A young English girl is rescued at sea by a whaling ship and ends up on Nantucket Island in Massachusetts, instead of home in England. Full of mystery, adventure, and humor.
J Fic
Aiken, Joan
Wolves of Willoughby Chase
(gr. 4-6)
The misadventures of two little girls in the English countryside, who find wolves outside and a mean governess inside and have only their friend Simon to help them.
J Fic
Alexander, Lloyd
The Book of Three
(gr. 4-7)
The first book in the fantasy adventures of Taran, assistant pig-keeper, who wants to be a hero in the kingdom of Prydain. With elements of Welsh legend.
J Fic
Armstrong, William
Sounder
(gr. 4+)
Powerful story of an African-American family in the rural South. Newbery award winner.
J Fic
Babbitt, Natalie
Tuck Everlasting
(gr. 4-6)
Pioneer family doomed to live forever gets help from a modern child, who must herself make the choice between mortality and everylasting life in this unusual fantasy.
J Fic
Blume, Judy
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
(gr. 4-6)
A young girl looks for answers to some very real questions in her life. Judy Blume's first.
J Fic
Brink, Carole Ryrie
Caddie Woodlawn
(gr. 4-6)
The frontier of the American west in the mid-19th Century comes to life in this story of a pioneer girl and her family.
J Fic
Burch, Robert
Ida Early Comes Over the Mountain
(gr. 5-7)
Warm-hearted Appalachian story of a motherless family and the lively, oving, and funny woman who comes to care for them.
J Fic
Burnford, Sheila
The Incredible Journey
(gr. 4-6)
Three household pets (pre-Disney) set out to find their real owner through a series of adventures across the wilds of Canada.
J Fic
Byars, Betsy
The Midnight Fox
(gr. 4-7)
A boy is bored, having to spend a summer with relatives on a farm, until a thrilling encounter with a wild fox.
