MASTER LIST 2000 - 2001
MASTER LIST OF ANNOTATIONS
Alexander, Lloyd. GYPSY RIZKA. Living alone in her wagon on the outskirts of a small town while waiting for her father's return, Rizka, a Gypsy and a trickster, exposes the ridiculous foibles of some of the townspeople. ISBN 0-525-46121-3. $16.99. Gr. 5 up.
Anderson, Laurie Halse. SPEAK. A traumatic event near the end of the summer has a devastating effect on Melinda's freshman year in high school. ISBN 0-374-37152-0. $16.00. Gr. 7 up.
Bartlett, Susan. SEAL ISLAND SCHOOL. On Seal Island off the coast of Maine, a place aswarm with pets of all kinds, nine-year-old Pru plans to keep her teacher from leaving by finding her a dog. ISBN 0-670-883-49-2. $14.99. Gr. 4 up.
Billingsley, Franny. THE FOLK KEEPER. Orphan Corinna disguises herself as a boy to pose as a Folk Keeper, one who keeps the Evil Folk at bay, and discovers her heritage as a seal maiden when she is taken to live with a wealthy family in their manor by the sea. ISBN 0-689-82876-4. $16.00. Gr. 6 up.
Bodett, Tom. WILLIWAW! In their father's absence, thirteen-year-old September and her younger brother Ivan disobey his orders by taking the boat out on their Alaska bay, where they are caught in a terrifying storm called a williwaw. ISBN 0-679-89030-0. $16.00. Gr. 5 up.
Bridges, Ruby. THROUGH MY EYES. Surrounded by federal marshals, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges became the first black student ever at the all-white William Frantz Public School in New Orleans, Louisiana, on November 14, 1960. ISBN 0-590-189-23-9. $16.95. Gr. 4 up.
Cooper, Susan. KING OF THE SHADOWS. While in London as part of an all-boy acting company preparing to perform in a replica of the famous Globe Theatre, Nat Field suddenly finds himself transported back to 1599 and performing in the original theater under the tutelage of Shakespeare himself. ISBN 0-689-82817-9. $16.00. Gr. 5 up.
Couloumbis, Audrey. GETTING NEAR TO BABY. Although thirteen-year-old Willa Jo and her Aunt Patty seem to be constantly at odds, staying with her and Uncle Hob helps Willa Jo and her younger sister come to terms with the death of their family's baby. ISBN 0-399-23389-X. $17.99. Gr. 5 up.
Curtis, Christopher Paul. BUD, NOT BUDDY. Scrappy 10-year-old philosopher Bud -"not Buddy" -Caldwell, is an orphan on the run from abusive foster homes and Hoovervilles in 1930s Michigan. ISBN 0-385-323-06-9. $15.95. Gr. 5 up.
Ehrlich, Gretel. A BLIZZARD YEAR. For one year, thirteen-year-old Timmy records in her journal the changes she sees in the natural world and her family's activities on their Wyoming ranch as they fight to save it from financial ruin. ISBN 0-786-803-64-9. $14.99. Gr. 6 up.
Erdrich, Louise. THE BIRCHBARK HOUSE. Omakayas, a seven-year-old Native American girl of the Ojibwa tribe, lives through the joys of summer and the perils of winter on an island in Lake Superior in 1847. ISBN 0-7868-0300-2. $14.99. Gr. 5 up.
Freedman, Russell. BABE DIDRIKSON ZAHARIAS. A biography of Babe Didrikson, who broke records in golf, track and field, and other sports, at a time when there were few opportunities for female athletes. ISBN 0-395-63367-2. $18.00. Gr. 5 up.
Gantos, Jack. JACK ON THE TRACKS. Moving with his unbearable sister to Miami, Florida, Jack tries to break some of his bad habits but finds himself irresistibly drawn to things disgusting, gross, and weird. ISBN 0-374-33665-2. $16.00. Gr. 5 up.
Gilmore, Kate. THE EXCHANGE STUDENT. When her mother arranges to host one of the young people coming to Earth from Chela, Daria is both pleased and intrigued by the keen interest shown by the Chelan in her work breeding endangered species. ISBN 0-395-57511-7. $15.00. Gr. 6 up.
Haas, Jessie. UNBROKEN. Following her mother's death in the early 1900s, thirteen-year-old Harry lives on Aunt Sarah's farm, where an accident with her spirited colt leaves her a changed young woman. ISBN 0-688-16260-6. $15.00. Gr. 5 up.
Henkes, Kevin. THE BIRTHDAY ROOM. When twelve-year-old Ben visits his uncle in Oregon, he feels caught in the strained relationship between his mother and her brother while he also begins to accept himself as an artist. ISBN 0-688-16733-0. $15.00. Gr. 5 up.
Holm, Jennifer L. OUR ONLY MAY AMELIA. As the only girl in a Finnish American family of seven brothers, May Amelia Jackson resents being expected to act like a lady while growing up in Washington state in 1899. ISBN 0-06-027822-6. $15.95. Gr. 5 up.
Holt, Kimberly Willis WHEN ZACHARY BEAVER CAME TO TOWN. During the summer of 1971 in a small Texas town, thirteen-year-old Toby and his best friend, Cal, meet the star of a sideshow act, 600-pound Zachary, the fattest boy in the world. ISBN 0-8050-6116-9. $16.95. Gr. 5 up.
Hoobler, Dorothy & Thomas. THE GHOST IN THE TOKAIDO INN. While attempting to solve the mystery of a stolen jewel, Seikei, a merchant's son who longs to be a samurai, joins a group of kabuki actors in eighteenth-century Japan. ISBN 0-399-23330-X. $17.99. Gr. 6 up.
Howard, Ellen. THE GATE IN THE WALL. In nineteenth-century England, ten-year-old Emma, accustomed to long working hours at the silk mill and the poverty and hunger of her sister's house, finds her life completely changed when she inadvertently gets a job on a canal boat carrying cargoes between several northern towns. ISBN 0-689-82295-2. $16.00. Gr. 5 up.
Koss, Amy Goldman. THE ASHWATER EXPERIMENT. Twelve-year-old Hillary, who has traveled across the country all her life with her parents, who sell crafts, finds herself facing a stay of nine whole months in Ashwater, California. ISBN 0-8037-2391-1. $16.99. Gr. 5 up.
Levine, Gail Carson. DAVE AT NIGHT. When orphaned Dave is sent to the Hebrew Home for Boys where he is treated cruelly, he sneaks out at night and is welcomed into the music- and culture-filled world of the Harlem Renaissance. ISBN 0-06-028153-7. $15.95. Gr. 5 up.
Lowry, Lois. ZOOMAN SAM. Four-year-old Sam's appearance as a zookeeper at his nursery school's Future Job Day leads him to a number of exciting activities and discoveries, including reading. ISBN 0-395-97393-7. $15.00. Gr. 4 up.
Mazer, Norma Fox. GOOD NIGHT, MAMAN. After spending years fleeing from the Nazis in war-torn Europe, twelve-year-old Karin Levi and her older brother, Marc, find a new home in a refugee camp in Oswego, New York. ISBN 0-15-201468-3. $16.00. Gr. 5 up
Mills, Claudia. YOU'RE A BRAVE MAN, JULIUS ZIMMERMAN. Twelve-year-old Julius has his hands full over the summer when his mother attempts to improve his grades and teach him responsibility by signing him up for a French class and getting him a job babysitting. ISBN 0-374-38708-7. $16.00. Gr. 4 up.
Perkins, Lynne Rae. ALL ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE. Debbie is dismayed when her best friend, Maureen, starts spending time with ordinary, boring Glenna. ISBN 0-688-16881-7. $16.00. Gr. 5 up.
Rocklin, Joanne. STRUDEL STORIES. Seven generations of a Jewish family hear stories of their family history, all told while making apple strudel. ISBN 0-385-32602-5. $14.95. Gr. 4 up.
Ryden, Hope. WILD HORSES I HAVE KNOWN. Text and photographs depict mustang behavior as observed by the author, as well as an account of how the mustang has established itself and adapted to being a wild horse in the American West. ISBN 0-395-77520-5. $18.00. Gr. 4 up.
Schmidt, Gary D. ANSON'S WAY. While serving as a British Fencible to maintain the peace in Ireland, Anson finds that his sympathy for a hedge master, a teacher devoted to teaching Irish children their forbidden language and culture, places him in conflict with the law of King George II. ISBN 0-395-91529-5. $16.00. Gr. 6 up.
Vande Velde, Vivian. NEVER TRUST A DEAD MAN. Wrongly convicted of murder and punished by being sealed in the tomb with the dead man, seventeen-year-old Selwyn enlists the help of a witch and the resurrected victim to find the true killer. ISBN 0-15-201899-9. $17.00. Gr. 5 up.