Saturday, the Twelfth of October
10 best books like Saturday, the Twelfth of October (Norma Fox Mazer): The Against Taffy Sinclair Club, The Lion Hunter, The Golden Name Day, Anna to the Infinite Power, The Giaour: A Fragment of a Turkish Tale, Friends for Life, The Forbidden Castle, Bambi's Children, Mom, the Wolf Man, and Me, The Divorce Express
| Author | Betsy Haynes |
| ISBN | 0553154133 |
Betsy Haynes treads on the heels of Judy Blume and Paula Danziger for this one. Jana Morgan a neurotic , over dramatic preteen leads a club against a snooty, beautiful classmate Taffy ( which we’re never quite sure is ever justified. ) When Taffy develops you-know-whats that’s the last straw. The...
| Author | Elizabeth E. Wein |
| ISBN | 0670061638 |
It is the sixth century in Aksum, Africa. Young Telemakos, King Arthur's half-Ethiopian grandson, is still recovering from his ordeal as a government spy in the far desert, trying to learn who was breaking the Emperor?s plague quarantine. Before he is fully himself again, tragedy and menace strike,...
| Author | Jennie D. Lindquist |
| ISBN | 0064400247 |
I loved this book! It was such a delight to read; happiness exudes from each chapter! I never read this as a child, but I know I would have enjoyed it then too. This is definitely one that appeals to girls and the feminine side with its flowers, dolls, parties, animals, and of course, the name days.
There’s...
| Author | Mildred Ames |
| ISBN | 0590410024 |
Childhood favorite. Or not favorite really; it gave me the creeps. Eerie book about cloning and government manipulation, precursor in some ways to my most adored Cyteen. Has strong incestuous undertones between non-blood-related siblings forced to rely on each other because everyone else is untrustworthy...
The Giaour: A Fragment of a Turkish Tale
| Author | Lord Byron |
| ISBN | 1425035620 |
This is such a dark and twisted poem that sees a Byronic hero in his full force. The hero is persecuted and haunted by his actions; he has become less they he once was. He has murdered a man in the name of justice, but he is full regret for such a brutal act. His soul is divided. He is full of melancholy and woe,...
| Author | Ellen Emerson White |
This was not a win, but I consider it totally my own fault, as practically everybody said it wasn't half as good as the sequel. I don't even really *have* an inner completist to blame, so not too sure why I didn't go straight to that. I'm sure this would have read a lot better when first published, but now it's...
| Author | Edward Packard |
| ISBN | 0553232363 |
The Cave of Time whirls you back to medieval England. You must solve the riddle that leads to the Forbidden Castle, where riches await - and maybe a way home. But the king wants the fortune for himself and his army is right behind you! Which way do you go? If you go through No Man's Forest, turn to p. 74 If you...
Meet the new fawns in the forest: the descendants of Bambi discover the woods in this refreshed edition of the sequel to "Bambi," complete with new illustrations.
Twin fawns Geno and Gurri are the children of Faline and Bambi. The pair must grow up and navigate the world of the woods with the help of...
| Author | Norma Klein |
| ISBN | 0380007916 |
This book tells the story of Brett, an eleven-year-old girl with a feisty unwed-and-single-by-choice mother who's brought her up on all varieties of granola liberal hogwash. The Wolf Man is her mother's new beau. He has a wolfhound, a pock-marked face and a great red beard. A pleasurable aspect of this...
| Author | Paula Danziger |
| ISBN | 0340795395 |
No one wants to ride The Divorce Express. Especially not Phoebe. It means she has to leave her New York City apartment and her boyfriend every Sunday night to spend the week in the country with her dad.
It means she has to start at a new school, make new friends and watch her father go on dates. Now...
Dear Lovey Hart,
I am desperate. I love a man old enough to be my father. I worship him from afar. Do you think there is any hope for a relationship between us?
G.C.
Dear G.C.,
Not unless he wants to adopt you.
Chip is cute. He is also the editor of the high school newspaper. So...
| Author | Frank Bonham |
| ISBN | 0590338471 |
Brian's sister and mother vanished without a trace over a year ago. It was not uncommon. People were disappearing everywhere. To Brian, life had become a frightening madness. He knows that in another two years the planet will be unable to support life.
Now suddenly, his father is gone. Fighting...
| Author | Frances Browne |
| ISBN | 1599150697 |
Seven fairy tales, set in an interesting framework which relates the adventures of the little girl Snowflower and her magical chair at the court of King Winwealth. When Snow-flower, from her nook in the kitchen, said, "Chair of my grandmother, take me to the highest banquet hall," "instantly the chair...
| Author | Ruth Chew |
| ISBN | 0590308882 |
“The Wishing Tree”, 1980, is among Ruth Chew’s stories that I enjoyed best. It doesn’t contain intrusive parent figures. For instance, they care for a cat until they know if he belongs with anyone else and may keep him, if he doesn’t. These children, Peggy & Brian are able to freely go to...
| Author | Daniel Pinkwater |
| ISBN | 0440413192 |
I had lizards when I was young, so it stands to reason that a book titled “Lizard Music” would appeal. With allergies to fur and feather, but a fondness for all things non-Hexopod, lizards were an obvious option (well, to me at least; I can hear you dissenters. Let this be a warning to those with children)....
| Author | Eleanor Cameron |
| ISBN | 0316125253 |
Although the first two books in the series have been republished, we had to get this one on interlibrary loan. These books are utterly charming in one way -- you want to know more about Mr. Bass, and Basidium, and Mebe and Oru. And yet I had forgotten how little "screen/page" time those characters actually...
| Author | Wilmar H. Shiras |
| ISBN | 0899683649 |
This limited edition facsimile reprint volume is a complete reproduction of the original first edition (published by
Gnome Press in 1953) and includes a full-color dust jacket, protective slipcase, and biographical information about the author.
Hidden throughout a future America...
| Author | Francine Pascal |
| ISBN | 0140348859 |
This book wasn't terrible, but definitely wasn't the best book I have ever read. I found myself wanting to know what would come next in this book. The book did have a good meaning and message directed towards mothers and daughters. However, this book seemed oddly specific and had too many details which...
| Author | Lionel Davidson |
| ISBN | 0553253727 |
I had to take my Grandmother to the doctors (she'd broken a small bone in her arm when she fell in the front yard. Nothing major, just sore.), and so I picked up a kid's book I found several months before. Under Plum Lake, and I found I literally could not put the book down. While I waited to pay the bill at Waffle...
| Author | Daniel Heath Justice |
| ISBN | 0973139668 |
The Everland, home of the Eld-Folk since time immemorial, a deep green world of ancient mystery and sacred shadow. A thousand years have passed since the world of Men and the world of the Folk collided in catastrophe. The wyr-powers of the Kyn and the other Folk have preserved their verdant homeland from...
