about the evolution of the English language than she does. Luckily, she?s spilling her secrets in this gem of a book. From the first alphabet in 4000 BC, to anagrams, palindromes, and modern-day text messages, readers...
| Author | Albert Marrin |
| ISBN | 0525420770 |
Before global warming, there was dust. In the 1930s, dangerous black storms swept through the Great Plains. Created by drought and reckless farming, these lethal storms were part of an environmental, economic, and human catastrophe that changed the course of American history. In riveting, accessible...
Our Eleanor: A Scrapbook Look at Eleanor Roosevelt's Remarkable Life
| Author | Candace Fleming |
| ISBN | 0689865449 |
No matter how the question is answered, one thing is clear: There has hardly been a life in the last century that Eleanor Roosevelt has not affected, in one way or another. From securing safe, low-cost housing for Kentucky's poor, to helping her grandchildren hang a tire swing on the White House's south...
The Magnificent Flying Baron Estate
| Author | Eric Bower |
| ISBN | 1944995137 |
Waldo Baron awakes one morning to find his inventor parents have turned their house into a flying machine, and they intend to enter into a race across the country in the hopes of winning the $500 prize. His parents’ plans go astray when they are kidnapped by Rose Blackwood, the sister of notorious villain...
| Author | Alan Dean Foster |
| ISBN | 0446325538 |
This book is simple.
If you are in the mood for a basic fantasy novel without the endless paragraphs of descriptions and complicated explanations of magic systems and history, a quick read without the need to think too much, this book could be a good choice. That was what I needed at the time, and...
The Adventures of the Black Hand Gang
God, I loved this SO MUCH. The book comprises four stand-alone mystery stories. The reader has to locate the clues hidden in the charming illustrations ¹ to solve each step of the investigation. I think I was entranced less by the mysteries and more by the four kids roaming around a busy town by themselves...
Twelve-year-old Caleb is shorter, frailer, and more protected than most kids his age. That's because he has cystic fibrosis, a diagnosis meaning lungs that fill with mucus and a shortened lifespan. Caleb tries not to let his disorder define him, but it can be hard with an overprotective, prying mom...
The Girl with the Ghost Machine
| Author | Lauren DeStefano |
| ISBN | 1681194449 |
What if a machine could bring back the ones we love?
When Emmaline Beaumont's father started building the ghost machine, she didn't expect it to bring her mother back from the dead. But by locking himself in the basement to toil away at his hopes, Monsieur Beaumont has become obsessed with the...
