(or 7th grade - because they are just that good!)
Long Ago When I Was Young (not so good)
Railway Children (very good) You can listen to the story for free @ LibriVox
Five Children & It (very good) You can listen to the story for free @ LibriVox
Treasure Seekers (very good) You can listen to the story for free @ BooksShouldBeFree
AUTHOR: Henry Winterfeld
Detectives in Togas (very good)
Roman Ransom (very good)
Roman Ransom (very good)
Trouble at Timpetill (very good)
Castaways in Lilliput (very good)
AUTHOR: Nancy Carlson
Orpheline series (very good)
AUTHOR: Elizabeth Enright
Saturday series - A four-book series about the heartwarming Melendy family. (very good)
AUTHOR: Hilda Van Stockum
Mitchells & Sullivans- series (very good)
~~ The Mitchells: Five for Victory
~~ Canadian Summer
~~ Friendly Gables
~~ Canadian Summer
AUTHOR: Sydney Taylor
All of a Kind Family series - look into a Jewish family life (very good)
Set in New York City (the East Side), the book details the lives of stair-step sisters, along with their parents.
Set in New York City (the East Side), the book details the lives of stair-step sisters, along with their parents.
AUTHOR: Dianne Ahern books - like a tour around Italy (very good)
AUTHOR: Lois Lenski
AUTHOR: Edward Eager
1. Half Magic (1954)
2. Knight's Castle (1956)
3. Magic By the Lake (1957)
4. The Time Garden (1958)
5. Magic Or Not? (1959)
6. The Well-Wishers (1960)
7. Seven-Day Magic (1962)
2. Knight's Castle (1956)
3. Magic By the Lake (1957)
4. The Time Garden (1958)
5. Magic Or Not? (1959)
6. The Well-Wishers (1960)
7. Seven-Day Magic (1962)
AUTHOR: Meindert DeJong
The Wheel on the School (very good)
Why do the storks no longer come to the little Dutch fishing village of Shora to nest? It was Lina, one of the six schoolchildren who first asked the question, and she set the others to wondering. And sometimes when you begin to wonder, you begin to make things happen. So the children set out to bring the storks back to Shora. The force of their vision put the whole village to work until at last the dream began to come true.
Why do the storks no longer come to the little Dutch fishing village of Shora to nest? It was Lina, one of the six schoolchildren who first asked the question, and she set the others to wondering. And sometimes when you begin to wonder, you begin to make things happen. So the children set out to bring the storks back to Shora. The force of their vision put the whole village to work until at last the dream began to come true.
Winner, 1955 Newbery MedalSee also: Summary from Embracing the Child
Notable Children's Books of 1940–1970 (ALA)
1963 Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
Madeleine Takes Command (very good)
Madeleine Verchere's story is based on a true account of colonial French Canada of the 1690's. Harassed by Iroquois, the Verchere family's fort must keep a continual guard. 14-year-old Madeleine is left alone with two younger brothers and few others when the Indians attack. We follow the brave and determined stratagems of Madeleine and her small circle. Madeleine's youthful leadership, especially of her brothers, will win the reader's admiration.
Madeleine Verchere's story is based on a true account of colonial French Canada of the 1690's. Harassed by Iroquois, the Verchere family's fort must keep a continual guard. 14-year-old Madeleine is left alone with two younger brothers and few others when the Indians attack. We follow the brave and determined stratagems of Madeleine and her small circle. Madeleine's youthful leadership, especially of her brothers, will win the reader's admiration.
AUTHOR: Carol Hoff
Johnny Texas (very good) A great example of a chapter to chapter summary of Johny Texas with student drawn pictures here @ Library.ThinkQuest.org
Johnny Texas on San Antonio Road (very good)
AUTHOR: Anne Holm
I am David (1963) is her best known book. (very good)
It was made into a film in 2003 and also also published with name North to Freedom.
The movie is great but the book is better. A nice treat after book is read.
The book tells the story of a 12-year old boy who escapes from a concentration camp, and travels through Europe.
AUTHOR: Joseph B. Egan
Donn Fendler - Lost on A Mountain in Maine (very good) The true story of survival of a boy scout.
A great update on Donn Fendler.
AUTHOR: Esther Forbes
Johnny Tremain (very good) From SparkNotes:
Finding out of print books is often like finding a treasure.
Jan Wright in Minnesota has some great choices - not many Catholic - but there are some hidden in there. She has many in DYOCC and other book list sources. Her descriptions are accurate - and she likes to help find collectibles.
Jan Wright in Minnesota has some great choices - not many Catholic - but there are some hidden in there. She has many in DYOCC and other book list sources. Her descriptions are accurate - and she likes to help find collectibles.
http://www.formulus.com/booksyes/catalog.html
Dragon Print Source: Randal Spangler
Book Chair Source: Biblio Chaisse
Dragon Print Source: Randal Spangler
Book Chair Source: Biblio Chaisse
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